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The Talented and Mismatched Cast of Battleship Island Featured on Bazaar Korea

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 22, 2017 by ockoalaJune 23, 2017
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A misfit crew isn’t a derogatory observation especially when it comes to underdog tales of escape from oppression. We root for the random comrades to beat the odds and use their uniqueness to complementary advantage. That’s the feeling I get from the casting of upcoming period movie Battleship Island, the very different acting aura and visuals of the four leads … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Battleship Island, Hwang Jung Min, Lee Jong Hyun, So Ji Sub, Song Joong Ki

SBS Finalizes Casting for Reunited Worlds with Lee Yeon Hee, Yeo Jin Gu, and Ahn Jae Hyun

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 22, 2017 by ockoalaJune 22, 2017
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It’s good that Suspicious Partner is a longer 20-episode prime time drama, or 40 episode now that the network has decided to call thirty minutes an episode to add in more commercial time. That means SP won’t end until the middle of July but then again we’re already in the back end of June and casting is finally completed for … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Jae Hyun, Jung Chae Yeon, Kwak Dong Yeon, Lee Yeon Hee, Reunited Worlds, Yeo Jin Gu

Newlywed K-actress Sung Yuri Featured in Wedding and Honeymoon Pictorial for Marie Claire

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 22, 2017 by ockoalaJune 21, 2017
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Most girls dream of a fairytale wedding at some point in their youth but tastes change and any wedding is lovely as long as the bride and groom love each other. K-actress Sung Yuri‘s wedding last month to pro-golfer Ahn Sung Hyun was a low key affair and suited her beautifully, the quiet contentment in the couple’s visuals a balm … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Married, Sung Yuri, Wedding

Top K-Stars Attend Chanel Exhibit at the D-Museum in Seoul

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 22, 2017 by ockoalaJune 22, 2017
Women in denim, polka dot and embellished white

Another high end couture media event in Seoul and another reason for the fashion conscious Koreans stars to don their brand outfits out for a strut. This time it was the Chanel exhibition titled Mademoiselle Prive held at the D-Museum. Because K-stars can and often do dress oddly, and high end couture also can and often is designed oddly (also … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged CL, G-Dragon, Han Ye Ri, Han Ye Seul, Jennie, Ji Chang Wook, Jung Ryeo Won, Lee Je Hoon, Nam Joo Hyuk, Park Shin Hye, Taeyang, Yoona

Top 90’s K-actress Shim Eun Ha Rushed to Hospital for Sleeping Pill Overdose

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 21, 2017 by ockoalaJune 21, 2017
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Before there was Lee Young Ae, the top Korean actress who retired at her prime, there was Shim Eun Ha which is a name that no Korean over thirty years old wouldn’t have known. Shim Eun Ha was the top K-actress of the 90’s and starred in the highest rated dramas of that era including The Last Match, M, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Shim Eun Ha

TW Stars Jay Chou and Hannah Quinlivan Welcome Second Child to Join Big Sister Hathaway

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 21, 2017 by ockoalaJune 21, 2017
Mother kissing her newborn, both relaxing.

Taiwanese superstar Jay Chou went from maybe bachelor for life to husband and now daddy of two in what feels like breakneck pace. As long as he shares more adorable family pictures like above then it’s more cuteness for all to partake in. Jay and his model-actress wife Hannah Qiuinlivan welcomed their second child on June 21st, a baby boy … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Baby, Hannah Quinlivan, Jay Chou

Allure Korea Showcases Feminine and Fashionable Park Shin Hye

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 21, 2017 by ockoalaJune 20, 2017
Person in elegant dress lounging on a bed.

This is starting to reach all-kill status as Park Shin Hye is featured on yet another pretty pictorial, this particular one for Allure Korea but I’ve genuinely lost count now. She looks lovely from any angle so I wish this photographer had her pose in more than from the right side view. With that said, the outfits are varied, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Park Shin Hye

Kim Soo Hyun Dons the Summer Broody Rebel Look for July Issue of W Korea

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 20, 2017 by ockoalaJune 19, 2017
Male model in red sweater, magazine cover.

Two for the price of one is fine when it comes to free items but when it comes to favorite stars then I want some differentiation. Top Hallyu young actor Kim Soo Hyun is back on the promo circuit and lime light this month to promote his noir thriller movie Real, one where he appears to play two characters so … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Kim Soo Hyun

AOA’s Minah Climbs Aboard the Hospital Ship Alongside Kang Min Hyuk and Ha Ji Won

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 20, 2017 by ockoalaJune 19, 2017
Three stylish young adults posing together.

More crew members are boarding the MBC drama Hospital Ship and it looks like entertainment agency FNC may have a stake in this sailing. AOA‘s idol-actress Minah (Kwon Min Ah) joins the medical drama playing a nurse character, following on the heels of her same agency mate Kang Min Hyuk of CNBLUE who signed on last week as leading lady … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hospital Ship, Minah

First Drama Poster for Bride of the Water Has Nam Joo Hyuk Cradling His Damsel Shin Se Kyung

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 20, 2017 by ockoalaJune 19, 2017
Gazing couple poised for a dramatic kiss

The first official drama poster is out for tvN fantasy drama Bride of the Water God and lordy does it amp up all the swoony romance elements. There’s the water god Nam Joo Hyuk holding his bride Shin Se Kyung in a dip position, with her enviable clavicles on display thanks to an off the shoulder lace dress. This is … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Bride of the Water God, Nam Joo Hyuk, Shin Se Kyung

Lee Jun Ki Wanders the Picturesque Field for Marie Claire Korea

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 19, 2017 by ockoalaJune 19, 2017
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I know my beloved Lee Jun Ki is coming back to acting land soon when I start seeing new pictorials trickling out featuring his incomparable cheekbones and expressive eyes. His currently filming procedural K-drama adaptation of hit US show Criminal Minds is deep into filming and he looks amazing playing a law enforcement officer, bringing me right back to ten … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Lee Jun Ki

Nam Joo Hyuk Shows Off his Powers to His Bride of the Water God Shin Se Kyung

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 19, 2017 by ockoalaJune 18, 2017
Romantic moment between two young adults.

There’s quite playful vibe in the central romance in the K-drama adaptation of Bride of the Water God. In all the OTP previews so far, even when it tries to be uber romantic I sense the leads being young with a glimmer of curiosity in their interactions. That bodes well because I like Shin Se Kyung the best when she’s … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bride of the Water God, Nam Joo Hyuk, Shin Se Kyung

Dating Rumors Ignite Again with Descendants of the Sun Costars Song Joong Ki and Song Hye Kyo After Bali Sighting

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 19, 2017 by ockoalaJune 18, 2017
Award presenters holding bouquets on stage.

I’m sure this latest gossip will make diehard fans of Descendants of the Sun happy, or at least those drama fans who extended their love of the drama to shipping the leads in real life. Song Hye Kyo and Song Joong Ki haven’t done another K-drama since their massive hit last year so their fans seen them in new roles … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Descendants of the Sun, Song Hye Kyo, Song Joong Ki

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