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Gong Hyo Jin Hangs Out with Best Love Costar Cha Seung Won as First Guest on 4th Season of Three Meals a Day: Fishing Village

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 15, 2020 by ockoalaApril 16, 2020
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Woo hoo, a great new variety show season to look forward to and an even better first guest star. K-actress Gong Hyo Jin will be the first guest on the upcoming new season 4 of Three Meals a Day: Fishing Village. The original three leads are back to cook and fish including Cha Seung Won, Yoo Hae Jin, and Son … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Cha Seung Won, Gong Hyo Jin, Son Ho Jun, Three Meals a Day, Yoo Hae Jin

Drama Posters for KBS Drama Born Again Sell the Love Triangle Between Jang Ki Yong, Jin Se Yeon, and Lee Soo Hyuk

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 15, 2020 by ockoalaApril 15, 2020
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Dang, I’m getting so excited about KBS Mon-Tues drama Born Again, probably because I think both male leads Jang Ki Yong and Lee Soo Hyuk are so charismatic in different ways. Also I’m not in the camp of thinking Jin Se Yeon is the worst actress to walk the earth, she’s not bad in the right roles and with the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Born Again, Jang Ki Yong, Jin Se Yeon, Lee Soo Hyuk

K-netizens Wonder Which Top Actress Would Have Been Visual Center if Debuting in One Idol Group

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 15, 2020 by ockoalaApril 15, 2020
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OMG this is such a fun, subjective, and totally debatable what-if topic. K-netizens on TheQoo have started a discussion topic asking what of the first-gen Hallyu top actresses would have been the visual center spot had they all debuted in one idol group together. Would it be brainy Kim Tae Hee (162 cm), versatile Jeon Ji Hyun (173.5 cm), feminine … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Han Ji Min, Jeon Ji Hyun, Kim Tae Hee, Son Ye Jin, Song Hye Kyo

Summer Meng and Mickey Huang’s Wedding Pictorial Elevates the Golden Bridal Gown

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 14, 2020 by ockoalaApril 15, 2020
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This feels like a new wedding pictorial I don’t recall seeing before. TW-stars Summer Meng and Mickey Huang registered their marriage last month legally, really low key since it’s social distancing and all, not to mention it’s also a trend for TW-ent couples to register their marriage and either forgo a ceremony or hold it much later. Despite not having … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Married, Mickey Huang, Summer Meng, Wedding

Kim Rae Won and Lee Da Hee Signs on for tvN Sci-fi Thriller Drama LUCA

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 14, 2020 by ockoalaApril 14, 2020
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Cable network tvN has found its leads for upcoming sci-fi thriller K-drama LUCA, which stands for Last Universal Common Ancestor which is an evolutionary theory. The drama was first offered to Ji Chang Wook who declined and is instead filming Convenience Store Morning Star. Now we have both the male and female leads confirmed and it’s Kim Rae Won paired … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Rae Won, Lee Da Hee, LUCA

Honey Lee and Gong Myung Reunite After Extreme Job for K-movie Killing Romance

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 14, 2020 by ockoalaApril 13, 2020
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There are so many starts and stops right now in K-movie land thanks to COVID-19. Some movies had to halt filming, others delayed start, and even more movies were supposed to premiere in February and March and have been delayed. A movie further out in the horizon has my attention thanks to the cast: Honey Lee will be the female … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Gong Myung, Honey Lee, Killing Romance, Lee Seon Kyun

K-netizens Have Thoughts on Who Should Be Cast as Leads in K-drama Adaptation of Remarried Empress

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 13, 2020 by ockoalaApril 12, 2020
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K-actress Su Ae has been the face of the webtoon version of Remarried Empress (originally a web novel) so the upcoming K-drama adaptation will definitely have her name in the mix. But her age makes the entire series about ten years older than in the original story and I would rather the cast be younger because everyone is so emotionally … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Remarried Empress

New Stills and Previews of Jang Ki Yong, Jin Se Yeon, and Lee Soo Hyuk Suitably as Dual Characters in Reincarnation Drama Born Again

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 13, 2020 by ockoalaApril 13, 2020
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Next week is the arrival of KBS Mon-Tues reincarnation romance thriller drama Born Again, starring Jang Ki Yong, Jin Se Yeon, and Lee Soo Hyuk. I’m actually quite interested in this drama, the concept has plenty of angst to milk and it’s all coming from male lead Jang Ki Yong based on how beaten down but still smexy he looks … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Born Again, Jang Ki Yong, Jin Se Yeon, Lee Soo Hyuk

Jung Eun Chae Stuns in Gold and Black Pleated Dress in New Drama Stills for The King: Eternal Monarch

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 13, 2020 by ockoalaApril 13, 2020
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If you had told me two years ago when I was hooked on horror thriller drama The Guest that leading lady Jung Eun Chae would one day impress me with her glamorous side I would have laughed you off. She was so endearing as the crass and grungy cop investigating a series of supernatural homicides, I wanted to see her … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jung Eun Chae, The King: Eternal Monarch

K-netizens Applaud Ryu Jun Yeol’s Sustainability Mind as He Brings Container to Buy Fresh Fish

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 12, 2020 by ockoalaApril 11, 2020
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Life goes on relatively normally in South Korea which has gotten the COVID-19 spread under control it seems. That means shops and markets are business as usual which includes fresh and wet markets where Asian shoppers prefer to buy meats and seafood. K-actor Ryu Jun Yeol shared a SNS post of a fresh fish he bought where he brought his … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Ryu jun Yeol

Im Shi Wan Joins A-list Disaster Movie Emergency Declaration with Song Kang Ho, Lee Byung Heon, Jeon Do Yeon, and Kim Nam Gil

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 12, 2020 by ockoalaApril 12, 2020
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The cast keeps getting bigger and all it does is add yet another top star. The K-movie Emergency Declaration has a new maknae in the form of Im Shi Wan, the young actor has signed on for the movie with the confirmed cast of Song Kang Ho, Lee Byung Heon, Jeon Do Yeon, and Kim Nam Gil. Once things normalize … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Emergency Declaration, Im Shi Wan

5th Teaser for The King: Eternal Monarch Showcases Huggy Romance with Lee Min Ho and Kim Go Eun

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 12, 2020 by ockoalaApril 11, 2020
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I feel like Lee Min Ho just keeps getting richer and more powerful on the small screen, lol. One would have thought his Gu Jun Pyo in Boys Before Flowers was Richie Rich to the max already but then he becomes the One Who Wears the Crown as Kim Tan in Heirs that someone is even richer. And now he’s … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Go Eun, Lee Min Ho, The King: Eternal Monarch

jTBC Drama On Ratings Fire as The World of the Married Hits 18.816% in Episode 6

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 11, 2020 by ockoalaApril 11, 2020
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I am…..utterly at loss for commentary. I do not know why this drama is garnering so many viewers not because I think it’s bad but because even great dramas haven’t gotten this type of traction this quickly. jTBC Fri-Sat drama The World of the Married just buried it’s Cinderella ratings predecessor Itaewon Class, already a total winner, in the wake. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Hee Ae, The World of the Married

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