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Hotel Del Luna Breaks 12% Ratings in Satisfying Final Episode and Denies Planning Second Season

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 2, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 2, 2019
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The best K-dramas are the ones with a well-told story and a satisfying ending. It has to have both and after finishing Hotel Del Luna this weekend I believe it achieves that mark and viewers agree, piling on the eyeballs for the final episode 16 to help it reach 12.001% ratings. The story was ultimately all about the ghostly management … Continue reading →

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

Gu Hye Sun’s Book Gets Indonesia Publishing and Director Movie Mystery Pink Goes to Film Festival Despite Contentious Divorce

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 2, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 2, 2019
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It really is true nowadays that even bad publicity is good for a star’s career, for the most part. Gu Hye Sun has been dealing with personal trauma last month with the news that her husband Ahn Jae Hyun is seeking a divorce. Their he said/she said has been aired to the public via SNS updates and official agency statements … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Gu Hye Sun

Ruby Lin Busy With Endorsements as Husband Wallace Huo Turns into Full Time Dad

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 2, 2019 by ockoalaAugust 31, 2019
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This is a cute update on a high profile star couple with a low profile private life. TW-actress Ruby Lin attended a baby stroller company endorsement this weekend looking ravishing, she’s like the Jeon Ji Hyun of Taiwan with how insane her figure is into her 40s now and having had a baby a few years ago. She revealed that … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Ruby Lin

Kim Soo Hyun is the New Owner of the Ghost Hotel in Cameo Role for Final Episode of Hotel Del Luna

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 1, 2019 by ockoalaSeptember 1, 2019
Young man in suit with soft expression.

I haven’t watched the final episode yet of Hotel Del Luna since I’m traveling this weekend so this post isn’t about what I think about the ending. That’ll be after I watch and digest it but I do want to do a quickie post on the much anticipated Kim Soo Hyun cameo in the final episode of the drama. A … Continue reading →

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

Ji Chang Wook and Won Jin Ah are Encased in Ice and Angst in New Poster and Previews for Melting Me Softly

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 1, 2019 by ockoalaAugust 31, 2019
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The first poster for tvN drama Melting Me Softly was all romance, focusing on leads Ji Chang Wook and Won Jin Ah in quiet repose. The second poster brings out the whole kit and caboodle, or the cast I mean, and pivots into the more comedic aspects of the central predicament. The leads were cryogenically frozen for 20 years instead … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Melt Me Softly, Won Jin Ah

Netflix Gets into TW-dramas with Big Name Leads Chris Wu, Joseph Chang, Jasper Liu, and Alyssa Chia

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 1, 2019 by ockoalaAugust 29, 2019
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Streaming behemoth Netflix hasn’t just gotten into K-dramas, it’s doing a concerted effort with TW-dramas as well and this winter season there will be three exciting offerings available to subscribers. Nowhere Man stars Joseph Chang as a death row inmate who finds out his son has been kidnapped so attempts to escape the prison and finds himself caught up in … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Jasper Liu, Joseph Chang

Joo Sang Wook and Cha Ye Ryun Share Sweet Family Portraits with baby Daughter

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 31, 2019 by ockoalaAugust 29, 2019
Family together on a balcony, joyful moment.

Summer of 2019 has been utter catastrophe for K-ent romance, with two high profile divorces book ending the season. So let’s head into fall with something sweet and comforting to gaze upon, namely the happy family of three portraits released by married couple Joo Sang Wook and Cha Ye Ryun with their baby daughter. She was born a year ago … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Baby, Joo Sang Wook

Roy Qiu Battles the Undead in Cameo Laden Horror Comedy TW-movie The 9th Precinct

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 31, 2019 by ockoalaAugust 31, 2019
Four characters in a supernatural investigation.

It’s the end of ghost month already but one more supernatural movie is hitting the screens this weekend with The 9th Precinct. Even without it starring my fave Roy Qiu it still looks scary cool but with Roy as the earnest cop assigned to the ghostly 9th precinct it’s one I’ll be on the lookout for when it hits streaming. … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Chris Wu, Ivy Shao, Roy Qiu, Sonia Sui, The 9th Precinct

Gong Hyo Jin is an Earnest Neighborhood Bar Owner in Poster for KBS Drama When the Camellia Blooms

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 30, 2019 by ockoalaAugust 29, 2019
Smiling woman at night near garden.

The metaphor for Gong Hyo Jin‘s character name Dong Baek being the camellia flower is carried over in the drama title When the Camellia Blooms. She’s not very confident and rather unsure of herself so her blooming happens after she gets involved with the three male leads in various ways, with Kang Ha Neul based on the first teaser being … Continue reading →

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

Eric and Jung Yumi Turn Down K-drama Remake of Que Sera Sera, Rising Actor Wi Ha Joon in Talks for Male Lead

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 30, 2019 by ockoalaAugust 31, 2019
Young man in a black sweater, confident expression.

This is a bummer for fans of the original but a chance for something entirely different. Eric and Jung Yumi, who have worked together two times before, were in talks to reunite again on the remake of their own hit drama Que Sera Sera from 2007. Unfortunately both have passed on the remake due to scheduling issues but I think … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Eric, Que Sera Sera, Wi Ha Joon

Jang Dong Yoon and Kim So Hyun are Twin Beauties in First Posters for KBS Drama The Tale of Nokdu

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 30, 2019 by ockoalaAugust 31, 2019
Two characters in traditional attire portrait.

Dang, the boy and the girl are both so pretty! The first character posters are out for the KBS sageuk drama The Tale of Nokdu based on a popular manhwa. Starring Jang Dong Yoon and Kim So Hyun, it’s the classic (in manga world) cross-dressing romance that has entertained viewers many times before with trendy dramas like Moonlight Drawn by … Continue reading →

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

Kim Nam Gil, Kim Dong Wook, and Jang Nara Win Best Acting Prizes at the 2019 Seoul International Drama Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 29, 2019 by ockoalaAugust 28, 2019
Man in tuxedo and woman in black dress.

I can’t believe it’s been 14 years now since the then upstart and rather random Seoul International Drama Awards started. The 2019 ceremony was held this week in Seoul, of course, and the winners from the K-drama side was Fiery Priest for top excellence drama followed by Dr. Prisoner. In the acting categories, Kim Dong Wook and Kim Nam Gil … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Jang Nara, Ji Chang Wook, Kim Dong Wook, Kim Nam Gil, Lee Chung Ah

C-netizens Raise Eyebrow to Song Joong Ki’s First Post Divorce Sighting Wearing a Green Hat

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 29, 2019 by ockoalaAugust 28, 2019
Person enjoying a meal at a restaurant.

I’m just happy to see Song Joong Ki out and about but I certainly also did a double take and made a flying leap connection when I saw new pictures of him this week. His sageuk drama Arthdal Chronicles is coming back next weekend for season 3 but all the promos were done earlier in the summer for the first two … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Song Joong Ki

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