Category Archives: Miscellaneous

Show Luo Pisses Off Everyone by Posting 7000 Word Weibo Love Letter Remembrance and Apology to Ex-girlfriend Grace Chow on 520 Love Day

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

As if his habitual and incessant cheating wasn’t enough, TW actor-singer-host Show Luo managed to one-up his own level of douchebaggery today and do so in a way to inflict maximum emotional harm. Show posted a nearly 7000 word (that’s long!) Weibo post complete with pictures titled “Boy and Girl” which earnestly recounted his entire romance with now ex-girlfriend Grace … Continue reading →

Female K-stars Under Fire for Attending Itaewon Birthday Party at Restaurant in Early May 2020 During COVID-19 Resurgence

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

Welp, all the celebs in South Korea better be prepared to give an accounting/explanation/apology for their whereabouts in the last month or so as media and netizens are on a war path. On the heels of news that four male idols in late April 2020 went to Itaewon restaurant and two clubs during COVID-19 situation, today the news is reporting … Continue reading →

K-actress Lee Yeon Hee Announces June 2020 Wedding to Non-celeb Boyfriend

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

Congratulations is in order for K-actress Lee Yeon Hee, who shared a super surprising update on her life this week. She’s getting married next month in June 2020 to a non-celebrity who she wants to spend the rest of her life with. No one even knew she was dating and she’s not been involved in any scandals so she really … Continue reading →

Normalizing South Korea Faces New COVID-19 Spread From One Man Who Went Clubbing in Itaewon Over Weekend and Could Have Infected Hundreds

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

K-ent was also reporting on the public chastisement of idols who were spotting clubbing in Gangnam, Itaewon, and Hongdae, including Kara‘s Gyuri and WINNER member Mino, and reportedly a BTS member as well (though subsequently the original poster has since deleted the post and apologized for it not being true). That’s all fine and dandy for some public chastisement but … Continue reading →

Park Yoochun Sets Up Official China Weibo Account and Releases $75 Photobook

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

The only comfort in this shamelessness is that even the media isn’t covering it with usual glossiness. Disgraced and returned like a zombie South Korean singer-actor Park Yoo Chun has taken his talents to Thailand, Japan, and now China during his “comeback” tour after announcing his retirement from showbiz following a drug use arrest. This week he opened his official … Continue reading →

HK-superstar Gillian Chung Divorces TW Doctor Husband Michael Lai After 14 Months of Marriage

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

I wouldn’t chalk this up to COVID-19 cohabitation friction related split, more like it was bound to happen due to rash and immature getting together in the first place. HK singer Gillian Chung and her Taiwanese doctor husband Michael Lai confirmed their divorce this week, after 14-months of marriage though they did hold a wedding ceremony 6 months prior to … Continue reading →

Choi Ji Woo Shares Picture and Letter Update 2 Weeks Out From Delivering Baby Girl

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

Awwwww, she looks so glowing and happy! K-actress Choi Ji Woo is expecting her first child and has revealed that it’s a little girl in her SNS update this week to fans. She posted a picture of herself likely at a baby shower holding a pink balloon sign that spells out Baby Girl. She wrote a handwritten note that expressed … Continue reading →

Yoona, Lee Seung Gi, and Suzy Take Part in Thanks Challenge Showing Gratitude for First Responders in Covid-19 Crisis

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

K-ent has a new picture challenge and in 24-hours tons of famous stars have participated sincerely by posting really low key every day backdrop pictures to support medical professional first responders facing the COVID-19 crisis. It’s called the Thanks Challenge and stars make a sign language gesture that means respect, as a show of gratitude towards those who work on … Continue reading →

Army Calls Continue as EXO’s Suho Confirms Military Enlistment in May 2020

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

Three in two weeks is a lot or at least curiously bunched together. After Yang Se Jong and Yook Sung Jae, idol Suho of EXO will also be enlisting for his mandatory military service this month in May 2020. He penned a handwritten letter to his fans and hopefully the schism in EXO has died down after some fan backlash … Continue reading →

Yook Sung Jae Confirmed to Enlist for Military Service in May 2020

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

Is it enlistment time because this is the second young actor confirming a May 2020 appointment with the South Korean armed forces. Yook Sung Jae is joining the army on May 11, taking a break from his triple entertainment career advancement in acting, singing, and variety shows. He looks to be walking in Lee Seung Gi‘s footsteps and the two … Continue reading →

Season 5 of Three Meals a Day: Fishing Village Premieres Friday Night to Impressive 9.276% Ratings on tvN

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

Everyone is cooking so much more and many sheltering at home so we’re all in essence living Three Meals a Day, heh. Of course very few are doing so in the backdrop of Fishing Village as the 5th season of the popular variety show premiered this Friday with the reunion of original cast Cha Seung Won, Son Ho Jun, and … Continue reading →

Suzy is the Girl Idol with Most Expensive Home in Seoul at $3.2 Million Followed by Krystal, IU, and Yoona

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

First off, I hope salty commenters will stop and just think of how incredible and commendable it is for these young women to earn their money from their own hard work whether by singing, acting, or doing CFs because of their popularity from singing and acting. This week K-ent variety ran a segment on the girl idol with the most … Continue reading →

K-actor Yang Se Jong to Enlist in the Military Next Month May 2020

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

I really make an effort to post enlistment news because it’s always weird if casual drama viewers suddenly don’t hear about an actor and it’s because that guy has gone off for two years for mandatory military service. It’s Yang Se Jong‘s time next month, he’s enlisting in the army on May 12th so godspeed and be safe young man. … Continue reading →