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Parachutes and Longing Beautiful Gazes Drop the Romance in First Teaser for Crash Landing into You with Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 25, 2019 by ockoalaOctober 25, 2019
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The first teaser is out for tvN romance drama Crash Landing into You (Crash Landed Love) and boy is it a heap of soaring romance crammed into 30 short seconds. I can hear the rivers of tears to come and feel the choir bells ringing as the lovers who have braved a wide divide to find each other are ultimately … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Crash Landing on You, Hyun Bin, Son Ye Jin

Song Joong Ki Gets Food Truck Support on Final Day of Filming for Sci-fi Movie The Victory

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 25, 2019 by ockoalaOctober 24, 2019
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Work is a great activity when one has personal life down periods and Song Joong Ki dove right into filming for upcoming mega budget K-movie The Victory(Spaceship Victory)at the start of his divorce proceedings earlier this summer. The divorce was a quickie pre-negotiated one that took about a month to be rubber stamped and since then he’s still filming the … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Song Joong Ki, The Victory

Song Hye Kyo is an Elegant Bejeweled Princess at Chaumet Event

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 24, 2019 by ockoalaOctober 23, 2019
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Now this is what I consider a perfect look for K-actress Song Hye Kyo. She recently attended a Chaumet event wearing a black evening gown with pleated sleeves, a square neck, ribbon cinched waist, flowing into a sleek A-line length. I think the black is what prevents this dress from being too prom princessy and adds a edgier element. Her … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Song Hye Kyo

KBS Drama When the Camellia Blooms Hits 16.9% Ratings, New High for Prime Time Dramas in 2019

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 24, 2019 by ockoalaOctober 24, 2019
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My feelings about KBS Wed-Thurs drama When the Camellia Blooms is ambivalent hence the lack of posts on it. K-viewers are really enjoying it outright and ratings have gone one way up since it premiered with the most recent episode reaching 16.9%, the first for a prime time drama this year. I think the drama is very well written, with … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Gong Hyo Jin, Kang Ha Neul, Kim Ji Suk, When the Camellia Blooms

Kim Soo Hyun and Park Min Young Attend Skincare Event in Shanghai

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 24, 2019 by ockoalaOctober 23, 2019
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It’s back to work for every one in K-ent this week and headed overseas was two stars who happened to attend the same event but don’t seem to have crossed paths. Kim Soo Hyun and Park Min Young were both at the DPC Skincare brand event in Shanghai, him in all black with a beaming smile doing his best Do … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Kim Soo Hyun, Park Min Young

Liu Shi Shi Wins Lawsuit Against Netizen Spreading Rumor That She Had Another Man’s Baby and Nicky Wu was Divorcing Her

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 23, 2019 by ockoalaOctober 22, 2019
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The trend of sue netizens over baseless and/or defamatory rumor spreading has spread to China as well, as this week C-actress Liu Shi Shi won a civil lawsuit against a netizen who spread a pretty awful rumor about her. In April of 2018, a post online said that Liu Shi Shi cheated, got caught, and is carrying another man’s child. … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Liu Shi Shi, Nicky Wu

The Tale of Nokdu Leaps Forward in Emotional Revelations and Twisty Plot Development in Fourth Week Episodes

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 23, 2019 by ockoalaOctober 25, 2019
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KBS drama The Tale of Nokdu is seriously way better than it projected on the premise alone and I was good with a silly and fun cross-dressing tale. Now we have double palace and royal family male descendants intrigue and feelings so strong and bursting forth Kim So Hyun‘s Dong Joo feels the need to physically get herself away from … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Dong Yoon, Kang Tae Oh, Kim So Hyun, The Tale of Nokdu

First Look at Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin in Official Still from tvN Romance Crash Landing on You

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 23, 2019 by ockoalaOctober 22, 2019
Couple promoting "Crash Landing on You" giveaway.

The attrition in K-drama viewers may have led production companies to dig deep into the original well of Hallyu addiction to find something to bring them back. How else to explain upcoming tvN drama Crash Landing on You (or Crash Landed Love) where the female lead parachutes onto the male lead and love ensues, because wasn’t that Successful Story of … Continue reading →

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

Jeon Ji Hyun Exquisite in Nudes and Blacks for Fall Jewelry Pictorial in Marie Claire Korea

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 22, 2019 by ockoalaOctober 22, 2019
Portrait of a woman wearing elegant jewelry.

It’s been over 20 years since Jeon Ji Hyun debuted but she still makes everything she does seem fresh and captivating. This fall Marie Claire Korea jewelry pictorial is supposed to be about the baubles but it’s really all eyes on her. She poses so alive whether it’s an eyebrow arch, an extra stare in her eye, the way her … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Jeon Ji Hyun

First Stills of Ha Ji Won and Yoon Kye Sang in Upcoming jTBC Romance Drama Chocolate

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 22, 2019 by ockoalaOctober 22, 2019
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I love chocolate and I know this upcoming K-drama Chocolate is exactly my taste bud. It stars two of my faves Ha Ji Won and Yoon Kye Sang, in a sure to be warm and weepy romance drama, penned by one of my favorite screenwriters Lee Kyung Hee. Sure I dislike half of what she wrote but the other half … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ha Ji Won, Yoon Kye Sang

Drama Stills for the Leads of People With Flaws Starring Ahn Jae Hyun, Oh Yeon Seo, and Kim Seul Gi

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 21, 2019 by ockoalaOctober 21, 2019
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The premise of MBC drama People With Flaws is solely predicated on the acting and chemistry. It’s basically opposites attract and insert profession/situation/coincidence to bring them together. I don’t know how the mixture of Ahn Jae Hyun and Oh Yeon Seo will turn out but he underacts and she overacts so maybe together they will be just right. I’m more … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Jae Hyun, Kim Seul Gi, Oh Yeon Seo, People With Flaws

Press Conference for tvN Drama Catch the Ghost as Moon Geun Young and Kim Sun Ho Ride the Subways and Dispense Justice

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 21, 2019 by ockoalaOctober 21, 2019
Detectives investigating a crime scene together.

The scheduled press conference for K-drama Catch the Ghost was postponed due to ill tidings in K-ent and a sad passing so the drama held its press conference today hours before the drama premiered as the new Mon-Tues tvN offering. Starring Moon Geun Young and Kim Sun Ho as partner subway cops investigating a larger conspiracy but solving daily transit … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Catch the Ghost, Kim Sun Ho, Moon Geun Young

Melodrama Graceful Family Ends with 8.5% Record Ratings for Small Cable Network MBN, Cast Gets Vietnam Reward Vacation

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 21, 2019 by ockoalaOctober 20, 2019
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Congrats to the dark horse hit drama of 2019, small cable network MBN‘s unexpected surprise Graceful Family ended it’s record setting run last week with 8.5% ratings. If you want to know how impressive that is the highest rating for cable network tvN‘s highly promoted and most expensive drama ever produced Arthdal Chronicles was 7.705% and tvN’s real hit drama … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Graceful Family, Im Soo Hyang, Lee Jang Woo

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