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Ariel Lin Chooses Between Boyfriend Vic Zhou and New Suitor Bolin Chen in Trailer for Go Lala Go 2

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 24, 2015 by ockoalaSeptember 24, 2015
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Every few years there is a chick flick (or drama) with the standard tropes packaged in different ways and sold to a new generation of women looking for life and love as a young adult. I’m beyond the target demographic so what ropes me into eagerly anticipating upcoming C-movie Go Lala Go 2 is purely for the cast, consisting of three … Continue reading →

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Ariel Lin is a Successful Career Woman Looking to be a Dazzling Bride in New Posters and Stills for Go Lala Go 2

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 21, 2015 by ockoalaSeptember 20, 2015
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I appreciate that the production team for upcoming Go Lala Go 2 (aka Du Lala Marriage Chasing Chronicles) managed to assemble the dream cast of Ariel Lin, Vic Zhou, and Bolin Chen in one movie, but can they be on top of things and give me a movie trailer by now? What’s the point of having three Golden Bell best … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Ariel Lin, Bolin Chen, Go Lala Go 2, Vic Zhou

Final Posters and Trailer for The Third Way of Love Play Up the Beauty of Song Seung Heon and Crystal Liu

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 20, 2015 by ockoalaSeptember 19, 2015
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The production is making one final push for upcoming Korean-Chinese joint production movie The Third Way of Love, premiering month end on September 30th. It’s actually a big premiere date in China, unlike the September no-mans land in US movie releases, since October 1 begins the week off of holiday to celebrate National Day. I don’t know if the movie … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Crystal Liu, Song Seung Heon, The Third Way of Love

Yamazaki Kento and Kiritani Mirei’s J-movie Adaptation of Cute Manga Heroine Disqualified is a Box Office Hit

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 20, 2015 by ockoalaSeptember 20, 2015
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Once in a blue moon a cutie will come along that strikes my fancy, acting talent or lack thereof bedamned, and then I just want to follow along with his career. That’s totally what happened when I stumbled upon current manga adaptation It Boy Yamazaki Kento thanks to the hot mess that was the LDK movie adaptation which came out … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Heroine Shikkaku, Kiritani Mirei, Sakaguchi Kentaro, Yamazaki Kento

Fresh-faced Young Cast Starts Filming C-movie Adaptation of Popular Romance Novel Summer’s Desire

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 17, 2015 by ockoalaSeptember 16, 2015
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I still remember the time when this novel was popular, but it feels like so long ago I’m not sure the audience is out there for another adaptation. There is a movie version of Summer’s Desire (泡沫之夏) coming along, produced by HK star Gigi Leung and starring a bunch of fresher faced young stars. Many folks may remember the 2010 … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Gigi Leung, Him Law, Huang Chan Chan, Summer's Desire, Yen Yu Hao

Ji Sung Turns into a Vampire for Black Comedy Short Film Premiering at the Busan Film Festival

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 15, 2015 by ockoalaSeptember 14, 2015
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This is such an unexpected treat, one wonders who new daddy Ji Sung found time to pull off filming a short film in the time between Kill Me Heal Me and the start of changing diapers. I’m teasing, of course, becoming a parent doesn’t mean the end of all time spent outside parent duties. Plus Ji Sung has remained relatively … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Ji Sung

Shim Eun Kyung Gets K-movie Male Leads Harem of Lee Seung Gi, Kang Min Hyuk, Yeon Woo Jin, and More

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 14, 2015 by ockoalaSeptember 14, 2015
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I wasn’t terribly interested in last month’s film casting news that Lee Seung Gi and Shim Eun Kyung were going to headline a movie together, but the latest additions to the casting have me sitting up and 100% invested. Filming has started for upcoming sageuk romance Marital Harmony (Compatibility) and the synopsis is basically Shim Eun Kyung in a historical reverse … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Choi Woo Shik, Kang Min Hyuk, Lee Seung Gi, Minho, Shin Eun Kyung, Yeon Woo Jin

K-movie Secret Agent Lines up Song Kang Ho, Gong Yoo, Han Ji Min, and Shin Sung Rok

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 13, 2015 by ockoalaSeptember 13, 2015
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Looks like Gong Yoo still isn’t coming back to K-dramas anytime soon, what with him confirming his casting in another K-movie that is set to start filming next month in October. The main cast is secured for famed Korean director Kim Jee Woon‘s upcoming big-budget period movie Secret Agent. Kim Jee Woon is in many ways even more famous that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Gong Yoo, Han Ji Min, Secret Agent, Shin Sung Rok, Song Kang Ho

C-movie Version of Grave Robbers Journal Stars Luhan and Jing Bo Ran Rather then the C-drama Leads

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 12, 2015 by ockoalaSeptember 12, 2015
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China seems to be on a trend of adapting a hit novel into both a drama and movie, but then does so in a way that doesn’t continue the trend of why the first adaptation was popular to begin with. After weeks of speculation on the casting of upcoming movie version of Grave Robbers Journal (Dao Mu Bi Ji and referred … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Grave Robbers Journal, Jing Bo Ran, Luhan, The Lost Tomb

Alien Fantasy C-movie Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe with Mark Chao and Yao Chen Drops Action Trailer

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 11, 2015 by ockoalaSeptember 10, 2015
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Looks like Chinese movies are getting in on the alien adventure yarns as upcoming big budget blockbuster Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe (鬼吹灯之九层妖塔 Ghost Blowing Lamp The Nine Story Demon Tower) gets a September 30th premiere date just in time for the Chinese national holiday vacation stretch. Starring Mark Chao, Yao Chen, Rhydian Vaugan, Li Chen, and Tang Yan, the movie combines … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Li Chen, Mark Chao, Rhydian Vaughan, Tang Yan, Yao Chen

Filming Starts on Thriller Romance C-movie with Ha Ji Won, Bolin Chen, and Chun Jung Myung

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 8, 2015 by ockoalaSeptember 8, 2015
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Ha Ji Won isn’t letting a flopped drama slow her down, and why should she when the flop of The Time I Loved You (K-remake of In Time With You) was all the fault of the terrible script and excessive PPL rather than her performance or chemistry with costar Lee Jin Wook. She’s just started filming the Korean-Chinese joint production movie … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Bolin Chen, Chun Jung Myung, Ha Ji Won, Yoon So Hee

Go Lala Go 2 Releases Character Posters and Sets November Premiere Date

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 8, 2015 by ockoalaSeptember 8, 2015

A premiere date has been set for upcoming work place romance C-movie Go Lala Go 2, the sequel to the hit movie about a white collar office girl’s search for professional success and personal commitment. Starring Ariel Lin, Vic Zhou, Bolin Chen, and Nana, the movie will hit the theaters on November 11 which is Singles Days in the country. … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Ariel Lin, Bolin Chen, Go Lala Go 2, Nana, Vic Zhou

The Throne Selected as the Official Korean Movie Submission for the Best Foreign Picture Oscar

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 4, 2015 by ockoalaSeptember 4, 2015
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For a group that just filmed a real life historical tragedy of operatic proportions, the cast of upcoming sageuk movie The Throne (Sado) continue to look positively glowing and happy while doing promotions for the movie. Clearly everyone really got along, and now they have an additional reason to be pleased as The Throne has just been selected as Korea’s official … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Jeon Hye Jin, Kim Hae Sook, Moon Geun Young, Sado, Song Kang Ho, The Throne, Yoo Ah In

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