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Puff Guo and Jasper Liu Reunited for Upcoming TW-drama Before We Get Married

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 8, 2018 by ockoalaNovember 7, 2018
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When I saw paparazzi pictures of Taiwan actress Puff Guo and actor Jasper Liu (Liu Yi Hao) filming in a part at night and being super cute and chatty it totally revved up my dormant Taiwan drama interest. The two charming actors are reuniting for a new 2019 GTV TW-drama called Before We Get Married (We Cannot Be Friends) a … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Jasper Liu, Liu Yi Hao, Puff Guo

Han Ji Min, Nam Joo Hyuk and Kim Hye Ja Confirmed for Age-morphing Drama Dazzling

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 8, 2018 by ockoalaNovember 7, 2018
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The lineup is set for upcoming K-drama Dazzling with dual female leads Han Ji Min and veteran Kim Hye Ja playing the same character, who is named Kim Hye Ja ahahaha. That’s cute and also really awesome that Kim Hye Ja will be reuniting with the PD from her hit sitcom I Live in Cheondamdong (Live Among the Rich) which … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Dazzling, Han Ji Min, Kim Hye Ja, Nam Joo Hyuk, Son Ho Jun

Kim Yoo Jung and Yoo Kyun Sang Have an Horse Masked Encounter in Clean With Passion For Now

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 8, 2018 by ockoalaNovember 7, 2018
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I’m surprised there’s such a strong opinion against Yoon Kyun Sang acting opposite Kim Yoo Jung in upcoming jTBC rom-com drama Clean With Passion For Now. My worry was that they wouldn’t match up well visually, she’s more cute and perky and he’s my image of broody and intense. But apparently some folks are upset at the 12 year age … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Clean with Passion for Now, Kim Yoo Jung, Yoon Kyun Sang

TW-star Aaron Yan Gets Outed by Spurned Ex-boyfriend and Apologizes for Personal Life Complications

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 7, 2018 by ockoalaNovember 7, 2018
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I feel so so bad for TW actor-singer Aaron Yan because having his personal life plastered all over the tabloids because of a jealous ex is the worst kind of privacy airing revenge for a celebrity. That Aaron is likely gay is one of the most open secrets in Taiwan ent and tabloids for the last decade have openly written … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Aaron Yan, Dating

Different Colors Convey Disparate Moods in Character Poster for tvN Drama Memories of Alhambra

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 7, 2018 by ockoalaNovember 7, 2018

K-actress Park Shin Hye has been doing adult roles for years now but I often still instinctively think of her as young adult rather than a mature leading lady in her own right, I think Heirs was the blip that put her back into my mind as a teen and it’s still a role I haven’t fully forgotten. But she’s … Continue reading →

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

Fond Remembrance of the Taiwan Idol Drama Actors of the 2000’s Era

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 7, 2018 by ockoalaNovember 7, 2018
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Maybe it’s the fall weather and the recent seismic shift in Asian drama viewing options but I’m in a nostalgic mood and one of the classic eras that passed naturally was the Taiwan idol dramas of the 2000s. Starting from Meteor Garden which was remade by a new cast this year in 2018 who may have just been born when … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Aaron Yan, Ambrose Hsu, Ethan Ruan, Jerry Yan, Jimmy Lin, Jiro Wang, Joe Cheng, Ken Zhu, Mike He, Ming Dao, Show Luo, Vanness Wu, Vic Zhou, Wallace Huo, Wu Zhun

First Look at Sooyoung and Choi Tae Joon in K-drama Version of So I Married an Anti-fan

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 6, 2018 by ockoalaNovember 6, 2018
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This K-drama adaptation of manhwa So I Married an Anti-fan already looks way better than that oddball Chinese-Korean jointly produced movie version. Starring Sooyoung and Choi Tae Joon, both have the looks and actual acting ability to make what looks like fluffy rom-com cuteness into something hopefully a bit more meaningful. The drama hasn’t been picked up yet by a … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Choi Tae Joon, So I Married an Anti-fan, Sooyoung

An Epic Wedding Dress Train and Roses Explosion Caps Off Tang Yan and Luo Jin’s Austrian Dream Wedding

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 6, 2018 by ockoalaNovember 7, 2018
Couple in formal attire at a wedding.

This was definitely a planned wedding, and hoo boy what planning must have taken place to undertake an entire weekend of festivities in Vienna, Austria for Chinese acting couple Tang Yan and Luo Jin and their closest friends and family. The end of October wedding extravaganza for the onscreen drama and offscreen now-married couple is complete with official wedding pictures … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Luo Jin, Married, Tang Yan, Wedding

Happy BTS Filming Pics From OCN Drama The Guest Brings Solace to the Satisfied Viewing Soul

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 6, 2018 by ockoalaNovember 6, 2018
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There’s probably a joke somewhere about a taxi driver, a priest, and a cop walking into a place together, but for OCN thriller drama The Guest it just means they are about to kick some supernatural baddie’s arse back to the depths of hell. The drama was excellent from beginning to end and honestly I can’t recommend it enough, even … Continue reading →

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

K-ent Poll on Best Drama Couple of 2018 Picks Jung Hae In and Son Ye Jin From Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 5, 2018 by ockoalaNovember 5, 2018
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Joynews has been a busy bee doing not just one but two drama polls in recent days. The first was the Best and Worst Dramas of 2018 poll of industry insiders, and now comes the same group asked about which onscreen drama couple is the best this year. The voters cast the most votes for the noona-dongsaeng romance of Jung … Continue reading →

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Winning Fashion Reigns at the Alexander McQueen Event in Seoul

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 5, 2018 by ockoalaNovember 4, 2018
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Two weeks prior to the epic fashion debacle at the Salvatore Ferragamo event, a bunch of top K-stars did the opposite in a rare occasion of stepping out in various pretty and different fashion looks at the Alexander McQueen event in mid-October. It was a total win when normally it’s hard to even find one good fashion look among K-celebs. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ha Ji Won, Kim Ha Neul, Lee Jong Seok, Rose, Yoona

First Poster for Clean With Passion For Now Brings the Sudsy Sexy with Leads Yoon Kyun Sang and Kim Yoo Jung

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 5, 2018 by ockoalaNovember 4, 2018
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As a lifelong shoujo manga fan the poster for upcoming K-drama Clean With Passion For Now totally hits my squee spot. It’s a carbon copy of a cover from one of the manhwa chapters but the leads Yoon Kyun Sang and Kim Yoo Jung are nailing it (selling it) in the exact way I crave for a live-action adaptation. Don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Clean with Passion for Now, Kim Yoo Jung, Yoon Kyun Sang

K-ent Industry Insiders Poll Mr. Sunshine as Best Drama and Hwayugi as Worst Drama of 2018

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 4, 2018 by ockoalaNovember 3, 2018
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This is an interesting poll and I find myself agreeing with most of the selections with a few deviations. Joynews polled 200 Korean drama industry insiders to vote for their best and worst dramas of 2018, which admitted hasn’t ended yet with a few more high profile dramas to air. But the poll results more or less reflect the quality … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged 100 Days My Prince, Hwayugi, Life, Live, Misty, Mr. Sunshine, My Ahjusshi

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