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Former Running Man Cast Member and Rapper Gary Announces Surprise Marriage to Non-celebrity Wife

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 5, 2017 by ockoalaApril 5, 2017
Man gesturing while sitting at a table.

Hoo boy, the K-ent relationship reveal train just keeps on chugging along, with the second one this week taking it one step further from just dating to married. Gary (Gary Kang) of Running Man and his rap career fame announced via his SNS account that he up and got married. Yup, just like that, when before this there wasn’t even an … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Gary, Married, Running Man

Ji Hyun Woo and Seohyun Attend Script Reading for MBC Weekend Drama Bad Thief, Good Thief

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 5, 2017 by ockoalaApril 4, 2017
Actors holding script copies, smiling together.

The first stills are out for upcoming MBC 50-episode weekend drama Bad Thief, Good Thief, which has a synopsis that doesn’t sound like a typical family K-drama which has dominated that time slot. The drama is about a band of thieves who disrupt the operations of a powerful top group secretly manipulating South Korea. So Robin Hood battling the big … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bad Thief Good Thief, Im Joo Eun, Ji Hyun Woo, Kim Ji Hoon, Seohyun

Sageuk Drama A King Loves Finds Doppleganger Counterparts to Leads Im Shi Wan, Yoona and Hong Jong Hyun

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 5, 2017 by ockoalaApril 3, 2017
Collage of historic themed characters in costumes.

K-ent continues to churn out talented child actors who succeed into adult roles, with three big names from the last few years transitioning and leaving a void. Yeo Jin Goo, Kim Yoo Jung, and Kim So Hyun are now fully in leading role territory of their own so there’s room for the new batch of teens to make their mark. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged A KIng Loves, Hong Jong Hyun, Im Shi Wan, Nam Da Reum, Yoon Chan Young, Yoona

Chinese Teen Actor Wu Lei Headlines First Drama Lead Role in Wuxia Epic Fights Break Sphere with Jelly Lin

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 4, 2017 by ockoalaApril 4, 2017
Young warrior in traditional clothing, dramatic pose.

C-ent’s puppy love for teen actor Wu Lei will get a treat and a test at the same time when his first major leading role in wuxia C-drama Fights Break Sphere (斗破苍穹) comes out later this year. It’s yet another nth adaptation of a wuxia novel and this one sounds just like Louis Cha‘s bread and butter of a young martial arts … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Baron Chen, Fights Break Sphere, Jelly Lin, Wu Lei

New K-star Couple Lee Jun Ki and Jeon Hye Bin Confirm Dating Relationship

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 4, 2017 by ockoalaApril 4, 2017
Man in black blazer, woman in lace dress

2017 really is the year of K-ent star romances, after TW-ent stole the thunder in 2016 with a slew of high profile celebrity marriages. Another couple has come out of the wood works and it’s none other than previously rumored couple Lee Jun Ki and Jeon Hye Bin. The media reported back in 2015 that they were dating after meeting … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Jeon Hye Bin, Lee Jun Ki

Ji Chang Wook Colorfully Offbeat for 10 Asia May Edition

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 4, 2017 by ockoalaApril 2, 2017
Young man with dark hair among tropical plants.

I feel like Ji Chang Wook has been on a media streak these last few months, thank goodness I like him and appreciate all the goodies. Not to mention this period is his final push before enlisting for mandatory military service. He has one more acting project lined up, the name changed twice already and leading lady swapped three times … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Ji Chang Wook

Choi Kang Hee and Kwon Sang Woo Partner Up to Solve Crime in Mystery Queen Premiering Wednesday

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 3, 2017 by ockoalaApril 3, 2017
Man and woman walking down city street.

KBS had a hit in the last Wed-Thurs drama with Chief Kim which ended last week, but it’s less certain that this week’s new arrival Mystery Queen can replicate the success. I’m actually really interested in the offbeat Mystery Queen even with nary a main cast member that’s a fave of mine. I just like the dramatic throwback movie posters … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Choi Kang Hee, Kwon Sang Woo, Lee Won Geun, Mystery Queen

Star Couple Lee Min Ho and Suzy Celebrate 2nd Anniversary Together with Friends

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 3, 2017 by ockoalaApril 3, 2017
Woman in blue lace dress; man in tuxedo

I still don’t know for sure what Lee Min Ho and Suzy‘s ardent fans think of their fave dating such a high profile match. I think they look adorable together and judging by their celebration of a 2 year anniversary this past weekend they clearly remain happily together. Word spread on Monday to hit the K-ent news wires that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Lee Min Ho, Suzy

C-drama Princess Agent Leads Zhao Li Ying and Lin Geng Xin Effortlessly Gorgeous for Cosmo Bride

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 3, 2017 by ockoalaApril 1, 2017
Couple posed together in elegant attire.

This pictorial does double duty of being super charming and reminding that wedding season is around the corner. Spring does host plenty of weddings but early summer is wedding manna and it’s also the same time that Lin Geng Xin and Zhao Li Ying‘s highly anticipated period C-drama Princess Agent airs this year. The drama title sounds silly enough but … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Lin Geng Xin, Zhao Li Ying

Drama Posters and New Preview for Chicago Typewriter Emphasize the Acting Presence of Three Leads

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 3, 2017 by ockoalaApril 2, 2017
Three writers posed around a vintage typewriter

It’s less than week away from the premiere of new tvN Fri-Sat night drama Chicago Typewriter and I’m not getting a good sense as to whether this drama will be a hit or not. I do get a positive strong vibe from the acting snippets seen on the teasers and previews. Yoo Ah In does dismissive arrogant hit writer perfectly … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Chicago Typewriter, Go Kyung Pyo, Im Soo Jung, Yoo Ah In

Suzy and Lee Jong Seok Spotted in Seoul Filming SBS Drama While You Were Sleeping

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 2, 2017 by ockoalaApril 1, 2017
Young woman smiling in a white shirt.

Filming has started on upcoming SBS summer drama While You Were Sleeping, pairing up popular K-drama leads Suzy and Lee Jong Seok in a drama written by screenwriter Park Hye Ryun of Pinocchio, I Hear Your Voice, and Dream High fame. The final product can either be an expected hit thanks to the star power and track record of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Lee Jong Seok, Suzy, While You Were Sleeping

Production Team of Three Lives Three Worlds Readies New Period Drama with Vic Zhou and Dilraba Dilmurat

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 2, 2017 by ockoalaApril 1, 2017
Four characters in colorful costumes posing together.

With so much well-deserved love for the C-drama adaptation of Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Miles Peach Blossoms, the production team behind that beautifully filmed fantasy drama is already filming it’s next colorful period piece. With the Chinese title Fiery Flames Like Song (Lie Huo Ru Ge 烈火如歌), the drama is also an adaptation of a Chinese novel by romance writer Ming … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Agni Cantabile, Dilraba Dilmurat, Liu Rui Lin, Vic Zhou, Zhang Bin Bin

Yamapi, Kame, and Fumino Sparkle with Chemistry in More Previews for I Am Your Destiny

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 2, 2017 by ockoalaApril 1, 2017
Three actors featured in a magazine spread.

This dorama continues to look cute and cuter, or maybe that’s due to the reunion combination of Yamashita Tomohisa and Kamenashi Kazuya shading everything in rosy tinted Nobuta nostalgia. It could be both, with Yamapi’s last rom-com being the most excellent From Five to Nine (5-ji Kara 9-ji Made) with Ishihara Satomi. This time in You Are My Destiny (Boku … Continue reading →

Posted in J-doramas | Tagged Boku Unmei no hitodesu, I Am Your Destiny, Kame, Kimura Fumino, YamaPi

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