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Park Shin Hye Goes Dark and Glittery in Two Different Outfits for Blackened Heart Movie Press Conferences

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 27, 2017 by ockoalaOctober 26, 2017
Woman in black ruffled dress speaking into mic

I love Park Shin Hye and am rather amused at how her fashion always elicits an eyebrow raise from me. Mostly because it’s just not what I would have picked for her, at the same time she mostly pulls it off and still looks pretty enough. That’s my take for her recent two fashion choices at the press conferences for … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Park Shin Hye

Yoo Seung Ho All Smiles For First Filming of K-drama I am Not a Robot

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 26, 2017 by ockoalaOctober 26, 2017
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A smile from my cutie patootie Yoo Seung Ho is enough to life my otherwise crappy day so far. Even better is knowing that he’ll be back on the small screen for 8 straight weeks starting in mid-November. I am Not a Robot is a MBC Wed-Thurs drama that takes that time slot from the medical drama of Hospital Ship … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged I Am Not a Robot, Yoo Seung Ho

Aragaki Yui and Hoshino Gen Win at 2017 Tokyo Drama Awards for We Married as a Job

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 26, 2017 by ockoalaOctober 26, 2017
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One of the cutest J-dorama rom-coms in recent years just got the highly shipped leads back together for a laudatory reason. Late 2016 hit J-dorama Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu (We Married as a Job) just took home some hardware at the Tokyo Drama Awards for leads Aragaki Yui and Hoshino Gen, who saw themselves back together … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Aragaki Yui, Hoshino Gen, Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu, We Married as a Job

KBS Office Drama Jugglers Confirms Leads Daniel Choi, Baek Jin Hee, Lee Won Geun, and Kang Hye Jung

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 26, 2017 by ockoalaOctober 25, 2017
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A solid foursome has been assembled for upcoming KBS drama Jugglers which will follow currently airing Witch’s Court come early December. It’s an office romance drama and the few I can name off the top of my head this year have all flopped from Sensitive Boss to Radiant Office. Doesn’t mean Jugglers can’t flip the ratings switch for the genre … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Baek Jin Hee, Daniel Choi, Kang Hye Jung, Lee Seo Won

Safe and Boring K-star Fashion Trend Continues at 2017 Grand Bell Awards Red Carpet

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 25, 2017 by ockoalaOctober 25, 2017
Three women in elegant white dresses.

There was a whole lotta solid primary colors and not a whole lotta creativity at the fashion rundown of the 2017 Grand Bell Awards (Daejong). White was the predominate color of choice for the ladies gowns, and the non-white ones all went with black, blue, and even one red. I also noticed more than ever the glossy too much BB … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Grand Bell Awards, Jeon So Min, Ji An, Jo In Sung, Kim Sarang, Park Seo Joon, Son Ye Jin, Song Kang Ho, Yoona

Rain and Kim Tae Hee Welcome Baby Girl’s Arrival and Promise to Raise Her Well

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 25, 2017 by ockoalaOctober 25, 2017
Bride and groom standing together in church.

The eagle has landed! Hahaha, just kidding, or maybe half kidding. It definitely felt like a momentous baby drop with news of the arrival of top Korean stars Rain and Kim Tae Hee first child. The bouncing bundle of joy is a little girl and Rain announced the happy arrival on his SNS account with a picture of little knit … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Baby, Kim Tae Hee, Rain

Park Eun Bin and Yeon Woo Jin Both Play Judges in SBS Wed-Thurs Legal Drama Nothing to Lose

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 25, 2017 by ockoalaOctober 24, 2017
Man in blazer and woman in ruffled top

Currently airing SBS Wed-Thurs drama While You Were Sleeping is midway through airing and has turned out to be more entertaining to watch than a ratings success. I haven’t been following the scheduling of the follow up drama so it was a surprise to hear that the whole shebang is basically confirmed. SBS will be airing Nothing to Lose, a … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Dongha, Haeryung, Nothing to Lose, Park Eun Bin, Yeon Woo Jin

Moon Geun Young and Kim Tae Hoon Bring Moody Glamour to Marie Claire Korea

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 25, 2017 by ockoalaOctober 23, 2017
Two individuals posing indoors, looking contemplative.

A hearty thanks to Marie Claire Korea for orchestrating such a phenomenal fashion paired with movie spread for the November issue. The magazine brought together K-movie Glass Garden costars Moon Geun Young and Kim Tae Hoon for a pictorial and evokes 70’s era countryside suburbia. It’s like Ang Lee dropped in to use his auteur vision on two talented Korean … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Kim Tae Hoon, Moon Geun Young

OCN Grim Reaper Drama Black with Song Seung Heon and Go Ara Off to Good Ratings Start on Cable

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 24, 2017 by ockoalaOctober 24, 2017
Man in dark clothing against a misty background.

It’s good news for cable network OCN as its latest thriller drama Black is off to a good ratings start in the Sat-Sun time slot. That time slot has now become an OCN genre staple doing tense fare to mostly good and even great success. From Voice to Tunnel to Duel to Save Me leading to now Black, this last … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Black, Go Ara, Song Seung Heon, Tunnel, Voice

Park Shin Hye Plays Top Hallyu Star Opposite Kim Jae Woon in Temperature of Love Cameo

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 24, 2017 by ockoalaOctober 25, 2017
Coworkers chatting over coffee in bright atrium

Whether or not Park Shin Hye‘s cameo in SBS drama Temperature of Love moves the dropped ratings back up again is beside the point for me, I’m just relieved to have a positive and non-frustrating reason to keep watching the drama. At this point it’s not quite hate-watch yet, that would require more emotional attachment and even the characters I … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Jae Wook, Park Shin Hye, Seo Hyun Jin, Temperature of Love

First Filming Stills of Jo Jung Seok and Hyeri in MBC Drama Two Cops

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 24, 2017 by ockoalaOctober 23, 2017
Two people on phone calls, looking concerned.

Whenever I see the title for upcoming MBC Mon-Tues drama Two Cops I think it’s either a buddy movie or both leads are cops and they are going to partner to solve crime and then fall in love. The premise is actually Jo Jung Seok as both cops, he plays a detective who gets his body possessed by the soul … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hyeri, Jo Jung Seok, Kim Sun Ho, Two Cops

Kim Joo Jung Offered jTBC Rom-com Based on Cute Cleanliness Themed Webtoon

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 23, 2017 by ockoalaOctober 23, 2017
Young woman smiling and finger-heart gesture

One week I’m teasing K-actress Kim Yoo Jung about sartorial fails at Seoul Fashion Week and the next its time to write about her next project at her day job. It’s been over a year since her last drama which happened to be mega hit sageuk Moonlight Drawn by Clouds, and earlier this year she dodged a bullet by turning … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Yoo Jung

Kim Soo Hyun Quietly Enlists for Military Service on October 23rd

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 23, 2017 by ockoalaOctober 23, 2017
Model poses alongside a blurred crowd.

There’s so much bad news, or at least it feels that way, so I appreciate low key sincere life living from a celebrity who could be as ostentatious as he wants. Top Hallyu actor Kim Soo Hyun enlisted for his mandatory military service today, with no publicity as his agency stated beforehand. He posted an SNS update to his fans … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Kim Soo Hyun

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