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K-actress Han Chae Ah Announces May 2018 Wedding

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 8, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 8, 2018
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A surprising wedding announcement hit the wires this week with K-actress Han Chae Ah announcing that she is marrying her non-entertainment industry boyfriend this coming May. Han Chae Ah and her fiancee Cha Se Ji confirmed their dating relationship last March 2017 and is purportedly very happy together and committed to making it permanent. Cha Se Ji is the brother … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Han Chae Ah, Married, Wedding

Breaking K-ent News that Suzy and Lee Dong Wook are Dating

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 8, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 8, 2018
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Welp, now this is a stunning breaking news item in the world of K-ent celeb dating, not to mention the second in the same week. Media outlets are breaking the out-of-the-blue news that singer-actress Suzy and actor Lee Dong Wook are dating! Like, legit this is all over the news portals and their agencies confirmed within two hours that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Lee Dong Wook, Suzy

Hyun Bin Handsome Despite One Size Too Small Suit at Ferragamo Fashion Show in Milan

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 8, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 7, 2018
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In a curious case of someone shrank my pants, K-actor Hyun BIn was in Milan this week attending the Salvatore Ferragomo fashion show as expected when he was spotted jauntily jetting out of Incheon airport looking like a dapper city gangster. I love the aubergine dress shirt with cream colored jacket but the suit itself is so ill-tailored, that or … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Hyun Bin

Rainie Yang Heads to Paris for Louis Vuitton Fashion Show Dressed Like a Patchwork Princess

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 7, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 6, 2018
Model wearing stylish outfit in urban setting.

Taiwanese actress and singer Rainie Yang recently wrapped her concert series and filming for an upcoming TW-drama and she’s off to the City of Lights to partake in the latest couture offerings. Her benefactor for this trip is Louis Vuitton and funnily enough I think it’s a suitable match. She’s dressed in the brand’s spring look best described as bipolar … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Rainie Yang

Song Ji Hyo Offered Female Lead in K-drama Version of Zettai Kareshi Called Roco King

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 7, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 7, 2018
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I merely like and not yet love Song Ji Hyo but I would love for this casting to happen. She’s been offered the female lead in the K-drama adaptation of shoujo manga Zettai Kareshi, which Japan adapted nearly a decade ago to solid success with leads Aibu Saki, Mokomichi Hayami, and Mizushima Hiro. For some reason Song Ji Hyo gives … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Roco King, Song Ji Hyo, Zettai Kareshi

Lee Sun Bin in Talks for Leading Lady of Sketch Opposite Rain and Lee Dong Gun

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 7, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 6, 2018
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Right now I would have trouble picking Lee Sun Bin out of a time up of tall, thin, sleek-faced Korean actresses and idols because I haven’t watched her act other than in dramas I checked out early on. She looks like a mashed up hybrid of Song Hye Kyo, Han Sun Hwa, and Park Han Byul and has done a … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Sun Bin, Sketch

Park Shin Hye and Choi Tae Joon Admit Dating Relationship After Dispatch Releases Pictures

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 6, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 6, 2018
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Congrats to the biggest K-ent dating couple of 2018 so far, and I can’t believe I’ve watched K-dramas for so long that I watched Park Shin Hye go from a child actress to being the older half of a celebrity relationship lol. In the span of two hours, Park Shin Hye and K-actor Choi Tae Joon went from denying a … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Choi Tae Joon, Dating, Park Shin Hye

Kim Hee Sun in Talks for Soul-swapping K-drama Room Nine

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 6, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 6, 2018
Smiling woman in stylish winter coat.

There are visual goals for every decade of my life and K-actress Kim Hee Sun is my 40’s goals with how she’s balanced a career, husband, daughter, and aging gracefully. I’ve been really cheering on her recent K-drama growth with projects starting with Wonderful Days, Angry Mom, and most recently Women of Dignity. Up next is likely fantasy tinged K-drama … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Hee Sun, Room Nine

First Stills of Jang Geun Seok as a Prosecutor and Swindler in SBS Drama Switch

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 6, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 5, 2018
Group of stylish individuals in urban settings.

Sometimes I color just pops and I’m so enamored of Jang Geun Seok‘s blue trench coat in the just released new stills from SBS Mon-Tues drama Switch (Change the World). It’s a rich and vibrant shade of blue that totally complements Jang Geun Seok’s flashy spiky haired swindler look for the drama. Conversely his by-the-books prosecutor character does for the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Geun Seok, Switch

Jung Yong Hwa and G-Dragon Both Enlist for Military Service

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 5, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 5, 2018
Young man resting chin on hand.

Hi-ho it’s off to the army two idols go as both Jung Yong Hwa of CNBLUE and G-Dragon of Big Bang enlisted for their mandatory military service in recent days. G-Dragon enlisted on February 27th last week and this week Jung Yong Hwa checked in on March 5th. G-Dragon’s Big Bang group mate Daesang will be enlisting next week on … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged G-Dragon, Jung Yong Hwa

Lee Dong Gun Reunites with Rain in Upcoming Thriller K-drama Sketch

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 5, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 5, 2018
Man in beige coat and gray shirt.

The male leads are coming together first for upcoming thriller K-drama Sketch, and it’s funny that both had their biggest hit K-dramas the same year in 2004 and my favorite K-drama roles of theirs were in the same drama! Lee Dong Gun is confirmed as the second male lead opposite Rain for Sketch, scheduled to air in late spring/early summer 2018 … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Dong Gun, Rain, Sketch

Ariel Lin and Zhang Bin Bin Start Filming Period C-drama Legend of Hua Bu Qi

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 5, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 4, 2018
Two people holding red envelopes, festive setting.

I’m thrilled that TW-actress Ariel Lin is making her first period drama in 5 years after Prince of Lan Ling in 2013. I wrote about her reported casting for this drama earlier and now filming has started for Legend of Hua Bu Qi (literal title translation I am Hua Bu Qi). The earlier casting reports did not name a male … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Ariel Lin, Legend of Hua Buqi, Zhang Bin Bin

Hwayugi Final Episode 20 Ends with a Host of Frustrating and Unsatisfying Resolutions

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 4, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 4, 2018
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Even with negative zero expectations, the ending of tvN fantasy drama Hwayugi (A Korean Odyssey) still managed to suck donkey balls level of bad. It’s not the deaths, or lack thereof, it’s the terribly plotting with no emotional payoff that makes this drama such a turd. The Hong Sisters have had their share of sad endings, hello Hong Gil Dong … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hwayugi

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