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Park Yoochun Gets Two Year Probation and Monetary Fine for Drug Use

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 3, 2019 by ockoalaJuly 3, 2019
Person holding multiple microphones outdoors, looking down.

Seeing a star totally stripped of all artifice and accoutrements is a good reminder and underneath is just a person. And underneath a top star career spanning 15 years is now disgraced singer-actor Park Yoochun who has managed to go even lower than his sex scandal three years ago. Yoochun was released from police detention today after over two months … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Park Yoochun

So Ji Sub Visits Best Friend Park Yong Ha’s Grave on the 9th Anniversary of His Passing

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 2, 2019 by ockoalaJuly 2, 2019
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We may think K-ent is going through dark days but honestly those who have followed along for over a decade remembers as dark if not darker times long ago. On June 30, 2010, K-actor Park Yong Ha succumbed to his depression and committed suicide at home. It’s been 9 years since and I still remember that news breaking like it … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Park Yong Ha, So Ji Sub

JYP Entertainment to Close Actor Division and Will Focus on Idols

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 2, 2019 by ockoalaJuly 2, 2019
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Well this is bad for the two dozen or so actors and actresses under JYP Entertainment‘s acting label. The company has decided to close down it’s acting division and focus on the more profitable and prominent idol side. JYP currently produces popular groups TWICE, Got7, Stray Kids, Day6, 2PM, and Itzy, and is also best known for being idol-turned-actress Suzy‘s … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Kim Dong Hee, Shin Eun Soo

MBC to End Mon-Tues K-dramas After Welcome 2 Life with Rain and Lim Ji Yeon

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 2, 2019 by ockoalaJuly 1, 2019
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It’s the end of an era, and there seems to be a lot of that going on in recent years. Change happens too fast and it’s sometimes impossible to keep up. With TV viewership migrating to streaming and non-scripted show related other entertainment, the drop in traditional television ad revenue has been catastrophic and now the other shoe has dropped. … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Rain, Welcome 2 Life

The Management of Hotel Del Luna Welcomes Guests in Drama Poster and New Teaser

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 1, 2019 by ockoalaJuly 1, 2019
Gothic hotel staff lineup with crescent logo

Welcome to the Hotel Del Luna, you can check in but you can’t check out. Oh wait, you probably can’t check in since it’s for the supernatural beings only. The drama released the official poster to start off the week showing all the leads together in the lobby of their art deco and slightly run down hotel. See the cobwebs … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Hotel Del Luna, IU

Song Joong Ki Speaks Out and Refutes Rumors of Song Hye Kyo Cheating with Park Bo Gum

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 1, 2019 by ockoalaJune 30, 2019
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The divorce between top Korean stars Song Joong Ki and Song Hye Kyo could be/become contentious but at least one third party will not be embroiled in it further. One of the various rumors bandied out for the reason behind the Song-Song couple divorce was that Song Hye Kyo hooked up with her Boyfriend (Encounter) costar Park Bo Gum, which … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Married, Song Hye Kyo, Song Joong Ki

K-stars Attend Funeral for Jeon Mi Sun Who Leaves Behind Posthumous Movie The King’s Letter and Upcoming Drama The Tale of Nokdu

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 1, 2019 by ockoalaJune 30, 2019
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K-actress Jeon Mi Sun was someone I took for granted, she was in so many movies and dramas and I always knew she would deliver an impeccable performance whatever the role but without the high profile recognition that goes to the leads. She passed much too early, leaving behind a director husband and their 11-year old son after being found … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Jeon Mi Sun

Kim Soo Hyun Discharged From Military Service, K-ent Awaits High Profile First Project Pick

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 30, 2019 by ockoalaJuly 1, 2019
Smiling soldier giving a salute outdoors.

Finally a happy news to break up the bad news week that was last week in K-ent. Top K-actor Kim Soo Hyun has been discharged from military service! His nearly two years felt much longer (to me) for some reason and on July 1st the quintessential boy-next-door completed his civic duty to the country and will be diving back to … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Soo Hyun

Gorgeous Color Saturated Posters for MBC Drama Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 30, 2019 by ockoalaJune 29, 2019
Couple in purple hanbok riding palanquin

Let’s end the downer news week on a high note, shall we? MBC romance sageuk drama Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung released drama and character posters that tickle my fancy bone with a shot of creative pretty. I’m so enamored of the colors in this drama, pastels that aren’t washed out and plenty of artistic touches and details in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Park Ji Hyun, Park Ki Woong, Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung, Shin Se Kyung

Seo Ji Hye Cast as Second Female Lead in tvN Drama Crash Landed Love with Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 30, 2019 by ockoalaJune 29, 2019
Three people in press event portrait collage

K-actor Hyun Bin‘s last drama Memories of Alhambra had not one but three woeful “romances” for his male lead character. He’s getting some karma with his upcoming drama Crash Landed Love (Love’s Emergency Landing) with first reuniting with Son Ye Jin as his female lead and now getting Seo Ji Hye as the second female lead. Look left, gorgeous, look … Continue reading →

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

Song Joong Ki-Song Hye Kyo Divorce Could Be Settled in a Month and His Family Erases All Traces of Her From Their Lives

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 29, 2019 by ockoalaJune 29, 2019
News report about celebrity marriage request.

Who could have imagined that 2019 could have a bigger K-ent news story than the Burning Sun/Seungri/YG/Jung Joon Young collective scandal. Sadly we’re only halfway through the year and the shocking Soong Joong Ki and Song Hye Kyo divorce could eclipse it, currently it’s the only thing K-ent news media is talking about. Some further updates: reportedly Song Joong Ki … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Divorce, Song Hye Kyo, Song Joong Ki

Kim Jae Wook and Lee El Deny Dating Rumors After Netizens Infer Couples Ring Picture

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 29, 2019 by ockoalaJune 29, 2019
Couple posing, rings, and smiling faces.

Hearing dating rumors this week just makes me think “how nice and quaint” when the world of star romance shipping has been torn asunder. Kim Jae Wook and Lee El are caught up in dating rumors, again, and this time it’s from some rings and a finger mole. Lee El posted an SNS picture of her hand wearing two rings, … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Kim Jae Wook, Lee El

First Look at Genius Ji Sung in Upcoming SBS Drama Doctor John

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 29, 2019 by ockoalaJune 28, 2019
Young man in a lab coat, introspective expression.

K-actor Ji Sung is fabulous and he knows it. The hairstyle he’s rocking for upcoming SBS medical drama Doctor John is so awesome in that “I don’t have time to care about my hair style but it just naturally falls perfectly so over my forehead to frame my beautiful eyes.” It’s been over a decade since he played a doctor … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ji Sung

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