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Train to Busan Sequel Peninsula Casts Kang Dong Won and Lee Jung Hyun

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 18, 2019 by ockoalaJuly 18, 2019
Abandoned vehicles near a shipwreck at night.

Zombie thriller flick Train to Busan was the highest grossing Korean movie at the box office in 2016 and for good reason. I’ve watched it multiple times and it’s still thrilling, a movie that builds the tension and keeps your attention by caring about the characters. A sequel has been in discussion which makes sense from a box office perspective … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Train to Busan

Jung Hae In and Kim Go Eun Reunite After Goblin for Feel Good Music Movie Tune in For Love

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 9, 2019 by ockoalaJuly 9, 2019
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This looks like a sweet harmless movie if I ever saw one and funnily enough stars two stars that K-netizens are prickly towards. Jung Hae In and Kim Go Eun put on their late ’90s gear to star in the K-movie Tune in for Love (Yoo Yeol’s Music Album) set during the IMF crisis where two people share love stories … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Jung Hae In, Kim Go Eun, Tune in for Love

Song Joong Ki Starts Filming Sci-fi Movie Victory Ship with Leading Lady Kim Tae Ri

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 5, 2019 by ockoalaJuly 4, 2019
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A week after dropping bombshell divorce news to rock K-ent, it’s business as usual for actor Song Joong Ki as he balances the small and big screen careers. His currently airing sageuk Arthdal Chronicles will finish the second season soon, with a break in between with another drama before airing the third and final segment in August. Filming is all … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Jin Seon Kyu, KIm Tae Ri, Song Joong Ki, Victory Ship, Yoo Hae Jin

Suzy at Lancome Event and in Talks for Director Late Autumn’s Next Movie

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 28, 2019 by ockoalaJune 27, 2019
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Movies may be K-actress Suzy‘s next stop and she’s got one success and one failure in that medium. She hit it big as the younger role for Architecture 101 but flopped hard when she headlined the sageuk The Sound of a Flower. Today came reports that she’s been offered the female lead in Late Autumn director Kim Tae Yong‘s next … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Suzy

Chinese Theatrical Posters for Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away Captures the Playful Enchantment with a New Twist

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 17, 2019 by ockoalaJune 18, 2019
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This is a real work of art and coming 18 years after the original just makes it even more special. The theatrical release of the 2001 animated movie Spirited Away finally arrives in China next week as none of the famed animator Hayao Miyazaki‘s works have aired on the big screen in China until My Neighbor Totoro last December. Miyazaki … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Jin Bo Ran, Spirited Away, Zhou Dong Yu

Director Bong Joon Ho’s Family Thriller Movie Parasite Wins Cannes Top Honor the Palm D’Or

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 25, 2019 by ockoalaMay 26, 2019
Bong Joon-ho with "Parasite" movie poster.

Wow, what an supreme honor for talented director Bong Joon Ho for himself and to bring to South Korea. His latest movie Parasite premiered at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival last week to a 7-minute long standing ovation and rapturous early reviews. All that praise for the family and class-warfare subversive thriller movie starring Song Kang Ho, Choi Woo Shik, … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Bong Joon Ho, Parasite, Song Kang Ho

Hu Ge and Costars Walks the Cannes Red Carpet for Premiere of Noir Thriller The Wild Goose Lake

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 19, 2019 by ockoalaMay 19, 2019
Man in black tuxedo at a red carpet event.

After the first wave of East Asian stars walked the Cannes Film Festival opening night red carpet, what follows are actors and actresses there for the premiere of their films on scheduled nights. This weekend saw C-actor Hu Ge walk the red carpet with his movie female leads Gwei Lun Mei and Wan Qian for the noir thriller C-movie The … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Gwei Lun Mei, Hu Ge, Wan Qian

Junho and Jung So Min Find Love in a Joseon Gibang in Sageuk Movie Homme Fatale

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 15, 2019 by ockoalaMay 15, 2019
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There’s a cute sounding K-movie coming out this June called Homme Fatale (English title) with the Korean title being Gibang Bachelor. The titular homme fatale is played by Junho who is now a full blown actor after successfully transitioning over from his 2PM boy band days. He’s partnered with Jung So Min in this movie, her first sageuk role while … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Homme Fatale, Jung So Min, Junho

IU Attends Press Conference for Movie Debut in Netflix Short Film Personal

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 30, 2019 by ockoalaMarch 30, 2019
Young woman in floral dress at event.

I’m a little surprised to hear that singer-actress IU has never been on the big screen before. She’s been in the industry for nearly ten years and I totally thought she would have done a movie by now, if not as the lead then as a supporting role like she did working her way up in dramas. Turns out she’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged IU

OCN Investigative Horror Drama The Guest Gets Movie Sequel with Same Leads Kim Dong Wook, Kim Jae Wook, and Jung Eun Chae

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 22, 2019 by ockoalaMarch 21, 2019
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The trio of priest, cop, and taxi-driving shaman is reuniting for the big screen and I have mixed feelings about it. OCN horror drama The Guest was a riveting watch for me last year and one of my favorites from 2018, and it ended with a cliffhanger on one hand with the big bad and a sorta happy ending for … Continue reading →

Posted in Films, K-dramas | Tagged Jung Eun Chae, Kim Dong Wook, Kim Jae Wook, The Guest

C-ent Buzzes About Fan Bing Bing’s Imminent Comeback as Her Filmed Movie The Perfect Blue Gets Premiere Date

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 25, 2019 by ockoalaFebruary 25, 2019
Woman posing with stylish outfit by window.

I always felt like the Chinese government was fully in charge of it’s entertainment industry. From deciding who got exposure to become famous to who wasn’t going to get promoted, the powers-that-be give and can also taketh away. And now they can also give again as rumors are spreading with a recently released upcoming movie release schedule that tax-evading but … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Fan Bing Bing

Darren Wang and Jelly Lin Bring Back the It Started With a Kiss Feels in Final Movie Trailer Before Valentine’s Day Release

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 14, 2019 by ockoalaFebruary 15, 2019
Boy and girl riding a bicycle together.

I can’t believe I’m falling for the charm of It Started With a Kiss (Itazura na Kiss) again but go figure that a movie version no one was clamoring for may actually be good. The upcoming Fall in Love at First Kiss movie with Darren Wang and Jelly Lin is premiering this weekend right in time for Valentine’s Day and … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged It Started with a Kiss, Jelly Lin

Kim Dong Wook and Go Sung Hee Try Out Classic Contract Marriage in K-movie Trade Your Love

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 8, 2019 by ockoalaFebruary 9, 2019
Man proposing with a ring in box.

If the just premiered tvN Wed-Thurs rom-com Touch Your Heart feels like a total throwback to what a drama rom-com a decade ago looks like, then the upcoming movie Trade Your Love gives off the same vibes and I’m not complaining. Trade Your Love is about an immature heir to an airline chaebol who has to get married to inherit … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Go Sung Hee, Kim Dong Wook, Trade Your Love

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