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Kim Go Eun and Hwang Jung Min Wins Best Acting at 2024 Blue Dragon Film Awards as 12.12: The Day Wins Best Picture

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 29, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 29, 2024
Presenter at the Blue Dragon Film Awards.

This weekend was the 2024 Blue Dragon Film Awards held in Seoul and all the big movie stars were out and about, including one who recently had quite a paternity scandal haha. The big winners were the movie 12.12: The Day (Seoul Spring) winning Best Picture but Best Director went to Exhuma director Jang Hae Hyun so the two movies basically … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Films | Tagged Hwang Jung Min, Jung Hae In, Kim Go Eun, Koo Kyo Hwan, Lee Sang Hee | 9 Replies

Hyun Bin and Hwang Jung Min’s Thriller Rescue Movie The Point Men Surpasses 1 Million Tickets After One Weekend in Theaters

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 26, 2023 by ockoalaJanuary 25, 2023
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The new year 2023 is off to a good start in the Korean box office and also good news for the thriller action movie The Point Men (Bargaining). The movie opened last weekend and has already passed 1 million moviegoers which is a solid showing for a high profile flick. Starring Hyun Bin and Hwang Jung Min in a dramatization … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Bargaining, Hwang Jung Min, Hyun Bin, The Point Men | 2 Replies

First Look at Hwang Jung Min and Hyun Bin in K-movie The Point Men Based on the 2007 South Korean Hostages Held in Afghanistan

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 7, 2022 by ockoalaDecember 8, 2022
Action movie poster featuring three men.

Well this movie isn’t going to offend anyone, unless one is a member of a small terrorist group in Afghanistan in 2007 that kidnapped over two dozen South Korean missionaries and held them hostage. The first movie posters are out for The Point Men (Korean title Bargaining) starring Hwang Jung Min as a diplomat and Hyun Bin as a South … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Bargaining, Hwang Jung Min, Hyun Bin, The Point Men | 7 Replies

Netflix A-lister Packed K-drama Narco-Saints with Ha Jung Woo, Hwang Jung Min, and Park Hae Soo Premieres to Mixed Reviews But Solid Viewership Ratings

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 12, 2022 by ockoalaSeptember 12, 2022
Netflix series posters featuring six characters.

This K-drama is like made the exact opposite of what would interest me lol. No offense but I’ve still not watched Breaking Bad so Narco-Saints can pack itself with as many A-listers as it has and I’ll still nod appreciatively that this drama exists while having no urge to watch. It’s going to appeal to Mr. Koala for sure and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Chang Chen, Ha Jung Woo, Hwang Jung Min, Jo Woo Jin, Narco-Saints, Park Hae Soo, Yoo Yeon Seok | 2 Replies

China’s K-ent Ban May be Lifting as Song Joong Ki and Hyun Bin Movies in Talks for Premiere But Jade Lover with Lee Jong Seok Delayed Until 2030 Due to Zheng Shuang Blacklist

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 3, 2021 by ockoalaMarch 2, 2021
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The defrosting appears to have begun with China and South Korean tension that led to basically the soft ban on K-dramas airing on TV and movies in theaters in the Mainland. C-ent is reporting that Song Joong Ki and Kim Tae Ri‘s hit movie Space Sweepers (Spaceship Victory) is in talks for release in Chinese theaters which makes sense as … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Hwang Jung Min, Hyun Bin, Lee Jong Seok, Song Joong Ki, Zheng Shuang | 10 Replies

Hyun Bin and Hwang Jung Min Travel Via Private Plane to Jordan and Will Film K-movie Negotiation There For 3 Months

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 12, 2020 by ockoalaJuly 12, 2020
Two men in stylish sweaters, smiling.

Movie making is adapting to the reality of COVID-19, still a disruption and danger to the world 8 months into the pandemic. Song Joong Ki‘s movie Bogota cut short its location shoot in Colombia in March and will not resume filming until 2021. The production team for upcoming thriller movie Negotiation with Hyun Bin and Hwang Jung Min will be … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Hwang Jung Min, Hyun Bin, Negotiation | 9 Replies

Hyun Bin Considering K-movie Bargaining Opposite Hwang Jung Min

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 30, 2019 by ockoalaJuly 29, 2019
Man in black polo shirt, looking serious.

Two bigwigs are working together soon, with box office champ Hwang Jung Min already confirmed talks are ongoing with Hyun Bin to make this pairing happen. The movie in question is a political thriller called Bargaining, not to be confused with Binnie’s last movie The Negotiation despite the similar titles. He was the antagonist in The Negotiation but in Bargaining … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Bargaining, Hwang Jung Min, Hyun Bin | 11 Replies

Ma Dong Seok, Ha Jung Woo, and Lee Byung Hun Top 2018 Gallup Poll of Most Popular Film Actors

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 13, 2018 by ockoalaDecember 12, 2018

With the close of 2018 looming the polls are starting to reference the entire year and Gallup just released the most popular film actors as voted by the South Korean audiences for the year. Topping the list is everyone’s favorite tough guy Ma Dong Seok in first place, followed by perennial top film actor Ha Jung Woo with Lee Byung … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Cha Tae Hyun, Ha Jung Woo, Hwang Jung Min, Jo In Sung, Joo Ji Hoon, Jung Woo Sung, Lee Byung Hun, Ma Dong Seok, Song Kang Ho, Yoo Hae Jin | 12 Replies

2018 Grand Bell Awards Fetes Burning as Best Film and Departed Kim Joo Hyuk Wins Best Supporting Actor

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 23, 2018 by ockoalaOctober 22, 2018
Smiling woman in a red dress outdoors.

I can’t say the 2018 Grand Bell Awards (Daejong Awards) were all that exciting mostly because K-movies haven’t really excited me in recent years. There is still envelope pushing and creativity for sure but the days of Old Boy and The Host feel in the rear view mirror. The Best Film winner this year was actually a film that got … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Hwang Jung Min, Jin Seo Yeon, Kim Da Mi, Kim Joo Hyuk, Lee Sung Min, Na Moon Hee, Seolhyun | 10 Replies

K-actor Kim Joo Hyuk Laid to Rest Surrounded by Friends, Family, and Costars

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 2, 2017 by ockoalaNovember 2, 2017
Smiling man wearing glasses with tousled hair.

K-ent gather along with the friends and family to accompany Kim Joo Hyuk on his final journey as the actor was laid to rest. While the circumstances of his October 30th car accident remain unanswered, in the end this talented and beloved veteran leading man was still taken from the world much too early and the reasons why ultimately won’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Cha Tae Hyun, Chun Woo Hee, Hwang Jung Min, Kim Ji Soo, Kim Joo Hyuk, Lee Jun Ki, Lee Yoo Young, Lee Yoon Ji, Moon Geun Young, Oh Ji Ho, Park Gun Hyung | 17 Replies

Many K-stars Attend Memorial Service for Kim Joo Hyuk Including Song Joong Ki From His Own Wedding

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 1, 2017 by ockoalaNovember 1, 2017
Man in suit at memorial service.

Its with a heavy heart that K-ent’s top celebrities and many more stars trickled in one after the other to pay their respects to their deceased colleague actor Kim Joo Hyuk who passed away in a car accident on October 30th. Funeral services in Korea are likely not unfamiliar for K-drama fans who’ve seen it portrayed onscreen so it involves … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Cha Seung Won, Cha Tae Hyun, Choi Ji Woo, Hwang Jung Min, Kim Hye Soo, Kim Joo Hyuk, Kwon Sang Woo, Lee Yoo Young, Son Ye Jin, Song Joong Ki | 17 Replies

Attendees at VIP Movie Premiere of Battleship Island Reach Stratospheric Levels of Star Gazing

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 21, 2017 by ockoalaJuly 20, 2017
Cast of a film at promotional event.

There may be a new standard in quality and quantity of star attendees to the VIP movie premiere of period war escape movie Battleship Island. I saw one of my faves Yoo Seung Ho trading his ruler period garb for comfy movie clothes to attend and clicking on the link turned up a smorgasbord Vegas feast of Korean stars going … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Battleship Island, BoA, Gong Hyo Jin, Hwang Jung Min, Jang Dong Gun, Joo Jin Mo, Kang Ha Neul, Lee Jung Jae, Lee Min Jung, Park Bo Gum, Park Shi Yeon, Park Sung Woong, So Ji Sub, Song Joong Ki, Song Seung Heon, Song Ye Jin, Sung Yuri, Yoo Ji Tae, Yoo Seung Ho | 20 Replies

Additional Bazaar Korea Pictures of the Talented Cast of Battleship Island

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 11, 2017 by ockoalaJuly 10, 2017
Two models in stylish outfits posing together.

The entertainment world, and most of its denizens including fans, love a good positive news story as the unexpected element to consuming the pre-produced offerings of movies and dramas. The wedding announcement of top Korean stars Song Hye Kyo and Song Joong Ki have taken over the media outlets in the short week since it broke, while the more substantive … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Battleship Island, Hwang Jung Min, Lee Jung Hyun, So Ji Sub, Song Joong Ki | 5 Replies

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