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The Leads of Hit K-romance Movie The Classic 15 Years Later Have Competing Movies at the Box Office

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 25, 2018 by ockoalaSeptember 25, 2018
Collage of Korean drama characters and scenes.

It’s a cute coincidence and also a testament to the enduring success of the three actors in question. Most K-drama and K-movie fans. This weekend the Korean box office has a three-way battle for supremacy with three high profile movies premiering on Friday – The Negotiation with Son Ye Jin and Hyun Bin, fortune-telling sageuk Feng Shui (Myeong Dang) with … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Feng Shui, Jo In Sung, Jo Seung Woo, Son Ye Jin, The Classic, The Great Battle, The Negotiation

Top K-pop Boyband BTS Speaks at UN Advocating For Youth Programs

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 25, 2018 by ockoalaSeptember 24, 2018
BTS members speaking at a United Nations event.

Talk about synergy and of the most sincere and timely kind. K-pop boy group BTS, and you have to be living under a rock or maybe a far off planet to not have heard of them, inked another first this week as they 7-member group spoke at a UN General Assembly meeting. They were there to support and advocate for … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged BTS

SBS Drama Fox Star Bride Gets English Title Where Stars Land and Drops Tons of Promos

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 24, 2018 by ockoalaSeptember 24, 2018
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The transformation of the SBS K-drama with the Korean title Fox Star Bride wasn’t complete yet despite the commencement of filming but now is with a final gift of a different English title. It’s called Where Stars Land and the drama poster has stars galore as leads Lee Je Hoon and Chae Soon Bin hold hands with the lit up … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Chae Soo Bin, Fox Star Bride, Kim Ji Soo, Lee Dong Gun, Lee Je Hoon, Ro Woon, Where Stars Land

Seo Hyun Jin Turns into Kim Sung Ryung in Preview for jTBC Drama The Beauty Inside

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 24, 2018 by ockoalaSeptember 24, 2018
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We’re one week away from the premiere of the K-drama adaptation of The Beauty Inside and the production really looks fast and fun. Seo Hyun Jin plays the form-changer in this version, a top star by day and once a week out of the month turns into a different person in age and/or gender. The first change shown in the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Min Ki, Seo Hyun Jin, The Beauty Inside

Joo Ji Hoon Leads Fashionably Diverse Contingent of K-stars at Zegna Event in Seoul

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 24, 2018 by ockoalaSeptember 23, 2018
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I love me some perfectly tailored Ermenegildo Zegna for my man so I’m familiar with their classic suiting and accessories and find myself rather amused at the brand’s casual offerings. It’s time for the men to walk the brand red carpet as the ladies do it more often with plenty of hits and misses. Joo Ji Hoon was the standout … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Joo Ji Hoon, Key, Kim Young Kwang, Sehun

Kim Rae Won and Gong Hyo Jin Cast in K-movie The Most Ordinary Romance and Reunites 15 Years After K-drama Snowman

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 23, 2018 by ockoalaSeptember 23, 2018
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It’s been 15 years since two very young K-actors was first starting out in their acting careers when they had a chance to work together and now they get a chance to reunite on the big screen. Gong Hyo Jin and Kim Rae Won are cast as the leads in romance movie The Most Ordinary Romance which is just described … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Gong Hyo Jin, Kim Rae Won

SBS drama Return and tvN Drama Mr. Sunshine Currently Tops 2018 Drama Ratings for Network and Cable

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 23, 2018 by ockoalaSeptember 23, 2018
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There is still three months left in 2018 and plenty can change in the drama ratings ranks but so far the tally remains comparatively low ratings for network dramas while cable continues to impress with how strong it is airing on paid channels. Currently the highest rated network prime time drama is SBS scandal-plagued police crime drama Return which switched leading … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Knowing Wife, Mr. Sunshine, Return, Shall We Kiss First, The Miracle We Met, Why Secretary Kim

Jeon Ji Hyun Looks Good From Any Side in New Jewelry CF

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 23, 2018 by ockoalaSeptember 22, 2018
Woman in blue shirt, looking down.

I remember being bemused when I heard of certain stars who insist on being photographed or filmed from their “good side”. Doesn’t both sides look the same? Apparently not to those who are keen on their appearances so it’s always a bonus point I give now when I see stars who do pictorials from all angles, such as this latest … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Jeon Ji Hyun

First Teasers for tvN Drama Memories of Alhambra with Hyun Bin and Park Shin Hye

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 22, 2018 by ockoalaSeptember 22, 2018
Romantic drama scenes with scenic backgrounds.

The teasers are here for November 2018 tvN fantasy romance drama Memories of Alhambra and my first impression is that it’s totally got the exact vibe as Goblin. The location shoot European architectural visuals, with Spain for Alhambra and Quebec City for Goblin, and the leads meeting on a hilltop vista with the backdrop of the old city beyond them. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hyun Bin, Memories of Alhambra, Park Shin Hye

tvN Drama Hundred Million Stars Falling From the Sky Captures Original J-dorama Moody Vibe

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 22, 2018 by ockoalaSeptember 21, 2018
Four character portraits from a Korean drama.

The tears in a melodrama can at times feel forced, or at least contrived due to a wholly unrealistic set of circumstances that all aggregate together to manufacture a tragedy. That’s the narrative premise behind upcoming tvN drama Hundred Million Stars Falling From the Sky (The Smile Has Left Your Eyes) and yet the tears if forthcoming will likely not … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hundred Million Stars Falling From the Sky, Jung So Min, Park Sung Woong, Seo Eun Soo, Seo In Guk

Lee Seung Gi Settles into Fall for L’Officiel Hommes Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 21, 2018 by ockoalaSeptember 21, 2018
Magazine cover featuring a fashionable man.

The transformation of Lee Seung Gi continues, now in increments in his 30s rather than leaps when he was in his 20s. As a long time fan I’m still impressed at his sincere hardworking intensity, he’s really earnest about his entertainer role without coming across as too thirsty or desperate. He’s also looking mighty fine in the fall 2018 issue … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Lee Seung Gi

Park Min Young Takes Why Secretary Kim Character on a Berlin Fashion Stroll for Cosmopolitan Korea

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 21, 2018 by ockoalaSeptember 20, 2018
Portrait of a woman with long, wavy hair.

It’s been over a month since Park Min Young finished rom-com drama Why Secretary Kim but I have a feeling this role will stay attached to her for a long time. I thought she was the heart and soul of that drama and male lead Park Seo Joon the arm candy whereas many of her previous dramas had the male … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Park Min Young

Drama Previews for MBC Wed-Thurs Terius Behind Me with So Ji Sub and Jung In Sun

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 21, 2018 by ockoalaSeptember 20, 2018
Drama series poster featuring four characters in suits.

I’ve been holding off on covering upcoming MBC Wed-Thurs drama Terius Behind Me because after all the leading lady changes it felt like the drama was just male lead So Ji Sub and a bunch of relative randos without much to write about. Both Lee Yoo Young and Yoo In Na passed on this drama before the leading lady role … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Im Se Mi, Jung In Sun, So Ji Sub, Son Ho Jun, Terius Behind Me

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