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Lee Min Ho Casual on Fendi Couture in Striking GQ Korea February 2021 Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 23, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 21, 2021
Fashion model posing for GQ Korea cover.

Looks like Lee Min Ho is all rested up and ready for 2021, he’s got a drama starting to film in the adaptation of the novel Pachinko written by a Korean-American writer. This month he’s also featured in the cover and pages of GQ Korea February 2021 edition, decked out in Fendi and looking super fine. This pictorial skews towards … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Lee Min Ho

Hyun Bin, Yoona, and Yoo Hae Jin Reunite for K-movie Confidential Assignment 2 Along with Daniel Henney and Jin Seon Kyu

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 22, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 22, 2021
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So much has changed in 4 years since the original movie came out in 2017 not least of which lead actor Hyun Bin has played yet another North Korean officer since then ha! The movie Confidential Assignment was a box office hit and there are always new cases that could use North and South Korean collaboration to solve so the … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Confidential Assignment, Daniel Henney, Hyun Bin, Jin Seon Kyu, Yoo Hae Jin, Yoona

Apple+ Enters K-dramas with Medical Thriller Mr. Robin with Top Notch Casting of Lee Seon Kyun, Lee Yoo Young, Yoo Yeo, and Seo Ji Hye

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 22, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 21, 2021
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With streaming giant Netflix reaping wild rewards with its financed and licensed K-dramas, another big name platform is joining the fun with Apple+ producing its first K-drama titled Mr. Robin. It’s based on the webtoon Dr. Brain and is about a genius doctor solving crime through the brains of the deceased and is scheduled to be a 6-episode drama. Headlining … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Seon Kyun, Lee Yoo Young, Mr. Robin, Seo Ji Hye, Yoo Teo

Park Shin Hye and Jo Seung Woo Team Up to Prevent a Dystopian Future in New Poster and Stills for jTBC Drama Sisyphus: The Myth

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 22, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 21, 2021
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2021 is starting to feel real, it takes me a few weeks lol to really transition into a new year, and I’m also starting to get mega exciting about the upcoming dramas. Next month jTBC will premiere its 10th anniversary celebration drama Sisyphus: The Myth with Jo Seung Woo and Park Shin Woo, battling to prevent a dystopian future and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jo Seung Woo, Park Shin Hye, Sisyphus: The Myth

Kim So Hyun and Ji Soo are Swoony Adorable and Battle Intense in New Poster and Teasers for KBS Sageuk River Where the Moon Rises

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 21, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 22, 2021
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Okay, all reservations done. Like, I NEED THIS DRAMA RIGHT NOW. The new poster and teaser preview is out for KBS sageuk River Where the Moon Rises with Kim So Hyun and Ji Soo and gahhhhhhh I’m dying here from all the feels these two are giving off. I heard her Princess Pyeonggang is using his foolish naive Ondal to … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ji Soo, Kim So Hyun, River Where the Moon Rises

K-ent Retracts News Articles that Park Hae Soo and Park Hye Soo were Cast in Hong Sisters 2021 Next Drama Exchange of Souls

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 21, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 20, 2021
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Well this is big news from South Korean drama casting, exciting! Until an hour later when it was all retracted ahahaha, what a rug pull. K-media reported that K-actor Park Hae Soo (Prison Playbook, Legend of the Blue Sea) is the first name to be cast in what will be a big cast assembled for the Hong Sisters next drama … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Exchange of Souls, Park Hae Soo, Soul Swap

Song Joong Ki Weighs the Scales of Justice Versus the Might of the Gun in First Teaser for tvN Drama Vincenzo

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 21, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 20, 2021
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K-dramas have been so good to me for the past year, starting with Hyun Bin in Crash Landing on You I’ve been on a binge of dramas that entertained me. There was Kim Soo Hyun back in It’s Okay to Not be Okay, Lee Jun Ki sizzling with duality in Flower of Evil, watching cutie pie Park Bo Gum glow … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Song Joong Ki, Vincenzo

Lee Jun Ki Declines Male Lead in Rom-com Drama Link Opposite Moon Ga Young and Dripping with Model Vibes in New Waves Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 20, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 20, 2021
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I’m always so curious about what K-actor Lee Jun Ki would do next in his acting journey and I hope it will be in a genre he hasn’t done in years. He’s been offered the male lead in summer 2021 K-drama Link, which has the leading lady Moon Ga Young. The drama has had other male leads rumored including Kim … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Lee Jun Ki

Park Bo Young and Seo In Guk Looking Compatible in First Filming Stills of K-drama One Day Destruction Came to My Door

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 20, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 19, 2021
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This is one of the dramas I’m excited about for 2021 especially since it just sounds different and cool. Filming has been underway for tvN drama One Day Destruction Came to My Door with Park Bo Young and Seo In Guk with a supporting cast of Lee Soo Hyuk, Kang Tae Oh, and Shin Do Hyun so that’s like a … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged One Day Destruction Came to My Door, Seo In Guk

tvN Mon-Tues Drama Awaken Finishes with Excellent Episode 16, Another Indelible Performance by Namgong Min, and Solid Average Ratings of 4.543%

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 20, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 19, 2021
Four characters in a dramatic, moody setting.

It’s weird, after watching both Kairos and Awaken (Night and Day) back to back, Kairos is a better written and executed drama but I’m way more emotionally invested in Awaken due to the jaw dropping acting show put on by Namgong Min for the entire 16-episodes. This was his playground and we’re all just lucky to be along for the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Awaken, Day and Night, Lee Chung Ah, Namgong Min, Seolhyun, Yoon Sun Woo

After Baby Abandonment Scandal Zheng Shuang Dropped By Endorsements Including Prada, Labeled a Bad Influence By Official Chinese Broadcasting, and Pending Dramas Likely Will Not Air

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 19, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 19, 2021
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The fallout is fast and furious for C-actress Zheng Shuang after her ex-boyfriend (really ex-husband) Zhang Heng dropped the dirt that after their breakup she did not want their two babies born to surrogates they decided to have when they were together. This makes “who gets the pet” divorce question a walk in the park. Read my earlier post for … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Zheng Shuang

Every Taiwan Actor and Actress Apparently Cast in Ruby Lin’s Epic 1988 Period Drama Blue Hour with First Stills of Joe Cheng, Chris Wu, and Jacob Wang Playing Jerky Men

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 19, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 19, 2021
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There are quite a lot of big TW-dramas in development and production for 2021 but none as star-studded as Blue Hour (θ―η‡ˆεˆδΈŠ) set in 1988 Taipei Red Light District about the lives, loves, and struggles of the club madam, their hostess ladies, and the men in and out of their lives. Ruby Lin is producing and plays one of the … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Blue Hour, Cammy Chiang, Cheryl Yang, Chris Wu, Esther Liu, Joe Cheng, Nikki Hsieh, Tony Yang, Wallace Huo, Xiu Jie Ke

C-actress Zheng Shuang Embroiled in Scandal of Discarding Surrogate Babies and Divorce with Ex-boyfriend Zhang Heng

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 19, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 19, 2021
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Even putting divorce with discarding surrogate babies in the same “scandal” is absurd, one is like throwing in the trash a meal prepared by a loved one and the other is burning the house to the ground level bad. C-ent is all atwitter this week with news drops complete with secret recording releases that reveal C-actress Zheng Shuang has a … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Dating, Zhang Heng, Zheng Shuang

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