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MBC 2022 Year End Drama Daesang Candidates All Former Winners in So Ji Sub, Lee Jong Seok, and Park Hae Jin

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 14, 2022 by ockoalaDecember 14, 2022
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Well this is definitely slim pickings at MBC this year for the Year End Drama Awards, but what else is new. This year even the contenders for the Daesang are retreads, in the sense that it’s three male leads who have all won MBC Daesangs in the past. So Ji Sub for Doctor Lawyer, then there is Lee Jong Seok … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Jong Seok, Park Hae Jin, So Ji Sub

Top Stars Kim Soo Hyun, Lee Jung Jae, Jung Woo Sung and Many More Attend VIP Premiere for Big Budget Fantasy Movie Alienoid

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 20, 2022 by ockoalaJuly 19, 2022
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So things are not exactly off to a glowing start for high profile K-movie Alienoid (Alien+Human Part 1), which held a media premiere last week on July 13th and got back mixed reviews. There were a lot of critics grumbling that the movie has too many characters and is rather disjointed, but the good reviews are that the movie is … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Ahn Bo Hyun, Alienoid, Changmin, Go Min Si, Im Joo Hwan, Im Soo Jung, Jung Woo Sung, Kim Soo Hyun, KIm Tae Ri, Kim Woo Bin, Kwang Soo, Kwon Nara, Lee Jung Jae, Moon So Ri, Ra Mi Ran, Ryu jun Yeol, So Ji Sub, Song Seung Heon

The A-list Cast of Fantasy Time-travel K-movie Alienoid Having a Blast at the Press Conference is the Best Thing This Week

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 23, 2022 by ockoalaJune 23, 2022
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Okay, this is either the funniest movie ever made or I want what these guys are having to be this happy doing the dog and pony show that is a movie press conference. Summer 2022 fantasy/sci-fi/time-travel movie Alienoid (Alien+Human: Part 1) was always one of the most high profile K-movies slated for this year thanks to the too many to … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Alienoid, KIm Tae Ri, Kim Woo Bin, Ryu jun Yeol, So Ji Sub, Yeom Jung Ah

MBC Premieres Doctor Lawyer and SBS Drops Why Her for New Fri-Sat Drama Offerings This Weekend

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 3, 2022 by ockoalaJune 4, 2022
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There is such a noted lack of buzz for this weekend’s new dramas but heck, if it’s good then they (the viewers) will come. MBC sees the premiere of Doctor Lawyer with So Ji Sub, who is such an A-list leading man he has to play not one but two professional genius hahaha. He’s a top doctor who loses his … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Doctor Lawyer, Seo Hyun Jin, So Ji Sub, Why Her

First Preview and Poster for MBC Drama Doctor Lawyer with So Ji Sub, Im Soo Hyang, and Shin Sung Rok

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 16, 2022 by ockoalaMay 15, 2022
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The doctor is here. Oh wait, I mean the lawyer is here. Nope, it’s actually both, the Doctor Lawyer arrives on MBC Fri-Sat time slot on May 27th following Tomorrow ready to treat both ailments and legal transgressions. Putting aside the logistical absurdity of the premise – that a top surgeon who goes to jail after medical malpractice and loses … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Doctor Lawyer, Im Soo Hyang, Shin Sung Rok, So Ji Sub

First Preview for K-movie Alien with Ryu Jun Yeol, Kim Tae Ri, Kim Woo Bin, So Ji Sub, and Yeom Jung Ah Brings the Batshit Crazy Joseon Era Crossed with Modern Day Aliens

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 4, 2022 by ockoalaMay 4, 2022
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A new movie is headed to the theaters that has been in production for over two years and will come as a two part big name and big bucket action flick. Alien (part 1 and part 2) will be released this year and stars Ryu Jun Yeol and Kim Tae Ri as Joseon era Taoists battling Kim Woo Bin and … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Alien, KIm Tae Ri, Kim Woo Bin, Ryu jun Yeol, So Ji Sub, Yeom Jung Ah

Shin Sung Rok Joins MBC Drama Doctor Lawyer with So Ji Sub and Im Soo Hyang

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 30, 2021 by ockoalaOctober 29, 2021
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Looks like MBC is bringing in the big guns for this drama and it definitely has the scope for doubling down on leading men. Shin Sung Rok will be returning to the network next year with Doctor Lawyer, starring So Ji Sub as a doctor who gets his medical license revoked and becomes a lawyer specializing in medical malpractice litigation. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Doctor Lawyer, Im Soo Hyang, Shin Sung Rok, So Ji Sub

Im Soo Hyang Does Double Duty as She’s Cast as So Ji Sub’s Female Lead in Dr. Lawyer and Will Also Star in the K-remake of Jane the Virgin Reuniting with Sung Hoon

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 19, 2021 by ockoalaAugust 19, 2021
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Well it’s certainly a double dose of good news for Im Soo Hyang and probably a karma payment for her last drama being neigh unwatchable (and pulled off streaming sites in Korea) due to her male lead bullying scandal. She has just been cast as the female lead opposite So Ji Sub in his comeback drama in four years Dr. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Dr. Lawyer, Im Soo Hyang, So Ji Sub

Kim Soo Hyun, Song Joong Ki Among Selection of Male Actors in First Release From the KOFIC Korean Actors 200 List

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 15, 2021 by ockoalaMarch 15, 2021
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The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) is assembling a list call the Korean Actors 200 (includes both actors and actresses) to represent the top acting talent from the industry with an express aim to raise further international recognition of the breadth and depth in the Korean film industry. A sneak peak of 9 of the male actors on the list complete … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Byun Yo Han, Kim Soo Hyun, Lee Byung Hun, Lee Ji Hoon, Oh Jung Se, Ryu jun Yeol, Ryu Seung Ryong, So Ji Sub, Song Joong Ki, Yoo Teo

K-actor Childhood Photos Show Progression into Hallyu Stars of Today From Hyun Bin, Kim Soo Hyun, Lee Min Ho, Ji Chang Wook, and More

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 18, 2020 by ockoalaNovember 12, 2020
Childhood photos leading to famous actors.

Come one, come all, come get all your oppa and dongsaeng childhood pictures galore and marvel at how everyone grew up into the hotties we know today. It’s impossible to deny that many a K-actress got some surgical help to become the current day beauties so it’s safer to marvel at the men of South Korean entertainment that have parlayed … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Gong Yoo, Hyun Bin, Im Shi Wan, Ji Chang Wook, Jo Jung Seok, Jung Hae In, Kang Dong Won, Kang Ha Neul, Kim Bum, Kim Soo Hyun, Kim Woo Bin, Lee Dong Wook, Lee Jong Seok, Lee Jun Ki, Lee Min Ho, Lee Seung Gi, Park Bo Gum, Park Seo Joon, Seo In Guk, Seo Kang Joon, So Ji Sub, Song Joong Ki, Woo Do Hwan, Yoo Seung Ho

Kim Soo Hyun and Hyun Bin Top the 2020 Highest Paid Korean Actors in Television

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 30, 2020 by ockoalaJune 29, 2020
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This list will likely change heading into 2021 but for now we’re in 2020 so let’s take a look at who among the K-actors is leading the bankability and raking in the dough on K-drama land. Kim Soo Hyun comes back from military service and immediately resumed the top spot as the highest paid actor in television with $85,000 USD … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hyun Bin, Ji Chang Wook, Jo In Sung, Kim Soo Hyun, Lee Jong Seok, Lee Min Ho, Lee Seung Gi, So Ji Sub, Song Joong Ki, Yoo Ah In

So Ji Sub Marries Broadcast Journalist Jo Eun Jung and Ends Longtime Bachelor Status

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 6, 2020 by ockoalaApril 7, 2020
Man and woman in white shirts, smiling.

Talk about a surprise wedding, woo hoo! K-ent is reporting that So Ji Sub and his broadcast journalist girlfriend Jo Eun Jung are officially married! The couple registered their marriage which is the trendy thing to do with celebs these days but also quite practical in the world of social distancing and not organizing grand gatherings such as weddings. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Married, So Ji Sub

Acclaimed Director Choi Dong Hoon Starts Filming K-movie Alien with Kim Woo Bin, Ryu Jun Yeol, So Ji Sub, and Kim Tae Ri

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 8, 2020 by ockoalaMarch 9, 2020
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Woah momma is the first big cast movie slated for 2021 looking jam packed and exciting. Director Choi Dong Hoon of Assassination, The Thieves, Tazza, and Jeon Woo Chi will start filming the movie titled Alien at the end of March his highly anticipated new movie. The plot and characters are still under wraps but will star Ryu Jun Yeol, … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Alien, KIm Tae Ri, Kim Woo Bin, Ryu jun Yeol, So Ji Sub

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