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Kimura Takuya’s Eldest Daughter Cocomi Debuts at Age 18 Joining Younger Sister Koki

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 20, 2020 by ockoalaMarch 19, 2020
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Looks like the entertainment gene is in both daughter of Japanese superstar Kimura Takuya and actress wife Kudo Shizuka. The couple’s younger daughter Koki debuted last year at the age of 16 but way more poised and mature than her age likely due to growing up in an entertainment household. This month her older sister Cocomi is debuting, and has … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Cocomi

Song Joong Ki and the Production Team of K-movie Bogota to Stop Filming and Leave Colombia Due to COVID-19 Concerns

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 20, 2020 by ockoalaMarch 20, 2020
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This is a smart and right decision but I’m surprised it took so long. The production team of South Korean thriller movie Bogota have been in, well, Bogota, Colombia for the past few weeks doing overseas filming. Male lead Song Joong Ki and supporting lead Lee Hee Joon are there among a large group of other actors and filming production … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Bogota, Lee Hee Joon, Song Joong Ki

Shin Hye Sun in Talks for Sageuk K-drama Queen Cheorin Which Sounds Like a Remake of C-drama Go Princess Go

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 20, 2020 by ockoalaMarch 19, 2020
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I feel like I saw this story already and also wondering why it took so long for a K-drama version. K-actress Shin Hye Sun is in talks for a tvN fusion sageuk drama Queen Cheorin scheduled for November 2020 so plenty of ways away. It tells the story of a modern day man named Bong Hwan who time travels back … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Queen Cheorin, Shin Hye Sun

Kim Sae Ron in Talks for Female Lead of School 2020 with Kim Yo Han

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 19, 2020 by ockoalaMarch 19, 2020
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There’s been a change in leading lady and once again newbie Kim Yo Han as the male lead is getting a true acting heavyweight as his costar. K-actress Kim Sae Ron is in talks to join KBS drama School 2020 as the female lead, the role initially was with another grown up child actress Ahn Seo Hyun but it appears … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Kim Sae Ron, Kim Yo Han, School 2020

Kim Kyung Nam Transforms into a Hands On Detective in Character Stills for The King: Eternal Monarch

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 19, 2020 by ockoalaMarch 19, 2020
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I find Kim Kyung Nam a fantastic actor who always delivers and that seems to be the widespread feedback from other drama viewers. He’s just charismatic and his presence in upcoming SBS K-drama The King: Eternal Monarch really ups the ante. His first character stills are out and shows his police officer character tackling a suspect and he’s seems the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Kyung Nam, The King: Eternal Monarch

Kim Woo Bin’s Agency Denies Wide Spread Rumor that He Got Covid-19

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 19, 2020 by ockoalaMarch 19, 2020
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I hate rumor-mongering but this really needs to be quickly cleared up. Chinese-language newspapers a day ago starting reporting that K-actor Kim Woo Bin was confirmed infected by COVID-19 the novel coronavirus spreading around the world and shutting down schools, work, restaurants, and even entertainment. South Korea a few weeks ago was the second highest infected count but has dropped … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Woo Bin

Former Idol Choi Jung Hoon Admits to Illegally Filming Women After Being Sentenced for Aggravated Rape

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 18, 2020 by ockoalaMarch 18, 2020
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Forget returning to K-ent, this douchebag criminal isn’t leaving prison for many many years. Former FT Island member idol Choi Jung Hoon admitted this week to illegally filming women in sexual situations and distributing the footage, i.e. sharing it with his fellow sleazebags in the online chat groups. He’s already been convicted and sentenced to 5 years for aggravated rape … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Choi Jung Hoon

K-actor Moon Ji Yoon Passes Away at 36 Years Old, Starred in Cheese in the Trap and Other Dramas

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 18, 2020 by ockoalaMarch 18, 2020
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This is such a shocking news and honestly so worrying in these times. Character K-actor Moon Ji Yoon, who I recognize on sight if not by name, has passed away at the age of 36. His agency released the information explaining that he passed from acute sepsis brought on after complaining of a sore throat. Clearly it was an infection … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Moon Ji Yoon

First Look at KBS Drama Soul Repairer with Shin Ha Kyun and Jung So Min

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 18, 2020 by ockoalaMarch 16, 2020
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I love the title of this drama and hopefully it’ll also deliver what it’s title aims to do. KBS late spring drama Soul Repairer has released the first look with leads Shin Ha Kyun and Jung So Min. It’s a drama by the PD of Brain (hence the reunion with Shin Ha Kyun) and My Daughter Seo Young with the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jung So Min, Shin Ha Kyun, Soul Repairer

Woo Do Hwan is a Badass Royal Bodyguard in Character Stills for The King: Eternal Monarch

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 17, 2020 by ockoalaMarch 17, 2020
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I feel like it’s Heirs part deux, but this time male lead Lee Min Ho isn’t with Kim Woo Bin and instead getting another Bin similar male lead with Woo Do Hwan. Being second fiddle isn’t bad in the rare K-drama role, like Kim Woo Bin in Heirs and most recently Kim Jung Hyun in Crash Landing on You, so … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Woo Do Hwan

Song Seung Heon and Seo Ji Hye Connect Through a Meal in Upcoming K-drama Shall We Have Dinner Together

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 17, 2020 by ockoalaMarch 17, 2020
Couple dining in a cozy, lit caf.

Dining together is a big part of many cultures South Korea included and watching K-dramas so many connections and scenes are set at meal times. The upcoming drama Shall We Have Dinner Together with Song Seung Heon and Seo Ji Hye takes two strangers and one random seating at the same table and builds a destined romance from the encounter. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Seo Ji Hye, Shall We Have Dinner Together, Song Seung Heon

Kim Go Eun is Quirky Cool in First Character Stills for SBS Drama The King: Eternal Monarch

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 17, 2020 by ockoalaMarch 16, 2020
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One of the reasons I’m so stoked for the upcoming SBS fantasy romance The King: Eternal Monarch is to hopefully see the redemption of Kim Go Eun. I LOVED Goblin but I really didn’t like character, and it was the sheer overwhelming love for the other three leads that helped overcome her naive wide-eyed blankness as a personality. She played … Continue reading →

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

Jung Hae In and Chae Soo Bin Epitomize Next Door Young Romance at Press Conference for tvN Drama A Piece of Your Mind

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 16, 2020 by ockoalaMarch 16, 2020
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I think the press conferences in South Korea remain held without reporters present and questions are done remotely but at least none have been cancelled. Next week is the premiere of tvN romance drama A Piece of Your Mind starring Jung Hae In and Chae Soo BinĀ and I’m loving that soft mint green backdrop at the press conference this week. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged A Piece of Your Mind, Chae Soo Bin, Jung Hae In

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