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C-actress Bai Lu Apologizes for Interview 4 Years Ago for The Legends when She Referred to Her Own Female Lead Character as a Female Dog

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 25, 2023 by ockoalaApril 24, 2023
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Alrighty, this is what I call a case of speaking too fast and being not well learned enough to make the wrong analogy lol. C-actress Bai Lu issued a formally apology over the weekend when her interview 4 years ago from 2019 was unearthed when she was asked about the romance in her then airing C-drama The Legends (Zhao Yao) … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Bai Lu, The Legends

Hwang In Yeop and Jung Chae Yeon Sign on for the K-drama Remake of Hit C-drama Go Ahead with Tang Song Yun and Song Wei Long

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 25, 2023 by ockoalaApril 24, 2023
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I didn’t think this C-drama would be up for a K-remake but now that it’s happening I can totally see it being worthwhile. Family C-drama Go Ahead (In the Name of the Family) with Tan Song Yun (Seven Tan) and Song Wei Long is getting a Korean drama version later this year and the leads will be Jung Chae Yeon … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Go Ahead, Song Wei Long, Tan Song Yun

Xianxia Romance Drama Back From the Brink with Young Leads Hou Ming Hao and Zhou Ye Scheduled for Premiere Following Till the End of the Moon

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 24, 2023 by ockoalaNovember 15, 2024
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Youku is following up xianxia C-drama Till the End of the Moon with Luo Yun Xi and Bai Lu with a kinda younger version of the same tortured fated love xianxia drama Back From the Brink with Hou Ming Hao and Zhou Ye I checked out the promos to see if it’s up my alley. Zhou Ye got her big … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Back From the Brink, Hou Ming Hao, Zhou Ye

Nam Joo Hyuk Reportedly Met with Bullying Accuser But Both Side Remains at Impasse with No Resolution on What Happened

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 24, 2023 by ockoalaApril 24, 2023
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K-actor Nam Joo Hyuk is currently in the military and his departure came at a comparatively messy time in his career following allegations that he was a school yard bully from one accuser last year. Nam Joo Hyuk has denied the accusations and the accuser remains committed to the allegations. This week K-ent is reporting that the two actually met … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Nam Joo Hyuk

Lee Je Hoon Confirmed for MBC Drama Chief Inspector 1963 Reviving Hit Drama From the 1970s/1980s

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 24, 2023 by ockoalaApril 23, 2023
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The success of Taxi Driver 2, even higher than the original season, has given Lee Je Hoon another leveling up in his already successful leading man career and he’s next taking his talents back to prime time television with a nostalgic favorite. He’s confirmed for MBC drama Chief Inspector 1963 which of course is set in 1963 about the main … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Chief Inspector 1963, Lee Je Hoon

TW-actress Ady An’s Husband Levo Chan Gets 14-years in Prison in China Crackdown on Macau Gambling Junkets After Alvin Chau Gets 18-years

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 23, 2023 by ockoalaApril 23, 2023
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Mainland China’s crackdown on the two largest Macua junket operators has wrapped today with second-largest Tak Chun Group ex-CEO Levo Chan getting 14 years in prison. Earlier this year big boss Alvin Chau of Suncity Group got 18 years in the slammer. Both CEOs and their companies were investigated and arrested for running illegal gambling bets (multipliers) under the table … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Ady An

C-ent Buzzing About Xianxia Drama The Longest Promise with Xiao Zhan and Ren Min Scheduling for May 2023 Airing

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 23, 2023 by ockoalaApril 24, 2023
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I love writing about potential airing dates for The Longest Promise and then getting disappointed because the title just writes itself lol. The xianxia teacher-student romance drama with Xiao Zhan and Ren Min is back in the news due to a recent C-ent serious rumor that it’s scheduling for a May 2023 airing. This drama has been both highly anticipated … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Ren Min, The Longest Promise, Xiao Zhan

Lee Bo Young and Lee Chung Ah Start Filming K-drama Hide a Remake of BBC Series

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 23, 2023 by ockoalaApril 23, 2023
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Lee Bo Young and Lee Chung Ah are double up for a thriller investigative K-drama along with Lee Moo Saeng for what will be a prestige production that will hopefully also be very entertaining. The drama is called Hide and is a remake of a BBC series and will air on streaming platform TVING. Normally Lee Bo Young and hubby … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Hide, Lee Bo Young, Lee Chung Ah

Song Joong Ki and Wife Katy Spotted on a Spring Street Stroll in Rome

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 22, 2023 by ockoalaApril 21, 2023
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Being married to a celebrity whether in Western or South Korean entertainment means private time is also game for being spotted, so this weekend Song Joong Ki and his wife Katy was out and about in the spring time streets of Rome lending themselves to snaps from photogs. She’s very pregnant and may be due in the coming months and … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Song Joong Ki

Xu Kai and Zhao Lu Si Reunite in Couple’s Bulgari Jewelry Ad Aimed for 520 Day in China

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 22, 2023 by ockoalaApril 23, 2023
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I’m glad to see these two together but goodness it brings back memories of the turd-iest turd movie ever the 2019 Chinese film version of Autumn in My Heart. It”s indescribable levels of bad but since it was years before leads Zhao Lu Si and Xu Kai got to their current levels of popularity I’ll chalk it up to dues … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Xu Kai, Zhao Lu Si

Fantasy and Lush Period Backdrop Abounds in New Posters for tvN Season 2 Drama Tale of Gumiho: 1938

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 22, 2023 by ockoalaApril 21, 2023
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The gumiho brothers and another gumiho femme fatale are going to wreak havoc, or restore order maybe, back in 1938 era Korea (not North and South yet) and as much as I was sorely letdown by season 1 I’m like a dog to a bone and curious enough to check out season 2 Tale of Gumiho: 1938. It helps that … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Bim, Kim So Yeon, Lee Dong Wook, Tale of Gumiho 1938

Gritty K-movie Hopeless with Song Joong Ki and Rising Actor Hong Xa Bin Selected for 2023 Cannes Film Festival Screening

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 21, 2023 by ockoalaApril 22, 2023
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A Korean movie has been selected for the 2023 Cannes Film Festival next month screening as Un Certain Regard category and it’s one I’ve not heard about until now. Relative rookie director Kim Chang Hoon has found also relative newcoming Hong Xa Bin for this gritty tale and the entire film has an elevated spotlight thanks to top actor Song … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Hong Xa Bin, Hopeless, Song Joong Ki

Gorgeous Top Actresses Choi Ji Woo and Lee Bo Young Embody Classy Dressing Attending Veronica Beard Event in Seoul

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 21, 2023 by ockoalaApril 22, 2023
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Society demands success after success, its never enough to rest on laurels so it makes the professional life of an actress or actor always chasing the next hit. But for many top stars it should never be forgotten how many successes are under the belt and two of South Korea’s top 40-something same gen actresses made a rare brand public … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Choi Ji Woo, Lee Bo Young

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