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Dear Husband of One Hundred Days Cast Hold Script Reading and Attend EXO Concert to Support D.O.

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 28, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 30, 2018
Ensemble cast concentrating during script table read

The cast that attends concerts already to support is one that is doing well in builing friendship and camaraderie. Filming has kicked off for upcoming sageuk Dear Husband of 100 Days (Hundred Day Husband), but before then male lead Do Hyung Soo (D.O.) had a concert in Seoul with his idol group EXO. His costars including female lead Nam Ji … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Dear Husband of 100 Days, DO, Nam Ji Hyun

The Why Secretary Kim Cast Attends Drama Wrap Party in Funky Fashions

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 28, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 27, 2018
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It’s probably K-drama karma that the exceedingly well-dressed onscreen drama cast of just finished tvN drama Why Secretary Kim exited their roles and promptly fell on their fashion faces in real life. Goes to show how important a coordi is in the world of K-ent, and the outfits in Secretary Kim were some of the best onscreen professional and personal … Continue reading →

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

China’s Biggest Budget Fantasy Movie Asura Flops Hard and Pulled From Theaters After 3 Days

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 28, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 27, 2018
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I can’t say I’m sad about this even though I adore baby boy Wu Lei (Leo Wu) and this is such a high profile project for him. The summer 2018 big budget Chinese fantasy movie Asura was billed as a six-year movie in the making with the biggest cost ever at $113 million USD and when something flies so high … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Aura, Carina Lau, Tony Leung, Wu Lei

SBS Drama Dear Judge Leads the Prime Time Wed-Thurs Timeslot Over Time and Your House Helper

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 27, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 28, 2018
Charming courtroom romance and brooding thriller posters

With the conclusion of ratings lead Wed-Thurs drama Why Secretary Kim, the time slot is open now for the prime time dramas to regain the usual ratings supremacy. This week’s airing saw the arrival of two new players – SBS legal drama Your Honor (Dear Judge) with Yoon Shi Yoon and Lee Yoo Young and MBC melodrama Time with Seohyun … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Dear Judge, Time, Your Honor

MBC Releases First So Ji Sub Drama Posters for Terius Behind

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 27, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 27, 2018
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This looks more like a location shoot in Europe for a menswear pictorial but is actually the first two posters for upcoming MBC drama Terius Behind Me. Male lead So Ji Sub plays a former NIS agent living incognito in a neighborhood but brings all his past skills to use in helping a housewife played by Jung In Sun locate … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged So Ji Sub, Terius Behind Me

Soop Management Releases Pictorial of Gong Yoo and Gong Hyo Jin Bringing Their CF A-game

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 27, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 27, 2018
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Two of K-ent’s top stars doing a pictorial is always a treat to see but why is it not the same pictorial putting them in the same frame? Former drama costars Gong Yoo and Gong Hyo Jin are both in new pictorials this week with a previous courtesy of their same agency Soop. More than a decade out from their … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Gong Hyo Jin, Gong Yoo

tvN Wed-Thurs Drama Knowing Wife with Ji Sung and Han Ji Min Hold Press Conference

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 26, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 26, 2018
Actors posing and making heart shapes together.

There’s a nice pop of color coordination and it’s weird not to be between the OTP. Even then the lead couple look very visually compatible at the press conference of the next tvN Wed-Thurs drama Knowing Wife (Familiar Wife), taking over next week from the ratings leading predecessor Why Secretary Kim. Ji Sung went with a grey plaid suit which … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Han Ji Min, Ji Sung, Kang Hana

K-ent Reports that Why Secretary Kim Costars Park Min Young and Park Seo Joon Have Been Dating for Three Years

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 26, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 26, 2018
Actors forming heart at press event

This is totally breaking news so we’ll see how their respective agencies respond once the media machine goes into full drive when everyone in South Korea wakes up. One K-ent newspaper Sports DongA is reporting on its print edition, which was leaked after it came off the presses overnight, that Why Secretary Kim costars Park Min Young and Park Seo … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Park Min Young, Park Seo Joon

Park Seo Joon and Son Ye Jin Voted Best Drama Stars in First Half of 2018

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 26, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 26, 2018
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The votes are in for a big audience poll assessing how South Koreans view the drama and pop stars of 2018 thus far. The Best Actress list starts with Son Ye Jin at the top, followed by Jung Yumi, Kim Nam Joo, and IU. Best Actor sees Park Seo Joon on top, then Jung Hae In and Jo Jing Woong. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Park Seo Joon, Son Ye Jin

Meteor Garden 2018 Male Lead Dylan Wang is the Breakout Star of Otherwise Mediocre Adaptation

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 25, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 25, 2018
Young man with stylish hair and jewelry.

I don’t know if the character of Domyouji Tsukasa (Dao Ming Si in Chinese) is what attracts the most unique and charismatic of male actors or its said actors elevating what would otherwise be an average role. Once again the breakout star of a Hana Yori Dango adaptation is the actor playing the male lead role, this time Dylan Wang … Continue reading →

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

W Korea Pairs Park Shin Hye and Spain for Picturesque Fashion Spread

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 25, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 24, 2018
Close-up portrait of woman touching cheek

Normally I’m not a stickler for posing inasmuch as if it looks good to me then it’s a thumbs up. For some reason I totally noticed that Park Shin Hye‘s latest high fashion picture for W Korea has her with the exact same facial expression in every single shot. She looks incredibly beautiful and her outfits are all to-die-for boho … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Park Shin Hye

Ji Sung and Han Ji Min Convincingly Return to College First Love Days in Drama Stills for Knowing Wife

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 25, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 25, 2018
Romantic couple smiling in soft lighting.

I have to commend the production team of tvN late summer drama Knowing Wife (Familiar Wife) for really capturing the warm close vibe of a married couple. Whether it’s the drama posters of leads Ji Sung and Han Ji Min to their latest pre-married college day first love stills, the sincere aura of a couple in for the long haul … Continue reading →

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

Park Seo Joon Gets Nearly All the High Kick Ladies in Recent Drama Pairings

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 24, 2018 by ockoalaJuly 25, 2018
Smiling man in various fashionable outfits.

K-netizens have noticed that the latest 2018 hot male drama star Park Seo Joon has a certain affinity for the ladies of the hit MBC sitcom series High Kick. Among the High Kick female leads, he’s only missing Shin Se Kyung to complete the collection. He’s worked with Baek Jin Hee in the hilarious weekend makjang I Summon You, Gold!, … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Park Seo Joon

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