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Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin Release Radiantly Happy Wedding Pictorial and Ties the Knot Today March 31st in Seoul

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 30, 2022 by ockoalaMarch 30, 2022
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Goals. That’s it. I can’t muster up too much more beyond these two are reel and real goals in visuals and life match. Today on March 31, 2022, top Korean stars Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin got married in a lavish private ceremony in Seoul surrounded by family and friends. They claimed to have fallen in love filming mega … Continue reading →

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

Another Round of COVID-19 Hits K-ent Leading Men with Junho, Lee Jong Hyuk, and Seo In Guk Testing Positive

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 30, 2022 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2022
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Another round of multiple positives from K-ent in the never ending COVID-19 pandemic. This time it’s three drama leading men all confirming on the same day and with it multiple projects are halting filming. Junho tested positive as did Lee Jong Hyuk and Seo In Guk. Their respective agencies all confirmed the stars are multiple vaxxed and just recovering at … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Junho, Lee Jong Hyuk, Seo In Guk

Barbie Hsu and DJ Koo Register Marriage in Taiwan After He Finishes 10 Day Quarantine and the Couple Reunites in Person

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 29, 2022 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2022
Man in green jacket, woman in black dress.

The most “ripped from a drama script” celeb relationship news of 2022 so far has taken another formal step forward. TW-actress Barbie Hsu (Da S) and South Korean musician DJ Koo (Koo Jun Yup) registered their marriage in Taiwan this Monday morning, capping a wild three week news coverage of their rekindled romance. The couple announced their marriage three weeks … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Barbie Hsu, Dating, DJ Koo, Married, Wedding

Ruby Lin Basks in the Success of TW-drama Light the Night as Star and Producer with New Couple Pics with Husband Wallace Huo

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 28, 2022 by ockoalaMarch 28, 2022
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I was curious about TW-drama Light the Night when it was announced two years ago because HOMG it was a wild star-studded cast of basically a who’s who of Taiwan entertainment. Multiple leading ladies and leading men with a story set in the 1980’s red light district of Taipei with plenty of intrigue and emotional heft. Then it was released … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Ruby Lin, Wallace Huo

TW-star Couples Roy Qiu and Tiffany Ann Hsu, Chris Wu and Ivy Shao Make First Together Appearances at Wedding of Film Director of Precinct No. 9

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 27, 2022 by ockoalaMarch 26, 2022
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The COVID-19 pandemic is still on a spike in East Asian countries and Taiwan has loosened some restrictions to resume large scale gatherings so here comes the third rescheduled but finally happened wedding of film director Wang Ding Lin and actress Julie Ting. They joked that one of their groomsmen actor Roy Qiu, who starred in the director’s Precinct No. … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Chris Wu, Ivy Shao, Roy Qiu, Tiffany Hsu

Veteran K-actor Kim Yong Gun Confirms Paternity of Baby Born of His Longtime Girlfriend and Will Add to Family Registry

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 16, 2022 by ockoalaMarch 16, 2022
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Okay, the best part of this story is that it’s straight out of a weekend makjang and also it has spawned the meme “43 year old Ha Jung Woo gets baby brother”. Veteran K-actor Kim Yong Gun has confirmed that he is a new dad again, at the age of 75 years old. His much younger girlfriend of a 13-years … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Yong Geun

TW-star Couple Annie Chen and George Hu Make First Couple Event Appearance Since Engagement Announcement at Cartier in Taipei

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 11, 2022 by ockoalaMarch 11, 2022
Couple posing at a jewelry display event.

This couple appearance in a public event would have made more waves but for all of TW-ent waiting for the fireworks to start 10 days from now when Korean singer DJ Koo leaves quarantine to go pick up his new wife Barbie Hsu and maybe encounter Barbie’s enraged mom with a raised pan waiting outside her apartment. Yes, TW-ent does … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Annie Chen, Dating, George Hu

No New Thirty Nine Episodes Airing this Week as South Koreans Went to the Poll on Wednesday and Elected a New President with a Ruling Party Change

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 9, 2022 by ockoalaMarch 9, 2022
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This week Wed-Thurs will have no new K-dramas or shows airing due to the high profile real life event that is the South Korean presidential election. Thirty Nine is the biggest name drama to get a preemption but between the war in Ukraine, economic woes domestically, spiking COVID-19 cases, and two new dudes up for president I can’t see the … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Election

Veteran Korean Music Star DK Joo Shocks K-ent and TW-ent with Announcement of Marriage to Barbie Hsu Just 4 Months After Her Divorce

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 7, 2022 by ockoalaMarch 7, 2022
Two individuals posing beside colorful artwork.

Okay, these two either went “Hold My Beer” around the other star relationship news recently or they are legit starring in their own K-drama. I hope its the latter but also realize it doesn’t matter, folks who are rich and famous usually figure it out for better or for worse. A twin shock was dropped on K-ent and TW-ent on … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Barbie Hsu, Da S, DJ Koo, Married

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
Woman in black turtleneck and gray skirt.

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
Collage of dramatic scenes and fashion display.

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
Young man in stylish gray jacket.

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

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