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Lee Jun Ki and IU Lead the Script Reading Session for K-Bu Bu Jing Xin

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 17, 2016 by ockoalaJanuary 17, 2016
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Holy cuteness alert! The first stills are here from the production of upcoming Korean Bu Bu Jing Xin and it’s courtesy of the supremely eye candy filled script reading session. Bobogyungsim: Ryeo (Bu Bu Jing Xin: Splendor) won’t air until the second half of the year (I’m guessing September 2016) after being fully pre-produced and having gotten SARFT approval so the … Continue reading →

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

Taiwanese Member of Twice Tzuyu Forced to Apologize for Holding Taiwanese Flag

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 17, 2016 by ockoalaJanuary 16, 2016
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I was hoping this debacle wouldn’t have grown as big as it now has and I wouldn’t have to write about it, because this whole thing is insane for how something so not wrong and inconsequential turned into a political affair. New JYP girl group TWICE member Tzuyu (Chou Tzu Yu) was forced to issue a videotaped apology where she emphasized … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged JYP, Twice, Tzuyu

Tang Yan is Adorable Like Her Candy Nickname in the February 2016 Issue of Bazaar China

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 17, 2016 by ockoalaJanuary 16, 2016
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What a great way to start off the new year for C-actress Tang Yan, landing the cover and pages of Bazaar China in the cutest and most vibrant photo spread I’ve ever seen from her. It’s pink and adorable with a slide of bubblegum sexy, sorta like her take on Katy Perry. I felt like her major breakout season in 2015 last … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Tang Yan

Answer Me 1988 Spawns Breakout Stars in Male Leads Ryu Jun Yeol and Park Bo Gum

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 16, 2016 by ockoalaJanuary 16, 2016
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Now that Answer Me 1988 has ended, I can finally marathon this baby and not get sucked into the usual shipping wars. I’ve participated in my fair share and honestly it’s exhausting, but hard to avoid when live watching a drama that’s popular and garners heavy audience involvement. One thing that everyone watching the drama seems to agree on is … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Park Bo Gum, Ryu jun Yeol

Marry Me or Not Goes Hot and Heavy in New Preview for Episode 12

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 16, 2016 by ockoalaJanuary 15, 2016
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I suggest viewers of Marry Me or Not have a fan handy for this Sunday’s episode 12, because the latest video preview gives a glimpse into upcoming OTP sexy times that had me fanning myself on mere seconds of footage alone. Leads Alice Ke and Roy Qiu said in recent interviews that it was the most intense and revealing onscreen … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Marry Me or Not

New Teasers Show Song Hye Kyo as a Feisty Doctor Flirting with Song Joong Ki in Descendants of the Sun

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 16, 2016 by ockoalaJanuary 15, 2016
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It’s still hard to fully believe that Descendants of the Sun is right around the corner, premiering in mid-February on KBS Wed-Thurs, taking over from The Merchant: Gaekju 2015. I’m still super excited even if the first teasers weren’t what I expected, at least nothing looked terrible or awkward right off the bat. Song Joong Ki remains the number one reason for my … Continue reading →

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

Lost You Forever Ch 47: No One to Share in the Sorrowful Desolation

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 15, 2016 by ockoalaJanuary 17, 2016
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A good story makes the most out of its fictional conundrums, weaving intricate webs of conflict that leads to a cathartic payoff. The beauty and tragedy in Lost You Forever is that the conflict happens around characters that I love, and if I were to splice the three male leads together into one super character then that would be the … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged Lost You Forever

Yoon Si Yoon to be Discharged From Military Service in the Marine Corps

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 15, 2016 by ockoalaJanuary 15, 2016
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While the doomsday clock has started ticking on the late 86 and 87 Korean male stars slated to enlist for their mandatory military service, one silver lining that it’s already 2016 comes in the form of the impending military discharge of Yoon Si Yoon on January 27th. I can’t believe my baby boy has been in the military for almost two … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Yoon Si Yoon

Madame Antoine Drops Three Flower Boys in Han Ye Seul’s Fortune Telling Den

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 15, 2016 by ockoalaJanuary 15, 2016
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The choice is in the hands of Han Ye Seul‘s character, but I wonder which of these three good looking young men will the audiences fall for when jTBC drama Madame Antoine premieres next Friday. While Han Ye Seul is a fortune teller who doesn’t have any secret ability up her sleeve beyond a great eye for reading people, her … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Han Ye Seul, Hwang Seung Eon, Jinwoon, Lee Jae Kyung, Lee Joo Hyung, Madame Antoine, Sung Joon

Marry Me or Not Episode 12 Delivers an Awful Attack Followed By Sweet Romance in a One-Two Dramatic Punch

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 14, 2016 by ockoalaJanuary 14, 2016
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This Sunday is going to be a rough go for me watching my beloved Marry Me or Not. There’s the spectre of the drama heading into the final few episodes of its run, always a melancholy thought to entertain when its a drama that has brought me so much satisfaction. But even more anxiety inducing are the previews that appear … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Marry Me or Not

Drama Posters for One More Happy Ending Bursting with Cheerful Optimism

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 14, 2016 by ockoalaJanuary 14, 2016
Romantic drama scenes by the beach.

What a visually promising start to the 2016 drama year, what with both of the January dramas I’m looking forward to delivering on the promos, and making it easy to like them both since they air on different time slots. I’m talking about jTBC‘s Madame Antoine which airs on Fri-Sat, which went early with poster releases two weeks ago, and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Nara, Jung Kyung Ho, Kwon Yul, One More Happy Ending, Seo In Young, Yoo Da In, Yoo In Na

Filming Starts on the C-movie Version of One Smile is Very Alluring with Angelababy and Jin Bo Ran

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 14, 2016 by ockoalaJanuary 12, 2016
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Filming has started on the C-movie adaptation of popular college age romance novel One Smile is Very Alluring (Wei Wei Yi Xiao Hen Qing Cheng). This is poised to be this year’s potential big like like You Are My Sunshine, and even earlier Shan Shan Come Eat. All three novels are by writer Gu Man, so linking them together makes … Continue reading →

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

Beatrice Fang and Yang Ming Wei Tie the Knot with SETTV Drama Stars Galore in Attendance

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 13, 2016 by ockoalaJanuary 13, 2016
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The star weddings coming out of Taiwan and China these past few years have been heading in the more and more extravagant direction, and that may all be thanks to megastar Jay Chou‘s English castle wedding to Hannah Quinlivan starting the one upping trend. Hannah’s bridesmaids at her luxe wedding included industry bestie actress Beatrice Fang, who may need to … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Aaron Yan, Beatrice Fang, Ivelyn Lee, Joanne Tseng, Lego Lee, Married, Melvin Sia, Tia Li, Wedding, Yang Ming Wei

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