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TW-actress Ivy Chen Welcomes Baby Son with Director Husband

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 11, 2019 by ockoalaFebruary 10, 2019
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The list of TW-actresses from the popular idol drama days of the last decade and a half who are married and/or married with baby now significantly outnumber the still single ones. No wonder even the single actresses who are still in their thirties are getting so much pressure. I think love and marriage can’t be forced so congrats to those … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Ivy Chen

Ahn Hyo Seob Confirmed as Leading Man Opposite Park Bo Young in tvN Drama Abyss

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 11, 2019 by ockoalaFebruary 10, 2019
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This is great casting news to start off the second weekend of February 2019, not super high profile but definitely welcome along the lines of rising stars getting elevated to leading roles. Ahn Hyo Seob has been confirmed for tvN fantasy drama Abyss opposite Park Bo Young, and for this baby-faced actress who has been acting in movies and dramas … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Abyss, Ahn Hyo Seob

The Well-dressed Cast of MBC Drama Item Hold Press Conference Ahead of Monday Premiere

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 10, 2019 by ockoalaFebruary 10, 2019
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If all else fails with MBC Mon-Tues drama Item, at least the entire cast showed up at the press conference dressed to impress. I was legit bowled over by every single main cast member dressing for the occasion, with male lead Joo Ji Hoon even going above and beyond and bringing actual style to the proceedings. I LOVE his soft … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Item, Jin Se Yeon, Joo Ji Hoon, Kim Kang Woo

Park Bo Gum Sheds Perfect Boyfriend Image From Encounter and Looks Forward to Next Challenge

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 10, 2019 by ockoalaFebruary 9, 2019
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The conclusion of a drama is usually time for some post-mortem dissection and K-actor Park Bo Gum was all over the news print ink this week doing interviews about his role in the hit tvN Wed-Thurs night drama Encounter (Boyfriend). It averaged a high mid-8% ratings, putting among the network’s top 10 highest averaged dramas of all time. The viewer … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Encounter, Park Bo Gum

jTBC Mon-Tues Drama The Light in Your Eyes with Han Ji Min, Kim Hye Ja, and Nam Joo Hyuk Sure to Wring Tears

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 10, 2019 by ockoalaFebruary 9, 2019
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I think K-actress Han Ji Min is a more capable version of Shin Se Kyung to me, I don’t think they are consistently a good actress but when they hit on the right role it can be magical in how good they deliver onscreen. Shin Se Kyung is like a 2 out of 10 for me so far whereas Han … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Han Ji Min, Kim Hye Ja, Nam Joo Hyuk, The Light in Your Eyes

K-stars Lee Pil Mo and Seo Soo Yeon Get Married in Seoul with Tons of Star Guest Attendees

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 9, 2019 by ockoalaFebruary 9, 2019
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Wedding! And what a pretty wedding with a very beaming couple as the first big K-ent news of the lunar new year of the pig. Veteran stage-movie-drama actor Lee Pil Mo married his actress girlfriend Seo Soo Yeon today in Seoul, the two having met on the pretend dating variety show Flavor of Love. I don’t have much commentary as … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Lee Pil Mo, Married, Seo Soo Yeon, Wedding

New tvN Wed-Thurs Drama Touch Your Heart Premieres to 4% Ratings Range with Old School Feel

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 9, 2019 by ockoalaFebruary 9, 2019
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I find myself curiously untouched in the heart by new tvN Wed-Thurs drama Touch Your Heart, when I watched the first two episodes it was with a detached and dispassionate engagement despite really excited about it beforehand. The reunion of Lee Dong Wook and Yoo In Na from Goblin turns out to be just okay, a testament to how that … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Dong Wook, Touch Your Heart, Yoo In Na

Astro Member Cha Eun Woo in Talks to Join Shin Se Kyung for Sageuk Drama Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 9, 2019 by ockoalaFebruary 9, 2019
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I’m going to ask fans of Astro and/or viewers who watched My ID is a Gangnam Beauty to tell me whether idol-turning-actor Cha Eun Woo is good at the latter. I ask because he’s just been offered the leading man role in the upcoming sageuk drama Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung which will likely star Shin Se Kyung. My only … Continue reading →

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Kim Dong Wook and Go Sung Hee Try Out Classic Contract Marriage in K-movie Trade Your Love

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 8, 2019 by ockoalaFebruary 9, 2019
Man proposing with a ring in box.

If the just premiered tvN Wed-Thurs rom-com Touch Your Heart feels like a total throwback to what a drama rom-com a decade ago looks like, then the upcoming movie Trade Your Love gives off the same vibes and I’m not complaining. Trade Your Love is about an immature heir to an airline chaebol who has to get married to inherit … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Go Sung Hee, Kim Dong Wook, Trade Your Love

New SBS Fri-Sat Drama Hot Blooded Priest with Kim Nam Gil Has K-style Kookiness All Over

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 8, 2019 by ockoalaFebruary 7, 2019
Four character posters from a Korean drama.

The concept of SBS Fri-Sat night K-drama Hot Blooded Priest (The Fiery Priest) sounds like one of those jokes like a priest and a few other religious figures walks into a bar and a difference of perceptions results in lots of luz. In this case, there is definitely laughter to come but Hot Blooded Priest is but the third drama … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Honey Lee, Hot-blooded Priest, Kim Nam Gil, Kim Sung Kyun

Lee Soon Jae Adds Veteran Gravitas and Comedic Charm to jTBC drama Legal High Alongside Jin Goo and Seo Eun Soo

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 8, 2019 by ockoalaFebruary 7, 2019
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With jTBC Fri-Sat night drama Sky Castle ending with sky high ratings, this week the time slot will be taken over by the K-drama adaptation of hit J-dorama Legal High. Starring Jin Goo, Seo Eun Soo, Chae Jung Ahn, and Yoon Park, the the original drama had that flair for theatrics and Japanese quirky aura that I’m seeing from the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Soon Jae, Legal High, Seo Eun Soo

Jo Jung Seok, Han Ye Ri, and Yoon Shi Yoon Confirmed for SBS Revolutionary Era Period Drama Mung Bean Flower

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 7, 2019 by ockoalaFebruary 7, 2019
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There’s a serious drama heading our way in the middle of 2019 from SBS called Mung Bean Flower. The confirmed main cast signals an effort to cast leads who can act by assembling together Jo Jung Seok, Han Ye Ri, and Yoon Shi Yoon to put on their best revolutionary era bravado. Mung Bean Flower is set in 1985 around … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Han Ye Ri, Jo Jung Seok, Mung Bean Flower

Park Bo Gum Joins Gong Yoo in the Sci-fi K-movie Seo Bok About Clones and Eternal Life

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 7, 2019 by ockoalaFebruary 7, 2019
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Dang, what a fun way to wake up with massive K-ent casting news. The Boyfriend is going to star in a movie with the Goblin, woohoo! Park Bo Gum is following up his hit drama turn in Encounter (Boyfriend) by switching gears into movie land, having just confirmed the sci-fi movie Seo Bok which earlier already landed one leading man … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Gong Yoo, Park Bo Gum, Seo Bok

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