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TW-actor Tony Yang’s Wedding in Taipei Brings All the Taiwan Stars to the Yard

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 31, 2022 by ockoalaJuly 31, 2022
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The wedding of TW-actor Tony Yang with his longtime girlfriend was a lovely affair this weekend. Delayed a year due to COVID, the couple and their now 1-year old daughter as their flower girl threw a star studded ceremony and reception that included many of their celeb friends. It was basically a Light the Night reunion and kudos to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Alyssa Chia, Bolin Chen, Cheryl Yang, Gwei Lun Mei, Ivy Chen, Joseph Chang, Nikki Hsieh, Ruby Lin, Shawn Yue, Tammy Chen, Tony Yang, Xiu Jie Ke

TW-actress Chen Qiao En Sparks Pregnancy Rumors After Posting and Deleting Three Year Anniversary Post Mentioning a Home for Three

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 31, 2022 by ockoalaJuly 30, 2022
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Well if this was intention then good job getting media attention lol. TW-actress Chen Qiao En (Joe Chen) got married earlier this year to Malaysian businessman Alan Chen. She’s older by 9 years but the two dated for nearly three years after getting paired up together for a C-reality dating show. This weekend Chen Qiao En posted an anniversary message … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Baby, Chen Qiao En, Dating, Joe Chen, Married

Alchemy of Souls Episode 13 on Saturday Rises to 6.290% with New Competition But Story Narrative Slows to a Crawl

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 30, 2022 by ockoalaJuly 30, 2022
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Durrrr, this drama pace is really challenging my patience. Don’t fret, I still love Alchemy of Souls and it’s the one drama I immediately think to watch when I wake up on Saturday and Sunday mornings when new episodes drop, but episode 13 was sooooooooo slow. It was half Wook and Mu Deok escaping Jin Mu and half more training … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Alchemy of Souls

Kang Tae Oh Reportedly to Enlist for Military Service in Next Two Months and Won’t Be Able to Ride the Post Extraordinary Attorney Woo Breakout

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 30, 2022 by ockoalaJuly 30, 2022
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I think this won’t impact K-actor Kang Tae Oh‘s career too much and it may just delay his ascendance to big time male lead level for another two years. K-ent is reporting that Kang Tae Oh is scheduled to enlist for his mandatory military service in either August or September. He was reportedly enlisting this year regardless but now more … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kang Tae Oh

Netflix Drops First Poster and Trailer for Heist Delivery Movie Seoul Vibe with Yoo Ah In, Go Kyung Pyo, Park Joo Hyun, Lee Kyu Hyung, and Ong Seung Woo

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 30, 2022 by ockoalaJuly 29, 2022
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Recently Netflix has been getting flack for its self-produced shows and movies, namely that there hasn’t been as good a quality as previous years and the hits from this year come from licensed shows that stream on the platform. I wouldn’t signal the death knell on Netflix anytime soon but I’m selfishly wishing all its new movies and dramas are … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Go Kyung Pyo, Lee Kyu Hyung, Moon So Ri, Oh Jung Se, Ong Seung Woo, Park Joo Hyun, Seoul Vibe, Yoo Ah In

Fri-Sat Dramas Premiere New Competition with MBC Legal Thriller Big Mouth and SBS Workplace Comedy Tomorrow’s Webtoon

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 29, 2022 by ockoalaJuly 29, 2022
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I feel bad for these two dramas which actually both look good and create counter programming so something for different tastes. But with Wed-Thurs drama Extraordinary Attorney Woo dominating across the board in buzz it almost feels like these two new premieres aren’t getting as much attention as it would have normally. New MBC Fri-Sat drama is Big Mouth with … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Big Mouth, Daniel Choi, Kim Se Jung, Lee Jong Seok, Tomorrow;s Webtoon, Yoona

Extraordinary Attorney Woo Vaults Over 15% Ratings in Episodes 9-10 as Our Plucky Autistic Young Lawyer Makes New Emotional Breakthroughs

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 29, 2022 by ockoalaJuly 30, 2022
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Next year’s 2023 the Best Actress Baeksang is definitely going through Park Eun Bin for Extraordinary Attorney Woo. She missed out last year after being nominated for The King’s Affection which makes her chance even better this year, plus she has delivered the biggest surprise hit in years that is dominating South Korean watercoolers. The drama took another high jump … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Extraordinary Attorney Woo, Kang Tae Oh, Park Eun Bin

Devastating Giant TV Screen Accident at the Concert of Hong Kong Boy Band Mirror Sends Two Backup Dancers to the Hospital ICU

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 29, 2022 by ockoalaJuly 29, 2022
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This is such a shocking and terribly sad accident and it’s trending all over global news portals. HK 12-member boy bang Mirror was holding a large concert at Hong Kong Coliseum on Friday when during the performance one of the three giant LED screens hanging over the stage suddenly fell and unfortunately struck two backup dancers. One was critically injured … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Accident, Mirror

Jeon Ji Hyun Only Solo Female Star to Make Top South Korean Entertainer Earnings List of 2022 Behind Lim Young Woong and BTS

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 28, 2022 by ockoalaJuly 28, 2022
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The 2022 is more than half over but some things don’t change. I feel like the folks on the top 10 lists in South Korea rarely change and this new aggregation of the top earners for 2022 so far is a collection of the same names. Making the list as the only solo female star is Jeon Ji Hyun at … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged BTS, Jeon Ji Hyun, Lim Young Woong

Examples of Worst and Most Awkwardly Inserted PPL in K-dramas

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 28, 2022 by ockoalaJuly 28, 2022
People enjoying meals at Subway restaurant.

Time for a laugh inducing post, chingus! Other than everyone and their grandmothers and even people who just came out of a coma all eating at Subways for breakfast/lunch/dinner/dream sequences, there are many other examples of egregious PPL (product placement) in K-dramas. A recent set of GIFs and stills helpfully collected it so you can see with your own eyes … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged PPL, Product Placement

Jacky Heung Cheating Allegations on Bea Hayden Add New Influencer Picture and Texts with Him

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 28, 2022 by ockoalaJuly 28, 2022
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When the C-ent gossip netizens who claimed last week that HK-actor Jacky Heung cheated on his TW-actress wife Bea Hayden during her second pregnancy by taking a girl back to their condo, and further claimed he’s done this many times before, they also threatened to drop more tea because Jacky’s momma bear mother Tiffany Chen went on the offensive claiming … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Bea Hayden, Jacky Heung

tvN Mon-Tues Drama Link: Eat, Love, Kill with Yeo Jin Gu and Moon Ga Young Concludes Underwhelming Ratings Run But Appears to Have a Small Ardent Following

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 27, 2022 by ockoalaJuly 27, 2022
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This Tuesday saw the conclusion of Link: Eat, Love, Kill with Yeo Jin Gu and Moon Ga Young in what is best described as an underwhelming run. Ratings started at 3.124% and then went downhill from there with a series low at one point of 1.423% and overall averaging 2.108%. The drama however appears to have a noted ardent following … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Link, Moon Ga Young, Yeo Jin Gu

C-netizens Marvel at the Beauty of Growning Up Child Actress Huang Yang Dian Tian Who Debuted with Memorable Performance as Young Zhao Li Ying in Hit C-drama Princess Agents

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 27, 2022 by ockoalaJuly 27, 2022
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The actors or actresses who attend prestigious acting colleges like the most prestigious Beijing Film Academy tend to debut later after graduating, though there are the rare ones like grown up child actor Wu Lei who got accepted after he made a name for himself in multiple dramas and now continues to act and study at the same time. And … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Huang Yang Dian Tian

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