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Yamapi Does a Diabolically Funny Poodle Showdown with KimuTaku on SMAPxSMAP

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 2, 2012 by ockoalaJuly 31, 2012

Y’all gonna thank me that I led off this post with the normal looking state of being for the Crown Prince of J-ent Kimura Takuya and his maybe successor-in-line Yamashita Tomohisa, because what you’re about to watch next will crack your brain. Yamapi has a new single out this week called “Love Chase” (not bad at all), so he made a … Continue reading →

Posted in J-doramas | Tagged Kimura Takuya, YamaPi

Akanishi Jin and Kuroki Meisa Reportedly Getting Married and Expecting a Baby

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 8, 2012 by ockoalaFebruary 8, 2012

Raise your hand if you are surprised that one day J-ent would explode with the news that Jin knocked up a girl and was going to be a baby daddy? Yeap, no one is surprised at all. Yahoo Japan and Sports Nippon are both reporting this morning that recently rumored hot and heavy new celebrity couple of Akanishi Jin and … Continue reading →

Posted in J-doramas | Tagged Akanishi Jin, Kuroki Meisa

Who is Hungry! for a J-dorama with Mukai Osamu and Takimoto Miori?

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 7, 2012 by ockoalaJanuary 6, 2012

It’s a veritable feast of Winter dorama premieres next week, and I’m keeping my eye out for Hungry! as well. Starring Mukai Osamu as a bassist for a rock band who takes over the family restaurant in accordance with his late mother’s will, he will be entangled in a love triangle with Takimoto Miori and Kuninaka Ryoko whilst battling the … Continue reading →

Posted in J-doramas | Tagged Hungry!, Inagaki Goro, Kuninaka Ryoko, Mukai Osamu, Takimoto Miori

First Look at Upcoming Lucky 7 with MatsuJun, Eita, and Matsushima Nanako

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 7, 2012 by ockoalaJanuary 6, 2012

Oh ho ho, what do we have here? When did Matsumoto Jun grow up? I mean really grow up, not sorta pretend to be a grown up such as in Natsu no Koi wa Nijiiro ni Kagayaku where he romanced Takeuchi Yuko. And when did Eita get so hot? I’m doing double takes here, and it’s mostly because both guys … Continue reading →

Posted in J-doramas | Tagged Eita, Lucky 7, Matsumoto Jun, Matsushima Nanako, Naka Riisa

Teasers Released for the Upcoming Yamapi Winter Dorama

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 6, 2012 by ockoalaJanuary 6, 2012

Next Thursday sees the premiere of Saikou no Jinsei no Owarikata~Ending Planner~, marking Yamashita Tomohisa‘s return to dorama land since Code Blue 2 back in early 2010. The teasers have been released, and it’s clear that whomever styled Yamapi is going ALL OUT in making him looking as much as young KimuTaku as possible, with the same liony mane. Though … Continue reading →

Posted in J-doramas | Tagged Eikura Nana, Maeda Atsuko, Takashi Sorimachi, YamaPi

Final Episode of Kaseifu no Mita with Matsushima Nanako Hits 40% Ratings

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 26, 2011 by ockoalaDecember 28, 2011

While I wasn’t watching, the Fall 2011 dorama season in Japan just spawned a record breaker. Matsushima Nanako‘s odd little housekeeper dorama Kaseifu no Mita (literal translation I am Mita the Housekeeper) has been a blockbuster hit from the very first episode, which premiered at almost 20% in ratings. This little sucker kept increasing its ratings every week until its … Continue reading →

Posted in J-doramas | Tagged Kaseifu no Mita, Matsushima Nanako

Mukai Osamu is a Rocker Turned Chef in the Fuji TV Dorama Hungry!

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 21, 2011 by ockoalaJanuary 6, 2012

WANT. You know Korea’s been having a field day with those Flower Boy drama(s) from tvN – Flower Boy Ramyun Shop and the upcoming Shut Up: Flower Boy Band. So what if Japan combined the two? A dorama about a lead singer of a band that decides to open a restaurant, with resident panty-melting hottie Mukai Osamu in his first leading … Continue reading →

Posted in J-doramas | Tagged Hungry!, Kuninaka Ryoko, Mukai Osamu, Takimoto Miori

NHK Releases Trailers for the 2012 Taiga Taira no Kiyomori

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 5, 2011 by ockoalaDecember 5, 2011

The official poster for Taira no Kiyomori is pretty, isn’t it? Very striking and a great visual image of Matsuyama Kenichi as the titular character. A month away from it’s premiere date, the upcoming 2012 Taiga has finally released it’s trailers. The tagline for the dorama reads: The Hegemon of the Seas, the King of the Warriors. A great looking … Continue reading →

Posted in J-doramas | Tagged Matsuyama Kenichi, Taira no Kiyomori

First Teasers of the Ranma 1/2 SP with Aragaki Yui and Kaku Kento

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 26, 2011 by ockoalaNovember 25, 2011

Thank god Ramna 1/2 isn’t one of those iconic mangas where legions of diehard fans will have a hernia and an aneurysm if it was butchered in any way, shape, or form. The first teasers for the upcoming Ranma 1/2 live-action SP have been released, and I pretty much dialed my expectations from a zero down to whatever it is … Continue reading →

Posted in J-doramas | Tagged Aragaki Yui, Kaku Kento, Ranma 1/2

Sorimachi Takashi and Eikura Nana Join the Cast of the Upcoming Yamapi Dorama

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 25, 2011 by ockoalaNovember 24, 2011

Just two weeks after Yamashita Tomohisa confirmed his return to doramaland in the upcoming January 2012 Saikō no Jinsei no Owarikata: Ending Planner, the rest of the main cast has now been finalized. In some ways its better than I hoped for with some solid actors, and in other ways it has the requisite newbie idols I typically avoid. The … Continue reading →

Posted in J-doramas | Tagged Eikura Nana, Maeda Atsuko, Takashi Sorimachi, YamaPi, Yuri Chinen

Ranma 1/2 Dorama Reveals Poster Specially Drawn by Takahashi Rumiko

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 16, 2011 by ockoalaNovember 16, 2011

Fifteen years after Takahashi Rumiko finished Ranma 1/2, the story finally gets a live-action adaptation (better late than never?). As a special treat for the fans and the production, Takahashi put pencil to paper and specially drew a poster for the dorama based on the poses of the live-action cast. Gosh, that is so sweet and really apropos. The dorama … Continue reading →

Posted in J-doramas | Tagged Aragaki Yui, Kaku Kento, Natsuna, Ranma 1/2

First Look at the Taiga for 2012 Taira no Kiyomori Starring Matsuyama Kenichi and Tamaki Hiroshi

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 13, 2011 by ockoalaNovember 13, 2011

Just two months out from it’s premiere date of January 8, the upcoming NHK Taiga for 2012 started filming last month and the first stills have started to trickle out. Starring Matsuyama Kenichi, Tamaki Hiroshi, Fujiki Naohito, Matsuda Shota, Daito Shunsuke, Okada Masaki, and Fukada Kyoko, Taira no Kiyomori tells the life of the titular general of the late Heian … Continue reading →

Posted in J-doramas | Tagged Daito Shunsuke, Fujiki Naohito, Fukada Kyoko, Matsuyama Kenichi, Okada Masaki, Tamaki Hiroshi

Yamapi Returns to Television with a January 2012 Dorama for TBS

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 10, 2011 by ockoalaNovember 10, 2011

To make up for my week from hell, the drama gods decided to shower me with luuuurve aplenty. In the form of my Yamapi coming back to doramalandia, of course. Yamashita Tomohisa has been confirmed for a TBS Winter dorama airing in January 2012 on Thursdays. The title is one of those uber-long ones Japan seems to inexplicably love (brevity, … Continue reading →

Posted in J-doramas | Tagged YamaPi

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