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Fan Bing Bing Earns C-netizens Ire for Being Fully Covered From Sun During Variety Show Outdoor Segments

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 23, 2017 by ockoalaAugust 22, 2017
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This is one amusing kerfluffle involving China’s top movie actress Fan Bing Bing and C-netizens with nothing better to do. Fan Bing Bing was a guest on a variety show this week similar to Infinity Challenge and for the outdoor events she hilariously participated while completely covered up head to toe, at one point only her forehead was showing. C-netizens … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Fan Bing Bing

Park Bo Gum Perfectly Previews Fall 2017 Menswear in New Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 23, 2017 by ockoalaAugust 21, 2017
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Cable network tvN‘s biggest hit drama to date Answer Me 1988 is happily back in the news last week due to news that leads Hyeri and Ryu Jun Yeol are dating in real life. It’s as good a reason to fondly remember the drama and also flash back to the other lead Park Bo Gum‘s role in stealing Hyeri’s characters … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Park Bo Gum

Riveting Color Painting Style Characters Posters for Fantasy Period C-drama The King of Blaze with Bolin Chen and Jing Tian

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 22, 2017 by ockoalaAugust 21, 2017
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Concept posters don’t need to make or break the project to come but for a veteran entertainment consumer like me it definitely adds a level of appreciation if I see something creative or executed well. I’m loving the teaser character posters for upcoming fantasy C-drama The King of Blaze, adapted from the manhua by Taiwanese artist You Su Lan from … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Bolin Chen, Jing Tian

Photogenic Cast and Sea Breeze Background for First Hospital Ship Drama Poster

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 22, 2017 by ockoalaAugust 23, 2017
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I have solid if uninspiring hopes for upcoming MBC medical drama Hospital Ship, one that rises and falls but never falls through the hopeless trap door just yet. Unfortunately the dings are the cast members other than female lead Ha Ji Won along with medical dramas not being MBC’s forte, that would be where SBS has a nice foothold. But … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ha Ji Won, Hospital Ship, Kang Min Hyuk, Kim In Shik, Lee Seo Won

KBS Casts Yoo Ji Tae, Ryu Hwayoung, and Gong Myung for Next Wed-Thurs Drama Mad Dog

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 22, 2017 by ockoalaAugust 22, 2017
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KBS has been known to cut its losses and shorten dramas most recently with beloved by its loyal viewers but critically low rated medical drama Beautiful Mind. That drama at least had double the ratings of the current Wed-Thurs trainwreck Manhole (Wonderland’s Feel or Feels So Good), a drama so lowly rated new pundits are digging up two decade long … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Mad Dog, Yoo Ji Tae

K-actress Song Seon Mi’s Husband Stabbed to Death at Law Firm Over Inheritance Conflict

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 21, 2017 by ockoalaAugust 21, 2017
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My condolences to veteran K-actress Song Seon Mi who is in the news for the worst reason possible, the death of a loved on. Song Seon Mi’s movie art director husband was stabbed to death on Monday morning at a law firm in Seoul by his own 28 year old nephew. The two were involved in a squabble over inheritance … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Song Seon Mi

Lee Dong Gun and Jo Yoon Hee Bow Out of tvN Variety Newlywed Diaries Due to Pregnancy Discomfort

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 21, 2017 by ockoalaAugust 21, 2017
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I think it’s for the best and wish this newlywed couple all the best in navigating the early days of marriage plus the demands of expecting a baby. K-ent is reporting that newlywed acting couple Lee Dong Gun and Jo Yoon Hee are quitting the tvN reality show Newlywed Diary due to her dealing with unexpected pregnancy complications. There’s no … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Jo Yoon Hee, Lee Dong Gun, Married

Jang Hyuk Confirmed for MBC Weekend Drama Money Flower with Leading Lady Candidates Lee Da Hae and Han Chae Ah

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 21, 2017 by ockoalaAugust 20, 2017
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I haven’t paid attention to a weekend drama this year other than SBS drama Father is Strange but this new casting news will for sure bring me back to the weekend fodder but over on MBC. The network is slated to premiere weekend drama Money Flower this November and now the leading man is set with none other than prolific … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Han Chae Ah, Jang Hyuk, Lee Da Hae, Money Flower

tvN Has Another Fast Success with Sat-Sun Drama Live Up to Your Name with Kim Nam Gil and Kim Ah Joong

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 21, 2017 by ockoalaAugust 20, 2017
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Looks like Goblin will be tvN‘s most successful drama for the a considerable time atop the perch, but the network continues to churn out quality fare on a consistent basis even if not every project is a success. After Goblin on the Sat-Sun time slot the network followed with two disappointing dramas in Tomorrow With You with Shin Mina and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Ah Joong, Kim Nam Gil, Live Up to Your Name

Cable K-drama Women of Dignity Gets Over 12% Ratings in Final Episode with New Career Highs for Leads Kim Hee Sun and Kim Sun Ah

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 20, 2017 by ockoalaAugust 20, 2017
Two stylish women in a sophisticated setting.

A huge stupendous congratulations for just concluded jTBC weekend drama Women of Dignity, shattering records and accolades along the way of telling the female life story with renewed energy and vigor. The drama already broke the cable network’s own best episode rating record four episodes ago when it had a rating in the 9% range slightly higher then previous record … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Hee Sun, Kim Sun Ah, Women of Dignity

Rainie Yang Has Fun with Fashion Before a Epic Floral Backdrop

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 20, 2017 by ockoalaAugust 20, 2017

Floral used to be a no no for much younger me seeking the sleek modern vibes conveyed by black, white and generally muted solid colors. The florals of the housewife 50’s or the hippie 70’s were not for me, but in recent years the pattern has morphed into a new era of anything goes as long as you wear it … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Rainie Yang

Mark Chao a Flower Boy and Scholar as the New Face of Floral Homes Goods Brand Beast

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 20, 2017 by ockoalaAugust 18, 2017
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  It’s been only six months since Mark Chao waltzed back to my drama consciousness with an indelible and exquisitely nuanced portrayal of male lead Ye Hua (and his various incarnations) in the C-drama adaptation of Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Miles Peach Blossoms. He’s been super selective with dramas so clearly he’s not angling for the greater popularity that … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Mark Chao

Pregnant Jeon Ji Hyun Elegant as Always in Strategically Bag Placed New CF Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 19, 2017 by ockoalaAugust 19, 2017
Woman seated with a stylish handbag.

I love this new Jeon Ji Hyun pictorial doubly for how beautiful she looks and how the photographer strategically shot every frame to use the bags she’s modeling to hide her second pregnancy. It does double duty of emphasizing the bags which makes me wonder why bag makers don’t just pick pregnant stars to do all their ad campaigns because … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Jeon Ji Hyun

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