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Child Actress Oh Ji Yul Gets on K-netizens Radar With Her Beautiful Looks and Solid Acting in The Glory

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 21, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 20, 2023
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While K-ent is talking about which of the two leads in Extraordinary Attorney Woo and The Glory will get the Best Actress Baeksang, child actress Oh Ji Yul has the luck to be in both dramas in her short debut year. She was little Woo Young Woo last year and this year is the daughter of the baddie Yeon Jin … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Oh Ji Yul

Lee Se Young and Bae In Hyuk Confirmed for Sageuk Romance Time-travel Drama Park’s Contract Marriage Story

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 21, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 20, 2023
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Oh this looks so promising for me cuz I love both these cuties! Lee Se Young and Bae In Hyuk are confirmed for the sageuk romance time-travel Park’s Contract Marriage Story (The Story of Park’s Contract Marriage) with the drama slated for the second half of 2023. The drama is a time-travel story of Joseon’s most virtuous widow who is … Continue reading →

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

Jeon Do Yeon, Sol Kyung Gu, and Kim Si A Showcase the Fashionable Side of the Assassin World in Netflix Promos for Kill Boksoon

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 20, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 21, 2023
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This might be the most extreme spectrum character swap in such a short period between projects than Jeon Do Yeon going from frumpy single mom in Crash Course in Romance to sleek assassin single mom in Kill Boksoon. Even if the upcoming Netflix movie isn’t that good story-wise at least it will have excellent acting all around, with veteran Sol … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Jeon Do Yeon, Kill Boksoon, Kim Si A, Sol Kyung Gu

Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin’s Reps Deny Divorce After Less than One Year of Marriage Rumors Spreading From a Youtube Video

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 20, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 20, 2023
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Well this is a super out-of-left-field rumor but it’s gotten enough traction that there is an official response to it. Recently a Youtube video from a K-gossiper claimed that Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin have divorced just shy of their one year anniversary and the reason being Hyun Bin is a massive gambling addict and has not only gambled … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hyun Bin, Son Ye Jin

K-actress Lee Da Hae Announces May 2023 Wedding to Long Time Boyfriend Singer Se7en

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 20, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 20, 2023
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What an unexpected way to suddenly hear from K-actress Lee Da Hae, who has basically been quiet from K-ent for years now with her last drama being The Good Witch in 2018. It’s super happy news so yay for that, the actress announced on SNS along with engagement pictures that she’s tying the knot with singer Se7en in May 2023 … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Lee Da Hae, Married, Se7en, Wedding

The Glory 5-Baddie Bully Gang Get Their Dark Glow Up in Striking W Korea April 2023 Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 19, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 20, 2023
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It’s been a week since The Glory Part 2 dropped on Netflix and I’m still coasting on the buzz of watching such a satisfying drama, especially that it didn’t drop the ball in the second half. The way each of the baddies got their comeuppance was supremely satisfying and that was in part to the fantastic acting of each as … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Cha Joo Young, Kim Gun Woo, Kim Hi Eora, Lim Ji Yeon, Park Sung Hoon, The Glory

C-ent New Rumored Leads for Period Romance Drama Pearl Curtain Jade Partition is Zhao Lu Si with Deng Wei

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 19, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 17, 2023
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It’s actually normal for buzzy C-stars to be signed up to new dramas while filming current ones and maybe even more than one lined up. Strike while the iron is hot is super important and last year in 2022 was a MAJOR leveling up for C-actress Zhao Lu Si with back-to-back hit dramas Who Rules the World with Yang Yang … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Deng Wei, Zhao Lu Si

Bai Lu and Dylan Wang Look Great Together in Official Stills for Modern Workplace Romance C-drama Only For Love

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 19, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 17, 2023
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So I’ll preface this by saying that I’m moderately excited for C-drama Only For Love but have pretty low expectations. That’s because C-dramas take any profession and workplace and just cosplay the shit out of it with pretty people and super sanitized settings and situations. The most recent two I watched was She and Her Perfect Husband with both the … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Bai Lu, Dylan Wang, Only for Love

Unofficial Poll of K-netizens for Best Actor and Actress in The Glory Goes to Park Sung Hoon and Lim Ji Yeon

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 18, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 19, 2023
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I don’t have a problem with the results of this poll but it does shed light on how the Korean audience view Netflix hit drama The Glory with viewers from other countries. I’ve read comments on my The Glory posts with English-language viewers sharing opinions on the best acting in the drama and there are quite a lot of actors … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged The Glory

Seoul Prosecutor Requests Detention of One Doctor in Yoo Ah In Drug Use Case for Own Illegal Use of Drugs

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 18, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 17, 2023
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Talk about tightening the net and in a good way. K-ent is reporting that after Yoo Ah In‘s friends and medical professionals associated with life were called in for questioning recently, an arrest warrant has been issued for a Doctor A who has a Gangnam medical clinic and did prescribe some of the propofol Yoo Ah In used. During questioning … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Yoo Ah In

C-netizens Go Wild with Rumored Pairing of Dylan Wang and Zhao Lu Si in Xianxia Romance C-drama Offering Salted Fish to Master

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 18, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 18, 2023
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In the world of C-drama casting carousel this one was bound to happen and hopefully it does come to fruition since it’s as hot buzz as it can get. C-ent rumor mill says Dylan Wang and Zhao Lu Si will be pairing up for a xianxia romance C-drama titled Offering Salted Fish to Master (向師祖獻上鹹魚). It’s a sweet pupil romance … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Dylan Wang, Zhao Lu Si

K-netizens Unanimously Criticize K-ent Reporter for Hit Piece on Lee Do Hyun for Lacking Sincerity in Not Giving Interview After The Glory

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 17, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 18, 2023
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K-netizens can themselves be difficult if they take a strong position that seems to blow something out of position but conversely they also are very principled in the same way when something isn’t done with the right intent and argument. This week a K-ent media reporter wrote an entire article on Lee Do Hyun after The Glory, highlighting the critique … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Do Hyun, The Glory

Dilraba Dilmurat Makes Glamorous Return in Cover and Pages of L’Officiel Magazine March 2023 Edition and Discusses Recent Pregnancy Rumors

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 17, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 17, 2023
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March 2023 appears to herald the full return of top C-actress Dilraba Dilmurat and there is a lot to unpack depending on your perspective on C-rumors. She was not seen for many months starting late last year and there were rumors she was pregnant and expecting a baby with rumored boyfriend Johnny Huang. She is in the pages and on … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Dilraba Dilmurat

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