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China’s Top TV Production Company Announces Earnings with General and I Beating Three Lives, Three Worlds in Money Made

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 4, 2017 by ockoalaMay 3, 2017
Romantic couple amid cherry blossoms backdrop.

Popularity doesn’t always mean money and oftentimes I hear of popular K-idols who lament being penny poor because they haven’t been paid due to contract or income complications. The same goes in the television world where ratings matters less than what the product sold for and how much ad revenue it brought in. The greater the delta the better for … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged General and I, Three Lives Three Worlds Ten Miles Peach Blossoms

Yoochun Moves September 2017 Wedding Locale Due to Fans Booking Up Available Hotel Rooms

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 3, 2017 by ockoalaMay 3, 2017
Man in suit with flowers, woman smiling.

I know K-ent is on a wedding roll in 2017 to more than make up for the lack of nuptials in 2016, but one of the upcoming weddings is strange and disconcerting beyond belief. I’m talking about scandal-plagued former topi idol-actor Park Yoochun, who’s rise to the top of the past decade has all but completely erased with a prostitution … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Dating, Hwang Hana, Married, Wedding, Yoochun

Kim Eun Sook Takes Television Daesang and Gong Yoo Best Actor for Goblin at 2017 Baeksang Arts Award

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 3, 2017 by ockoalaMay 3, 2017
Four award winners posing at a ceremony.

The top Korean actors and actresses were out in force on a Wednesday night in Seoul but the fashion gods were once again in absentia. The majority of the beautiful and handsome once again went the safe route in what I now call the white/black/gold/sequin/lace rotation, it’s like bold patterns, edgy cuts, and innovative embroidery is the enemy of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Baeksang

C-stars Yang Mi and Liu Wen Attend 2017 Met Gala in Contrasting Fashion Gown Styles

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 3, 2017 by ockoalaMay 2, 2017
Two elegantly dressed women at an event.

I still remember two years ago when the Met Gala‘s theme was China: Through the Looking Glass and half of the fashionable C-stars were in Manhattan for the coveted event. For the 2017 Met Gala only actress Yang Mi and model Liu Wen walked the red carpet for an evening celebrating the groundbreaking fashion of famed Commes Des Garcon head … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Liu Wen, Yang Mi

K-netizen Claim Oh Yeon Seo and Kim Min Suk are Dating But Agencies Deny the Rumor

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 3, 2017 by ockoalaMay 2, 2017
Two stylish individuals in denim outfits.

Sudden wedding announcement and surprising pregnancy isn’t the only relationship bombshell this week in K-ent, on the same day Lee Dong Gun and Jo Yoon Hee took their relationship to the next level there was news that a new couple had been formed. The rumor started that 29 year old actress Oh Yeon Seo was dating 27 year old actor … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Kim Min Suk, Oh Yeon Seo

Recently Dating Couple Lee Dong Gun and Jo Yoon Hee Announce Marriage and Expecting Baby

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 2, 2017 by ockoalaMay 2, 2017
Bride and groom sitting together in love.

This wedding announcement takes the cake this year for greatest initial shock followed by a collective shoulder shrug. Former drama costars turned real life couple Lee Dong Gun and Jo Yoon Hee have announced that they are legally married and are expecting a baby later this year. The shock of the announcement comes from the couple only dating for three … Continue reading →

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

Kim Hyun Joong Holds Fanmeeting with 4000 Fans and Attends Court Hearing as Witness in Lawsuit with Baby Momma

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 2, 2017 by ockoalaMay 1, 2017
Man in formal attire walking outdoors.

Capitalism means that as long as there is a buyer then there is a seller and the transaction fine as long as it’s legal. When it comes to disgraced stars I always think as long as he or she has fans then there is a market for their wares. The last two years have not been easy for singer-actor Kim … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Hyun Joong

Nam Ji Hyun and Ji Chang Wook Bring the Romantic Laughs in Posters and New Teaser for Suspicious Partner

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 2, 2017 by ockoalaMay 1, 2017
Drama poster featuring two characters sitting.

I’m getting similar vibes for upcoming SBS Wed-Thurs drama Suspicious Partner as I did for recently concluding jTBC drama Strong Woman Do Bong Soon. Peppy posters with a cute female lead and a harangued male lead wrapped in pretty colorful poster wrappings. It’s billed as a rom-com but the central plot has a serial killer danger looming, which was an … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ji Chang Wook, Nam Ji Hyun, Suspicious Partner

K-actress Yoon Jin Seo Gets Married in Lovely Lowkey Outdoor Jeju Wedding

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 1, 2017 by ockoalaMay 1, 2017
Smiling woman in white dress with bouquet.

K-ent is making up for last year’s comparably lack of sizzle on the wedding front by already hitting Taiwan’s star wedding output from last year and we’re only halfway through 2017. This past weekend announcers Oh Sang Jin and Kim So Young got married in a star-studded Seoul hotel wedding, while way down South actress Yoon Jin Seo tied the … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Married, Wedding, Yoon Jin Seo

Yang Mi Wins Best Actress and Looks Stunning at the Houston WorldFest International Film Festival

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 1, 2017 by ockoalaApril 30, 2017
Elegant woman with stylish earrings posing gracefully.

Congrats to Yang Mi for winning the Best Actress award for the Chinese film Reset this past weekend at the Houston Worldfest International Film Festival. It’s the 50th year of the festival and this year the Asian films were quite prominent in the line up which is no surprise as China has become the second largest market for movies. Yang … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Reset, Yang Mi

K-stars Attend Wedding of Top Announcer and MC Couple Oh Sang Jin and Kim So Young

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 1, 2017 by ockoalaApril 30, 2017
Smiling couple in elegant attire portrait.

This weekend was the star-studded wedding of famous Korean annoucing and MC couple Oh Sang Jin and Kim So Young, both super photogenic and quite popular in the industry judging by the parade of famous faces and names in attendance. Entertainers don’t necessarily need to marry within the industry to make it work but having a same profession spouse does … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Baek Jin Hee, Dating, Han Chae Ah, Kim So Young, Kim Sung Ryung, Lee Ki Woo, Married, Oh Sang Jin, Wedding

Unkind Women Screenwriter Preps KBS Fall 2017 Fantasy K-drama Black Knight

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 30, 2017 by ockoalaApril 30, 2017
Woman smiling with a book in caf.

Fantasy elements continue to dominant in recent K-dramas, from W: Two Worlds to Goblin and the forthcoming Bride of the Water. KBS has lined up another one for fall of 2017 called Black Knight and will tell the fantasy romance between a man and two woman spanning centuries. That’s all the synopsis says so far, peeps, so try not to … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Black Knight

Liu Shi Shi Attends Omega Watch Lost in Space Themed Anniversary Event in London

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 30, 2017 by ockoalaApril 29, 2017
Strapless black gown at Omega event

Space may be the final frontier but I have yet to see Asian entertainment really produce space themes shows or movies. This year may be going into uncharted territory with a space genre K-drama in the works, and on the C-ent side actress Liu Shi Shi represented in London this weekend for the Omega Watch “Lost in Space” event with … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Liu Shi Shi

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