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EXO Member Chen Announces Surprise Wedding to Pregnant Fiancee

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 13, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 14, 2020
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This news is two weeks too late to make the Dispatch Jan 1 breaking scoop but there is now a first idol shocker of 2020. Chen of boy idol group EXO announced today via a handwritten note to his fans that he was getting married. The 29 year old singer and songwriter will be marrying his non-celeb girlfriend and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Chen, EXO, Married | 13 Replies

Blackpink’s Jennie and EXO’s Kai Confirmed Dating After Becoming Dispatch’s Annual Jan 1 Reveal

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 1, 2019 by ockoalaJanuary 2, 2019
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Korean tabloid Dispatch has dropped so many January 1 dating reveals complete with surveillance pictures this year feels like a given and the reaction from the fans of the two stars in question seem so muted and mature. This year’s couple as the first confirmed K-star dating news of 2019 is Blackpink‘s Jennie and EXO‘s Kai, an idol pairing and … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Blackpink, Dating, EXO, Kai | 9 Replies

Kai Tops Buzz Meter in Bizarre Gucci Couture Outfit at Fashion Show in France

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 31, 2018 by ockoalaMay 31, 2018
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Well done, Kai! High end couture is naturally rife with super weird creations and confections more for the artistry than wearability. EXO’s main dancer Kai is definitely savvy to generating buzz because he picked at outfit for this week’s Gucci resort collection show in France that is guaranteed to elicit commentary. He’s wearing a Gucci oversized plaid suit with old … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged EXO, Kai | 14 Replies

Song Hye Kyo and Three Members of EXO Attend the Korea-China Talks with South Korea President Moon Jae In

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 16, 2017 by ockoalaDecember 15, 2017
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Things may be thawing between South Korea and Mainland China, or at least both sides are attempting to warm things up. South Korean President Moon Jae In visited Beijing last week along with Hallyu top actress Song Hye Kyo and three members of the boy idol group EXO for the opening ceremony of the Korea-China Economic and Trade Partnership Forum. … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged EXO, Song Hye Kyo | 23 Replies

Cha Seung Won, Ji Sung, EXO and Many More Popular Stars Receive 2017 Korean Popular Culture & Arts Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 3, 2017 by ockoalaNovember 3, 2017
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The 2017 Korean Popular Culture & Arts Awards took place quietly with a cancelled red carpet due to the passing of beloved veteran leading man Kim Joo Hyuk earlier in the week. The big winners among stars I follow are veterans Park Geun Hyung and Yoon Yeo Jung getting feted with highest Order of Cultural Merits. Three heavyweight male leads … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Cha Seung Won, EXO, Ji Sung, Kim Sang Joong, Namgong Min, Park Bo Gum, Park Bo Young, Park Geun Kyung, Ra Mi Ran, Son Hyun Joo, Yoon Yeo Jung | 5 Replies

EXO, Yoo Ah In, and Hyeri Lead the 2016 Forbes Korea Top 40 Celebrity Power Rankings

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 27, 2016 by ockoalaFebruary 27, 2016
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The list is out for Forbes Korea magazine’s annual ranking of the 40 Most Powerful Celebrities, a ranking that takes into account a whole host of factors including buzz, name recognition, successful projects, number of CFs, and so forth. I hope to forestall useless arguing since just because you/he/she think your oppa or unni is the most popular person on … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Cha Seung Won, EXO, Ha Jung Woo, Hwang Jung Min, IU, Jeon Ji Hyun, Kwang Soo, Lee Byung Hun, Lee Jung Jae, Lee Min Ho, Rankings, Seolhyun, SNSD, Suzy, Taeyeon, Yoo Ah In, Yoo Jae Suk | 94 Replies

K-advertisers Name Most Valuable 2016 Entertainment Brands in Korea

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 25, 2016 by ockoalaJanuary 25, 2016
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Brand awareness and strength is a critical assessment element in the marketing industry, and stars have long since joined in the pool of companies and products which consumers connect with. The Korean advertising association released a data set this week naming the most valuable individual entertainment brands across the spectrum of industries and the results are mostly as expected. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged EXO, Hwang Jung Min, Jo Seung Woo, Kim Soo Hyun, Kim Yuna, Psy, Yoo Jae Suk | 11 Replies

Two Wrongs Don’t Make a Right: Tao’s First Solo a Diss Track to his EXO Experience, Then SM Has His MV Pulled

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 25, 2015 by ockoalaJuly 26, 2015
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If there is a thing called backfiring then SM Entertainment might want to consider giving a class because the company is certainly doing a bang up job at it. This week was the solo mini album release in China by former EXO member Tao (Huang Zi Tao), a development I covered recently only as confirmation that he’s finally left the … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged EXO, SM Entertainment, Tao | 31 Replies

Tao Announces Solo Mini Album Comeback in China and EXO Officially Goes Down Another Member

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 13, 2015 by ockoalaJuly 13, 2015
Z.TAO comeback promotional image with purple hair.

I would feel sorry for EXO fans, except the fans may be feeling so numb from the relentless departure pains that no one can feel a thing anymore. The long drawn out withdrawal of Chinese member Tao (Huang Zi Tao) from the boy band appears to have come to a definitive conclusion over the weekend as Tao’s recently established workshop … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged EXO, Tao | 31 Replies

More SM Idol Shakeup as Sulli Likely Leaving f(x) and Tao No Longer Promoting with EXO

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 25, 2015 by ockoalaJune 26, 2015
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Even exclusive K-drama fans must’ve heard by now about the recent turmoil and confusion surrounding additional member departures from popular SM Entertainment K-pop idol groups. Last year in 2014 was nearly apocalyptic with the confirmed departures of Kris (Wu Yi Fan) and Luhan from mega boy band EXO, with a side of Sulli from girl group f(x) going on hiatus. This year … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged EXO, f(x), SM, Sulli, Tao | 16 Replies

Tao Holds Birthday Fanmeeting in China and Chinese Media Claims He Has Left EXO

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 5, 2015 by ockoalaMay 4, 2015
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I haven’t been keeping up with general entertainment news as much these past weeks, focusing more on dramas and movies, so it comes as a major surprise to me to read in many mainstream Chinese newspapers that Tao (Huang Zi Tao) has left EXO. Really? That would mark the third consecutive Chinese member to leave EXO in the last year, … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged EXO, Tao | 19 Replies

Luhan of EXO Files Same Lawsuit as Former Member Kris to Nullify Contract with SM Entertainment

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 9, 2014 by ockoalaOctober 9, 2014

HOLY SHIT. I’m seriously speechless right now. What the heck is really is going on at K-pop powerhouse agency SM Entertainment? I mean this less in a rubber necking way and more concerned about whether the company is having a mini-meltdown as I type. That would be awful for the remaining entertainers there trying to keep their head down and just … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged EXO, Luhan, Scandals, SM Entertainment | 36 Replies

Biggest News in K-ent This Week is the Real-life Drama of EXO Member Kris Suing SM to Leave the Popular Group

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 16, 2014 by ockoalaMay 16, 2014

Prior to this week I only knew two things about the currently hottest K-pop guy group EXO: (1) it released the most unintentionally hilarious (i.e. awful) music video I had the pleasure of watching in years in “Wolf”, and (2) it has allegedly the most crazy/scary/absurd fandom since the heyday of DBSK and Super Junior. I didn’t care to learn … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged EXO, Kris | 90 Replies

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