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Lee Seung Gi and Jo Boa Part of the 2022 Selection of Exemplary Tax Payers By the Government, Will Serve as Promotional Tax Ambassadors for the Agency

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 6, 2022 by ockoalaMarch 5, 2022
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I always equate the South Korean government good taxpayer awards like when the school hands out perfect attendance prizes and this year 2022’s recipient are clearly a very good boy and girl when it comes to paying their taxes. Lee Seung Gi and Jo Boa are among the around 1000 citizens noted for their good taxpaying habits, and 22 of … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Jo Boa, Lee Seung Gi

K-netizen Posts About Seo Ye Ji and Her Parent’s Selfish Behavior as Neighbors Living in the Same Villa Complex, Her Side Explains an Apology was Delivered and the Parents Have Moved Out Now

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 3, 2022 by ockoalaMarch 3, 2022
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Well this came out of nowhere, or at least I thought the negative news associated with K-actress Seo Ye Ji was all in the past. This week K-ent reported on a post of a resident of a villa complex who claimed that Seo Ye Ji’s parents and herself were really rude neighbors. The post said Seo Ye Ji’s parents put … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Seo Ye Ji

Divorce Rumors Hit Both Liu Shi Shi and Tang Yan on Heel of C-actress Divorces with Angelababy, Yang Mi, and Zhao Li Ying

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 2, 2022 by ockoalaMarch 1, 2022
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Sometimes I feel that relationships can doom itself, if there are just too many naysayers and also a constant stream of feedback from the outside world. It needn’t be only for famous people, even relatives and friends can talk a relationship to a self-fulfilling demise. The recent years’ spate of C-ent divorces has netizens and C-ent paying extra attention to … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Liu Shi Shi, Luo Jin, Nicky Wu, Tang Yan

K-ent Reporter Explains the Criticism of Ryu Jun Yeol’s Real Estate Speculation Profit is Due to the Massive Leverage and Also Contravening the Public Image that He Didn’t Care About Monetary Trappings

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 1, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 28, 2022
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A really good article came out this week explaining in detail why K-netizens are criticizing K-actor Ryu Jun Yeol and why that criticism is valid despite him doing nothing illegal. Last week it was revealed that Ryu Jun Yeol’s personal company with his mom as the managing director bought a house in Seoul with a 90% mortgage and then rebuilt … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Ryu jun Yeol

Kim Hyun Joong Tells Fans at His Recent Concert that He’s Getting Married to a Non-celeb Girlfriend

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 1, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 28, 2022
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Well guess who is back in the K-news this weekend. I honestly had no clue if he was retired from showbiz or still trying to earn a living as an idol/singer but it was clearly the latter because Kim Hyun Joong recently held a concert for his fans. Who woulda thunk he still had fans after a prolonged scandal involving … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Hyun Joong

K-actress Seo Ye Ji Issues Formal Statement and Apology for Her Past Scandal, Blames it on Her Immaturity, Promises to Be Better Going Forward

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 27, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 27, 2022
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On the heel of a production team member on upcoming K-drama Eve speaking to reporters about how leading lady Seo Ye Ji‘s still silence on her scandal from last year would be problematic for the drama when it came time to promote, a day later Seo Ye Ji issued her first statement on the scandal. It was an apology but … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Seo Ye Ji

Song Kang and IU Tops K-netizens Poll of Male and Female Star Most Suitable for Spring, Followed by Jimin of BTS and Han So Hee

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 25, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 25, 2022
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Much has been discussed about how K-actor Song Kang has become the It Boy the last two years and especially on Netflix where all his recent dramas have streamed. Agencies and production companies can push him for sure but it sure seems K-netizens are really warming/warmed to him. This week there was a new poll of K-netizens on the topic … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Han So Hee, IU, Jimin, Song Kang

Ryu Jun Yeol Trends on K-search as the Netizens Castigate Him for Alleged Real Estate Speculation with Substantial Profit

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 25, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 26, 2022
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Ooof, this is no good for Ryu Jun Yeol‘s reputation, and in K-ent a good reputation once stained is harder to scrub clean and netizens really want their stars to have spotless behavioral backgrounds. K-actor Ryu Jun Yeol is trending all over Korean search sites today after news broke that he may have engaged in frowned upon real estate speculation. … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Ryu jun Yeol

K-ent Hit with More COVID-19 Positives in Park Seo Joon, Shin Hye Sun, Lee Jun Young, and Rising Young Actor Yoon Chan Young

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 24, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 24, 2022
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When my bae Lee Seung Gi got COVID-19 last week, culminated from weeks of many idols, variety stars, musical performers, and actor/actresses all getting it, I thought that may be the peak but looks like there is a mountain even higher. Today K-ent is reporting that multiple big name to buzzy young stars have tested positive. First comes Park Seo … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Lee Jun Young, Park Seo Joon, Shin Hye Sun, Yoon Chan Young

Yoo Seung Ho in Talks to Join YG as His New Agency After Successive Underwhelming Dramas in a Row

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 21, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 22, 2022
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On one hand, K-actor Yoo Seung Ho is still young at 30 years old Korean age (28 in western age), but then he’s been in the industry for two decades now and I still wonder why he can’t get better projects. It’s like all this potential unable to be properly tapped. K-ent is reporting that Yoo Seung Ho, who announced … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Yoo Seung Ho

K-ent Reporting that Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin Will Hold Outdoor Wedding at Luxurious Seoul Walkerhill Hotel in March 2022

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 21, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 20, 2022
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Top stars and engaged couple Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin announced earlier this month that they are tying the knot next month in March 2022, and their agencies confirmed it but said it would be a private wedding. Some celebs hold so-called public weddings where the news reporters can interview them beforehand and even post pictures from the ceremony. … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Hyun Bin, Married, Son Ye Jin, Wedding

Jang Geun Seok’s Mother is Denied Her Appeal for 2021 Tax Evasion Conviction Connected with Former TreeJ Agency

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 20, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 20, 2022
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Hopefully this closes the door with fines to be paid and time served. This week it was revealed that Jang Geun Seok‘s mother, who was investigated for tax evasion, tried and convicted last year in 2021, has lost her appeal of that conviction. It stemmed from the underreporting of income earned by Jang Geun Seok through his Japanese activities and … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Jang Geun Seok

C-netizens Unanimously Excoriate C-actor Zhang Yu Jian as He and C-actress Wife Janice Wu Confirm Divorce a Year After Valentine’s Day Announcement of Marriage

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 15, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 15, 2022
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It was not a happy Valentine’s Day 2022 in the Zhang-Wu family as news broke in C-ent that married acting couple and former drama costars Zhang Yu Jian and Janice Wu (Wu Qian) have divorced. They confirmed their relationship and marriage during last year’s Valentine’s Day but were together since working on the C-drama Le Coup de Foudre in 2019. … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Baby, Divorce, Janice Wu, Married, Wu Qian, Zhang Yu Jian

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