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Heirs Releases Official Full Cast Poster and BTS of the Drama Filming and Interviews

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 6, 2013 by ockoalaOctober 5, 2013

It’s so close I can actually smell it now. The scent of various fangirl groups converging on one drama that brings all their favorites together under one roof. One ring to rule them all? I say one K-drama to rule them all, until of course the drama turns out to be sorely lacking and then watch the finger-pointing histrionics start. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Heirs

KimuTaku Reunites with Shibasaki Kou for Time-traveling Robot J-dorama Ando Lloyd ~ A.I. Knows Love?

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 5, 2013 by ockoalaOctober 5, 2013

It’s Fall which means time for the annual J-dorama homage to the Crown Prince that is Kimura Takuya. I’ve been meh with all his recent year doramas from Priceless to Nankyoku Tairiku to Tsuki no Koibito, but there is no telling when KimuTaku may pull a rabbit out of the hat so it’s always with a hopeful heart I await … Continue reading →

Posted in J-doramas | Tagged Ando Lloyd - A.I. Knows Love?, Kimura Takuya, Shibasaki Kou

Lovely Zhao Li Ying Cameos in Return of the Condor Heroes with Rumored Boyfriend Chen Xiao

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 5, 2013 by ockoalaOctober 5, 2013

There is finally something easy on the eyes coming out of the set of the upcoming nth drama version of the wuxia novel Return of the Condor Heroes. While C-actress Zhao Li Ying’s name was never mentioned as in the running to play the leading lady Xiaolongnu, seeing her in costume on the set of RoCH makes me wish she … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chen Xiao, Michelle Chen, Return of the Condor Heroes, Zhao Li Ying

Goddess of Fire Episode 25-26: Jung Yi Gets Her Revenge On with Tae Do’s Help

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 5, 2013 by ockoalaOctober 5, 2013

Goddess of Fire is like the negative version of the gift that keeps on giving, it’s literally like getting the worst case of food poisoning causing the runs that never stop even when you think this the last time and it can’t possibly plague you anymore. See, I made another crap joke, so this drama continues to inspire me to … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Goddess of Fire

Marry Him If You Dare Releases New Stills of the Leads and Future Mi Rae

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 5, 2013 by ockoalaOctober 4, 2013

KBS dropped a lot of new stills for Marry Him If You Dare heading into the weekend which makes for a nice treat to tide the fans through until next week. That’s when the heavy load of promotional material will likely drop since it’s the week prior to its premiere on October 14th. Some of these official stills won’t come … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jung Yong Hwa, Lee Dong Gun, Marry Him If You Dare, Yoon Eun Hye

Poll Time: Looking Forward to the Fall 2013 K-dramas

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 4, 2013 by ockoalaOctober 4, 2013

It’s pretty easy to figure out which K-dramas I’m interested in or excited about but there are lots more K-drama fishes in the pond then the ones I care to cover. For companies worldwide the fourth and final quarter of the year has started and it’s time to put the pedal to the metal and bring home the win. For … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Age of Feeling, Answer Me 1994, Basketball, Empress Ki, Golden Rainbow, Heirs, Man From the Stars, Marry Him If You Dare, Medical Top Team, Miss Korea, Pretty Man, Prime Minister and I, Thrice Married Woman

Cable Drama Unemployed Romance with Nam Goong Min and Lee Young Ah Premieres Saturday

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 4, 2013 by ockoalaOctober 4, 2013

The upcoming cable drama Unemployed Romance (literal title Unemployment Benefits Romance) is one of those odd ducks for me. I love Nam Goong Min almost as much as I am adverse to Lee Young Ah. I’ll confess that I never warmed up to Lee Young Ah because she’s always been rather OTT in acting and I found her singularly plain. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Young Ah, Nam Goong Min, Unemployed Romance

Dating Rumors Between Puff Guo and Her Second Male Lead From the Set of Just You

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 4, 2013 by ockoalaOctober 3, 2013

LOL, these four are such adorable hams. There is a new dating news coming out from the popular Taiwan idol drama Just You (Just Want to Make You Fall in Love with Me), but it’s not the two people that you might be hoping for. The drama has been slowly gaining viewers and popularity as it airs, a rare beast … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Aaron Yan, Just You, Katherine Wang, Puff Guo, Tang Zhen Gang

Tears Flow for Park Shin Hye on the Huntington Beach Boardwalk for Heirs

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 3, 2013 by ockoalaOctober 3, 2013

The countdown to the premiere of Heirs or The Inheritors has gone from months to weeks and now to mere days. Despite the even-larger-than-usual sprawling cast, this drama is still anchored by the two leads Lee Min Ho and Park Shin Hye if I look at the overwhelming number of official stills released of both of them individually or together. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Heirs, Lee Min Ho, Park Shin Hye

18th Annual Busan Film Festival Kicks Off with K-stars Walking the Red Carpet

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 3, 2013 by ockoalaOctober 3, 2013

The 18th annual Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) kicked off yesterday in the seaside town of Busan, South Korea with lots of glam and anticipation. Featuring 301 movie selections from 70 countries shown over 10 days, BIFF has cemented its reputation as one of the top film festivals in Asia and this year’s star studded opening ceremony brought lots of … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Aaron Kwok, Chun Jung Myung, Gu Hye Sun, Ha Ji Won, Han Hyo Joo, Jo Yeo Jung, Kim Hyo Jin, Kim Min Jong, Kim Min Joon, Kim Min Jung, Kim So Yeon, Kim Sun Ah, Lee Hyun Woo, Lee Joon, Lee Yeon Hee, Nam Gyu Ri, So Yi Hyun, Taecyeon, TOP, Uhm Tae Woong, Yoo Ah In, Yoo In Na, Yoon Jin Seo

Song Seung Heon in High Cut and Confirms Human Addiction Movie with Jo Yeo Jung

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 3, 2013 by ockoalaOctober 3, 2013

Every time Song Seung Heon wants to “branch out”, he inevitably ends up making me laugh unintentionally but always coming out unscathed. When one’s acting ability is already universally acknowledged as nonexistent, then it really is cool that people can still enjoy him for the pretty. Recently he’s been a time-traveling doctor, a gangster in love, a princess-loving diplomat chaebol … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion, Films | Tagged Human Addiction, Jo Yeo Jung, Song Seung Heon

Medical Top Team Delays Premiere for a Week and Will Go Head-to-Head Against Heirs

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 3, 2013 by ockoalaOctober 2, 2013

This week is simultaneously a very slow week in K-dramaland since there isn’t a new drama premiering, but also a very anxious week for the fans of The Master’s Sun which is wrapping up in mere hours. Two Weeks ended last week on MBC so its follow up drama the geniuses-in-one-hospital medical drama Medical Top Team was slated to premiere … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Joo Ji Hoon, Jung Ryeo Won, Kwon Sang Woo, Medical Top Team, Min Ho, Oh Yeon Seo

Wu Zun’s Confession Tour Continues as He Promotes New Book and Reveals He’s Having Baby Number 2

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 2, 2013 by ockoalaOctober 2, 2013

The Wu Zun not-so-shocking news reveals enters its second day in Taiwan as he held a press conference for the release of his new self-help book and promptly revealed he was about to be a dad again any day now. Like, for realz. His wife is expecting baby number 2 in days, this time a bouncing little baby boy mini-me … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Calvin Chen, Jiro Wang, Wu Zun

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