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Married Director Hong Sang Soo and Actress Kim Min Hee Declare Their Love for Each Other at Movie Press Conference

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 13, 2017 by ockoalaMarch 13, 2017
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It’s hard to cover award winning director Hong Sang Soo and his new movie On the Beach Alone at Night starring award winning actress Kim Min Hee without being back splashed with their messy personal life romance. After holding hands all over the Berlin Film Festival last month where Kim Min Hee took home the coveted Best Actress Award, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Hong Sang Soo, Kim Min Hee

Rain, Kang Sora, and Lee Bum Soo in Talks for Cycling K-movie Uhm Bok Dong

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 3, 2017 by ockoalaMarch 6, 2017
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Korean movies have been having a banner few years at the box office receipts even while K-dramas dropped in ratings every year as a whole, it’s no wonder the allure of movies has increased beyond prestige to also include financial rewards. Expect a slew of high profiles movies in 2017 from the announced batch in 2016 that finished filming, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Kang Sora, Lee Bum Soo, Rain

Triple Fashion Fails Hit the Star Attendees at VIP Movie Premiere of A Single Rider

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 24, 2017 by ockoalaFebruary 23, 2017
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It’s a sigh of relief to see at least one star presence at the VIP premiere of the movie A Single Rider not look like a fashion victim. Other than Park Shin Hye, low key and effortlessly chic, everyone else got hit with either the clothing fail, the makeup monstrosity, and/or the hair woes. If I add Eom Ji Won … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Eom Ji Won, Gong Seung Yeon, Han Hyo Joo, Lee Hyun Woo, Lee Ji Ah, Nam Ji Hyun, Park Shin Hye

Cheese in the Trap Movie Finalizes Female Leads Casting of Oh Yeon Seo and Yoo In Young

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 17, 2017 by ockoalaFebruary 16, 2017
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The casting of the movie version of Cheese in the Trap would be considered perfect, if it was ten years ago for all four leads. The movie finished casting today with the additional of Yoo In Young as second female lead Baek In Ha, joining already confirmed female lead Oh Yeon Seo as Hong Seol. Oh Yeon Seo was hilarious … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Cheese in the Trap, Oh Yeon Seo, Park Hae Jin, Park Ki Woong, Yoo In Young

Hyun Bin’s Next Project a Zombies in Joseon Era Movie with Cooperation Director

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 16, 2017 by ockoalaFebruary 15, 2017
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January was a stellar month for Hyun Bin as his 2017 is off to a box office hit start thanks to the success of North-South Korean cop movie Cooperation (Confidential Assignment). He must have liked working with Cooperation director Kim Sung Hoon because Hyun Bin’s next acting project will be to reunite with the director for another thriller movie. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Cooperation, Hyun Bin

Yamazaki Kento Transforms into Classic Manga Character for Movie Adaptation of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 11, 2017 by ockoalaFebruary 10, 2017
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Japan is stacking the summer 2017 deck in terms of highly anticipated adaptations, not only is there the live-action version of Gintama coming with Oguri Shun, there is also the live-action adaptation of classic shonen hit manga Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure. The arc being adapted is Diamond of Unbreakable and the gorgeous young cast is led by my adorable cutie pie … Continue reading →

Posted in Films, Japanese Manga | Tagged JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

Park Min Young Pretty in Blue Leading Mostly Fashion Fails at Movie Premiere of Ji Chang Wook’s Fabricated City

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 6, 2017 by ockoalaFebruary 7, 2017
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I’m way more fascinated by the fashion, mostly lack thereof, parade at the VIP movie premiere for the thriller movie Fabricated City than I am in the actual movie. Starring Ji Chang Wook and Shim Eun Kyung, the movie is a cross between wrongfully accused of murder Defendant and Healer‘s computer hacking and chase thrills. The trailer looks sleek enough … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Chae Soo Bin, Choi Kang Hee, Fabricated City, Go Kyung Pyo, Ji Chang Wook, Jin Se Yeon, Jinyoung, Kim Young Kwang, Nam Bora, Park Jin Joo, Park Min Young, Ra Mi Ran, Seo Woo, Shim Eun Kyung, Song Yoon Ah

More Spot On Character Posters for Highly Anticipated J-movie Adaptation of Popular Manga Gintama

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 5, 2017 by ockoalaFebruary 5, 2017
Cast from the live-action adaptation of Gintama.

More character posters are out for the highly anticipated summer Japanese movie live-action adaptation of popular shonen manga Gintama (Silver Soul). The first set of movie posters released last month were of the three main characters – Oguri Shun as the silver haired samurai Sataka Gintoki, Suda Masaki as his colleague Shimura Shinpachi, and Hashimoto Kanna as the red haired … Continue reading →

Posted in Films, Japanese Manga | Tagged Gintama, Hashimoto Kanna, Nagasawa Masami, Nanao, Oguri Shun, Okada Masaki, Suda Masaki

Hu Ge Breaks the Good Guy Mold and Becomes Tattooed Kidnapper Baddie in C-movie Cherry Returns

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 26, 2016 by ockoalaDecember 26, 2016
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It’s clear C-actor Hu Ge has his eyes on a prize bigger than popularity and easy appeal as he’s about to follow up multiple hit dramas from recent years with a turn to the dark side. Hu Ge has been playing sweet male lead characters from his debut days and in recent years veered into the upstanding calculating type in … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Cherry Returns, Hu Ge, Song Jia

First Teaser and Posters for Live-action J-movie Adaptation of Popular Fantasy Samurai Manga Gintama

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 26, 2016 by ockoalaDecember 26, 2016
Gintoki Sakata holding a wooden staff.

Not every adaptation is equal but it hurts even more for a beloved story to get stuck with a terrible live-action  version. Japan did an amazing job with the Rurouni Kenshin live-action movie series and now there’s another similar work coming in Summer of 2017 that looks promising so far thanks to a fan approved casting. The live-action Gintama (literal … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Gintama, Hashimoto Kanna, Oguri Shun, Suda Masaki

Hyun Bin Attends Menswear Brand Event and Agency Confirms Drama and Movie Return in 2017

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 26, 2016 by ockoalaDecember 25, 2016
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This month of December has been Hyun Bin heavy in terms of news and promotions. His new movie Confidential Assignment (Korean title Cooperation) with Yoo Hae Jin is out and he’s in a new relationship with K-actress Kang Sora. His agency has made a statement that Hyun Bin is considering many drama and film offers for 2017 and plans to do … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Hyun Bin

Movie Posters and Stills Show Hyun Bin and Yoo Hae Jin Rocking Their Roles in Cooperation

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 11, 2016 by ockoalaDecember 10, 2016
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Gritty Hyun Bin and schlubby Yoo Hae Jin may be the new match made in cinematic heaven, and in the hands of a talented director has the charisma and acting chops to turn upcoming K-movie Cooperation into the first hit of 2017. The movie is coming out January 2017 and the promo train is slowly ramping up. The first teaser … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Cooperation, Hyun Bin, Yoo hae

J-movie Your Name Becomes Insane Runaway Hit in Japan and Asia Box Offices

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 4, 2016 by ockoalaDecember 4, 2016
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A phenomenon has been sweeping Japan and now the rest of Asia since the summer, one that is poised to set new records and break old ones. All of Japan has been enamored of anime movie Your Name since its premiere three months ago in late August 2016. In just three months the movie has become the highest grossing movie … Continue reading →

Posted in Films, Japanese Manga | Tagged Your Name

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