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jTBC Unveils First Poster and Teaser for Revenge Drama Reborn Rich with Song Joong Ki, Lee Sung Min, and Shin Hyun Bin

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 15, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 15, 2022
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Okay, this is totally giving me Giant feels with the fantasy reborn twist. The first teaser is out for jTBC drama Reborn Rich (The Chaebol’s Youngest Son) adapted from a novel and starring Song Joong Ki as the titular male lead servant to a chaebol family who dies at the hand of a chaebol’s horrible youngest son and wakes up … Continue reading →

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

Xiao Zhan, Dylan Wang, and Crystal Liu Top the 2022 Actor During Drama Airing Baidu Search Rankings

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 15, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 14, 2022
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Baidu published the top 10 actor search numbers during the airing of a drama this weekend and it’s showing how often an actor or actress was searched for during the run of his/her drama. The requirement is the search has to be the name of the actor or actress and not the character name from the drama. Topping the list … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Bai Jing Ting, Crystal Liu, Dylan Wang, Wu Lei, Xiao Zhan, Zhao Lu Si

All Fixed! – Shin Sung Rok, Lee Kyu Hyung, and Kang Pil Seok Lead the Rotating Leads for the December 2022 K-musical Production of Sweeney Todd

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 14, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 15, 2022
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For the holiday season I would pick a less macabre black comedy musical to stage than Sweeney Todd but from the first promo stills it definitely looks gorgeously presented and attired. Seoul will be host to a new production of the popular dark musical with three sets of rotating male and female leads. Shin Sung Rok, Lee Kyu Hyung, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Jeon Mi Do, Kim Ji Hyun, Lee Kyu Hyung, Shin Sung Rok, Sweeney Todd

C-drama Thousand Years for You Wraps Run with 6.3 Ratings on Douban and Complaints About Ending and In-fighting Between Fandom of Leads Allen Ren and Li Qin

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 13, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 15, 2022
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The real life shenanigans around this C-drama is better than anything seen on the reel screen, the drama is just THAT BAD. Fantasy period romance Thousand Years for You is a dog of first order, so bad from beginning to the very end in an order of magnitude that makes me want to headdesk nonstop. The drama started with a … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Allen Ren, Li Qin, Thousand Years For You

C-netizens Discuss Possible Reasons Behind the Abrupt Postponement of Yang Mi and Xu Kai’s Drama She and Her Perfect Husband

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 13, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 12, 2022
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Well the abrupt cancellation of the premiere of modern C-drama She and Her Perfect Husband mere two days prior to the scheduled release has C-netizens abuzz with why. The first reason is that it’s just days before the October 16th kickoff of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, a huge deal, and many shows and programs have … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged She and Her Perfect Husband, Xu Kai, Yang Mi

Sneak Peeks at Gong Hyo Jin and Kevin Oh’s Wedding in New York Reveals Eclectic Touches

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 12, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 13, 2022
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True to form, Gong Hyo Jin and Kevin Oh‘s wedding this week in New York remained a private close friends and family affair and neither star shared direct updates online prior to the wedding. Gong Hyo Jin did post a glimpse of her legs ensconced in wedding dress gauzy material and a pair of worn out running shoes and red … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Gong Hyo Jin, Kevin Oh, Married

Park Min Young’s Now Ex-boyfriend Gives Interview to Dispatch Saying They Broke Up so Her Career is Not Impacted and that He Lied to Her About His Wealth and Work

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 12, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 12, 2022
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Oh this is an interesting development. Two weeks after Dispatch broke the news that K-actress Park Min Young was dating a rich businessman who Dispatch looked into his background and found him to be shady and sus, that said businessman has now approached Dispatch and given an interview. He said that he met with Park Min Young on the day … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Park Min Young

Liu Shi Shi and Xiao Zhan Rumored to Star in Upcoming Period Romance C-drama Spring Banquet Adapted From Web Novel

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 12, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 12, 2022
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It looks like C-actress Liu Shi Shi is back in full force after doing fewer projects since having her first baby with husband Nicky Wu, she’s rumored to be cast in another period C-drama whilst she is currently still filming period C-drama A Journey to Love with Liu Yu Ning. This rumored drama is called Spring Banquet (or Feast in … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Liu Shi Shi, Spring Banquet, Xiao Zhan

L Runs Away with Best Dressed at the 2022 Korea Drama Awards Marking First Event Since Return From Military Service

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 11, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 11, 2022
Young man adjusting tuxedo jacket outdoors

Well who do we have here! How come no one told me baby boy L is back from the army! I swear he just enlisted and then checked and he left February 2021 and came back in late August 2022 after doing his full service. He was at the 2022 Korea Drama Awards last week receiving an award for his … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Bona, Ha Jung Woo, Jeon So Min, Kim Bum, Lee Jae Wook, Lee Ki Woo

Tencent Abruptly Delays She and Her Perfect Husband with Yang Mi and Xu Kai Two Days Prior to October 13th Premiere

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 11, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 11, 2022
Woman leaning on man's shoulder with laptop

Da fuq, what are you smoking Tencent? A little over 48 hours after announcing the release of modern romance C-drama She and Her Perfect Husband on October 13th, Tencent announced that it was postponing the drama release now, with no date specified. Fans already noticed it hours before the official announcement when the date of the drama on the landing … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged She and Her Perfect Husband, Xu Kai, Yang Mi

Patriotic C-movie Born to Fly with Wang Yibo and Hu Jun Abruptly Pulls National Day 2022 Premiere Three Days Prior

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 11, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 11, 2022
Two men in pastel promotional banner

Well this is juicy stuff that is prime for speculation as to the reason why. Last week was Golden Week in Mainland China which starts with October 1 National Day leading to a weeklong public holiday. It’s usually when high profile and big budget movies are premiered with many more moviegoers expected. Born to Fly was billed as the Chinese … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Born to Fly, Wang Yibo

Gong Hyo Jin and Kevin Oh Get Married on October 11th in New York in Small Private Ceremony

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 10, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 10, 2022
Two young adults smiling, side by side.

There are two top star weddings in the same 7 day one week span in K-ent, first Namgoong Min and now comes Gong Hyo Jin. The A-list actress is tying the knot on Tuesday October 11th in New York with singer Kevin Oh in a small private close family and friends ceremony. Reportedly her very good actress friends Jung Ryeo … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Gong Hyo Jin, Kevin Oh, Married, Wedding

Kim Woo Bin and Lee Jong Seok Share New Hanging Out Snaps as their Breakthrough Career Hit School 2013 Nears 10 Year Anniversary

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 10, 2022 by ockoalaOctober 10, 2022
Determined woman and wounded man diagonally aligned

People say you make your best friends in school and for these two actors they made best friends in School for sure haha. School 2013 to be exact, the KBS drama series that got revived with the 2013 version and spawned three more iterations with Who are You: School 2015, School 2017, and the latest School 2021. Kim Woo Bin … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Woo Bin, Lee Jong Seok

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