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Zhao Lu Si Ends a Breakthrough 2022 Year with the Cover and Pages of Madame Figaro World in Pretty and Playful Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 29, 2022 by ockoalaDecember 27, 2022
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It’s hard to have a hit drama but to have two in one year is an incredible achievement so kudos to C-actress Zhao Lu Si. She started with Who Rules the World with Yang Yang and midway went to the stratosphere with Love Like the Galaxy opposite Wu Lei. She got her share of the praise for the dramas rather … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Zhao Lu Si

First Look at Poster and Script Reading Stills for tvN Sageuk Mystery Romance Our Blooming Youth with Park Hyung Sik and Jeon So Nee

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 29, 2022 by ockoalaDecember 29, 2022
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The collateral damage of the Wu Yi Fan (Kris Wu) criminal allegations and scandal last year was that the highly anticipated C-drama adaptation of The Golden Hairpin was likely never to see the light of day despite being fully filmed. But then came the news that K-drama was adapting it either in full or inspired by with the upcoming tvN … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jeon So Nee, Our Blooming Youth, Park Hyung Sik

Netflix Drama The Glory Drops Amazing Inside Look Long Preview Highlighting the Thoughtfulness in the Writing, Directing, and Acting to Come

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 28, 2022 by ockoalaDecember 28, 2022
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Hot dang this looks gooooooood! Netflix released a 6-minute long “Inside Look” at the preparation and filming of upcoming revenge drama The Glory and it’s really whetting my appetite thanks to answering some earlier concerns. The first is that famed screenwriter Kim Eun Sook appears to be fully back in the driver’s seat of writing her own dramas rather than … Continue reading →

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

TVing Fantasy Horror Drama Island Releases Live Action and Webtoon Spliced Cool Character Posters

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 28, 2022 by ockoalaDecember 28, 2022
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Having Reborn Rich end feels like a wild ride just finished and now I can wander around the amusement park and try new dramas. TVing fantasy supernatural horror drama Island is coming in two days on December 30th with its live action adaptation of a popular webtoon about a group fighting against an ancient evil on Jeju Island. I can … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Cha Eun Woo, Island, Kim Nam Gil, Lee Da Hee, Sung Joon

Crystal Liu is a Radiant Goddess in Flowing Blue Gown at the Opening of the 14th Macau International Film Festival

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 28, 2022 by ockoalaDecember 27, 2022
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C-actress Crystal Liu was considered a goddess albeit a very very young one when she debuted at 15 years old in period dramas and now two decades later she is still considered a goddess and holding that title is no small feat. There is a very ethereal yet womanly air about her and she delivers both auras perfectly at this … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Crystal Liu

Namgoong Min Posts Script for 2023 MBC Sageuk Romance Lovers as He Heads Into Filming with Female Lead Ahn Eun Jin

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 27, 2022 by ockoalaDecember 27, 2022
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The hardest working top actor male lead in K-ent continues his nonstop schedule as well as diversified roles. Namgoong Min is going from the quirky legal drama One Dollar Lawyer next to the MBC sageuk romance drama just titled Lovers. Not to be confused with the Kim Eun Sook penned 2006 romance drama also called Lovers. This sageuk lovers has … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Eun Jin, Lovers, Namgoong Min

Dylan Wang and Chen Yu Qi Fall into a Forbidden Love as C-drama Premieres Today December 27th on iQiyi

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 27, 2022 by ockoalaDecember 28, 2022
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The reception for this C-drama will confirm whether 2022 is the year of the Dylan in C-drama land. Right as I thought no new big C-dramas would air before year end then wham bam thank you ma’am here comes Forbidden Love released today on December 27th right in time to call itself a 2022 drama. Starring Dylan Wang and Chen … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chen Yu Qi, Dylan Wang, Forbidden Love, Unchained Love

K-ent Reports that Song Joong Ki’s Girlfriend is a British Former Actress, the Two May be Expecting, and She’s Already a Single Mom

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 27, 2022 by ockoalaDecember 27, 2022
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Dang, the dating news with Song Joong Ki went from zero to Defcon level in the span of a day. On the heels of the conclusion of hit cable drama Reborn Rich came news that Song Joong Ki was dating a British woman. His agency confirmed that and all seemed to be fine but as the hours ticked by came … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Song Joong Ki

Song Hye Kyo and Lee Do Hyun Straddle Darkness and Light in Striking New Netflix Promo Stills for Revenge Drama The Glory

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 26, 2022 by ockoalaDecember 25, 2022
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As The Glory gets closer to its premiere next week I get more and more curious about the plot. Revenge is a dish best served cold and this drama premise mirroring the long con/plan like Old Boy is chill inducing that a teenager would be able to go nearly two decades and structure her life to set this revenge in … Continue reading →

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

Rain and Kim Ha Neul in Talks for 2023 Romance K-drama She

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 26, 2022 by ockoalaDecember 27, 2022
Two doctors in operating room, focused expressions.

It’s high time these two same-gen top stars work together and we’re headed that way in 2023. Rain and Kim Ha Neul are in talks for the romance K-drama She, being prepped for next year and sounds like a mature adult love story. Kim Ha Neul is the head of a mega rich financial fund and Rain plays her bodyguard, … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Ha Neul, Rain

Reborn Rich Ends with Astonishingly High Cable Ratings of 26.948% But Doesn’t Overtake The World of the Married Coupled With Controversial Ending

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 26, 2022 by ockoalaDecember 26, 2022
Four scenes featuring a young man in various settings.

I think even if Reborn Rich had the best ending in the history of K-drama land it would likely not beat The World of the Married, there is still s 2% differential between the two and in cable ratings that’s a big step. It’s still the second highest cable drama OF ALL TIME and really became the event drama of … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Reborn Rich, Song Joong Ki

Song Joong Ki Confirms He’s in a Relationship After Tabloid Reports He was Seen on a Date

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 25, 2022 by ockoalaDecember 25, 2022
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A certain someone doesn’t need to get busy during cuffing season to find a special someone to spend the holidays with. K-actor Song Joong Ki has confirmed that he’s no longer single! A tabloid report this week that he was dating a British woman and seen on dates has led to his side confirming that he’s indeed in a relationship. … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Song Joong Ki

Son Ye Jin Posts Adorable Feet Pic of Her New Baby with Husband Hyun Bin and Thanks Her OB Hospital Staff for Smooth Delivery and Aftercare

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 25, 2022 by ockoalaDecember 24, 2022
Baby feet in a hand, black and white.

As if I needed more reason to love amazing actress Son Ye Jin, she continues to just be herself which is an amazing person inside and out. She welcomed her first child a baby with husband Hyun Bin earlier this month and this week posted the first sneak peek at their newborn. It’s just a feet pic but adorable nonetheless, … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Hyun Bin, Son Ye Jin

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