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Mary Stayed Out All Night – Episode 1 Written Preview, Character Descriptions, and Teaser Trailer Translation

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 25, 2010 by ockoalaJanuary 14, 2014
Four friends walking past graffiti-covered wall

KBS released both the character descriptions and the written preview for epsiode one for the upcoming Mary Stayed Out All Night. Finally, we’re given a glimpse at how this whole two fake marriages thing happened, as well as the possible love quadrangle going on here.

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Jung So Min Photoshoot for Hazzys Accessories

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 25, 2010 by ockoalaOctober 25, 2010
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While we’re most familiar with newbie actress Jung So Min from her turn as Oh Ha Ni in Playful Kiss, we can safely agree this girl has got “it”. You know, that indefinable aura that separates the aspiring wannabes with the genuine real deals.

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Posted in My Loves | Tagged Jung So Min

Playful Kiss Wrap Party Pictures

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 25, 2010 by ockoalaOctober 25, 2010
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These adorable snapshots come to us courtesy of the wrap party for Playful Kiss. You gotta have a wrap party, even if the drama continues on with the 9 Youtube episodes.

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New Trailer + Additional Stills From Mary Stayed Out All Night

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 25, 2010 by ockoalaOctober 25, 2010
Bride clinging to groom, another man watching

We’re still three weeks away from the premiere of Mary Stayed Out All Night, but the production continues to chug along with filming. With it comes additional stills to whet our appetite, and the release of the first trailer for the drama (the other one released earlier was a MV trailer from the first photo shoot).

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Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Geun Seok, Mary Stayed Out All Night, Moon Geun Young

Hu Ge in the Historical Drama Shangri-La

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 24, 2010 by ockoalaOctober 24, 2010
Man in historical costume with red scarf

Chinese actor Hu Ge and I: we are buddies. No, I don’t actually know him, but my affection for him as an actor and an entertainer is that of a good buddy. I think he’s a very solid actor, and continuing to improve with each successive project.

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Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Hu Ge

Chinese Fans Story Board Tribute to Playful Kiss

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 24, 2010 by ockoalaOctober 24, 2010
Two students in school uniforms outdoors

A very pleasant corollary to being a fan of the drama Playful Kiss is that it intersects in the fan-verse with the fans of its leading man Kim Hyun Joong. So much of the wonderful spoilers and goodies about PK that I’ve seen and shared have originated from the devotion and dedication of a Kim Hyun Joong fan. It’s quite … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Playful Kiss

Secret Garden Teaser Trailers Released

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 24, 2010 by ockoalaDecember 13, 2013
Man and woman in tense outdoor confrontation

With less than a month to go before its weekend premiere on SBS, the production of Secret Garden has been busy last week, dropping official stills, opening its official online website, and now dropping the first two teaser trailers on us.

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Final Set of Playful Kiss Official Stills Released

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 23, 2010 by ockoalaOctober 23, 2010
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Thread Also Reserved for the Meeting of the PKissers Anonymous The ending of Playful Kiss is an odd situation for me. I miss it, I cannot lie. Been watching snippets of the most random scenes which never fails to make me smile. Normally at this stage I’m wrapping up the remnants of my addiction to a just-ended drama, and readying … Continue reading →

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First Impressions and Trailer for That Love Comes

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 22, 2010 by ockoalaOctober 22, 2010
Two people back-to-back on tree-lined road

I am not a completist when it comes to fangirling someone I like onscreen. So when one of my favorite actors comes out with a new project, I am not always guaranteed to even check it out. I’m weird like that. I have to be in the mood and it has to call to me. So when I heard about … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Joe Cheng

First Peek at Vic Zhou in Coming Home

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 22, 2010 by ockoalaApril 14, 2011
Three men in period clothing with rifle

Vic Zhou (Zai Zai) is sequestered in China filming the upcoming cross-border big-budget period epic drama Coming Home. It’s a closed set, but that’s a piece-of-cake for the Chinese paparazzi to breach. Zai Zai might as well give up and smile for their lenses and give a thumbs up.

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Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Coming Home, The Other Shore 1945, Vic Zhou

PIE + Other Guys in Urban Military Ad Campaign

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 22, 2010 by ockoalaOctober 22, 2010
Two men wearing winter jackets

PIE, along with three other K-actors (Lee Seon Kyun, Lee Jung Jin, and Jang Geun Seok), participated in a photoshoot modeling urban military gear. Beats me if it’s a metrosexual ad campaign on behalf of the Korean military establishment, or for a clothing company. Me no read Korean.

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Posted in Fashion, My Loves | Tagged Chun Jung Myung, Jang Geun Seok, Lee Jung Jin, Lee Seon Kyun

Playful Kiss Post-Finale Goodies

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 22, 2010 by ockoalaOctober 22, 2010
Two teddy bears touching noses on red seat

Say that you love me, say that you care…..Say that you love me, say that you care….. Bonus points for anyone who can correctly identify that quote above. Playful Kiss the drama airing on MBC has concluded. Even though there are 9 additional Youtube episodes to look forward to, it appears a collective pall has set on PKisser-dom. Don’t be … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Playful Kiss

Rainie Yang Wins Best Actress at 2010 Golden Bell Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 22, 2010 by ockoalaOctober 22, 2010
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The 2010 Golden Bell Awards (Taiwan’s annual television award – think Emmys, the TV-section of the Baeksang, etc.) just concluded in Taipei. Most of the nominated dramas and actors were not from the idol-dramas, which are the dramas most online viewers and overseas fans are most familiar with.

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Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Rainie Yang

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