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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
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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

Choi Siwon and Kang Sora Confirmed for October tvN Rom-com Revolutionary Love

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 19, 2017 by ockoalaAugust 19, 2017
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Leave it to cable network tvN to move fast and select likable leads for a new rom-com drama headed our way. The casting is confirmed for mid-fall drama Revolutionary Love with hot off the military discharge platform Choi Siwon paired with the always charming Kang Sora. The drama is the usual rich guy-poor girl situation plus the enjoyable cohabitation trope, … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Choi Siwon, Kang Sora, Revolutionary Love

Gong Yoo All Smiles In Taiwan for the Asus Cellphone Launch Fan Event

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 19, 2017 by ockoalaAugust 18, 2017
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I’m pretty immune to celebrity endorsements making me want to buy something, the last time I really had the urge was when Yoon Eun Hye was the face of Cartier during the relaunch of the Juste Un Clou collection. Leave it to her Coffee Prince charming costar Gong Yoo to elicit a shiver of desire for an item just become … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Gong Yoo

Super Junior’s Choi Siwon and DBSK’s Changmin Jointly Discharged from Military Service

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 18, 2017 by ockoalaAugust 18, 2017
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It’s insane that I remember vividly sending off Choi Siwon right after She Was Pretty wrapped and the same feeling of it happened yesterday when Changmin enlisted shortly after Scholar Who Walks the Night. That’s nearly two year ago (!!!) and today the boys in blue are back just in time for the tail end of summer. The fans were … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Changmin, Choi Siwon

Weightlifting Fairy Dating Costars Nam Joo Hyuk and Lee Sung Kyung Confirm Breakup

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 18, 2017 by ockoalaAugust 18, 2017
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Sigh, it sucks to have one happy dating news followed by one sad breakup news in the same week, especially since both sets of romances were the on set reel to real drama fan shipping types. Cult favorite K-drama Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo leads Nam Joo Hyuk and Lee Sung Kyung have confirmed their breakup after about 6 months … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Lee Sung Kyung, Nam Joo Hyuk, Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo

Ji Sung Looking Dapper at Breitling Event in Seoul and Remains 2017 Primetime K-drama Ratings Leader

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 18, 2017 by ockoalaAugust 18, 2017
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Ji Sung has always been a low key celeb and that’s served him well as consistency through career ups and downs and he’s had plenty of them. Even after the popular Kill Me, Heal Me that succeeded against all odds (and plot description), he followed up with the misfire Entertainer. But now he’s back on top with Defendant which has … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Ji Sung

Manhole’s Episode 4 Drops to 2.0% and Enters Top Three Lowest Rated Prime Time Ratings of Last Two Decades

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 18, 2017 by ockoalaAugust 17, 2017
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If something doesn’t succeed then sucking so badly as to enter infamy may be a viable alternative to paddling in the middling center of mediocrity. Recently premiered Wed-Thurs KBS drama Manhole (Wonderland’s Feel or Feels So Good) is sliding into so bad it’s memorable for being that bad territory whether it was intentional or note, and frankly judging from the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Baro, Jaejoong, Jung Hye Sung, Manhole, UEE

First Preview for MBC Drama Hospital Ship with Ha Ji Won and Kang Min Hyuk

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 17, 2017 by ockoalaAugust 17, 2017
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The unveiling is here for the maiden voyage of MBC‘s Hospital Ship, taking the ever popular medical K-drama genre and plopping it on the ocean with pit stops at port cities and remote islands. While SBS has been having lots of luck with medical dramas and churn them out the most, MBC hasn’t done a prime time medical drama since … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ha Ji Won, Hospital Ship, Kang Min Hyuk

Director of In Time With You Helms Web Romance Drama with Sonia Sui, Mike He, Gillian Chung, and Ray Chang

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 17, 2017 by ockoalaAugust 18, 2017
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School’s starting again and it also feels like the drama train is coming to life as many Taiwan actors and actresses have upcoming dramas to look forward to. Adding a new one to the lineup with a big name director and cast but on a more du jour platform – Director Winnie of In Time With You and It Started … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Allison Lin, Animal Type Lovers, Gillian Chung, Mike He, Ray Chang, Sonia Sui

Signs of Closeness Evident Between Dating Stars Hyeri and Ryu Jun Yeol Since Answer Me 1988 Filming Days

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 17, 2017 by ockoalaAugust 16, 2017
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This new K-ent dating couple allows a fan favorite alternate drama ship to sail and plenty of “I told you so” from their fans. I think Hyeri and Ryu Jun Yeol were adorable together in Answer Me 1988 even though narratively I was a hundred billion percent on the Park Bo Gum ship. Everyone has their preferences and since it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Dating, Hyeri, Ryu jun Yeol

Song Joong Ki Overtakes Gong Yoo in August Advertising Poll Results with Ji Chang Wook in Third Place

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 16, 2017 by ockoalaAugust 15, 2017
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Oh what a heavily promoted movie and a stunning engagement surprise can do for a career, but luckily the star in question has the acting chops to back up the resurgent popularity. The tally is out by the Korean Advertising Association and the most popular male CF stars for this August result shows Song Joong Ki back on top in … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Gong Yoo, Ji Chang Wook, Song Joong Ki

Police Continues Alleged Sexual Harassment Investigation of Onew Who Bows Out of K-drama Age of Youth 2

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 16, 2017 by ockoalaAugust 16, 2017
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There’s been updates to the alleged sexual harassment allegations lobbed at idol-actor Onew from the boy group SHINee, some conflicting statements but so far nothing fully incriminating or exonerating. Onew was reported to the police by a woman at a club who claimed he touched her inappropriately, with Onew’s agency SM Entertainment admitting the touching happened but claimed he was … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Onew

Answer Me 1988’s Hyeri and Ryu Jun Yeol Confirmed to be Dating in Real Life

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 16, 2017 by ockoalaAugust 16, 2017
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The reel to real romances in K-ent typically are about fan shipping dreams from a K-drama fictional romance coming true in real life. That means it’s usually leads who play the OTP in the drama hence the fans who loved their onscreen romantic story line extend that to real life hopes of love. But real life is not a K-drama … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Answer Me 1988, Dating, Hyeri, Ryu jun Yeol

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