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Vogue China Features Hu Ge and Liu Wen in Chic Fashion Pictorial and Short Movie

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 18, 2016 by ockoalaDecember 15, 2016

The collective cheekbones could slice cheese as Vogue China doubled down on the pretty by sending top Chinese actor Hu Ge and top model Liu Wen to New York City for a photo shoot and video filming. The stars were spotted there last month and the reason is now plain to see as the glossy fashion magazine released the stills … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Hu Ge, Liu Wen

J-ent Baby News Update: Horikita Maki Has Baby and Acting Couple Oguri Shun and Yamada Yu Expecting Second Child

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 17, 2016 by ockoalaDecember 17, 2016
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Some good news to report from Japanese entertainment after the recent tabloid mess that led to the early retirement of a very popular actor. Taiwanese entertainment is entering the final leg of baby bump watch on quite a few actresses but over in Japan a new arrival made it before the end of 2016. J-actress Horikita Maki and her husband … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Baby, Horikita Maki, Oguri Shun, Yamada Yu

First Stills for 2017 Drama Woman of Dignity Starring Kim Hee Sun and Kim Sun Ah

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 17, 2016 by ockoalaDecember 17, 2016
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While bromance has always been popular in movies and dramas, the doubling up of strong female leads and connections remains the outlier. Currently airing MBC drama Night Light features strong female personalities in Lee Yo Won and UEE but the drama has been low rated since its start and it’s hard to see if audiences embrace that set up. Next … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Hee Sun, Kim Sun Ah, Woman of Dignity

Park Shin Hye Offered Lead Role in New tvN Drama by Kill Me Heal Me Screenwriter

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 17, 2016 by ockoalaDecember 16, 2016
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This sounds like a promising match up even if the entire premise is yet to be revealed. Park Shin Hye has reportedly been offered the female lead role for an early spring 2017 tvN drama, which if she accepts will be her first cable drama role in four years since 2013’s Flower Boy Next Door. That drama was a turning … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Chicago Typewriter, Park Shin Hye

Cable Network tvN Remakes Popular Music Romance Manga The Girl Who Loved Lies

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 16, 2016 by ockoalaDecember 16, 2016
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Cable network tvN has picked up a Japanese manga adaptation for it’s early 2017 slate, it will be adapting the Aoki Kotomi manga The Girl Who Loved Lies (Kanojo wa Uso o Aishisugiteru) for the small screen. There has already been a hit Japanese movie adaptation of the same name with the English title The Liar and His Lover starring … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged The Girl Who Loved Lies, The Liar and His Lover

Descendants of the Sun Only K-drama to Make Google’s Top 10 of Most Searched Shows in 2016

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 16, 2016 by ockoalaDecember 16, 2016
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This has actually been a good year for dramas, starting off with a major hit in tvN‘s Answer Me 1988 and ending now with Goblin on the same network. In between there has been a handful of hits as well, and the biggest one goes to KBS for the smashing success of Descendants of the Sun. The drama is far … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Answer Me 1988, Descendants of the Sun, Goblin

Liu Shi Shi Leaves Tangren Entertainment and Forms New Agency with Husband Nicky Wu

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 16, 2016 by ockoalaDecember 16, 2016
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It’s hard to witness the passage of time so viscerally in events that remind you of certain nostalgic past events. One such drama watching memory is the back-to-back period C-dramas in 2005 and 2006 starring Tangren Entertainment’s three treasures – Hu Ge, Liu Shi Shi, and Yuan Hong. They did The Young Warriors followed by a remake of Legend of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Liu Shi Shi

The Goblin and Grim Reaper Down their Sorrows in New Episode 5 Beer Pic

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 16, 2016 by ockoalaDecember 15, 2016
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What’s coming up next for Goblin? With how fast this story is progressing I genuinely have no clue, Kim Eun Sook managed to condense 900 years into mere minutes and not make it feel slapdash, and by the end of the four episodes the Goblin already found his bride and resolved to have his sword pulled out to end his … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Goblin, Gong Yoo, Lee Dong Wook

Legend of the Blue Sea Stays Steady in Ratings for Episodes 9-10 as Memories and Romance Intersect

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 15, 2016 by ockoalaDecember 15, 2016
Confrontations, tears, and uneasy family meals

My patience has finally paid off when it comes to Legend of the Blue Sea, this week’s episodes 9 and 10 were the best from the drama yet and finally makes me connect and care about both leads. I got there last week with mermaid Shim Chung thanks to Jo Jung Seok’s perfect merman cameo, making her know that her … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jeon Ji Hyun, Lee Min Ho, Legend of the Blue Sea

Lee Jong Seok Nails Throwback Thursday in New Pics with Kim Woo Bin and Lee Bo Young

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 15, 2016 by ockoalaDecember 15, 2016
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It’s a double header for this Throwback Thursday nostalgia, both courtesy of my cutie Lee Jong Seok. It’s yet early for any more news on his upcoming 2017 K-drama While You Were Sleeping with Suzy, but he’s spending the down time this holiday season hanging out with friends and former costars. Lee Jong Seok hung out with his School 2013 … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Kim Woo Bin, Lee Jong Seok, Park Bo Young, Yoon Sang Hyun

Jeon Ji Hyun is Highest CF Earner for 2016 Setting New Record of 14 Billion Won Income

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 15, 2016 by ockoalaDecember 14, 2016
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Top Korean actress Jeon Ji Hyun will have plenty of pocket money this Christmas for presents, what with taking in the most CF income by far of any Korean star for 2016. Jeon Ji Hyun not only is the number 1 CF earner in South Korea, this year she set a new record taking in 14 billion won in endorsements … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Jeon Ji Hyun

Hyun Bin and Kang Sora Confirm K-ent Reports on Dating

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 14, 2016 by ockoalaDecember 14, 2016
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What a bombshell dating news to end the 2016 year, if this happens to be the last dating news to come out of K-ent from now until year end. Media in South Korea is reporting that top actor Hyun Bin is dating actress Kang Sora, a pairing that is so random and out of nowhere not just in dating but … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Dating, Hyun Bin, Kang Sora

Kim Jong Kook and Song Ji Hyo Leave Running Man in Major Show Overhaul

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 14, 2016 by ockoalaDecember 14, 2016
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All’s not well in Running Man land, and the ones to suffer the most from the fallout will likely be loyal fans of the long running popular variety show. K-ent is buzzing from 24-hours worth of show said/cast said news on the abrupt and shocking casting shakeup in RM. News broke first that Kim Jong Kook and Song Ji Hyo … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kang Ho Dong, Kim Jong Kook, Running Man, Song Ji Hyo, Yoo Jae Seok

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