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Hyeri Issues Apology for Her Instagram Post After Ryu Jun Yeol and Han So Hee Dating News

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 18, 2024 by ockoalaMarch 18, 2024
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I don’t know why Hyeri needs to issue an apology or anything at all, girl has done nothing wrong. But in K-ent she probably feels pressure for having causing scrutiny on the situation, i.e. creating a scene so to speak. She issued an apology today for creating a situation from her Instagram post after rumors of Ryu Jun Yeol and … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Hyeri, Ryu jun Yeol

Han So Hee Turns Instagram Private After Confirmation of Relationship with Ryu Jun Yeol and Dispatch Releases Pictures Taken in Hawaii

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 18, 2024 by ockoalaMarch 17, 2024
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This is one case where Dispatch got PWNED by a Japanese tourist lol. The tabloid was clearly in Hawaii and staking out Han So Hee and Ryu Jun Yeol, enough to get these clear and pretty close-up shots of the two that are hard to deny they definitely spent time together there. But before these pictures could be released a … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Han So Hee, Ryu jun Yeol

Episode 4 of Queen of Tears Reaches 12.985% Ratings as the Reveal of a Lost Pregnancy Throws Even More Poignancy on the OTP

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 17, 2024 by ockoalaMarch 17, 2024
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So watching the Queen of Tears is like reading a brilliantly paced novel where the story is good but the way it’s being told is even better. Episode 4 stormed the rating barricades delivering 12.985% which is astonishing in the speed of this drama’s hook, line, and sinker. The last big K-drama hit Reborn Rich got to over 11% in episode … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Ji Won, Kim Soo Hyun, Queen of Tears

Yu Shu Xin’s Team Researched Top Korean Idol Jang Won Young’s Makeup and Outfits and Will be Using it on Her Next Image Transition

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 17, 2024 by ockoalaMarch 16, 2024
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So this week C-actress Yu Shu Xin shared a new photoshoot and debuted a very spring vibe. Her outfitting team is apparently going for a very specific look, that of top Korean idol Jang Won Young and her distinct makeup and dressing vibe. I don’t follow K-pop but everyone has heard of how popular Jang Won Young is and seen … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Yu Shu Xin

Zhao Lu Si and Liu Yu Ning Finish Filming Big Budget Tang Dynasty C-drama The Legend of Jewelry

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 17, 2024 by ockoalaMarch 16, 2024
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So we likely won’t see this C-drama until 2025 but I’m hopeful the ample post-production time will deliver a stellar visual product, on top of hoping the script and directing is good. The Legend of Jewelry finished its 5 month shoot this week and the cast led by leads Zhao Lu Si and Liu Yu Ning celebrated with a wrap … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Liu Yu Ning, The Legend of Jewelry, Zhao Lu Si

Queen of Tears Episode 3 Rises to 9.594% as the Story Continues to Unveil Emotional Layers and Dangerous Intrigue

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 16, 2024 by ockoalaMarch 16, 2024
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So I’ll use the big romance drama hit of the last few years Crash Landing on You for comparison since it’s written by the same screenwriter Park Ji Eun as currently airing tvN drama Queen of Tears. Today’s episode 3 hit 9.594% ratings and Crash didn’t break 9% until episode 6, so this gives a glimpse of the runway to … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Ji Won, Kim Soo Hyun, Queen of Tears

Wuxia C-drama Tales of Dark River Confirms Gong Jun and Chang Hua Sen as Male Leads But Still Cannot Sign a Female Lead

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 16, 2024 by ockoalaMarch 16, 2024
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So this is a high profile IP project for the C-drama Tales of Dark River adapted from the same name novel and anime. It’s a wuxia and assassin tale with a strong male lead character and will be starring Gong Jun in the lead role. Now the second male lead is confirmed as fast rising young fresh faced Chang Hua … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chang Hua Sen, Gong Jun, Tales of Dark River

Son Ho Jun and Gong Seung Yeon Alleged to Have Been Dating for Two Years

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 16, 2024 by ockoalaMarch 15, 2024
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So this is both a sweet and funny in timing dating confirmation. Acting stars Son Ho Jun and Gong Seung Yeon are alleged to have been dating, for two whole years actually. I don’t know if a tabloid was about to out them but the timing couldn’t have been better for releasing the information to have it skate under the … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Gong Seung Yeon, Son Ho Jun

Han So Hee Posts on Her Blog Revealing Relationship with Ryu Jun Yeol, Apologizing to Hyeri for Immature Response, and His Agency Confirms Afterwards

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 15, 2024 by ockoalaMarch 15, 2024
Trio wearing formal black and striped suits

Welp this has indeed turned messy, at least for K-ent standards. The J-tourist alleged sighting of Ryu Jun Yeol and Han So Hee flirting in Hawaii has now indeed been confirmed as the two are dating. Han So Hee went first by posting on her personal blog a very long message to her fans (translated below). She admitted the relationship, … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Han So Hee, Hyeri, Ryu jun Yeol

The Ryu Jun Yeol-Han So Hee Allegedly Dating Story Gets No Comment From Either Agency and an SNS Post From Ex-girlfriend Hyeri

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 15, 2024 by ockoalaMarch 15, 2024
Two formally dressed individuals posing against posters

So the news for the last 24-hours in South Korean entertainment has been the alleged Ryu Jun Yeol and Han So Hee are dating rumors. A Japanese tourist in Hawaii claims to have seen them by the pool in side-by-side lounge chairs flirting with each other and that it was being talked about at the hotel as top gossip. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Han So Hee, Hyeri, Ryu jun Yeol

Fan Cheng Cheng and Zhao Jin Mai in Talks for Youth Romance C-drama Cherry Amber

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 15, 2024 by ockoalaMarch 14, 2024
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So I first heard this drama adaptation of the novel Cherry Amber two years ago when it was rumored to star Zhao Lu Si with either Wu Lei or Chen Zhe Yuan as the male lead. Since then it’s more of a smaller budget production and this week is back on the casting circuit with news that it’s being offered … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Cherry Amber, Fan Cheng Cheng, Zhao Jin Mai

Pan Yue Ming and Dylan Wang Start Filming Thriller C-drama Light in the Night But C-netizens Not Happy with the Equal Billing

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 14, 2024 by ockoalaMarch 14, 2024
Two men posing with red envelopes.

A new C-drama has kicked off filming called Light in the Night (Confessions in the Dark) with veteran Pan Yue Ming and younger actor Dylan Wang. It’s the classic formula of grizzled cop with fresh eager newbie in an investigative series. The two male leads apparently have equal billing but Pan Yue Ming’s name is first in last name alphabetical … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Dylan Wang, Light to the Night, Pan Yue Ming

Established Drama Lead Actors and Actress Discuss Lack of Script Offers and Drastic Drop Off in K-dramas Being Produced in 2024 So Far

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 14, 2024 by ockoalaMarch 14, 2024
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Is this the beginning of the end, or the start of a new world? I’ve been seeing the decrease in K-dramas being produced and the drop in ratings on terrestrial and cable networks for the last decade, but an uptick when the streaming platforms in the last few years got into producing their own K-dramas. But now even that has … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Go Hyun Jung, Han Ye Seul, Kim Ha Neul, Kim Ji Seok, Lee Jang Woo

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