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Rain and Jo Jung Seok Strongly Deny Magazine Rumor that Each is Having Affairs with Female Golfer

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 6, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 7, 2022
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Welp, be ready for legal consequences either way, when a publication says something it better be true or don’t spread it. A Korean magazine published an article that two married top stars with wives who are also famous is having an affair with a pretty female golfer. Netizens linked it to Rain and Jo Jung Seok and both actors have … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Jo Jung Seok, Kim Tae Hee, Rain

2022 Busan International Film Festival Kicks Off Opening Night Festivities Feting Legendary HK Actor Tony Leung and Bringing K-stars Galore Ready to Screen New Films

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 6, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 5, 2022
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This year is the 27th annual Busan International Film Festival and it’s back to the star-studded glory days of red carpet throngs and plenty of slow waves. Unfortunately the K-stars stuck to their tried and true boring fashion, a slew of black dresses with the rare color showing up. The men fared much better as the classic tux is never … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Gu Hye Sun, Han Ji Min, Han Ye Ri, Jeon Jong Seo, Jeon Yeo Bin, Jung Hae In, Jung Il Woo, Kim Yoo Jung, Kim Young Kwang, Park Sung Hoon, Ryu jun Yeol, Shin Ha Kyun, Song Kang Ho, Tony Leung

C-netizens Spot Disgraced Actor Li Yi Feng Back in Home Province of Sichuan After Multiple Arrests for Prostitution Ends Career

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 6, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 5, 2022
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Former high flying actor-singer Li Yi Feng is one of the 2022 casualties of the high standards of C-ent in terms of violating moral, ethical, and actual crimes. He did all three and while there hasn’t been news post his last arrest for prostitution in September last month it’s clear his career is over for good. It was revealed that … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Li Yi Feng

Wu Lei and Zhao Lu Si Reportedly Cast in Modern Romance C-drama Cherry Amber Making it the Third Time Working Together After Love Like the Galaxy and The Long Ballad

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 5, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 6, 2022
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It’s annoying when fandoms of popular well-liked onscreen couples turn against each other and such has happened in C-ent with summer hit drama Love Like the Galaxy leads Wu Lei and Zhao Lu Si. Aside from CP fans, their individual fandoms have been at odds since the drama wrapped for various reasons so they don’t like this news much but … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Cherry Amber, Wu Lei, Zhao Lu Si

Kim So Hyun Picks Next Project the K-drama Adaptation of Webtoon Is it Coincidence

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 5, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 4, 2022
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K-actress Kim So Hyun has taken a good long break for a year and half since her 2021 sageuk River Where the Moon Rises and she’s now got a new agency and new drama. She’s accepted the female lead for K-drama Is it Coincidence adapted from the same name webtoon on Kakao. It’s slated to be 8-episodes and details the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Is It Coincidence, Kim So Hyun

MBC Wed-Thurs Drama Gold Spoon with Yook Sung Jae and Lee Jong Won is Surprisingly Good, Darker than Expected, and Presents an Genuine Existential Conundrum.

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 5, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 4, 2022
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I know this drama is anchored by a magical spoon that swaps lives but the underlying “Who would do it” idea is so good because there are many like scenarios that could happen in real life. MBC premiered Gold Spoon two weeks ago and I’ve gotten caught up and love it. It’s so much better in story than expected and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Gold Spoon, Jung Chae Yeon, Lee Jong Won, Yeonwoo, Yook Sung Jae

C-actor Zhang Han Basically Edited Out of Last Episode of Hunan TV Reality Show Let It Be After His Inappropriate Touching Scandal

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 4, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 4, 2022
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The summer 2022 modern C-drama Gentlemen of Eastern 8th, which is the C-version of Gentleman of Dignity in general set up of four male best friends and their love lives, ended its run with an abysmal Douban score of 2.1 and good riddance to that. Even more good riddance is reserved for male lead Zhang Han (Hans Zhang) who during … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Hans Zhang, Zhang Han

K-drama Curtain Call Releases New Stills with Leads Ha Ji Won, Kang Ha Neul, Go Doo Shim, and Jung Ji So

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 4, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 4, 2022
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We’re in October now which means the countdown to the next KBS Mon-Tues drama Curtain Call, taking over from The Law Cafe in four weeks. The network is bringing in big names for this drama pairing up Ha Ji Won and Kang Ha Neul with Go Doo Shim playing the central grandmother figure by which this pretend grandson from North … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Curtain Call, Go Doo Shim, Ha Ji Won, Jung Ji So, Kang Ha Neul

Zhao Li Ying and Gong Jun Reportedly Cast in 1970’s Era Modern Educational Pursuit Romance C-drama

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 4, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 4, 2022
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This sounds like one of those feel good dramas that presents aspirational positive pursuits and throw in an old school romance on top. C-ent gossip is saying that Zhao Li Ying and Gong Jun as the next couple to be thrown together in the C-drama OTP musical chairs and this time it’s a modern drama (whew, what a breath of … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Gong Jun, Zhao Li Ying

Pregnant Son Ye Jin Watches Hubby Hyun Bin’s Hit Movie Confidential Assignment 2 in Theaters as it Surpasses 6 Million Tickets Sold

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 3, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 4, 2022
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It’s like these two just know how to showcase the right amount of public affection to share with their fans knowing they are public figures but also not too saccharine in gestures. This weekend K-actress Son Ye Jin posted a ticket stub for the movie Confidential Assignment 2: International, which stars her actor husband Hyun Bin. It was for two … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Confidential Assignment, Hyun Bin, Son Ye Jin

Dilraba Dilmurat and Wang Yibo Top the Chinese Star CF Endorsements for 2022 with Second Spots to Ouyang Nana and Xiao Zhan

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 3, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 3, 2022
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C-ent is so awash with popular stars and it’s interesting to see who is one step above the other in terms of the number of endorsements. In 2022, the C-actress with the most is Dilraba Dilmurat with 28 brands across a wide swath of industries. TW-actress Ouyang Nana is second spot in 25 endorsements and Yang Mi in third place … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Gong Jun, Ouyang Nana, Wang Yibo, Xiao Zhan, Yang Mi

Popular Forensic J-dorama Unnatural with Ishihara Satomi to Get K-drama Adaptation in 2023

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 3, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 3, 2022
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So this is one of my all time fave medical/forensic/procedural J-doramas and to see it getting a K-drama remake elicits conflicting feelings. On one hand more people will get to know this fantastic story but on the other hand nearly all K-drama remakes of J-doramas fail miserably. Unnatural looked like a run-of-the-mill procedural but really shone as special with the … Continue reading →

Posted in J-doramas, K-dramas | Tagged Ishihara Satomi, Iura Arata, Kubota Masataka, Unnatural

Kim Sun Ho to Hold Fan Meeting in Seoul for December 2022 Constituting First Mainstream Return to Entertainment Career After October 2021 Scandal

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 2, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 2, 2022
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I think it will all work out for Kim Sun Ho, because he’s done all the practical and savvy steps after his October 2021 scandal and it was never a career ender to begin with. Kim Sun Ho will be holding a fan meeting in Seoul in December 2022 which will mark his first major mainstream event and it is … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Sun Ho

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