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Lee Jong Seok and Shin Hye Sun Show Off Script for Short Drama Death Song

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 30, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 30, 2018
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I totally forgot that Shin Hye Sun was also a student in School 2013 which launched the careers of Lee Jong Seok and Kim Woo Bin, so this is a reunion for her to do the short drama Death Song (Hymn of Death) with Lee Jong Seok. It’s an added reunion as Lee Sang Yeob is also joining the cast … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Death Song, Lee Ji Hoon, Lee Jong Seok, Lee Sang Yeob, Shin Hye Sun

Kim Tae Hee Makes First Media Appearance Since Having Baby with Rain

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 30, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2018
Woman with long hair gesturing gracefully.

Pre-and post-pregnancy affects every woman differently but every single K-ent actress I’ve seen have bounced back looking exactly the same as before. Case in point Kim Tae Hee making her first post-baby media appearance five months after giving birth to her and husband Rain’s first child. If these pictures weren’t time stamped she would look identical to her pictures from … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Tae Hee

SBS Drama Switch Premieres at Ratings Lead But Overall Viewership Declines

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 30, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2018
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The ratings are out for a new drama shakeup this Wed-Thurs on prime time K-dramas and I’d call it a pyhrric victory. The arrival of legal thriller Switch (Change the World) with Jang Geun Seok and Han Ye Ri brought in 7.0%, 7.9% for the first two Wed episodes and then 6.8% and 7.6% for the Thurs episodes. Contrast that … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Let's Hold Hands and Watch the Sunset Together, Mystery Queen, Switch

Kim Go Eun Enjoys Enviable Lounging for Marie Claire Korea March Edition

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 29, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 26, 2018
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I love my bed, spending moolah on the best mattress is an investment that pays dividends every night into the next morning when I wake up refreshed. If I could live my entire life on my bed I would but alas I have to get out of it to be a productive adult. But that only means I covet anything … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Kim Go Eun

K-ent Surprise News as Choi Ji Woo Gets Married to Non-celebrity Boyfriend

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 29, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2018
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Happy doesn’t describe my reaction upon hearing the news that K-actress Choi Ji Woo just got married! Congrats to the cutest noona ever in and wishing her a lifetime of happiness. The ceremony of this Friday March 29th to her non-celebrity boyfriend who is described as someone working in a company job. She’s been working for nearly thirty years since … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Choi Ji Woo, Dating, Married, Wedding

Nam Ji Hyun and D.O. Confirm Sageuk Drama Hundred Day Husband

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 29, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 28, 2018
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Confirmation means another drama to look forward to as upcoming tvN sageuk Hundred Day Husband. Idol-actor D.O. (Do Kyung Soo) is taking on his first drama male lead role and also his first saguek role, and he couldn’t have gotten a better female lead as now also confirmed Nam Ji Hyun. She’s not only a talented child actress all grown … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Do Kyung Soo, Hundred Day Husband, Jo Sung Ha, Kim Sun Ho, Nam Ji Hyun

Oh Yeon Seo and Kim Bum Confirmed to be Dating After Meeting Through Friends

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 28, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 28, 2018
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This is such an out-of-nowhere dating couple I don’t really have any commentary to offer. But then again since I’ve been covering K-ent there have been plenty of random pairings so this isn’t wholly bizarre. K-ent is reporting that Oh Yeon Seo and Kim Bum are dating, and shortly after news broke their agencies confirmed the two met in early … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Kim Bum, Oh Yeon Seo

Son Ye Jin and Jung Hae In are Picture Perfect OTP at Press Conference for Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 28, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 28, 2018
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Man, these two make me grin cheek-to-cheek. The black and white couples outfits! The cute pink and white background! Their hand holding and sweet grins! Son Ye Jin and Jung Hae In may still have to content with the ratings uphill battle that all romance K-dramas have been dealing with these past few years when Pretty Noona Who Buys Me … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jung Hae In, Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food, Something in the Rain, Son Ye Jin

Unnatural with Ishihara Satomi and Iura Arata a Solid Start to the 2018 J-dorama Year

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 28, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 28, 2018
Cast of the Japanese drama "Unnatural."

The first batch of 2018 J-doramas have wrapped up as the winter 2018 lineup has all finished airing and the spring 2018 doramas have arrived. I’m still playing catch up on two doramas but for the first that I’ve finished it’s easily a solid win and entertaining from start to end. Forensic medical dorama Unnatural with Ishihara Satomi and Iura … Continue reading →

Posted in J-doramas | Tagged Ishihara Satomi, Iura Arata, Kubota Masataka, Unnatural

Cadre of Big K-stars Attend VIP Movie Premiere for Thriller 7 Days of Night

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 27, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 27, 2018
Four women in stylish outfits at event.

The movie looks gripping and packed with star power in a good way with leads Jang Dong Gun and Ryu Seung Ryong combining both billing weight and acting acclaim. Thriller movie 7 Days of Night held its VIP movie premiere this week and in attendance was a lot of famous faces that speaks to the breadth of connections of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Eugene, Go Kyung Pyo, Jang Dong Gun, Ji Soo, Ki Tae Young, Ko So Young, Lee Jong Hyuk, Lee Min Jung, Lee Se Young, Minho, Ryu Seung Ryong, Seohyun, Suzy, Yoona

jTBC Thriller Sketch Finalizes Lead Cast of Rain, Lee Dong Gun, and Lee Sun Bin

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 27, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 27, 2018
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We’ve got a full cast peeps and it’s looking mighty fine, at least on the male leads side. Rain and Lee Dong Gun are teaming up once again more than a decade after Sang Doo, Let’s Go to School and also doing the double male lead drama casting that’s more and more popular lately. Rain plays a detective who pairs … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Im Hwa Young, Lee Dong Gun, Lee Sun Bin, Rain, Sketch

Lee Jun Ki and Seo Ye Ji Lead Script Reading for tvN Sat-Sun Drama Lawless Lawyer

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 27, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 26, 2018
Cast members engaged in a script reading.

A great cast still needs at least a solid script and poor Lee Jun Ki has been foiled by successive bad writing for many dramas now. I’m optimistic for his upcoming tvN drama Lawless Lawyer by the screenwriter of Remember who also wrote the movie Confidential Assignment and was one of three writers in the movie The Attorney. Lawless Lawyer … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Choi Min Soo, Lawless Lawyer, Lee Hye Young, Lee Jun Ki, Seo Ye Ji

Park Shin Hye in New Jewelry Pictorial and Still Considering K-drama People of Incheon Airport

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 26, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 26, 2018
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The wooing that must be going on behind the scenes is sure to be intense. News broke last week that the K-drama known as Fox Star Bride was being changed by its screenwriter to another drama she was writing called People of Incheon Airport. The news was conveyed to Park Shin Hye who was in talks for the leading lady … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Park Shin Hye

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