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C-actress Zhao Wei Rumored to Have Taken Private Jet Overnight to France to Reunite with Her Singaporean Husband After Being Erased from All C-ent

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 30, 2021 by ockoalaAugust 30, 2021
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The rumor is spreading wild and fast that formerly top C-actress and producer Zhao Wei (Vicki Zhao) has flown the coop, and cue all the Little Sparrow jokes. The tabloids and various online news portals are all saying that Zhao Wei was spotted landing in France on a private jet and she reportedly fled in the night from China. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Vicki Zhao, Zhao Wei

Both Lee Min Ho and Yeonwoo’s Friends Continue to Insist They are Dating Despite His Agency’s Denial and Assertion the Two are Just Friends

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 30, 2021 by ockoalaAugust 30, 2021
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Now this is what I call an even juicier development, it was already fun dating news that Lee Min Ho and newbie actress and former idol Yeonwoo are dating but now we have a he said-she said story, or maybe everyone says except for him. His agency denied the dating news immediately (like so fast, legit), saying the two are … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Lee Min Ho, Yeonwoo

Shin Hyun Bin Already on the Rise in 2020 Opposite Won Bin in Maxim Coffee CF

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 30, 2021 by ockoalaAugust 30, 2021
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Sometimes the ascendance of a star can be telegraphed even earlier and seeing Shin Hyun Bin currently in Hospital Playlist 2, about to be in Person Who Looks Like You soon to premiere, and cast in The Youngest Son of the Chaebol and Strange, I recall seeing her on a CF and took me awhile to place that she was … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous, Musings | Tagged Shin Hyun Bin, Won Bin

Dispatch Reveals Lee Min Ho and Idol-actress Yeonwoo are Dating, His Agency Swiftly Denies It Claiming They Are Just Friends

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 29, 2021 by ockoalaAugust 29, 2021
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Oh this is super juicy! Thank you K-ent for upping your mic drop to start the week, for awhile it looked like C-ent was having all the crazy fun. Dispatch is ending the month of August with a doozy of a breaking news item – it published a report that top Hallyu actor Lee Min Ho and newbie idol-actress Yeonwoo … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Lee Min Ho, Yeonwoo

Jo In Sung, Kim Yoon Seok, Heo Jun Ho, Koo Kyu Hwan and Cast of Hit Movie Escape From Mogadishu Celebrate Breaking 3 Million Tickets Sold

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 29, 2021 by ockoalaAugust 29, 2021
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The year long delay was no deterrent for potboiler political action flick Escape From Mogadishu, the Korean movie this weekend became the biggest box office hit in South Korea this year 2021. It overtook Black Widow and now has 3 million tickets sold. South Korea like around the world remains under COVID-19 restrictions still and this summer the Seoul region … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Escape From Mogadishu, Heo Jun Ho, Jo In Sung, Kim Yoon Seok, Koo Kyu Hwan

Netflix Scores Another Win with Army Drama D.P. Deserter Pursuit with Jung Hae In and Breakout Actor Koo Hyu Hwan

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 29, 2021 by ockoalaAugust 28, 2021
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This weekend it isn’t all about new drama premieres on network television, Netlix released military comedy drama D.P. Deserter Pursuit on its streaming platform, with plenty of promos, and the end result is basically an All Kill. There are no ratings to monitor but the viewer feedback is so uniformly positively to glowing I can’t help but be so happy … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged D.P., Jung Hae In, Koo Kyu Hwan

Zhao Li Ying and Wang Yibo’s Agencies Summoned to Sina Weibo for Discussion on Proper Fan Conduct and Strict Enforcement

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 28, 2021 by ockoalaAugust 28, 2021
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Hahaha, this feels like such a “summoned by the principal for a talk” moment and yet we’re talking about two adult popular stars and their professional agencies instead of school kids. With the recent Chinese authority crack down on multiple aspects of the entertainment industry, that includes focus on fandom and fan conduct. It got a lot of attention this … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Wang Yibo, Zhao Li Ying

Son Dambi and Jung Ryeo Won Alleged to Have Received Gifts and Had Relationship with Man Who Has Been Arrested for Fraudulently Bilking Rich and Powerful People Out of Nearly $10 Million USD

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 28, 2021 by ockoalaAugust 28, 2021
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Well this is kinda a shady story but honestly probably something that is quite common place in the entertainment industry. I mean the sponsorship part, not so much the fraud element. Actresses Son Dambi and Jung Ryeo Won, in the same agency, are alleged to have benefitted from the fraud committed by a middle aged businessman pretending to be a … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Jung Ryeo Won, Son Dambi

K-netizens Start to Criticize Shin Hyun Bin’s Acting in Hospital Playlist 2 as Coming to the Surface with Increased Screentime

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 28, 2021 by ockoalaAugust 28, 2021
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Well this is an interesting development and one I haven’t been keeping abreast of since I’m so far behind on the Hospital Playlist watch. Lol, I’m still on the first season. K-actress Shin Hyun Bin went from one member of the supporting doctor ensemble to increased screen time in the second season after she started dating one of the Main … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hospital Playlist, Shin Hyun Bin

tvN Premieres Countryside Romance Hometown Cha Cha Cha This Weekend with Shin Mina, Kim Sun Ho, and Lee Sang Yi

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 27, 2021 by ockoalaAugust 27, 2021
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In the past few years my only crack drama addictions have all been in the tvN Sat-Sun time slot, with Crash Landing on You segueing into It’s Okay to Not be Okay then Start-up and most recently Vincenzo. It’s probably a combination of COVID watching habits and also that it airs on the weekend which allows me that addiction to … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hometown Cha Cha Cha, Kim Sun Ho, Lee Sang Yi, Shin Mina

C-actress Zheng Shuang Adds to Her Surrogacy Abandonment Scandal with Official Government Fine of $46.1 Million USD for Tax Evasion and Yin-yang Contracts

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 27, 2021 by ockoalaAugust 27, 2021
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I think the last two decades, twenty years worth of rapid Chinese development in entertainment and consumption, has made those who live inside that world and also the public who consume the pretty end products forget that the political system of Mainland China remains led by the Communist Party and really a one-ruler autocracy. These past few years it’s become … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Zheng Shuang

Top C-actress and Producer Zhao Wei Also Cancelled After the Zhang Zhe Han Visits Yasukini Shrine Scandal Lit the Scrutiny on Her Prior Problematic Issues

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 27, 2021 by ockoalaAugust 27, 2021
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I think C-netizens have been waiting for this particular cancellation for a long time, 20 years to be exact. So it really was walking on eggshells if I were C-actress turned top producer and agency president Zhao Wei (Vicki Zhao). Today on August 26th C-netizens noticed that Zhao Wei’s videos have all been removed if it featured her and some … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Vicki Zhao, Zhao Wei

Cha Eun Woo Offered Male Lead in K-drama Adaptation of Weird and Wacky Webtoon Dakgangjeong About Sweet and Sour Fried Chicken

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 26, 2021 by ockoalaAugust 26, 2021
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Hul, talk about so weird I actually had to read the synopsis twice to process and also that this is apparently a wacky comedic of sorts and not some horror story. Cha Eun Woo will continue his drama streak after True Beauty, up next is playing the second male lead in fantasy supernatural drama Island and he may have yet … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Cha Eun Woo, Dakgangjeong

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