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Lee Jun Ki Continues His Close Friendship with IU After Moon Lovers and Attends Her 2022 Concert The Golden Hour

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 20, 2022 by ockoalaSeptember 18, 2022
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I feel like the real life friendship between IU and Lee Jun Ki happened because they are both so hard working and cool in real life and because it is sort of karma for how much the viewers shipped them in Moon Lovers and we all got shafted. It wasn’t just the sad ending, we knew what Bu Bu Jing … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged IU, Lee Jun Ki

Park Bo Gum and IU in Talks for K-drama Life From the PD of My Ahjusshi and the Screenwriter of When the Camellia Blooms

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 25, 2022 by ockoalaAugust 25, 2022
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Holy heck is this a BIG casting news, even if just in discussions this is the stuff that gets the drama lover’s blood pumping. K-ent is reporting that Park Bo Gum and IU have been offered the lead roles in the upcoming K-drama Life. Despite it’s generic title it’s the story about cute young people and their lives which are … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged IU, My Ahjusshi, Park Bo Gum

Chun Woo Hee Takes Over for IU in Upcoming Streaming Drama Money Game with Ryu Jun Yeol, Park Jung Min, Park Hae Joon, and Bae Sung Woo

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 26, 2022 by ockoalaMay 26, 2022
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Okay, not to be confused with the Netflix K-drama adaptation of Money Heist, there is another upcoming streaming drama called Money Game that is in the works. It’s in the news today for a leading lady swap – IU has dropped out due to scheduling conflicts and will be replaced by Chun Woo Hee. The drama is adapted from the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Chun Woo Hee, IU, Money Game

IU Gets Up Close and Floral in New Vogue Korea May 2022 Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 30, 2022 by ockoalaApril 30, 2022
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There is a lot of flower motifs in this latest pictorial featuring top singer-actress IU in the May 2022 edition of Vogue Korea, but also exceptionally intricate nail art and lots and lots of close up. I’m guess it’s either a lipstick and/or jewelry theme spread and I’m leaning towards lipstick because of how much IU’s face is featured with … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged IU

Park Seo Joon and IU Wrap Filming for Soccer Themed K-movie Dream by the Director of Hit Movies Extreme Job and Twenty

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 18, 2022 by ockoalaApril 18, 2022
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Sports is a popular entertainment theme this year in K-ent, what with the Winter Olympics bringing forth lots of sports interest and recent hit drama Twenty One, Twenty Five making both fencing and sports news an interesting topic. It will be a good time to release Dream, the soccer themed movie that has been in production for what seems like … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Dream, IU, Park Seo Joon

First Poster for K-film Broker with Song Kang Ho, Kang Dong Won, IU, and Bae Doo Na

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 14, 2022 by ockoalaApril 14, 2022
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The dichotomy from the front seat to the backseat is too funny here. The first poster is out for the South Korean flick Broker, releasing this June 2022 with a star studded cast of Song Kang Ho, Kang Dong Won, Bae Doo Na, and IU. It’s a story around baby boxes with South Korea has to allow drop off of … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Bae Doo Na, Broker, IU, Kang Dong Won, Song Kang Ho

Netizens Disappointed that IU Turned Down The Queen of Tears as it Would be a Reunion with Kim Soo Hyun and the First Time as Drama OTP

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 8, 2022 by ockoalaApril 8, 2022
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So the casting around The Queen of Tears has definitely moved from rumors to front page news. Both IU and Kim Soo Hyun were already rumored to be attached to the project until this week when IU formally declined the role. The male lead remains Kim Soo Hyun in all likelihood, a third time reunion with screenwriter Park Ji Hyun … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged IU, Kim Soo Hyun, The Queen of Tears

IU Receives and Rejects Offer to Star in K-drama The Queen of Tears from the Screenwriter of Crash Landing on You

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 6, 2022 by ockoalaApril 7, 2022
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A successful project doesn’t guarantee the success of the subsequent but it does add leverage to getting big name casts signed on. Unfortunately for screenwriter Park Ji Eun coming off Crash Landing on You, and she also wrote Legend of the Blue Sea, Producer, and You From Another Star, her next leading lady will not be singer-actress IU. The offer … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged IU, The Queen of Tears

Song Kang and IU Tops K-netizens Poll of Male and Female Star Most Suitable for Spring, Followed by Jimin of BTS and Han So Hee

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 25, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 25, 2022
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Much has been discussed about how K-actor Song Kang has become the It Boy the last two years and especially on Netflix where all his recent dramas have streamed. Agencies and production companies can push him for sure but it sure seems K-netizens are really warming/warmed to him. This week there was a new poll of K-netizens on the topic … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Han So Hee, IU, Jimin, Song Kang

K-netizens Clamor for an IU and Lee Do Hyun Drama Reunion Pairing After He Presents Her the Best Song Daesang at the 2022 Golden Disc Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 11, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 11, 2022
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Mememememe, count me in with the K-netizens! Actually the C-netizens are also jones-ing for this reunion pairing onscreen and if Lee Do Hyun can work with Go Min Si three times now the drama gods can and must absolutely give us his pairing with IU again. The two were in Hotel Del Luna together where she was the female lead … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hotel Del Luna, IU, Lee Do Hyun

Lee Seung Gi, Lee Da Hee, and Sung Si Kyung Host the 2022 Golden Disc Awards with Many Acting Stars in Attendance as Singer-Actress IU Wins Best Song

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 8, 2022 by ockoalaJanuary 8, 2022
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This Saturday was the 2022 Golden Disc Awards in South Korea, after the spate of year end drama awards it’s a nice change to see the music side fete the notable achievements of 2021. Since I write about dramas and movies and only rarely follow the musical acts my interest in this ceremony and winners are only those who are … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Ahn Hyo Seob, IU, Jeon Jong Seo, Jeon So Min, Jung Woo Sung, Koo Kyo Hwan, Lee Da Hee, Lee Do Hyun, Lee Seung Gi, Woo Do Hwan

Park Seo Joon and Kim Go Eun Top the Japan Viewer Poll on Favorite K-drama Female and Male Stars

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 25, 2021 by ockoalaNovember 27, 2021
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I still remember when Bae Yong Joon and Choi Ji Woo would top every Japan viewer poll on anything Hallyu related for a good decade and more after Winter Sonata swept the nation. They’ve dropped off for years now but it’s still interesting to see which Korean stars are resonating with Japanese audiences and I get they definitely have a … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Cha Eun Woo, Gong Yoo, Han Hyo Joo, IU, Kim Go Eun, Kim Yoo Jung, Lee Min Ho, Park Hyun Shik, Park Min Young, Park Seo Joon

IU Cosplays Three Popular US Show Concepts in New September 2021 Vogue Korea Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 24, 2021 by ockoalaAugust 25, 2021
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I feel like this pictorial would have fit even better two years ago when IU was starring in Hotel Del Luna, there her character basically cosplayed rich eccentric along with various other creative touches as she resolutely performed her duties running a ghost hotel. I see so much Jang Man Wol here in the September 2021 Vogue Korea pictorial where … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged IU

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