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Newlyweds Jo Yoon Hee and Lee Dong Gun Featured in Couples Pictorial in Grazia Magazine

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 14, 2017 by ockoalaAugust 13, 2017
Couple wearing sunglasses in a cozy pose.

Love is memorialized in a celebrity couples pictorial for newlywed acting couple Lee Dong Gun and Jo Yoon Hee, a rite of passage for all Korean star couples when both are famous. It’s likely just a coincidence that the couple made their first major appearance together last week at a fashion brand store event and now this pictorial lands in … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Jo Yoon Hee, Lee Dong Gun, Married

Ji Chang Wook Shares Adorable Pics of Shaved Head on Eve of Military Enlistment

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 13, 2017 by ockoalaAugust 13, 2017
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Ji Chang Wook continues to be super charming as he winds down the last days before enlisting in the military for his mandatory service. This weekend he posted pictures of himself with buzz cut shaved head, and I’m sure it feels way weird to suddenly have all this lightness on top not to mention the cool breeze. He actually looks … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Ji Chang Wook

SHINee’s Onew Investigated for Sexual Harassment for Allegedly Grabbing a Woman Inappropriately at a Club

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 13, 2017 by ockoalaAugust 12, 2017
Young man in a stylish brown jacket.

Hoo boy, this is so not the news update I wanted to hear on an idol-actor that I’m actually aware of who he is. Onew of the boy group SHINee has been accused of sexual harassment and the case is currently pending police investigation. Like his group mate Minho who I only know because he keeps acting in dramas and … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Onew, Scandal

Married and Expecting First Child Couple Lee Dong Gun and Jo Yoon Hee Attend CF Event

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 12, 2017 by ockoalaAugust 11, 2017
Couple posing at a Damiani event.

A happy newlywed couple and expectant parents is double the joy to behold and such was the case this week when acting couple Lee Dong Gun and Jo Yoon Hee made an appearance at the Damiani store event in Seoul. They wore matching elegant black going out attire along with an increasingly similar face or what is known as husband-wife … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Baby, Dating, Jo Yoon Hee, Lee Dong Gun, Married

New Daddy Mike He Rocks the Suit and Watch Combo at Longines Event in Taipei

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 12, 2017 by ockoalaAugust 11, 2017
Man in suit presenting luxury watches.

Daddyhood suits TW-actor Mike He, as does a perfectly tailored suit and posing for the cameras. He’s always been the charming type with a slight veneer of smarm that never crosses over the line, like the too cool boyfriend who is self-aware but toes the line on being too full of himself. Earlier this year Mike announced that he was … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Mike He

Married Cross-border Couple Chae Rim and Gao Zi Qi Expecting First Child After 3 Years Marriage

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 11, 2017 by ockoalaAugust 11, 2017
Elegantly dressed couple posing on stage

Another expectant K-actress joins the baby watching queue, which at this point is basically going to pop out a baby a month come this fall. So far there’s Kim Tae Hee, Jeon Ji Hyun, Hwang Jung Eum, So Yi Hyun, Jo Yoon Hee, Lee Shi Young, and I’m sure there is a few I’ve left off. This beautifully expectant group is now … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Baby, Chae Rim, Gao Zi Qi

Suzy Goes Back to Short Hair for Clalen CF Featuring Suzy Gray Colored Lenses

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 10, 2017 by ockoalaAugust 8, 2017
Woman holding Suzy Gray contact lens box.

Trying to figure out if idol-actress Suzy has short or long hair in real life currently is taking on a sleuthing mind of its own. First it looked like she cut it off way short for her role in SBS drama While You Were Sleeping, then she was seen in CFs and at events with her usual long lustrous locks … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Suzy

Upcoming Chinese Program Beloved Inn Reported to Be Copycat of Popular Korean Reality Show Hyori’s Bed and Breakfast

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 8, 2017 by ockoalaAugust 8, 2017
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I really think the Chinese audience would be as turned off by the wholesale idea copying of popular K-ent variety shows if they knew the backstory of where the current popular C-versions are from. The Rap of China is the most prominent show under scrutiny for the straight up copying in format and concept of Show Me the Money, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Beloved Inn, Hyori's Bed and Breakfast

Song Hye Kyo Updates Instagram with New Glowing Laneige CF Shot

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 6, 2017 by ockoalaAugust 6, 2017
Woman applying skincare product, natural glow.

Any new updates from Song Hye Kyo are inevitably going to get connected to her upcoming marriage to Song Joong Ki but she remains tastefully doing her day job as usual. Her latest Instagram update is a picture from an upcoming skincare brand Laneige CF shoot, all glorious lighting and enviable lineless skin that confirms just how beautiful Song Hye … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Song Hye Kyo

Expecting K-actress Lee Shi Young Beams with Joy at Seoul Airport

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 5, 2017 by ockoalaAugust 4, 2017
Smiling woman in colorful blouse and jeans.

I’m such a happy sucker for happy celeb pictures and glowing pretty pictures of expecting actresses is near the top of the list, just behind wedding pictorials and candid baby snaps. K-actress Lee Shi Young hit a triple last month when she finished filming drama Lookout and then announced she was getting married and also expecting her first child with … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Lee Shi Young

2017 Brand Awards Selects Top CF Stars Including Gong Yoo, BTS, and PD Na Young Suk Among Others

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 4, 2017 by ockoalaAugust 4, 2017
Smiling man in swimwear by the beach.

The Korean Advertising Association has weighed in again for it’s annual awards for the entertainers that were the most popular, i.e. helped sell the most goodies to ravenous consumers. The 2017 Korean Brand Awards will be going to boy group BTS for the singer category, variety PD Na Young Suk of Three Meals a Day, 1 Day 2 Nights, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged BTS, Gong Yoo, Lee Yu Ri

K-netizens Frustrated with Won Bin’s Fuddy Hair and Lack of Acting Comeback Plans

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 3, 2017 by ockoalaAugust 3, 2017
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It’s easy to render an opinion on celebrities because they are in the public eye and any behavior or change elicits a reaction from audiences. Sometimes not doing anything is tantamount to doing something and that’s the case of K-actor Won Bin and to a lesser degree his wife actress Lee Na Young. The couple have been married since 2015 … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Lee Na Young, Won Bin

Crystal Liu for Elle China Reading Eckert Tolles’ Stillness Speaks in Fluent English

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 2, 2017 by ockoalaAugust 2, 2017
Woman in elegant dress near wooden bench.

Renowed C-actress classical beauty Crystal Liu gets her chance to play the now iconic role of fox goddess Bai Qian in Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Miles Peach Blossoms in the movie adaptation Once Upon a Time coming out this weekend. The role has a bar set by Yang Mi‘s C-drama take but that performance had nearly 60 episodes to … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Crystal Liu

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