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Nagasawa Masami Shines in First Trailer for Confidence Man JP: Princess as the Grifter Version of Crazy Rich Asians

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 8, 2020 by ockoalaFebruary 6, 2020
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The first movie trailer is out for Confidence Man JP: Princess, the next installment of the wildly popular over-the-top and endearing con man story with Nagasawa Masami as the Dako, the high flying grifter of many faces and talents. I watched the movie set in HK recently on the plane and was so entertained, but there is also the original … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Confidence Man JP, Nagasawa Masami

K-ent Discusses High Profile 2020 Anticipated Projects From Four Top Stars Lee Min Ho, Kim Soo Hyun, Song Joong Ki, and Park Bo Gum

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 31, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 30, 2020
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As TW-ent recently looked back on who it considers the reigning K-drama kings of the last decade, this week K-ent published an article looking forward at what it sees as the four highest profile Hallyu actor and projects in 2020. On the drama front it’s Lee Min Ho reuniting with hit screenwriter Kim Eun Sook in The King: Eternal Sovereign … Continue reading →

Posted in Films, K-dramas | Tagged Kim Soo Hyun, Lee Min Ho, Park Bo Gum, Seobok, Song Joong Ki, The King: Eternal Sovereign, Victory Ship

Choi Woo Shik Entertaining Offer for Hollywood Film Past Lives

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 28, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 28, 2020
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If you would have told me when he debuted that K-actor Choi Woo Shik would be a movie picking genius and now on the cusp of breaking into Hollywood I would have laughed. And yet here we are as the Parasite cast member is entertaining an offer to do a US film called Past Lives. It’s smart to get an … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Choi Woo Shik

Kim So Hyun Trendy in All Black with a Winter White Teddy Jacket at Movie Premiere for The Man Standing Next

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 21, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 21, 2020
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K-actress Kim So Hyun is naturally beautiful and with the advantages of youth can pull off any hairstyle and still look fantastic. Clothes are less unanimous as there are still outfits that no one would look good in, but her choice of attire this week attending the VIP movie premiere for political thriller film The Man Standing Next (Chiefs of … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion, Films | Tagged Kim So Hyun, The Man Standing Next

Cast of K-movie Parasite Wins Best Performance by a Cast at 2020 Screen Actor’s Guild Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 20, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 19, 2020
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All of South Korea must be and should rejoice at the latest earned honor bestowed on award winning 2019 movie Parasite. The cast just won the Best Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture award at the 2020 Screen Actor’s Guild Awards, which is equivalent to Best Picture because SAG is about the actors so that award is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Parasite

Park Seo Joon and IU Cast as Leads in Extreme Jobs Director’s Next Film Dream

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 5, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 5, 2020
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This is a really big casting win for young actor Park Seo Joon and IU. He was cast earlier and now she’s also confirmed for the upcoming movie Dream by the hit making director of 2019’s highest grossing South Korean film Extreme Jobs which is also the second highest grossing Korean movie of all time. I watched that movie on … Continue reading →

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

Rain’s Cycling Movie Uhm Bok Dong Wins the Korean Golden Raspberry for Worst Movie of 2019

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 24, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 24, 2019
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You win some and you lose some so overall K-actor Rain had a good 2019 despite this latest egg on face. The Korean Razzies are out, the K-version of the US film awards that crowns the worst in cinema for the year. This is the third year for the Korean Golden Raspberry Awards and the winner for worst movie by … Continue reading →

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Jung Yumi and Yoona Win Acting Awards at the 2019 Women in Film Festival

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 18, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 18, 2019
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2019 was a good year for the Korean box office, with a new movie sitting pretty at the number 2 spot for highest box office of all time list with Extreme Job. We also had two other movies crack the top 25 in Parasite and Exit, and all three movies had strong female roles. The disaster escape movie Exit gave … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged 1982 Born Kim Ji Young, Exit, Jung Yumi, Yoona

Ha Jung Woo, Lee Byung Hun, Suzy Promote Disaster Action Movie Ashfall Coming Out December 19th

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 18, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 18, 2019
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This has been a busy week for the cast of upcoming disaster K-movie Ashfall (Mount Baekdu). It’s the first time Ha Jung Woo and Lee Byung Hun, top movie stars usually headlining their own movies, are working together and they are joined by actresses Suzy and Jeon Hye Jin as well as Ma Dong Seok in a supporting role. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Ashfall, Ha Jung Woo, Lee Byung Hun, Suzy

Kim Woo Bin in Talks for 2020 Sci-fi Movie with Ryu Jun Yeol and Kim Tae Ri

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 18, 2019 by ockoalaNovember 17, 2019
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K-actor Kim Woo Bin‘s hiatus from his entertainment career is heading into its third year as he had to seek treatment for throat cancer back in March of 2017. There have been rumors earlier this year of his comeback but nothing materialized, though he reportedly has recovered from the serious medical condition. This latest casting news does have legs and … Continue reading →

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Song Joong Ki Gets Food Truck Support on Final Day of Filming for Sci-fi Movie The Victory

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 25, 2019 by ockoalaOctober 24, 2019
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Work is a great activity when one has personal life down periods and Song Joong Ki dove right into filming for upcoming mega budget K-movie The Victory(Spaceship Victory)at the start of his divorce proceedings earlier this summer. The divorce was a quickie pre-negotiated one that took about a month to be rubber stamped and since then he’s still filming the … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Song Joong Ki, The Victory

Gong Yoo Promotes New Movie After 2-Year Acting Break Since Goblin, Content to Play Supporting Role to Jung Yumi

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 20, 2019 by ockoalaOctober 20, 2019
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The K-movie adaptation of hit feminist novel 1982 Born Kim Ji Young opens next week in Korea and all eyes are on whether mainstream audiences will embrace it and whether the fringe right will successfully stifle a story that highlights all the minor and micro injustices Korean women have faced culturally. The movie is 100% about Jung Yumi‘s Kim Ji … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged 1982 Born Kim Ji Young, Gong Yoo

Top K-movie Stars Attend Hammer Museum Gala as Bong Joon Ho’s Movie Parasite Premieres in US to Rave Reviews and High Box Office

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 14, 2019 by ockoalaOctober 14, 2019
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I see a movie in the making, or at least a tableau that typically only happens in the backstage and after party of the Baeksang Awards. K-actress Im Soo Jung posted a picture on her SNS attending a party with famous film stars Ha Jung Woo and Jo Jin Woong, along with rising young actors Park So Dam and Jang … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Bong Joon Ho, Ha Jung Woo, Im Soo Jung, Jang Ki Yong, Jo Jin Woong, Park So Dam, Song Kang Ho

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