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Yang Se Jong, Seolhyun, and Woo Do Hwan Channel Youthful Bad Fashion at My Country Press Conference

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 2, 2019 by ockoalaOctober 2, 2019
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I wonder if these three wonder babies of pretty are so exhausted from filming the jTBC sageuk My Country that they woke up late for the drama press conference hence pulled random items from their closet. How else to explain the collective awful sartorial looks at the media event, complete with ill-fitting suits for the men and an eyesore of … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged My Country, Woo Do Hwan

Choi Soo Jong and Sky Castle Take Home Top Prizes at 2019 Korean Drama Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 2, 2019 by ockoalaOctober 2, 2019
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I found the nominees released last week for the 2019 Korean Drama Awards already super meh and now the winners mostly meh as well. The only worthwhile wins went to veteran leading man Choi Soo Jong for SBS hit weekend drama My One and Only taking home the Daesang Award and to ratings smashing cable drama Sky Castle in winning … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Choi Soo Jong, Kang Ki Young, Kim Bora, Kim Dong Wook, Kim Min Jung, Kim Seo Hyung, Kwon Nara, Ong Seung Woo

Seo Kang Joon Fills Up Empty Spaces with Fashionable Fall Looks in October 2019 W Korea

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 2, 2019 by ockoalaOctober 1, 2019

The weather is finally changing into fall where I live and I can’t wait for the chill to bring a new vibe to daily life. Fashion-wise the magazines have been all about fall for two months now and the latest is K-actor Seo Kang Joon for W Korea looking so intense and confident. He just finished police procedural Watcher and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Seo Kang Joon

Lee Min Ho Chillaxing on the Cover and Pages of L’Officiel Hommes Korea

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 1, 2019 by ockoalaOctober 1, 2019
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K-actor Lee Min Ho‘s military service for the last two years was low key and so has his return the last few months. He didn’t dive right into an acting project and only has started filming for his upcoming high profile 2020 drama The King: Eternal Sovereign costarring Kim Go Eun and penned by ratings queen screenwriter Kim Eun Sook. … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Lee Min Ho

KBS Sageuk The Tale of Nokdu Leads Mon-Tues Ratings and Off to Positive Netizen Reviews

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 1, 2019 by ockoalaOctober 1, 2019
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I haven’t followed a Mon-Tues K-drama in months and the wait has been worth it to find a drama worth my commitment again. KBS dropped the youth sageuk The Tale of Nokdu this week and it’s as entertaining and charming as the previews suggested. Leads Jang Dong Yoon and Kim So Hyun are perfectly cast in their respective roles and … Continue reading →

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

Liu Shi Shi Seen at Airport for the First Time Since Having Baby, Netizens Marvel at Fuller Figure

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 1, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 30, 2019
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I think context does matter here, both for C-actress Liu Shi Shi herself and the general bounce back of actresses in general after having a baby. Liu Shi Shi was seen at the airport this week and it made the news since it was the first time she was seen in public since having a baby four months ago with … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Liu Shi Shi

Lee Hong Ki Enlists for Military Service as Good Friends Kim Soo Hyun and Park Shin Hye Send Him Off

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 30, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 30, 2019
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It’s enlistment time for Lee Hong Ki and better to get that head shaved and basic training done with before winter rolls around and the chill descends. Lee Hong Ki is one of the late to enlist ones but has managed to churn out plenty of music, variety, and acting projects under his belt in recent years so that he’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Soo Hyun, Lee Hong Ki, Park Shin Hye

Kim So Hyun and Jang Dong Yoon Stir Up Anticipation for The Tale of Nokdu at Press Conference

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 30, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 30, 2019
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If there is a any fictional reason for a man to go live in a widows village in the Joseon era, the more unbelievable part is that he would pass for a woman simply by disguise. But seeing Jang Dong Yoon in upcoming KBS sageuk The Tale of Nokdu go from warrior to woman had made me believe the impossible, … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Dong Yoon, Jung Joon Ho, Kim So Hyun, Song Gun Hee, The Tale of Nokdu

Japan Hits a Home Run with J-movie Adaptation of Popular Manga Kingdom with Perfect Leads Yamazaki Kento and Yoshizawa Ryo

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 30, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 29, 2019
Movie poster for "Kingdom" with action scene.

Sorry this post is a few months late but I didn’t have the chance to watch it in the Japan theaters and only caught it last week on a long trans-Pacific flight but holy schmoly was it hella entertaining. I’m talking about Kingdom, not the Korean drama with zombies but the Japanese popular shonen manga of the same name adapted … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Hashimoto Kanna, Hongo Kanata, Kaname Jun, Kingdom, Nagasawa Masami, Osawa Takao, Yoshizawa Ryo

Korean Court Extends Kang Ji Hwan’s Detention Another Two Months During Pre-trial

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 29, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 29, 2019
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I’m gradually forgotten K-actor Kang Ji Hwan even existed, seriously making the effort to erase his works and existence so to move on and not feel even slightly ambivalent about his onscreen performance versus real life current criminal incarceration pending trial for sexually assaulting two women while claiming to be so drunk. It helps that he’s not in the news … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kang Ji Hwan

TW-actress Nikki Hsieh Shares Alarmingly Thin Pictures and Updates on Myriad Health Ailments

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 29, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 28, 2019
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I find TW-actress Nikki Hsieh one of the most watchable actresses in the industry across genres. Plus she’s my Da Hua (Big Flower) from the insanely drama crack addictive drama King Flower which is so many years ago but holds a soft spot in my heart for many reasons. Nikki is the one updating so I figure she wants her … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Nikki Hsieh

Gu Hye Sun Releases Remake Song “Do I Have to Die 2019” and Posts Updates After Hospital Discharge

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 29, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 28, 2019
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This most is primarily to update that K-actress Gu Hye Sun appears to be fine, after last week she was discharged from the hospital after a two week stay and still going through the life-changing event that is a pending divorce. Her estranged husband Ahn Jae Hyun has officially filed for divorce with the court, necessarily because Gu Hye Sun … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Gu Hye Sun

Vagabond Averages 8.5% Ratings in Second Week and Lee Seung Gi Never Stops Running or Fighting

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 28, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 28, 2019
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The second week of SBS Fri-Sat night drama Vagabond basically is unchanged from the first week, so I say this because those who like it will continue to do so and those who don’t probably have no reason to start now. Episode 3 ratings are 7.3%, 8.4%, 9.3% and episode 4 took in 6.8%, 8.1%, 10.2%, so this big budget … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Seung Gi, Suzy, Vagabond

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