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Jung Hae In and Han Jin Min Sell the Slow Burn at Press Conference and Previews for MBC Romance Spring Night

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 22, 2019 by ockoalaMay 21, 2019
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Some onscreen pairings giving off sparks whether due to chemistry or as created by the story line, so for upcoming MBC Wed-Thurs romance Spring Night I’m going to say that both the leads and the story will deliver a slow and steady build up. Leads Han Ji Min and Jung Hae In attended the press conference this week along with … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Han Ji Min, Jung Hae In, Spring Night

Son Ye Jin is a South Korean Heiress in Love with Hyun Bin’s North Korean Officer in Romance Drama Crash Landed Love

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 21, 2019 by ockoalaMay 21, 2019
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The premise is out for Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin‘s upcoming K-drama and it’s pretty head scratchy. It’s either going to be epically good or so comically bad the only reason the two are doing it is so that they can get married afterwards in real life and claim it was this drama that brought them together after earlier … Continue reading →

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

Gao Yuan Yuan and Mark Chao Welcome First Baby Daughter

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 21, 2019 by ockoalaMay 21, 2019
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Oh happy news to share, married acting couple Mark Chao and Gao Yuan Yuan welcomed the arrival of their first born on this May 21st. Mark posted on his SNS account the simple statement “A beautiful day, to welcome a beautiful life. Mother and daughter are both safe and well, thank you all.” The TW-actor and his C-actress wife have … Continue reading →

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Ryu Jun Yeol is Quirky Cool for June Edition of Esquire Korea

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 21, 2019 by ockoalaMay 20, 2019
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I can’t believe it’s been nearly four years since Answer Me 1988, formerly tvN‘s highest rated drama until it was dethroned by Mr. Sunshine and still the highest rated Answer Me offering. Male lead Ryu Jun Yeol lost the girl to onscreen other male lead Park Bo Gum but walked home laughing but winning her in real life and now … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Ryu jun Yeol

Moon Geun Young and Kim Sun Ho Confirmed for Detective Mystery Drama Catch the Ghost

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 20, 2019 by ockoalaMay 20, 2019
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I’m so glad to have Moon Geun Young confirmed for a comeback this year with the tvN drama Catch the Ghost (Catch Yoo Ryung) and even better is her male lead is the up-and-coming Kim Sun Ho who has really climbed the drama ladder in three short years. Kim Sun Ho is currently headlining Welcome to Waikiki 2 and will … Continue reading →

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

C-media and Netizens Annoyed and Embarrassed by SNS-famous Chinese Rando Starlets Walking the Cannes Red Carpet

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 20, 2019 by ockoalaMay 19, 2019
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Sometimes as readers and viewers we experience cringe on behalf of whatever info we’re digesting, be it an image, scene, or even article description of something that happened. The Cannes Film Festival red carpet this week provided plenty of cringe fodder for Chinese media and C-netizens when after the A-list C-stars attended from Gong Li to Liu Tao to Jing … Continue reading →

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tvN Sageuk Arthdal Chronicles Releases Laughably Terrible Drama Poster

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 20, 2019 by ockoalaMay 19, 2019
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Can I just use the teaser drama poster for now, or at least until the production for tvN sageuk Arthdal Chronicles comes up with a better official drama poster than the one just released. It’s bad, like so so bad. Straight out of photoshop 101 where characters posing individually against a green screen is cropped into an array in the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Arthdal Chronicles, Jang Dong Gun, Kim Ji Won, Kim Ok Bin, Song Joong Ki

Kim Go Eun Confirmed as Female Lead in Kim Eun Sook’s The King: Eternal Sovereign with Lee Min Ho

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 19, 2019 by ockoalaMay 20, 2019
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All that bickering from yesterday with the rumored casting of Kim Go Eun opposite Lee Min Ho for Kim Eun Sook‘s next high profile drama better pipe down now, because nothing is worse than the two fandoms of costars taking the other down. Kim Go Eun is now confirmed as the female lead for the fantasy drama The King: Eternal … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Go Eun, Lee Min Ho, The King: Eternal Sovereign

Lee Seung Gi Patches Suzy Up in New Stills From SBS Action Drama Vagabond

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 19, 2019 by ockoalaMay 19, 2019
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I think the delay for SBS to air action drama Vagabond from end of May to September is turning out to be a great idea. This month and into early July there’s a glut of dramas from Her Private Life to Different Dreams and Spring Night with of course the highly promoted Arthdal Chronicles coming. No need to squeeze into … Continue reading →

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

Hu Ge and Costars Walks the Cannes Red Carpet for Premiere of Noir Thriller The Wild Goose Lake

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 19, 2019 by ockoalaMay 19, 2019
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After the first wave of East Asian stars walked the Cannes Film Festival opening night red carpet, what follows are actors and actresses there for the premiere of their films on scheduled nights. This weekend saw C-actor Hu Ge walk the red carpet with his movie female leads Gwei Lun Mei and Wan Qian for the noir thriller C-movie The … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Gwei Lun Mei, Hu Ge, Wan Qian

Good Friends Jo In Sung, Kwang Soo, Kim Woo Bin, and D.O. Spotted Returning From Japan Vacation

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 18, 2019 by ockoalaMay 18, 2019
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It’s a factor of both how many K-dramas I’ve watched and also how distinctive these guys are that even totally covered up head to toe I can recognize them. So can the public and K-media who spotted Jo In Sung, Kwang Soo, Kim Woo Bin, and D.O. coming back to Korea from a short Japan vacation. They were spotted at … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged D.O., Jo In Sung, Kim Woo Bin, Kwang Soo

Kim Go Eun the Leading Candidate for Female Lead in The King: Eternal Sovereign Opposite Lee Min Ho

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 18, 2019 by ockoalaMay 18, 2019
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This is just behind-the-news chatter but K-ent is reporting that casting is underway for Kim Eun Sook‘s next drama The King: Eternal Sovereign after confirming the crucial male lead role last week with Lee Min Ho. Of course all eyes are on who lands the coveted though also sometimes thankless role of the female lead in what is always more … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Eun Sook, Kim Go Eun, Lee Min Ho, The King: Eternal Sovereign

Han Ji Min and Jung Hae In Connect Emotionally in Posters for MBC Drama Spring Night

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 18, 2019 by ockoalaMay 17, 2019
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PD Ahn Pan Seok is known for building mood and his next drama Spring Night on MBC digs into the season transitions and also emotional changes as the nights go from cold to warm. The official drama posters are out and shows leads Han Ji Min and Jung Hae In in a moment from the drama, when he visits her … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Han Ji Min, Jung Hae In, Spring Night

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