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Jung Kyung Ho and Yoo In Na Offered Leads in Why Secretary Kim PD’s Next Drama Touch Your Heart

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 10, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2019
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Where do I sign up and how quickly can this drama be injected into my drama loving veins is all I care about once I heard the names attached to star. The PD of Why Secretary Kim is prepping his next drama a rom-com adapted from a webtoon called Touch Your Heart (Touched By Honesty or Deliver the Truth) which … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jung Kyung Ho, Touch Your Heart, Yoo In Na

Lee Jong Seok Gets on the Fuller Longer Hair Trend at Taiwan Fan Meeting

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 10, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2019
Panel discussion with two speakers on stage.

This is not my favorite hair look for Lee Jong Seok but it definitely confirms the trend started by Park Bo Gum earlier in 2018 that K-ent male stars are going longer and fuller. Lee Jong Seok was in Hawaii recently with BFF Kim Woo Bin for a much needed getaway but it was back to work as he held … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Lee Jong Seok

Seo Hyun Jin Stunning in Creative and Gorgeous Drama Poster for The Beauty Inside

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 9, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2019
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K-drama posters are hit and miss and it’s even rarer for one to really hit a home run even vis-a-vis a bigger budget and higher profile film version. The drama poster for the remake of The Beauty Inside is just A++, everything is done right and far outshines the movie version from three years ago. The drama poster has female … Continue reading →

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

D.O. and Nam Ji Hyun Make Adorable Sageuk Royal Couple for K-drama 100 Days My Prince

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 9, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2019
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It didn’t take much, a mere 5-minute long teaser for upcoming tvN sageuk romance 100 Days My Prince (Dear Husband of 100 Days) and I’m in total and complete love. The drama premieres this Monday and stars D.O. (Do Kyung Soo) in his first major headlining role opposite established young actress Nam Ji Hyun who has as strong a track … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged 100 Days My Prince, D.O., Dear Husband of 100 Days, Nam Ji Hyun

SBS Drama Fox Star Bride Starts Filming with Leads Lee Je Hoon and Chae Soo Bin

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 9, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2019
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There will be plenty of fan sightings of the cast and crew filming the next SBS Mon-Tues drama Fox Star Bride thanks to the drama being set in Incheon airport. There are already plenty of fan snapped pictures of leads Lee Je Hoon and Chae Soo Bin at the aiport, with the production even putting up signs explaining the drama … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Chae Soo Bin, Fox Star Bride, Lee Je Hoon

Ji Sung and Han Ji Min Both Try to Change the Future Again as Knowing Wife Maintains High Ratings Through Episode 12

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 8, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2019
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I haven’t been this addicted to a K-drama in awhile and couldn’t have found a more satisfying watch than currently airing tvN Wed-Thurs drama Knowing Wife (Familiar Wife). Leads Ji Sung and Han Ji Min have crafted characters whose fate and happiness I’m invested in, even when there are flaws and mistakes made and the collateral damage makes me wish … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Familiar Wife, Han Ji Min, Ji Sung, Knowing Wife

Yoo Ah In Poses for Grazia Magazine and His Movie Burning Selected as South Korea’s Oscar Entry

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 8, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2019
Person posing stylishly in architectural setting.

K-actor Yoo Ah In may court or elicit controversy but as an actor he’s been fairly impeccable in role selection across movies and dramas. If his latest movie Burning breaks out next year it may be thanks to its selection by South Korea to represent the country as the entry for Best Foreign Language Picture award at the 2019 Oscars. … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Yoo Ah In

Parade of C-stars Attend Elle China’s 30th Anniversary Style Night

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 8, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2019
Woman in sparkling dress at anniversary event.

It was the 30th anniversary of Elle magazine’s annual Style Night and the usual bevy of C-stars were in attendance with a couple of new faces that got famous just this summer. Yang Mi, Ni Ni, Tang Yan and Angelababy were the familiar attendees all decked out in formal gowns of to varying degrees of success, I think the ladies … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Angelababy, Caesar Wu, Connor Leong, Dylan Wang, Ni Ni, Tang Yan, Tia Li, Yang Mi

Stepmom to Daughter Blues with Ayase Haruka is the Ratings Winner of the Summer 2018 J-dorama Season

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 7, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2019
Two women meeting in a narrow alley.

The summer 2018 J-doramas are done or nearly done with airing and there were three big name cast ones caught my eye. Ueno Juri was back with the J-remake of Good Doctor and Ishihara Satomi was being her most fabulous self with Takane no Hana (English title Born to be a Flower), but the ratings winner ended up being Ayase … Continue reading →

Posted in J-doramas | Tagged Ayase Haruka, Gibo to Musume no Blues, Sato Takeru, Stepmom and Daughter Blues, Takenouchi Yutaka

Colorful K-stars Go Feminine and Frilly at Mulberry Event in Seoul

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 7, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2019
Four fashionable women in colorful outfits.

I love me some super girly fashions on occasion but the Mulberry event in Seoul this week was frilly, ruched, and puffed to excess. Quite a few well known actresses and idols were in attendance and this time the idols out dressed the actresses in terms of going for the more understated of the brands looks. Rose and Lisa of … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Go Ah Sung, Han Ji Hye, Lisa, Oh Yeon Seo, Rose, Sung Yuri

Hilarious Lack of Hair Photoshopping Turns Oppas into Ahjusshis

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 7, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2019
Two men posing, one with a dog.

What happens when a beloved bastion of male visual perfection is tweaked to show us that even the worst hair fallacies cannot be overcome. C-ent is rolling in laughter over a recently released series of photoshops turning famous Korean and Chinese actors into bald comb over cringefests. I feel bad for men losing their hair but if that happens just … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged G-Dragon, Gong Yoo, Jaejoong, Lee Jong Seok, Li Yi Feng, Luhan, Song Joong Ki, Wu Yi Fan

2018 Meteor Garden Wraps Airing and Cements Dylan Wang Status as Current C-drama It Boy

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 6, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2019
Young man posing among tropical leaves.

Whether the drama world is deserving or not, we finally have a near universally beloved breakout star in 2018 in the form of the dynamic and still very young and inexperienced Dylan Wang (Wang He Di). I’ll leave it to the fans of Hana Yori Dango drama adaptations to fight out who broke out the biggest – Dylan in Meteor … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Dylan Wang, Hana Yori Dango, Meteor Garden

Hyun Bin Battles Joseon Zombies Orchestrated by Baddie Jang Dong Gun in First Movie Preview for Rampant

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 6, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2019
"Movie poster for 'Rampant' featuring intense scenes."

The posters and preview is out for fall 2018 K-movie Rampant (Outbreak) which takes the zombie genre and deposits it into Joseon Korea and hopefully this genre still has box office legs because I totally want it to be good for my bae Hyun Bin. He plays an exiled prince who returns from China to his country Joseon and finds … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Hyun Bin, Jang Dong Gun, Outbreak, Rampant

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