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Jeon Ji Hyun Channels You From Another Star Character Attending Brand Event

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 9, 2018 by ockoalaJune 8, 2018
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It’s the return of the one and only Chun Song Yi, bow down and mad respect. I loved K-actress Jeon Ji Hyun in You From Another Star, a combination of an awesomely written unique character and her balls to walls performance that feels like only she could have pulled off. She didn’t hit the jackpot again with her followup drama … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Jeon Ji Hyun

SBS Weekend Drama About Her with Nam Sang Mi, Kim Jae Won, and Jo Hyun Jae Round Out Decent Supporting Cast

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 8, 2018 by ockoalaJune 8, 2018
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The moving parts that went into assembling the next SBS weekend drama unexpectedly rounded up not just leads I like but a supporting cast that’s also quite solid. Currently SBS drama Secret Mother is piling on the lies, makjang, and conflict, but once it wraps the next drama About Her will pull a plastic surgery and memory loss double whammy … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged About Her, Jinwoon, Jo Hyun Jae, Kang Hoon, Kim Jae Won, Nam Sang Mi, Yang Jin Sung

Kim Joon Best Known for Boys Over Flowers Announces Secret Marriage and Daughter From Three Years Ago

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 8, 2018 by ockoalaJune 8, 2018
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This is surprising news in a way that likely wasn’t the intended surprise. K-ent reports that actor Kim Joon has been secretly married for the past three years to a non-celebrity woman and they have a two year old daughter. I was surprised not for the secret marriage/baby news but that Kim Joon is still a celebrity! I don’t mean … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Baby, Kim Joon, Married

Why Secretary Kim Premieres with Winning Ratings and Positive Reviews

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 8, 2018 by ockoalaJune 7, 2018
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I’m genuinely giddy with joy, rather selfishly even, that tvN webtoon adapted drama Why Secretary Kim has premiered as a hit this week. The drama airing on the cable network premiered with 5.757% ratings in episode one and episode two decreased slightly to 5.403%. It’s actually a feat in this day and age when rom-coms get low ratings and manga/webtoon … Continue reading →

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

tvN Drama Mr. Sunshine Releases Official Character Posters with One Month From July 7th Premiere

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 7, 2018 by ockoalaJune 7, 2018
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Ready or not, here comes Mr. Sunshine. The time flew on this one as tvN is starting ramped up promotions for the next Sat-Sun drama Mr. Sunshine by the screenwriter Kim Eun Sook of Goblin, Descendants of the Sun, and Heirs. With currently airing Lawless Lawyer at the midway point, Mr. Sunshine is slated to premiere on July 7th and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Byun Yo Han, Kim Min Jung, KIm Tae Ri, Lee Byung Hun, Mr. Sunshine, Yoo Yeon Seok

Park Shin Hye Exudes Delicate Maturity in May Elle Pictorial in Korea and Singapore

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 7, 2018 by ockoalaJune 7, 2018
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If there is a moment of converge is knowing that Park Shin Hye doing a romance drama with Hyun Bin is forthcoming and it brings together over a decade of career development that appeared to be on different planes. Binnie did Ireland in 2004 when Park Shin Hye was a child actress in Stairway to Heaven that same year, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Park Shin Hye

Joo Won, Im Shi Wan, Ji Chang Wook, and Kang Ha Neul Sing the National Anthem for Korean Memorial Day

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 7, 2018 by ockoalaJune 6, 2018
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It may not be New York during Fleet Week but for K-ent fans this is pretty on point with four top stars looking mighty fine and showcasing their talents during military service. June 6th is Korean Memorial Day and at the 63rd celebration the army trotted out corporals Joo Won and Im Shi Wan along with private first class Ji … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Im Shi Wan, Ji Chang Wook, Joo Won, Kang Na Heul

Kimura Takuya’s Model Daughter Koki Racks Up 700,000 Instagram Followers One Week After Debut

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 6, 2018 by ockoalaJune 6, 2018
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The apple didn’t even fall from the tree, or if it did then it looped the heck up around and landed back on top because that’s where newly debuted Japanese teen model Koki is at in one short week. Since Elle Japan published the pictures of top Japanese actor-singer Kimura Takuya’s second daughter Koki’s high fashion pictorial (real name Kimura … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Kimura Takuya, Koki

Are You Human Too, Partners for Justice, and Greasy Melo Collectively Bring in Low Mon-Tues Ratings

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 6, 2018 by ockoalaJune 7, 2018
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With this week’s premiere of a new Mon-Tues drama, the gang is set for the coming few weeks in terms of dramas airing and with it comes a sense of ennui and low ratings. I’ll call it the 7-6-5 group as Partners for Justice is averaging 7%, Greasy Melo (Wok of Love) rose a bit this week to 6%, and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Are You Human Too, Greasy Melo, Miss Hammurabi, Partners for Justice, Wok of Love

Yoon Eun Hye Updates Beautiful Pictures from Skincare Brand Event in China

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 6, 2018 by ockoalaJune 5, 2018
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I’m trained to accept that my favorite male actors have to serve nearly two years of military duty and be away from the screen during, but the hiatus of an actress rare nowadays especially when married ones keep on working and even the mommy ones come back after maternity leave. It really makes Yoon Eun Hye the outlier in taking … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Yoon Eun Hye

Good Doctor Screenwriter’s Next Drama a Police Procedural Called Hot-blooded Priest

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 5, 2018 by ockoalaJune 5, 2018
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The K-drama Good Doctor has stayed in the news cycles for the past year thanks to a successful US show adaptation and again now as Japan prepares to remake it into a J-dorama. The screenwriter really hit it big with the GD script and now has announced his next project a police procedural with a religious element called Hot-blooded Priest. … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Blood, Chief Kim, Good Doctor, Hot-blooded Priest

Kim Go Eun Glows in Coral Brick Flowy Dress at Movie Press Conference

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 5, 2018 by ockoalaJune 5, 2018
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K-actress Kim Go Eun is starting to trend as a sensible dress who also looks good. Case in point her casual but perfectly put together airport outfit heading to the Chanel fashion show, and now this coral brick peach flowing dress number at the press conference for upcoming movie Sunset in My Hometown. It’s her first movie in two years … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Kim Go Eun

Song Ji Hyo and Park Shi Hoo Confirmed for KBS Mon-Tues Drama Lovely Horribly

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 5, 2018 by ockoalaJune 4, 2018
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This drama setup actually sounds interesting in that K-drama fated and full of coincidences sort of way, and yet the casting just grinds it all to a near halt for me. The next KBS Mon-Tues drama premiering in early August will be Lovely Horribly, following Are You Human?. It’s described as a scary elements romance, with a top star played … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lovely Horribly, Park Shi Hoo, Song Ji Hyo

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