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Joo Jin Mo Among 10 Stars Blackmailed by Hacker Accessing Their Samsung Galaxy Phone Data

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 8, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 8, 2020
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Well this is certainly a terrible way to start off 2020 for 10 K-stars. Actor Joo Jin Mo is the first and only so far to go public after reporting a blackmail attempt to the police after a hacker contacted him demanding money otherwise his information would be released. Police have now revealed that 10 stars from actors to idols … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Joo Jin Mo

Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite Wins Golden Globe Best Foreign Picture with Stars Song Kang Ho, Jo Yeo Jung, and Lee Jung Eun in Attendance

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 7, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 7, 2020
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What another victory and another high profile celebration of South Korean film. Director Bong Joon Ho‘s critically acclaimed and box office topping social commentary film Parasite won the Best Foreign Film prize at last weekend’s 2020 Golden Globe Awards. It’s the first time a South Korean film has won at the Golden Globes and it’s about time. Parasite rightfully should … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Bong Joon Ho, Jo Yeo Jung, Lee Jung Eun, Parasite

Jin Se Yeon’s TV Chosun Sageuk Selection: The War Between Women Doubles in Ratings and Poised to Break Her Own Record with Grand Prince

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 7, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 6, 2020
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There’s a new hit drama to kick off 2020 with as the December 2019 premiering TV Chosun sageuk Selection: The War of Women with Jin Se Yeon and Kim Min Kyu is a confirmed hit six-episodes in. It started off at 2.557% AGB nationwide ratings and the most recent episode 6 got 4.226% already. That’s plenty of time for the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jin Se Yeon, Selection: The War Between Women

K-actress Han Da Gam Best Known for K-drama Full House Gets Married in Seoul

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 7, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 6, 2020
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I find personal happiness the most sweet thing to write about with respect to stars. It’s easy to cover professional successes and failures but just straight up good mojos when hearing about a positive personal development. K-actress Han Da Gam (formerly known as Han Eun Jung which is also her birth name) got married this weekend in Seoul to a … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Han Da Gam, Han Eun Jung

Romantic Teacher, Doctor Kim 2 Premieres with Strong 10.8% Ratings with Eye to Repeat First Season Showing

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 6, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 6, 2020
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The first season of SBS medical drama Romantic Teacher, Doctor Kim premiered with 9.5% AGB nationwide ratings and ended with over 27% in its final episode. It’s one of the rare prime time successes in recent years so not a surprise the network decided on a season 2. What was weird was how long it took but I guess the … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Ahn Hyo Seob, Han Suk Kyu, Lee Sung Kyung, Romantic Teacher Doctor Kim 2

Married K-stars Jo Jung Seok and Gummy Expecting First Baby

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 6, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 6, 2020
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It’ll be a new decade baby for K-actor Jo Jung Seok and his singer wife Gummy! Congrats to the couple as they announced they are expecting their first child, due sometime in August 2020. Jo Jung Seok is basically have a best life moment in 2019 with the critically acclaimed K-drama Nokdu Flower and the even bigger hit the disaster … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Baby, Gummy, Jo Jung Seok

Han Ye Seul Wears Septum Nose Ring to Golden Disc Awards Continuing to Experiment with Her Fashion Style

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 6, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 5, 2020
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I feel like my articles about K-actress Han Ye Seul can simply be summed up with “do you like it?”. The actress has been on a tear with changing up her image in the last year, getting quite a few new tattoos along with dressing in more street and edgy looks. Nothing wrong with that other than one’s personal preference … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Han Ye Seul

Park Seo Joon and IU Cast as Leads in Extreme Jobs Director’s Next Film Dream

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 5, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 5, 2020
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This is a really big casting win for young actor Park Seo Joon and IU. He was cast earlier and now she’s also confirmed for the upcoming movie Dream by the hit making director of 2019’s highest grossing South Korean film Extreme Jobs which is also the second highest grossing Korean movie of all time. I watched that movie on … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Dream, IU, Park Seo Joon

TW-actor Ming Dao’s Older Brother Kills Wife and Son Before Committing Suicide to Escape Debt

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 5, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 5, 2020
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What a terrible news to start off the new year, and my condolences to the family. TW-actor Ming Dao‘s older brother was discovered over the weekend dead, committing suicide by hanging from a tree beside a popular temple in the outskirts of Taipei. Nearby the police found the bodies of a woman and ten year old boy, later confirmed to … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Ming Dao

Jeon Hye Bin Shared More Gorgeous Pictures From Her Bali Island Wedding

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 5, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 4, 2020
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Korean stars who marry non-celeb spouses tend to protect their privacy and not reveal their faces, unless said spouses were publicly known in other ways. That means weddings are shot by the media with just the star solo, and in releasing ceremony and reception pictures there has to be judicious cropping of the non-celeb spouses. Sometimes it looks weird but … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Jeon Hye Bin

Kim Soo Hyun to Cameo in Crash Landing on You to Support Screenwriter Park Ji Eun

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 4, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 4, 2020
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I love top star cameos in dramas. It’s super fast, no skin off anyone’s back, makes fans happy, and earns plenty of karma and kudos. There’s going to be a huge cameo coming up in hit cable drama Crash Landing on You with Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin, already headlining two A-list stars. Fellow A-lister Kim Soo Hyun will … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Soo Hyun

TW-actor Mike He the First Scandal of 2020 Caught Embracing Woman Late at Night with Michael Zhang as His Wingman

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 4, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 3, 2020
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I can’t muster up much interest in this story but of course there will be the first “scandal” to start the new year. TW-actor Mike He is all over the island tabloids on this first day of January 2020 after being caught on December 14th late at night coming out of a KTV with fellow actor Michael Zhang and an … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Mike He

Song Joong Ki Signs With Starup Agency History D&C After Leaving Blossom Entertainment

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 4, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 3, 2020
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A new year and a new agency beginning for K-actor Song Joong Ki, who is probably relieved to put the tumultuous 2019 behind him. He didn’t renew his contract with longtime agency Blossom Entertainment last month and this weekend a new startup agency called History D&C announced that Song Joong Ki had signed with them. The agency is by veteran … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Song Joong Ki

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