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Park Yoochun to Hold Paid Fan Meeting in Thailand After Latest Summer Drug Scandal

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 24, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 24, 2019
Smiling man promoting event in Bangkok.

Consider me amazed at the staying power of Park Yoochun, it may be vastly diminished but there is clearly still a market for him to peddle his wares. The twice disgraced Korean singer-actor is holding a fan meeting in Thailand in January, despite claiming last summer that he was retiring from the entertainment industry after getting nabbed for drug use. … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Park Yoochun

K-actress Choi Ji Woo Pregnant with First Child Due Spring 2020

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 24, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 24, 2019
Bride smiling at groom in wedding attire.

A big and exciting congrats to one of the first Hallyu top actresses Choi Ji Woo, her agency announced that she’s pregnant with her first child. She’s 44-years old so is definitely a higher risk pregnancy but I’m sure she’s getting the best care possible. She’s been married for over a year to a non-entertainment industry husband who is 9 … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Baby, Choi Ji Woo

Increase of Over 1% Vaults Crash Landing on You to 8.499% Ratings and Bona Fide Cable Drama Hit Territory

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 23, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 23, 2019
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The verdict is in both for the domestic audience and for my own viewing opinion – I LOVE THIS DRAMA! tvN romance Crash Landing on You is neither crashing nor landing anytime soon as episode 4 rose the most in ratings yet with over 1% increase to garner the drama ratings of 8.499% AGB nationwide for the cable series. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Crash Landing on You, Hyun Bin, Son Ye Jin

Jang Dong Yoon in Elle Korea and to Hold First Overseas Fanmeeting in Taipei

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 23, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 21, 2019
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One of 2019’s success stories is undoubtedly Jang Dong Yoon, courtesy of the wonderfully sweet and entertaining sageuk drama The Tale of Nokdu. He’s heading into 2020 with a K-drama already lined up and a world of opportunities. The first one is holding personal fanmeetings, with his Seoul local event wrapped up and in February of next year he’s doing … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Jang Dong Yoon

C-media Reporting that Song Hye Kyo and Song Joong Ki May Reconcile After She’s Spotted Maybe Wearing Her Wedding Ring Again

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 23, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 22, 2019
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Normally C-ent speculation has been relegated to the basement of reputable reporting, normally with no basis and tons of wild leaps of conjecture from point A to Z. But then C-ent hit the biggest breakup of the year on the head a good 6 months earlier that Song Hye Kyo and Song Joong Ki was having problems all startin from … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Song Hye Kyo, Song Joong Ki

K-actress Claudia Kim Marries Head of WeWork Korea After Dating for One Year

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 22, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 22, 2019
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Another actress got married recently and she’s firmly got a toehold in Hollywood as well as her home industry. South Korean actress Claudia Kim (Soo Hyun) best known still for being in Avengers: Age of Ultron, got married last week in Seoul to the head of WeWorks Korea. Everyone’s assuming he’s loaded, and he may very well be, but the … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Claudia Kim, Dating, Married, Wedding

Extraordinary You Reunion as Both Lee Jae Wook and Kim Young Dae Join K-drama I’ll Come Find You When the Weather is Good

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 22, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 20, 2019
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The boys of MBC high school meta manhwa drama Extraordinary You are going places and the first stop for both Lee Jae Wook and Kim Young Dae will be the set of romance drama When the Weather is Good I’ll Come Find You starring Park Min Young and Seo Kang Joon. As always, Park Min Young continues to collect her … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Young Dae, Lee Jae Wook

Crash Landing on You Breaks 7% Ratings in 3rd Episode as Plot Moves at Breakneck Speed

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 22, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 22, 2019
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If Park Ji Eun wanted to package her two fantasy dramas You From Another Star and Legend of the Blue Sea into a trilogy, I would accept that Crash Landing on You would round it out despite not having any supernatural or alien beings in it. It’s so beyond the realm of possibility but delivered in a fairy tale way … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Crash Landing on You, Hyun Bin, Son Ye Jin

TW-ent is Reporting Actress Tiffany Hsu Secretly Married Model and Filmmaker Boyfriend Liu Yo Nian

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 21, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 20, 2019
Two friends smiling in a mountainous landscape.

The parade of TW-actresses that have gotten married in the last five year is insane, and we can add Tiffany Ann Hsu to the list. Most famous in her dating life for dating Ethan Ruan for nearly 10 years and suffering through multiple cheating scandals, the last two years Tiffany has been dating fellow Yi Lin modeling agency male model … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Married, Tiffany Hsu

Lee Min Ho’s SBS Drama The King: Eternal Sovereign Likely to Air Opposite tvN Drama Secret Forest 2 with Jo Seung Woo

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 21, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 20, 2019
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Talk about counter-programming lol! K-ent is reporting that Lee Min Ho‘s high profile SBS drama The King: Eternal Sovereign penned by mega hit maker Kim Eun Sook and costarring Kim Go Eun will now be pushed from a March 2020 airing to a July 2020 premiere to give it more time in post-production. That means it will likely air opposite … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jo Seung Woo, Lee Min Ho, Secret Forest, The King: Eternal Sovereign

Screenwriter Park Ji Eun Got the Idea for Crash Landing on You From a South Korean Actress Accidentally Boating to North Korea

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 21, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 20, 2019
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Man, no wonder tvN drama Crash Landing on You always sounded silly and like fan fiction type set up. Don’t get me wrong, I’m enjoying it so far two episodes in but goodness is the entire premise beyond stupid. South Korean chaebol daughter and fashion maven Son Ye Jin gets whisked away in a supernatural tornado while paragliding and ends … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Crash Landing on You, Hyun Bin, Son Ye Jin

Ji Chang Wook Catches Flack for Posting Grungy Smoking Pictures

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 20, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 20, 2019
Two men, one casual and one formal.

This is a case of you certainly can but should you really? K-actor Ji Chang Wook, who recently wrapped the terribly bad poorly written and directed K-drama Melt Me Softly, is in the news this weekend for some personal posting decisions. He live streamed a close up of himself smoking and the response as been split as usual. Some chastise … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Ji Chang Wook

Zhao Li Ying and Feng Shao Feng Make First Post-Baby Joint Appearance as Spokescouple for H&M

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 20, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 20, 2019
Couple posing together in formal and casual settings.

It’s not even Western New Year yet and already the promos are underway for Chinese New Year next January. H&M China is using married stars Feng Shao Feng and Zhao Li Ying as a spokescouple for the brand and released a cute picture of the two lighting fairy wands with red lanterns behind them welcoming the new year. The caption … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Feng Shao Feng, Zhao Li Ying

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