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SETTV Holds Press Conference to Introduce Roy Qiu and Megan Lai for Miss Rose

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 20, 2012 by ockoalaJuly 11, 2012

Okay, the first thought in my head is – Megan Lai is insanely tall. SETTV held a quick press conference yesterday to introduce the two leads for its upcoming Sunday night idol drama Miss Rose (螺絲小姐要出嫁 which literally translates as Miss Screw is Getting Married). Roy joked that his nickname on the set was Brother Square Footage, because his character’s name is … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Megan Lai, Miss Rose, Roy Qiu

Latest Batch of Cute Shin Pictures from Ceci Magazine and His Website

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 20, 2012 by ockoalaJune 19, 2012

Yeah, that’s my baby boy there. Shin made the pages of July’s Ceci Magazine prolly on account of his going from cute new idol to boy-who-competes-with-Gong-Yoo in screen presence. Let me say that while Gong Yoo is reaching new acting heights in Big, especially as he comes back from the one year time skip as new and improved Kyung Joon, … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Shin Won Ho

Big Episode 6 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 19, 2012 by ockoalaJune 19, 2012

Big may be about the maturation of a teenage boy, but it can be used to showcase the maturation of the Hong Sisters writing style. They dropped a stunning time jump at the end of episode 5, and all of episode 6 left me feeling like I was watching a completely different drama. Episode 1 was all sorts of dreamy … Continue reading →

Posted in Recaps | Tagged Big

Choi Siwon and Yuan Hong Relocate to Kenting to Continue Filming Fall in Love with You Again

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 19, 2012 by ockoalaJune 18, 2012

The upcoming C-drama starring Choi Siwon, Yuan Hong, and Wang Luo Dan has already gotten one name change in its Chinese title, but hopefully this one will stick. It’s now called Fall in Love with You Again (Chinese title literally means turn around and fall in love with you). Most C-dramas are filmed in sprawling movie studios in Hen Dian … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Choi Siwon, Fall in Love with You Again, Wang Luo Dan, Yuan Hong

Nam Goong Min Joins Kim Hyun Joong in City Conquest

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 19, 2012 by ockoalaOctober 20, 2012

That is sure a whole lotta of pretty boy pretty in one drama. I hope the leading lady, whoever she is, won’t feel upstaged. Nam Goong Min has just been confirmed as joining Kim Hyun Joong in the upcoming manhwa drama adaptation of the gritty 90s City Conquest. I don’t read manhwas but from the synopsis, this reads like a … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged City Conquest, Kim Hyun Joong, Nam Goong Min

Big Episode 5 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 18, 2012 by ockoalaJune 18, 2012

When the Hong Sisters said they were doing a drama about a boy growing up, episode 5 of Big proves that they weren’t kidding and they are willing to expand their narrative considerably. Just as I was expecting more body switch hijinks, this episode takes me for twirl and then deposits me in jaw-drop land. I was floored by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Recaps | Tagged Big

Video Preview for Episode 6 of Big

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 18, 2012 by ockoalaJune 18, 2012

Mind. Melted. Watching episode 5 of Big, I was tra-la-la-ing happily going with the flow, until I was smacked over the head with the Hong Sisters throwing in a twist this early in the game. What tha what? If you thought you knew how this story was going to unfold, I tell you now to throw it out the window … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama Previews | Tagged Big

Lee Da Hae Does a Stunning Wedding Pictorial in China

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 18, 2012 by ockoalaJune 17, 2012

A stunning wedding-themed pictorial always gets my inner princess ready to go. I think wedding photo shoots that are just shy of edgy, but with enough punch and pop that it captures the eye to more than the wedding dress itself. Lee Da Hae’s most recent wedding shoot for a Chinese magazine is glorious, the perfect combination of the model … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Lee Da Hae

Brain Exploding Awesome Spoiler Pictures from Episode 5 of Big

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 17, 2012 by ockoalaJune 17, 2012

This spoiler stuffed post for Big is so damn amazing it needs to be accompanied by the header for the Cola Kiss from Lie to Me. Yes, it’s at that level of making me so happy I might’ve burst a blood vessel somewhere. I had an amazing weekend already, so this is like icing on the cake I never expected … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama Previews | Tagged Big

First Trailer from Secrets Hidden in Time with Wallace Chung and Janine Chang

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 17, 2012 by ockoalaJune 17, 2012

I don’t know how C-dramas do it, but Secrets Hidden in Time (the drama adaptation of the Tong Hua novel of the same name) feels like it started filming a few weeks ago, yet here it is releasing a ten-minute trailer already. I’ve made no secret that I find this novel rather unpalatable, but I still want to watch the … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Han Xi Ting, Janine Chang, Jia Nai Liang, Secrets Hidden in Time, Wallace Huo

Shin Won Ho Makes His Idol Debut with Cross Gene

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 17, 2012 by ockoalaJune 17, 2012

Everyone knows I don’t do K-pop (or any pop for that matter). I’m a drama girl, and my knowledge of music comes from a love of the sound rather than the people who sing it. So a boybander can fall from the sky and land on top of me and I would have no clue who he is and which … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Cross Gene, Shin Won Ho

Piping Hot Spoiler Pictures for Upcoming Episodes of Big

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 16, 2012 by ockoalaJune 16, 2012

I just had one of the most memorable dinners ever, capped off with a bottle of Opus One (so good I could cry), but I swear my evening got even better when I came home to find these pictures exploding off DC Gall. Lee Min Jung posted the latest spoiler pictures from Big, so be forewarned that it isn’t exactly … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama Previews | Tagged Big, Gong Yoo, Lee Min Jung

King of Lan Ling Releases Fantastic First Official Trailer

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 16, 2012 by ockoalaJune 16, 2012

There is so much pretty in King of Lan Ling that I’m flailing from the want. This drama started filming a scant few months ago, but the production appears to have its shit together because a 3-minute official trailer was just released (on the heels of 7-minutes of footage shown at the Shanghai Film Festival last week – the official … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Ariel Lin, Danial Chan, Feng Shao Feng, George Hu, King of Lan Ling

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