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Reunion for Lee Seung Gi and Moon Chae Won as Confirmed Leads for Rom-com Movie Today’s Love

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 25, 2014 by ockoalaJuly 25, 2014

I love Lee Seung Gi and Moon Chae Won individually but did not love their first time pairing together in Shining Inheritance/Brilliant Legacy. Oh don’t get me wrong, that crack drama was hella addicting and Han Hyo Joo was adorable as Eun Sang and Seung Gi was endearingly awful in his first acting gig as Hwan. The drama was probably impossible … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Lee Seung Gi, Moon Chae Won, Today's Love

Lee Je Hoon Discharged from the Military this Week and Accepts Detective Hong Gil Dong Movie Lead

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 25, 2014 by ockoalaJuly 24, 2014

Consider me in the minority of not being a Lee Je Hoon fangirl. I can’t help it, the first time I ever laid eyes on him was in Fashion King. I had a lot of movies he was in banked but most are on the dark and gritty side and one needs to be in the mood to tackle that. … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Detective Hong Gil Dong, Go Ara, Lee Je Hoon

Rain Confirmed for Music Romance Drama My Lovely Girl With Rumored Leading Lady Park Bo Young

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 24, 2014 by ockoalaJuly 24, 2014

With It’s Okay, It’s Love off to a promising start in quality and ratings, it’s time for SBS to confirm the follow up drama and leads so that attention gnats like me can start looking forward to the next treat. Initially SBS tentatively lined up the reverse-aging drama Mister Baek but ended up letting that drama go to MBC and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged My Lovely Girl, Park Bo Young, Rain

Joseon Gunman Episode 10 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 24, 2014 by ockoalaJuly 24, 2014

The drama finally shines the spotlight firmly on the Yoon Kang-Soo In relationship in this episode of Joseon Gunman and it’s everything I wanted and more with their sorta reunion. I enjoyed the pretending to be someone else confusion and conflict but these two have always been about how much they mean to each other in the complicated world around … Continue reading →

Posted in Recaps | Tagged Joseon Gunman

Colorful New Drama Stills Showcases More Records of a Night Watchman

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 24, 2014 by ockoalaJuly 24, 2014

More and more stills are coming out of MBC for Records of a Night Watchman as this fantasy sageuk barrels towards us whether we’re ready or not. If it wasn’t for Triangle getting a two-episode extension then Night Watchman would have aired next Monday. Now it has another ten days to get all it ducks/dragons/wizards/ghosts all in a row before … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Go Sung Hee, Jung Il Woo, Records of a Night Watchman, Seo Ye Ji, Yunho

It’s Okay, It’s Love with Jo In Sung and Gong Hyo Jin Bursts Out of the Gate with a Captivating Start

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 23, 2014 by ockoalaJuly 24, 2014

It’s love at first sight for me and It’s Okay, It’s Love. Episode 1 was everything I love about screenwriter Noh Hee Kyung‘s work without the artificial overwrought packaging of her last dramas Padam Padam: The Sound of His and Her Heartbeat and That Winter, The Wind Blows. It’s quirky and intelligent wrapped in some pretty serious dark subject matter, … Continue reading →

Posted in First Impressions | Tagged D.O., Gong Hyo Jin, It's Okay It's Love, Jo In Sung, Kwang Soo, Song Dong Il

Joseon Gunman Episode 9 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 23, 2014 by ockoalaJuly 23, 2014

Happiness is another exciting episode of Joseon Gunman. So far this drama hasn’t had a single misstep yet for me yet as the drama progresses without surprises but delivering plenty of fantastic narrative. Yoon Kang starts reuniting one-by-one with the people from his past, first with best buddy Officer Han and now with his little sister Yeon Ha. Soon it’ll be … Continue reading →

Posted in Recaps | Tagged Joseon Gunman

Ji Chang Wook’s Reverse-aging Drama Mister Baek Moves to MBC and Pushed Back to November

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 23, 2014 by ockoalaJuly 23, 2014

There’s something slightly off whenever I watch Ji Chang Wook act, and that’s probably more him always picking characters I don’t particularly like. He’s a good actor and likely headed the Lee Jong Seok route for me wherein all he needs is one role that gets me right in the gut and I’ll be all over him. His upcoming drama actually … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ji Chang Wook, Mister Baek

Lee Jong Seok Looking Cheerful and Rested at the VIP Movie Premiere of Roaring Currents

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 23, 2014 by ockoalaJuly 23, 2014

I’ve finally fallen for the charms of Lee Jong Seok despite years of wondering what exactly makes his fans gaga over him. It’s probably the height of irony that I actually grew to like him after Dr. Stranger, a troubled drama with a polarized audience base which plenty of his fans probably want to erase from his resume. I still … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Lee Jong Seok

Lost You Forever Chapter 33: The Wind is Moving, The Person is Still

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 22, 2014 by ockoalaJuly 23, 2014

I can’t believe the end of volume 2 of Lost You Forever is finally translated! I’m letting out a major sigh of relief and accomplishment despite knowing the journey is hardly at its end since volume 3 with many more chapters looms on the horizon. Chapter 33 wraps up the much more action and romance packed volume 2 of this … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged Lost You Forever

Honey Lee Completes the Cast of SBS Weekend Drama Modern Farmer with Lee Hong Ki

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 22, 2014 by ockoalaJuly 22, 2014

The Modern Farmer drama family has been firmed up this week with the addition of Honey Lee to round out the main cast. It’ll be her first drama in a year since last year’s underwhelming Shark. Have to confess I like Honey Lee way better in real life than onscreen. She’s super brainy having graduated from Seoul National just like … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Honey Lee, Kim Jae Hyun, Kwon Min Ah, Lee Hong Ki, Lee Si Eun, Modern Farmer, Park Min Woo

Jaejoong, Yoochun, and Junsu are Triple the Handsome for Marie Claire Korea to Promote New JYJ Album

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 22, 2014 by ockoalaJuly 22, 2014

It’s good that Triangle is almost done airing, despite getting a random two-episode extension, because the promotions are going to explode in a few days when JYJ releases its second full-length album Just Us. It’s the group’s second full-length album since The Beginning was released three years ago, and will likely be the last album released by JYJ for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Jaejoong, Junsu, JYJ, Yoochun

Park Seo Joon and Baek Jin Hee Deny Published Dating News, Claim to be Just Close Good Friends

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 22, 2014 by ockoalaJuly 22, 2014

Well that was quick. It took about under an hour for the respective agencies of actors Park Seo Joon and Baek Jin Hee to immediately issue denials over the published report that they had been dating for the past year. This news article didn’t come from the sleazy hands of Dispatch or Sports Seoul, since neither are idols worth camping … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Baek Jin Hee, Park Seo Joon

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