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Lee Byung Hun Revealed to Have Saved Kim Woo Bin’s Life by Urging Him to Get a Medical Checkup in 2017 Which Revealed His Cancer Diagnosis

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 30, 2022 by ockoalaApril 30, 2022
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Oh wow, this is such an important story for many reasons. The first is, thank you Lee Byung Hun! The top actor has been revealed as a key person that helped save Kim Woo Bin‘s life. The actor was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer in 2017 and the diagnosis came after Lee Byung Hun urged Kim Woo Bin to go see … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Woo Bin, Lee Byung Hun | 15 Replies

First Teaser for Star-studded Ensemble Drama Our Blues Showcases the Down to Earth Rural Charms of Jeju Island

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 27, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 26, 2022
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I feel like K-actress Shin Mina just went from one beach to another, but I don’t think her second beach sojourn she’ll be sporting that many Hermes bags lol. The teaser is out for tvN ensemble drama Our Blues which boasts an incredibly stacked deck of big name stars. The collection was made possible by the star power of screenwriter … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Cha Seung Won, Han Ji Min, Kim Woo Bin, Lee Byung Hun, Lee Jung Eun, Our Blues, Shin Mina, Uhm Jung Hwa | 9 Replies

Kim Woo Bin Goes Monochrome for Esquire Korea March 2022 Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 22, 2022 by ockoalaFebruary 22, 2022
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After teasing us with a comeback in 2020, it’s really 2022 where audiences can finally see K-actor Kim Woo Bin back on the screen. He has been active the last year two years but it’s just filming, doing a movie and this year he has two dramas. The first to arrive will be Our Blues, an ensemble drama written by … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Kim Woo Bin | 11 Replies

Kim Woo Bin Has Active Week on Instagram with Multiple Posts, K-netz Think He Went to the Beach with Girlfriend Shin Mina

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 25, 2021 by ockoalaOctober 25, 2021
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The key to a successful relationship is striking a contact balance of work and personal life, and I remember reading that Ji Sung and Lee Bo Young will never do a drama or movie at the same time, when one works the other is not working to both take care of the kids and also to be there for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Woo Bin | 39 Replies

K-drama Our Blues Finalizes Cast with Lee Byung Hyun, Shin Mina, Cha Seung Won, Lee Jung Eun, Han Ji Min, Kim Woo Bin, and Uhm Jung Hwa

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 9, 2021 by ockoalaOctober 8, 2021
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While Netflix is understandably getting all the buzz recently in the K-drama sphere, there remains plenty of quality talent and projects proliferating elsewhere and in 2022 none is more star-studded than the Noh Hee Kyung penned K-drama Our Blues. It’s an omnibus style story intersecting various characters living and returning to Jeju Island. The pairings will be Lee Byung Hun … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Cha Seung Won, Han Ji Min, Kim Woo Bin, Lee Byung Hun, Lee Jung Eun, Our Blues, Shin Mina, Uhm Jung Hwa | 10 Replies

Lee Jong Seok Catches a Bestie Kim Woo Bin Lookalike Stuffy and Shares New Snaps of Him

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 21, 2021 by ockoalaAugust 21, 2021
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The bromance was real and is continuing nearly ten years on with K-actor Lee Jong Seok and Kim Woo Bin. Their School 2013 vaulted both from young rising actor to male lead in big productions level exactly as that franchise was meant to do. That they have stayed close good friends is no secret but there have been gaps such … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Kim Woo Bin, Lee Jong Seok | 3 Replies

Kim Woo Bin Offered Male Lead in Netflix Dystopian Future Drama Delivery Driver

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 1, 2021 by ockoalaJuly 1, 2021
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Yay, an awesome casting news today to end the work week. K-ent is reporting that Kim Woo Bin has been offered the male lead in his own headlining K-drama airing on Netflix. It’s an adaptation of the webtoon Delivery Driver and is set in a dystopian future and is action and intrigue driven. In the future pollution has made life … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Delivery Driver, Kim Woo Bin | 7 Replies

Kim Woo Bin Looks Impeccable at Luxury Watch Event in Seoul

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 20, 2021 by ockoalaJune 18, 2021
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Grah, he totally makes my heart go dugun dugun when I see him nowadays. Glad the appreciation remains for what a journey it was stanning the talented and visually arresting Kim Woo Bin through his nearly 5 year long cancer to return, I would hate to take his healthy state for granted. This week he made an appearance at a … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Kim Woo Bin | 7 Replies

Kim Woo Bin Embraces Spring 2021 in New Elle Korea Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 30, 2021 by ockoalaMay 29, 2021
Smiling person in a casual outdoor setting.

I wonder how those new to K-dramas who were not around during Kim Woo Bin‘s ascension to A-list young between 2013-2015 would react to him today with his comeback forthcoming. Sure one can watch dramas and movies with him but living through the rise of a talented new actor or actress is always a memorable experience in and of itself. … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Kim Woo Bin | 9 Replies

K-netizens Assemble the Perfect GIF Set of Actors Suitable to Play the Male Lead in Highly Anticipated K-drama Adaptation of Novel The Youngest Son of Sunyang

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 2, 2021 by ockoalaApril 30, 2021
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I’m sure the final casting will NOT be one of these talented and charismatic male actors but one can wish, along with appreciating the GIF and selection talents of K-netizens. The novel The Youngest Son of Sunyang (also called The Chaebol Family’s Youngest Son) was announced to be adapted to a K-drama around fall of 2020 with an anticipated airing … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Soo Hyun, Kim Woo Bin, Kwak Dong Yeon, Lee Jong Seok, Park Bo Gum, Seo Kang Joon, The Youngest Son of Sunyang, Woo Do Hwan, Yeo Jin Gu, Yoo Seung Ho | 17 Replies

Upcoming Sci-fi Fantasy K-movie Alien Releases First Official Stills of Leads Kim Woo Bin, Ryu Jun Yeol, and Kim Tae Ri

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 21, 2021 by ockoalaApril 21, 2021
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Kyaaaaaaa! OMG, fanning myself in excitement here and running in circles like my dog when he sees a treat dangling over his head. A total surprise dropped today with the production of upcoming big budget huge cast K-movie Alien releasing the first official stills of three of the leads Kim Woo Bin, Ryu Jun Yeol, and Kim Tae Ri. Gimme … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Alien Huang, KIm Tae Ri, Kim Woo Bin, Ryu jun Yeol | 10 Replies

Lee Byung Hun, Shin Mina, Kim Woo Bin, Han Ji Min, Cha Seung Won, and Lee Jung Eun Offered the New Noh Hee Kyung Drama Our Blues

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 20, 2021 by ockoalaApril 20, 2021
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Looks like Here is out and Our Blues is in. Award winning screenwriter Noh Hee Kyung was prepping a new drama announced last year called Here based on people working overseas in NGOs but the production and filming continued to get pushed back due to travel restrictions during the pandemic. Vincenzo got around that by making the Italy scenes very … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Cha Seung Won, Han Ji Min, Kim Woo Bin, Lee Byung Hun, Lee Jung Eun, Our Blues, Shin Mina | 26 Replies

Kim Woo Bin and Shin Mina Celebrate 6 Years of Dating with an Outdoor Date and Posting of Each Other on Their SNS

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 18, 2021 by ockoalaApril 18, 2021
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I can’t believe it’s been six years since K-stars Kim Woo Bin and Shin Mina started dating, in 2015. It was after his big break in Heirs and she’s long been a darling of K-ent with her dimples and unique aura. They visually matched well and I think the general consensus was much love for this cute couple. They’ve seen … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Dating, Kim Woo Bin, Shin Mina | 6 Replies

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