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Choi Ji Woo to Make First Acting Return After Having Baby in Guest Appearance for 2022 K-drama Shooting Star

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 22, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 21, 2022
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In a stroke of serendipitous timing, veteran K-actress leading lady Choi Ji Woo will be making her first K-drama appearance in 2 years since having her baby in 2020. She will do a guest starring turn in upcoming drama Shooting Star with Lee Sung Kyung and Kim Young Dae. She’ll be playing a top star character in a drama set … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Choi Ji Woo, Shooting Star

Park Shin Hye and Choi Tae Joon Beam with Happiness in Official Wedding Photos Released on Eve of Ceremony

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 21, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 21, 2022
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Congrats all around to the pretty set of newlyweds in K-ent! Acting couple Park Shin Hye and Choi Tae Joon tied the knot this Saturday in Seoul and their respective agencies released this batch of official wedding photos for their fans to celebrate alongside. The couple absolutely have husband-wife face in Asian parlance, very compatible and hopefully it translates into … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Choi Tae Joon, Dating, Married, Park Shin Hye, Wedding

J-dorama Version of You From Another Star Airing on Amazon Prime Gets Panned for Miscasting of Fukushi Sota and Yamamoto Mizuki After Release of First Trailer

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 21, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 21, 2022
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Hahahaha, OMG this looks sooooooooo bad. Like, mwahahahaha trainwreck level bad potentially. The first trailer is out for the J-version of You From Another Star (My Love From the Stars) which premieres on Amazon Prime streaming on February 23, and one wonders if there is still time to re-cast and re-film the entire thing. Starring Fukushi Sota and Yamamoto Mizuki, … Continue reading →

Posted in J-doramas | Tagged Fukushi Sota, My Love From the Stars, Yamamoto Mizuki, You From Another Star

Ahn Hyo Seob and Kim Se Jung Make a Rainy Day Connection in New Stills for Upcoming SBS Romance A Business Proposal

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 21, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 21, 2022
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So far the only promising thing about SBS romance drama A Business Proposal (Office Blind Date) is that leads Ahn Hyo Seob and Kim Se Jung are age and visually compatible. It’s a low bar that I’m still surprised how many K-romance drama casting fail at it. But I still hate Ahn Hyo Seob’s hairstyle for this drama, that college … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged A Business Proposal, Ahn Hyo Seob, Kim Se Jung

K-actress Wang Ji Won Announces February 6th Wedding to Professional Ballet Dancer Park Jong Suk

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 20, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 20, 2022
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Wow, what great news and such a beautiful and compatible on paper couple! K-actress and former professional top ballerina Wang Ji Won has announced her impending marriage to fellow ballet dancer Park Jong Suk. She’s been in the acting industry for ten years since 2012 when she retired from professionally dancing but always retained the elegance, grace, poise in her … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Married, Park Jong Suk, Wang Ji Won

KBS Admits a Horse Died After Filming Falling Scene in Taejong Lee Bang Won Three Days After Netizens Express Concern

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 20, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 20, 2022
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Okay, KBS f*#ked up so badly here I hope the television authorities throw the book at them. This past weekend’s new episode of weekend sageuk Taejong Lee Bang Won (King of Tears: Lee Bang Won) had a scene with Lee Seung Gye riding a horse and the horse throwing him. Viewers expressed grave discomfort and concern over the welfare of … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Taejong Lee Bang Won

Kim Tae Ri and Nam Joo Hyuk Radiate First Love Feels in New Poster and Preview for tvN Romance Twenty Five Twenty One

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 20, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 19, 2022
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Whoever is doing the posters for February 2022 tvN drama Twenty Five Twenty One is going out of his/her way to emulate Start Up in vibe and presentation. The newest poster has leads Kim Tae Ri and Nam Joo Hyuk hanging out against a blue sky backdrop, take out her popsicle and his can of soda and it’s just Dal … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged KIm Tae Ri, Nam Joo Hyuk, Twenty Five Twenty One

Singer Jay Chou and Model-Actress Wife Hannah Quinlivan are Expecting Third Child After Earlier Rumors Start When She’s Spotting Concealing Her Stomach

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 19, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 19, 2022
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It’s now 7-years and three babies for married Taiwanese stars Jay Chou and Hannah Quinlivan. The couple confirmed that they are expecting baby number three after Taiwanese ent started discussing the possibility after Hannah was seen concealing her mid region in a giant teddy coat and wearing flat Uggs while celebrating Jay’s birthday a few days earlier. Once the rumors … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Baby, Hannah Quinlivan, Jay Chou

Idol-actress Yeonwoo Changes Agency to 9ato and is Cast as Second Female Lead in Upcoming MBC Drama Golden Spoon with Yook Sung Jae and Jung Chae Yeon

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 19, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 19, 2022
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My favorite rom-com last year in 2021 was Dali and the Cocky Prince (Dal Ri and Gamjatang) and it was there I got to meet idol turned actress Yeonwoo for the first time. It was a slight type of role, nothing memorable, but she was cute and brought a strong onscreen charm and no glaring acting flaws to detract from … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Golden Spoon, Jung Chae Yeon, Yeonwoo, Yook Sung Jae

K-netizens Starting to Get Annoyed at MBC for Mismanaging the Final Weeks The Red Sleeve Cuff’s Success and Afterwards Milking it to Death

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 19, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 18, 2022
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It’s still the hot topic du jour in K-drama land and The Red Sleeve Cuff remains at the top of trending topics even two weeks after it ended. But a K-ent reporter is calling out MBC for just sucking at the airing management of it’s biggest hit prime time drama in 3 years, not since Terrius Behind Me (My Secret … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Junho, Lee Se Young, The Red Sleeve Cuff

Supporting K-actor Choi Sung Won Most Memorable for Playing Hyeri’s Younger Brother in Answer Me 1998 Makes Second Recovery from Leukemia Treatment and Returns in Upcoming MBC Drama Showtime Begins

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 18, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 18, 2022
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This is a happy positive update to share on a recognizable face in K-drama land supporting roles. K-actor Choi Sung Won, best known for playing Hyeri’s character Deok Sun’s younger brother (with an old face) in Answer Me 1988 has been dealing with a recurring serious health condition for many years. In 2016 he was diagnosed with leukemia and took … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Choi Sung Won, Showtime Begins

First Look at MBC Crisis Management Team Drama Tomorrow with Kim Hee Sun, Ro Woon, and Lee Soo Hyuk

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 18, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 18, 2022
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A dark or uncomfortable topic often makes for a meaningful watch if it delivers a compelling story around the subject matter. Upcoming MBC Fri-Sat drama Tomorrow is adapted from the same name webtoon and deals with the members of a crisis management team tasked with saving suicidal people. The suicide rate in South Korea is extraordinarily high for a first … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Hee Sun, Lee Soo Hyuk, Ro Woon, Tomorrow

Song Kang is Intrigued by Capable Sunbae Park Min Young in New Preview for jTBC Romance Forecasting Love and Weather

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 18, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 18, 2022
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This drama gives off exactly the same vibes as last year’s jTBC Romance Sunbae Please Don’t Put on That Lipstick (She Will Never Know) just with a different workplace setting and different OTP leads. Change out the cosmetics office space for the weather forecasting meteorological bureau in upcoming Forecasting Love and Weather (Office Romance Cruelty) and it’s the same chemistry … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Forecasting Love and Weather, Office Romance Cruelty, Park Min Young, Song Kang, Weather People

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