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Decision to Leave Wins Major Prizes at the 2022 Blue Dragon Awards with Lots of Star Power in Attendance

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 25, 2022 by ockoalaNovember 26, 2022
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The awards sweeping juggernaut that is K-movie Decision to Leave continues to domination, taking home Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor for Park Hae Il and Best Actress for Tang Wei at this Friday’s 2022 Blue Dragon Awards in Seoul. There were lots of stars in attendance and the fashion was par for the course at a K-awards event. … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Byun Yo Han, Chun Woo Hee, Daniel Henney, Go Yoon Jung, IU, Kim Hye Soo, Kim Hye Yoon, Kim Yoo Jung, Park Hae Il, Park So Dam, Tang Wei, Yoo Yeon Seok, Yoona | 26 Replies

Confidential Assignment 2 a Hit After Netting 2 Million Tickets Sold in Just 6 Days After Premiere

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 11, 2022 by ockoalaSeptember 11, 2022
Action movie poster featuring three men.

Aside from the cheesy low budget early posters for Confidential Assignment 2: International, I figured this movie would appeal to the general public and be a moneymaker and good buzz for all involved. Then the last two weeks the cast and crew went all out on the promo circuit, I counted at least four different press conferences and events and … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Daniel Henney, Hyun Bin, Jin Seon Kyu, Yoo Hae Jin, Yoona | 4 Replies

Slightly Better Character Posters for Confidential Assignment 2 with Hyun Bin and Yoo Hae Jin Back for Round 2 Against Jin Seon Kyu

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 13, 2022 by ockoalaAugust 14, 2022
Action movie poster featuring three men.

Haha, maybe the graphic designer on the movie Confidential Assignment 2: International Cooperation heard all the complaints about how low budget and dumb the official movie posters were. So for the individual movie character posters at least each character looks less stiff albeit three dudes are literally doing the exact same pose. It’s the gun drawn one of course, with … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Confidential Assignment, Daniel Henney, Hyun Bin, Jin Seon Kyu, Yoo Hae Jin, Yoona | Leave a reply

Confidential Assignment 2 Drops Legit Cheese-tastic and Awful Official Movie Posters in a Rarity for a High Profile Movie

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 4, 2022 by ockoalaAugust 6, 2022
Action movie poster featuring three men.

I mean, this movie is high profile, no? A sequel to a box office hit original and starring three movie star male leads and another movie star lead as the baddie and toss in an idol-actress for eye candy, it’s basically a box office guarantee. This is the kind of movie audiences will flock to because it signals action entertainment … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Confidential Assignment, Daniel Henney, Hyun Bin, Yoo Hae Jin | 2 Replies

First Trailer for Confidential Assignment 2 with Hyun Bin, Yoo Hae Jin, and Daniel Henney Crank Up the Absurd Action Promising Popcorn Level Entertainment

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 1, 2022 by ockoalaAugust 1, 2022

The joke about action movies is that when the first is a hit then the inevitable sequel will take the exact same ingredients and just make it faster, louder, and general more in every way. That’s exactly what’s happening with upcoming K-movie Confidential Assignment 2, the sequel to the 2017 flick and this time two male leads in Hyun Bin … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Confidential Assignment, Daniel Henney, Hyun Bin, Yoo Hae Jin, Yoona | 2 Replies

First Official Stills of Hyun Bin, Yoo Hae Jin, and Daniel Henney in Upcoming Confidential Assignment 2: International

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 22, 2022 by ockoalaMay 22, 2022
Collage of five stylish individuals' portraits.

A big budget and bigger names sequel is coming for hit K-movie Confidential Assignment (Cooperation) with the sequel Confidential Assignment 2: International releasing the first official still this week. Leads Hyun Bin, Yoo Hae In, and Yoona return from the first movie with new additional Daniel Henney as another government agent and Jin Seon Kyu as the new baddie. The … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Confidential Assignment, Cooperation, Daniel Henney, Hyun Bin, Jin Seon Kyu, Yoo Hae Jin, Yoona | 7 Replies

Hyun Bin, Yoona, and Yoo Hae Jin Reunite for K-movie Confidential Assignment 2 Along with Daniel Henney and Jin Seon Kyu

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 22, 2021 by ockoalaJanuary 22, 2021
Five actors posing in a grid layout.

So much has changed in 4 years since the original movie came out in 2017 not least of which lead actor Hyun Bin has played yet another North Korean officer since then ha! The movie Confidential Assignment was a box office hit and there are always new cases that could use North and South Korean collaboration to solve so the … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Confidential Assignment, Daniel Henney, Hyun Bin, Jin Seon Kyu, Yoo Hae Jin, Yoona | 8 Replies

Hyun Bin Yoo Hae Jin, and Yoona Return for K-movie Sequel Confidential Assignment 2 and Adds Daniel Henney to the Cast

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 28, 2020 by ockoalaAugust 28, 2020
Four celebrities posing for a photo.

Well this is unexpected but a nice action movie now to look forward to. 2017 box office hit Confidential Assignment is getting a sequel four years later, with a scheduled 2021 release but who knows with COVID filming delays these days. The main duo will return with North Korean officer Hyun Bin paired with South Korean detective Yoo Hae Jin, … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Confidential Assignment, Daniel Henney, Hyun Bin, Yoo Hae Jin, Yoona | 6 Replies

MBC Preps Filming for Revenge Drama Goodbye Mr. Black with Moon Chae Won and Lee Jin Wook

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 9, 2016 by ockoalaJanuary 8, 2016
Three actors posing together at an event.

It’s easy to see why fame is fleeting in an out of sight out of mind way because I’ve done forgot about upcoming MBC drama Goodbye Mr. Black. Once it was in the news all the time for casting updates, then later for which network was airing it back-and-forth, but once it was set on MBC and then got pushed … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Daniel Henney, Goodbye Mr. Black, Kim Kang Woo, Lee Jin Wook, Moon Chae Won, Song Jae Rim, Yoo In Young | 18 Replies

Daniel Henney Makes K-drama Return and Joins MBC Drama Goodbye Mr. Black

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 22, 2015 by ockoalaNovember 22, 2015
Smiling man pointing and posing confidently.

Woah, what’s with this out of left fielding casting throw? But at least the upsides are more star power and additional clarity on the fate of this particular drama, so for that I’ll lean towards the positive with this surprising news. Korean-American actor Daniel Henney is the latest addition to the cast of upcoming MBC revenge drama Goodbye Mr. Black. He … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Daniel Henney, Goodbye Mr. Black | 28 Replies

Elle Korea Features a Smorgasbord of K-stars for its Charitable “Share Happiness” Campaign

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 24, 2013 by ockoalaDecember 23, 2013

The holiday season is fast approaching like a freight train and with it comes holiday cheer and hopefully more charitable givings. Elle Korea has assembled a huge group of actors, actresses, and idols for it’s annual “Share Happiness” charity photo campaign. The ginormous list of participating stars include: Jung Kyung Ho, Lee Jin Wook, Daniel Henney, Lee Bo Young, Han … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Daniel Choi, Daniel Henney, Dohee, Go Ara, Go Hara, Han Chae Young, Han Ji Hye, Im Seulong, Ji Jin Hee, Jung Kyung Ho, Jung Yumi, Kim Ji Hoon, Kim Yoo Jung, Lee Bo Young, Lee Jin Wook, Nam Gyu Ri, Park Bo Young, Ryu Soo Young, Sooyoung, Taecyeon, Yoo Yeon Seok | 9 Replies

IRIS 2 Confirmed with Jang Hyuk and Lee Da Hae Leading A-list Cast

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 19, 2012 by ockoalaSeptember 20, 2012

Will it be three times the charm for what is now confirmed as the three peat performance of Jang Hyuk and Lee Da Hae trying to not die onscreen when acting opposite one another. Hyukie’s bitten the bullet twice now with Da Hae, and with my luck, she’ll probably be the one to kick the bucket in the upcoming IRIS … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Daniel Henney, IRIS 2, Jang Hyuk, Kim Min Jong, Kim Seung Soo, Lee Da Hae, Oh Yoon Soo | 13 Replies

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