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Zhao Lu Si Promoted to Brand Spokesperson for Bulgari After Being Brand Ambassador

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 28, 2022 by ockoalaNovember 28, 2022
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The Bulgari event in August was the first event I saw Zhao Lu Si at after the airing of Love Like the Galaxy and I thought she looked perfectly styled there, elegant and sleek with an updo and a low cut strapless white column gown with a tucked waist. She’s been brand ambassador for some time and last week it … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Zhao Lu Si

Ratings Stay at 14.88% for Reborn Rich Episode 6 as the Action Ratchets Up Another Notch with a Doozy of an Episode Ender

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 27, 2022 by ockoalaNovember 27, 2022
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Those of you who haven’t started jTBC weekend drama Reborn Rich you have to START NOW! Like, don’t miss this one in a blue moon epic, a dram with sky rocketing ratings and phenomenal acting with a solidly written story. This Sunday’s episode 6 rose a teeny bit in ratings to 14.880% but the story for me went back on … Continue reading →

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

Married Top Star Couple Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin Welcome First Child a Healthy Baby Boy

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 27, 2022 by ockoalaNovember 27, 2022
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It’s Thanksgiving weekend here in the US but around the world it’s just the end of the month before the world starts to count down towards the end of the year once December starts. Married couple Son Ye Jin and Hyun Bin were expecting their first child in early December but news broke this weekend that the baby came early … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Baby, Hyun Bin, Son Ye Jin

Squid Game Grandpa O Yeong Su Charged by Seoul Prosecutors for Sexual Misconduct Stemming From Inappropriate Touching

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 27, 2022 by ockoalaNovember 27, 2022
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Welp, grandpa better be ready to retire from acting because age and circumstances for a return are not on his side. K-actor O Yeong Su, best known as the grandpa/player 001 in Squid Game and recently won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor, has been charged by the Seoul authorities for sexual misconduct. It stems from a woman claiming … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged O Yeong Su

jTBC Weekend Drama Reborn Rich Hits 14.758% Continuing to Set Rating Records in Meteoric Rise

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 26, 2022 by ockoalaNovember 26, 2022
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Man, if it weren’t for Arthdal Chronicles as the outlier, and TBH everyone did think would be a huge hit, then I would believe that Song Joong Ki has the midas touch. Every drama other than AC where he has been a lead has been ratings hits and this new one Reborn Rich is setting new cable records. Episode 4 … Continue reading →

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

Top Actress Kim Hye Soo Slays in Gown Fitting for 2022 Blue Dragon Awards and Currently Topping the Drama Ratings with tvN Series Uner the Queen’s Umbrella

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 26, 2022 by ockoalaNovember 26, 2022
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So I’m following Reborn Rich (The Chaebol’s Youngest Son) on jTBC weekends but it would be remiss not to mention that another cable drama the tvN weekend sageuk Under the Queen’s Umbrella rocketed up the ratings meter earlier and is still hitting new highs. Starring Kim Hye Soo as the titular queen momma protecting and educating her princely sons in … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Hye Soo

C-actress Zhang Jia Ni Deals with Fallout From Tabloid Reports that Her Rich Husband Cheated on Her with Pretty Young Thing

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 26, 2022 by ockoalaNovember 25, 2022
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This isn’t a huge story but does hit home that it’s really hard to be a celebrity and also deal with personal life stuff when you combine it. C-actress Zhang Jia Ni (Jenny Zhang) has been a supporting actress with over 20 dramas on her resume but got super famous after playing a concubine in Story of Yanxi Palace widely … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Zhang Jia Ni

Decision to Leave Wins Major Prizes at the 2022 Blue Dragon Awards with Lots of Star Power in Attendance

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 25, 2022 by ockoalaNovember 26, 2022
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The awards sweeping juggernaut that is K-movie Decision to Leave continues to domination, taking home Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor for Park Hae Il and Best Actress for Tang Wei at this Friday’s 2022 Blue Dragon Awards in Seoul. There were lots of stars in attendance and the fashion was par for the course at a K-awards event. … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Byun Yo Han, Chun Woo Hee, Daniel Henney, Go Yoon Jung, IU, Kim Hye Soo, Kim Hye Yoon, Kim Yoo Jung, Park Hae Il, Park So Dam, Tang Wei, Yoo Yeon Seok, Yoona

Former C-star Wu Yi Fan Sentenced by Beijing Court to 13 Years in Jail for Rape After His August 2021 Arrest

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 25, 2022 by ockoalaNovember 25, 2022
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The verdict is out and there is no special treatment for celebrities in the strict Chinese penal system. Disgraced Canadian-Chinese star Wu Yi Fan (also known as Kris Wu) has been sentenced by the Beijing court to a total of 13 years in jail today after his trial earlier this year in June. This follows his arrest last August 2021 … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kris, Kris Wu, Scandal, Wu Yi Fan

Lee Min Ho Goes Modern Classy Black on Black at CF Event in Seoul

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 25, 2022 by ockoalaNovember 25, 2022
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It’s a good week to be a Lee Min Ho fans, first came the official sneak peek at upcoming tvN sci-fi drama Ask the Stars and now he’s at a CF event looking mighty dapper. He’s wearing black on black which never goes wrong as long as the suit is well cut and here is it. Unfortunately Min Ho shhi … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Lee Min Ho

Wild Week in TW-ent as Barbie Hsu’s Ex-husband and His Mom Go Nuclear in SNS War After She Goes to Court for His Unpaid Divorce Settlement Payments

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 24, 2022 by ockoalaNovember 25, 2022
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Oh man there is SO MUCH to unpack here and legit the tea spilled was too good to look away. It was a wild two days in TW-ent this week after Barbie Hsu’s ex-husband Beijing businessman Wang Xiaofei and his mother Zhang Lan who also runs her own live broadcast and sells stuffs online went crazy with the allegations and … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Barbie Hsu, Da S

Hit Romance J-dorama Silent with Kawaguchi Haruna and Meguro Ren Spawns Tourist Visits to Key Filming Spots

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 24, 2022 by ockoalaNovember 22, 2022
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So my wee bae Kawaguchi Haruna is all grown up and in her own renai renzoku dorama this fall season called Silent with idol turned actor Meguro Ren. I’ve heard it’s a classic slow burn tearjerker type but Meguro Ren’s acting in prior doramas has been wildly bad so I was afraid to jump in but the dorama is going … Continue reading →

Posted in J-doramas | Tagged Kawaguchi Haruna, Meguro Ren, Silent

K-netizens Divided Over Reporter Criticism of the Excessive Use of Filters on Song Joong Ki Playing a College Student in Reborn Rich

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 24, 2022 by ockoalaNovember 23, 2022
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Okay, this is a dicey opinion with room for nuance. The first criticism of hit jTBC drama Reborn Rich (The Chaebol’s Youngest Son) is here, and of course there will be negativity that accompanies anything that is trending, A reporter wrote about Song Joong Ki having excessive camera filters in Reborn Rich playing the 20-something college student era of his … Continue reading →

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

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