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Different Colors Convey Disparate Moods in Character Poster for tvN Drama Memories of Alhambra

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 7, 2018 by ockoalaNovember 7, 2018

K-actress Park Shin Hye has been doing adult roles for years now but I often still instinctively think of her as young adult rather than a mature leading lady in her own right, I think Heirs was the blip that put her back into my mind as a teen and it’s still a role I haven’t fully forgotten. But she’s … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hyun Bin, Memories of Alhambra, Park Shin Hye

Hyun Bin Chills with a Lamp as Zombie Movie Rampant Brings in 1 Million Admissions in 4 Days

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 3, 2018 by ockoalaNovember 2, 2018
Man sitting in a chair by a desk.

It’s a good fall 2018 for K-actor Hyun Bin, it’s probably the most jam packed project schedule I’ve ever seen from the actor who usually goes a long time between acting gigs. This fall he has three high profile releases, in September it was The Negotiation with Son Ye Jin where he played a baddie, then in October it’s the … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Hyun Bin

Contrasting Official Posters for Memories of Alhambra Bring Romance and Suspense

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 1, 2018 by ockoalaNovember 1, 2018
Romantic drama poster featuring two characters.

I like what the poster designer was going for in the two official posters for tvN fantasy romance drama Memories of Alhambra but am peeved that the execution wasn’t up to par. The drama has a fantasy element after the two leads meeting in Spain and the posters foreshadow the strange phenomenon befalling the two leads. One poster shows the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hyun Bin, Memories of Alhambra, Park Shin Hye

Fantasy and Reality Collide in Spain in Third Teasers for tvN Memories of Alhambra

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 28, 2018 by ockoalaOctober 28, 2018
Romantic scene between two characters.

I’ve been excited about tvN drama Memories of Alhambra since the casting of leads Hyun Bin and Park Shin Hye were announced but now I’m legit stoked just to see the story unfold. The third set of teasers are out and it provides glimpses of elements fantastical such as empty train stations and a knight with arrows sticking out of … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hyun Bin, Memories of Alhambra, Park Shin Hye

Second Teaser for Memories of Alhambra with Hyun Bin and Park Shin Hye Drops Atmospheric Mystery

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 21, 2018 by ockoalaOctober 21, 2018
Romantic drama poster featuring two characters.

I was already looking forward to upcoming tvN drama Memories of Alhambra for leads Hyun Bin and Park Shin Hye, but the excitement has increased with the reveal of more substantive elements of the drama. The second set of preview teasers dropped this weekend and with it a heightened aura of mystery painting this drama in shades of noir rather … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hyun Bin, Memories of Alhambra, Park Shin Hye

Big Name Stars Attend VIP Movie Premiere for Zombie Sageuk Rampant with Hyun Bin and Jang Dong Gun

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 18, 2018 by ockoalaOctober 18, 2018
Two men posing confidently at an event.

The glitterati of K-ent was out in full force this week at the VIP movie premiere for gritty zombie sageuk movie Rampant (Outbreak) starring Hyun Bin and Jang Dong Gun. Adapted from a manhwa, the movie follows Crown Prince attempting to fight his way through what appears to be a zombie spread among the Joseon populace, and may be orchestrated … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Ha Ji Won, Hyun Bin, Jang Dong Gun, Ko So Young, Park Shin Hye, Rampant, Son Ye Jin

Big Name Stars Descend on the Red Carpet Opening Night of the 2018 Busan Film Festival

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 5, 2018 by ockoalaOctober 5, 2018
Stars posing on the red carpet event.

If this week’s sad showing of mostly second and third tier K-stars at the Korean Drama Awards, then it was the exact opposite at the opening night red carpet of the 2018 Busan International Film Festival where I felt so much high profile faces beaming for the cameras. The hosting MCs Kim Nam Gil and Han Ji Min walked the … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Ahn Sung Ki, Han Ji Min, Han Ye Ri, Honey Lee, Hyun Bin, Jang Dong Gun, Kim Hae Sook, Kim Hee Ae, Kim Nam Gil, Kwon Yul, Lee Na Young, Nam Gyu Ri, Nam Joo Hyuk, Sooyoung, Su Ae, Yoo Yeon Seok

All Smiles and then Seriousness at the Script Reading for Memories of Alhambra with Hyun Bin and Park Shin Hye

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 28, 2018 by ockoalaSeptember 27, 2018
Two smiling individuals in a meeting.

Upcoming tvN drama Memories of Alhambra has a confirmed December 1 premiere date which makes it a Sat-Sun drama. That’s the time slot of tvN’s two most highly rated K-dramas with Goblin and now Mr. Sunshine. If Memories starts high already then trends higher then it can make that time slot the golden goose for tvN and confirms further that … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hyun Bin, Memories of Alhambra, Park Shin Hye

First Teasers for tvN Drama Memories of Alhambra with Hyun Bin and Park Shin Hye

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 22, 2018 by ockoalaSeptember 22, 2018
Romantic drama scenes with scenic backgrounds.

The teasers are here for November 2018 tvN fantasy romance drama Memories of Alhambra and my first impression is that it’s totally got the exact vibe as Goblin. The location shoot European architectural visuals, with Spain for Alhambra and Quebec City for Goblin, and the leads meeting on a hilltop vista with the backdrop of the old city beyond them. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hyun Bin, Memories of Alhambra, Park Shin Hye

K-stars in Collective Fashion Funk at Movie Premiere for The Negotiation with Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 18, 2018 by ockoalaSeptember 18, 2018
Smiling couple posing at an event.

I feel like such a grumpy pants after seeing the Korean stars walk the VIP red carpet at the movie premiere for thriller The Negotiation starring Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin. Both leads were doing some sort of stylized granny and grandpa wear and other than the soft blue color of Son Ye Jin’s dress nothing is working for … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Hyun Bin, Jung Hae In, Kang Ye Won, Park Shin Hye, Son Ye Jin, The Negotiation, Yoona

Hyun Bin Battles Joseon Zombies Orchestrated by Baddie Jang Dong Gun in First Movie Preview for Rampant

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 6, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2019
"Movie poster for 'Rampant' featuring intense scenes."

The posters and preview is out for fall 2018 K-movie Rampant (Outbreak) which takes the zombie genre and deposits it into Joseon Korea and hopefully this genre still has box office legs because I totally want it to be good for my bae Hyun Bin. He plays an exiled prince who returns from China to his country Joseon and finds … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Hyun Bin, Jang Dong Gun, Outbreak, Rampant

Who Are K-dramas Best Ugly Criers – Past, Present, and Future

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 29, 2018 by ockoalaMarch 29, 2019
Crying young man in traditional attire.

Kisses and tears are two of the more memorable aspects of K-dramas because the early Hallyu dramas piled on romance and misery in equally measure to create the world of K-drama melodramas as we know it. Over the years the crying has gone from contrived parental disapproval and/or terminal illness to a plethora of reasons to milk those ducts dry. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Gong Hyo Jin, Gong Yoo, Hyun Bin, Jang Hyuk, Jo In Sung, Joo Won, Kim So Hyun, Kim Soo Hyun, Kwon Sang Woo, Lee Dong Wook, Lee Jong Seok, Lee Min Ho, Lee Yo Won, Rain, Seo Hyun Jin, Seo In Guk, Yoo Seung Ho, Yoon Eun Hye

Hyun Bin is Insanely Good Looking as the Psychotic Hostage Taker in K-movie The Negotiation

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 20, 2018 by ockoalaAugust 20, 2018
Film poster featuring a woman and abstract visuals.

I don’t know if the production even tried to make Hyun Bin actually look hate-able as the straight up villain antagonist in upcoming K-movie The Negotiation, or it was simply an impossible task. Plenty of top Korean actors have played against grain and done evil roles and actually gave off the veneer of sinister degeneration, but here all I see … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Hyun Bin, Son Ye Jin, The Negotiation

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