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Park Shin Hye and Lee Sung Kyung Deal with Friendship and Rivalry in Latest Doctors Drama Stills

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 12, 2016 by ockoalaJune 12, 2016
Diverse crowd dancing in a vibrant nightclub.

The onscreen face-off of Park Shin Hye and Lee Sung Kyung in Doctors takes shape in the latest drama stills from the arriving soon Mon-Tues SBS drama. Looks like they are friends back in the high school days, and in the present turn into colleagues in the neurosurgery department of the same hospital. First loves in Hallyu dramas are overplayed … Continue reading →

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

Lee Dong Wook Confirmed for Goblin with Gong Yoo and in Latest Singles Spread Looking Coolly Disreputable

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 12, 2016 by ockoalaJune 11, 2016
Suited man, short-haired woman, man in red jacket

I couldn’t be more thrilled that Lee Dong Wook is now confirmed to be joining Gong Yoo and Kim Go Eun in screenwriter Kim Eun Sook‘s upcoming tvN fantasy drama Goblin. There was basically a 99.9% change he wouldn’t do it, and these days no Korean actor or actress in their right career mind would turn down a Kim Eun … Continue reading →

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

College Days C-drama One Smile is Very Alluring Releases Poster and Readies for Summer 2016 Airing

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 11, 2016 by ockoalaJune 12, 2016
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The sure to be adorable college setting modern C-drama One Smile is Very Alluring (微微一笑很倾城 Wel Wei Yi Xiao Hen Qing Cheng) is gearing up for its highly anticipated summer 2016 airing. Starring Yang Yang and Zheng Shuang, the drama is less about opposites attract then about two seemingly perfect yet flawed specimens finding a soulmate in each other. Based on … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged One Smile is Very Alluring, Yang Yang, Zheng Shuang

Lee Dong Gun and Jo Yoon Hee Headlines KBS Summer Weekend Drama Laurel Tree Tailors

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 11, 2016 by ockoalaJune 10, 2016
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With the addition of one name I’m suddenly interested in upcoming KBS weekend drama Laurel Tree Tailors. If Lee Dong Gun is coming back to a major network drama then it’s definitely worth checking out, even if his post military services drama Marry Him If You Dare and Super Daddy Yul have both been abysmally bad I still have hope … Continue reading →

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Dispatch Snaps Good Friends Trio Song Joong Ki, Yoo Ah In, and Song Hye Kyo Out for Grungy Late Night Drinks

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 11, 2016 by ockoalaJune 10, 2016
Four friends posing together happily.

The K-ent besties brigade and the general entertainment six degrees of separation took a star-studded turn this past week. First came the Baeksang Awards back stage selfie of Park Bo Gum hanging out with his sunbaes and huge Hallyu stars Song Joong Ki, Yoo Ah In, and Song Hye Kyo. Talk about palling around with the uber famous, though Park … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Song Hye Kyo, Song Joong Ki, Yoo Ah In

Official Poster for Beautiful Mind Captures the Emotional Connections of Hope and Love

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 10, 2016 by ockoalaJune 10, 2016
Two characters from "Beautiful Mind" drama.

It’s worth a reminder that upcoming K-drama Beautiful Mind had a long and arduous journey to becoming a reality, because I’m loving all the promos so far but don’t want to be too optimistic and discount the early warning signs. This drama was formerly Dr. Frankenstein, the multiple personality drama that courted Kim Soo Hyun in late 2016 and last … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Beautiful Mind, Jang Hyuk, Park So Dam

Yoo Seung Ho Double Whammy With Joseon Swindler K-movie and K-drama The Man Living in Our House

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 10, 2016 by ockoalaJune 9, 2016
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My baby boy Yoo Seung Ho continues having a smashing acting career, after last year’s one-two punch of the SBS drama Remember: Son’s War and the sageuk movie The Joseon Magician, he’s back in the spotlight for another potential one-two punch. Up first is his Joseon comedy heist movie Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River, by title alone already … Continue reading →

Posted in Films, K-dramas | Tagged Yoo Seung Ho

Lee Jong Seok Rocks Stylish Mysterious Airs in First Stills From MBC Drama W: Two Worlds

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 10, 2016 by ockoalaJune 9, 2016
Smiling man on phone and in car.

Guh, I soooooo can’t wait for upcoming MBC Wed-Thurs drama W: Two Worlds, completely and utterly due to my love for leading man Lee Jong Seok. He’s not the best actor, or the best looking, but for that ephemeral indescribable element he’s just won my heart and I love everything he’s done. The first official stills are out for W … Continue reading →

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

Kim Rae Won Exemplifies the Charming Handsome Aura in New Stills from SBS Drama Doctors

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 10, 2016 by ockoalaJune 9, 2016
Smiling man in various casual settings.

Oh what a healthy diet and a perfectly suitable summer haircut can do for elevating even already top visuals. K-actor Kim Rae Won was last seen on SBS in the dark critically acclaimed drama Punch looking like he literally got punched in the soul by life, all wan, emaciated, and battered. It wasn’t as extreme as Christian Bale in Machinest … Continue reading →

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KBS Releases Teasers and Stills for Medical Mystery Drama Beautiful Mind with Jang Hyuk and Park So Dam

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 9, 2016 by ockoalaJune 9, 2016
Actors engaging in a photoshoot behind the scenes.

K-ent is calling it the battle of the doctors for Mon-Tues night ratings supremacy but the substance and tone are so different I can’t see it appealing to the same group of viewers. SBS premieres Doctors on June 20th after Daebak (Jackpot) while on the same day KBS brings out Beautiful Mind to take over for Neighborhood Hero Jo Deul Ho. I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Beautiful Mind, Jang Hyuk, Park Se Young, Park So Dam, Yoon Hyun Min

Park Hae Jin Gets Smacked with the Fashion Fail at Taiwan Press Conference

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 9, 2016 by ockoalaJune 9, 2016
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Even the pretty and successful can get side swiped by the run away fashion fail, and this one is especially hideous without even the so crazy it’s fun corollary. K-actor Park Hae Jin is in Taiwan this week for his upcoming sold out fan meeting, having surged in popularity in Chinese-speaking regions in recent years thanks to You From Another … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Park Hae Jin

Rainie Yang Celebrates Her 32nd Birthday and Promises to Get Married Before Turning 40

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 9, 2016 by ockoalaJune 7, 2016
Smiling woman holding a doll in store.

It’s a happy 32nd birthday last weekend of Taiwanese actress-singer Rainie Yang, on June 4th she celebrated her joyous day with a low key cake celebration at home. She posted adorable pictures of her showing off a delectable chocolate cake and later posed with her precious pooch as her birthday companion. I can’t believe Rainie is already 32 when I … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Rainie Yang

Suzy Stares Intensely at Rock Star Kim Woo Bin in Third Teaser for Uncontrollably Fond

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 8, 2016 by ockoalaJune 8, 2016
Musicians performing on stage with cameras.

My excitement keeps building for Uncontrollably Fond, the drama that is taking way to longer to arrive and will need to wait for more servings of Master: God of Noodles to wrap up. So far the teasers and stills have varied greatly in setting and tone, from bickering college days to intense emo adult tension, and now the third teaser … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Woo Bin, Suzy, Uncontrollably Fond

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