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One More Happy Ending Unveils Fake Girl Group Angel and Male Lead Jung Kyung Ho

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 11, 2016 by ockoalaJanuary 11, 2016
Five women in angel costumes smiling together.

On my garsh does this drama look so silly cute! The first promo teaser picture is out of the four female leads in upcoming MBC drama One More Happy Ending, along with a surprise cameo by idol-actress Sandara Park. The four female leads played by Jang Nara, Yoo In Na, Yoo Da In, and Seo In Young, along with Sandara’s … Continue reading →

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

C-couple Fan Bing Bing and Li Chen Make Star-studded Appearance on TW-variety Show Kangsi Coming

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 11, 2016 by ockoalaJanuary 10, 2016
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The last two years has seen some huge Chinese and Taiwanese celebrity weddings which means the pool is dwindled now in 2016 for big name star couples to get hitched. The media and fans attention remains focused the most on A-listers Fan Bing Bing and Li Chen, will perhaps Faye Wong and Nicholas Tse being equally anticipated though these two … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Fan Bing Bing, Li Chen

K-Bu Bu Jing Xin Preps Filming as Lee Jun Ki Snaps Pic with Kang Na Neul and Kim Sung Kyun While IU in Taiwan for Fan Meeting

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 11, 2016 by ockoalaJanuary 11, 2016
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I’m always impressed at how hardworking and seemingly tireless some entertainers are. Case in point is Lee Jun Ki, other than his two year military service hiatus, he’s a nonstop star toggling both an acting and singing career, and doing so with an upbeat positive attitude. I feel like he just finished Scholar Who Walks the Night yet here he … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bobogyungsim: Ryeo, Bu Bu Jing Xin, IU, Kang Ha Neul, Kim Sung Kyun, Lee Jun Ki

Ha Ji Won and Younger Brother Jeon Tae Soo’s Father Unexpectedly Passes Away

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 10, 2016 by ockoalaJanuary 10, 2016
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I hate to be the bearer of bad news but real life doesn’t always imitate fiction and sometimes even exceeds it in ways impossible to prepare for. 2016 was looking rosy for A-list Korean actress Ha Ji Won, but before she could even take the first steps into the new year with her entertainment career, her real life delivered a … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Ha Ji Won, Jeon Tae Soo

Jang Geun Seok Confirms He Picked a 2016 K-drama as His Next Project

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 10, 2016 by ockoalaJanuary 10, 2016
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I’m seeing a more grounded and centered Jang Geun Seok in this return to K-ent, as both a singer in being the MC for idol competition show Produce 101 and as an actor who will soon be back on television in a K-drama. In a radio interview last week, Jang Geun Seok confirmed that he’s already selected his acting project … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Jang Geun Seok

Kang Dong Won Pulls Off Fashion Extremes and Still Looks Handsome

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 10, 2016 by ockoalaJanuary 9, 2016
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A-list Korean movie star Kang Dong Won isn’t one of my faves, and in fact I’m probably in the minority where he does nothing for me, but he’s undoubtedly one of the most acclaimed actors of his age group. He’s also been known as quite the fashion plate and his most recent public forays to promote the K-movie A Violent … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Kang Dong Won

Episode 11 Brings Interloper and Doubts to the Burgeoning OTP Romance

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 9, 2016 by ockoalaJanuary 8, 2016
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It’s a testament to how much I’ve come to love the leads in Marry Me or Not that even ancillary obstacles get my goat up. I know Justin’s mother is not going to meddle in any way substantive, at least not if Justin can help it, and neither is the arrival of his law school junior in a cameo by … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Alice Ke, Kimi Hsia, Marry Me or Not, Roy Qiu

Jung Woo Sung is An Equal Opportunity Visual, Complementing Both Costars Jo In Sung and Kim Ha Neul

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 9, 2016 by ockoalaJanuary 7, 2016
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Whenever there is a viewer poll on best looking K-movie star, A-list Korean actor Jung Woo Sung is invariably on it and in the top three ranking. He’s been the top visual in Korea for over twenty years ever since his Beat days, and being a rabid Jung Woo Sung fan (even if I don’t write about him all the time) … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Jo In Sung, Jung Woo Sung, Kim Ha Neul

MBC Preps Filming for Revenge Drama Goodbye Mr. Black with Moon Chae Won and Lee Jin Wook

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 9, 2016 by ockoalaJanuary 8, 2016
Trio of performers at a press backdrop

It’s easy to see why fame is fleeting in an out of sight out of mind way because I’ve done forgot about upcoming MBC drama Goodbye Mr. Black. Once it was in the news all the time for casting updates, then later for which network was airing it back-and-forth, but once it was set on MBC and then got pushed … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Daniel Henney, Goodbye Mr. Black, Kim Kang Woo, Lee Jin Wook, Moon Chae Won, Song Jae Rim, Yoo In Young

Kris and Zhao Li Ying Crowned King and Queen of the 2016 Weibo Awards in Beijing

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 8, 2016 by ockoalaJanuary 8, 2016
Man in long black coat with patterned gown

Nothing looks as good as having a hottie doting fiancee by one side, and the star couple of Chen Xiao and Michelle Chen were definitely the major standout at the just held Weibo Awards in China. I feel like K-ent holds its awards at year end whereas C-ent holds it in January, before the lunar new year end. Weibo is … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Ada Choi, Alec Su, Amber Kuo, Cecilia Cheung, Chen Xiao, Gary, Jin Dong, Kris, Kwang Soo, Liu Tao, Luo Yun Xi, Lynn Xiong, Ma Su, Michelle Chen, Song Ji Hyo, Stephen Chow, Wang Cho Lam, Wang Kai, Wu Lei, Yao Chen, Zhao Li Ying, Zheng Kai, Zhou Dong Yu

First Slapsticky Teaser for One More Happy Ending Plays Up Rom-com Appeal

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 8, 2016 by ockoalaJanuary 8, 2016
Collage of hopeful faces with pink title

It’s a good week to feel optimistic about upcoming K-dramas when there are interesting new goodies, case in point being the first teaser for upcoming MBC drama One More Happy Ending. I find myself loving the drama title and premise, it’s such a positive yet realistic belief, that romance isn’t always a one-shot happy ending take and even those who … 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

Jung Kyung Ho is a Charming Winter Wear Model for Sure Magazine January 2016 Edition

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 8, 2016 by ockoalaJanuary 7, 2016
Man in gray coat posing by window.

It’s clearly countdown time to upcoming MBC drama One More Happy Ending because I’m starting to see the stars of the drama doing new pictorials. First up is male lead Jung Kyung Ho in Sure Magazine modeling male winter wear with the turtlenecks and wool outerwear. He’s ever so easy on the eyes, not because he’s naturally all that good … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Jung Kyung Ho

Liu Shi Shi as The Imperial Doctress in New Drama Stills for the Ming Dynasty Period Romance

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 8, 2016 by ockoalaJanuary 6, 2016
Portrait of two imperial court ladies

I must say C-actress Liu Shi Shi may be cornering the market on romancing royal brothers, which if history and fictional dramatic style has shown in the past almost always don’t end well. She’s gotten her own happy romantic ending in real life, now married her to Bu Bu Jing Xin leading man Nicky Wu, but her star-crossed romance in … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Huang Xuan, Liu Shi Shi, The Imperial Doctress, Wallace Huo

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