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K-pop Star Taeil Removed by SM From NCT Amidst Police Investigation into Sexual Assault Allegations

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 31, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 31, 2024
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So it feels disingenuous for K-ent to cover extensively BTS member Suga and his recent drunk driving (drunk riding) scandal and police investigation and not cover this way more serious case. Thankfully the K-media is all over this one as well and for good reason because the allegations if true are baaaaaaad. K-pop star Taeil (Moon Tae Il), a member … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged NCT, Taeil

Yu Zheng Confirms Wu Jin Yan and Wang Xing Yue to Reunite in New Drama

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 31, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 30, 2024
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The reunion onscreen of The Double costars Wu Jin Yan and Wang Xing Yue was not a matter of if but of when/where. Producer Yu Zheng has confirmed the two will be starring in his upcoming C-drama adaptation of novel Fall From Grace Spring Night (坠落春夜 Duo Luo Chun Ye). The novel is set in modern times but the drama will … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Wang Xing Yue, Wu Jin Yan

Bai Lu’s Agency Denies Recent Rumors that She is Secretly Dating Latest Costar Aou Rui Peng After Breaking Up with Previous Costar Zhang Ling He

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 30, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 31, 2024
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So word in the industry is that C-actress Bai Lu is always in dating scandals not of her own side doing. Many actors and actresses will personally leak dating rumors to drum up interest and publicity but for her it’s not that, it’s more that she has really good chemistry with her onscreen costars and maybe could have dated one … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Ao Rui Peng, Bai Lu, Zhang Ling He

Park Shin Hye is Vibrant as The Judge From Hell in New Stills Opposite Hardworking Kim Jae Young as Her Detective Foil

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 30, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 31, 2024
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There are a ton more stills released this week for upcoming SBS Fri-Sat fantasy legal drama The Judge From Hell. Female lead Park Shin Hye plays a Judge who gets her body taken over by a demon who is using her position to track down wrongdoers to send the person to hell. Her foil and likely partner in crime may … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Jae Young, Park Shin Hye, The Judge From Hell

Seo Ji Hye Makes Cameo Appearance in tvN Rom-com Love Next Door as Male Lead Jung Hae In’s Ex-girlfriend

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 30, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 29, 2024
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There isn’t a lot of story per se with tvN drama Love Next Door, so it rests on the characterizations, interactions, and chemistry. And so far 4-episodes in it’s still a mixed bag for me. I want desperately to love it and find myself working hard to merely like it, if the leads weren’t Jung Hae In and Jung So … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jung Hae In, Jung So Min, Love Next Door, Seo Ji Hye

Rookie Actress Bang Hyo Rin Cast in K-drama Knock Off after Kim Shi Eun Drops Off

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 29, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 29, 2024
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So I have no idea what happened but there is a change to one of the female actress leads in the K-drama Knock Off. Young actress Kim Shi Eun has dropped out and rookie actress Bang Hyo Rin has been cast in her role. Knock Off has already started filming so it’s a very interesting situation, and most recently happened … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bang Hyo Rin, Kim Shi Eun, Knock Off

Choi Woo Shik and Kim Da Mi in Talks for Third Collaboration in K-drama Hundred Times Memory

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 29, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 29, 2024
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I am so good with this if it comes true, as long as these two keep delivering the goods. K-ent casting gossip as Choi Woo Shik and Kim Da Mi in talks for a K-drama that if they accept would mark their third time acting onscreen together. He was a psychopath mutant and she killed him the first time around … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Choi Woo Shik, Kim Da Mi

C-ent Insiders Say Song Zu Er Has Possibility of Returning to Industry with Tax Underpayment Rather than Intentional Tax Evasion

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 29, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 28, 2024
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It’s better to know the outcome just to plan the future and now it’s clear for C-actress Song Zu Er what her option(s) are after the tax scandal. The recent news is that she’s had to pay over $300,000 USD in unpaid back taxes but it’s been determined to be missed taxes rather than intentional tax evasion. The latter would … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Song Zu Er

K-actress Jo Boa to Marry Non-celeb Boyfriend in October 2024

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 28, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 28, 2024
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Well it’s certainly double the good tidings for K-actress Jo Boa. She landed the female lead role in the high profile K-drama Knock Off which will air in 2025 and now she’s also landing a new role in her personal life, that of wife. She’s announced her upcoming marriage to a non-celeb boyfriend this October 2024 in Seoul. Obviously even … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Jo Boa, Married

Coupang Play Romance K-drama Cinderella at 2 AM with Shin Hyun Bin and Moon Sang Min Premieres to Decent Reviews

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 28, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 27, 2024
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I like being surprised and this may be one of those low expectation and decent payoff K-dramas that should be appreciated. Coupang Play K-drama Cinderella at 2 AM, which also airs on cable network Channel A, premiered this week and the reception for such a low key drama isn’t bad. The first ratings are 0.628% and the second episode went … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Cinderella at 2 am, Moon Sang Min, Shin Hyun Bin

Yang Zi and Liu Yu Ning in Talks for Female Empowerment Period C-drama Family Business

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 28, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 27, 2024
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So first word on the street is that The Days of Seclusion and Love is being postponed and now Tree of Life (Born to be Alive) is going to be moved to 2025 start as well, which frees up the male and female leads for those dramas to pair up elsewhere. C-ent casting says Yang Zi and Liu Yu Ning … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Family Business, Liu Yu Ning, Yang Zi

Tax Evasion Tip Off Person on the Song Zu Er Scandal Claims She Has Been Confirmed to Owe Back Taxes after Investigation

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 27, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 27, 2024
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There is new development in the C-actress Song Zu Er tax evasion scandal which has been silent for the past year as the authorities were reportedly investigating. Today the person who tipped it off claims to have gotten a call from the tax authorities thanking him for the tip off and sharing that the case has come to a conclusion … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Song Zu Er

TVING Sageuk Drama Chunhwa Love Story Releases First Still of Leads Go Ara and Chang Ryul

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 27, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 27, 2024
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So not only is this drama feel like a random surprise appearance for me, the leading actress also made me do a double take. Sageuk romance Chunhwa Love Story released the first still of leads Go Ara and Chang Ryul this week and I was seriously unable to place that this was even in development. And then I realized the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Chang Ryul, Chunhwa Love Story, Go Ara

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