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Upcoming Madame Antoine Leads Sung Joon and Han Ye Seul are an Edgy Couple in Cosmopolitan Korea

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 24, 2015 by ockoalaNovember 23, 2015
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I sure hope upcoming jTBC drama Madame Antoine manages to overcome it’s odd sounding drama title, and manages to capitalize on a ridiculously good looking lead coupling of Han Ye Seul and Sung Joon. Pretty is subjective and there are different types of good looking, but Han Ye Seul and Sung Joon fall into the same type for me – … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Han Ye Seul, Madame Antoine, Sung Joon

Nam Joo Hyuk in Talks to Pile On the Flower Boy Cast of Moon Lovers

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 23, 2015 by ockoalaNovember 23, 2015
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The flower boy cast of upcoming K-drama Moon Lovers is growing at an exponential rate it seems. Within two weeks we’ve got the casting out five out of six main lead princes, and from the looks of it this might be a lock unless someone drops out before the cameras roll. The latest name to join the K-drama adaptation of … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Moon Lovers, Nam Joo Hyuk

Yeon Jung Hoon Expecting First Child with Six Months Pregnant Wife Han Ga In

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 23, 2015 by ockoalaNovember 24, 2015
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This is wonderful news, and even more heartwarming for this particular star couple after what they’ve been through. Korean acting married couple Yeon Jung Hoon and his wife Han Ga In are expecting their first child together, with Han Ga In currently six months pregnant and the baby due in late winter 2016. The couple have been married ten years and … Continue reading →

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

Eye-catching Character Posters and First Funny Drama Teaser for Cheese in the Trap

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 23, 2015 by ockoalaNovember 23, 2015
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The countdown has begun for upcoming tvN drama adaptation of popular webtoon Cheese in the Trap. I’m a huge manga fan since childhood but the dawn of webtoons in the last decade or so has mostly eluded me. That’s why I haven’t read Cheese in the Trap and don’t plan to because I really like the cast and would love … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Cheese in the Trap, Kim Go Eun, Lee Sung Kyung, Nam Joo Hyuk, Park Hae Jin, Park Seo Joon

Daniel Henney Makes K-drama Return and Joins MBC Drama Goodbye Mr. Black

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 22, 2015 by ockoalaNovember 22, 2015
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Woah, what’s with this out of left fielding casting throw? But at least the upsides are more star power and additional clarity on the fate of this particular drama, so for that I’ll lean towards the positive with this surprising news. Korean-American actor Daniel Henney is the latest addition to the cast of upcoming MBC revenge drama Goodbye Mr. Black. He … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Daniel Henney, Goodbye Mr. Black

Lee Jong Seok Channels a Broody Gentleman in Paris for Marie Claire Korea

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 22, 2015 by ockoalaNovember 21, 2015
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This is a different Lee Jong Seok pictorial than I’m used to, and I mean that in a good wya. It’s less boyish and playful, more manly and grounded. For the December issue of Marie Claire Korea, the magazine sent Lee Jong Seok to Paris in the fall for a photo shoot, the locale now in the news for very … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Lee Jong Seok

First Teasers for Remember Shows Yoo Seung Ho’s Memory Racing Against Time

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 22, 2015 by ockoalaNovember 22, 2015
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Remember is looking mighty familiar and I’m unable to guess whether that’ll be a good or bad thing. It feels like so many K-drama thrillers that have come this way in recent years – good guy/girl racing against the clock and against the bad guys in order to save a life. Coming from SBS, it reminds me most of God’s … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Namgong Min, Park Min Young, Remember, Yoo Seung Ho

The Assassin Leads the Big Win at the 52nd Annual Golden Horse Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 22, 2015 by ockoalaNovember 22, 2015
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The glitz and glamour of big film awards didn’t just descend in Seoul this weekend for the Grand Bell Awards, down South a few hours Taipei hosted the 52nd annual Golden Horse Awards, the most prestigious film awards in Chinese-language cinema. the big winner was Taiwan director Hou Hsiao Hsien’s nouveau minimalist wuxia movie The Assassin with Shu Qi and … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Aaron Kwok, Alec Su, Chang Chen, Darren Wang, Deng Cao, Golden Horse Awards, Gwui Lun Mei, Ha Ji Won, Jian Man Shu, Kai Ko, Lin Chi Ling, Nikki Hsieh, Shu Qi, Tiffany Hsu, Vivian Song

Marry Me or Not Sends the Bickering New Couple on a Showmanship Spa Date

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 21, 2015 by ockoalaNovember 21, 2015
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It’s a feat of ingenious drama narrative that the heat keeps getting dialed up in TW-drama Marry Me or Not. If things keep heating up between Justin and Huan Huan, she’s definitely going to have to marry him even if she’d rather not. But that’s never going to happen, the sizzle between them is a force of nature and clearly … Continue reading →

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

Suzy Dons Modern Hanbok Couture for 1st Look Magazine

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 21, 2015 by ockoalaNovember 21, 2015
Young woman in traditional attire, elegant pose.

I’ve never been a big fan of the Korean hanbok but over the years have come to appreciate the look more and more. I think the hanbok look in K-dramas are also evolving, I first noticed it in Jang Ok Jung, Live in Love when the fashion took center stage and the fabric, cuts, and color combinations were vividly beautiful. … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Suzy

The 52nd Grand Bell Awards Holds Star Power Dimmed Ceremony

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 21, 2015 by ockoalaNovember 21, 2015
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The pared down and star-dimmed 52nd Annual Grand Bell Awards (Daejong Awards) took place Friday night and the biggest K-star in attendance ended up being Lee Min Ho. The fact that he won Best New Actor in Film for Gangnam Blues says something, not about whether he was deserving or not, but that an awards show solely devoted to film … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Grand Bell Awards, Kang Ha Neul, Lee Hyun Woo, Lee Min Ho, Lim Ji Yeon, Park Seo Joon, Yoo Yeon Seok

Jo In Sung and Yook Sung Jae are the Charming Odd Bromance for Black Yak Fall/Winter 2015 Campaign

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 20, 2015 by ockoalaNovember 19, 2015
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This is such an unexpected pairing that works marvelously for me, and it’s not even in a drama OTP context. Sporty brand Black Yak paired up long time spokesperson Jo In Sung with newly added youthful brand model Yook Sung Jae for it’s fall/winter 2015 ad campaign and all I can say is awwwwwwwwww. They are so adorakable together! This … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Jo In Sung, Yook Sung Jae

Kim Tae Hee and Rain Deny Reports of a Christmas Eve Wedding

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 20, 2015 by ockoalaNovember 19, 2015
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Time for another update on the love life of top Korean star couple Rain and Kim Tae Hee. Many of the famous couplings that have shocked K-ent in the three years since these two open the flood gates three years ago have called it quits, yet brainy Kim Tae Hee and brawny Rain continue to chug along. I really didn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Kim Tae Hee, Rain

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