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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

Kim Soo Hyun and Song Ji Hyo Selected as Good Tax Payer Ambassadors and Awarded Model Taxpayer Commendations for 2023

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 5, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 6, 2023
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Okay, the timing is so awkward and hilarious, that on the same week a few top stars were revealed to be under investigation for tax evasion (or under payment of taxes) is also the same time that another two top stars get a tax commendation. This weekend Kim Soo Hyun and Song Ji Hyo received a Model Taxpayer Award from … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Kim Soo Hyun, Song Ji Hyo

Yang Zi and Xiao Zhan Lead the Voting By a Huge Margin for Weibo Night King and Queen Over Second Place Runner Ups Dylan Wang and Dilraba Dilmurat

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 5, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 4, 2023
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Well it’s clear the power of the tops in C-ent liuliangs are nearly untouchable if measured by fan voting alone. It’s wild to see the gap between the first and second place runner ups for the Weibo Night fan voted King and Queen awards. For the men, Xiao Zhan leads the vote getting by 44.8% of all votes with Dylan … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Xiao Zhan, Yang Zi

Crash Course in Romance Jumps the Proverbial Shark in Episode 15 But Still Gets New Ratings Highs of 15.507%

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 4, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 4, 2023
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Episode 15 of Crash Course in Romance was such a frustrating watch but absolutely necessary in order to finish this drama tomorrow and provide a complete opinion. That the ratings went up again to an astonishing 15.507% which may be the highest rom-com on cable ratings ever is equally mind boggling because at this point the drama is neither romance … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Crash Course in Romance

Rising C-actor Liu Feng Passes Away Suddenly of a Heart Attack at 25 Years Old and Currently Filming Stories of Youth and Love with Yang Zi and Fan Cheng Cheng

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 4, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 5, 2023
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A very sudden and sad news to share for C-ent this weekend. A young up-and-coming C-actor named Liu Feng was revealed to have passed away as confirmed by his agency, the reason is a heart attack at home and he was just 25 years old. He got a supporting part in Lost Track of Time last year and will be … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Liu Feng

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