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OCN Drops Teaser and Script Reading Stills for Action Drama Search Starring Jang Dong Yoon and Krystal

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 19, 2020 by ockoalaJuly 17, 2020
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It’s time for these folks to put on their army fatigues and strap on their monster radars for upcoming OCN action drama Search. Jang Dong Yoon and Krystal lead a team of South Korean army soldiers trying to hunt a mysterious “monsters” in the DMZ. It’s a survival and supernatural tinged drama and the leads are both young and pretty … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Dong Yoon, Krystal, Search

Married K-stars Kim Moo Yeol and Yoon Seung Ah are Selected to Promote the 2020 Korea Art Week

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 19, 2020 by ockoalaJuly 18, 2020
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I was surprised and so pleased to see an event tap into the adorable potential that is the married K-star couple of Kim Moo Yeol and Yoon Seung Ah. The good looking pair has been married since 2015, no kids yet, but clearly still so lovely dovey and low key. The couple has been selected as the face of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Moo Yeol, Yoon Seung Ah

Happiness and Then Heartbreak Elevates Episode 9 of It’s Okay to Not Be Okay to New Emotional Heights with Ratings of 4.995% and 5.814%

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 18, 2020 by ockoalaJuly 18, 2020
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I think both Kim Soo Hyun and Oh Jung Se just submitted their names for the 2021 Baeksang Awards for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor in the drama category with today’s episode 9 performance It’s Okay to Not be Okay. The last 5 minutes are insane, absolutely a gut punch heartwrenching tour de force from both Kang Tae and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Its Okay to Not be Okay, Kim Soo Hyun, Seo Ye Ji

Tribute to Miura Haruma and His Most Iconic and High Profile Movie and Dorama Roles from Koizora to Bloody Monday to Gintama

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 18, 2020 by ockoalaJuly 19, 2020
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In writing a blog there’s a desire to preserve a thought or the memory of a moment, so it’s only fitting that I write a post to remember J-actor Miura Haruma‘s most well known works from his very early breakouts all the way to his most recent projects. He was a child actor who started acting at 7 years old … Continue reading →

Posted in J-doramas | Tagged Miura Haruma

It’s Okay to Not be Okay Gets K-ent Praise for Ornate Set Design and Well Rendered Special Effects

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 18, 2020 by ockoalaJuly 17, 2020
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Sat-Sun tvN drama It’s Okay to Not be Okay rounded the midway point last week and is headed to the second half of its run, prompting the usual posts about what to expect and how well/not well it’s gone so far. One interesting perspective came from two recent K-ent articles praising the set design and special effects of the drama, … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Its Okay to Not be Okay, Kim Soo Hyun, Seo Ye Ji

J-ent in Shock and Devastation as Top Young Actor Miura Haruma Discovered Deceased in His Home at 30 Years Old

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 18, 2020 by ockoalaJuly 18, 2020
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I’ve watched J-doramas for over 30 years and this will go down as one of the most devastating events to occur in J-ent. Prolific and critically/ratings acclaimed young actor Miura Haruma has died. He was only 30 years old and that’s a stunning confirmation of how young he was when he started acting and how many doramas and movies he … Continue reading →

Posted in J-doramas | Tagged Miura Haruma

First Teaser for SBS Time Travel Drama Alice With Kim Hee Sun and Joo Won

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 17, 2020 by ockoalaJuly 17, 2020
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I totally lost track that this drama was on the horizon but that’s allowed me to be intrigued when I saw the first teaser dropped this week. The next SBS Fri-Sat drama is the sci-fi fantasy time traveling romance Alice starring Kim Hee Sun and Joo Won. He plays a detective that learns about the existence of time travelers from … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Alice, Joo Won, Kim Hee Sun

Short Hair Entertainment Goddesses Entice with Breezy Beauty Perfect for the Summer Heat

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 17, 2020 by ockoalaJuly 15, 2020
Two portraits of a woman with short hair.

I recently noticed that TW-actresses Janine Chang and Annie Chen cut off their decades long hair recently for new acting roles and it totally changes their aura and visuals. It’s been hot as Hades where I live and have been experiencing the usual summer pangs of desire to cut off all my hair, but I always resist because I’m a … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Amber Kuo, Annie Chen, Go Joon Hee, Gwei Lun Mei, Janine Chang, Kim Da Mi, Kim Yoo Jung, Lee Joo Young, Park So Dam, Song Hye Kyo, Suzy, Yoo In Na

Excellently Spooky Teaser Posters for OCN Ghostly Detective Drama Missing: The Other Side with Go Soo and Heo Jun Ho

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 16, 2020 by ockoalaJuly 16, 2020
Misty forest with text overlay, coming soon.

The Train just left the OCN station last weekend for the parallel worlds serial killer drama but it’s a shorter than usual run with 12-episodes so promos are starting for the followup drama Missing: The Other Side. I remember when networks would traditionally run ghost/supernatural/horror dramas in August to align with lunar ghost month and Missing definitely has ghosts, an … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Seo Hee, Go Soo, Ha Joon, Heo Jun Ho, Missing: The Other Side, Seo Eun Soo

Park Bo Gum is a Modern Dapper Gentleman in Vogue Korea August 2020 Edition

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 16, 2020 by ockoalaJuly 15, 2020
Young man in a turtleneck surrounded by leaves.

K-actor Park Bo Gum seems like an old soul in a young man’s body, or a goofy big boy with a lot of intensity. He’s so creative and self-challenging when he picks his acting roles, Hello Monster anyone?, and now he’s a major drama male lead I’m glad he’s not pigeon holing himself into genres. From last year’s slow quiet … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Park Bo Gum

Creative and Striking Official Episode Posters for Sci-fi Anthology Drama SF8

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 16, 2020 by ockoalaJuly 15, 2020
Promotional posters for the SF8 series.

Sci-fi has been one of the least mined genres in K-dramas so it’s a treat to see what’s in store for upcoming anthology series SF8. It contains 8 different single episodes each with a different cast and story and directed by a different movie director as this project is in collaboration with the Directors Guild of Korea. The solo posters … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged SF8

Ji Hyun Woo and Kim So Eun Both Disdain Romance in First Teasers for K-drama Love is Annoying, But I Hate Being Lonely

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 15, 2020 by ockoalaJuly 15, 2020
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I think good things only come with hard work, and that includes romance/life partnership/marriage. It’s not supposed to be easy and that shouldn’t be reason enough to eschew it, especially if the fall back option is being lonely potentially for life. That point of view will be explored in the upcoming MBC Every1 drama Love is Annoying, But I Hate … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ji Hyun Woo, Kim So Eun, Love is Annoying But I Hate Being Lonely

Gu Hye Sun and Ahn Jae Hyun’s Divorce Finalized in Court

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 15, 2020 by ockoalaJuly 15, 2020
Two people in stylish outfits at events.

I’m sure this is a relief for the stars involved and for the netizens this is closure on what was an unnecessarily public event what should be personal. The divorce proceedings between stars Gu Hye Sun and Ahn Jae Hyun were finalized this week in Seoul, capping off 7 months of legal affairs to conclude the three year union of … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Ahn Jae Hyun, Divorce, Gu Hye Sun

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