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Song Hye Kyo and Writer Kim Eun Sook Lead the Cast of The Glory in Second Press Conference Ahead of Part 2 Premiere this Friday March 10th

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 9, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 9, 2023
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Kyaaaaaa, it’s here! Okay, maybe not for another few hours for some of us not yet crossed into March 10th but this Friday is the global release of Part 2 of The Glory, the Netflix hit K-drama which premiered Part 1 on December 31st to end last year with a bang. I’m still on the fence over the decision to … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Song Hye Kyo, The Glory

Kim Hyo Jin Joins Park Eun Bin in Diva of the Deserted Island Playing the Has Been Diva

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 9, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 8, 2023
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I’m thrilled to see K-actress Kim Hyo Jin back to regular acting rotation, after she married Yoo Ji Tae in 2011 she retired from the public eye for basically 8 years with sporadic smaller projects but since 202 has been back to doing like 1 drama a year. For 2023 she’s joining Park Eun Bin in the upcoming second chance … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Diva of the Deserted Island, Kim Hyo Jin, Park Eun Bin

Young Rising Actors Lee Chae Min and Roh Jeong Eui Confirmed for Netflix Original High School Romance and Suspense Drama Hierarchy

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 9, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 9, 2023
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I do love that Netflix produced K-dramas run a wide gamut of genre but it definitely should always do a high school age drama or movie consistently because it’s usually lower budget but has a built in audience. The streaming platform is coming out with a romance and suspense high school drama called Hierarchy and has signed on rising young … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hierarchy, Lee Chae Min, Roh Jeong Eui

K-actress Kim Sae Ron Attends First Court Hearing for Her Drunk Driving Arrest Asking for the Judge’s Mercy

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 8, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 8, 2023
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K-actress Kim Sae Ron was a legit phenom when she debuted and over the last decade continued to get top projects both movie and drama and never seemed to have any indication she would do something so utterly immature, irresponsible, and illegal. She was arrested last year for drunk driving at 7 in the morning after crashing her uber luxury … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Sae Ron

Park Min Young, Na In Woo, Lee Yi Kyung, and Song Ha Yoon Sign Up for Second Chance Revenge and Romance Drama Please Marry My Husband

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 8, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 8, 2023
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So it’s nice to see a drama line up the cast and actually provide a meaningful synopsis to assess whether it sounds good or not. A new K-drama is coming adapted from an online novel titled Please Marry My Husband. Park Min Young will play a woman who finds out she has cancer AND that her husband is cheating on … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Yi Kyung, Na In Woo, Park Min Young, Please Marry My Husband, Song Ha Yoon

C-netizens Revive the Long Acknowledged Rumored First Love Relationship of Yang Yang and Li Qin Over a Decade Ago in New Pics of Fresh Faced Couple

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 8, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 7, 2023
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It’s fun to look at childhood/younger pictures especially of stars that have a certain look now and folks may not be aware of their much early debut vibes. This week Yang Yang and Li Qin are in the news together thanks to C-netizens circulating and reviving the long ago rumored relationship between the two. They worked together in the 2010 … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Li Qin, Yang Yang

Ji Chang Wook Joins Jeon Do Yeon in Police Action Movie Revolver

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 7, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 7, 2023
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Well it looks like another similar-age colleague of Jung Kyung Ho is signing up for a chance to work with big screen legend Jeon Do Yeon. K-ent is reporting that Ji Chang Wook will be the male lead for the movie Revolver which has already confirmed Jeon Do Yeon as the female lead. It’s about an ex-cop who plows forward … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Jeon Do Yeon, Ji Chang Wook, Revolver

Park Seo Joon Turns into a Stylish Chanel Ahjumma Attending Fashion Show in Paris

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 7, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 7, 2023
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I know Park Seo Joon has no choice as a Chanel brand ambassador than to wear what is given him but goodness this is one hot mess of a look on one normally very hot man. This week was the Chanel fashion show in Paris and K-actor Park Seo Joon added his presence to the list of famous face attendees … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Park Seo Joon

IU Transforms into a 2023 Spring Princess in New Jewelry CF

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 7, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 5, 2023
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My area has been under a once a decade, maybe once every two decades, cold spell this late winter season which I like the change of pace but makes me look forward to spring every more. Seeing new CF stills of IU rocking the Pretty in Pink look warms me up and gives me ideas on some spring looks to … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged IU

2023 K-ent Global Survey of Favorite K-drama Has Every Country Picking Squid Game Except Japan with Winter Sonata Top of the List

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 6, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 5, 2023
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Ahahaha, this is so funny and kinda adorbs as well, that a K-drama from TWO DECADES ago is still the favorite of one country and it’s not even the country where it’s from! This week a new K-ent poll was released conducted globally asking viewers from countries around the world their favorite Korean stuff. On the list was of course … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Winter Sonata

Han So Hee Adds to her Incredibly Large CF Portfolio with Soju Brand Switching to Her from Jennie of Blackpink

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 6, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 5, 2023
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K-actress Han So Hee is hands down the biggest acting breakout in the last few years, going to true unknown in her first few dramas to one of the biggest buzz and CF hauls in a short period of time. Good for her, and doing so with keeping a strong individual personality and look in homogenized South Korea. This week … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Han So Hee

Park Shin Hye, Park Hyung Sik, and Yoon Park Sign Up for Upcoming jTBC Drama Doctor Slump

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 6, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 5, 2023
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Okay, this drama sounds totally primed for adorableness but then again a similar sounding drama Law Cafe turned out to be a dud. jTBC is prepping Doctor Slump for later this year with leads Park Shin Hye and Park Hyung Sik, and now adding on second male lead Yoon Park. It’s about two former high school classmate top student rivals … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Doctor Slump, Park Hyung Sik, Park Shin Hye, Yoon Park

Crash Course in Romance Has Unexpectedly Satisfying Ending as Ratings Set New Record of 17.038% as Highest Cable Rom-com Drama of All Time

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 5, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 5, 2023
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A new rom-com ratings champ has formally been crowned as tvN weekend drama Crash Course in Romance ends its run with a record high 17.038% ratings. It’s also the 10th highest cable drama of all time bumping off Under the Queen’s Umbrella from the 10th spot and sitting right under Queen Cheorin in 9th. Despite fully rolling my eyes in … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Crash Course in Romance

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