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Park Hyung Sik in Talks for tvN City Intrigue Drama Happiness Opposite Han Hyo Joo and Still Planning to do Saguek Drama Next But No Longer The Adapting Golden Hairpin

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 15, 2021 by ockoalaApril 15, 2021
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K-actor Park Hyung Sik is recently out of the army and he’s already got not one but two dramas lined up. K-ent is reporting that he’s in talks as the male lead of upcoming tvN drama Happiness, which has already cast Han Hyo Joo as the female lead and character actor Jo Woo Jin as the second male lead. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Han Hyo Joo, Happiness, Park Hyung Sik

Kim Jung Hyun Posts Handwritten Apology Letter for His Bad Attitude and Behavior Surrounding K-drama Time

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 14, 2021 by ockoalaApril 14, 2021
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When a time in your life comes when you behave in a way that is screwing up so bad, the only way forward is to own up to it completely. Apologize, reflect, learn, grow, and don’t ever repeat. K-actor Kim Jung Hyun‘s career in the last four years has been such a rollercoaster and while I really like him as … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Jung Hyun, Time

Hyun Bin, Kim Hee Ae, and Kim Seo Hyung Among the Next Release Batch in the Korean Actors 200 List

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 14, 2021 by ockoalaApril 14, 2021
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The release continues for the K-actor 200 list, the 5th release with the second half of the compilation left to come. It’s always interesting to see the cool collection in each release and this one has plenty of diversity and talent across the board. Hyun Bin and Kim Hee Ae are probably the biggest names in the actor and actress … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Heo Jun Ho, Hyun Bin, Jeon Hye Jin, Ji Chang Wook, Jin Seon Kyu, Jo Woo Jin, Jo Yeo Jung, Kim Hee Ae, Kim Moo Yeol, Kim Seo Hyung, Kwak Do Won, Lee Jung Hyun, Lee Shi Young, Lee Yoo Young, Park Sung Woong, Ryu Hye Young, Shin Jung Geun, Uhm Tae Goo, Yeom Hye Ran, Yeom Jung Ah

Ga Jin Tries To Hold Shit Together in Episode 18 of River Where the Moon Rises as All the Men Continue to Emo in Their Own Pit of Misery

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 14, 2021 by ockoalaApril 14, 2021
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I finally realized that Daddy King has turned into the progenitor of where all the male characters in River Where the Moon Rises is going, i.e. moping, drinking, seeing dead people, and generally being USELESS while the women keep shit together. Ga Jin/Princess Pyeonggang remains my sole sanity in this drama, she’s not just kickass, smart, sensible, she’s also capable … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged River Where the Moon Rises

Production of OCN Drama Island Confirms Seo Ye Ji’s Departure and Will Look for New Female Lead, Brand Sponsor Also Begin to Drop Her Campaign

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 13, 2021 by ockoalaApril 13, 2021
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The Ji Soo fallout took all of four days, I think Joseon Exorcist getting cancelled took three days, and now in less than two days Seo Ye Ji has gone from newly minted Baeksang Best Actress nominee to persona non grata in K-ent. I don’t know if she’s done permanently or will go on hiatus to try and make a … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Island, Seo Ye Ji

Seo Ye Ji’s Agency Releases Statement that the Texts with Kim Jung Hyun are Just Fighting Between Couple But Denies the Education and Bullying Controversies, and K-ent is Reporting that She Will Leave OCN Drama Island with Kim Nam Gil

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 13, 2021 by ockoalaApril 13, 2021
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I’ve been through countless K-scandals and the process is always the same: shocking reveal, silence, either admit but add explanation or admit some part of it/deny others, and finally apologize and reflect. Seo Ye Ji may have been pulled into the conflict between Kim Jung Hyun and his current agency which he is trying to leave, and therefore text messages … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Jung Hyun, Scandal, Seo Ye Ji, Time

First Look at Namgoong Min Filming MBC Action Drama Black Sun

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 13, 2021 by ockoalaApril 13, 2021
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Seeing a drama take one fantasy/sci-fi concept and do it as well as tvN drama Awaken (Night and Day) did feels even more special in light of watching the burning dumpster fire that was Sisyphus: The Myth. Awaken dealt with immortality and did do a solid job of stringing together the mystery, piecemeal reveals, and decently satisfying conclusion. I do … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Black Sun, Namgong Min, Namgoong Min

The Attempted Coup in Episode 17 of River Where the Moon Rises Deflates Like a Souffle as Both Male Leads Hie Off to Angst Afterwards

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 12, 2021 by ockoalaApril 12, 2021
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Remember when what happened to KBS drama River Where the Moon Rises was like the biggest news in K-ent? Oh what a month does to keep one upping another in terms of wild news and crazy scandals. River has now settled back down to just being a mediocre sageuk that might have actually benefitted from losing a leading man, it … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim So Hyun, Lee Ji Hoon, Na In Woo, River Where the Moon Rises

Seo Ye Ji Erases Instagram Contents and Will Not Attend this Week’s Premiere Screening of Her Upcoming Movie Recalled with Kim Kang Woo

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 12, 2021 by ockoalaApril 12, 2021
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This week’s news report that K-actress Seo Ye Ji was the alleged ex-girlfriend to Kim Jung Hyun who played a controlling role in the Time drama production debacle three years ago could not have come at a worse time for her. Her agency has not released a statement responding to the allegations first reported by Dispatch nearly 24 hours ago, … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Memories of Tomorrow, Recalled, Seo Ye Ji

Episode 16 of Vincenzo Ends on a Mic Drop Moment as the Gloves Come Off as Ratings Remain at 10.572%

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 12, 2021 by ockoalaApril 12, 2021
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A quick housekeeping first, next weekend there will not be new episodes of Vincenzo as the production announced this week it will take a one week break in order to have more time to deliver the best final four episodes remaining. I’m all for that and grateful for the awe inducing ending to this Sunday’s episode 16 even more as … Continue reading →

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

Dispatch Releases Bombshell Report that Seo Ye Ji was Kim Jung Hyun’s Ex-girlfriend that Demanded His Cold Behavior on Set of MBC Drama Time

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 11, 2021 by ockoalaApril 11, 2021
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The fallout and alleged reveals continue to dig up painful memories from three years ago in 2018 on the production of MBC drama Time. Male lead Kim Jung Hyun was noticeably awkward and reserved with female lead Seohyun at the press conference and then departed the drama midway reportedly due to mental health issues. He got both flack for being … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Jung Hyun, Seo Ye Ji, Seohyun, Time

Jinyoung of B1A4 Back From Army Service and in Talks for KBS Heartwarming Comedy Drama Police Academy with Cha Tae Hyun

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 11, 2021 by ockoalaApril 16, 2021

Gosh, they grow up so fast. Every time I see an actor come back from South Korea’s mandatory military service I will have known that my kids are two years older and it’s just a bittersweet feeling. Singer-actor Jinyoung (Jung Jin Young) of B1A4 and Moonlight Drawn by Clouds and Persevere, Goo Hae Ra has completed his army service after … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Cha Tae Hyun, Jinyoung, Police Academy

The Real Reason for Kim Jung Hyun’s Shocking Departure Midway Through MBC Drama Time Reportedly Due to Being Unable to Act with His Costar

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 11, 2021 by ockoalaApril 11, 2021
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I’ll preface this post by saying that I believe all the negative news stories coming out this week on K-actor Kim Jung Hyun is due to his contract dispute with his agency, he wants to end it early and sign with another agency reportedly Culture Depot which reps his former costar Seo Ji Hye. Kim Jung Hyun’s career was on … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Jung Hyun, Seohyun, Time

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