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First Preview for Netflix K-movie Wonderland with Top Star Cast of Jung Yumi, Tang Wei, Choi Woo Shik, Park Bo Gum, Suzy with Special Appearance by Gong Yoo

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 23, 2024 by ockoalaApril 23, 2024
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It’s been a good streak of drama and movie successes for so many of my faves – Song Joong Ki with Vincenzo then Reborn Rich, Lee Do Hyun in The Glory, The Good Bad Mother, and now Exhuma, and of course Kim Soo Hyun with Queen of Tears. But soon it’s the time for the cutest of them all Park … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Choi Woo Shik, Jung Yumi, Park Bo Gum, Suzy, Tang Wei, Wonderland

Tian Xi Wei and Yu Shi Look the Part of Sophie and Howl Voicing the Characters for the First Ever China Theater Release of Howl’s Moving Castle

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 15, 2024 by ockoalaApril 15, 2024
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It only took twenty years lol. I did not release that Studio Ghibli movies were not released in Mainland China when it came out but the studio has been playing catch up with releasing the movies now. The Boy and the Heron was released in China a few months after it came out, and now on April 30th Howl’s Moving … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Howl's Moving Castle, Tian Xi Wei, Yu Shi

Fighting Continues in High Profile C-movie The Murderer Starring Zhang Zi Yi Between Supporting Leads Yang Mi and Zhao Li Ying Over Who Gets Second Billing

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 10, 2024 by ockoalaMarch 10, 2024
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The very highly anticipated C-movie The Murderer starring Zhang Zi Yi and directed by award winning and commercially popular HK-director Peter Chan wrapped filming last month in February 2024. The movie is based on a true story in 1940’s Shanghai when an abused wife of a gambling addict killed and dismembered him and her tale became a feminist call for … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged The Murderer, Yang Mi, Zhang Zi Yi, Zhao Li Ying

Dylan Wang’s Agency in Talks to Get Him Supporting Role in Big Budget C-movie Wandering Earth 3

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 9, 2024 by ockoalaMarch 9, 2024
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I really like how Dylan Wang and his agency is mapping out his career, including attending this year’s 2024 NBA All-Star game and playing in the celeb game. He loves the NBA and is really so charming and earnest on ever big stages. This week C-ent casting says his agency is working hard to get him a supporting role in … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Dylan Wang, Wandering Earth

First Official Stills of Ha Jung Woo and Yeo Jin Gu in 1970’s Era Thriller Plane Heist Movie Hijacking

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 29, 2024 by ockoalaFebruary 28, 2024
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So there’s a thriller action plane K-movie coming out later this year and this week the first two stills were released of the two leads. It stars veteran Ha Jung Woo with younger leading man Yeo Jin Gu in another acting bonanza pair up. Yeo Jin Gu continues to work with the best older leading men and each time I … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Ha Jung Woo, Hijacking, Yeo Jin Gu

Wang Yibo’s Agency Trying to Land Him in a Role in the High Profile HK-star Stephen Chow’s Long Awaited Next Movie Shaolin Women’s Soccer

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 28, 2024 by ockoalaFebruary 27, 2024
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So C-actor Wang Yibo remains focused on his movie career but there is a wide swatch of types of movies from small budget to arthouse to local blockbusters to international hits. A lot of it is luck if you ask me in picking the right project but one star with a nearly every movie is a hit track record is … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Shaolin Women's Soccer, Stephen Chow, Wang Yibo

Occult Horror Movie Exhuma Hits 2 Million Tickets in Premiere Weekend as Biggest Domestic Film Opening in Two Years Amid Rave Reviews

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 26, 2024 by ockoalaFebruary 26, 2024
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The doldrums of the South Korean box office was happily shattered this past weekend with what is now the biggest domestic Korean movie opening in more than two years since The Roundup: No Way Out in 2022. The occult supernatural horror movie Exhuma had over 2 million admissions in its opening weekend (2.29m from Thurs through Sunday) and also got … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Choi Min Sik, Exhuma, Kim Go Eun, Lee Do Hyun, Yoo Hae Jin

Excitement Builds for Horror Thriller K-movie Exhuma with Top Cast Choi Min Sik, Yoo Hae Jin, Kim Go Eun, and Lee Do Hyun

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 10, 2024 by ockoalaFebruary 9, 2024
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So I love good K-horror whether movies or dramas like The Guest and The Wailing and this one looks to join the list. The grave horror film Exhuma is getting ready for premiere towards the end of February and viewers are excited judging from the buzz. Starring veterans Choi Min Sik and Yoo Hae Jin with younger leads Kim Go … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Choi Min Sik, Exhuma, JYoo Hae Jin, Kim Go Eun, Lee Do Hyun

Wang Yibo’s Next Romance Movie The Mermaid Reportedly Will Star 17-year Old Second Generation Star Huang Duo Duo as the Female Lead

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 30, 2024 by ockoalaJanuary 29, 2024
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So this is making waves in C-ent this week and we’ll have to see if it ends up happening. Wang Yibo has been attached to the romance movie The Mermaid, not to be confused with the Stephen Chow directed movie of the same name, since last year and it’s now gaining steam to head into production. The female lead in … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Huang Duo Duo, Wang Yibo

Moon Ga Young and Koo Kyo Hwan Cast in the K-movie Remake of Chinese Movie Us and Them with Zhou Dong Yu and Jing Bo Ran

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 23, 2023 by ockoalaDecember 22, 2023
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There are a lot of hit movies from one country that can easily be adapted to another and it does sometimes help with exposing a great story to more audiences. The hit 2018 C-movie Us and Them starring Zhou Dong Yu and Jing Bo Ran will be getting a K-remake and now the leads are announced as Moon Ga Young … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Koo Kyo Hwan, Moon Ga Young, Us and Them

Yang Mi and Zhao Li Ying’s Fandoms in Huge Fight Over Who Will be Second Female Lead in Upcoming High Profile Peter Chan Directed Movie The Murderer with Zhang Zi Yi as Female Lead

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 14, 2023 by ockoalaDecember 14, 2023
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Okay, now this is a fight worth fighting lol. This week Zhao Li Ying and Yang Mi‘s fandoms went at each other HARD over who will be the second female lead and the other would then be the third female lead. It’s rare to fight over second/third normally it’s always a fight for top billing. But the project in question … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Yang Mi, Zhang Zi Yi, Zhao Li Ying

Song Hye Kyo and Jeon Yeo Bin in Talks for Thriller K-movie The Nuns, the Spinoff of the Kang Dong Won Movie The Priests

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 13, 2023 by ockoalaNovember 13, 2023
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Song Hye Kyo is following up her excellent drama year thanks to Netflix bullied revenge drama The Glory with a return to the big screen. She’s in talks for the movie The Nuns and will likely get K-actress Jeon Yeo Bin as her costar. The movie is a spinoff of the K-movie The Priests and will be produced by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Jeon Yeo Bin, Song Hye Kyo, The Nuns

The Marvels Bombs at the Box Office Which Means Park Seo Joon Isn’t the Only Laughingstock From the Film

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 13, 2023 by ockoalaNovember 12, 2023
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When Hollywood comes calling for most Asian stars is always an opportunity impossible to pass by. For Park Seo Joon I wished he would have passed right on by the recent MCU movie The Marvels because hoo boy was the movie so chaotic and mediocre (and bombed in its first weekend at the box office) but his role in particular … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Park Seo Joon

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