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Shin Mina is Effortlessly Gorgeous for Rag & Bone

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 15, 2011 by ockoalaNovember 14, 2011

I don’t have enough accolades for the latest pictorials of Shin Mina for Rag & Bone. While I like R&B clothes, I think it’s overrated and passable at best. But after seeing Mina so lovely and comfy in their threads, it’s succeeded in making me covet what would otherwise be pretty ordinary clothing. I like the color photos more, which … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Shin Mina

The Hunger Games Releases Kickass Official Movie Trailer

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 14, 2011 by ockoalaNovember 14, 2011

I’m sorry for doubting you, oh casting gurus for The Hunger Games. The official trailer for the movie dropped today and I’ve already watched it too many times to count. Jennifer Lawrence does make Katniss feel older than her sixteen years of age, but she’s got all her strength and vulnerability down that the age thing fades into the background … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged The Hunger Games

Movie Version of Ouran High School Host Club Releases First Teaser Trailer

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 14, 2011 by ockoalaNovember 14, 2011

Wow, this movie must’ve been filmed in 10 days or something, because it felt like the cast of Ouran High School Host Club just wrapped it’s drama and started filming the movie, and already we have a first teaser trailer dropped. The movie is coming out in March of 2012, and looks to continue the wacky and good-hearted Ouran hijinks … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Daito Shunsuke, Kawaguchi Haruna, Ouran High School Host Club, Yamamoto Yusuke

Koala Watches Crap C-drama Edition: Sealed with a Kiss and Fall in Love

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 14, 2011 by ockoalaNovember 14, 2011

This may be a one-off post, perhaps an ongoing series, or maybe once in a blue moon when I’m drunk and bitter. Recently I’ve been quietly watching some dramas that aren’t just bad (and stupid), it’s unbelievably so much so that I can’t even call it a guilty pleasure drama. I ended up watching these dramas for a variety of … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Dennis Oh, Fall in Love, Hans Zhang, Hawick Lau, Kiton Jiang, Koala Watches Crap, Sealed with a Kiss, Ying Er

Download Link for Latest Album from Nicholas Teo and MV for TW-airing of Lie to Me

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 13, 2011 by ockoalaNovember 13, 2011

Today I started looking for Nicky’s latest album released back in September, only to randomly discover the confluence of two of things I hold near and dear. Nicholas Teo is one of my favorite Taiwan singers (though he’s originally from Malaysia). He’s not called The Prince of Ballads for nothing, and as a singer his voice, pitch, and emotion are … Continue reading →

Posted in Download Links, Music | Tagged Lie to Me, Nicholas Teo

Joe Cheng is Mature and Handsome in Latest HK Magazine Pictorials

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 13, 2011 by ockoalaNovember 14, 2011

Joe, I forgive you for the atrocity that was Channel X. So can you come back to dramas now? Hhhmmm? Since wrapping CX back in March, Joe Cheng has been laying low and occasionally popping up for endorsements here and there. I wonder if he’s on the outs with GTV after he accepted SETTV‘s CX, though I thought everyone was … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Joe Cheng

Preview for Episode 14 of Office Girls

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 13, 2011 by ockoalaNovember 13, 2011

Wahhhhh, episode 13 of Office Girls was sooooo good. But the preview for episode 14 looks even better, with tons of new developments in many different plot threads of the story. The mood remains light and sweet, exactly what I crave these days. I suddenly realized that the OTP in OG reminds me of the OTP in ISWAK/Playful Kiss and … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama Previews | Tagged Office Girls

First Look at the Taiga for 2012 Taira no Kiyomori Starring Matsuyama Kenichi and Tamaki Hiroshi

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 13, 2011 by ockoalaNovember 13, 2011

Just two months out from it’s premiere date of January 8, the upcoming NHK Taiga for 2012 started filming last month and the first stills have started to trickle out. Starring Matsuyama Kenichi, Tamaki Hiroshi, Fujiki Naohito, Matsuda Shota, Daito Shunsuke, Okada Masaki, and Fukada Kyoko, Taira no Kiyomori tells the life of the titular general of the late Heian … Continue reading →

Posted in J-doramas | Tagged Daito Shunsuke, Fujiki Naohito, Fukada Kyoko, Matsuyama Kenichi, Okada Masaki, Tamaki Hiroshi

Written Preview for Episode 11 of Man of Honor

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 12, 2011 by ockoalaNovember 12, 2011

I have a feeling Jae In’s real identity will be out soon and she’ll get reunited with her mom. Thus clearing up her fauxcest relationship with Young Kwang. I hope so, because I would hate for this drama to drag. I think there is so much potential and conflict aside from her hidden identity that I want to see them … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama Previews | Tagged Man of Honor

Cast of Office Girls Holds Sold Out Fan Meeting in Taipei

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 12, 2011 by ockoalaNovember 12, 2011

The cast of the hottest TW-drama at this moment Office Girls held a fan meeting yesterday in Taipei that was apparently sold out in minutes and had people flying in from other parts of Asia. It was a very casual event with the cast playing games, discussing the drama and filming, and signing posters for all the attendees. I want! … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Alice Ke, Office Girls, Roy Qiu

Yoon Eun Hye and Ethan Ruan Attend Gionee Press Conference for Mobile Phone Launch

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 12, 2011 by ockoalaNovember 11, 2011

Pretty baby Yoon Eun Hye was in China yesterday for the press conference on behalf of the mobile device maker Gionee since she’s endorsing the brand in China along with Ethan Ruan. Strangely enough, Ethan was replaced by a random hobo for the press conference. What? The hobo is Ethan? I would have never guessed. The hobo that is Ethan … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Ethan Ruan, Yoon Eun Hye

Upcoming TW-drama Skip Beat Releases Official Posters

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 11, 2011 by ockoalaNovember 11, 2011

For a drama based on a manga I don’t like, I’m ridiculously excited about the upcoming Skip Beat live-action adaption. Airing on GTV following In Time With You (LOL, never thought I would actually be excited for ITWY to finish airing), SB stars Ivy Chen with Super Junior’s Choi Siwon and Lee Donghae. The drama is scheduled to premiere in … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Choi Siwon, Donghae, Ivy Chen, Skip Beat

Written and Video Preview for Episode 13 of Office Girls

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 11, 2011 by ockoalaNovember 11, 2011

Every time Friday rolls around, I start twitching for more Office Girls. For a drama I figured I’d watch just for my Roy Qiu fix, and maybe even drop early on if it sucked and not even Roy can keep me suffering through the watch, OG has instead turned my Fall TW-drama schedule upside down. That’s the great thing about … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama Previews | Tagged Office Girls

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