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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
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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
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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
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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

First Posters of Park Seo Joon in jTBC Drama Itaewon Class Looks Heartwarming and Uplifting

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 20, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 19, 2019
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The first posters are out for January 2020 jTBC cable drama Itaewon Class and I love it! Male lead Park Seo Joon went back to his army days cropped haircut and traded his suits from Why Secretary Kim for his hardworking guy threads from Fight for My Way. Itaewon isn’t about school despite the class in the name, it centers … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Itaewon Class, Park Seo Joon

First Look at Seo Kang Joon and Park Min Young at Script Reading for I’ll Find You When the Weather is Good

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 19, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 19, 2019
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Right now the weather is not so good, cold and dreary in the dead of winter but I’m in the mood for this kind of melancholy vibe. Not every day needs to be bright, sunny, and cheery. It will warm up in coming months and right in time for 2020 romance drama I’ll Come Find You When the Weather is … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Park Min Young, Seo Kang Joon

Lee Min Ho Shines Through Saturated Color in January 2020 Dazed Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 19, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 19, 2019
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I want to raise a glass to toast K-actor Lee Min Ho, he looks great in his latest pictorial for the January 2020 edition of Dazed Korea and he’s managed to survive and thrive past the early heady days of success past the bumps and missteps. Going from rookie young actor to biggest thing since sliced bread with his breakout … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Lee Min Ho

Of Course Fated OTP in Crash Landing on You Had Previous Dreamy Encounter in Switzerland Involving Paragliding to Boot

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 19, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 18, 2019
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In screenwriter Park Ji Eun‘s last two hit dramas You From Another Star and Legend of the Blue Sea, she threw in reincarnation and past lives connection for the OTP so I should be relieved she’s just going for meeting in another place earlier with Crash Landing on You. I figure she threw in North Korean military officer to underscore … Continue reading →

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

Jung Yumi and Yoona Win Acting Awards at the 2019 Women in Film Festival

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 18, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 18, 2019
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2019 was a good year for the Korean box office, with a new movie sitting pretty at the number 2 spot for highest box office of all time list with Extreme Job. We also had two other movies crack the top 25 in Parasite and Exit, and all three movies had strong female roles. The disaster escape movie Exit gave … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged 1982 Born Kim Ji Young, Exit, Jung Yumi, Yoona

Ha Jung Woo, Lee Byung Hun, Suzy Promote Disaster Action Movie Ashfall Coming Out December 19th

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 18, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 18, 2019
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This has been a busy week for the cast of upcoming disaster K-movie Ashfall (Mount Baekdu). It’s the first time Ha Jung Woo and Lee Byung Hun, top movie stars usually headlining their own movies, are working together and they are joined by actresses Suzy and Jeon Hye Jin as well as Ma Dong Seok in a supporting role. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Ashfall, Ha Jung Woo, Lee Byung Hun, Suzy

Google Releases List of Top Searches in South Korea for 2019 with Jung Joon Young’s Crime and Sulli’s Death Topping the Entertainment News

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 18, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 17, 2019
2019 Google search trends in South Korea.

This very bad no good 2019 is finally coming to a close, three more weeks thank god. Google released it’s annual search rankings on its popular search engine and the news that South Koreans searched for in their country was mostly bad. The first entertainer to get on the top 10 search words among all categories was second place Jung … Continue reading →

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Lee Joon to be Discharged From the Military and Takes Over Radio Show DJ Spot From Girlfriend Jung So Min

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 17, 2019 by ockoalaDecember 16, 2019
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There’s two good news bundled into one announcement. K-actor Lee Joon will be discharged from the military and he’s still dating former costar Jung So Min. Woo hoo, the cuties didn’t fall victim to the dreaded army service breakup. Lee Joon’s first foray back to his entertainment career will be using his voice – he’s taking over as radio show … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Jung So Min, Lee Joon

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