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Top J-actresses Ishihara Satomi, Ueno Juri and Ayase Haruka All Have Big Summer 2018 Doramas Coming

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 25, 2018 by ockoalaJune 25, 2018
Woman with floral headdress and man below.

I’m triply stoked for the summer 2018 J-dorama season, and in general have enjoyed the last three dorama seasons with always one show I get hooked on to watch. Summer ’18 has three high profile top actresses with anticipated series coming – Ishihara Satomi gets to play the cultured straight woman in Takane no Hana as the refined ikebana (flower … Continue reading →

Posted in J-doramas | Tagged Ayase Haruka, Gibo to Musume no Blues, Good Doctor, Ishihara Satomi, Takane no Hana, Ueno Juri

Ueno Juri and Fujiki Naohito Join J-dorama Good Doctor with Yamazaki Kento

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 1, 2018 by ockoalaJune 1, 2018
Young man in doctors coat and ID badge.

Oh man, the J-dorama version of Good Doctor may be the third to arrive at the party but it’s just smashed the casting squee by pulling back the curtains on the roles outside of the casting of Dorama It Boy Yamazaki Kento as the male lead. Kento will be joined by Ueno Juri as the female lead and Fujiki Naohito … Continue reading →

Posted in J-doramas | Tagged Fujiki Naohito, Good Doctor, Ueno Juri, Yamazaki Kento

J-ent Marries Off Two More as Popular Actresses Ueno Juri and Kitagawa Keiko Tie the Knot with Respective Musician Hubbies

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 28, 2016 by ockoalaMay 27, 2016
Couple in elegant outfits with blue accents.

Wow, it’s one after another in J-ent these days, and somewhere out there various fanboy groups are weeping salty tears. Last year there was the surprise marriage of Horikita Maki to much older actor Yamamoto Koji, and this year comes two more of her compatriots top dorama actresses tying the knot. First was Kitagawa Keiko walking down the aisle with … Continue reading →

Posted in J-doramas | Tagged Daigo, Keiko Kitagawa, Ueno Juri, Wada Sho

Web Drama The Secret Message with Ueno Juri and T.O.P. Readies for Early November Airing by Releasing Lovely Posters

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 10, 2015 by ockoalaOctober 11, 2015
Two people with secret messages, movie poster.

Remember that drama Big Bang‘s T.O.P. and J-actress Ueno Juri? It has a title and an airdate right around the corner, and judging from the official drama and character posters will definitely be high on the visual prettiness.The Secret Message is a web drama co-produced by Japanese Amuse and Korean CJ E&M, with a solid appeal to both the Korean and … Continue reading →

Posted in J-doramas, K-dramas | Tagged Jung Yumi, Lee Jae Yoon, Shin Won Ho, T.O.P., The Secret Message, Ueno Juri, Yoo In Na

TOP and Ueno Juri Snapped Filming a Cute Drama Date in Seoul

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 10, 2015 by ockoalaJune 10, 2015
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In a cross-border production that isn’t one of those ubiquitous Chinese-Korean joint drama/movie, there is a Japanese-Korean drama currently being filmed in Seoul that stars Big Bang member TOP with top J-actress Ueno Juri. The K-media was out in force on the streets of Seoul’s bustling trendy areas watching TOP and Juri film a cute date scene, complete with hand … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged TOP, Ueno Juri

Ueno Juri Romances T.O.P. in Web Drama About Moving on From a First Love

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 31, 2015 by ockoalaMarch 31, 2015
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This casting news is a bit random but also inconsequential enough to get up and arms about the acting talent disparity. Entertainment company CJ E&M is producing a web drama starring Big Bang‘s T.O.P. and Japanese actress Ueno Juri, with the two already gearing up for filming shortly. The drama doesn’t have a title yet but is billed as a … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged T.O.P., Ueno Juri

First Teaser for J-dorama Ouroboros with Oguri Shun, Ikuta Toma, and Ueno Juri

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 20, 2014 by ockoalaDecember 20, 2014

Man, I’d watch these three sitting around eating donuts and shooting the breeze for eleven hours. Lucky for me, I get to watch Ikuta Toma, Oguri Shun, and Ueno Juri do something together way more interesting, star in the upcoming winter 2015 TBS dorama Ouroboros (tagline Kono Ai Koso, Seigi). I can’t complain that Oguri Shun is basically a workaholic this year, … Continue reading →

Posted in J-doramas | Tagged Ikuta Toma, Oguri Shun, Ouroboros, Ueno Juri

Ueno Juri Joins Oguri Shun and Ikuta Toma in Police Thriller J-dorama Ouroboros

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 16, 2014 by ockoalaNovember 16, 2014

When the J-dorama gods giveth they are oh so generous. And a bit piling on with so much coming at the same time. I’ve been following two J-doramas this season, both packed with some of my favorite actors and actresses wrapped in great storytelling. One of them is Nobunaga Concerto with Oguri Shun, Shibasaki Kou, Mukai Osamu, and Fujiki Naohito. … Continue reading →

Posted in J-doramas | Tagged Ikuta Toma, Oguri Shun, Ouroboros, Ueno Juri

The Two Nodames Meet as Ueno Juri and Shim Eun Kyung Cross Paths in Seoul this Week

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 17, 2014 by ockoalaSeptember 18, 2014

I was excited enough writing about how the J-dorama version of Nodame played by Ueno Juri just happened to be in Korea at the same time that the K-drama version of Nodame Shim Eun Kyung had just started filming Tomorrow’s Cantabile. Then comes the icing on the cake seeing a picture of the two lovely ladies meeting during Juri’s visit … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Nodame Cantabile, Shim Eun Kyung, Tomorrow's Cantabile, Ueno Juri

Pretty First Look at Shim Eun Kyung in Tomorrow’s Cantabile as Ueno Juri Arrives for Korea Japan Festival

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 16, 2014 by ockoalaSeptember 16, 2014

KBS is wasting no time to strike while the interest is high in releasing promotional material for Tomorrow’s Cantabile. Following in the first two stills released yesterday of leading man Joo Won as a music conductor, the network has dropped one perfect peek at leading lady Shim Eun Kyung as an off-beat piano prodigy. Nearly everyone expected Shim Eun Kyung to … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Shim Eun Kyung, Tomorrow's Cantabile, Ueno Juri

Matsumoto Jun and Ueno Juri Star in Romance J-movie with a Mysterious Fantasy Twist

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 15, 2013 by ockoalaOctober 14, 2013

Whenever I take a break from dramas and check out the Asian movie offerings, there is always bound to be a surprising treat I never knew about until now. This past weekend a romance movie premiered in Japan called Hidamari no Kanojo (陽だまりの彼女, translated to Girl in the Sunny Place) starring two leads I like but never thought about pairing … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Hidamari no Kanojo, Matsumoto Jun, Ueno Juri

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