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Dispatch Issues Rare Denial on Publishing Rumored Report on Lee Jong Seok and Suzy Dating

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 4, 2014 by ockoalaSeptember 4, 2014

In a week of genuinely depressing news from K-ent it’s actually a relief to have the tabloid Dispatch embroiled in yet another dating “scandal”. I seriously go cray cray anytime I hear the word scandal associated with dating unless one or both parties are married already yet K-ent continues to insist dating gossip between two single hotblooded beautiful entertainers is … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Lee Jong Seok, Scandals, Suzy

Joseon Gunman Episode 22 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 4, 2014 by ockoalaSeptember 7, 2014

Joseon Gunman started with a literal bang as drama opened on guns being fired and ends today with a well-deserved and perfectly executed bow. It makes me want to pinch myself that I got to recap such a solid drama and having it star a pair of my fave onscreen couples. With that said, I won’t miss JG at all … Continue reading →

Posted in Recaps | Tagged Joseon Gunman

Lee Byung Hun Blackmailed By Two Young Women Including Dahee of Glam Over Video of Lewd Conversation

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 4, 2014 by ockoalaSeptember 4, 2014

This latest scandal out of K-ent is a combination bad decision, bad behavior, and lawbreaking all wrapped into one. 2014 really is a terrible year for K-ent and if the remaining celebs who haven’t tasted the downside of fame this year want to go into hibernation mode until 2015 then I would totally understand. News broke earlier this week that … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dahee, Lee Byung Hun, Scandals

SBS Keeps Focusing on the Romance in Drama Poster and Third Teaser for My Lovely Girl

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 4, 2014 by ockoalaSeptember 3, 2014

A new drama poster and third teaser is out for My Lovely Girl (My Lovable Girl) airing on SBS after It’s Okay, It’s Love. The drama has another two weeks to go before airing but it’s reassuring to see a steady stream of promotional material come out rather than feeling like it’s desperately playing catch up. I remember this drama … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Krystal, My Lovely Girl, Rain

Park Shin Hye is Pinocchio and Awaits Her Maybe Leading Man Lee Jong Seok

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 3, 2014 by ockoalaSeptember 3, 2014

I can’t say this news surprising but it’s a nice way to start September with confirmed drama casting on a highly anticipated upcoming project. A week after reports surfaced that Park Shin Hye was in talks to headline the SBS drama Pinocchio, she’s been confirmed today as the leading lady. This was the drama that very publicly courted Kim Woo … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Park Shin Hye, Pinocchio

Joseon Gunman Episode 21 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 3, 2014 by ockoalaSeptember 3, 2014

The penultimate episode of Joseon Gunman does what it does best, with lots of fighting and bang bang to deliver a long awaited political coup to shake up the stale joint. King Gojong is such a spineless waste of space I can’t even muster up sympathy to see him brought so low, but at the same time he did always try … Continue reading →

Posted in Recaps | Tagged Joseon Gunman

Police Conclude Interview with Kim Hyun Joong Who Admits One Allegation and Denies Three Others

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 3, 2014 by ockoalaSeptember 3, 2014

Now that the Kim Hyun Joong domestic violence allegations are entering into the police sorting through statements and evidence phase, the news will likely ebb until its time for the police to make a recommendation to the prosecutor’s office and/or there is a settlement and the matter is resolved that way. This post will serve as a suitable capper for … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Hyun Joong, Scandals

My Secret Hotel Episode 6 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 3, 2014 by ockoalaSeptember 3, 2014

Lordy does this drama deliver the emotional smolder like no other. It’s just the right amount and coming towards leading lady Sang Hyo from both sides so she’s in a literal sexy men who adore sandwich. There are worse places to be and probably few better places around, especially since this episode 6 of My Secret Hotel has both leading … Continue reading →

Posted in Recaps | Tagged My Secret Hotel

Exciting Preview for Episode 21 of Joseon Gunman as the Drama Wraps this Week

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 2, 2014 by ockoalaSeptember 2, 2014

With all the hullabaloo over the imminent arrival of Iron Man on KBS Wed-Thurs, a little bit lost in the buzz is this being the finale week of Joseon Gunman. I thoroughly enjoyed recapping such a solid drama, an endeavor that didn’t quite reach the liftoff in excitement or buzz that it could have. Still can’t quite pinpoint where the … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama Previews | Tagged Joseon Gunman

Girl Group Ladies Code Involved in Tragic Car Accident and Member EunB Passes Away

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 2, 2014 by ockoalaSeptember 2, 2014

Covering K-dramas and some K-entertainment news leaves me at times feeling the negative outweighs the positive. Preventable accidents always leave me depressed at the unfairness of life and the unpredictability of things being fine one moment and then shockingly tragic the next. Earlier in the Summer A-list actress Gong Hyo Jin was involving in a serious car accident en route … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Ladies Code

Kim Hyun Joong Attends Police Investigation to Respond to the Assault Allegations

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 2, 2014 by ockoalaSeptember 2, 2014

Hopefully this will quell the public furor for now and let the police do their job investigating. Kim Hyun Joong arrived at the police station on the evening of September 2nd to attend the investigative summons on his assault and battery case filed by his ex-girlfriend. The allegations were made over two weeks ago but his agency Keyeast reached an … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Hyun Joong, Scandals

My Secret Hotel Episode 5 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 2, 2014 by ockoalaSeptember 1, 2014

My Secret Hotel continues to fire on all cylinders and each episode leaves me pumped up for the next hit. More light is shed on Sang Hyo and Hae Young’s broken marriage and it becomes clear that heady passionate love still needs two very different people to work at communication and understanding. I continue to love them both more and … Continue reading →

Posted in Recaps | Tagged My Secret Hotel

New Stills From My Lovely Girl Show Rain and His Dog Bestie along with Partying Idols

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 1, 2014 by ockoalaSeptember 1, 2014

I love dogs and I very much like Rain, so these new stills of the upcoming SBS drama My Lovely Girl (My Lovable Girl) are a good thing, yes? Too bad I still have major reservations about this drama, but at the same time the reservations don’t rise to the level of the bracing for an immediate impact stance that … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hoya, Krystal, L, My Lovely Girl, Rain

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