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Jang Dong Yoon Continues to Wow as a Joseon Lady in New Poster for The Tale of Nokdu

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 13, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 13, 2019
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Dang, if there was ever a K-actor suitable for cross-dressing as a woman who is not early era Jang Geun Seok the crown has now passed to rising actor Jang Dong Yoon. He continues to amaze and astound in the latest drama poster for The Tale of Nokdu, playing a rich family runaway warrior gentlemen pretending to be a widower … Continue reading →

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

Lee Min Ho Updates SNS with Three Handsome Pictures for Chuseok Holiday

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 13, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 12, 2019
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It’s a quiet entertainment week in K-ent with Chuseok (Mid-Autumn Festival) where families gather and there’s a few days of national vacation. Some dramas are on hiatus but I haven’t been following any of the midweek ones so it hasn’t interrupted my watch schedule. Into this quiet lull K-actor Lee Min Ho dropped three pictures of himself that his fans … Continue reading →

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Official Stills of Kim Soo Hyun’s Buzzy Cameo in Hotel Del Luna

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 12, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 13, 2019
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Better late than never when it comes to more Hotel Del Luna goodies. I think I was thirsty for a compelling and interesting K-drama for so long that I liked Hotel more than it probably deserves qualitatively. Ultimately the central romance felt less opposite sex than familial love but that’s what the drama naturally progressed to. The highly teased cameo … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hotel Del Luna, Kim Soo Hyun

Joyful and Emotional Reunion Between Heechul and Kibum of Super Junior Brings Back All the Feels

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 12, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 11, 2019
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Holy shit someone should have given me warning for this reunion because imma almost collapsed from joy and shock. Kim Heechul is the host of  KBS2’s variety show Some-Vival 1+1 and this week even he was surprised and thrilled to see as a guest his former Super Junior member Kim Ki Bum. Heechul and Kibum were probably the most famous … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Heechul, Kim Ki Bum, Super Junior

Perennial Boys Next Door Lee Seung Gi and Jasper Liu Travel to Indonesia for New Netflix Show

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 12, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 11, 2019
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Someone on the Netflix Asia team deserves a raise for smartly and oddly pairing up two very similar entertainment stars from different countries for a new show. Jasper Liu from Taiwan and Lee Seung Gi from South Korea have embarked on a travelogue show called Together airing this fall on Netflix Asia with their first stop being Indonesia. It’s part … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Jasper Liu, Lee Seung Gi, Together

Kim So Hyun is a Tomboy Resisting Gisaeng Training in New Poster and Teaser for The Tale of Nokdu

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 11, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 12, 2019
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There’s a new look for a Joseon sageuk female lead and it’s circa the 1980’s with bangs and a slightly curved bob. Kim So Hyun lops off her long hair in rebellion in her character teaser preview for The Tale of Nokdu, a change from her gender norm much like male lead Jang Dong Yoon cross-dresses as a widowed woman … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim So Hyun

Rookie Actress Jeon So Nee in Talks to Headline Remake of Que Sera Sera with Wi Ha Joon

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 11, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 10, 2019
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I’m appreciating the direction the casting for the upcoming K-drama remake of Que Sera Sera is going after original leads Eric and Jung Yumi turned down reprising their own roles a decade later. Their colleagues of their own generation would naturally be compared to them, so how better to use truly fresh faces. Rising actor Wi Ha Joon is in … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jeon So Nee, Que Sera Sera, Wi Ha Joon

Seolhyun is an Educated Lady in Teaser for jTBC drama My Country

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 11, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 10, 2019
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We’ve got two warrior male leads so it’s fitting that the jTBC sageuk My Country is crafting the leading lady as a scholar type. Seolhyun’s teaser for My Country dropped this week and she’s set against the same all black back drop as male leads Yang Se Jong and Woo Do Hwan in their teasers, but while they were wielding swords … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged My Country, Seolhyun

Song Hye Kyo Serene on All White Attending New York Fashion Show

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 10, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 9, 2019
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It’s officially fall which means the New York Fashion week is in full swing. Snapped by attendees and Vogue Magazine is K-actress Song Hye Kyo, who has been keeping steady with her acting and endorsement career with no blip after her high profile divorce with Song Joong Ki earlier in the summer. Of course it’s now old news especially with … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Song Hye Kyo

Suzy Fights Alongside and Falls for Lee Seung Gi in New Teaser Preview for Vagabond

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 10, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 10, 2019
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In the few years that Suzy and Lee Seung Gi have matured since their first collaboration in sageuk Gu Family Book, and moving their characters up a few hundred years to modern times, some things never change. In the latest Suzy-centric teaser for upcoming SBS action thriller Vagabond, she still reads her dialogue so flat and it’s distracting against the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Suzy, Vagabond

Kim Jae Wook Perfectly Suited at Tiffany Event in Taipei

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 10, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 11, 2019
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K-actor Kim Jae Wook isn’t a diamond in the rough, he’s just a diamond as chiseled and deserving of limelight. He was all James Dean-esque at Incheon Airport earlier this week flying to Taipei and days later he’s suited to perfection at the Tiffany event in front of his adoring fans snapping away on their phones. Having him rep a … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Kim Jae Wook

Hyun Bin Turns Head in All Black at Omega Event in Seoul

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 9, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 9, 2019
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I guess the overseas filming portion in Switzerland of tvN drama Crash Landed Love is done because male lead Hyun Bin attended an Omega event in Seoul this week. Binnie was wearing all black with a black suit and undershirt but he doesn’t look like a douche or a villain, just uber casual and sleek. Maybe I’m just biased but … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Hyun Bin

Lee Sung Kyung in Talks for Female Lead of Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim 2

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 9, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 9, 2019
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The casting is underway for the SBS medical drama Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim 2 and another name thrown in the mix is Lee Sung Kyung for the female lead. If she accepts it will be her second time playing doctor (har har) after Doctors in 2016. Her role would be a second year heart surgeon who grew up as a … Continue reading →

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