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Song Hye Kyo Shares New Spring 2020 Sulhwasoo CF on Instagram

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 31, 2020 by ockoalaMarch 30, 2020
Woman holding a skincare product, smiling.

K-actress Song Hye Kyo has been the face of top South Korean cosmetic’s brand Sulhwasoo for many years and it continues to be a perfect synergy. Anytime I see her Sulhwasoo ads I marvel at her glowing skin and want to try the products despite trying it before years ago and not finding it works for me. The advertising is … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Song Hye Kyo

Hashimoto Kanna and Aragaki Yui Top J-fan Poll of Legendary Japanese Actress Beauties

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 30, 2020 by ockoalaSeptember 28, 2020
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There are fewer polls out of J-ent but the few I see are always interesting as a glimpse at what J-netizens consider pretty/popular. This week a poll of Top 20 Legendary Beauties of J-ent shows a lot of familiar and even classic actress beauties on this 2020 list. The winner is a surprise and truly her rise as an actress … Continue reading →

Posted in J-doramas | Tagged Aragaki Yui, Fukada Kyoko, Hashimoto Kanna, Hirose Suzu, Miyazawa Rie

Infectious Disease Movies Contagion and The Flu Top Streaming During Worldwide Worry Over COVID-19

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 30, 2020 by ockoalaMarch 30, 2020
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K-dramas have been experiencing solid ratings this year maybe due to more people staying indoors whether mandatory or voluntary. Streaming networks are having a field day and reportedly interest has spiked in two hit movies from years ago that deals with infectious disease outbreak. Hollywood thriller Contagion has been discussed ad nauseam but I was surprised at the surged interest … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Contagion, The Flu

Action Thriller K-movie Emergency Declaration Confirms Cast of Song Kang Ho, Lee Byung Hun, Jeon Do Yeon, and Kim Nam Gil

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 30, 2020 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2020
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This cast is so star-studded and collectively award winning that the most junior member is an A-list leading man in his own right. K-ent is reporting that the upcoming action/disaster/thriller movie Emergency Declaration has completed lead casting with a veritable who’s who of top movie actors – Song Kang Ho and Lee Byung Hun are the two male lead and … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Emergency Declaration, Jeon Do Yeon, Kim Nam Gil, Lee Byung Hun, Song Kang Ho

Kim So Hyun Radiates Youthful Beauty in New Spring 2020 Photoshoot BTS Pics

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 29, 2020 by ockoalaMarch 30, 2020
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K-actress Kim So Hyun is definitely in the Spring of her life and it’s great seeing her in a new pictorial for a CF campaign showcasing her wide array of charm. It’s such an odd time in the world and some consistency such as writing my blog, watching my K-dramas, and seeing the same familiar faces working hard in K-ent … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Kim So Hyun

Song Joong Ki Considering K-movie The Season of You and Me About the Life of Singer Yoo Jae Ha

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 29, 2020 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2020
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K-actor Song Joong Ki is in quarantine in South Korea for two weeks after coming back from Colombia from the halting filming of movie Bogota. Not sure when the cast and crew can fly back there to resume filming or when that movie will see the light of day since a movie called Bogota really needs to be filmed there … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Song Joong Ki

Yoona Rocks High Fashion for L’Officiel Hommes Spring 2020 Edition and Joins Hwang Jung Min in K-drama Hush

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 29, 2020 by ockoalaMarch 27, 2020
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K-actress Yoona is taking on a new project for 2020 but first she gets a new makeover courtesy of couture threads. Yoona graces the cover and pages of L’Officiel Hommes Korea Spring/Summer 2020 edition looking no longer like a lanky gawky girl but a woman confident in her own unique physical beauty. It’s been three years since her last K-drama … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Yoona

jTBC Drama The World of the Married Leaps in Ratings as Second Episode Gets 9.979%

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 28, 2020 by ockoalaMarch 28, 2020
Three actors in a dramatic, monochrome setting.

Holy momma bad cheating husbands and horrible marriages must be all the rage because jTBC hit on an even bigger ratings gold mine with its new Fri-Sat drama. The World of the Married brought in an insane second episode ratings of 9.979%, a 3.719% increase from episode 1 and the record setting ratings for the highest premiere of any jTBC … Continue reading →

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

Park Shin Hye Models Loungey Suit at Call Feb Press Conference as Movie Still Doesn’t Have a Firm Release Date with March End

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 28, 2020 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2020
Smiling woman in stylish red outfit.

The world is living through wild and strange times and nothing feels certain or firm these days. K-actress Park Shin Hye was supposed do a full circuit movie tour for her thriller film Call scheduled for late Feb 2020 release. Those media events were truncated and the movie released pushed back into March after South Korea was hit fast and … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Call, Park Shin Hye

Fri-Sat Drama The World of the Married with Kim Hee Ae and Park Hae Joon Premieres with Highest jTBC Ratings Ever With 6.260%

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 28, 2020 by ockoalaMarch 28, 2020
Romantic scene between a couple indoors.

Cable network jTBC is ON FIRE. Drama gods are on the side of the second most well-known cable network in 2020, with the conclusion of record setting Itaewon Class the follow up drama sets a new ratings record as well. The makjang The World the Married with Kim Hee Ae and Park Hae Joon got 6.260% ratings in the first … Continue reading →

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

Kim Jung Hyun to Reunite with Seo Ji Hye By Cameo-ing in Her New Drama Shall We Have Dinner Together

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 27, 2020 by ockoalaMarch 27, 2020
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Those still upset about the rather pointless way to end the second lead romance in Crash Landing on You will be pleased with this news. Kim Jung Hyun will be doing a cameo appearance in upcoming K-drama Shall We Have Dinner Together and get to reunite with female lead Seo Ji Hye. They have to have a scene together otherwise … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Jung Hyun, Seo Ji Hye, Shall We Have Dinner Together

Park Seo Joon in Talks as Male Lead of K-drama Mount Jiri Opposite Jeon Ji Hyun

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 27, 2020 by ockoalaMarch 27, 2020
Group of people gathered around young man.

I think the buzz level if equivalent here – Jeon Ji Hyun continues to collect her top K-drama male leads and Park Seo Joon is rolling off a career high K-drama success into a pairing with one of the walls of K-ent actresses. Just days after finishing Itaewon Class, Park Seo Joon has gotten an offer that matches his newfound … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jeon Ji Hyun, Mount Jiri, Park Seo Joon

IU Springs into Spring 2020 Fashion for W Korea with Echoes of Her Stylish Character in Hotel Del Luna

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 27, 2020 by ockoalaMarch 26, 2020
Woman in green top and purple skirt.

K-drama Hotel Del Luna was one of the highest rated and buzziest shows last year and don’t we all miss the relatively sanity of 2019 now. Female lead IU hasn’t picked her next project since but why rush when she can still soak in the success of a great role and a solid performance from her. Another win for her … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged IU

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