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Lee Min Ho Does Fluffy Web C-drama One LINE Romance with TW-actress Bea Hayden

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 7, 2014 by ockoalaMay 7, 2014

I still remember how openly the popular messaging app LINE was featured all over You From Another Star. It made for great comedic drunken Chun Song Yi fodder for sure but might’ve even fit better into the other SBS drama Heirs since it’s all about teenagers there and who else texts as much as teens these days. Lee Min Ho was in … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Haden Kuo, Lee Min Ho, One LINE Romance

Lady and Liar with Tang Yan and Hawick Lau Release Gorgeous and Addicting 19-minute Long Preview

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 7, 2014 by ockoalaMay 7, 2014

Woah momma does this look potentially fantastic. I’ve been all over the production of C-drama Lady and Liar since the very beginning primarily due to the story line being lifted from a classic shoujo manga Hakushaku Reijou (伯爵令嬢 or The Earl’s Daughter). I loved that manga as a kid and now that I’m watching dramas more the plot is totally … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Hawick Lau, Lady and Liar, Tang Yan, Tony Yang, Yang Rong

Dr. Stranger Episode 2 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 6, 2014 by ockoalaMay 18, 2014

It’s such a refreshing change of recapping pace to tackle a drama like Dr. Stranger. This drama hits all the right spots for me but in a different way than the other dramas I’ve recapped recently. It’s action-packed and emotionally stirring, with a great OTP romance that fairly cries out for defying all odds, plus tons of easy to hate … Continue reading →

Posted in Recaps | Tagged Dr. Stranger

Kang Ji Hwan’s Ji Hyuk Gives Drunk Jin Ah a Caring Oppa Piggyback Ride in Episode 4 of Big Man

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 6, 2014 by ockoalaMay 6, 2014

Watching Big Man is akin to checking something out that is not proofread by the writer yet. The writer has a good idea coupled with facile execution but didn’t bother to read through it to make sure the concept as envisioned actually works. That leaves the viewer as the proofreader so the takeaway is to brush aside what doesn’t work … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Big Man

Ji Hyun Woo Discharged From the Army with Braces and Brushing Off Questions About Yoo In Na

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 6, 2014 by ockoalaMay 6, 2014

Ji Hyun Woo was discharged from the army yesterday after completing his two years mandatory military service. In order of the most shocking things to emerge from his media meet-and-greet outside his army base was hearing his awkwardly brush off answering any questions about Yoo In An and seeing him show off her pearly whites encased in braces. The former … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ji Hyun Woo

Dr. Stranger Episode 1 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 5, 2014 by ockoalaMay 15, 2014

Hold on to your horses because here comes Dr. Stranger like a shot to the heart. Today I watched all three new (or pretty new) primetime K-dramas on the Mon-Tues time slot and have decided to recap Dr. Stranger over Triangle and Big Man. It’s not a measure of quality because it’s yet early to see which horse comes out … Continue reading →

Posted in Recaps | Tagged Dr. Stranger

Kang Ji Hwan and Jung So Min Sizzle Up the Screen with a Run and Hug in Episode 3 of Big Man

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 5, 2014 by ockoalaMay 5, 2014

I was waiting to see if episode 3 of Big Man narratively inspired me enough to pick up recapping it. Sadly it doesn’t. Structuring an entire story around a far-fetched heart theft murder attempt only works because the writing takes it seriously and deals with the fall out, plus Kang Ji Hwan sells the heck out of leading man Ji … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Big Man

Darling Yoon Si Yoon Quietly Enlists in the Marines and Commences Military Service

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 5, 2014 by ockoalaMay 4, 2014

My baby boy went off to the army! Not just to any military division, Yoon Si Yoon quietly enlisted in the most hardcore marines this past week with no media coverage until after he left. I heard about it a month ago when his agency confirmed that he had been accepted into the marines and that he was planning to … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Yoon Si Yoon

A Hottie of Every Flavor as Triangle Readies for Monday Premiere with Lee Bum Soo, Jaejoong, and Im Shi Wan

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 4, 2014 by ockoalaMay 4, 2014

Who’s ready for Triangle in a few hours? I’ve been so there since the moment Lee Bum Soo got cast but the more I see of the teasers the more the story looks right up my alley as well. I loved all of Giant and slogged through East of Eden for Song Seung Heon and Park Hae Jin along with the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Baek Jin Hee, Im Shi Wan, Jaejoong, Lee Bum Soo, Oh Yeon Soo, Triangle

Final Batch of Pretty Lead Stills as Dr. Stranger Gears Up for Premiere on Monday

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 4, 2014 by ockoalaMay 4, 2014

I thought maybe my inexplicable excitement for Dr. Stranger was the result of my last crack drama ending in Bride of the Century and nothing on my plate currently that captures my full attention. But with so many K-dramas line-up on the starting gate for this week’s premiere central I’m still really looking forward to Dr. Stranger so my anticipation for … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Dr. Stranger, Jin Se Yeon, Kang Sora, Lee Jong Seok, Park Hae Jin

Yoon Eun Hye Designed Bags for Samantha Thavasa Sell Out in Korea

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 4, 2014 by ockoalaMay 4, 2014

Yoon Eun Hye is a talented entertainer in more ways that her award-winning acting career or her high profile start as the maknae member of idol group Baby V.O.X. She is known for being very creative and her dabbling in fashion design has now officially extended to the handbag arena with the launch earlier this week of a sub-line of … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Yoon Eun Hye

Slender and Serene Yoona Models Cartier in the May Issue of Cosmopolitan Korea

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 3, 2014 by ockoalaMay 2, 2014

Oh what one drama can do to render a change of opinion in either good or bad ways. Yoona of SNSD won be over in Prime Minister and I and that’s that. It’s not clear if my fondness and goodwill for her will remain if she slides backward in future acting projects, but for now it’s without reservation that I … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Yoona

Kim Woo Bin and Park Hae Jin Join Other Popular Stars for the 10th Anniversary Edition of Men’s Uno China

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 3, 2014 by ockoalaMay 3, 2014

For the 10th anniversary edition of Men’s Uno China magazine, the publication went all out and tapped 10 of the hottest celebrities in Mainland China to be on one of its 10 unique covers. I wonder whose job that was and could I have it? The result is a yummilicious collection of celebs not limited to Chinese actors but also … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Hu Ge, Kim Woo Bin, Li Chen, Lu Yi, Park Hae Jin, Peter Ho

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