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C-ent Insiders Say Song Zu Er Has Possibility of Returning to Industry with Tax Underpayment Rather than Intentional Tax Evasion

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 29, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 28, 2024
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It’s better to know the outcome just to plan the future and now it’s clear for C-actress Song Zu Er what her option(s) are after the tax scandal. The recent news is that she’s had to pay over $300,000 USD in unpaid back taxes but it’s been determined to be missed taxes rather than intentional tax evasion. The latter would … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Song Zu Er

K-actress Jo Boa to Marry Non-celeb Boyfriend in October 2024

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 28, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 28, 2024
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Well it’s certainly double the good tidings for K-actress Jo Boa. She landed the female lead role in the high profile K-drama Knock Off which will air in 2025 and now she’s also landing a new role in her personal life, that of wife. She’s announced her upcoming marriage to a non-celeb boyfriend this October 2024 in Seoul. Obviously even … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Jo Boa, Married

Coupang Play Romance K-drama Cinderella at 2 AM with Shin Hyun Bin and Moon Sang Min Premieres to Decent Reviews

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 28, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 27, 2024
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I like being surprised and this may be one of those low expectation and decent payoff K-dramas that should be appreciated. Coupang Play K-drama Cinderella at 2 AM, which also airs on cable network Channel A, premiered this week and the reception for such a low key drama isn’t bad. The first ratings are 0.628% and the second episode went … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Cinderella at 2 am, Moon Sang Min, Shin Hyun Bin

Yang Zi and Liu Yu Ning in Talks for Female Empowerment Period C-drama Family Business

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 28, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 27, 2024
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So first word on the street is that The Days of Seclusion and Love is being postponed and now Tree of Life (Born to be Alive) is going to be moved to 2025 start as well, which frees up the male and female leads for those dramas to pair up elsewhere. C-ent casting says Yang Zi and Liu Yu Ning … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Family Business, Liu Yu Ning, Yang Zi

Tax Evasion Tip Off Person on the Song Zu Er Scandal Claims She Has Been Confirmed to Owe Back Taxes after Investigation

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 27, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 27, 2024
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There is new development in the C-actress Song Zu Er tax evasion scandal which has been silent for the past year as the authorities were reportedly investigating. Today the person who tipped it off claims to have gotten a call from the tax authorities thanking him for the tip off and sharing that the case has come to a conclusion … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Song Zu Er

TVING Sageuk Drama Chunhwa Love Story Releases First Still of Leads Go Ara and Chang Ryul

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 27, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 27, 2024
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So not only is this drama feel like a random surprise appearance for me, the leading actress also made me do a double take. Sageuk romance Chunhwa Love Story released the first still of leads Go Ara and Chang Ryul this week and I was seriously unable to place that this was even in development. And then I realized the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Chang Ryul, Chunhwa Love Story, Go Ara

Tian Xi Wei’s Next Drama The Days of Seclusion and Love is Put on Hold and She is Angling for the Female Lead in C-drama Adaptation of Gu Man Novel Blazing Sunlight

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 27, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 26, 2024
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There is a change upcoming on C-actress Tian Xi Wei and her drama filming schedule. Production was slated to start in early fall for The Days of Seclusion of Love with her and Liu Yu Ning and now the drama is reportedly on pause due to investor pullout once the budget went up to S level. Her fans are happy … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Tian Xi Wei

Big Budget Space Romance K-drama Where the Stars Gossip with Gong Hyo Jin and Lee Min Ho Confirm First Half of 2025 Airing on tvN Weekends

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 26, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 26, 2024
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There is good news for fans of Gong Hyo Jin and/or Lee Min Ho, their long finished space romance drama Where the Stars Gossip (Ask the Stars) has a confirmed airing network and time slot. The drama will air sometime in the first half of 2025 on tvN in the weekend Sat-Sun period. This makes the most sense for the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Gong Hyo Jin, Lee Min Ho, When the Stars Gossip

Disney+ Announcement Confirms K-drama Knock Off with Kim Soo Hyun will Air in 2025 and that Female Lead is Jo Boa

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 26, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 25, 2024
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I don’t think any of this is a surprise but it’s certainly a welcomed confirmation. The K-drama Knock Off set in the late 90’s onward as a period story of the Korean fashion industry and the counterfeit goods world got mega attention due to the casting of Kim Soo Hyun as the male lead. It was never expected to air … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jo Boa, Kim Soo Hyun, Knock Off

Wu Jin Yan and Jiang Shu Ying Sign on for Double Female Lead Modern Mystery Thriller C-drama

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 26, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 25, 2024
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The drama in question is titled Returning Us (回来的我们 Hui Lai De Wo Men) and appears to have firmed up its two female leads and will be filming shortly. The drama will star Wu Jin Yan and Jiang Shu Ying in a dual female lead role and is described as a thriller type with mystery and melodrama. The plot is … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Jiang Shu Ying, Wu Jin Yan

C-ent Gossip Has He Yu Liu Xie Ning Still Happily Together a Year After Rumor Dating Relationship

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 25, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 26, 2024
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This news crossed my radar last summer but didn’t register but hearing an update now I’m totally invested lol. C-ent gossip has good news for once, with news that actor He Yu and actress Liu Xie Ning are still together and quite happy, a year after tabloids caught them out together, going back to the same building, and generally just … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Dating, He Yu, Liu Xie Ning

Suga of BTS Attends Police Questioning and Releases Handwritten Apology Afterwards

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 25, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 25, 2024
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This has become one of the most overwrought reaction level vis-a-vis the degree of severity for the scandal in quite some time and it’s all due to how famous the star is. When news first broke last week of BTS member Suga and his drunk driving arrest on an electric scooter (moped) and his high BAC level at 0.223% it … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged BTS, Scandal, Suga

Kim Hye Yoon Wraps Up Her Fun Girl 2024 Summer Jetting Off to Taiwan for Fan Meeting

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 25, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 23, 2024
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So Kim Hye Yoon may have more fan meetings and overseas trips on deck but it does feel like summer is coming to a close with all those concerts and trips and events overall for everyone, famous or not. She’s been getting much more media attention than usual thanks to the spring drama success of Lovely Runner and with it … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Hye Yoon

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