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Aaron Yan Posts Fear of Paparazzi After Article on Him Going to Movie With Male Friend

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 23, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 21, 2020
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K-ent and netizens have added to the pressures that have driven many K-stars to end their lives so its not like entertainment journalists don’t know that there could be a consequence to their writing. TW-actor Aaron Yan posted this week on yet another paparazzi intrusion into his life when he was photographed going to the movie with male friend Ah … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Aaron Yan

TW-stars Joanne Tseng and Calvin Chen of Fahrenheit Announce Surprise Marriage

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 23, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 23, 2020
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Woah, talk about a surprise and totally out of left field announcement. TW-stars Joanne Tseng and Calvin Chen are married! She announced it on her SNS on lunar new year’s eve that she was now Mrs. Chen, and honestly I didn’t even know they were dating or had ever been linked romantically via the super snoopy Taiwanese paparazzi. Calvin is … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Calvin Chen, Joanne Tseng, Marriage, Wedding

Kang Na Neul Talks Dramas and Traveling in February 2020 Cosmopolitan Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 23, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 22, 2020
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My favorite part of KBS drama When the Camellia Blooms was male lead Kang Ha Neul. He impressed me so much that I feel like a drama centered around his character and being a cop and a neighborhood good guy would be just as if not more entertaining. It’s impressive that everyone was talking about Gong Hyo Jin going into … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kang Ha Neul

Kim Hyun Joo to Headline SBS Medical Drama I’m a Nurse, And a Human Too

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 23, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 23, 2020
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K-actress Kim Hyun Joo always gives off the impression that she can kick any profession in the butt and succeed. She’s just got this can do and no nonsense vibe that comes across as an actress in whatever role she tackles. Up next will be donning a nurse’s uniform as she’s in talks for the SBS adaptation of popular novel … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Hyun Joo

Eric Returns to Chef Life in First Stills for K-drama Yoobyeolna! Chef Moon

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 22, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 20, 2020
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I feel like I’m transitioning from one cooking drama to another, having just finished jTBC drama Chocolate and now looking at the first stills from Yoobyeolna! Chef Moon. Actor-idol Eric is widely acknowledged as an amazing chef, having revealed that to the world in 2016 via Three Meals a Day: Fishing Village, meticulous and precise and totally focused when it … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Yoobyeolna! Chef Moon

IU Shows Her Softer Side in J. Estina Jewelry Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 22, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 20, 2020

When I first saw IU as an actress as a teen in Dream High, nearly 10 years later and she’s transformed herself into various crowns of achievement. One of the unexpected was her fashion crown which was really solidified last year when she did Hotel Del Luna and swanned through every scene in a scene-stealing outfit. That drama can be … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged IU

The OTP Settle into South Korean Life in Preview for Episode 11 of Crash Landing on You

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 22, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 21, 2020
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For once a Crash Landing on You episode didn’t end with a cliffhanger though it ended with the promise of tons of fun stuff coming in the next episode. There is a two week lunar new year break between episode 10 so the preview for episode 11 promises so much fun times – Jung Hyuk being on Se Ri’s terf … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Crash Landing on You

Adult and High School Seo Kang Joon and Park Min Young Switch Sides in Contrasting New Posters for I’ll Come Find You When the Weather is Good

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 21, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 20, 2020

The setting for upcoming jTBC romance drama I’ll Come Find You When the Weather is Good is the countryside so the backdrops for the posters are really capitalizing on the scenery. The just released second poster includes also separate character posters for leads Park Min Young and Seo Kang Joon. Stitched together it’s the two of them staring at each … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Park Min Young

Jang Ki Yong and Lee Soo Hyuk in Talks for Prosecutor and Serial Killer in New Drama Born Again

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 21, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 21, 2020
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Woah, this is a really interesting pairing and story. K-actor Jang Ki Yong and Lee Soo Hyuk are in talks for an April 2020 K-drama titled Born Again, which deals with reincarnation and scary serial killer action. Jang Ki Yong will be playing a detective and Lee Soo Hyuk will be medical student/serial killer. Together with the female lead, the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Born Again, Jang Ki Yong, Lee Soo Hyuk

Kim So Hyun Trendy in All Black with a Winter White Teddy Jacket at Movie Premiere for The Man Standing Next

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 21, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 21, 2020
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K-actress Kim So Hyun is naturally beautiful and with the advantages of youth can pull off any hairstyle and still look fantastic. Clothes are less unanimous as there are still outfits that no one would look good in, but her choice of attire this week attending the VIP movie premiere for political thriller film The Man Standing Next (Chiefs of … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion, Films | Tagged Kim So Hyun, The Man Standing Next

OTP Reunited in South Korea in Episode 10 of Crash Landing on You With Another Two Week Airing Break Ahead

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 20, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 19, 2020
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Being addicted to Crash Landing on You hurts so good. Perhaps I should be thankful next week’s airing will be preempted due to lunar new year festivities and programming, otherwise how can I concentrate and cook all the meals I need to whip up in real life. This Sunday’s episode 10 took what seemed like a permanent separation of OTP … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Crash Landing on You

Seo Kang Joon Slides into the Role of a Country Bookshop Owner in First Stills for I’ll Come Find You When the Weather is Good

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 20, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 19, 2020
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I’ve skipped Seo Kang Joon‘s last two dramas but am totally pumped up to see him in upcoming tvN melancholy romance I’ll Come Find You When the Weather is Good. I tend to like him more when I like his leading lady and in this case I adore Park Min Young who has been rocking a streak of cute rom-coms … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Seo Kang Joon

Cast of K-movie Parasite Wins Best Performance by a Cast at 2020 Screen Actor’s Guild Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 20, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 19, 2020
Cast of "Parasite" celebrating an award.

All of South Korea must be and should rejoice at the latest earned honor bestowed on award winning 2019 movie Parasite. The cast just won the Best Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture award at the 2020 Screen Actor’s Guild Awards, which is equivalent to Best Picture because SAG is about the actors so that award is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Parasite

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