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K-ent is Reporting that Yoo Ah In has Tested Positive for Marijuana in Addition to His Illegal Propofol Use Investigation

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 10, 2023 by ockoalaFebruary 10, 2023
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The situation is getting worse for K-actor Yoo Ah In and it will need to be seen whether he will face any heavy legal consequences or just be fined. Today K-ent has reported that during the investigation into Yoo Ah In’s alleged illegal propofol abuse, he was ordered to test for other substances and his urine test came back positive … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Yoo Ah In

K-netizens So Happy to Learn that Prolific Supporting Actress Lee Bong Ryun Most Recently in Crash Course in Romance is Married to Scene-stealing Supporting Actor Lee Gyu Hoe

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 10, 2023 by ockoalaFebruary 9, 2023
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Fans of K-dramas must recognize these two on sight but I’m ashamed to admit, myself included, that most don’t know their names. We do now! K-netizens are chattering about the recent discovery that supporting leads Lee Bong Ryun and Lee Gyu Hoe are married in real life. Lee Bong Ryun is most recently in Crash Course in Romance as the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Bong Ryun, Lee Gyu Hoe

Yoo Ah In’s Investigation into Illegal Propofol Abuse Tied to Broader Sweep of Over 50 Individuals Identified by the Ministry of Food and Drug

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 9, 2023 by ockoalaFebruary 9, 2023
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Looks like the system Korea has in place to investigate illegal use of prescription drugs is working. K-actor Yoo Ah In is under investigation for illegal propofol abuse and his agency has said he is fully cooperating. Turns out his name was merely one of over 50 individuals identified by the state Ministry of Food and Drug Safety after they … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Yoo Ah In

Song Hye Kyo is Ready to Take Her Revenge to the Destructive End in Posters and Preview for Part 2 of Netflix Drama The Glory

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 9, 2023 by ockoalaFebruary 9, 2023
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Anticipation and making her enemies wait for what she has in store is part of the torture of unknown revenge that Song Hye Kyo is dishing out as her character in Netflix drama The Glory. Perhaps that is why the drama was split into two parts, because unlike multi season shows where there is an end of sorts splitting this … Continue reading →

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

Nearly Every K-star from Song Hye Kyo to Lee Min Ho are Fashion Fails at Fendi Event in Seoul

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 9, 2023 by ockoalaFebruary 8, 2023
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Oh god I hope everyone was paid in cash rather than clothes/accessories for attending the Fendi fashion event in Seoul this week. It was such a tragic fashion fail, from the ugly clothes to everyone including the men carrying purses to the too shiny faces on most of the faces. It actually highlights how bad this season’s Fendi styles look … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Jung Il Woo, Kim Da Mi, Lee Min Ho, Lee Soo Hyuk, Park Hyung Sik, Song Hye Kyo

First Poster and Teaser for KBS Period Young Romance Drama Oasis with Jang Dong Yoon, Seok In Ah, and Choo Yeong Woo

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 8, 2023 by ockoalaFebruary 8, 2023
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Period set in the 1980’s youth dramas are pretty trendy in the last few years there was Youth of May and Snowdrop and coming up on KBS Mon-Tues will be Oasis. I expect conflict in the form of political protest transgressions and someone going to jail, and lo and behold in the preview that’s exactly what’s shown. Nothing wrong with … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Choo Yeong Woo, Jang Dong'Yoon, Oasis, Seol In Ah

K-ent Reports that Yoo Ah In Under Police Investigation for Illegal Habitual Drug Use of Propofol

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 8, 2023 by ockoalaFebruary 8, 2023
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Dang, what a disappointing news story to hear about another K-celeb potentially violating the law. K-ent is reporting that top young actor Yoo Ah In is under police investigation and has been questioned for allegations of illegal and repeated use of the drug Propofol. It’s an intravenous anesthetic used for medical procedures and there have been more than a few … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Yoo Ah In

Lee Min Ho Shares Pictures From the Set of When the Stars Gossip with Costars Gong Hyo Jin, Oh Jung Se, and Kim Joo Hun as Drama Wraps Filming

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 8, 2023 by ockoalaFebruary 7, 2023
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K-actor Lee Min Ho really seems at ease playing an OB/GYN doctor in his next upcoming K-drama, fully comfortable with the purple scrubs and Crocs lol. The drama When the Stars Gossip (Korean title Ask the Stars) has wrapped filming and this week Lee Min Ho shared pictures from the set of him hanging with his costars. There is Gong … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Gong Hyo Jin, Kim Joo Hun, Lee Min Ho, Oh Jung Se, When the Stars Gossip

Major Reunion Coming for TW Complicated Romance Anthology Series Starring Ariel Lin, Tiffany Ann Hsu, Mike He, and Kai Ko

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 7, 2023 by ockoalaFebruary 6, 2023
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The musical chairs of TW-casting totally hit a homerun here and brought up a complete reunion of all four leads. This week TW-ent announced and upcoming anthology series titled Not Kind Enough Us (不夠善良的我們) with dual female leads Ariel Lin and Tiffany Ann Hsu playing onscreen romance rivals for 12 years. Man, is the It Started with a Kiss rivalry … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Ann Hsu, Ariel Lin, Kai Ko, Mike He

The Talented Sextet of Leads for Stage Production of Shakespeare in Love Show Off Charm at Press Conference

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 7, 2023 by ockoalaFebruary 7, 2023
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So this is genuinely one of those incredible projects that most K-drama lovers will not be able to experience but I can still follow along as a fan of talented stars taking on cool challenges. The three actress and three actor leads for the stage production of Shakespeare in Love attended the press conference this week ahead of the upcoming … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Chae Soo Bin, Jung Moon Sung, Jung So Min, Kim Sung Cheol, Kim Yoo Jung, Lee Sang Yi

Netizen Murmurs Lead to Speculation that Cancelled C-actor Zhang Zhe Han is Prepping the Release of an Album in Taiwan for a Career Reboot

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 7, 2023 by ockoalaFebruary 5, 2023
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The cancellations in C-ent have been always been fast and furious and such is the price of promoting in an industry that demands adherence to certain norms. C-actor Zhang Zhe Han‘s complete career destruction has been one of those that is either justified or totally blown out of proportion. It’s clear he has no chance of coming back in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Zhang Zhe Han

Lee Seung Gi Posts Handwritten Note Announcing April 7th Wedding to Girlfriend Lee Da In

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 6, 2023 by ockoalaFebruary 6, 2023
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When we watch dramas and it seems so unnecessarily complicated for two people to getogether and in real life someone actually gets together let’s just be happy for them. K-ent has another major wedding announcement to kick off February, with Lee Seung Gi announcing that he’s tying the knot with long time girlfriend Lee Da In. The couple have gone … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Lee Da In, Lee Seung Gi, Married, Wedding

Wang Yibo Trends as “The Hopeless Illiterate” After Whiffing Interview Questions at the Press Conference for Movie Hidden Blade

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 6, 2023 by ockoalaJanuary 29, 2024
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So this was a major trending topic on C-ent last week, but it’s kinda already happened before type of news in that similar callouts have happened before with this actor yet he’s still getting big gigs. Last week Wang Yibo attended a press conference with the director for the movie Hidden Blade where he costars with acting legend Tony Leung. … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Wang Yibo

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