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Lee Jun Ki Posts Picture Updates on his Military Service

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 24, 2011 by ockoalaJanuary 24, 2011
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JUN KI! My Jun Ki tweeted and updated his cyworld yesterday. *cue Koala almost fainting from happiness* It’s insane how long it feels like he’s been gone, and yet he has over a year left in MS yet to go. Sobs, an entire legion of Jun Ki-fans the world over (I don’t have to tell you how many tickers I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Lee Jun Ki

My Princess Episode 7 Written Preview

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 24, 2011 by ockoalaJanuary 24, 2011
Man and woman in formal attire on balcony

My Princess is chugging along at just the right speed for me. The character interactions and plot developments feel perfectly paced. I’m neither chafing for the romantic relationship to heat up, nor bored that it’s six-episodes in and Hae Young and Seol aren’t making kissy kissy yet. For whatever reason, I feel like a content passenger on the MP train, … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama Previews | Tagged My Princess

Preview for Episode 8 of Dream High (Written and Video)

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 24, 2011 by ockoalaJanuary 24, 2011
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Dream High is really heating up – both in terms of the pursuit of your musical dreams plotline, and the love triangle plotline. While Jin Gook is going through the ringer, it looks like Sam Dong grows some intensity, and if I were Hye Mi, I’d just sit back and watch the sparks fly. Damn girl, you gotz two amazing guys … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama Previews | Tagged Dream High

Jang Geun Seok Officially Announces His Singing Debut and Will Release First Solo Album in March 2011

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 23, 2011 by ockoalaJanuary 23, 2011
Guitarists performing onstage before cheering crowd

This comes as no surprise, but it’s still a treat to finally hear confirmation: actor Jang Geun Seok will be officially debuting as a singer this year. After months of speculation about the when, wheres, and hows, news reports in Japan have confirmed that Jang Geun Seok will be releasing his first solo album on March 23, 2011, and following that … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, My Loves | Tagged Jang Geun Seok

Athena Update: Jung Woo Sung and Jung Chan Woo Discharged and Recuperating at Home with Mild Injuries

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 23, 2011 by ockoalaJanuary 23, 2011
Three men in coats aiming guns

Update: Jung Woo Sung and co-star Jung Chan Woo have both been discharged from the hospital after suffering an on-set injury while filming an action sequence in Athena: Goddess of War. Producers have clarified that initial news reports that listed both actors as seriously injured were in fact incorrect, though both did require emergency medical assistance. Jung Woo Sung suffered … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Athena, Jung Woo Sung

Jung Woo Sung Seriously Injured While Filming Action Sequence on the Set of Athena

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 23, 2011 by ockoalaJanuary 23, 2011
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Breaking news: Jung Woo Sung was seriously injured on the set of Athena: Goddess of War, along with another co-star, and both were rushed to the emergency room. The van they were riding in while shooting an action sequence was involved in an accident, and my I Lub You suffered an injury to the leg while the other co-star Jung … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Athena, Jung Woo Sung

A Look at the Upcoming Drama Paradise Ranch

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 23, 2011 by ockoalaJanuary 23, 2011
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I’m a glass half-full type of person. But I’m also a rubber-necking train wreck type of person. In my excitement over my latest shiny toys dramas My Princess and Dream High, I figure I should also give another premiering Mon-Tues drama a chance, if only purely out of my morbid fascination with how much this drama looks like crap. The … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Changmin, Joo Sang Wook, Lee Yeon Hee, Paradise Ranch, Yoo Hana

Picture Spoilers for Episode 7 of Dream High

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 22, 2011 by ockoalaJanuary 22, 2011
Performer with raised arm on spotlighted stage

Well….I did not see this coming, but I don’t feel all that shocked by it. Spoilers for episode 7 of Dream High after the jump, with new pictures about the show case participants that may give some of you a hissy fit. For me? I think it raises the stakes all around for the main characters, and creates more in-depth … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama Previews | Tagged Dream High

Fan-Fiction: When Kang Mu Gyul Met Hwang Tae Kyung

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 22, 2011 by ockoalaJanuary 22, 2011
Collage of four women with varied hairstyles

SO. ADORABLE. I spent this afternoon reading, with the world’s silliest grin on my face, a fan-fiction done by a Baidu netizen called Xiao Mao, who postulated what would happen if Kang Mu Gyul were to meet Hwang Tae Kyung and write songs for him to sing. Yup, the what-if story is pretty much as cute as the concept – … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings, My Loves | Tagged Jang Geun Seok, Mary Stayed Out All Night, Moon Geun Young, Park Shin Hye, You're Beautiful

Video Preview for Dream High Episode 7

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 22, 2011 by ockoalaJanuary 22, 2011
Two singers duet amid falling confetti

Yay, the video preview for Dream High episode 7 is out! Boo, because it’s way too short, and has way too much Baek Hee for my taste. But it ends with glimpses of Sam Dong and Hye Mi doing a duet, and angtsy Jin Gook dancing a dance of pain and taking off his shirt. Can DH get any better? … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama Previews | Tagged Dream High

Retrospective: Song Seung Heon and Kim Hyo Jin for Mind Bridge 2009 Collections

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 21, 2011 by ockoalaJanuary 21, 2011
Two fashionable people standing back-to-back

While going through my oppa files recently, I made a belated connection that the girl he was paired up with when he was the spokesperson for Mind Bridge, a Korean preppy clothing line, was actually Kim Hyo Jin! I was floored, because I found that model actress totally gorgeous and charming at that time. Which was NOT what I thought … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion, My Loves, Oldies but Goodies | Tagged Kim Hyo Jin, Song Seung Heon

KimuTaku’s 2011 Dorama Is Remake of 1983 Movie Antarctica: 南極物語

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 21, 2011 by ockoalaJanuary 21, 2011
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King of J-entertainment KimuTaku (Kimura Takuya) has settled on his 2011 J-dorama project, and it’s a doozy. Something this large in scale and scope, the 60th anniversary drama for TBS, only one man has britches big enough to carry the show. And he’s bringing 19 huskie dogs along with him! KimuTaku’s next dorama will be a TV-version of a true … Continue reading →

Posted in J-doramas | Tagged Kimura Takuya

Part II of Jang Geun Seok and Moon Geun Young in Summer’s Desire

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 21, 2011 by ockoalaJanuary 21, 2011
Three people in dramatic black-and-white pose

I do like other actors other than Moon Geun Young and Jang Geun Seok, I swear! Even though it doesn’t seem like it right now, but my My Princess recaps and soon-to-come-spazzing about Dream High should dispel any misconceptions about any inability on my part to let Mae Ri and Mu Gyul go and move on to other dramas and … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Jang Geun Seok, Moon Geun Young

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