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Lee Joon and Jung So Min Confirm Breakup After 3 Years of Dating

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 26, 2020 by ockoalaJune 25, 2020
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Awwww, now I think Father is Sad. Beautiful and charming young acting and dating couple Lee Joon and Jung So Min are a couple no more. The now exes confirmed their breakup which comes after three years of dating which included Lee Joon being away for nearly two years serving in the military. They met playing a couple on weekend … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Breakup, Dating, Jung So Min, Lee Joon

Major Depature at KeyEast as Jung Ryeo Won, Son Dam Bi, In Kyo Jin and So Yi Hyun Leave to Join New Agency and Joo Ji Hoon Future Representation Also Undecided

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 25, 2020 by ockoalaJune 25, 2020
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KeyEast Entertainment has been one of the largest and most prominent agencies in K-ent on the acting side but of course there are always arrivals and departures. This is a large departure so worth noting: long time actors Jung Ryeo Won, Son Dam Bi, and married couple In Kyo Jin and So Yi Hyun are all leaving KeyEast and signing … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged In Kyo Jin, Joo Ji Hoon, Jung Ryeo Won, So Yi Hyun, Son Dam Bi

Song Hye Kyo and Gong Hyo Jin Post on SNS in Support of Good Friend Yoo Ah In’s Upcoming Zombie Thriller Movie #Alive with Park Shin Hye

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 25, 2020 by ockoalaJune 24, 2020

Awwww, long live friendships in K-ent and I feel like Yoo Ah In has really nestled himself in tight with so many top stars and maintained that friendship through the years. Both Song Hye Kyo and Gong Hyo Jin are good friends with Yoo Ah In, separately I believe as I don’t think both actresses run in the same friend … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged #Alive, Gong Hyo Jin, Park Shin Hye, Song Hye Kyo, Yoo Ah In

K-actor Taecyeon Announces that He’s Dating a Non-celeb Girlfriend

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 25, 2020 by ockoalaJune 25, 2020
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Perfect timing to release this news, ma boy! 2PM member and actor Taecyeon confirmed this week some long running rumors about his love life, the actor is in fact taken and the lucky girl is not a celeb so shall remain anonymous other than being known as the girl who saved a country in her past life and gets to … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Taecyeon

Entire Answer Me 1988 Main Cast Reunite to Hang Out and Three Adorably Rock a Love Triangle Look

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 24, 2020 by ockoalaJune 25, 2020
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Okay, someone HAD TO have sent out a dress code otherwise how the heck is three out of six wearing couples tee, albeit in a love triangle look ahahaha. The perfect precious main cast of six from the hit K-drama Answer Me 1988 hung out recently and posted the pictures on their SNS, making me wonder just how much this … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Answer Me 1988, Go Kyung Pyo, Hyeri, Lee Dong Hwi, Park Bo Gum, Ryu Hye Young, Ryu jun Yeol

Woo Do Hwan to Enlist for Military Service in July 2020

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 24, 2020 by ockoalaJune 25, 2020
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Another promising young actor picks his duty doing time, and I think his timing is perfect. Woo Do Hwan has announced that he’s headed to mandatory military service next month on July 6th, 2020. He just finished The King: Eternal Monarch, with ratings far below expectation but his performance ended up being far above expectation. He played dopplegangers the serious … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Woo Do Hwan

Kim Soo Hyun and It’s Okay to Not be Okay Tops the Third Week of June 2020 Good Data Internet Search Rankings in South Korea

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 24, 2020 by ockoalaJune 23, 2020
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I can’t believe we’re in the third week of June 2020 already, normally this would be the high peak of summer start with blockbuster movies dropping every Friday and folks out enjoying vacations and time off. After surprise hit cable drama The World of the Married and high profile fantasy drama The King: Eternal Monarch ended the internet search on … Continue reading →

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

Hotel Del Luna Confirmed for Remake as Hollywood Show by Skydance Television in Collaboration with CJ E&M Subsidiary Studio Dragon

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 23, 2020 by ockoalaJune 23, 2020
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I love serendipity and on the same week that K-drama premiered a new show that reminds of the best part of last year’s hit fantasy series Hotel Del Luna comes news that there will be a new life for the story. Call it reincarnation if you will, apropos of the theme of the drama, with Hotel Del Luna moving across … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hotel Del Luna

K-actor Lee Min Ho Celebrates His 33rd Birthday with Living Room Full of Presents

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 23, 2020 by ockoalaJune 23, 2020
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Happy 33rd birthday, Lee Min Ho! His actual birthday day is June 22nd which makes him an early side of Cancer and one of the many many June birthdays in K-ent as it seems like such a popular month. I’m glad he got to celebrate in a relaxed atmosphere with drama filming/airing both complete for The King: Eternal Monarch. His … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Lee Min Ho

Illustrations and Animation Bring It’s Okay to Not be Okay to Another Level of Entrancing Creativity in Story Telling

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 23, 2020 by ockoalaJune 22, 2020
Two animated characters in a scenic landscape.

It’s hard to keep track of so many production teams and I didn’t fully connect the visuals of just premiered tvN drama It’s Okay to Not Be Okay with the PD until I double checked and confirmed that it’s the same PD as Encounter (Boyfriend). I love love love Encounter and have written countless posts as the drama unfurled but … Continue reading →

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

Top Star Won Bin Seriously Considers 40 Billion Won Big Budget Fantasy Romance Drama Immortal But Ultimately Turns it Down

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 22, 2020 by ockoalaJune 23, 2020
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Wow, this is like the most substantive news I’ve heard around Won Bin and any potential acting comeback project in 10 years. K-ent is reporting that Won Bin will not be making his return to the screen with the K-drama Immortal, a big budget 40 billion won affair that has all the hall marks of high profile even without his … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Won Bin

Yoo Ah In and Park Shin Hye Dress Comfortably for Summer and Fighting Zombies in Cine21 Spread Promoting K-movie #Alive

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 22, 2020 by ockoalaJune 23, 2020
Survivors fleeing a zombie outbreak scene.

This may be the perfect time to debut a low budget (comparatively) K-zombie movie because there is a dearth of movies hitting the big screen and also a craving (har har) for normalcy including the summer blockbuster atmosphere. Zombie flick #Alive drops June 24th and it looks great, a small scale zombie thriller with leads Park Shin Hye and Yoo … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged #Alive, Park Shin Hye, Yoo Ah In

Jang Geun Seok Exudes Top Visuals in First Post Military Pictorial for Arena Homme Korea

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 22, 2020 by ockoalaJune 21, 2020
Man in unbuttoned white shirt, black and white.

I’m sorry did a time warp happen or can we erase the last ten years and start afresh with K-actor Jang Geun Seok? He’s back from nearly two years of mandatory military service though he served in the public sector, kinda half and half with stars whether it’s a desk job or an performance gig in the army/navy/air force as … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Jang Geun Seok

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