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First Rollicking Movie Trailer Drops for Bounty Hunters with Lee Min Ho and Wallace Chung

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 21, 2016 by ockoalaApril 20, 2016
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Lee Min Ho‘s Q score remains sky high in China despite not having a hit project since Heirs two years ago. That will likely change this summer when his Chinese-Korean collaboration movie Bounty Hunters airs. His costars are uber popular Wallace Chung and Tang Yan, plus the addition of pretty young faces like Karena Ng and Jeremy Jones, the movie … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Bounty Hunters, Karena Ng, Lee Min Ho, Tang Yan, Wallace Chung

Yeon Jung Hoon and Han Ga In Welcome Baby Girl After 11 Years of Marriage

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 20, 2016 by ockoalaApril 21, 2016
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What wonderful news to share, and now with picture proof to boot! Long time K-ent married couple Yeon Jung Hoon and Han Ga In are the proud parents to their first child born on April 13th last week. The Korean acting couple have been married for 11 years, since 2005, and went though a very painful public miscarriage two years … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Han Ga In, Yeon Jung Hoon

Descendants of the Sun Special Episode Dominates Wed Ratings with 17.7% and Entertainer Premieres with 6.1%

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 20, 2016 by ockoalaApril 20, 2016
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I thought the Descendants of the Sun ratings gravy train was over for KBS but apparently not. The production team and network wisely elected not to extend DotS, not that it was realistically even possible anyways since it was fully pre-produced, but still that was a major relief for those watching along. That meant DotS aired it’s final episode 16 last … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Descendants of the Sun, Entertainer, Goodbye Mr. Black

Sequel to You From Another Star Debunked But Leads Jeon Ji Hyun and Kim Soo Hyun are Considering Potential Drama Comebacks

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 20, 2016 by ockoalaApril 20, 2016
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There’s news from the You From Another Star front unrelated to how Descendants of the Sun recently broke many of YFAS’s ratings records. It’s been two years since the monumentally popular drama and since then there have been murmurs of sequels, spin-offs, and remakes, none of which have happened. Last year the news cycle lit up with reports that the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jeon Ji Hyun, Kim Soo Hyun, You From Another Star

Ji Sung and Hyeri Sell their Chemistry and Music Journey Story Line for SBS Drama Entertainer

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 20, 2016 by ockoalaApril 19, 2016
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SBS premieres new Wed-Thurs drama Entertainer (Ttanttara, a derogatory Korean slang for the title), so get used to hearing it used often in the drama and also get used for a new competitive playing field. With KBS finished with its Descendants of the Sun domination the field is now open again to see if newcomer Entertainer and Master: God of … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Chae Jung Ahn, Entertainer, Hyeri, Ji Sung, Kang Min Hyuk

Ryu Jun Yeol and Hwang Jung Eum Explode with Model Perfect Chemistry in Marie Claire Korea

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 19, 2016 by ockoalaApril 19, 2016
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Call it just married glow, the perfect pairing of hair and face, or the unexpect thrill of couple synergy, whatever is going on with the leads of Lucky Romance in the pages of Marie Claire Korea will hopefully be duplictad in the drama itself because it’s awesome. The promotion for Lucky Romance isn’t breaking new ground by having leads Hwang … Continue reading →

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

Gong Yoo Confirmed for Kim Eun Sook Drama Mr. Sunshine Airing on tvN in November 2016

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 19, 2016 by ockoalaApril 19, 2016
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Yay! *happy dance* I was expecting this casting to go through but the lightning speed does bode well that both sides are super excited. Screenwriter Kim Eun Sook has her next leading man sewn up this week as A-list actor Gong Yoo has accepted her drama offer. The drama is called Mr. Sunshine and will air on cable network tvN … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Gong Yoo, Kim Eun Sook, Mr. Sunshine

Young is the Word as Moonlight Drawn by Clouds Finalizes Casting of Park Bo Gum, Kim Yoo Jung, Yook Sung Jae, and Chae Soo Bin

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 19, 2016 by ockoalaApril 18, 2016
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Young even feels like an understatement when looking at the fully assembled cast for upcoming romantic sageuk drama Moonlight Drawn by Clouds. When the average age of the four leads is 19 year old, there is something to be said for this drama hewing close to the original source manhwa where the characters are all late teens and early twenties. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Chae Soo Bin, Kim Yoo Jung, Moonlight Drawn by Clouds, Park Bo Gum, Yook Sung Jae

Yoona and Kim Soo Hyun Top the Vlinkage 2016 Most Popular Korean Male and Female Star List in China

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 18, 2016 by ockoalaApril 18, 2016
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After releasing the list of current most popular K-dramas in China, polling site Vlinkage is back with the Top 30 list of most popular Korean male and female stars, respectively. Some are long time regulars on any Korean star popularity list while others are a surprise to me but adds diversity to this list. On the male side, the most … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Han Chae Young, Jang Geun Seok, Jeon Ji Hyun, Ji Chang Wook, Kim Ji Won, Kim Soo Hyun, Kim Woo Bin, Krystal, Lee Jong Seok, Lee Min Ho, Park Hae Jin, Park Shin Hye, Rain, Song Hye Kyo, Song Joong Ki, Yoo In Na, Yoon Eun Hye

Entertainer Makes it Hip to be Square in Official Drama Posters

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 18, 2016 by ockoalaApril 18, 2016
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There’s a wonderfully comforting vibe about Entertainer and it’s not something easily explainable. I just get the feels with the teasers and stills, and now the official drama posters seal the deal. Love, love, love the slightly retro colors and a square sentiment around it. Ji Sung looks so earnest as the fallen music man trying to reclaim his industry … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged \, Chae Jung Ahn, Entertainer, Hyeri, Ji Sung, Jung Man Seok, Kang Min Hyuk

Song Joong Ki Says Goodbye to Captain Yoo Shi Jin at Post-drama Press Conference for Descendants of the Sun

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 18, 2016 by ockoalaApril 18, 2016
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Now that Descendants of the Sun is over, Song Joong Ki‘s entertainment career is going to look a whole lot different in the near future. There is no word on his next drama but he has a movie lined up, and he’s certainly going to get his pick of roles and CFs. I still don’t think he projects a very … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Descendants of the Sun, Song Joong Ki

Suzy Drapes Herself in Didier Dubot Jewelry in Elegant 1st Look Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 17, 2016 by ockoalaApril 16, 2016
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The relative lull of the last few months will soon heat back up for Suzy once upcoming KBS drama Uncontrollably Fond with Kim Woo Bin airs this June. It’s so weird still to witness the extent of her popularity in Korea, moreso than talent alone merits, but then I like her so much that the expected blow back also seems … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Suzy

J-pop Songstress Hamasaki Ayumi is the Sensual New Face of La Perla Japan

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 17, 2016 by ockoalaApril 15, 2016
Woman with lace blindfold in artistic pose.

I love tasteful sexiness and the newest big names celebrity fashion campaign hits both notes for me. Japanese pop queen Hamasaki Ayumi is the new face of famed Italian lingerie brand La Perla for a collection tailored for Japanese tastes. Ayu has been the face of Japanese pop fashion for nearly twenty years now so this pairing is both logical … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Ayumi Hamasaki

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