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Han Ji Min and Shin Mina in Talks to Join Jo In Sung and Nam Joo Hyuk in New Screenwriter Noh Hee Kyung Drama

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 29, 2019 by ockoalaJuly 29, 2019
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Holy two leading actresses of the same generation for the price of one, one critically acclaimed screenwriter that it. Probably only Noh Hee Kyung can lure both Han Ji Min and Shin Mina to join her drama and it’s going to be a toss up which lady I want to have a love line with the two male leads Jo … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Han Ji Min, Shin Mina

Nam Joo Hyuk to Join Jo In Sung in New Noh Hee Kyung Penned K-drama

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 29, 2019 by ockoalaJuly 29, 2019
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Nam Joo Hyuk is back on my total love list thanks to The Light in Your Eyes (Dazzling). It wasn’t even his drama to carry, that was for Kim Hye Ja and Han Ji Min in a brilliant tandem, but Nam Joo Hyuk needed to hold his own opposite them and he did that confidently. I’m even more thrilled that … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Jo In Sung, Nam Joo Hyuk

Drama Poster and First Teaser for Netflix Drama Love Alarm with Kim So Hyun and Song Kang

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 29, 2019 by ockoalaJuly 28, 2019
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The first poster and teaser preview is out for Netflix produced K-drama Love Alarm. It’s on the smaller budget and scope scale compared to other recent Netflix like zombie Kingdom or early history Arthdal Chronicles but this one has the right audience in online youngsters looking for a cute few hours to pass the time. Love Alarm is adapted from … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim So Hyun, Love Alarm, Song Kang

Viewers Eager to Know Whether Flirty Lee Do Hyun or Sweet Lee Tae San is IU’s Past Love in Hotel Del Luna

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 28, 2019 by ockoalaJuly 28, 2019
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I totally knew it wasn’t Lee Do Hyun‘s Chun Myung right off the bat as IU‘s past love in Hotel Del Luna. Lee Tae San‘s Yeon Woo is too cute to just be her platonic sidekick, plus the way she was so worried about him and so happy to see him after being separated in the robbery spoke volumes. But … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hotel Del Luna, Lee Do Hyun, Lee Tae Sun

K-actress Kim Yoo Jung to Star in Solo Variety Show Kim Yoo Jung’s Half Holiday in Italy

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 28, 2019 by ockoalaJuly 27, 2019
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I think the idea is cute and the star ready for this type of new adventure, it’s just a tad worrying because K-netizens tend to have their claws out for her. Kim Yoo Jung is/will be headed to Italy for an upcoming reality show for the cable network Lifetime. It’s called Kim Yoo Jung’s Half Holiday in Italy and will … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Yoo Jung

tvN Releases First Teaser for Subway Procedural Drama Catch the Ghost with Moon Geun Young and Kim Sun Ho

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 28, 2019 by ockoalaJuly 27, 2019
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The idea of a K-drama set around subway cops does sound rather dull, or more accurately not very compelling with the crime elements. I’m only interested in upcoming tvN drama Catch the Ghost for lead Moon Geun Young despite the premise but then I watched the just released teaser and found it way cooler than expected. Moon Geun Young’s narration … Continue reading →

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

IU and Yeo Jin Gu Promote Hotel Del Luna in Marie Claire Korea August Edition

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 27, 2019 by ockoalaJuly 28, 2019
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Expectation is often the enemy of satisfaction, when we think too highly of something before sampling it then it tends to seem less than stellar simply because it could not match up to our hopes. I had zero expectation of tvN drama Hotel Del Luna especially after how much the Hong Sisters burned me with their last fantasy drama Hwayugi … Continue reading →

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

First Stills of Kim So Hyun and Song Kang in Netflix High School Romance Drama Love Alarm

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 27, 2019 by ockoalaJuly 27, 2019
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I’ve been waiting patiently for this drama and am so happy to see the first stills released this week, thanks Netflix! The streaming giant has taken a headlong dive into the world of K-dramas for two years now and up next in its line up of exclusives is the drama adaptation of webtoon Love Alarm. It stars Kim So Hyun, … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim So Hyun, Love Alarm, Song Kang

Crystal Liu Channels Royal Princess in New Chaumet Jewelry Pictures

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 27, 2019 by ockoalaJuly 26, 2019
Elegant woman in a jewel-toned dress.

French jewelry house Chaumet got a lot of press in China and South Korea last week when brand spokeswoman Song Hye Kyo was in Monaco for an event. Now we see another beautiful face of the brand Crystal Liu turned into a literal princess complete with crowns in a new set of pictures shot for the jewelry line. She’s stunningly … Continue reading →

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Song Joong Ki and Jo Hyun Chul Sign Up for K-movie Bogota and Ryu Seung Bum Also in Talks

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 26, 2019 by ockoalaJuly 26, 2019
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K-actor Song Joong Ki has a new sidekick for the upcoming K-movie Bogota and it’s none other than Jo Hyun Chul who has been doing memorable turns in small and now medium supporting roles in tvN dramas. He was the programmer in Memories of Alhambra supporting Binnie from the command center in Seoul and presently the patient and kind hyung … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Ryu Seung Bum, Song Joong Ki

Kim Bora in Talks as the Female Lead of the K-drama Remake of Jane the Virgin with Jaejoong

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 26, 2019 by ockoalaJuly 27, 2019
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The casting is on a one-two punch speed and I’m oddly liking the leads chosen. Rising young actress Kim Bora is in talks to be the titular K-drama version of Jane the Virgin, which will place her opposite confirmed male lead Jaejoong. K-netizens seem to have a bone to pick with her based on her SNS profile, updates, and personal … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Bora

Yoo Seung Ho Goes Bad Boy Sexy in New Singles Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 26, 2019 by ockoalaJuly 25, 2019
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This boy is mine fine, right? I mean, K-actor Yoo Seung Ho was already adorbs times a million but now he’s adding bad boy sexy to his repertoire and I need to take a moment to close my slightly ajar jaw. I didn’t like his last drama My Strange Hero but stuck with it nearly to end just for him, … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Yoo Seung Ho

Rising Film Actress Kim Da Mi Cast in K-movie Remake of Chinese Film Soul Mate

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 25, 2019 by ockoalaJuly 24, 2019
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When I say the movie title Soul Mate it sounds so generic and I’m not sure if many readers know which movie I am referring to. The original Chinese language title is so much more intimate Qi Yue Yu An Sheng (七月与安生), referring to the names of the two girls turned women of this movie. It’s a movie about two … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Kim Da Mi, Qi Yue Yu An Sheng, Soulmate

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