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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
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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

UEE Turns Down KBS Weekend Drama My Golden Life and in Talks for Time-travel Drama Manhole Opposite Jaejoong

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 18, 2017 by ockoalaJune 18, 2017
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Fans of idol-actress UEE can breath of sigh of relief hearing that she’s turned down the KBS weekend drama offer for My Golden Life. One of her most popular roles was in the weekend drama Ojakkyo Brothers opposite Joo Won but she really hasn’t had a real hit since then, not even with weekend melodrama Golden Rainbow. What made My … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jaejoong, Manhole, UEE

Elle Korea Features the Incomparable Jeon Ji Hyun in July 2017 Edition

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 18, 2017 by ockoalaJune 18, 2017
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Modern day celebrity has diluted the aura and mystique of what used to constitute stardom, it’s basically DIY with some sort of social media account and a lot of shameless gumption. That makes it more special to witness and appreciate true stars for having the beauty and charisma to warrant acknowledgment of their aspirational power. In the K-ent realm movie … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Jeon Ji Hyun

Song Joong Ki, So Ji Sub, and Hwang Jung Min Bring Star Power to Movie Press Conference for Battleship Island

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 18, 2017 by ockoalaJune 17, 2017
Three men at a press conference.

Other than wanting to send two out of the three male leads home to change, everything looked peachy and swell at the movie press conference for upcoming period war time film Battleship Island. Based on the real life events of Koreans conscripted, enslaved, and imprisoned on Hashima Island in Japan in order to work in the coal mines, the movie … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Battleship Island, Hwang Jung Min, KIm Soo An, Lee Jung Hyun, So Ji Sub, Song Joong Ki

The Drama Cast of Bride of the Water God Goes All White for Poster Shoot

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 17, 2017 by ockoalaJune 17, 2017
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  Whatever the quality ends up being with the drama adaptation of Bride of the Water God, it’s looking like the drama has enough fan base and the cast buzzworthy to bring in the viewership curious to check it out. I guess casting idols and younger leads has that upside, and I for one am genuinely interested to see how … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bride of the Water God, Gong Myung, Im Joo Hwan, Krystal, Nam Joo Hyuk, Shin Se Kyung

Movie Version of Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Miles Peach Blossoms Drops Cute Family Unit New Stills

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 17, 2017 by ockoalaJune 17, 2017
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One of the sweetest elements of the story in Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Miles Peach Blossoms is the princely baby boy of the leads who plays adorable matchmaker to bring his love torn parents back together again. Audiences are suckers for a precocious tyke who just happens to have the challenging and satisfying taste of reuniting two lovers who … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Crystal Liu, Eternal Love, Once Upon a Time, Three Lives Three Worlds Ten Miles Peach Blossoms, Yang Yang

Taiwan Star Wu Zun Shares Picture of His Handsome 71 Year Old Doppleganger Father

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 17, 2017 by ockoalaJune 17, 2017
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More and more Taiwanese singer-actor Wu Zun has dialed back on his entertainment career, in recent years only doing the Chinese version of Superman Returns called Daddy is Back. It allowed him to show off his warm and caring fatherly side to his daughter Ne Nei, and he also has a younger son with wife Lin Li Ying. Those who … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Wu Zun

Suzy Gets Her Own Marilyn Monroe Skirt Moment at Fendi Event in Seoul

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 17, 2017 by ockoalaJune 16, 2017
Woman in black dress at Fendi event.

When one tries to recreate an iconic moment it mostly seems silly and sad, likely trying too hard with the end result a facsimile of a facsimile. When an iconic moment of sorts happens by chance then it’s pretty cute and the wind gods were on Suzy‘s side this past weekend at a Fendi event in Seoul. Suzy was in … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Suzy

Ha Ji Won Casual at Airport and Goes Glam for Max Mara Event in Hong Kong

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 16, 2017 by ockoalaJune 16, 2017
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Stars are glamorous by trade but oftentimes I find myself admiring their normal folk casual looks more. It’s likely due to their looks and aura that they made simple jeans and a t-shirt look way more alluring, and there is also the reverse effect of getting glammed up and ending up looking older or dated. K-actress Ha Ji Won is … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Ha Ji Won

SBS Offers Seo Hyun Jin Upcoming Mon-Tues K-drama Rom-com The Temperature of Love

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 16, 2017 by ockoalaJune 16, 2017
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The lovely Seo Hyun Jin can do wrong in my eyes, she’s amazing in all her dramas but truly has broken out last year with the cable romance drama Another Oh Hae Young followed up hit medical drama Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim. Looks like SBS knows a good thing in her as well as she’s been offering the leading lady … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Seo Hyun Jin, The Temperature of Love

Park Shin Hye is Fasionably Lady of the Manor in New Vogue Taiwan Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 16, 2017 by ockoalaJune 14, 2017
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It’s a complete change of mood for Park Shin Hye as she goes from the glittering beaches of Maldives to the ornate furnishing of a lady of the manor photo shoot. Park Shin Hye is on the cover and in the pages of the June issue of Vogue Taiwan, a country she’s visited often for fan meetings and even spent … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Park Shin Hye

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