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Suzy Talks About Her New Romance with Lee Min Ho on Happy Together

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 2, 2015 by ockoalaApril 2, 2015
Woman speaking on a television show.

What to do when your idol group has a comeback new album out, which happened to coincide with news breaking about your out-of-the-blue new romance with a high profile top star? How about slay ’em with candor, as Suzy just did in her first onscreen discussion about Korea’s fixation on her new relationship with Lee Min Ho. I find Suzy … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Suzy

Newbie Actor Ji Soo Makes an Impressive Scene-stealing Drama Debut in Angry Mom

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 1, 2015 by ockoalaApril 1, 2015
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There’s a new face and breakout star in MBC‘s currently airing Wed-Thurs drama Angry Mom, a feat in any situation but all the more impressive happening in a drama chock full of fantastic performances all around. Young actor Ji Soo, who plays high school thug Go Bok Dong, caught my eye in his very first scene in episode 1 and has … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Angry Mom, Ji Soo

Jo In Sung and Song Joong Ki Make Rare Appearance at Wedding for Kwang Soo’s Sister

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 31, 2015 by ockoalaMarch 30, 2015
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Being a variety regular on Running Man means Lee Kwang Soo meets a lot of famous Korean entertainers that come through the popular show. He’s famous in his own right now but over the years he has made some even more famous besties in the acting industry, two of whom made it out to attend the wedding of Kwang Soo’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Jo In Sung, Kwang Soo, Song Ji Hyo, Song Joong Ki, Wedding

K-ent Baby Watch: Lee Byung Hun and Lee Min Jung Welcome Baby; Ji Sung Takes Lee Bo Young on Babymoon

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 30, 2015 by ockoalaMarch 30, 2015
Groom kissing bride's cheek beside white flowers

K-ent has been following along with two big celebrity couple pregnancies in the last few months and both had some updated news this week. The Lee-Lee married couple of Lee Byung Hun and Lee Min Jung welcomed a healthy baby boy on Tuesday morning in a Seoul hospital. The baby was born via C-section and narrowly avoided having an April … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Ji Sung, Lee Bo Young, Lee Byung Hun, Lee Min Jung

Flower Boys Jung Il Woo, Lee Hong Ki, and Jung Yong Hwa Guest on the Same Episode of Running Man

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 29, 2015 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2015
Three young men posing in various settings.

This isn’t exactly a threesome of flower boys I would ever have cooked up for a show together, which could be the recipe for unexpected fun times ahead. SBS has revealed that Jung Il Woo, Lee Hong Ki of F.T. Island, and his fellow label male CNBLUE‘s Jung Yong Hwa will be guests on the still popular variety show Running … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Jung Il Woo, Jung Yong Hwa, Lee Hong Ki

Spate of High Profile Star Couple Breakups Hit the Chinese Entertainment Industry

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 27, 2015 by ockoalaMarch 27, 2015
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It’s been a bad last few weeks for the dating star couples in Chinese entertainment. These things typically come in waves, with the dating news bundled up followed later with a spate of breakups. The biggest breakup news lighting up the Chinese language entertainment portals is the purported messy end to the 8-year long relationship of Taiwanese model-actor Ethan Ruan with fellow … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Amber Kuo, Dating, Ethan Ruan, Jiang Xin, Tiffany Hsu, Tony Yang, Ye Zhu Xin

Surplus Princess Leads Jo Boa and Oh Joo Wan Take Their Romance From Reel to Real

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 26, 2015 by ockoalaMarch 25, 2015
Couple lying on pillows, playful expression.

Love (or lust, or a combination of both) is in the waters of K-ent and I’m just waiting to see which other star couples get outed this week alone. So far the confirmed Korean celebrity couples since the week started include globetrotting young Hallyu superstar lovebirds Lee Min Ho with Suzy along with actress Park Ha Sun and Ryu Soo Young putting … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Jo Boa, Oh Joo Wan

Ryu Soo Young and Park Ha Sun Go From Two Weeks to Totally Dating

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 23, 2015 by ockoalaMarch 23, 2015
Two actors interacting at a promotional event.

The most famous example in K-ent where the second lead wins the heart of the main lead in real life after losing out in the drama remains Ji Sung and Lee Bo Young. He was paired up with Eugene for Save the Last Dance for Me while she was the batshit crazy second female lead who couldn’t let him go. … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Park Ha Sun, Ryu Soo Young, Two Weeks

Lee Min Ho and Suzy are Confirmed Dating Thanks to Dispatch’s Globetrotting Spy Work

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 22, 2015 by ockoalaMarch 23, 2015
Two fashionable individuals at an airport.

Dispatch just earned its readership quota for the entire year with this globe trotting dating news break. Part of me thinks the two lovebirds in question wanted or didn’t care that they would be caught since this whole thing went down so high profile and high risk. Hallyu superstars Lee Min Ho and Suzy have just become the biggest confirmed … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Lee Min Ho, Suzy

Pretty New Pairing of Seo Kang Joon and Kang Sora for New Tasty Fried Chicken CF

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 22, 2015 by ockoalaMarch 22, 2015
Couple posing in a styled photo shoot.

Now this is an onscreen coupling I can totally see and want happening. Kang Sora and Seo Kang Joon have just been tapped as the pretty and charismatic dining spokescouple for Goobne Chicken to tout their fried chicken. The fried chicken resurgence seems to have finally died down after You From Another Star sent the always popular high calorie tasty … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kang Sora, Seo Kang Joon

Bevy of K-stars to Enlist on March 31st Including Jaejoong, Choi Jin Hyuk, and Maybe Kim Hyun Joong

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 15, 2015 by ockoalaMarch 15, 2015
Three men in stylish formal attire.

So long, farewell, see you guys in less than two years time! March 31, 2015 is turning out to be Enlistment Tuesday, so to speak. I already posted about the tears to come for the Cassies as the end of March rolls around and Jaejoong becomes the first of the DBSK five to depart for military service. Jae is not … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Army, Choi Jin Hyuk, Jaejoong, Kim Hyun Joong, Shindong, Sungmin

Jay Chou and Hannah Quinlivan Hold Third Beach Wedding in Her Native Australia

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 15, 2015 by ockoalaMarch 15, 2015
Couple in stylish blue outfits at sunset.

The third time’s a charm doesn’t apply to marriages quite that way, but it’s less snarky when applied to a third wedding especially if it’s to the same person. Taiwanese superstar Jay Chou completed his globe trotting wedding train to model-actress wife Hannah Quinlivan this past weekend by holding a third wedding banquet in Hannah’s native Australia. The first destination … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Hannah Quinlivan, Jay Chou, Wedding

Elusive Kim Sun Ah Makes Movie Premiere Appearance to Support Good Friend Jang Hyuk

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 14, 2015 by ockoalaApril 30, 2015
Man in glasses and woman in sunglasses smiling

Spotting Kim Sun Ah these days feels like a finding four leaf clover, rare and elusive for someone who even a few years ago was regularly headlining dramas. I don’t know if the parts have dried up for her now that she’s turning forty this year, or she’s simply being picky and waiting for better roles since the quality of dramas have … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Eom Ki Joon, Im Soo Hyang, Kim Sun Ah

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