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Jo Jae Hyun Admits to Sexual Harassment Over His Career and Will Be Quickly Written Out of tvN Drama Cross

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 24, 2018 by ockoalaFebruary 24, 2018
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This was a light speed finality to a sexual harassment allegation and one that heads in the right direction. Veteran stage-movie-drama actor Jo Jae Hyun has admitted to the sexual harassment allegations against him, and even went so far as to say that he’s admitting and repenting for his actions in the past thirty years of his career. He issued … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jo Jae Hyun

Yeo Jin Goo in Talks for First Rom-com Drama Leading Man Role for Just One Love

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 24, 2018 by ockoalaFebruary 23, 2018
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This drama casting news sounds great, and also gives me a reason to post about Yeo Jin Goo‘s awesome black and white 1st Look pictorial from last year. The no longer a boy but not yet a man young actor has reportedly signed on for his first rom-com leading man role, in a summer 2018 drama called Just One Love.  … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Yeo Jin Goo

Lee Seung Gi Crosses Paths with Hwayugi Villain Song Jong Ho in New Drama Stills

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 23, 2018 by ockoalaFebruary 23, 2018
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When I first saw the stills of male lead Lee Seung Gi for Hwayugi (A Korean Odyssey) it was a mixture of squee and meh, the ostentatious fur coat and funky v-shaped buzz cut was an odd combo. Two months later and I’ve grown to love his look for this drama, and love even more the totality of the outfits … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hwayugi, Lee Seung Gi

Veteran Actors Jo Jae Hyun and Oh Dal Soo Accused of Sexual Harassment as #Metoo Movement Hits K-ent

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 23, 2018 by ockoalaFebruary 23, 2018
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The #metoo movement has firmly arrived in South Korean entertainment. On the heels of actor Jo Min Ki getting fired from his faculty position at a university and getting scrubbed from the K-drama Children of a Lesser God, two more veteran actors are facing their own sexual harassment allegations. Character actor Oh Dal Soo and award-winning veteran leading man Jo … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Jo Jae Hyun, Jo Min Ki, Oh Dal Soo

IU Radiates Coldness and the Lead Brothers Down a Beer in New Stills from My Ahjusshi

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 23, 2018 by ockoalaFebruary 22, 2018
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I may be in the minority but I really liked IU‘s performance in Producer. It was one of her better roles, perhaps buoyed by good chemistry with Kim Soo Hyun, but either way the cold Cindy was a smart pick for IU. She’s playing a cold character again in upcoming tvN drama My Ahjusshi, with three male lead ahjusshis around … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged IU, Lee Seon Kyun, My Ahjusshi, Oh Dal Soo, Song Sae Byuk

Ji Sung and Han Ji Min Play a Married Couple for tvN Fantasy Romance Knowing Wife

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 22, 2018 by ockoalaFebruary 22, 2018
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This is one of the reunions of sorts that came out of the blue and surprisingly I’m cool with it. Cable network tvN has confirmed that Ji Sung and Han Ji Min are both confirmed for upcoming drama Knowing Wife. It’s a romance with a fantasy twist to it and these days it feels like there is always a fantasy … Continue reading →

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

So Ji Sub Considering Fall 2018 MBC Drama Terius Behind Me

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 22, 2018 by ockoalaFebruary 22, 2018
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It definitely feels like a jam packed week of K-drama casting news, and this one took me by surprise. So Ji Sub is in talks for early fall 2018 MBC Wed-Thurs drama tentatively called Terius Behind Me. No further word on story line or type of drama but the PD did Come Jang Bori! and To the Beautiful You working … Continue reading →

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

Four Types of Park Shin Hye Featured in Marie Claire March 2018 Edition

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 22, 2018 by ockoalaFebruary 21, 2018
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It’s another month and another pictorial for uber popular K-actress Park Shin Hye, this one wonderful in showcasing varying styles and backdrops. Marie Claire Korea released a four picture spread that could be viewed as a Park Shin Hye for four very different occasions. There’s the casual girl next door just out for a stroll, the put together businesswoman taking … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Park Shin Hye

Lee Seung Gi May or May Not be Doing Thriller K-drama Vagabond with the Production Team of Giant

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 21, 2018 by ockoalaFebruary 21, 2018
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This is one of those casting reports I hope becomes true later on even if it’s still up in the air right now. K-ent is reporting that Lee Seung Gi is going straight from filming tvN fantasy drama Hwayugi into filming another drama airing later this year called Vagabond (or Drifter). After news broke Lee Seung Gi’s agency confirmed that … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Seung Gi

Children of a Lesser God Delays Broadcast for One Week After Jo Min Ki Leaves Cast Due to University Sexual Harassment Allegations

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 21, 2018 by ockoalaFebruary 21, 2018
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There’s no end to bad news around K-dramas recently and another one has run into a roadblock of sorts. Upcoming OCN police thriller Children of a Lesser God will delay it’s premiere one week until March 3th due to supporting actor Jo Min Ki leaving the cast having filmed his scenes already. It’s the right decision on his part as … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Children of the Lesser God, Jo Min Ki, Kang Ji Hwan, Kim Ok Bin

Kim Ji Won in Cine21 Spread Expanding Her Acting Portfolio with New Detective K Movie

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 21, 2018 by ockoalaFebruary 19, 2018
Young woman in a stylish green dress.

I’m ridiculously enamored of Kim Ji Won‘s green dress in this recent Cine21 pictorial shot in connection with promotions for the Joseon movie Detective K: Secret of the Living Dead. She’s the female lead in this supernatural-tinged detective movie opposite Kim Myung Min and Oh Dal Soo and it’s a great role for this talented and rising fast young actress … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Kim Ji Won

Han Ga In Radiant for Grazia March 2018 Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 20, 2018 by ockoalaFebruary 19, 2018
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A person can’t expect to be a winner in all aspects of life and if Ha Ga In‘s weakness is in her vocation of acting then I think she’s still ending up with the long end of the stick. In South Korea the money is really made in CFs and hers is a long and successfully career in that regard. … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Han Ga In

Joseon Zombie Movie Outbreak Releases Stills of Leads Hyun Bin and Jang Dong Gun

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 20, 2018 by ockoalaFebruary 20, 2018
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The first movie stills are out for upcoming Korean period zombie film Outbreak (Rage) starring Hyun Bin and Jang Dong Gun. What was already primed to be a box office hit even had a third leading man in Kim Joo Hyuk in a cameo role but alas this film would be the final film in Kim Joo Hyuk’s to-do list … Continue reading →

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

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