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C-ent Starts Wedding Watch on Cross-Border Couple Song Seung Heon and Crystal Liu

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 16, 2015 by ockoalaOctober 15, 2015
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With the Chinese celebrity wedding of the year over with now that Huang Xiaoming and Angelababy have tied the knot and set the bar yet another level high, fans and pundits are moving on to wedding watch for the next top star couple to head down the aisle. It does seem too soon to be speculating on Korean-Chinese cross border … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Crystal Liu, Dating, Song Seung Heon

So Ji Sub and Shin Mina Lead the Script Reading for KBS Drama Oh My Venus

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 15, 2015 by ockoalaOctober 15, 2015
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Leave it to born sexy So Ji Sub to always find a way to un-sexy himself thoroughly with the use of simple clothes. He does it so spectacularly he always manages to steal the spotlight for the wrong sartorial reasons, and in this case it’s at the script reading for upcoming KBS drama Oh My Venus. It feels a bit … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Henry, Jung Kyeo Woon, Oh My Venus, Shin Mina, So Ji Sub, Yoo In Young

Song Joong Ki is the Broody New 2015 Model for Kolon Sport

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 15, 2015 by ockoalaOctober 15, 2015
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Song Joong Ki‘s entertainment career comeback after a two year military service hiatus feels as slow and steady as the arrival pace of his first acting project since discharge. Descendants of the Sun has been announced since 2014, got cast in early 2015, is now fully underway with filming, but alas won’t arrive until sometime in 2016. So many actors … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Song Joong Ki

Joseon Magician Unveils Cool Stop Motion Movie Poster Featuring Yoo Seung Ho

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 15, 2015 by ockoalaOctober 14, 2015
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It’s like the producers of upcoming fantasy sageuk movie Joseon Magician knew exactly which of my buttons to push when it comes to male lead Yoo Seung Ho. Stick in in a flowy long hair wig to bring back all the devastating memories from his sageuk turns in Warrior Baek Dong Soo and Arang and the Magistrate? Check. It’s like … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Yoo Seung Ho

Beautiful Selina Jen Bravely Poses for Marie Claire Sans Makeup and Burn Scar Covering

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 14, 2015 by ockoalaOctober 15, 2015
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I’m a firm believer in beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so I merely state my personal perspective but never deride or dismiss anyone who sees it otherwise. Frankly the very act of watching onscreen entertainment is that every viewer sees things in his or her own light. With that said, the just released Marie Claire Taiwan pictorial … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Selina Jen

Kang Sora is Bright and Beautiful at Canon CF Event in Seoul

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 14, 2015 by ockoalaOctober 14, 2015
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I like Kang Sora a lot, she’s got that triple threat combination of looks, acting ability, and relatable warmth. What she probably doesn’t have yet is that “it girl” hard to pinpoint quality that might propel a less acting talented actress like Suzy to the top but keeps Kang Sora from fully breaking out. But I think it’ll come in … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kang Sora

Pregnant and Glowing Jeon Ji Hyun Makes Appearance at Nepa Charity Event

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 14, 2015 by ockoalaOctober 14, 2015
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I think it’s clear that pregnant women run the same gamut as their non-pregnant brethren, i.e. comes in all shapes and sizes. With that said, pregnant stars almost always skew towards the doesn’t look pregnant at all end of the spectrum, glowing with only teeny tiny baby bumps and no excess weight added anywhere else but the belly. Six-month pregnant … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Jeon Ji Hyun

Han Ye Seul Considers Cable Drama Madame Antoinette by Writer of Marry Him If You Dare and The King 2 Hearts

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 14, 2015 by ockoalaOctober 13, 2015
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This drama doesn’t interest me all that much (yet), which of course can change if and when the cast gets filled out with one or more of my faves. For now it’s on my hhhhhhmmmmm list, which at least is better than being on my for sure skip list. Upcoming cable network jTBC may have  found its titular Madame Antoinette in … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Han Ye Seul, Madame Antoinette

Japanese Network NHK to Stop Airing K-dramas After Empress Ki Finishes Run

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 13, 2015 by ockoalaOctober 12, 2015
Two contrasting scenes: dramatic and romantic moments.

The end of an era for the K-drama wave has arrived in one country that has been a huge consumer of Hallyu products for well over a decade- Japanese broadcaster NHK has announced that it won’t be airing anymore Korean dramas after the network finishes airing Empress Ki. NHK is Japan’s biggest and oldest network and has been airing K-dramas … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Empress Ki, NHK, Winter Sonata

Jo In Sung and Kwang Soo to Appear in Upcoming Noh Hee Kyung Drama Dear My Friends

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 13, 2015 by ockoalaOctober 13, 2015
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K-drama screenwriter Noh Hee Kyung has won me back to her good graces completely after It’s Okay, It’s Love, not that I ever grew fully disenchanted with her but IOIL did make me love her 100% again. Her few dramas before IOIL such as Padam Padam and That Winter, the Wind Blows were all too clinical for me, I never … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Dear My Friends, Go Hyun Jung, Jo In Sung, Kwang Soo, Noh Hee Kyung, Shin Sung Woo

Goodbye Mr. Black with Moon Chae Won and Lee Jin Wook Picked Up by MBC for Wed-Thurs Drama

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 13, 2015 by ockoalaOctober 12, 2015
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I’m sure tons of folks will be thrilled to hear this drama news – Goodbye Mr. Black has been officially revived! I never thought it was totally dead, that makes no sense when the drama has a writing-directing team already and finished casting the main leads. Whereas when drama projects like the shelved Shin Mina rom-com Let’s Have Dinner Together … Continue reading →

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

Yoo Seung Ho Triple Play: Joseon Magician, Owner of Imaginary Cat, and Possibly Doing SBS Drama Remember

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 12, 2015 by ockoalaOctober 12, 2015
Young man with long hair and intense gaze.

It’s certainly amusing that Yoo Seung Ho‘s first post-military project is the sageuk movie The Joseon Magician (see awesome first movie poster above – swoooooon), he’s clearly got some magical powers how else to explain this latest casting news. Apparently it’s not going to be SBS regular Lee Jong Seok in upcoming Wed-Thurs thriller drama Remember, but is instead going … Continue reading →

Posted in Films, K-dramas | Tagged Remember, Yoo Seung Ho

Giordano Releases Fall 2015 CFs with Real Life Couple Shin Mina and Kim Woo Bin

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 12, 2015 by ockoalaOctober 11, 2015
Couple leaning against a brick wall together.

There’s an odd chemistry around real life couple Kim Woo Bin and Shin MIna, and it’s even more apparent when they do CFs together, like the recently released pictorial for casual wear brand Giordano. I don’t mean anything negative when I say odd, just that the vibe they get off is rather different than expected – while Kim Woo Bin … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Kim Woo Bin, Shin Mina

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