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Song Hye Kyo is Total Chic at Bottega Veneta Fashion Show in Milan

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 23, 2020 by ockoalaFebruary 25, 2020
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All black isn’t boring in the least on K-actress Song Hye Kyo this week as she made her appearance in Milan. She attended the Bottega Veneta fashion show and shared pictures on her SNS account that truly turned heads. Her hair seemed simple with flowing long locks but the middle part and slight wave paired with a fitted suit dress … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Song Hye Kyo

Train to Busan Sequel Peninsula to Begin Filming with New Leads Kang Dong Won and Lee Jung Hyun

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 23, 2020 by ockoalaFebruary 22, 2020
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Looks like staying on a train won’t save anyone anymore as the fictional zombie apocalypse has spread in the upcoming Peninsula. The movie is the direct sequel to hit 2016 movie Train to Busan which started a resurgence in Gong Yoo‘s career and breathed new life into the zombie genre. Without giving specifics away, clearly not every main lead for … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Kang Dong Won, Lee Jung Hyun, Peninsula, Train to Busan

Ariel Lin Remains a Woman in Love for Elle Taiwan February 2020 Edition

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 23, 2020 by ockoalaFebruary 23, 2020
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Five years into a low key marriage, TW-actress Ariel Lin continues to shine brightly as an actress and live the life she wants outside of her acting career. She has taken study sabbaticals, plenty of vacations with friends and husband, and just genuinely exudes the quiet happiness of someone who knows how to love life. She was on the cover … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Ariel Lin

tvN Drama Hi Bye, Mama! Premieres to Solid 5.895% Ratings and Netizen Compliments to Kim Tae Hee’s Acting

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 22, 2020 by ockoalaFebruary 22, 2020
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K-actress Kim Tae Hee isn’t renowned just because she’s naturally beautiful but also because she’s a graduate of Seoul University so is both enviable brains and beauty. With how well she’s managed her personal and professional career in the last few years, I truly now believe the brains part as well. She married fellow Hallyu star Rain four years ago … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hi Bye Mama!

Rain and Kim Tae Hee Star in First CF Together After 4 Years of Marriage

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 22, 2020 by ockoalaFebruary 21, 2020
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For once K-netizens have nothing to be salty about with these two and this new marketing endeavor. Married top stars Rain and Kim Tae Hee have done their first CF together as a married couple, four years after tying the knot and now the parents to two daughters. I think they are adorable together and this is a cute CF … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Tae Hee, Rain

Park So Dam Beams with Joy in March 2020 Edition of Elle Korea

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 22, 2020 by ockoalaFebruary 21, 2020
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K-netizens are already crowning these three fresh-faced actresses as the new power trio, and having the best year of the lot has to be Park So Dam. Together with Kim Go Eun and Kim Da Mi, they have the monolid and girl next door natural looks that netizens love because it’s not the plastic surgery finessed Gangnam beautiy cookie cutter … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Park So Dam

Son Na Eun and Lee Ji Hoon Join the Cast of Shall We Have Dinner Together with Song Seung Heon and Seo Ji Hye

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 21, 2020 by ockoalaFebruary 20, 2020
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Well this is certainly a good looking foursome cast. The production team for the drama adaptation of romance webtoon Shall We Have Dinner Together has found their second leads, with Son Na Eun and Lee Ji Hoon joining the dinner party. Their arrival rounds out the main cast with leads Song Seung Heon and Seo Ji Hye, with likely plenty … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Ji Hoon, Seo Ji Hye, Shall We Have Dinner Together, Son Na Eun, Song Seung Heon

Kim Dong Wook and Moon Ga Young Miss Each Other in First Teaser for MBC Drama Find Me in Your Memory

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 21, 2020 by ockoalaFebruary 21, 2020
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There’s another new K-drama with memory in its title and this has has opposites attract as the core conceit. MBC drama Find Me in Your Memory features brooding leading man Kim Dong Wook who suffers from hyperthymesia and remembers every moment of his life. That’s a whole lotta memory power, too bad he can’t share some with leading lady Moon … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Find Me in Your Memory, Kim Dong Wook, Moon Ga Young

Cast of Parasite and President Moon Jae In Criticized by K-netizens for Holding Celebratory Luncheon at Blue House

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 21, 2020 by ockoalaFebruary 20, 2020

Consider this one an overreaction by K-netizens and really a huge about face from pride to consternation. The cast of Oscar winning box office hit movie Parasite attended a celebratory luncheon at the Blue House with South Korean President Moon Jae In this week, in honor of the film winning Best Picture and multiple other awards as a first for … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Bong Joon Ho, Parasite

Yoo Seung Ho and Lee Se Young Have Their Game Faces on in Stylish Posters for tvN Drama Memorist

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 20, 2020 by ockoalaFebruary 20, 2020
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My memory gets worse with age, sigh, so how nice would it be to have a photographic memory. But not so good what Yoo Seung Ho‘s character has in the upcoming tvN drama Memorist – he can see the memory of any person he touches. That’s way too much information and a conceit done in K-dramas before but with different … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Se Young, Memorist, Yoo Seung Ho

Naver Suspends Entertainment Article Comments and Related Search Teams, Sooyoung Supportive to Lesson Celebrity Negative Commentary

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 20, 2020 by ockoalaFebruary 20, 2020
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Ever since the spate of K-star suicides at the end of 2019, there has been a genuine reflection in the industry and with K-netizens. That why it’s no surprise that one of the largest news portals in South Korea Naver announced that it was suspending the comment function in all entertainment news articles, in addition to disabling related word searches … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Sooyoung

Yoon Shi Yoon Boards the Train as Kim Jae Wook Declines as Male Lead for Sci-fi Drama

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 20, 2020 by ockoalaFebruary 19, 2020
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Parallel universes got a teaser in the MBC drama W: Two Worlds a few years ago but will get a high profile presence this year. First there will be the big budget Kim Eun Sook drama The King: Eternal Sovereign with Lee Min Ho and Kim Go Eun, and less mainstream and edgier will be the OCN sci-fi drama Train. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Train, Yoon Shi Yoon

Answer Me PD’s New tvN Drama Hospital Playlist with Jo Jung Seok, Jung Kyung Ho, and Yoo Yeon Seok Release Poster and Teasers

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 19, 2020 by ockoalaFebruary 18, 2020
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Are we maybe seeing a resurgence in K-drama excitement along with ratings again. The two years has seen a slew of solid hits all the way to mega blockbusters and maybe the transformation of the industry to welcome joint productions and streaming has breathed new creativity and life in. With Crash Landing on You as the new tvN ratings champion, … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hospital Playlist, Jeon Mi Do, Jo Jung Seok, Jung Kyung Ho, Wise Doctor Life, Yoo Yeon Seok

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