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Jo Jung Seok to Cameo as Han Ji Min’s First Love in Final Episode of tvN Drama Knowing Wife

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 17, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2019
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Now this is a cameo that feels so perfect in casting and timing. K-actor Jo Jung Seok will be making a guest appearance in the final episode of tvN drama Knowing Wife (Familiar Wife) as a nod to both the screenwriter and the leading lady. He worked the the screenwriter before in Oh My Ghost while Han Ji Min guest … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jo Jung Seok, Knowing Wife

Kim So Hyun Gets Her Love Alarm Drama Leading Men in Jung Ga Ram and Song Kang

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 16, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2019
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I’m still sad that rising young actor Ahn Hyo Seob, who is currently nailing it in SBS drama Thirty But Seventeen, turned down the male lead role in upcoming teen romance Love Alarm. The pairing of him with Love Alarm confirmed leading lady Kim So Hyun seemed like a match made in drama casting heaven and now the male leads … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jung Ga Ram, Kim So Hyun, Song Alarm, Song Kang

Mainstream Western Newspapers are Also Writing About the Public Disappearance of C-actress Fan Bing Bing

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 16, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2019
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In a case of the biggest tree attracts all the wind, even the mainstream Western media publications are now writing all about the strange disappearance from the public limelight of China’s top actress Fan Bing Bing. I wrote about two months ago that China was cracking down on tax evasion in the entertainment world and planning to radically increase the … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Fan Bing Bing

Alice Ke and Kun Da Hold Star-studded Wedding Reception in Taipei

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 16, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2019
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I so appreciate seeing a lovely but also practical wedding march for Taiwanese acting stars Alice Ke and Kun Da. Earlier this year they got married legally by getting their wedding license since both were busy working and could not find time for a full blown ceremony. Now nine months later they finally got around to having a lovely wedding … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Alice Ke, Jiro Wang, Joanne Zheng, Kun Da, Mark Chao, Married, Wedding

Yoon Eun Hye Shares Script Studying Update From New Drama Fluttering Warning

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 15, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2019
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I don’t have high expectations for Yoon Eun Hye‘s upcoming K-drama Fluttering Warning, not because I think it’s going to be bad or she won’t do well but because I don’t want to throw extra pressure on her comeback. With that said, even if she doesn’t get high ratings she’s sure to make fashion and makeup waves with her role … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Yoon Eun Hye

Lee Jun Ki is a Solitary Man in the City for The Big Issue Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 15, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2019
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The October edition of The Big Issue magazine definitely features a big star as Lee Jun Ki graces the cover and pages in a new pictorial. It’s his first since the flurry he did after Lawless Lawyer wrapped, showing him in a melancholy and solitary presence in the cityscape. I love seeing Lee Jun Ki in such a pared down … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Lee Jun Ki

Joy and Kim Sa Rang Swallowed by Solid Colors at Valentino Event in Seoul

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 15, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2019
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I applaud couture brand Valentino for having a clear vision for its fall 2018 collection, too bad it’s a pretty badly designed one that piles on when it should be pared down. Korean stars Joy of Red Velvet and actress Kim Sa Rang attended the brand’s Seoul event this week modeling two different outfits clearly from the same fashion collection. … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Joy, Kim Sa Rang

OCN Supernatural Thriller The Guest Premieres to Solid Ratings for Effective Scary Story and Cinematic Visuals

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 14, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2019
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The newly premiered OCN Wed-Thurs drama The Guest (or Hand: The Guest) feels like it came one month late. It should have premiered in August during the traditional lunar new year ghost month because it is hella creepy and thoroughly perfect for sending shivers down the spines of viewers. I’ve watched the first two episodes and loved it but goodness … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jung Eun Chae, Kim Dong Wook, Kim Jae Wook, The Guest

Seo Hyun Jin Goes Glam as Top Star Walking the Meta Red Carpet in New Stills for The Beauty Inside

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 14, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2019
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K-actress Seo Hyun Jin has in recent years broke through to leading lady status but with it came the feedback that she was getting typecast. Always the ordinary but plucky leading lady with talent and a heaping dose of bad luck. She’s basically the modern Candy or a more shrewish Mary Sue. That’s why it’s going to be refreshing to … Continue reading →

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

TW-stars Shine in Red Carpet Fashion at 2018 Asia-Pacific Film Festival Despite Organization Snafus

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 14, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2019
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The 2018 Asia-Pacific Film Festival (the 58th year) took place in Taipei among the rotating host countries and hoo boy was it a veritable shit show that the Taiwanese media is covering like mosquitoes over fetid water. The organization was so bad with unending complaints from poor scheduling, lack of communication, food problems, and star attendee mix-ups it sounds like a … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Janine Chang, Puff Guo, Rainie Yang

Han Ji Min and Nam Joo Hyuk Cast as Leads in 2019 Fantasy Romance K-drama Brilliant

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 13, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2019
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Now this is a pairing that I’m sure no one has ever asked for and really couldn’t come at a worse time. Han Ji Min is currently wowing my socks off in her powerful and caring role in tvN drama Knowing Wife (Familiar Wife) and before the shine is even off she goes and signs on to a problematic male … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Brilliant, Han Ji Min, Kim Hye Ja, Nam Joo Hyuk

Hit K-movie Miss Granny to Get K-drama Adaptation with Na Moon Hee Returning as Old Granny

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 13, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2019
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A cute cinematic story is coming full circle as 2014 hit K-movie Miss Granny will be getting a K-drama adaptation. I mention the full circle because it’s already conquered other Asian countries with a Chinese movie and later Japanese movie version. The story of a cantankerous and long-suffering grandmother who takes a magic picture and ages back to her 20-something … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Miss Granny

Park Bo Gum is One Head Two Hairstyles Toggling Salesman and Hobo in the Same Week

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 13, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2019
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I gotta give Park Bo Gum‘s stylist props for hiding his recently grown out mop of hair into a clean cut coiffure to the point I thought he cut it! Park Bo Gum was at a CF event this week looking his more usual clean cut self rather than the recent months unkempt and overgrown mop on head look, he … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Park Bo Gum

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