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Cass Beer Ad Campaigns in Recent Years Feature Hallyu Stars at the Cusp of Major Breakout

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 13, 2016 by ockoalaJanuary 12, 2016
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I don’t follow any brands, whatever the product it’s selling, so on occasion when I post about CFs it’s in relation to the spokesperson selected for that particular campaign who happens to be a star I like quite a lot. With that said, following an industry like K-ent for so many years, some things linger in the periphery of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Ji Chang Wook, Kim Soo Hyun, Kim Woo Bin, Lee Jong Seok, Lee Min Ho, Yoon Eun Hye

Yoon Eun Hye Guests on Chinese Acting School Variety Show Grade One Freshman

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 13, 2016 by ockoalaJanuary 12, 2016
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Yoon Eun Hye‘s foray into Chinese variety continues as she mulls over her next acting project. Doesn’t hurt to stay in the public limelight, and this particular show is a pretty neat concept. Produced by Hunan TV, the first season of Grade One Freshman follows a group of first year acting students enrolled at the prestigious Shanghai Theater Academy. The students … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Yoon Eun Hye

Bu Bu Jing Xin Married Leads Nicky Wu and Liu Shi Shi Showcase Their Love in Marie Claire China

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 13, 2016 by ockoalaJanuary 13, 2016
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These days any news around Bu Bu Jing Xin is all about the K-version adaptation, which isn’t remaking the C-drama but is adapting the original source C-novel in its own way. That’s good because the C-version had its own flair and wasn’t completely identical to the novel, and also because trying to copy a copy greatly increases the odds of … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Bu Bu Jing Xin, Liu Shi Shi, Nicky Wu

Lee Seung Gi Celebrates January Birthday as the Late 86 and 87 Birthday Boys Get Closer to Military Service

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 12, 2016 by ockoalaJanuary 12, 2016
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January 13th is my boy Lee Seung Gi‘s birthday, which makes the first birthday of a major Korean star in this new year 2016, and with it comes the reminder that it’s starting to go down to the wire for the end of the year 86ers and the huge batch of 87ers. Yoo Ah In, born in October of 86, … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Jang Geun Seok, Ji Chang Wook, Joo Won, Junsu, Lee Min Ho, Lee Seung Gi, Seo In Guk, T.O.P., Yoo Ah In

Previews for Episode 12 of Marry Me or Not Deliver Torrents of Danger with a Knight Boyfriend to the Rescue

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 12, 2016 by ockoalaJanuary 12, 2016

Episode 11 of Marry Me or Not really got my goat up, but for all the right reasons because it shows how much I love this drama and love my precious OTP of Huan Huan and Justin. There are only four episodes left and the previews for episode 12 look insanely intense, and will likely need some anti-anxiety pills for … Continue reading →

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

J-ent Buzzing Over Surprise Marriage of Kitagawa Keiko and Daigo

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 12, 2016 by ockoalaJanuary 12, 2016
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Not one but two big Japanese stars are off the market at the same time with the surprising announcement that actress Kitagawa Keiko and her rocker boyfriend Daigo have tied the knot. The two held a joint press conference on Monday morning to announce their marriage, having registered it officially and plan to have a ceremony later with family and … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Daigo, Keiko Kitagawa, Married

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
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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

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