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Park Eun Bin Transforms into Both Castaway and Diva in New Stills for tvN Drama

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 26, 2023 by ockoalaSeptember 26, 2023
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It’s clear that K-actress Park Eun Bin is top of her age group class among actresses after Extraordinary Attorney Woo, for her next drama Castaway Diva I’ve rarely seen such a solo female-lead centric story and promos for anyone else in that same range. The drama is scheduled for October 2023 in the Sat-Sun time slow after Arthdal Chronicles 2: … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Castaway Diva, Park Eun Bin

Official Poster for Fox Spirit Matchmaker Zhu Ye Chapter with Liu Shi Shi and Zhang Yun Long Reveal Studded Supporting Cast

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 26, 2023 by ockoalaSeptember 25, 2023
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I feel like Liu Shi Shi tends to work in waves and right now she has A Journey to Love with Liu Yu Ning on deck and she’s adding to that with Fox Spirit Matchmaker series second installment the Zhu Ye chapter with male lead Zhang Yun Long. The Yue Hong chapters stars Yang Mi and Gong Jun and has … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Ding Yu Xi, Fox Spirit Matchmaker, Liu Shi Shi, Shen Yue, Wu Xuan Yi, Zhang Yun Long, Zhou Jie Qiong

First Official Preview for Fox Spirit Matchmaker with Yang Mi and Gong Jun Drops Huge Cast and Dreamy Xianxia Visuals

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 25, 2023 by ockoalaSeptember 26, 2023
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So this ought to be airing soon (I hope) as the official preview has been released for Fox Spirit Matchmaker the Yue Hong chapter. Starring Yang Mi and Gong Jun, this chapter predominately red in color and is chock full of Tu Shan clan fox goddesses and deals with their love for mortal men and we all know those pesky … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Fox Spirit Matchmaker, Gong Jun, Yang Mi

Bazaar China Rounds Up 4 of the Top Actors Gong Jun, Xu Kai, Tan Jian Xi, and Luo Yun Xi from the Summer 2023 Drama Season for an Otherworldly Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 25, 2023 by ockoalaSeptember 25, 2023
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One appeal of xianxia dramas is the ethereal and fantasy dreamy visuals complete with gods, goddesses, and sprawling skies, vistas, and dreamscapes. Bazaar China is doing a modern crossed with xianxia-esque visuals with four of the top C-drama leads in this summer’s big batch of released television shows that is so gorgeous. Gong Jun, Tan Jian Ci, Xu Kai, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Gong Jun, Luo Yun Xi, Tan Jian Ci, Xu Kai

Ro Woon and Choi Yi Hyun Spar their Skills as The Matchmaker in First Posters for the KBS Sageuk Drama

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 25, 2023 by ockoalaSeptember 25, 2023
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So idol turned actor Ro Woon is now going to be an actor full time and it’s only fitting that the news comes out when he’s pulling drama double duty. His currently airing drama Destined with You will be followed near seamlessly next month with the sageuk romance drama The Matchmaker (Wedding Battle) where he and female lead Choi Yi … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Choi Yi Hyun, Ro Woon, The Matchmaker, Wedding Battle

C-actress Song Zu Er Under Investigation for Tax Fraud Reportedly Searching for Korean Agency to Sign With

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 24, 2023 by ockoalaSeptember 24, 2023
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The recent resolution of C-actress Yuan Bing Yan‘s tax scandal last week after over a year since news broke that she was under investigation goes to show that there is a lot going on behind the scenes. Yuan Bing Yan has since been ordered to pay back taxes and is all but completely cancelled in C-ent. Recently under tax investigation … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Song Zu Er

Rookie Actor Lee Jung Ha Achieves Breakout as the Young Male Lead in Disney+ Drama Moving After Gaining and Losing 30kg in Method Acting

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 24, 2023 by ockoalaSeptember 24, 2023
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I love a positive breakout story and the male lead of Moving definitely earned it. Young actor Lee Jung Ha went from just starting out his entertainment career with small parts in a few dramas to headlining the buzziest K-drama of 2023. To play bumbling sweet natured fly boy Kim Bong Seok, he put on 30 kgs of weight to … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Jung Ha, Moving

Park Eun Bin Retains Her Singing Dreams as the Castaway Diva in First Teaser for tvN Drama

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 23, 2023 by ockoalaSeptember 23, 2023
Beach scene with "SOS" written in rocks.

I swear that tvN drama Castaway Diva (Diva of the Deserted Island) was one of those still far away dramas but with the first teaser released this weekend it’s coming next month in October. That’s wild but not as wild as the premise that an island bumpkin girl gets lost on an even more deserted island for years and years … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Castaway Diva, Park Eun Bin

Joseon Lee Se Young Finds Her Husband Bae In Hyuk Again in Modern Times in First Teaser for The Story of Widow Park’s Marriage Contract

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 23, 2023 by ockoalaSeptember 23, 2023
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So those who watched the weirdo makjang time-travel drama Lady Durian will get the same whiplash feel for the set up of this upcoming MBC drama The Story of Widow Park’s Marriage Contract. The drama stars Lee Se Young as a Joseon newlywed wife whose husband Bae In Hyuk dies on their marriage night and she gets tossed in a … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bae In Hyuk, Lee Se Young, The Story of Widow Park's Marriage Contract

Netflix Releases Posters and Preview for College Era Romance Drama Doona! with Suzy and Yang Se Jong

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 22, 2023 by ockoalaSeptember 23, 2023
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Netflix has released the first posters and promo teaser for its next K-drama Doona! airing on October 20th. It’s adapted from the webtoon Lee Doo Na! and the exclamation mark just emphasizes the star struck aspect of Suzy‘s female lead who is a top idol that leaves the industry and moves into a college student share housing. Yang Se Jong … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Doona!, Suzy, Yang Se Jong

ENA’s New Drama The Kidnapping Day with Yoon Kye Sang and Child Actress Yu Na Doubles in Ratings by Episode 4 to 3.6% Heralding Another Hit

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 22, 2023 by ockoalaSeptember 22, 2023
Father and daughter in suspenseful moment.

Small cable network ENA continues to deliver little dramas that could and the latest one is The Kidnapping Day, which premiered last week and in four episodes has managed to double its ratings. It started at 1.833% and the most recent episode 4 got 3.605% and in the interim has been racking up buzz and good reviews. Starring Yoon Kye … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged The Kidnapping Day, Yoon Kye Sang, Yu Na

Top Actor Jo In Sung Hits Another Homerun with Moving as His First K-drama in 9 Years Since It’s Okay, It’s Love

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 22, 2023 by ockoalaSeptember 21, 2023
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So I always wondered what reclusive but insanely handsome and talented Won Bin‘s career could be like if he did one drama/movie a decade and just picked the best thing he came across that could tempt him. That is what Jo In Sung has done at least for his drama career and it’s a thing of beauty, every drama he … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jo In Sung, Moving

Overzealous Citizen Pelts Yoo Ah In with Money After His Arrest Warrant Hearing

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 21, 2023 by ockoalaSeptember 22, 2023
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It’s quite fitting that a court hearing for a famous K-star ends up with a moment straight out of a makjang drama. K-actor Yoo Ah In attended court today for the resubmission of an arrest warrant from the South Korean prosecution office. After the three hour hearing, as he was escorted out by authorities, a person ran up to him … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Yoo Ah In

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