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Filming on KBS Sageuk Drama Affection with Park Eun Bin and Ro Woon Halted Due to COVID-19 Outbreak on Set

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 26, 2021 by ockoalaJuly 26, 2021
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Welp, it’s definitely the 4th (5th? 6th) wave of COVID-19 in South Korea and this one is hitting hard as evidenced by the entertainment industry. Perhaps it’s good that so many shows are preempted these two weeks due to Olympics coverage and that will also lessen the gathering opportunities. Following the halt of filming on the Netflix drama The Sound … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Affection, Yeonmo

Jang Ki Yong to Enlist in the Military on August 23rd After Filming Finishes for K-drama Now, We Are Breaking Up

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 26, 2021 by ockoalaJuly 26, 2021
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Awwww, he’s going to be gone for two years soon! K-actor Jang Ki Yong is currently filming the romance K-drama Now, We Are Breaking Up which will be wrapping up next month and his agency has announced today that he will be enlisting in the military on August 23rd after the drama finishes production. I didn’t follow Jang Ki Yong’s … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Ki Yong

Young Jeon Ji Hyun in You From Another Star Kim Hyun Soo Shines in Penthouse as Her Adult Acting Career Takes Off

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 26, 2021 by ockoalaJuly 26, 2021
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It’s been the same three or four names of child actresses turned young adults in K-ent these days it’s a breath of fresh air to see a familiar face all grown up. Kim Hyun Soo, who rose to fame visually as the younger version of Jeon Ji Hyun in You From Another Star, has popped back into my radar with … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Hyun Soo

Ji Chang Wook Tests Positive for COVID-19 as Filming Halted on K-drama The Sound of Magic

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 25, 2021 by ockoalaJuly 25, 2021
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Oh noes, it’s still hard to accept that COVID-19 is spreading wildly still 20 months after the initial spread. The Delta variant has been the crux of the recent months spike and it’s hitting South Korea hard as it is other Asian countries. I’ve been reading about so and so star, actor, idol testing positive in recent weeks and today … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Ji Chang Wook

Kim Sun Ho and Shin Mina are Bundles of Sunshiny Warmth in First Teaser for tvN Drama Hometown Cha Cha Cha

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 25, 2021 by ockoalaJuly 25, 2021
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Gosh, seeing is believing and all those expectations that Kim Sun Ho and Shin Mina would double up on their dimples and smiles and blast us with happy cheer in their upcoming drama are on full display in the first teaser. tvN dropped Hometown Cha Cha Cha‘s first look this weekend and it’s all visuals, with scenes of the ocean, … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hometown Cha Cha Cha

K-netizens Overwhelmingly Support Kim Young Dae for Leaving KBS Drama School 2021 After He Reveals Production Company Delays and Non-payment

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 25, 2021 by ockoalaJuly 24, 2021
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I’m glad to see that rising actor Kim Young Dae has a good agency behind him to support his decision to leave the soon to start filming KBS K-drama School 2021. It happened earlier this week and the production company claimed that Kim Young Dae’s departure was unexpected and left them in a lurch to find a second male lead … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Young Dae, School 2021

K-viewers Appalled by MBC Coverage of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony with Offensive Stereotype Pictures of Certain Countries Including a Picture of Chernobyl Disaster When the Ukraine Team Paraded

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 24, 2021 by ockoalaJuly 25, 2021
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Okay, who wants to bet some MBC intern was tasked with picking a picture for each nation during the Parade of Nations at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony and just went Googling and picked the first image that popped up. How else to explain some of the offensive, bad taste, and just plain dumb pictures and/or captions accompany … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Olympics

Song Hye Kyo Classy and Elegant in New Clothing Brand Office Attire Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 24, 2021 by ockoalaJuly 23, 2021
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Oh I hope she wears these outfits in her upcoming drama Now, We Are Breaking Up because she looks soooooo good here. Song Hye Kyo shared new pictures on her SNS this week in a clothing pictorial CF campaign. The looks are all office suitable attire from dresses to suits and every look is impeccable on her. She’s playing a … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Song Hye Kyo

Jeon Ji Hyun is Stunning and Fit at the Netflix Press Conference for Kingdom: Ashin of the North

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 24, 2021 by ockoalaJuly 23, 2021
Actress at Kingdom Ashin event, promoting series.

This Friday was the Netflix streaming release of Kingdom: Ashin of the North, the stand alone side-quel to the currently two season strong Kingdom zombie K-drama series. Early reviews are positive and point out how the backstory of Ashin and the resurrection plant is actually wayyyyy darker (not in lighting but in tone) than even the Kingdom series has been … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jeon Ji Hyun, Kingdom, Kingdom: Ashin of the North

K-shows Preempted in the Next Two Weeks for Olympics Including Penthouse Which Plans to Add One More Episode to the Grand Finale Which Kim Sun Ok is Struggling to Write

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 23, 2021 by ockoalaJuly 23, 2021
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Starting from today Friday July 23, South Korean dramas and variety shows on the Big Three networks will be preempted for Olympics coverage. It will happen as announced so some days the show may still air but if you don’t see it, like this Friday there was no new episode of SBS drama Penthouse for the Opening Ceremony coverage, then … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Penthouse

tvN Drama Big Mouth Assembles Big Cast Adding Kim Joo Hun, Kwak Dong Yeon, Ok Ja Yeon, and Yang Kyun Won Joining Leads Lee Jong Seok and Yoona

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 23, 2021 by ockoalaJuly 22, 2021
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The cast of upcoming tvN legal drama Big Mouth just exploded this week with so many recognizable faces joining leads Lee Jong Seok and Yoona. I guess filming is starting soon lol. Every one of these supporting leads have other dramas and movies going on as well so it’s really a solid collection of currently hot talent. Joining the cast … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Big Mouth, Kim Joo Hun, Kwak Dong Yeon, Lee Jong Seok, Ok Ja Yeon, Yang Kyung Won, Yoona

Rising Actor Bae In Hyuk Gets the Spotlight in 2021 with Two Dramas and Grabs Chance to Work with Seo Hyun Jin in Upcoming Why Oh Soo Jae

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 23, 2021 by ockoalaJuly 22, 2021
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A new find for me in 2021 on the male actor front now includes Bae In Hyuk, I really really liked him in recently concluded rom-com My Roommate is a Gumiho. He made a one-dimensional second male lead character with a crush on the female lead into someone sincere and memorable. If Jang Ki Yong‘s sweet as pie gumiho who … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bae In Hyuk

Seohyun and Lee Jun Young Wraps Filming on Netflix Movie Adaptation of S&M Themed Webtoon Moral Sense

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 22, 2021 by ockoalaJuly 22, 2021
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Hhhhmmmm, this projects sounds a whole lot more interesting for me after I chanced upon the male lead recently in another drama. The Netflix produced movie adaptation of webtoon Moral Sense has wrapped filming and I’m guessing we could even see it by year end. It stars two idol-actors in Seohyun of SNSD and Lee Jun Young (Jun) of U-KISS … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Lee Jun Young, Moral Sense, Seohyun

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