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K-actor Jang Geun Seok Shares Update that He was Diagnosed with Thyroid Cancer and is Recovering Successfully After Surgery

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 18, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 18, 2024
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Well this is disheartening news to hear but the silver lining is that the future looks healthy for K-actor Jang Geun Seok. This weekend he revealed to a news program that he had recently had thyroid cancer surgery, after being diagnosed over a year ago. This would explain why he hasn’t been active during that time. Thyroid cancer if caught … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Jang Geun Seok | 12 Replies

Cast of K-drama Bait Jang Geun Seok, Heo Sung Tae, and Lee Elijah Featured in Cine 21 Magazine Ahead of Premiere

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 24, 2023 by ockoalaJanuary 24, 2023
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The promos continue at a steady pace for Coupang Play thriller drama Bait and this time it’s a cover and spread in Cine 21 magazine. The drama will be split into two parts of 6-episodes apiece so it’s clear K-dramas continue to move towards seasonal airings and different formats. Starring Jang Geun Seok, Heo Sung Tae, and Lee Elijah, the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bait, Heo Sung Tae, Jang Geun Seok, Lee Elijah | 4 Replies

Jang Geun Seok Transitions into Grizzled Detective in New Promos for Coupang Play Drama Bait

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 22, 2023 by ockoalaJanuary 22, 2023
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I feel like K-actor Jang Geun Seok lost about a decade of his most prime acting period because he wanted to be Jang Geun Seok the singer-peformer-icon. That’s all good but he started off as one of the best teen actors of his generation and just barely touched the surface of adult roles before he went off to enjoy his … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bait, Heo Sung Tae, Jang Geun Seok, Lee Elijah | 5 Replies

Jang Geun Seok Takes on Menacing Conman and Killer Heo Sung Tae In First Poster and Preview for Coupang Play Drama Bait

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 10, 2023 by ockoalaJanuary 11, 2023
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Streaming platform Coupang Play continues to slowly build its own stable of exclusive K-dramas and coming the end of January will be cat-and-mouse thriller Bait (formerly called Chronicles of Crime) starring Jang Geun Seok, Heo Sung Tae, and Lee Elijah. It’s Jang Geun Seok’s first drama in five years since 2018 drama Switch: Change the World after which he went … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bait, Heo Sung Tae, Jang Geun Seok, Lee Elijah | 1 Reply

Jang Geun Seok, Heo Sung Tae, and Lee Elijah Kick Off Script Reading for Coupang Play Drama Chronicles of Crime

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 30, 2022 by ockoalaAugust 29, 2022
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Streaming platform Coupang Play has been in the news these past two weeks for all the wrong reasons, namely unilaterally editing the K-drama Anna over the PD’s protest and shaving two episodes off the length. With that said, there are other Coupang Play dramas in the pipeline and one of them is the police procedural Chronicles of Crime. Jang Geun … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Chronicles of Crime, Heo Sung Tae, Jang Geun Seok, Lee Elijah | 10 Replies

Jang Geun Seok’s Mother is Denied Her Appeal for 2021 Tax Evasion Conviction Connected with Former TreeJ Agency

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 20, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 20, 2022
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Hopefully this closes the door with fines to be paid and time served. This week it was revealed that Jang Geun Seok‘s mother, who was investigated for tax evasion, tried and convicted last year in 2021, has lost her appeal of that conviction. It stemmed from the underreporting of income earned by Jang Geun Seok through his Japanese activities and … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Jang Geun Seok | 9 Replies

Production Falls Apart for Rom-com Drama Accidental Country Diary with Jang Geun Seok and Sooyoung

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 15, 2021 by ockoalaSeptember 15, 2021
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The success of tvN drama Hometown Cha Cha Cha could point to an opening for K-dramas set in the countryside with a coterie of eccentric down-to-earth villagers and two good looking sparky leads. The upcoming drama Accidental Country Diary sounded like it was a similar type of story with a Seoul vet who moves to the countryside and reconnect with … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Accidental Country Diary, Jang Geun Seok, Sooyoung | 9 Replies

Sooyoung to Join Jang Geun Seok in Kakao TV Drama Unexpected Country Diary

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 2, 2021 by ockoalaAugust 1, 2021
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OMgarsh, this totally feels like a throwback pairing and great potential for same gen chemistry. Sooyoung of SNSD will be the leading lady in upcoming Kakao TV streaming drama Unexpected Country Diary with male lead Jang Geun Seok. I expected the two to have worked together already what with over 15 years in the industry as same generation stars but … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Geun Seok, Sooyoung, Unexpected Country Diary | 11 Replies

Jang Geun Seok to Make Small Screen Return in 2022 Kakao TV Drama Unexpected Country Diary

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 12, 2021 by ockoalaJuly 12, 2021
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Oh this is such great news! K-actor Jang Geun Seok has been offered the male lead in upcoming early 2022 Kakao TV streaming drama Unexpected Country Diary and he’s expected to take it and make his small screen return in 4 years since SBS drama Switch: Change the World. The drama synopsis is about a man who falls in love … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Geun Seok | 21 Replies

Jang Geun Seok Brings Hwang Tae Kyung From You’re Beautiful Vibes Recent Spring 2021 New Pictures

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 25, 2021 by ockoalaApril 25, 2021
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I’m not going to go as far as saying Jang Geun Seok‘s career never reached it’s potential but it’s more like it going go the way most pundits and fans thought it would when be broke out with You’re Beautiful in 2009. Before that he was already the rising young actor to watch with Hwang Jini and Hong Gil Dong, … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Jang Geun Seok | 10 Replies

Jang Geun Seok Holds Annual Photo Exhibit for Fans and Continues to Donate All Proceeds to Needy Charities

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 4, 2020 by ockoalaAugust 4, 2020
Actor posing at photography exhibition event.

I feel like actor-singer Jang Geun Seok came back from military service with one of the most changed vibes I’ve seen from all my boys that have gone off to the army over the last decade. He’s still doing many of the same things but I feel he’s really grown up and grown out of the wild rocker boy experimental … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Jang Geun Seok | 23 Replies

Hottest Kings, Emperors, and Princes in K-dramas Through 2020

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 31, 2020 by ockoalaJuly 31, 2020
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I realized that nearly all of the most popular younger generation K-actors have had a chance now to play a sageuk king, prince, or even fictional modern day Korean king/emperor. It’s totally an excuse for me to collect the entire menagerie of regal hotness for a question – who is your hottest His Majesty or His Royal Highness? For me … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged D. O., Im Shi Wan, Jang Geun Seok, Ji Chang Wook, Joo Ji Hoon, Jung Il Woo, Kim Soo Hyun, Lee Dong Wook, Lee Jun Ki, Lee Min Ho, Lee Seung Gi, Park Bo Gum, Seo In Guk, Shin Sung Rok, Song Joong Ki, Yoo Ah In, Yoo Seung Ho | 41 Replies

Jang Geun Seok Dives Right into Entertainment Return with Fan Meeting and Promotions

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 29, 2020 by ockoalaJune 29, 2020
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I’m going to say it again, seeing the latest pictures of Jang Geun Seok feels like the last ten years have been erased and he’s back to being the young actor on the cusp of stardom from a wildly promising child actor career. His fans can believe he’s done solid projects this entire time but he really hasn’t especially compared … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Jang Geun Seok | 19 Replies

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