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Park Seo Joon Goes All In on Chanel Fashion as Brand Spokesperson to Varying Degrees of Success

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 7, 2023 by ockoalaJune 7, 2023
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I guess if Chanel constantly sent me free clothes I would wear it all the time too lol. K-actor Park Seo Joon is a brand spokesperson and in recent months he’s been wearing Chanel a lot and attending most of their events around the world. He’s got a supporting role in the upcoming The Marvels movie so broadening his international … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Park Seo Joon

Seo In Guk Shares Food Support Truck Pics From Set of K-drama Yi Jae Will Die Soon with Park So Dam

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 7, 2023 by ockoalaJune 7, 2023
Young man and woman speaking into branded microphones

So the working title of this K-drama was Death’s Game but now it’s called Yi Jae Will Die Soon haha which is as literal as it gets with the plot. Seo In Guk as the male lead Choi Yi Jae gets multiple chances at life after death and there will be lots of famous male lead cameo’s playing different lives … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Seo In Guk, Yi Jae Will Die Soon

Lee Bo Young and Kim Yoo Mi to Make Cameo Appearances in First Episode of tvN Fantasy Drama See You in My 19th Life

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 7, 2023 by ockoalaJune 7, 2023
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Well this is a nice surprise and adds more excitement to the premiere of upcoming fantasy romance drama See You in My 19th Life. Lead ladies Lee Bo Young and Kim Yoo Mi will be making cameo appearances in the first episode and from the stills they appear to be playing the respective moms to the two leads when each … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Yoo Mi, Lee Bo Young, See You in My 19th Life

Ahn Hyo Seob and Jeon Yeo Bin Capture the Couple in Love Mood in Drama Stills for Netflix Series A Time Called You

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 6, 2023 by ockoalaJune 6, 2023
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So the K-drama remake of hit TW-drama Someone or One Day is coming on Netflix sometime this year and the first set of stills just radiate sweetness and romance galore. The drama is title A Time Called You and puts the time-travel or soul jumping aspect of this story front and center whereas the original has the short and simple … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged A Time Called You, Ahn Hyo Seob, Jeon Yeo Bin, Someday or One Day

South Korean Box Office Has the First Big Hit of 2023 as The Roundup 3: No Way Out Hits 6 Million Tickets in 7 Days

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 6, 2023 by ockoalaJune 6, 2023
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Leave it to grizzly detective Ma Dong Seok and a sequel to ride to the rescue of the South Korean box office. After some handwringing in the industry that the first half of the year hasn’t had a big hit with the only moderate success being The Point Men (Bargaining) in January, this last week’s release of The Roundup 3: … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Ma Dong Seok, The Roundup

Kim Nam Joo, Cha Eun Woo, and Kim Kang Woo Confirmed for Healing Thriller Drama Wonderful World

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 5, 2023 by ockoalaJune 5, 2023
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So I think the best way to approach this weird casting trio is to keep and open mind and a “surprise me!” approach. The leads are set for upcoming K-drama Wonderful World, with Kim Nam Joo, Cha Eun Woo, and Kim Kang Woo. She plays a successful newswoman who loses her young son and cannot deal with the perpetrator getting … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Cha Eun Woo, Kim Kang Woo, Kim Nam Joo, Wonderful World

Daily Drama The Second Husband Leads Uhm Hyun Kyung and Cha Seo Won Announce Real Life Romance with Engagement and Expecting a Baby

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 5, 2023 by ockoalaJune 5, 2023
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Well this is wonderful news and another couple goes from reel to real in K-ent. Actress Uhm Hyun Kyung and actor Cha Seo Won announced this week that they are dating in real life, engaged, and will be getting married next year in May 2024 once Cha Seo Won finishes his military service. But before that, the couple will be … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Baby, Cha Seo Won, Dating, Married, Uhm Hyun Kyung

Kim So Hyun and Minhyun Lead the Script Reading for K-drama My Lovely Liar

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 5, 2023 by ockoalaJune 4, 2023
Actors reading scripts during a table read.

The upcoming tvN drama My Lovely Liar (Korean title Useless Lies) has already started releasing the first drama stills but earlier it released script reading stills that make me wonder what the drama is about because nearly ever star looks intense, perplexed, or slightly amused. It’s definitely not a rom-com lol. Leads Kim So Hyun and Minhyun give off what … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim So Hyun, Minhyun, Useless Lies

Supporting Actor Son Woo Hyun Criticized by Netizens for Once Again Getting Network Coverage in K-drama Happiness Battle After the Gold Spoon Kerfluffle

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 4, 2023 by ockoalaJune 4, 2023
Young man making a peace sign outdoors.

K-actor Son Woo Hyun has been around for over a decade in supporting roles, not even second male lead so it is odd what has happened two dramas in a row. In last year’s Gold Spoon, netizens got upset that he was featured way more than any of the main four leads in video clips posted on the official MBC … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Son Woo Hyun

Dilraba Dilmurat Serves Up Sultry Siren in Rhinestone Adorned Gown at Fashion Event

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 4, 2023 by ockoalaJune 4, 2023
Model in elegant lace dress posing dramatically.

It’s nice to see Dilraba Dilmurat back in full force in promotions, filming drama, and of course attending major fashion and star events. Last week she totally served up edgy and a bit more risque than usual fashion wearing a rhinestone draped light blue mermaid gown that had a faux skin tone mesh panel for more modesty but did look … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Dilraba Dilmurat

Tan Jian Ci Captures the Visual Essence of Both Sides of My Favorite Male Lead Xiang Liu in Upcoming C-drama Lost You Forever

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 4, 2023 by ockoalaJune 4, 2023
Man in traditional clothing walking in snowfall.

So there have been many drama stills released for C-drama Lost You Forever since it filmed last year in 2022 but recently I saw the first still of one of the male leads in his alter-identity and I just have to share it. The nine-headed sea demon General Xiang Liu is my personal favorite male lead in the novel but … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Lost You Forever, Tan Jian Ci

Lee Sung Kyung and Ahn Hyo Seob Bring the Pretty and the Pain in New Stills for Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim 3 After the Big Disaster Scene

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 3, 2023 by ockoalaJune 4, 2023
Emergency rescue scene with emotional expressions.

I’m not even watching Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim 3 but seeing these new drama stills for this weekend’s episodes just stir at the heartstrings. Kudos to leads Ahn Hyo Seob and Lee Sung Kyung for being so visually compatible AND delivering the emotions in pictures alone. I also remember Ahn Hyo Seob for being super tall and slim but either … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Hyo Seob, Lee Sung Kyung, Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim

Park Shin Hye Shares Food Truck Support as She Starts Filming K-drama Dr. Slump in First Post Baby Return

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 3, 2023 by ockoalaJune 4, 2023
Woman speaking at an awards ceremony.

Baby is back! Okay, the baby is actually all grown up and has her own baby lol but Park Shin Hye is still this adorable girl to me after twenty years watching her grow up onscreen. She got married last year to Choi Tae Joon and the two welcoming their first child together around year end. She signed on for … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Dr. Slump, Park Shin Hye

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