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The A-list Cast of Fantasy Time-travel K-movie Alienoid Having a Blast at the Press Conference is the Best Thing This Week

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 23, 2022 by ockoalaJune 23, 2022
Three people laughing at a press event.

Okay, this is either the funniest movie ever made or I want what these guys are having to be this happy doing the dog and pony show that is a movie press conference. Summer 2022 fantasy/sci-fi/time-travel movie Alienoid (Alien+Human: Part 1) was always one of the most high profile K-movies slated for this year thanks to the too many to … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Alienoid, KIm Tae Ri, Kim Woo Bin, Ryu jun Yeol, So Ji Sub, Yeom Jung Ah

Decision to Leave Gets Highest Jury Marks with Broker Coming in Near the Bottom of Movies in Contention at 2022 Cannes Film Festival

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 28, 2022 by ockoalaMay 28, 2022
Two scenes of emotional interactions between couples.

So this is just the jury votes and doesn’t mean the movies are bad if its gets on the low side of the marks, it just isn’t as good as the higher voted ones. Of the two K-movies in contention at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival they occupy the top and bottom of the vote spread. Korean direct Park Chan … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Broker, Decision to Leave

Famed Director Park Chan Wook’s New Movie Decision to Leave with Park Hae Il and Tang Wei Receive Rapturous Standing Ovation at Cannes and Contender for Top Prize

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 25, 2022 by ockoalaMay 25, 2022
Two scenes of emotional interactions between couples.

Who says awarding winning top K-director Park Chan Wook can’t keep surprising this long into his exceptional career. His first movie in 6 years since The Handmaiden debuted at the Cannes Film Festival this week to thunderous reception, with a 5-minute long standing ovation by the audience after the screening of Decision to Leave. While this movie has thriller elements … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Decision to Leave, Park Hae Il, Tang Wei

Rising Young Actress Shin Si Ah is The Other One in The Witch: Part 2 with Big Shoes to Fill Behind Kim Da Mi’s Hitmaking First Movie Performance

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 24, 2022 by ockoalaMay 24, 2022
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The production of upcoming thriller movie The Witch: Part 2: The Other One has gone out of its way to keep “the other one” hidden until now. The first stills are out of new female lead Shin Si Ah, who plays a different character than the titular witch in the first movie which starred Kim Da Mi. There was always … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Lee Jong Seok, Park Eun Bin, Shin Si Ah, The Witch

First Look at Song Joong Ki in Upcoming 1990’s Set Movie Bogota: City of the Lost with Lee Hee Joon and Kwon Hae Hyo

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 19, 2022 by ockoalaMay 16, 2022
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I still remember when COVID-19 first broke out in the early months of 2020 worldwide the for K-ent it involved a lot of movie premieres getting shuffled, moving to streaming, and filming getting adjusted. One of which involved the period and location movie Bogota: City of the Lost, which as the name suggests is set in the Colombian city and … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Bogota, Kwon Hae Hyo, Lee Hee Joon, Song Joong Ki

Highly Anticipated The Witch Part 2: The Other One Releases Movie Trailer and Posters with Rookie Lead Shin Si Ah and Cameo Appearances by Part 1 Leads Kim Da Mi and Choi Woo Shik

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 12, 2022 by ockoalaMay 12, 2022
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K-actress Kim Da Mi debuted in 2017 with small roles in two movies before landing her break as the relative unknown female lead in horror supernatural thriller The Witch: Part 1: The Subversion. So it make sense that the upcoming sequel The Witch: Part 2: The Other One will also feature a total unknown as the female lead, her name … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Choi Woo Shik, Kim Da Mi, Lee Jong Seok, Park Eun Bin, Shin Si Ah, The Witch

Song Hye Kyo Beautifully Showcases Chaumet Jewelry in New CF Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 5, 2022 by ockoalaMay 5, 2022
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There are top tier A-list actresses in South Korea that I feel will stay at that level forever regardless of occasional low rated dramas or low box office movies. Song Hye Kyo is one of that elite group and she’s so teflon with her image, I just see a very steady measured pace with her when she does stuff and … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Song Hye Kyo

First Preview for K-movie Alien with Ryu Jun Yeol, Kim Tae Ri, Kim Woo Bin, So Ji Sub, and Yeom Jung Ah Brings the Batshit Crazy Joseon Era Crossed with Modern Day Aliens

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 4, 2022 by ockoalaMay 4, 2022
Colorful poster featuring characters in traditional attire.

A new movie is headed to the theaters that has been in production for over two years and will come as a two part big name and big bucket action flick. Alien (part 1 and part 2) will be released this year and stars Ryu Jun Yeol and Kim Tae Ri as Joseon era Taoists battling Kim Woo Bin and … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Alien, KIm Tae Ri, Kim Woo Bin, Ryu jun Yeol, So Ji Sub, Yeom Jung Ah

Park Seo Joon and IU Wrap Filming for Soccer Themed K-movie Dream by the Director of Hit Movies Extreme Job and Twenty

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 18, 2022 by ockoalaApril 18, 2022
Three people holding bouquets and dolls.

Sports is a popular entertainment theme this year in K-ent, what with the Winter Olympics bringing forth lots of sports interest and recent hit drama Twenty One, Twenty Five making both fencing and sports news an interesting topic. It will be a good time to release Dream, the soccer themed movie that has been in production for what seems like … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Dream, IU, Park Seo Joon

First Poster for K-film Broker with Song Kang Ho, Kang Dong Won, IU, and Bae Doo Na

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 14, 2022 by ockoalaApril 14, 2022
Four actors posing in individual portraits.

The dichotomy from the front seat to the backseat is too funny here. The first poster is out for the South Korean flick Broker, releasing this June 2022 with a star studded cast of Song Kang Ho, Kang Dong Won, Bae Doo Na, and IU. It’s a story around baby boxes with South Korea has to allow drop off of … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Bae Doo Na, Broker, IU, Kang Dong Won, Song Kang Ho

Yeo Jin Gu, Kim Hye Yoon, Na In Woo, and Choi Yi Hyun Cast Together in Romance Movie Similar

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 13, 2022 by ockoalaApril 12, 2022
Two young adults posing at a red carpet event.

Talk about a current IT level casting on all four leads. K-ent has assembled a romance quartet for the upcoming movie Similar (also called Agreement) which will star Yeo Jin Gu and Kim Hye Yoon, earlier confirmed, and this week added Na In Woo and Choi Yi Hyun. That’s all released on the movie so far but with this level … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Choi Yi Hyun, Kim Hye Yoon, Na In Woo, Yeo Jin Gu

Jeon Yeo Bin and Park Jung Min in Talks to Join Hyun Bin in the Period Spy Thriller Harbin by the Director of The Man Standing Next

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 12, 2022 by ockoalaApril 11, 2022
Model with dramatic lighting and sleek hairstyle.

Well that’s a lot of bins in one film haha. K-ent is reporting that Jeon Yeo Bin will be joining Hyun Bin in the upcoming period spy thriller Harbin, with also Park Jung Min in talks as the second male lead. It’s from the director of Inside Men and The Man Standing Next, both of which were highly acclaimed box … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Harbin, Hyun Bin, Jeon Yeo Bin, Park Jung Min

Shin Hye Sun and Lee Jun Young Finish Filming K-movie Brave Citizen Scheduled for Later 2022 Release

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 10, 2022 by ockoalaApril 12, 2022
Young couple posing joyfully on the street.

A feel good and educator focused K-movie is coming later in 2022 called Brave Citizen and this weekend filming wrapped. Starring Shin Hye Sun and Lee Jun Young, the movie is based on a webtoon and tells the story of a female boxer turned contract high school teacher and dreams about getting tenure. She avoids problems at the school until … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Brave Citizen, Lee Jun Young, Shin Hye Sun

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