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Industry Good Boys Kim Soo Hyun and Taecyeon Get Promoted to Sargeant Nearing Military Discharge

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 6, 2019 by ockoalaMarch 5, 2019
Two soldiers in military uniforms and gear.

A good reputation is takes long to build up and can slip away easily as evidenced by the unending scandals in K-ent even in the mere decade I’ve been following along. Renowned polite and well-mannered young actor Kim Soo Hyun and idol-actor Taecyeon are both currently serving their military service and must be doing a great job because both got … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Soo Hyun, Taecyeon

Current K-drama Male Leads on the 10 Year Challenge Have Aged Like Fine Wine

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 18, 2019 by ockoalaJanuary 17, 2019
Comparison of images from 2009 and 2019.

The current It thing on Facebook is the 10 Year Challenge, to post a picture of yourself today versus 10 years ago on your first post when Facebook started. Some people have aged hard, some hardly at all, but looks are merely superficial to have much everyone has emotionally and mentally aged in a decade. For the K-actors we know … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Gong Yoo, Hyun Bin, Kim Soo Hyun, Lee Jun Ki, Lee Min Ho, Lee Seung Gi, So Ji Sub, Song Joong Ki, Song Seung Heon, Yeo Jin Goo

Netizens Happy with Kim Soo Hyun and Taecyeon’s Latest Military Service Updates

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 7, 2018 by ockoalaOctober 7, 2018
Soldiers posing together in military uniforms.

K-netizens are a notoriously prickly lot but the one rare area of unanimity revolves around South Korea’s mandatory military service. As long as a guy dutifully and timely serves his two years then K-netizens will universally give him due praise and the corollary is even more vocal when it comes to Korean entertainers. A guy can be a bad actor … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Soo Hyun, Taecyeon

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

New Pictures of Kim Soo Hyun Healthy and Training Well in Military Service

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 31, 2018 by ockoalaJanuary 30, 2018
Soldier in uniform with a beret.

With all the recent attention on mandatory military enlistment in South Korea, and the stars or powerful folks who seek to delay or get out of it, I hope K-netizens are mollified to start the week off with new pictures of acknowledged boy-next-door Hallyu star Kim Soo Hyun doing his military service in his full capacity. Kim Soo Hyun enlisted … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Kim Soo Hyun

K-drama Producers Lamenting Huge Hole in Late 20’s Leading Men Due to Military Service

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 10, 2017 by ockoalaNovember 10, 2017
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Production companies of K-dramas shared with the media its very valid concern with upcoming year leading men casting due to the large exodus of military service bound this year in 2017. Starting with Lee Min Ho, the list of talented and famous K-drama leading men who have left for the military now include Joo Won, Kim Soo Hyun, Ji Chang … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Im Shi Wan, Joo Won, Kang Ha Neul, Kim Soo Hyun, Lee Joon, Lee Min Ho, Taecyeon

Kim Soo Hyun Boyish and Grizzled in First Pictures from Military Service Training

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 3, 2017 by ockoalaNovember 3, 2017
Young soldier in uniform with Korean flag.

I find the first pictures of Kim Soo Hyun in military service so adorkable I just have to share, he looks exactly as I pictured he would once he shaved his head and put on the standard army uniform alongside his fellow recruits. The picture above is totally South Korean military recruitment ready, with his pretty boy good looks given … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Soo Hyun

Kim Soo Hyun Quietly Enlists for Military Service on October 23rd

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 23, 2017 by ockoalaOctober 23, 2017
Model poses alongside a blurred crowd.

There’s so much bad news, or at least it feels that way, so I appreciate low key sincere life living from a celebrity who could be as ostentatious as he wants. Top Hallyu actor Kim Soo Hyun enlisted for his mandatory military service today, with no publicity as his agency stated beforehand. He posted an SNS update to his fans … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Kim Soo Hyun

Kim Soo Hyun Announces Military Enlistment in Active Duty this October 23rd

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 28, 2017 by ockoalaSeptember 28, 2017
Smiling man in suit waving hands.

K-actor Kim Soo Hyun‘s success has both hard work but also a measure of luck in choosing the right projects at the right time. If luck comes and goes then announcing his impending military enlistment right now is probably a very smart choice. His luck appeared to run out this year with the biggest K-movie box office bomb in quite … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Kim Soo Hyun

K-ent Notices Kim Soo Hyun and Jeon Ji Hyun Unable to Repeat You From Another Star Success in Subsequent Projects

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 13, 2017 by ockoalaJuly 13, 2017
Actors holding awards on stage together.

It’s impossible to hit a home run in every at bat but base hits are fine until the percentages start to decline precipitously. The stunning depths of the failure of thriller K-movie Real puts Kim Soo Hyun in the position of the first major egg on face moment in his career, which I think is totally fine and easy to … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jeon Ji Hyun, Kim Soo Hyun, Legend of the Blue Sea, Park Ji Eun, You From Another Star

Kim Soo Hyun’s Thriller Movie Real Fails at the Box Office and Ravaged by Critics and Audiences Alike

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 3, 2017 by ockoalaJuly 3, 2017
Man in a suit standing under stained glass.

I personally appreciate failures because everyone fails at some time and if learned properly then I get way more out of taking a wrong step than succeeding which at times may be due to good luck. There is no human being on earth who is successful in personal and professional all of the time and this week K-ent fans are … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Kim Soo Hyun, Real

Unattractive Outfits and Makeup Steals the Spotlight at the VIP Star Premiere of Real

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 30, 2017 by ockoalaJune 29, 2017
Celebrities posing at a film premiere event.

The VIP movie premiere for Kim Soo Hyun‘s summer 2017 thriller movie Real is as much a hot mess as early critic reviews of his movie has been. Namely, a whole lotta raw material but presented all wrong. Even weirder is having some attendees glowering or grimacing through their photo ops, as if being there is against their will and … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Goo Hara, Han Ye Seul, IU, Jung Ryeo Won, Kim Soo Hyun, Lee Hong Ki, Lee Hyun Woo, Minah, Minho, Park Seo Joon, Park Shin Hye, Real, Sulli, Taecyeon

Kim Soo Hyun Dons the Summer Broody Rebel Look for July Issue of W Korea

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 20, 2017 by ockoalaJune 19, 2017
Male model in red sweater, magazine cover.

Two for the price of one is fine when it comes to free items but when it comes to favorite stars then I want some differentiation. Top Hallyu young actor Kim Soo Hyun is back on the promo circuit and lime light this month to promote his noir thriller movie Real, one where he appears to play two characters so … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Kim Soo Hyun

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