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Lee Min Ho for Esquire Korea September Edition and Heirs Officially Commences Filming

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 16, 2013 by ockoalaAugust 16, 2013

Lee Min Ho has spent the Summer traveling around Asia doing various mini-concert fan meetings and it’s likely time well spent for his pocket books and for drumming up interest in his upcoming K-drama Those Who Wear the Crown, Withstand the Weight: The Heirs. It’s been over two years since his last modern drama City Hunter so his fans are likely … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Heirs, Lee Min Ho

Vanness Wu Ties the Knot with His Long-time Girlfriend Arissa

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 16, 2013 by ockoalaAugust 15, 2013

Vanness Wu is seriously gunning for most romantic Taiwanese male entertainer of the year award. On August 13th, which happens to be Chinese Valentine’s Day since its July 7th on the lunar calendar and that is the day the legendary Cow Herder and Weaver Girl can finally meet in the Milky Way, Vanness released a statement that he’s registered his … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Vanness Wu

Jeon Ji Hyun and Kim Soo Hyun Confirmed by SBS Insiders for Man From the Stars

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 15, 2013 by ockoalaAugust 15, 2013

Man, K-ent with its bombshell news cycles just love to screw with my sleep patterns. Before calling it a night, out came the news from Korea that the December SBS drama Man From the Stars has confirmed the long rumored leads in Kim Soo Hyun and Jeon Ji Hyun. As everyone knows by now, this would reunite them from the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jeon Ji Hyun, Kim Soo Hyun, Man From the Stars

Song Seung Heon Considers Adult Rated Sensual K-movie as Next Project

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 15, 2013 by ockoalaAugust 15, 2013

Go ahead, judge me all you want. The appreciation for male beauty needn’t be a shameful thing, as along as its acknowledged thusly and no further validation is added thereto. I’ve wondered why its taken so long since Song Seung Heon started his acting career for him to strip away any pretense that he can act and just let his … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Song Seung Heon

Two Weeks Episode 4 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 15, 2013 by ockoalaAugust 15, 2013

I love that what’s happening in Two Weeks feels very emotional but isn’t actually motivated by the personal. It’s not about revenge or retribution, it’s about the ever present conflict between greed and justice and one very unfortunate Jang Tae San is caught in the middle of it. Unlike recent thriller dramas such as Cruel City and Shark, there isn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Recaps | Tagged Two Weeks

The Elusive Hyun Bin Surfaces at a Samsung UHD Zoo Promotional Event

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 15, 2013 by ockoalaAugust 14, 2013

There has been a sighting of one of those nearly extinct species known as the naturally good looking K-acting god. Hyun Bin, who has chosen as his first post-military project the sageuk movie A King’s Wrath, surfaced this past weekend at a Samsung event in Seoul. Binnie has been a Samsung spokesperson for years now, even before he enlisted in … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Hyun Bin

Park Kwang Hyun Returns to TV with Face-swapping Makjang Daily Ruby’s Ring

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 14, 2013 by ockoalaAugust 14, 2013

Sometimes it takes a whole lotta crazy and some tangential love to get my attention for a drama and by golly the upcoming KBS daily drama Ruby’s Ring hits it out of the park. I’ve been waiting for Park Kwang Hyun to come back to the small screen ever since he was seriously one of the few highlights of Cheongdamdong … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Im Jung Eun, Kim Suk Hoon, Lee So Yeon, Park Kwang Hyun, Ruby's Ring

Two Weeks Episode 3 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 14, 2013 by ockoalaAugust 14, 2013

Over the weekend I was writing the recap for Two Weeks episodes 1 and 2, because this drama is totally jjangbak and it was siren calling me to recap it after it revived my enthusiasm post my disappointment with The Master’s Sun. Alas, I lost my recap in its entirety due to a freak computer outage. Instead of re-writing it when I … Continue reading →

Posted in Recaps | Tagged Two Weeks

Ha Ji Won Signs with Hollywood Agency UTA for her International Career

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 14, 2013 by ockoalaAugust 13, 2013

Looks like the upcoming epic sageuk Empress Ki (formerly known as Hwatu but got its named changed to avoid confusion with the same-name Korean card game) may be the last time we get to see Ha Ji Won in a K-drama for the near future. She recently left her long time agency Wellmade STARM, which I totally support since it was … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Ha Ji Won

Jung So Min Joins SM C&C and Rumored to Join Jang Geun Seok in Beautiful Man

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 13, 2013 by ockoalaAugust 13, 2013

Don’t worry, Jung So Min is not getting married. At least not that anyone’s aware of. I just love her bridal photo spread for a wedding magazine earlier this year and thought this would be the perfect post to use it. Even though she’s not getting hitched, she is getting a new professional home and hopefully with it her career … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jung So Min

Goddess of Fire Episode 14: Tae Do Brings Jung Yi Flowers and Tells Gwanghaegun Not to Distract Her

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 13, 2013 by ockoalaAugust 20, 2013

Heeeeelp me. *weak voice* Save me from this wretched pedestrian boredom. Is there anyone out there writing about Goddess of Fire so I can stop? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? This drama’s ratings are sinking like a rock by the combination of less Tae Do and more Jung Yi-Gwanghaegun snorefest of a romance. I love that Tae Do brought Jung Yi flowers … Continue reading →

Posted in Recaps | Tagged Goddess of Fire

Secret Holds Script Reading with Ji Sung, Hwang Jung Eum, Bae Soo Bin, and Lee Da Hee

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 13, 2013 by ockoalaAugust 12, 2013

I guess it’s a good thing the upcoming KBS drama Secret is a modern story otherwise I can’t imagine how the production would fare if it was a sageuk and there is four weeks remaining before it’s scheduled to premiere after the end of The Blade and Petal. I never procrastinate and it’s actually a pet peeve of mine to … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bae Soo Bin, Hwang Jung Eum, Ji Sung, Lee Da Hee, Secret

King of Lan Ling with Ariel Lin and Feng Shao Feng Premieres this Wednesday

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 12, 2013 by ockoalaAugust 12, 2013

Following along with the casting and filming of the upcoming period C-drama King of Lan Ling since the very beginning has made the wait feel interminable. So either I have prodigious patience I wasn’t aware of or time just flew by this past year because the drama is finally premiering on Wednesday August 14th on four major networks in China … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Ariel Lin, Daniel Chan, Feng Shao Feng, King of Lan Ling

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