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Descendants of the Sun Update: Airing Date Likely Pushed Back to Early 2016 and Overseas Filming Set for Greece

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 4, 2015 by ockoalaAugust 3, 2015
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Of all the announced K-dramas on the horizon, the production with the biggest upside and downside remains the fully pre-produced KBS disaster zone medical drama Descendants of the Sun. Starring Song Joong Ki, Song Hye Kyo, Jin Goo, and Kim Ji Won, it’s my most anticipated drama for the cast and the screenwriter being Kim Eun Sook of Heirs, Secret Garden, City … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Descendants of the Sun, Jin Goo, Kim Ji Won, Song Hye Kyo, Song Joong Ki

Mystery Drama The Village From the Writer of Que Sera Sera Lands the Post Yongpal Slot on SBS

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 3, 2015 by ockoalaAugust 4, 2015
Young man in dark costume with armor.

I saw Eric this weekend at KCON. I know this is a post about an upcoming drama but I promise I’ll tie to to the glorious and perfect specimen of a man that is Eric Moon in a second. There were a few dramas vying for the post Yongpal Wed-Thurs time slot on SBS but a dark horse has emerged … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Iljimae, Que Sera Sera

Ruby Lin Hilariously Reenacts Princess Returning Pearl Iconic Scene with Variety Host He Joing

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 3, 2015 by ockoalaAugust 2, 2015
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I want to thank TW-actress/producer Ruby Lin and uber Chinese television host He Joing for giving me the biggest bellyful of laughs in god knows how long. I was doubled over laughing until it hurt, and then promptly got up and clicked play again to experience it all over again. Ruby and He Joing are all over the Mandarin entertainment … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Princess Returning Pearl', Ruby Lin

Lee Jun Ki is Forever Gorgeous in New BTS Stills as the Scholar Who Walks the Night

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 3, 2015 by ockoalaAugust 3, 2015
Man in traditional attire expressing various emotions.

Lee Jun Ki is the best thing about Scholar Who Walks the Night for me. I think he gets taken for granted nowadays because he’s so consistently good, regardless of how his costars may or may not be delivering on their own performances. His visuals for the drama are also fantastic, the more dramatic look as vampire scholar Sung Yul … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Jun Ki, Scholar Who Walks the Night

Kim Go Eun and Nam Joo Hyuk Join Park Hae Jin in Cheese in the Trap

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 2, 2015 by ockoalaAugust 2, 2015
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One casting was confirmed last week and the other just dropped, but since I didn’t get around to writing about the former then it’s more efficient to just lump it with the latter for the purpose of this post. Upcoming tvN drama Cheese in the Trap gets more mouse in its clutches with the addition of a leading lady in … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Cheese in the Trap, Kim Go Eun, Nam Joo Hyuk

Li Yi Feng and Yang Mi Go From Ancient Swords to Modern Star Romance Drama

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 2, 2015 by ockoalaAugust 2, 2015
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I feel like there are fewer K-dramas nowadays, or maybe it’s just fewer K-dramas that excite me enough to anticipate and later write about. The falling domestic ratings may indicate the K-viewers feel the same way, and it’s hard to fault that sentiment when dramas are packed with PPL to the point of being distracting and the story lines are … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Fall in Love Like a Star, Li Yi Feng, Yang Mi

Bu Bu Jing Xin Movie Time to Love Releases New MV for Second Melancholy Theme Song

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 2, 2015 by ockoalaJuly 31, 2015
Historical drama poster featuring three characters.

Another week and another new Time to Love treat, with the movie version of popular novel/drama Bu Bu Jing Xin another step closer to its August 7th premiere. I can’t get over I’ve gotten more and more excited to watch this, when initially I was primed to let it pass since nothing could possibly top how perfect BBJX the drama … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Bu Bu Jing Qin, Ivy Chen, Shawn Dou, Time to Love, Tony Yang

Filming Commences on Chinese-Korean Web Drama Starring Jung Il Woo and Jin Se Yeon

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 1, 2015 by ockoalaAugust 1, 2015
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This upcoming drama may or not may interest most viewers, but it’s happening come hell or high water so my take is to see what comes of it. Filming has commencing on Korean-Chinese joint production web drama High Class One-sided Love (High End Crush), or something like that because the original title was The Greatest One-Sided Love No One’s Ever Seen … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jin Se Yeon, Jung Il Woo

Choi Ji Woo is Ridiculously Adorable in Teasers for Second Time Twenty Again

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 1, 2015 by ockoalaAugust 5, 2015
Group of nine people posing together happily.

The next K-drama I’m most looking forward to is tvN‘s Second Time Twenty Again. I am really enjoying currently airing Oh My Ghost so it’s not to rush OMG off the screen, but I have grown super fond of Choi Ji Woo thanks to the triple punch – a fantastic turn as The Suspicious Housekeeper, being wonderfully hateful in Temptation, and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Choi Ji Woo, Choi Won Young, Lee Sang Yoon, Second Time Twenty Years Old, Twenty

J-movie Terraformars Set on Future Mars Unveils Epic Cast of Oguri Shun, Yamashita Tomohisa, and Yamada Takayuki

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 1, 2015 by ockoalaAugust 1, 2015
Four portraits of Asian actors and actresses.

By all that is holy I need this movie NOW. The epic cast of upcoming J-movie Terraformars has been filming since May but the movie is headed to Iceland next month for a full scale location shoot, and finally revealing to the public the crazy insane awesome cast assembled for this wild Mars ride. Terraformars, adapted from a popular shonen … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Hideaki Ito, Oguri Shun, Takei Emi, Terraformars, Yamada Takayuki, YamaPi

Sneak Peek at HK Superstar Andy Lau’s Cameo Appearance Opposite Chen Qiao En in TW-movie Our Times

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 31, 2015 by ockoalaJuly 31, 2015
Man and woman interacting outdoors, sharing conversation.

The production of upcoming Taiwan old school coming-of-age movie Our Times is certainly not stingy with spoilers. First came the peek at A-list actress Chen Qiao En as the grown up female lead in the movie, with the high school version played by rising actress Vivian Sung. Next was the reveal that Jerry Yan was the trump card as the … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Andy Lau, Chen Qiao En, Darren Wang, Our Times, Vivian Sung

Koala Goes to KCON 2015 This Weekend, Acting Idols and Drama Remakes Look Out

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 31, 2015 by ockoalaJuly 31, 2015
Crowd gathered for K-Con event outside arena.

I’ve been so busy the last few months, on top of a major computer meltdown whereby my beloved trusty PC up and died on me and took all my work with it, there was a moment of wanting to just quit blogging and return to the idyllic days of just watching. Ultimately I stuck with it because these fingers just want to … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Blog Stuff

Kim Sae Ron Turns 15 Years Old and Looks Pretty as a Flower in Marie Claire Korea

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 31, 2015 by ockoalaJuly 31, 2015
Woman holding a flower by a window.

Today is Kim Sae Ron‘s 15th birthday, which is an occasion perfect for doing a retrospective appreciation post of the fantastic pictorial she did for Marie Claire Korea back in March 2015. It was a scant four months ago but when a teenager is growing even weeks can make a difference in how much she’s transforming right before our eyes. … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Kim Sae Ron

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