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Roy Qiu Confirms Break Up with Tang Yan at Drama Press Conference for Wine Beauty

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 2, 2013 by ockoalaMarch 2, 2013

Just days after Roy Qiu went through a potential romance with Tia Li (he shot that down as pure media conjured nonsense) and a break up with never-confirmed girlfriend Tang Yan, he showed up with his co-stars Li Sheng and Myolie Wu at a press conference for their upcoming modern C-drama Wine Beauty (official English title). After Tang Tang’s assistant … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Li Sheng, Myolie Wu, Roy Qiu, Wine Beauty

Shin Mina Shines with Style in Star1 Magazine

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 2, 2013 by ockoalaMarch 2, 2013

Shin Mina is such an endorsement queen in Korea that it’s not surprising she’s not in more movies or dramas. I don’t have a problem with her trove of endorsement deals since she’s a completely winning model, with legs that seemingly go on forever and dimples that fairly mesmerize the viewer into heeding her siren’s call and go out and … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Shin Mina

Oguri Shun in Costume Fitting for Rich Man, Poor Woman SP

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 1, 2013 by ockoalaMarch 1, 2013

He’s baaaack! After successfully carrying on a long distance relationship and wooing his poor woman, this rich man is finally returning to the small screen to delight us all again with more of his quirky antics. Rich Man, Poor Woman had a relatively successful run last Summer and enough of a fan base that the network announced in December that … Continue reading →

Posted in J-doramas | Tagged Oguri Shun, Rich Man Poor Woman

That Winter, The Wind Blows Episode 6 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 1, 2013 by ockoalaMarch 1, 2013

That Winter, The Wind Blows is so beautiful its like a Winter watercolor painting come to life. But for some reason it leaves me cold when I watch it. This is rather apropos for the title, but not good for making me addicted. A melodrama needs to hook my heart to care about its central conflict for it to work. … Continue reading →

Posted in Recaps | Tagged That Winter The Wind Blows

Park Shi Hoo Appears at the Police Station for Interview on the Rape Allegations

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 1, 2013 by ockoalaMarch 1, 2013

On March 1 Park Shi Hoo showed up at the Seoul Seobu (Western) Police Station for his interview summons after police denied his latest lawyer’s request to transfer the case to the Gangnam Police Station. His lawyer stated that Park Shi Hoo is complying with the summons to get this matter resolved as quickly as possible since dragging it on … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Park Shi Hoo

Lee Wan Pairs up with Noona Kim Tae Hee for PNS Campaign

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 28, 2013 by ockoalaFebruary 24, 2013

I think its harder for female actresses to attain A-list stardom than it is for men. The glass ceiling in every industry exists in entertainment, and in K-ent its especially hard for women because they need to have a pure good girl image for the ahjummas to want as daughter-in-laws, but then also subtly exude sexual charisma for the men … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Tae Hee, Lee Wan

Lee Dong Wook and Song Ji Hyo Lead Script Reading for Mandate of Heaven

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 28, 2013 by ockoalaMarch 2, 2013

An sageuk bonanza is coming soon so if you’re not a viewer of sageuks I suggest getting prepped to checking them out. I love sageuks, my first K-drama ever was a 55-episode sageuk, but lately nothing from that genre has been able to hook me. I’m hoping that’ll change starting next month onward because a deliciously meaty sageuk is always … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Dong Wook, Mandate of Heaven, Song Ji Hyo, Yoon Jin Yi

First Official Stills of the Drama Adaptation of Hua Xu Yin with Yuan Hong and Kevin Cheng

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 28, 2013 by ockoalaFebruary 24, 2013

I know I promised to write about period C-novel Hua Xu Yin but I’ve really been so swamped with everything going on it keeps getting pushed back. The good news is that the first official stills are out of the drama adaptation called The City of Devastating Love. I’ve said before that the story is being changed significantly in its … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Hua Xu Yin, Jiang Xin, Kevin Cheng, Yuan Hong

Kim Bum is Flying High with New Drama, Movie, and Elle Korea Photospread

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 27, 2013 by ockoalaFebruary 27, 2013

Kim Bum is really on a roll right now with his acting career. I can safely say he’s been making all the right decisions since he broke out with East of Eden playing the younger version of Song Seung Heon. He was one of the Korean F4 in Boys Before Flowers, he pulled a Yoo Seung Ho in Missing You … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Kim Bum

Rumors Swirl of a Possible Love Triangle with Tia Li, Roy Qiu, and Tang Yan

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 27, 2013 by ockoalaFebruary 27, 2013

Looks like there is trouble brewing in the never-confirmed romance between Roy Qiu and C-actress Tang Yan, and its in the form of the very similar in style Tia Li. I’ve long accepted that Roy has a type and its totally not the type I like for him but I’m cool with my guys dating as they like. Roy has … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Roy Qiu, Tang Yan, Tia Li

Ji Hyun Woo Headlines Military Musical The Promise

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 27, 2013 by ockoalaFebruary 22, 2013

While I’ve posted recently about upcoming discharges such as Im Joo Hwan and Kim Jae Wook, not to mention Rain is making news for managing to get himself a girlfriend in popular actress Kim Tae Hee while he is still in the army (what can I say, guy’s got game), there are quite a few entertainers serving their duty in … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Ji Hyun Woo

Ethan Ruan and Tiffany Hsu Share their Happiness with Fans

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 26, 2013 by ockoalaFebruary 22, 2013

I hope these two walk down the red carpet and put a ring on their five year relationship soon, because it’s sure to be the most high profile Taiwanese celebrity wedding of this new century and every single Taiwanese celebrity will be in attendance. Ethan Ruan jetted to Milan right after he was released from serving a year of mandatory … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Chris Wang, Ethan Ruan, Tiffany Hsu

Flower Boy Next Door Episode 16 Baby Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 26, 2013 by ockoalaMarch 13, 2013

Flower Boy Next Door successfully wrapped up its too short 16-episode run with a satisfying and meaningful conclusion to the journey. Lessons were learned, laughter and tears flowed aplenty, and by the end I was smiling from ear-to-ear even as I already felt a whift of nostalgia that this is the end. I’m glad I kept the faith because the … Continue reading →

Posted in Recaps | Tagged Flower Boy Next Door

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