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Yoona and Song Seung Heon are the Honorary Tax Ambassadors for 2015

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 23, 2015 by ockoalaApril 23, 2015
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There’s a new tax sheriff in town and their names are Yoona and Song Seung Heon. The pretty pair was just named honorary tax ambassadors for the Korean tax service for 2015, taking over the gig from last year’s duo of Ha Ji Won and Gong Yoo. Whenever I see each year’s picks for honorary tax ambassador, I just think … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Song Seung Heon, Yoona

Li Yi Feng Spotted in Korea on the Same Day as Lee Da Hae’s Birthday Sparking Reconciliation Talk

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 23, 2015 by ockoalaApril 22, 2015
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I do love hearing of romantic overseas visits, but I’m wondering how the heck these two ever thought it could possibly be kept underwraps in this day and age of social media prying eyes. April 19th is K-actress Lee Da Hae‘s birthday, but oddly she chose to celebrate it the day before on April 18th and posted pictures of her … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Lee Da Hae, Li Yi Feng

Kim Soo Hyun Unleashes his Lovelorn Dork Side in New Producer Stills

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 22, 2015 by ockoalaApril 22, 2015
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It’s Kim Soo Hyun‘s turn to take a solo bow for upcoming KBS drama Producer, after the production released solo stills of Cha Tae Hyun and Gong Hyo Jin last week. So far everyone looks good, and by good I mean looking perfectly suited for their character. Kim Soo Hyun actually looks younger than his age for once, he’s 27 … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Soo Hyun, Producer

The Girl Who Sees Smells Episode 7 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 22, 2015 by ockoalaApril 22, 2015
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Now that the who in The Girl Who sees Smells has been revealed, the drama is free to dole out the hows and whys of whatever grand killing scheme is being cooked up by the villain. Poor Doctor Chun makes multiple appearances in this episode, confirming that he’s deader than dead and really the victim of being in the wrong … Continue reading →

Posted in Recaps | Tagged The Girl Who Sees Smells

K-media Claims Kim Tae Hee and Rain are Planning Their Wedding, Rain’s Agency Denies Upcoming Nuptials

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 22, 2015 by ockoalaApril 21, 2015
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I feel like if Rain and Kim Tae Hee started dating five years ago, before he left for the army, theirs would be the K-ent star couple to dwarf all other star couples before them. One is the top solo idol of his generation, with a side gig in acting, while the other is a natural beauty and brains Seoul … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Tae Hee, Rain

Who Are You: School 2015 Gears Up for Premiere Next Week with New Posters and Previews

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 22, 2015 by ockoalaApril 22, 2015
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Each installment in the School series of K-dramas is its own entity, with a different screenwriter, PD, and cast. That means the recent success of School 2013 can’t and won’t provide any clue as to the ultimate fate of upcoming Who Are You: School 2015. With Blood all wrapped up School 2015 takes over the KBS Mon-Tues time slot starting … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim So Hyun, Nam Joo Hyuk, School 2015, Yook Sun Jae

Joo Sang Wook and Kim Sun Ah Lead the Script Reading for Masked Prosecutor

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 21, 2015 by ockoalaApril 21, 2015
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Kim Sun Ah! Joo Sang Wook! Come to Koala, my pretties! With the cast of Masked Prosecutor (English title The Man in the Mask) sitting down for the first script reading, the wait is on for another potential golden pairing to light up the small screens come June. I won’t jinx it but with the collective acting ability of the two … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hwang Sun Hee, Joo Sang Wook, Kim Sun Ah, Masked Prosecutor, Oh Joo Wan

Blood Signs Off with an Inexplicably Nonsensical Ending, Capping Critical and Ratings Flop Run

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 21, 2015 by ockoalaSeptember 21, 2020
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Blood mercifully ended today, wrapping up a 20-episode run that was probably 20 episodes too long. This drama can best be described as the narrative crap equivalent of Hyde, Jekyll, Me but without good acting from at least one of the leads. Ji Jin Hee probably feels like he did the best he could for the paycheck, but I want … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Jae Hyun, Blood, Gu Hye Sun, Ji Jin Hee

Romance C-movie The Beloved with Joe Cheng, Kim Bum, and Wang Li Kun Premieres at BJIFF

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 21, 2015 by ockoalaApril 21, 2015
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It’s nearly premiere time for romance C-movie The Beloved (Chinese title 重生爱人 means Reborn Lover). Starring C-actress Wang Li Kun, K-actor Kim Bum, and TW-actor Joe Cheng, this movie collected main leads with different ethnicity while sharing the same incredible good looks. The movie premieres on May 15th but the cast descended on last week’s BJIFF (Beijing International Film Festival) to … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Joe Cheng, Kim Bum, The Beloved, Wang Li Kun

The Girl Who Sees Smells Hits a Casting Coup with Namgong Min as the Chef with Ulterior Motives

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 21, 2015 by ockoalaApril 20, 2015
Man in chef's uniform looking over shoulder.

So far The Girl Who Sees Smells isn’t just my favorite currently airing K-drama, it’s also the most spot on with casting the major characters. Setting aside leads Yoochun and Shin Se Kyung, who I just want to gush over each and every week for their perfect chemistry and character portrayal, the spotlight also needs to be shone on second … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Namgong Min, The Girl Who Sees Smells

Another SNSD Member Off the Market as Yuri is Dating Korean Pitcher Oh Seung Hwan

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 20, 2015 by ockoalaApril 21, 2015
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Another K-ent dating news started this week off with a fast pitch out of the gate, pardon the pun but I just had to use it since rarely do I get to use baseball jargon. Notch another name off the list of single SNSD (Girl’s Generation) members as Kwon Yuri has just been revealed to be dating Korean relief pitcher … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Yuri

Yoo Yeon Seok and Kang Sora Have a Warm and Cozy Airport Meet Cute

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 20, 2015 by ockoalaApril 20, 2015
Young couple at an airport counter.

Looks like the leads of the upcoming Hong sisters new drama Warm and Cozy are off to a rom-com perfected first meeting. Nothing wrong with a patented K-drama meet-cute at some public place complete with something having gone awry, in this case leading lady Kang Sora seems to be in a logistics crunch while leading man Yoo Yeon Seok comes to … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kang Sora, Warm and Cozy, Yoo Yeon Seok

Scholar Who Walks the Night Holds Script Reading with Leads Lee Jun Ki, Lee Yoo Bi, Changmin, and Kim So Eun

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 20, 2015 by ockoalaApril 20, 2015
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And it’s a wrap! At least the casting portion is for upcoming vampire fantasy sageuk drama Scholar Who Walks the Night. I think this drama officially trumps the casting carousel of Kill Me Heal Me, we’ll have to wait until July to see if Scholar turns out as good as KMHM made out with its final cast. Night Scholar held a script … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Changmin, Kim So Eun, Lee Jun Ki, Lee Yoo Bi, Scholar Who Walks the Night

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