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KBS Weekend Drama Laurel Tree Tailors Unveils Four Male Leads Lee Dong Gun, Cha In Pyo, Choi Won Young, and Hyun Woo

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 16, 2016 by ockoalaJuly 15, 2016
Four men in tailored suits posing together.

I loved a well-dressed man and in upcoming KBS weekend drama Laurel Tree Tailors audiences will be getting not one but four of them. Nicely plotted, KBS, I’m so tuning in. Starring Lee Dong Gun, Cha In Pyo, Jo Yoon Hee, Choi Won Young, Hyun Woo, and Ra Mi Ran, the drama centers around four tailors who through friendship and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Cha In Pyo, Choi Won Young, Hyun Woo, Laurel Tree Tailors, Lee Dong Gun

The Cast of K-Bu Bu Jing Xin Wow on the Cover and Pages of Cosmopolitan Korea

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 15, 2016 by ockoalaJuly 15, 2016
Couple posing for Cosmopolitan magazine cover.

Cosmopolitan Korea certainly scored a coup on landing the cast of the K-version of Bu Bu Jing Xin, turning the Goryeo princes from Bobogyungsim: Ryeo (Scarlet Heart: Moon Lovers) back into their snappy modern incarnations. Leads Lee Jun Ki and IU take one cover as the time-crossed lovers, looking absolutely stylish and visually compatible. She does seem younger but that totally fits … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion, K-dramas | Tagged Baekhyun, Bobogyungsim: Ryeo, Bu Bu Jing Xin, Hong Jong Hyun, IU, Ji Soo, Kang Na Neul, Lee Jun Ki, Moon Lovers, Nam Joo Hyuk, Scarlet Heart

K-actors Lee Min Ki and Lee Jin Wook Embroiled in Their Own Separate Sexual Assault Allegations

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 15, 2016 by ockoalaJuly 15, 2016
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The summer of 2016 has officially become the summer of Korean male stars allegedly behaving badly, or the summer that the public learned about it. There are two more male actors involved in sexual assault allegations, joining Yoochun‘s scandalous  alleged rapes mess which has been going on for over a month now. Starting chronologically, currently serving in the army public … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Lee Jin Wook, Lee Min Ki

Young Talented Newbies Cast in 2016 C-drama Adaptation of Legend of the Condor Heroes

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 15, 2016 by ockoalaJuly 15, 2016
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I can’t believe I’m saying this since I’m super old school when it comes to my wuxia dramas and especially when it comes to drama adaptations of famous Louis Cha novels, but the upcoming 2016 version of Legend of the Condor Heroes actually looks pretty decent so far. I was completely taken aback when I came across news that LoCH … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chen Xing Xu, Legend of the Condor Heroes, Li Yi Tong, Meng Zi Yi, Michael Miu, Ray Lui, Yang Xu Wen

Han Hyo Joo and Lee Jong Seok are Gamely Confused in New Stills and Preview for W: Two Worlds

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 15, 2016 by ockoalaJuly 14, 2016
TV show poster featuring two main characters.

Crossed paths or fated destiny is the name of the romantic entanglement in W: Two Worlds. But I have a feeling there is a whole lot more at stake in this drama than whether the OTP will end up together, and that’s always the recipe for a great romance grounded story because it’s the other pressing stuff that give the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Han Hyo Joo, Lee Jong Seok, W-Two Worlds

Fan Bing Bing Plans BFF Ruby Lin’s July 31st Bali Island Wedding to Wallace Huo With Glittering Star Guest List

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 14, 2016 by ockoalaJuly 13, 2016
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It gives a whole new meaning to star-studded when China’s top A-list actress is planning your wedding. That’s what’s happening to make the fast planning July 31st Bali wedding of Taiwanese actress-producer Ruby Lin and Taiwanese actor Wallace Huo‘s nuptials go off without a hitch. Ruby’s BFF Fan Bing Bing is reportedly throwing her design and organizational hat into the … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Married, Ruby Lin, Wallace Huo, Wedding

Park Bo Gum, Kim Yoo Jung and Cast in New Stills From Moonlight Drawn by Clouds

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 14, 2016 by ockoalaJuly 14, 2016
Historical characters in traditional Korean attire.

Filming continues onward for youth sageuk Moonlight Drawn by Clouds, as the summer days heat up the cast seems to be staying perky and animated. It’s hard enough to film in the muggy weather but to be in full sageuk garb strikes me as excessively burdensome. Luckily for the young cast of Moonlight, everyone seems to be getting along well … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Yoo Jung, Moonlight Drawn by Clouds, Park Bo Gum

Yang Mi is a Vision in White as Filming Wraps on Fantasy C-drama Three Lives Three Worlds Ten Miles Peach Blossoms

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 14, 2016 by ockoalaJuly 13, 2016
Woman in white dress in green forest.

After five months filming has wrapped on the C-drama adaptation of popular fantasy period novel Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Miles Peach Blossoms. Not to be confused with the C-movie adaptation which also wrapped recently starring Crystal Liu and Yang Yang, the C-drama version is just as star-studded with Mark Chao and Yang Mi headlining as the star-crossed and reincarnation … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Mark Chao, Three Lives Three Worlds Ten Miles Peach Blossoms, Yang Mi

Engaged Stars Michelle Chen and Chen Xiao Create Lovely Handmade Wedding Invitation and Gifts for Guests

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 13, 2016 by ockoalaJuly 12, 2016
Couple posing with festive invitation design.

So pretty, and in such a personal way too! Engaged star couple Michelle Chen and Chen Xiao are getting married at the end of July and now their personally hand designed wedding invitations and guest gifts have been unveiled. In a wheat toned background, the invitation features a Double C connected by a diamond motif that Chen Xiao created to … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Chen Xiao, Married, Michelle Chen, Wedding

Poster and Teaser for tvN’s Cinderella and Four Knights Throws Back Old School Harem Romance

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 13, 2016 by ockoalaJuly 13, 2016
K-drama poster featuring main characters and themes.

If Uncontrollably Fond harkens back to the early Hallyu style of melodrama, then tvN‘s Cinderella and Four Knights reminds of the mid-Hallyu male harem romance dramas such as Boys Before Flowers, You’re Beautiful, which even branched out to sageuks like Sungkyunkwan Scandal. I totally dig, it’s been awhile since there was a legit set up like this, though the drama … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Jae Hyun, Choi Min, Cinder, Jung Il Woo, Lee Jung Shin, Park So Dam, Son Na Eun

Suzy Becomes First Korean Female Celebrity Immortalized in Wax at Madame Tussaud’s

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 13, 2016 by ockoalaJuly 12, 2016
Model being fitted for a wax figure.

This story might have hilarious unintentional implications, but first off let’s get to the accolade part. Korean actress-idol Suzy of girl group Miss A and currently starring in KBS melo romance Uncontrollably Fond, will become the first Korean female star to have her own Madame Tussaud‘s wax figure. Suzy’s waxy doppleganger will reside in Madame Tussaud’s Hong Kong in the … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Suzy

Jay Chou and Hannah Quinlivan’s Daughter Hathaway Turns 1 Years Old

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 12, 2016 by ockoalaJuly 11, 2016
Family celebrating with a colorful birthday cake.

While TW-ent is currently on a baby spree, what with Michelle Chen and her fiancee Chen Xiao expecting a baby, and Ruby Lin and her fiancee Wallace Huo maybe expecting a baby, it’s nice to check in on a celeb couple that already had a baby in hand. Taiwanese superstar singer-producer Jay Chou and his model-actress wife Hannah Quinlivan married … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Baby, Hannah Quinlivan, Jay Chou

Lee Jong Seok and Han Hyo Joo Breach Dimensions to Meet in W: Two Worlds

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 12, 2016 by ockoalaFebruary 29, 2020
Woman tending to injured man covered in blood.

It’s T-minus countdown time as upcoming MBC Wed drama W: Two Worlds premieres in a little over a week on July 20th. So far I’m still waiting for full on crazy rabid drama love, with neither of the recent two anticipated dramas for me in Doctors or Uncontrollably Fond being love at first sight. I’m still watching both but am … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Han Hyo Joo, Lee Jong Seok, W-Two Worlds

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