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Kim Jung Hyun to Make Acting Return in 2022 with Indie Movie Secret

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 29, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 29, 2022
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If Seo Ye Ji can make an acting return no reason for Kim Jung Hyun not to try. They both can still stumble if the K-netizens aren’t ready for it but might as well bull head your way through if an acting career remains the end goal. Kim Jung Hyun has changed agencies finally after last year when he tried … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Kim Jung Hyun

Official Movie Trailer for Upcoming Pirates 2 with Kang Ha Neul, Han Hyo Joo, and Kwang Soo Showcase High Swashbuckling Energy and Physical Comedy

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 7, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 7, 2022
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I feel like this movie is a total summer blockbuster type so I’m not sure why Pirates 2 (Goblin Flag)premiering at the end of January 2022 during what is traditionally dead time in movie releases. Even more perplexing is that it looks SO GOOD, the posters and first preview got me so interested when before I was just nonchalantly aware … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Han Hyo Joo, Kang Ha Neul, Kwang Soo, Pirates 2

First Look at Park Hyung Sik and Han So Hee in Stills From Romantic K-movie Soundtrack #1

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 6, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 6, 2022
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With streaming platforms getting into the production/funding business, it hasn’t only been for K-dramas. It’s also produced streaming only K-movies and that may add to the bread and depth of less big budget movies geared towards romance but in a tighter 2-plus hour format than a full drama length story. Park Hyung Sik and Han So Hee will be paired … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Han So Hee, Park Hyung Sik, Soundtrack #1

Lee Je Hoon Gets His Dream Casting Wish Pairing Up with Koo Kyo Hwan for Action K-movie Escape

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 28, 2021 by ockoalaDecember 29, 2021
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One of the cutest love calls in recent memory for K-actor Lee Je Hoon at the Blue Dragon Film Awards sending his dream casting wishes to the current It Actor Koo Kyo Hwan. There was finger hearts and it made everyone watching so excited to see if these two can work together. It’s now come true as a Christmas wish … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Escape, Koo Kyo Hwan, Lee Je Hoon

TW-actor Kai Ko Makes Massive Career Comeback with Fantasy Romance Movie Till We Meet Again Which is the Second Highest Grossing 2021 Domestic Movie in Taiwan After Just 4 Weeks

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 23, 2021 by ockoalaDecember 23, 2021
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This year in 2021 is exactly the 10th anniversary of hit Taiwan movie You Are the Apple of My Eye. It rocketed male lead Kai Ko to stardom and he was poised to get big and bigger until his arrest in Beijing for smoking pot at a house party with Jaycee Chan. His career was derailed but he’s been slowly … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Gingle Wang, Kai Ko, Till We Meet Again, Vivian Sung

Movie Stills for Emergency Declaration Impress with Star-studded Cast of Song Kang Ho, Lee Byung Hun, Jeon Do Yeon, Kim Nam Gil, and Im Shi Wan

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 11, 2021 by ockoalaNovember 12, 2021
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The first stills are out for upcoming high profile big budget air disaster movie Emergency Declaration and it’s just a collection of huge stars which is nothing wrong to enjoy the assemblage. The movie premiered last month at Cannes Film Festival and will get a theatrical US release after an early 2022 South Korea premiere. The premise is that an … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Emergency Declaration, Im Shi Wan, Jeon Do Yeon, Kim Nam Gil, Kim So Jin, Lee Byung Hun, Park Hae Joon, Song Kang Ho

Sol Kyung Gu and D.O. Team Up with the Director of Along With the Gods for Sci-fi Movie The Moon

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 7, 2021 by ockoalaNovember 6, 2021

The first stills and images are out for the sci-fi Korean movie The Moon, which is continuing a recent trend of sci-fi projects first with Space Sweepers in 2020 and coming soon the Netflix original drama Sea of Silence. Now is a great time to keep experimenting and challenging and the director and leads for The Moon all come with … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged D.O., Sol Kyung Gu, The Moon

2021 Blue Dragon Film Award Nominations Led by Leads and Films Escape From Mogadishu, The Book of Fish, and Space Sweepers

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 1, 2021 by ockoalaOctober 31, 2021
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The nominations are out for the 2021 year end Blue Dragon Film Awards, which only fetes the big screen works and remains the most prestigious of the cinematic only prizes in South Korea. This year the nominations are a mix of young talented stars and the usual established lauded veterans. Starting with Best Actor, the nominations are Kim Yoon Seok … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Films | Tagged Byun Yo Han, Escape From Mogadishu, Hostage: Missing Celebrity, Jeon Jong Seo, Jeon Yeo Bin, Jo In Sung, Kim Hye Soo, Kim Yoon Seok, Moon So Ri, Sol Kyung Gu, Song Joong Ki, Space Sweepers, The Book of Fish, The Day I Died, Yoona

Shin Hye Sun Offered Female Lead in Uplifting Comedic K-movie Brave Citizen

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 9, 2021 by ockoalaOctober 9, 2021
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There’s a new project on Shin Hye Sun‘s horizon and it sounds just right for her. She’s considering an offer to be the female lead in the K-movie Brave Citizen, adapted from a webtoon. It’s the story of a high school hapkido prodigy and national champion who grows up to be come a teacher and gets targeted by an evil … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Brave Citizen, Shin Hye Sun

Powerhouse Lineup of Jo Jung Seok, Lee Seon Kyun, and Yoo Jae Myung in K-movie Land of Happiness

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 5, 2021 by ockoalaOctober 5, 2021
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Filming has kicked off for the K-movie Land of Happiness, which is so talent packed it makes me squee with joy. The movie will headline Jo Jung Seok, Lee Seon Kyun, and Yoo Jae Myung, each a male lead on his own and together a triumvirate of the nicest group of best K-actors around. The movie is about a lawyer … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Jo Jung Seok, Land of Happiness, Lee Seon Kyun, Yoo Jae Myung

Lee Jung Jae in The Face Reader Tops K-netizens Most Impressive Entrance in a Movie Followed by Kang Dong Won in Temptation of Wolves and Jo Ji Woong in A Hard Day

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 4, 2021 by ockoalaOctober 4, 2021
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It’s funny to see Western media write about Netflix K-drama Squid Game and lead Lee Jung Jae as if it’s his first foray with blockbuster fame. In a worldwide level for sure, but he’s been a top movie star in South Korea for nearly three decades and is so famous he’s often taken cameo/guest starring/villain roles in recent years to … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Jo Jin Woong, Kang Dong Won, Kim Soo Hyun, Lee Jin Wook, Lee Jung Jae

Yoona on a Roll with Drama Big Mouth, Movies Miracle, Happy New Year and Confidential Assignment 2, and New Film Casting in 2 O’clock Date with Kim Sun Ho

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 13, 2021 by ockoalaSeptember 13, 2021
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K-netizens are calling the upcoming period the Era of Yoona. I don’t disagree because it’s rare to see a star with so many big projects on her plate. Yoona is currently filming the upcoming tvN drama Big Mouth (also referred to as Big Mouse) with Lee Jong Seok, she also has the ensemble movie Happy New Year that sounds like … Continue reading →

Posted in Films, K-dramas | Tagged 2 O'clock Date, Big Mouth, Confidential Assignment, Happy New Year, Kim Sun Ho, Lee Jong Seok, Yoona

Jo In Sung, Kim Yoon Seok, Heo Jun Ho, Koo Kyu Hwan and Cast of Hit Movie Escape From Mogadishu Celebrate Breaking 3 Million Tickets Sold

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 29, 2021 by ockoalaAugust 29, 2021
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The year long delay was no deterrent for potboiler political action flick Escape From Mogadishu, the Korean movie this weekend became the biggest box office hit in South Korea this year 2021. It overtook Black Widow and now has 3 million tickets sold. South Korea like around the world remains under COVID-19 restrictions still and this summer the Seoul region … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Escape From Mogadishu, Heo Jun Ho, Jo In Sung, Kim Yoon Seok, Koo Kyu Hwan

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