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Written and Video Preview for Episode 10 of Heirs

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 6, 2013 by ockoalaNovember 6, 2013

I don’t know if Heirs/The Inheritors needed a literal fist fight to jump start the energy levels, but it sure went a long way in doing that. There is no more intensity to milk in all the stare down your enemy if there are no further stakes? Tan is right when he says Young Do will never reveal his trump … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama Previews | Tagged Heirs

Heirs/The Inheritors Episode 9 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 6, 2013 by ockoalaNovember 6, 2013

This was easily the best episode of Heirs/The Inheritors to date. That’s not saying much since the first third have been so underwhelming, and truthfully getting good at episode 9 is much too late. I’m relieved since I’ve decided to stick with it, and it’s getting good in ways that I can finally connect with and get behind. This episode … Continue reading →

Posted in Recaps | Tagged Heirs

Just You Wraps Up This Week with a Double Wedding Happily Ever After

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 6, 2013 by ockoalaNovember 4, 2013

It’s the rare Taiwan idol drama that doesn’t end in a wedding. I don’t mean just having a happily ever after, TW-dramas are awesome in always wrapping it up in a big bow in the form of a wedding. It might sound trite but goodness these dramas are always the exact same thing just repackaged differently so why bother even … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Aaron Yan, Just You, Puff Guo

Pretty Boy Drops New Stills of Jang Geun Seok, IU, and Han Chae Young

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 6, 2013 by ockoalaNovember 5, 2013

It’s understandable that the upcoming KBS Wed-Thurs drama Pretty Boy is getting the most attention for being a Jang Geun Seok drama, but I think the two leading ladies have to hold their own otherwise this thing will collapse on the weight of some mighty narcissism. A bunch of new stills have been released along with confirmation that the drama … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Han Chae Young, IU, Jang Geun Seok, Pretty Boy

Chinese Fan Spots Moon Geun Young and Kim Bum in Subway in Austria

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 5, 2013 by ockoalaNovember 5, 2013

Looks like the drama fan interest in new couple Moon Geun Young and Kim Bum extend far beyond the Korean domestic audience. The first pictures of them snapped in Europe were by Korean tourists, but this latest pic comes courtesy of the Chinese fans since it was uploaded to Weibo first and then hit both Kim Bum and Moon Geun … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Kim Bum, Moon Geun Young

Marry Him If You Dare Episode 8 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 5, 2013 by ockoalaNovember 5, 2013

There are two sets of Hong Sisters in K-drama writing teams, the more famous pair does the trendy dramas like The Master’s Sun, You’re Beautiful, and My Girlfriend is a Gumiho, while the less splashy pair did more serious work with Beethoven Virus and The King 2 Hearts. It’s one-half of the latter Hong Sisters duo that is writing Marry … Continue reading →

Posted in Recaps | Tagged Marry Him If You Dare

Upcoming K-dramas You From the Stars and Prime Minister and I Start Filming

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 5, 2013 by ockoalaNovember 4, 2013

Two upcoming K-dramas started filming recently and I’ve decided to lump them in the same post because my excitement over both is pretty much at the same level. Excited but cautiously optimistic. Fans of stars in either drama needn’t fret I’ll split the love, the SBS drama You From Another Star airs on Wed-Thurs after Heirs, while the KBS drama Prime … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Chae Jung Ahn, Jeon Ji Hyun, Kim Soo Hyun, Lee Bum Soo, Park Hae Jin, Prime Minister and I, Ryu Jin, Yoo In Na, Yoon Si Yoon, Yoona, You From the Stars

First Definitive Picture of GeunBum in Vienna and the Best of Goddess of Fire in One MV

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 4, 2013 by ockoalaNovember 4, 2013

Since news broke of recent drama co-stars Kim Bum and Moon Geun Young diving into a real life relationship and off on an European vacation, there seems to be an APB (or AKB All Koala Bulletin) put out on them. Dispatch delivered the first very grainy pictures of two people that purported to be GeunBum, but one was of their … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Goddess of Fire, Kim Bum, Moon Geun Young

Marry Him If You Dare Episode 7 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 4, 2013 by ockoalaNovember 4, 2013

Episode 7 of Marry Him if You Dare (Mirae’s Choice) succeeded in opening up a whole new can of worms. There is no end to future Mi Rae’s meddling, and when it appears present Mi Rae isn’t going to follow her game plan, she turns her machinations on Yoo Kyung and Shin. This drama has turned out to be much … Continue reading →

Posted in Recaps | Tagged Marry Him If You Dare

SBS Lines Up Early 2014 Thriller Drama Three Days Starring Yoochun

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 4, 2013 by ockoalaNovember 3, 2013

Of the three major Korean networks, this year SBS definitely has its act together better than the other two. It’s got successful and talked-about dramas under its belt like That Winter, The Wind Blows, I Hear Your Voice, and The Master’s Sun, but when I say its got its act together I’m more talking about planning and scheduling. KBS recently … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Three Days, Yoochun

Mi Rae Receives a Flowers and Balloons Confession in Marry Him If You Dare

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 3, 2013 by ockoalaNovember 3, 2013

It’s Monday so that means another highly anticipated episode of Marry Him If You Dare (Mirae’s Choice). With the way the narrative is unfolding, the English title might be more apropos as Pick the Other One If You Dare. I actually don’t have a problem if Mi Rae accepts Se Joo’s confessions in a misguided attempt to do as future … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Marry Him If You Dare

Dispatch Reveals First Pictures of Moon Geun Young and Kim Bum in Prague

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 3, 2013 by ockoalaNovember 3, 2013

It’s a rare occasion that a drama shipping couple becomes a reality, much less the pairing consists of two actors I love, so forgive me if I keep spazzing over them for the foreseeable future. I’ll preface it all by saying I don’t care if they get married or break up down the road, the relationship is theirs to see … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Kim Bum, Moon Geun Young

SBS Releases New Longer Preview for Episode 9 of Heirs

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 3, 2013 by ockoalaNovember 3, 2013

Heirs, you mostly suck and you know it. But I can’t quit you, I just can’t seem to quit you. Maybe its those dang exciting previews at the end of each episode, which folks have rightly pointed out seem to be the highlight of every episode, because what goes on before and after it is just a whole lotta nothing. … Continue reading →

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