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Jung Hae In and Kim Go Eun Contrast Youthful Image with Fuddy Outfits at Press Conference for Tune in For Love

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 22, 2019 by ockoalaJuly 21, 2019
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I really like Kim Go Eun and Jung Hae In but feel like both are always at the knife’s edge of K-netizen commentary. If they do well it’s taken as a given but one wrong step in acting, role, or behavior and each are excoriated. I wish K-netizens stopped eating their talented young and nurture them to walk the long … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Jung Hae In, Kim Go Eun, Tune in for Love

Song Joong Ki and Song Hye Kyo Officially Divorced and She Reportedly Takes Hiatus for Rest of 2019 From Entertainment Activities

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 21, 2019 by ockoalaJuly 21, 2019
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This is like the fastest celebrity divorce ever, whatever the reason behind it may be I’m glad it’s done. Song Joong Ki and Song Hye Kyo are officially divorced as of July 22nd, ending their nearly year and a half marriage and one month after he filed for divorce. In addition, and I think this is a great idea if … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Song Hye Kyo

Han Chae Ah Radiant in First Post-pregnancy Pictorial After Marriage and Baby in 2018

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 21, 2019 by ockoalaJuly 21, 2019
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I’ve always liked K-actress Han Chae Ah and wish she were more prominent in drama land because she’s quite solid as an actress with her very distinct onscreen visuals and aura. Her last drama was in 2015-2016 with The Merchant: Gaekju 2015 and since then she had major life changes in 2018 with marriage to her soccer player hubby and … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Han Chae Ah

Episode 3 of Hotel Del Luna Breaks 8% Cable Ratings and IU’s Backstory Captivates

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 21, 2019 by ockoalaJuly 21, 2019
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I am so so so freaking insanely in love with tvN drama Hotel Del Luna. This is wild love, and of the type that is coupled with appreciation for the wonderful characters and writing in the collective world building. I already teared up in episode 2 when IU‘s hotel manager retired and then promptly went to the great beyond. Now … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hotel Del Luna, IU, Yeo Jin Gu

Veteran HK-actor Simon Yam Stabbed by Crazed Assailant at CF Event in China

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 21, 2019 by ockoalaJuly 20, 2019
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Ok, I’ll start off with the good news, HK-actor Simon Yam does not have life threatening injuries after a scary attack this weekend in China. The veteran actor, best known for perfectly playing sleazy villains in HK-movies of the 90’s and 2000’s, was in China attending a CF event when suddenly a man rushed the stage and stabbed him repeatedly … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Simon Yam

Lee Jun Ki has a Priestly Face-off with Immortal IU in Episode 3 Hotel Del Luna Cameo

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 20, 2019 by ockoalaJuly 20, 2019
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The colors, the visuals, the chemistry, everything is daebak with top star Lee Jun Ki‘s cameo appearance in his good friend and former costar IU‘s new drama Hotel Del Luna. I love these types of cameos, like the perfect bon bon with a one bite burst of onscreen squee. Lee Jun Ki plays a priest and one is definitely needed … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hotel Del Luna, IU, Lee Jun Ki

Jasper Liu Hitting Higher Popularity in Mainland China Thanks to TW-drama Before We Get Married

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 20, 2019 by ockoalaJuly 19, 2019
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The currently airing TW-drama Before We Get Married is also being simul-streamed in China and that’s led to a fast rising popularity for male lead Jasper Liu. The first country outside of Taiwan where he got popular was in Japan for his dorkiness, later came South Korea after the melo movie More Than Blue, and now he’s conquering the Mainland … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jasper Liu

Lee Dong Gun, Jeon Hye Bin, and Kim Sae Ron Cast in K-drama Remake of US Heist Show Leverage

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 19, 2019 by ockoalaJuly 19, 2019
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There’s another K-drama remake of a US show coming, so many now that I’ve lost count. Big names ones include Designated Survivor, Suits, The Good Wife, and Criminal Minds, and now there will be a remake of insurance investigator turned good criminals show Leverage. The K-version has cast Lee Dong Gun as the male lead and he’ll be joined by … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Sae Ron, Lee Dong Gun, Leverage

Namgong Min Cast in Uplifting SBS Baseball Drama Stove League

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 19, 2019 by ockoalaJuly 19, 2019
Man in black suit at press event.

I haven’t seen a baseball themed K-drama in years and oddly it might just work. Namgong Min has been cast as the male lead in upcoming SBS early winter 2019 K-drama Stove League set in the world of South Korean baseball. Baseball was the focus of Strike Love and also played a big role in Glory Jane (Man of Honor), … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Namgong Min, Stove League

TW-actress Ady An Welcomes Baby Son and Basks in Happiness

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 19, 2019 by ockoalaJuly 18, 2019
Hands holding rings beside a sleeping baby.

There’s a new arrival for TW-actress Ady An, a bouncing (or sleeping in the picture) baby boy for her with her businessman husband. The couple have been married two years and announced her pregnancy earlier this year. She released a slew of maternity pictures last month with a giant tummy clearly close to popping. I remember Ady the most vividly … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Ady An

Train to Busan Sequel Peninsula Casts Kang Dong Won and Lee Jung Hyun

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 18, 2019 by ockoalaJuly 18, 2019
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Zombie thriller flick Train to Busan was the highest grossing Korean movie at the box office in 2016 and for good reason. I’ve watched it multiple times and it’s still thrilling, a movie that builds the tension and keeps your attention by caring about the characters. A sequel has been in discussion which makes sense from a box office perspective … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Train to Busan

Lee Jun Ki to Make Cameo in Episode 3 of Hotel Del Luna to Support Good Friend IU

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 18, 2019 by ockoalaJuly 18, 2019
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I’m not a fan of Hotel Del Luna male lead Yeo Jun Gu but find him really appropriately cast in his role. The righteous indignation mixed with clueless self-absorption is nicely brought to life, and the fact that he’s younger than female lead IU works in the drama context because her character has got hundreds if not thousands of years … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hotel Del Luna

Who Put Ji Sung in a Box in Official Posters for SBS Medical Drama Doctor John

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 18, 2019 by ockoalaJuly 17, 2019
Person sitting within a transparent cube.

This Friday heralds the arrival of new SBS medical drama Doctor John, taking over the Fri-Sat time slot from period drama Nokdu Flower and afterwards will be followed by Vagabond. The drama posters are out and rather illusionary, with the top poster showing him in a proverbial glass box. Is he in a glass box of pain, or does being … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Doctor John, Lee Kyu Hyung, Lee Se Young

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