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Kim Hye Yoon Wraps Up Her Fun Girl 2024 Summer Jetting Off to Taiwan for Fan Meeting

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 25, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 23, 2024
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So Kim Hye Yoon may have more fan meetings and overseas trips on deck but it does feel like summer is coming to a close with all those concerts and trips and events overall for everyone, famous or not. She’s been getting much more media attention than usual thanks to the spring drama success of Lovely Runner and with it … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Hye Yoon

Jeon Jong Seo and Han So Hee in Pictorial Promoting Dual Female Lead Heist K-drama Project Y

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 24, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 23, 2024
Two women posing intimately in black and white.

So Han So Hee turned down the murder mystery K-drama The Price of Confession and instead will be filming the K-drama Project Y which is also a dual female lead story about two friends planning a big heist in Gangnam. The other female lead is Jeon Jong Seo who, if Han So Hee has a bad girl type image onscreen … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Han So Hee, Jeon Jong Seo, Project Y

Streaming Platform Wavve to Release Classic Hit K-dramas in 4K Remastered Director’s Cut Starting with My Name is Kim Sam Soon

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 24, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 23, 2024
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I recently wrote about the epic year that was 2005 for K-dramas with so many memorable hits and now streaming platform Wavve has found a way to commemorate and monetize older K-dramas from that era. The platform will be releasing anniversary edition director’s cut versions of classic K-dramas starting with the release of My Name is Kim Sam Soon next … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged My Name is Kim Sam Soon

K-netizens Remarks on Lee Min Ho Turning into an Ahjusshi at the Press Conference for Pachinko Season 2

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 24, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 23, 2024
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Streaming Apple TV K-drama Pachinko season 2 premieres today and this week the cast as been on a series of press tour events. I’m not interested in the drama but am happy for Lee Min Ho to land one of the male leads in this sprawling cast prestige drama and also get a broader global audience. He was supposed to … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Lee Min Ho

Posters Galore of Ding Yu Xi and Deng En Xi in Soon to Air Period C-drama Chang Le Qu

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 23, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 24, 2024
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The airing date is imminent, reportedly next week on August 26th, for period investigation and romance C-drama Chang Le Qu (长乐曲 which translates to Long Happy Song). Starring Ding Yu Xi and Deng En Xi the drama is about a noble daughter trained in solving crime who partners with the head of the imperial guard so the drama will have … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chang Le Qu, Deng En Xi, Ding Yu Xi

Seo Ye Ji Officially Returns to Entertainment Activity with Under New Agency

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 23, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 23, 2024
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It’s a fresh new image for K-actress Seo Ye Ji in her first public event since joining her new agency. She’s been on hiatus for two years since her last drama Eve, and been on the downtrend since her 2021 scandal with being a controlling girlfriend and gaslighting her then boyfriend Kim Jung Hyun. Her scandal wasn’t anything illegal but … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Seo Ye Ji

First Filming Stills of Tian Jia Rui and Wang Yu Wen in Republic Era Period Costume for Director Guo Jing Ming’s New C-drama

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 23, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 22, 2024
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The Republic era period C-drama Ran Shuang Wei Zhou 燃霜为昼 has started filming and the first stills are out from the film set of leads Tian Jia Rui, Wang Yu Wen, and Li Wen Han in costume. NGL, these three look way better than I expected and kinda serving mood solo just wandering around the set. The drama is your … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Tian Jia Rui, Wang Yu Wen

TW-actress Michelle Chen Spotted at Concert without Wedding Ring as Insiders Gossip that She’s Finally Letting the Marriage with Chen Xiao End

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 22, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 22, 2024
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So it’s unfair that marriage issues for star couples play out in the public realm but then again the stars themselves make it public and capitalize on it when it suits them. Married acting couple Chen Xiao and Michelle Chen are going on ten years of marriage but their relationship has been pooh-poohed from the very beginning with her being … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Chen Xiao, Divorce, Married, Michelle Chen

Kim Soo Hyun Leads Star Studded Recipients of the 2024 NEWSIS K-EXPO Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 22, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 22, 2024
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This week the event called the NEWSIS K-EXPO took place and was sponsored by many Korean agencies and government groups including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, Seoul Metropolitan Council, Korea Creative Content Agency, and Seoul Tourism Organization. The event awarded Korean stars various prizes for their commitment and contribution to Korean culture this year and … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Byun Yo Han, Chae Jung Hyeop, Go Min Si, Kim Hye Yoon, Kim Soo Hyun

Youku Releases New Posters and Stills of Xianxia C-drama The Eternal Fragrance with Song Wei Long and Ju Jing Yi as Reservations Hit 1 Million

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 22, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 21, 2024
Promo for "The Eternal Fragrance" drama series.

I don’t know who Song Wei Long pissed off but he has one finished drama collecting dust on the shelf which is Everlasting Longing with Angelababy, and now another drama where he gets flower vase Ju Jing Yi in all her dangly bits glory. The drama with Ju Jing Yi is titled The Eternal Fragrance and is a xianxia story. … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Ju Jing Yi, Song Wei Long, The Eternal Fragrance

Wang Xing Yue and Ren Min in Talks for Xianxia C-drama Adapted From Another Novel by the Writer of The Journey of Flower

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 21, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 22, 2024
Young man in traditional attire with sword.

So novelist Fresh Guo Guo is still best known for her novel and drama adaptation The Journey of Flower that leveled up Zhao Li Ying‘s career. A new drama adaptation of her other novel which is a prequel of sorts to The Journey of Flower is now casting and headed into production, the two leads will be Wang Xing Yue … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Ren Min, Wang Xing Yue

tvN Period Female Empowerment Drama Jung Nyeon with Kim Tae Ri Releases First Official Posters to Mixed K-netizen Reaction

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 21, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 21, 2024
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There is a lot of online K-netizen chatter feedback with the release of the first official posters for tvN drama Jung Nyeon, adapted from the same name webtoon. The drama is scheduled for a mid October release so in two months and has been a high profile project thanks to its prestige roots – the female lead is award winning … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jung Eun Chae, Jung Nyeon, KIm Tae Ri, Kim Yoon Hye, Ra Mi Ran, Shin Ye Eun

Period C-drama Are You the One with Zhang Wan Yi and Wang Chu Ran Air to Average Ratings But Praise for the Lead Couple’s Acting and Chemistry

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 21, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 20, 2024
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I’ve been watching Are You the One Since it premiered a week ago and honestly I haven’t felt any urge to write about it substantively on the merits or lack thereof. The drama starring Zhang Wan Yi and Wang Chu Ran still has my interest to click on new episodes every day but I FF more than I watch as … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Are You the One, Wang Chu Ran, Zhang Wan Yi

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