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Good Poster, Bad Drama

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 5, 2010 by ockoalaAugust 5, 2010
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I’m back for Part II of the Poster Trilogy.

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Athena (Photo Update I)

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 4, 2010 by ockoalaAugust 4, 2010
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I’m supposed to write something today, but frankly I forgot when I woke up and saw a buttload of new Jung Woo Sung (and Su Ae) stills from Athena.

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

Bad Poster, Good Drama

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 3, 2010 by ockoalaAugust 3, 2010
Giant TV drama ensemble cast poster

Posters for K-dramas are a notoriously fickle beast. There is no consistency in quality, and if I used posters alone to judge a drama I would miss a boatload of interesting works.

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Where’s the Girl Power?

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 2, 2010 by ockoalaAugust 2, 2010
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Female Friendships in K-dramas Where are the genuine girl-girl friendships in K-dramas, something that can hold a candle to Buffy and Willow in BtVS?

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Secret Garden (Set-Up Preview)

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 30, 2010 by ockoalaJuly 30, 2010
Romantic couple posing in outdoor drama poster

(credit to o-cha from soompi for making this wonderful anticipatory poster for Secret Garden – thank you!) Word on the street is that Secret Garden will start filming in a few days.

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Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ha Ji Won, Jang Hyuk, Secret Garden, Yoon Sang Hyun

One in a Million MV

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 28, 2010 by ockoalaJuly 28, 2010
Young man wearing leather jacket by brick wall

If you beg me, I will do a YamaPi picspam post. Until then, he and I shall have to keep our love affair under wraps. But my Pi dropped a new single yesterday, One in a Million (or as my Pi so adorakably says it “one in a mirrion”).

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First Impression: Zhong Wu Yen

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 28, 2010 by ockoalaJuly 29, 2011
Woman in red gown and man in tuxedo

I don’t know if this is a good idea or not, to pimp out a drama that has only aired one episode, and has the possibility of turning into an epic fail fest, simply by virtue of it being a TW-drama.

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Posted in First Impressions, TW & C dramas | Tagged Cheryl Yang, Chris Wu, Ming Dao, Zhong Wu Yen

Young Takeshi

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 27, 2010 by ockoalaJuly 27, 2010
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Takeshi Kaneshiro is someone I have followed since he entered the entertainment industry in 1992.

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Posted in Oldies but Goodies | Tagged Takeshi Kaneshiro

Kim Ji Hoon: A Hottie Not An Ahjusshi

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 26, 2010 by ockoalaJuly 26, 2010
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Kim Ji Hoon is a very easy to like actor.

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Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Ji Hoon

Inception: Movie Discussion Forum

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 23, 2010 by ockoalaJuly 23, 2010
Man in suit with gun in flooded city

If you have not yet seen the movie Inception, please do not read this post. Inception is one of the best movies I have seen in a long long time, and it needs to be watched without any knowledge of spoilers, or even the basic plot outline. Go see it, then come back here to discuss and ponder with me.

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All About Jang Hyuk

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 23, 2010 by ockoalaJuly 23, 2010
Two people drinking tea on wooden porch

Preview: C-drama Remake of All About Eve I have a confession to make: I have never watched the classic K-drama All About Eve.

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Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Jang Hyuk

City Hall: My Whoa Drama

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 22, 2010 by ockoalaJune 8, 2011
Couple embracing beneath twinkling lights

It recently dawned on me that I’ve been blogging away (randomly) without once honoring the drama that transformed me from a passive watcher to an active discussion participant.

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Posted in K-dramas, My Loves | Tagged Cha Seung Won, City Hall, Kim Sun Ah

Dude, Who Let You Out Of The House?

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 21, 2010 by ockoalaJuly 21, 2010
Split-screen: young man and smiling woman

While there are been many instances of horrific fashion choices committed to celluloid in the history of K-dramas, merely to highlight fugly fashion would ultimately be an empty endeavor.

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Posted in K-dramas, Musings | Tagged Full House, Goong, Joo Ji Hoon, Rain

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