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Park Min Young Takes Why Secretary Kim Character on a Berlin Fashion Stroll for Cosmopolitan Korea

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 21, 2018 by ockoalaSeptember 20, 2018
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It’s been over a month since Park Min Young finished rom-com drama Why Secretary Kim but I have a feeling this role will stay attached to her for a long time. I thought she was the heart and soul of that drama and male lead Park Seo Joon the arm candy whereas many of her previous dramas had the male … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Park Min Young

Drama Previews for MBC Wed-Thurs Terius Behind Me with So Ji Sub and Jung In Sun

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 21, 2018 by ockoalaSeptember 20, 2018
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I’ve been holding off on covering upcoming MBC Wed-Thurs drama Terius Behind Me because after all the leading lady changes it felt like the drama was just male lead So Ji Sub and a bunch of relative randos without much to write about. Both Lee Yoo Young and Yoo In Na passed on this drama before the leading lady role … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Im Se Mi, Jung In Sun, So Ji Sub, Son Ho Jun, Terius Behind Me

Third Time’s the Charm as Knowing Wife Wraps Drama Run and Cast Attend Party

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 20, 2018 by ockoalaSeptember 20, 2018
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The conclusion of tvN time-travel and do-over drama Knowing Wife (Familiar Wife) frees up on Wed-Thurs again after being fairly addicted for the past eight weeks. I tried to watch on the days it aired but wasn’t so engrossed that I couldn’t miss a few same day airings and catch up on the weekends. It was much better than I … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Cha Hak Yeon, Familiar Wife, Han Ji Min, Jang Seung Jo, Ji Sung, Kang Ha Na, Knowing Wife, Lee Jung Eun, Lee You Jin, Park Hee Bon, Song Jae Hak

Posters and Preview for The Beauty Inside Playful with Outlandish Characters

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 20, 2018 by ockoalaSeptember 20, 2018
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With the conclusion of jTBC medical drama Life, the channel switches moods and gears to the colorful and playful with the K-drama remake of form-changing story The Beauty Inside. The drama reverses the movie set up with the male lead changing forms every day, this version has the female lead changing forms but only once a month and it lasts … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Jae Hyun, Lee Da Hee, Lee Min Ki, Seo Hyun Jin, The Beauty Inside

K-stars in Feminine Styles and Myriad Colors at Delpozo Event in Seoul

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 20, 2018 by ockoalaSeptember 19, 2018
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The march to fall 2018 continues as yet another brand house holds an event, this one is is Spanish designer brand Delpozo that I’m not that familiar with but seeing the outfits like very much. Actresses Lee Yo Won and Han Go Eun were in attendance along with idol-actress Son Na Eun from Apink who had the best look of … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Han Go Eun, Lee Yo Won, Son Na Eun

Thirty But Seventeen Drama Cast Attends Wrap Party After Time Slot Leading Run

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 19, 2018 by ockoalaSeptember 19, 2018
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This past Mon-Tues concluded the airing of SBS drama Thirty But Seventeen, one of the rare ones for me where I thoroughly enjoyed the drama despite having no inclination to watch because of the two leads. I’m still not sold on male lead Yang Se Jong overall but liked his role and performance for this drama, whereas Shin Hye Sun … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Hyo Seob, Shin Hye Sun, Wang Ji Won, Yang Se Jong

Lee Dong Wook and Yoo In Na Cast in Why Secretary Kim PD’s Rom-com Drama Touch Your Heart

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 19, 2018 by ockoalaSeptember 20, 2018
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The broader consensus on K-drama Goblin was that the second lead couple was way more romantically gripping than the first leads as a couple, and now the second leads are coming back elevated to headline their own K-drama. Yoo In Na and Lee Dong Wook have been offered the leads and are as much confirmed per media reports for upcoming … Continue reading →

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

Kwon Sang Woo and Son Tae Young Celebrate 10th Anniversary in Marie Claire Pictorial with Adorable KIds

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 19, 2018 by ockoalaSeptember 18, 2018
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This is the ray of happy news I needed and such a sweet reminder that a decade may have flown by but a happy family has grown and flourished. Married K-acting couple Kwon Sang Woo and Son Tae Young are featured in an October Marie Claire Korea pictorial alongside their two adorable children, an older boy and a wee little … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Kwon Sang Woo, Married, Son Tae Young

K-stars in Collective Fashion Funk at Movie Premiere for The Negotiation with Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 18, 2018 by ockoalaSeptember 18, 2018
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I feel like such a grumpy pants after seeing the Korean stars walk the VIP red carpet at the movie premiere for thriller The Negotiation starring Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin. Both leads were doing some sort of stylized granny and grandpa wear and other than the soft blue color of Son Ye Jin’s dress nothing is working for … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Hyun Bin, Jung Hae In, Kang Ye Won, Park Shin Hye, Son Ye Jin, The Negotiation, Yoona

Jo Jung Seok Reprises his Oh My Ghost Chef Role for Knowing Wife Cameo in Episode 16

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 18, 2018 by ockoalaSeptember 18, 2018
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Knowing is power and the K-drama Knowing Wife (Familiar Wife) took a fantasy trick of time-traveling to the past and alternate futures to give both leads Han Ji Min and Ji Sung‘s married couple characters a chance to be the best versions of themselves. It’s too cutesy and honestly both probably screwed others over in the alternate timelines but since … Continue reading →

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

Moon Chae Won is Adorable in First Stills for K-drama Tale of the Gyeryong Fairy

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 18, 2018 by ockoalaSeptember 18, 2018
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The fully pre-produced K-drama Tale of the Gyeryong Goddess (English title Mama Fairy and the Woodcutter) is off to a visually pretty start by showcasing female lead Moon Chae Won‘s ability to believably turn into an immortal fairy stranded in the mortal Earthly realm. She plays a fairy that comes down to Earth and loses her fairy wings, in the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Mama Fairy and the Woodcutter, Moon Chae Won, Tale of the Gyeryong Fairy

Former C-actress Miki Shum Commits Suicide After Cancer Diagnosis and Husband Cheating with Long Time Mistress

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 17, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2019
"Poster and portrait from All's Well End's Well."

This is such a sad news story and I feel compelled to write about it to give agency and acknowledgment. Former C-actress Miki Shum (Shen Li Jun) was a model turned rising young actress when she landed the young female lead role in All’s Well, Ends Well 2009 with Louis Koo before retiring to become a full time wife and mom … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Miki Shum

Kim So Hyun in Talks for Drama Remake of Miss Granny

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 17, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2019
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K-actress Kim So Hyun is having a great start to the week in a one-two drama casting news punch. First she gets her two leading men in Netflix produced K-drama Love Alarm and now she gets her second drama lined up to follow. Kim So Hyun has been offered the female lead role in the remake of hit K-movie Miss … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim So Hyun, Kwon Hae Hyo, Miss Granny

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