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K-actress Heo Yi Jae’s Drama Comeback Lined Up with SBS Weekender You are a Gift

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 10, 2016 by ockoalaMay 9, 2016
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I love a good comeback story, especially for the ladies out there who want to keep the faith about second chances career-wise. K-actress Heo Yi Jae may be an unfamiliar name to more recent K-drama converts but in the late 2000s she was a leading lady headlining prime time dramas, most notably in Goong S (where Park Shin Hye was … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Heo Yi Jae

Hwang Jung Eum and Ryu Jun Yeol Cross Paths in a Night Club for Lucky Romance

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 10, 2016 by ockoalaMay 10, 2016
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There’s been a niggling visual sense of deja vu with upcoming MBC Wed-Thurs drama Lucky Romance. It brings back many reminders of MBC’s unexpected buzzy rom-com last year She Was Pretty, and it’s not just due to both dramas airing on the same network and having the same leading lady in Hwang Jung Eum. She’s sporting the same very short … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hwang Jung Eum, Lucky Romance, Ryu jun Yeol

Park Shin Hye Reveals High School Character in Filming SBS Drama Doctors

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 9, 2016 by ockoalaMay 9, 2016
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The banality of naming a drama about doctors Doctors still frustrates me, especially when the original title was the plucky Female Gangster Hye Jung. Sure that might be misleading since the gangster part was the female lead’s high school days and the present is about her life as a neurosurgery resident, but it’s still leaps and bounds better than a … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Doctors, Park Shin Hye

K-actress Park Jung Ah is a Classy Elegant Bride in Wedding Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 9, 2016 by ockoalaMay 8, 2016
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We’re heading into the summer season in the Northern hemisphere and with it comes the inevitable slew of weddings, celebrity or ordinary folks. K-ent has been buzzing about the end of May wedding of Gu Hye Sun and Ahn Jae Hyun, but lesser discussed but earlier to take place is the wedding of formerly Jewelry member turned actress Park Jung … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Dating, Married, Park Jung Ah, Wedding

Actresses Personify the Ancient Chinese Beauty Look to Varying Degrees of Visual Success

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 9, 2016 by ockoalaMay 7, 2016
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Chinese period story fans are have very very high standards when it comes to opinions about onscreen period beauties. There’s modern beautiful which doesn’t always dovetail with period beauty wondrous, and in between plenty of pretty actresses have flailed in both acting and visuals when stepping in the long flowing locks and colorful gowns of the past. C-ent frequently updates … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Alyssa Chia, Annie Liu, Ariel Lin, Chen Qiao En, Crystal Liu, Fan Bing Bing, Gao Yuan Yuan, Ivy Chen, Jiang Qing, Jiang Xin, Liu Shi Shi, Liu Yu Xin, Mao Xiaotong, Michelle Chen, Ruby Lin, Tang Yan, Tong Jie, Tong Li Ya, Yang Mi, Yang Rong, Yuan Shan Shan, Zhang Xin Yi, Zhao Li Ying, Zheng Shuang

1st Look Pictorial Turns Teenage Kim So Hyun into Sultry Bombshell

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 8, 2016 by ockoalaMay 6, 2016
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This trend of aging up teen actresses really needs to be stopped. There isn’t a lack of talented actresses in their twenties who would shine when made up to that age group, but the new 1st Look pictorial featuring 16 year old Kim So Hyun with so much makeup she’s veering into sageuk gisaeng territory makes me wince. She’s so … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Kim So Hyun

Show Luo and Rainie Yang Reunite at the Music Radio China Top Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 8, 2016 by ockoalaMay 8, 2016
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Fans of Taiwan pop and dramas were in luck this weekend when two heavyweights in the industry reunited even for a brief evening out. Actor-singer Show Luo and actress-singer Rainie Yang, long time friends and drama costars, were in attendance at the Beijing Music Radio China Top Awards and happily hung out. It’s been years since Hi My Sweetheart and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Rainie Yang, Show Luo

Major Moody Intensity in Store for Supernatural Sageuk Mirror of the Witch

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 8, 2016 by ockoalaMay 7, 2016
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Seeing more of the teasers and behind-the-scenes look at upcoming jTBC fantasy-tinged sageuk Mirror of the Witch slowly eases me into anticipation. The real life major age gap between back from the army Yoon Si Yoon and teenage Kim Sae Ron has been discussed enough so I won’t rehash it, drama wise he’s playing younger than his age as Heo … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Hee Jin, Kim Sae Ron, Kwak Si Yang, Lee Sung Jae, Mirror of the Witch, Yeom Jung Ah, Yoon Si Yoon

TW Starlet Amber An Goes on Intense Diet After Netizen Insults Her for 360 Degrees Fat

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 7, 2016 by ockoalaMay 7, 2016
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Part of what prompted this article update on Taiwanese actress-singer Amber An makes me want to smack a netizen, but then also serves as a great reminder to send support when it’s needed. Amber recently attended PR events where she’s looking gloriously svelte, and when asked about her recently slimming down, not a lot but noticeable, she explained that she … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Amber An

Jo In Sung and Jung Woo Sung Featured in Cine 21 on the Set of Noir Thriller Movie The King

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 7, 2016 by ockoalaMay 6, 2016
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If there’s too much of a good thing, and I’d argue there isn’t, then the doubling up of two A-list actors in Korea in the same mood may send me into sugar shock. Luckily my sugar intake is under control, not to mention I have plenty of digestive capacity to soak up the upcoming visuals in Jung Woo Sung and … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Jo In Sung, Jung Woo Sung, The King

Taiwan Supermodel Lin Chi Ling Adorably Meets Her Real Life Doppleganger

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 7, 2016 by ockoalaMay 6, 2016
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What to do when running into a doppleganger? Stop and take pictures, of course! That wasn’t a trick question, and definitely applies even if one is a super duper top star. Taiwanese supermodel Lin Chi Ling was introduced to her doppleganger knockoff with the nickname Yahoo Chi Ling, as the lady in question used to work for Yahoo Taiwan and … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Lin Chi Ling

Ahn Jae Hyun Posts Sweet as Honey Wedding Proposal Video to Fiancee Gu Hye Sun

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 6, 2016 by ockoalaMay 6, 2016
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At this point Ahn Jae Hyun may have stolen the crown for most beloved K-ent loverboy. In two months time he’s gone from model-actor with an inconsistent acting resume to becoming the poster boy for how to date within the industry. Ahn Jae Hyun is tying the knot with his actress fiancee Gu Hye Sun later this month at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Ahn Jae Hyun, Dating, Gu Hye Sun, Married, Wedding

School-aged Pictures of Popular Hallyu K-actresses Show the Before and After

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 6, 2016 by ockoalaMay 7, 2016
Three women posing in stylish outfits.

I did a post awhile back on the school age before and after pictures of Korea’s male stars. It’s time for the ladies counterpart post and who better to top it off than the three renowned prettiest actresses in Korea. Kim Tae Hee, Jeon Ji Hyun, and Song Hyo Kyo all debuted at very young ages in the early Hallyu … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Cha Ye Ryun, Gong Hyo Jin, Gong Hyun Joo, Gu Hye Sun, Ha Ji Won, Han Chae Young, Han Ga In, Han Hye Jin, Han Hyo Joo, Han Ji Min, Jang Nara, Jeon Ji Hyun, Kang Sora, Kim Ah Joong, Kim Hee Sun, Kim Sa Rang, Kim So Yeon, Kim Tae Hee, Krystal, Lee Da Hae, Lee Min Jung, Lee Yoo Bi, Moon Chae Won, Park Ha Sun, Park Min Young, Seo Woo, Shin Mina, Son Ye Jin, Song Hye Kyo, Song Ji Hyo, Song Yoon Ah, Yoo In Na, Yoon Eun Hye

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