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Pride and Prejudice with Choi Jin Hyuk and Baek Jin Hee Looking Good in First Preview and Stills

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 11, 2014 by ockoalaOctober 11, 2014

The first preview for the upcoming bickering prosecutors MBC drama Pride and Prejudice arrives for me like a cat sniffing nip. My interest is piqued and my appetite whetted. Starring Choi Jin Hyuk and Baek Jin Hee, both actors I like but don’t quite love, the drama feels rather low profile probably because neither have large fan bases or generate hot … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Baek Jin Hee, Choi Jin Hyuk, Choi Min Soo, Choi Tae Hwan, Choi Woo Shik, Pride and Prejudice, Son Chang Min

Written and Video Preview for Episode 15 of My Secret Hotel

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 10, 2014 by ockoalaOctober 10, 2014

Oooooh, these previews are actually pretty good and revives my flagging interest in My Secret Hotel. That’s fantastic given there are just two more episodes left and I need to recap the sucker, better end with a bang (literal or figurative, we’ll know next week) than with a whimper. Besides the real murderer(s) being revealed, Sang Hyo better pick a … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama Previews | Tagged My Secret Hotel

Lee Min Ho’s Asia Domination Continues with Re: Minho Fan Tour and New Mini-album Song For You

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 10, 2014 by ockoalaOctober 10, 2014

I’m not going to fault Lee Min Ho for doing this since there is clearly an audience for whatever he’s selling. Lee Min Ho is spending October and November on a series of Asian fan meetings with all of October devoted to hitting up four of China’s biggest cities. He’s calling it the Re: Minho Tour, but I think it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Lee Min Ho

Jang Nara Makes a Quick Return to Dramas Joining Shin Ha Kyun in Mr. Baek

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 10, 2014 by ockoalaOctober 9, 2014

Shin Ha Kyun and Jang Nara? Well this is a very interesting onscreen coupling indeed. Ladies and gents, we have our Mr. Baek, and future Mrs. Baek I presume. I was starting to get really really worried about the casting confirmations for MBC‘s upcoming Wed-Thurs drama Mr. Baek, a drama that is following the currently airing My Spring Days which … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Nara, Mr. Baek, Shin Ha Kyun

Luhan of EXO Files Same Lawsuit as Former Member Kris to Nullify Contract with SM Entertainment

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 9, 2014 by ockoalaOctober 9, 2014

HOLY SHIT. I’m seriously speechless right now. What the heck is really is going on at K-pop powerhouse agency SM Entertainment? I mean this less in a rubber necking way and more concerned about whether the company is having a mini-meltdown as I type. That would be awful for the remaining entertainers there trying to keep their head down and just … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged EXO, Luhan, Scandals, SM Entertainment

My Lovely Girl Episode 8 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 9, 2014 by ockoalaOctober 10, 2014

It’s a welcome change to follow along with a K-drama that doesn’t progressively get worse like so many out there lately. My Lovely Girl is still nothing to write odes about but it’s done a hard enough feat of getting better and better with each episode. The story, however shallow and awkward in places, continues to come together comfortably. It makes the … Continue reading →

Posted in Recaps | Tagged My Lovely Girl

Dispatch Snaps Pictures of G-Dragon Cuddling with Rumored Girlfriend Mizuhara Kiko

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 9, 2014 by ockoalaOctober 8, 2014

When watching the K-drama Prime Minister and I, when Yoona‘s character was still a entertainment tabloid reporter, she would lurk in dark places where the celebs were hanging out to snap surreptitious pictures and have funny encounters. The reporters at Dispatch might hate that glamorization of their jobs which in reality involves squatting in the dark for hours waiting for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged G-Dragon, Mizuhara Kiko, Scandals

Marie Claire Partners with BIFF to Hand Out Asia Star Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 9, 2014 by ockoalaOctober 8, 2014

I made a joke after the most recent entertainment awards ceremony in Korea after Kim Soo Hyun walked away with yet another win. It’s starting to feel like awards exist solely to have an excuse to award something to Kim Soo Hyun, which may or may not be deserving (everyone can argue over that), but is now starting to reach … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Choi Min Shik, Kim Soo Hyun, Liu Shi Shi, Peter Chan

MBC Insider Reveals Records of a Night Watchman Costars Yunho and Seo Ye Ji are Dating

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 8, 2014 by ockoalaOctober 8, 2014

This is a fun little dating rumor to come out of drama land, of which we have to all admit has been royally lackluster lately in terms of quality or buzz. An insider on the MBC set of the fantasy sageuk Records of a Night Watchman has tipped off the press that a budding couple has emerged from filming together. … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Scandals, Seo Ye Ji, Yunho

My Lovely Girl Episode 7 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 8, 2014 by ockoalaOctober 8, 2014

As My Lovely Girl unfolds like a relaxed cat stretching into the middle part of it’s narrative, the rather unimaginative drama title is starting to feel more and more fitting. Se Na really is quite adorable and lovely, a bit of the no longer a girl but not yet a woman awkwardness about her. Her personality may not have been very … Continue reading →

Posted in Recaps | Tagged My Lovely Girl

Leads Park Shin Hye and Lee Jong Seok Filming Together for Pinocchio

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 8, 2014 by ockoalaOctober 8, 2014

When there are two famous in their own right leads cast together in a drama. the natural inclination is to want to see what they look like together. As if the visual scrutiny might shed light on what’s to come, or at least give everyone something to talk about until the actual drama drops. Pinocchio is still weeks away from … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Jong Seok, Park Shin Hye, Pinocchio

Lawsuit Dropped as Cha Seung Won Reveals His Son Didn’t Know his Birth Secret Until Now

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 8, 2014 by ockoalaOctober 8, 2014

I like to be a completest if I’m covering a K-ent case and this latest one come came and went like a whirling dervish. Even before the dust settled on the shocking defamation lawsuit that led to the revelation that Cha Seung Won‘s eldest son Cha No Ah was not his by birth, the whole thing is over with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Cha Seung Won, Scandals

My Secret Hotel Episode 14 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 7, 2014 by ockoalaOctober 7, 2014

There is finally some straight up good news about My Secret Hotel. Episode 14 was the best episode so far since the fantastic starting episodes, finally getting around to revealing important feelings and facts. Sadly this also confirms that the entire middle section of the drama can be erased and the audience wouldn’t be missing out on anything. Anyone notice … Continue reading →

Posted in Recaps | Tagged My Secret Hotel

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