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Kim Yoo Jung Glows Up in More Mature Look in BTS Stills for Skincare CF

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 15, 2023 by ockoalaJanuary 14, 2023
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It’s a new year and K-actress Kim Yoo Jung will be back in the small screen in 2023 in one role though it’s a cameo of sorts. She’s in the K-drama Sweet and Spicy Chicken as the female lead but she’s turned into a literal piece of sweet and spicy chicken and needs to be turned back so spends the … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Kim Yoo Jung

Jo Seung Woo Stars in the 2023 Korean Revival of The Phantom of the Opera But the Promos are Missing One Crucial Element

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 15, 2023 by ockoalaJanuary 13, 2023
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Musical The Phantom of the Opera was my entry into the world of stage where it’s been a lifelong love affair. The score and songs remain excellent to this day but once I got older I realized how sus the entire story was haha. Everyone loved the Phantom over lame Raoul but honestly the former was basically groomer/kidnapper. Anyhoo, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Jo Seung Woo

New tvN Sat-Sun Rom-com Crash Course in Romance with Jeon Do Yeon and Jung Kyung Ho Start Off with 4.044% Ratings

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 14, 2023 by ockoalaJanuary 15, 2023
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With the ending of Alchemy of Souls: Light and Shadow the tvN Sat-Sun time slot is going for a light hearted modern rom-com to change up the pace. Taking over is Crash Course in Romance which I legit just forgot about as the casting was perplexing to me from the onset. Starring Jeon Do Yeon and Jung Kyung Ho, she’s … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Crash Course in Romance, Jeon Do Yeon, Jung Kyung Ho

Taecyeon and Won Ji An in Talks for Fantasy Romance KBS K-drama My Heart is Beating

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 14, 2023 by ockoalaJanuary 13, 2023
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Awwww, this sounds like a cute, kooky, and totally fantasy K-drama romance to boot. KBS is planning the K-drama My Heart is Beating which like the title suggests is the romance between a half-vampire and a human. Sounds like a reverse My Roommate is a Gumiho in that the half vampire played by Taecyeon desperately wants to be human and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged My Heart is Beating, Taecyeon, Won Ji An

Park So Dam and Seo In Guk in Talks for Reincarnation K-drama TVING Death’s Game

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 14, 2023 by ockoalaJanuary 13, 2023
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A new K-drama being kicked off, the live action adaptation of webtoon Death’s Game. The lead offers are out to Seo In Guk and Park So Dam so a legit great cast pairing and hopefully they accept as filming is scheduled to start in February. The source webtoon is about a man defeated in work and romance who kills himself … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Death's Game, Park So Dam, Seo In Guk

C-netizens Notice Bea Hayden Has Stopped Following Husband Jacky Heung on Weibo as the Couple Has Not Been Seen Together in Six Months Since His Cheating Scandal

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 13, 2023 by ockoalaJanuary 13, 2023
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Marriages are hard and/or complicated but some just seem like a really long shot to work. Netizens have never seem HK-actor Jacky Heung and TW-actress Bea Hayden‘s union as probable to go the long run due to his past scandals (cheating, drugs) and being a total momma’s boy with rich entertainment honcho parents that coddle his every whim and his … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Bea Hayden, Jacky Heung, Married, Scandal

Kim Ok Bin and Yoo Teo Play Against Type as Classic Bickering Romantic Leads in First Preview Netflix Drama Love to Hate You

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 13, 2023 by ockoalaJanuary 12, 2023
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Sooooooo this looks like either an epic fail or a wildly unexpected surprise. Netflix just dropped the first preview for rom-com K-drama Love to Hate You and I’m just perplexed my entire way through it. Each beat is plucked from all previous antagonist to lovers rom-com capers from contract dating to opposites attract but it’s the starring of Yoo Teo … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Ji Hoon, Kim Ok Bin, Love to Hate You, Yoo Teo

Song Hye Kyo Goes for Sexy and Elegant in February 2023 Edition of Elle Korea

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 13, 2023 by ockoalaJanuary 13, 2023
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K-drama The Glory is about the comeback revenge of the female lead played by Song Hye Kyo but it could stand in for her own comeback revenge as well, on the critics and netizens who thought she didn’t have it in her (ever or now). I just feel like the entire performance is a quiet scream of “I’m back, bitches!” … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Song Hye Kyo

K-movie Adaptation of Award Winning C-film Soulmate with Kim Da Mi, Jeon So Nee, and Byun Woo Seok Prepares to Schedule Premiere Date

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 12, 2023 by ockoalaJanuary 13, 2023
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It’s a bit odd that such a high profile C-movie getting a K-version adaptation just went into production and off the radar. In 2020 it was announced that Soulmate (Qi Yue Yu An Sheng) was getting a K-adaptation starring Kim Da Mi, Jeon So Nee, and Byun Woo Seok. The original was a huge hit in box office and raking … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Byun Woo Seok, Jeon So Nee, Kim Da Mi, Soulmate

Park Bo Gum and Lee Jun Ki Among K-stars Out in Force for First Big Movie Premiere of 2023 in Spy Thriller Phantom

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 12, 2023 by ockoalaJanuary 13, 2023
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I thought maybe this movie was a dud hence it’s early January premiere date but it’s chock full of big name stars and now even more big name stars are out in force to support at the VIP premiere this week. K-thriller movie Phantom is based on the Chinese novel The Sound of the Wind which was adapted to a … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Han Sun Hwa, Jung Woo Sung, Lee Jun Ki, Lee Soon Jae, Minho, Ong Seung Woo, Park Bo Gum, Yoon Kyun Sang

Kim Jung Hyun Struts Back into Im Soo Hyang’s Sunshine and Rainbows Reincarnated Life in New Character Posters for Kokdu: Season of Deity

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 12, 2023 by ockoalaJanuary 12, 2023
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The production team behind the promos for MBC fantasy romance Kokdu: Season of Deity are really going out of their way to highlight the extremes of the two leads. Kim Jung Hyun is the grim reaper on a vacation and here he is strutting his way through the ominous forest looking like a rocker vampire headed to a rave. Then … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Woo Yeon, Dasom, Im Soo Hyang, Kim In Kwon, Kim Jung Hyun, Kokdu: Season of Deity

Thriller K-movie Tyrant Completes Casting of Three Male Leads Cha Seung Won, Kim Kang Woo, and Kim Sun Ho

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 11, 2023 by ockoalaJanuary 12, 2023
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When I heard about the upcoming K-movie Tyrant last year I totally thought it was a sageuk. Turns out it’s a modern action thriller around something called the Tyrant Program, which is being run by the Korean government and once it’s shut down the three male leads are racing to get a hold of the final remnants. The movie star … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Cha Seung Won, Kim Kang Woo, Kim Sun Ho, Tyrant

C-drama Hidden Love with Chen Zhe Yuan and Zhao Lu Si Release New Posters to Celebrate Fastest to Reach 1 Million Reservations on Youku

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 11, 2023 by ockoalaJanuary 10, 2023
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The slow stroll towards the 2023 sometime arrival of modern college era romance C-drama Hidden Love starts off with a milestone this January. Youku announced that the series has over 1 million reservations, viewers interested in watching the drama, and is the fastest to cross that threshold on the platform. Congrats to the production team and leads Chen Zhe Yuan … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chen Zhe Yuan, Hidden Love, Zhao Lu Si

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