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Why Secretary Kim Stays Strong in Cuteness and Chemistry with One Week Left in Airing

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 21, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 21, 2018
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I’m legit blown away by tvN drama Why Secretary Kim not because it’s really the best drama ever but because it’s managed remain simply very very good for the near entirety of its airing. This past week’s episodes 13-14 sent the Park Seo Joon and Park Min Young lovebirds on an adult romance path (finally!) while not creating real roadblocks … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Park Min Young, Park Seo Joon, Why Secretary Kim

Kang Dong Won Does Velvety Fashion Justice for Elle Korea August 2018 Edition

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 21, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 19, 2018
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I tease K-actor Kang Dong Won all the time for having wickedly atrocious fashion sense at his movie premieres one after another but I actually appreciate that he’s so different and confident. Too bad many of the outre or couture menswear outfits he dons at media events just don’t work in real life whereas it actually gets pulled off when … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Kang Dong Won

Suzy and Top TW-stars Attend Christian Dior Flagship Opening in Taipei

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 20, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 20, 2018
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A new flagship store for a major fashion couture house is sure to get the stars in attendance and there were plenty of Taiwan entertainers at hand for the grand opening of the new Christian Dior boutique in Taipei. But it was Korean actress-singer Suzy that stole the limelight, proving yet again how big Hallyu is and how popular she … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ella, Janine Chang, Joe Cheng, Suzy

Lee Jun Ki Shows off His Fit and Lean Good Looks for August Cosmopolitan Korea

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 20, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 19, 2018
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I not ashamed to let out a cat whistle upon seeing Lee Jun Ki‘s latest pictorial for Cosmopolitan Korea magazine. Wow wee is the man quite a specimen of athletic prowess coupled with chiseled model good looks. It feels like he’s hitting another peak in his acting career, Lawless Lawyer was a return to his specialty of intense emotional projection … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Jun Ki

Gu Hye Sun Goes Full Goth on Film Festival Red Carpet

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 20, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 19, 2018
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I’m not a fan of Gu Hye Sun in any of her artistic pursuits whether acting, directing, or painting. But I gotta give her credit for her total IDGAF attitude at last week’s red carpet opening of the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival because she was full on fashion awful and didn’t care one whit. Gu Hye Sun was there … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Gu Hye Sun

C-ent Reports on Reported Sighting of Yoo Ah In at Famous Shanghai Gay Club

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 19, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 19, 2018
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This news is making mainstream Mandarin-language newspapers otherwise I wouldn’t report on it. The C-ent SNS sphere is lighting up over a sighting of K-actor Yoo Ah In this past Saturday spending all night partying at well known Shanghai gay club LG. There is a picture from that night and reportedly the man to the left of him is his … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Yoo Ah In

SBS Drama The Undateables Ends with Low Ratings and Mellow Drama Wrap Party

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 19, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 19, 2018
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You couldn’t pay me to watch SBS Wed-Thurs drama The Undateables (Handsome Guy and Jung Eum) after the excessive hijinks of the first episode and that opinion appears to be the majority in Korea as the drama wrapped up airing this Thursday having quite an inglorious ratings record. Wednesday’s penultimate episode recorded the lowest ratings for the series at 2.1% … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Choi Tae Joon, Handsome Guy and Jung Eum, Hwang Jung Eum, Lee Joo Yeon, Namgong Min, Oh Yoon Ah, The Undateables

Sageuk K-drama Asadal Confirms Leads Song Joong Ki, Kim Ji Won, Jang Dong Gun, and Kim Ok Bin

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 19, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 18, 2018
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This is a huge K-drama confirmed casting but the impact has been tempered by the three leads names bandied about for some time in connection with this project. Upcoming ancient history sageuk Asadal has locked down leads Song Joong Ki, Kim Ji Won, Jang Dong Gun, and Kim Ok Bin. The four will front what is arguably the biggest K-drama … Continue reading →

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

Audiences Annoyed with Narrative and Acting Elements in Let’s Eat 3 with Yoon Doo Joon and Baek Jin Hee

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 18, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 18, 2018
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I’m pretty annoyed as well so my opinion on this one is in line with the general audience feedback on the first two episodes of the just premiered Let’s Eat 3. The third go-around for Yoon Doo Joon as the foodie now feels unnecessary especially on the back of how the drama chose to deal with season 2 female lead … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Baek Jin Hee, Let's Eat, Seo Hyun Jin, Yoon Doo Joon

Kim Woo Bin’s Agency Celebrates His 30th Birthday and He Promises to Return

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 18, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 17, 2018
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It’s a good time to check in with K-actor Kim Woo Bin who celebrated his 30th birthday (Korean age) on July 16th. It’s fairly certain this young man, who has been battling nasopharyngeal cancer of the nose and throat, will clearly be exempt from military service and this time the K-netizens will finally not have salty and disapproving commentary. That … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Kim Woo Bin

K-stars Collectively Awkward with Giant Phallic Lipstick at Giorgio Armani Event in Seoul

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 18, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 17, 2018
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I’m pretty sure the creative folks at couture brand Giorgio Armani, which has successfully branched out into skincare and makeup the last decade, thought through the optics of bringing a giant gold lipstick statue on the red carpet for this weekend’s beauty event in Seoul. The attendees were all dressed in Armani, and I’m guessing even the men use the … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Bae Doo Na, Joo Ji Hoon, Kim Ji Suk, Kim Yoo Bin, Lee Chung Ah, Moon Ga Young

Better Drama Posters for KBS Medical Drama Risky Romance with Ji Hyun Woo and Lee Shi Young

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 17, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 17, 2018
Medical drama poster featuring romance and humor.

Now this is a great leap forward in poster design though I’m still not a fun of the cotton candy bright color scheme. Upcoming KBS Mon-Tues drama Risky Romance premieres next week now that Partners for Justice has wrapped up, with the network going from serious police drama to lighthearted medical romance. I keep forgetting that this is a reunion … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ji Hyun Woo, Lee Shi Young, Risky Romance

Netflix Green Lights Second Season for Kingdom Before Drama Even Airs

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 17, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 17, 2018
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The confidence is high and the pockets are deep with this one. Netflix has announced a second season for original content K-drama Kingdom despite the fact that the drama just finished filming and hasn’t even aired yet. Score for the team of Joo Ji Hoon, Bae Doo Na, and Ryu Seung Ryong, and especially for screenwriter Kim Eun Hee who … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bae Doo Na, Joo Ji Hoon, Kingdom, Ryu Seung Ryong

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