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Reunion for Lee Seung Gi and Moon Chae Won as Confirmed Leads for Rom-com Movie Today’s Love

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 25, 2014 by ockoalaJuly 25, 2014

I love Lee Seung Gi and Moon Chae Won individually but did not love their first time pairing together in Shining Inheritance/Brilliant Legacy. Oh don’t get me wrong, that crack drama was hella addicting and Han Hyo Joo was adorable as Eun Sang and Seung Gi was endearingly awful in his first acting gig as Hwan. The drama was probably impossible … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Lee Seung Gi, Moon Chae Won, Today's Love

Lee Je Hoon Discharged from the Military this Week and Accepts Detective Hong Gil Dong Movie Lead

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 25, 2014 by ockoalaJuly 24, 2014

Consider me in the minority of not being a Lee Je Hoon fangirl. I can’t help it, the first time I ever laid eyes on him was in Fashion King. I had a lot of movies he was in banked but most are on the dark and gritty side and one needs to be in the mood to tackle that. … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Detective Hong Gil Dong, Go Ara, Lee Je Hoon

Fukushi Sota and Kawaguchi Haruna are Lovely and Sweet in Manga Adapted Romance J-movie Say I Love You

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 19, 2014 by ockoalaJuly 19, 2014

Japan is on a roll with Summer movies I want to watch and one just premiered this week in the form of one genre Japan does best – the shoujo high school romance. The live-action movie adaptation of the popular shoujo manga Say I Love You (好きっていいな Sukitte Ii nayo) hits all my happy spots with the casting and trailers … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Fukushi Sota, Kawaguchi Haruna, Say I Love You

Talks Back on for Shim Eun Kyung as K-Nodame as Yoona Declines to Film Korean-Chinese Rom-com Movie with Eddie Peng

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 14, 2014 by ockoalaJuly 14, 2014

I was probably on a happy deserted island all by myself when the news broke of the casting of Yoona as Joo Won‘s leading lady in the K-remake of Nodame Cantabile. I honestly thought neither of them were the perfect fit so might as well go with the flow since I like her well enough after Prime Minister and I and … Continue reading →

Posted in Films, K-dramas | Tagged Eddie Peng, Nodame Cantabile, Shim Eun Kyung, Yoona

Roy Qiu is a Dashing Airline Pilot for C-movie Love Falls From the Sky

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 14, 2014 by ockoalaJuly 9, 2014

There was a whole year when there was a Roy Qiu generated post at least once a week here. He had two successive SETTV hit dramas in Office Girls and Miss Rose, and I recapped the former midway until almost the end and recapped the latter from the beginning and dropped it when it dragged. He was the best thing … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Roy Qiu

Joseon K-movie Update: The Royal Tailor Wraps Filming While Sado Starts Shooting

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 7, 2014 by ockoalaJuly 6, 2014

It’s probably pure happenstance that one big-budget sageuk K-movie wrapped filming the exact same time another big-budget sageuk K-movie started filming. Hopefully the premiere dates won’t be in direct competition because I’m sure there’s enough audience members fans of each cast to go around. The Royal Tailor (Sanguiwon) starring Han Suk Kyu, Go Soo, Park Shin Hye, Yoo Yeon Suk, … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Go Soo, Han Suk Kyu, Moon Geun Young, Park Shin Hye, Sado, Song Kang Ho, The Royal Tailor, Yoo Ah In, Yoo Yeon Seok

Pirates with Son Ye Jin and Kim Nam Gil Hold Showcase and Release Action-packed Full Trailer

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 5, 2014 by ockoalaJuly 5, 2014

I don’t know about you but it’s been a disappointing Summer movie season for me so far. I don’t need my movies to make all that much sense but it ought to ignite the sense of fun and passion in me. It can be popcorn but it damn well better be tasty cracktastic popcorn. So far it’s been stale popcorn … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Kim Nam Gil, Pirates, Son Ye Jin, Sulli

China Remakes Miss Granny with Yang Zhi Shan, Bolin Chen, and Luhan of EXO

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 3, 2014 by ockoalaJuly 3, 2014

The remake of hit movies and shows are nothing new across different entertainment industries. Sometimes it works and there is room for another version, other times one wishes the original would be left well enough alone. This year’s hit K-movie Miss Granny starring Shim Eum Kyung, which won her a Best Actress Baeksang, will be getting a C-movie version to … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Bolin Chen, Luhan, Miss Granny, Yang Zhi Shan

Mark Chao Partners Up with Best Friend Lin Geng Xin for Second Black & White Prequel Movie

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 2, 2014 by ockoalaJuly 1, 2014

It’s been five-years since the critically acclaimed TW-drama Black & White, which spawned talks of a sequel or even movie reuniting the cop partner duo of Vic Zhou as Pi Zi and Mark Chao as Ying Xiong. For various reasons that never materialized and two years ago Director Tsai and Mark did reunite for the first movie prequel called Black … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Black & White, Lin Geng Xin, Mark Chao

J-movie Lupin the Third with Oguri Shun, Jerry Yan and Kim Joon Drops Kickass Official Movie Trailer

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 1, 2014 by ockoalaJuly 1, 2014

By all that is holy in the realm of fan-fiction, how the hell did this cast get assembled for the upcoming live-action adaptation of the classic shonen manga Lupin the Third? I posted the teaser trailer and first character posters a few months back and it already looked so fabulous I was ready to don my burgundy velvet jacket and … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Jerry Yan, Kim Joon, Kuroki Meisa, Lupin the Third, Oguri Shun

Former EXO Member Kris is the Leading Man for C-movie Somewhere Only We Know

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 1, 2014 by ockoalaJune 30, 2014

I don’t know if the loss of one member from the dozen member boy idol group EXO has ended up making a difference in musical output or fan affection, but the departing member Kris has certainly moved on. The leader of the sub-unit EXO-M, Kris now officially goes by his full Chinese name Wu Yi Fan for his Chinese entertainment … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Kris, Somewhere Only We Know, Wang Li Kun

Second Movie Sequel Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno Releases Gripping Official Trailers

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 14, 2014 by ockoalaJune 15, 2014

One woah momma isn’t enough for the just released official movie trailer for this Summer’s epic two-part sequel to the blockbuster and critically well-reviewed Rurouni Kenshin movie. It was a no-brainer for the studio to green light a sequel almost immediately after the movie opened to stellar reception both domestically in Japan as wells as overseas. What was unexpected was … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Aoi Yuu, Rurouni Kenshin, Sato Takeru, Takei Emi

Filming Starts on C-movie Heirs From Another Star Mashing Up Two Popular K-dramas

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 8, 2014 by ockoalaJune 8, 2014

In what might be perfect as a parody project but is instead a serious undertaking, China is capitalizing on the success of the two biggest K-dramas last year by mashing the the two together into a nugget of sure-to-be pure awful. Filming begun last week on a C-movie called Heirs From Another Star (來自星星的繼承者們) which is literally the spliced together … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Heirs, You From Another Star

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