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A Koala's Playground

I'll talk about dramas if I want to

Two young men with artistic background.

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Dude, Who Let You Out Of The House?

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 21, 2010 by ockoalaJuly 21, 2010

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

A Very Bad Hair Day

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 20, 2010 by ockoalaJuly 20, 2010

Moon Geun Young has drop-dead gorgeous hair in that promotional picture for Cinderella Unni. It’s so perfect, both for the drama and for her facial features. Good hair – it is easier said than done.

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Good Actors Picked Bad

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 19, 2010 by ockoalaJuly 19, 2010

Why is Lee Byung Hun on the front of a post about good actors who keep picking bad projects? Because Stormshadow here CAN pick a project, and I thought I’d start with a successful example for others to emulate.

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Posted in K-dramas, Musings | Tagged Bae Soo Bin, Joo Jin Mo, Lee Byung Hun, Lee Da Hae, So Ji Sub, Song Il Gook, Yoon Eun Hye, Yoon Kye Sang

Sympathy for Mr. Sexy

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 16, 2010 by ockoalaJuly 16, 2010

I was going to title this post without the extra “y” at the end of the last word. So, you though this blog was going to be PG, or at most PG-13. Well, you thought wrong!

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Posted in K-dramas, Musings | Tagged Air City, Choi Ji Woo, Lee Jung Jae, Triple

Bao Chou – The Revenge Meter in Dramas

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 9, 2010 by ockoalaJuly 9, 2010

My drama chingu Serendipity once wrote on Dramabeans OT: “It was HK sagas which taught me that essential Chinese phrase, to be screeched at the top of one’s lungs, preferably while running a sword through swathes of people, “Bao chou! Bao chou! Wo yao bao chou!” or “Revenge! Revenge! I want revenge!”

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Posted in K-dramas, Musings, TW & C dramas

My TW & C-Drama Allergies

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 8, 2010 by ockoalaJuly 8, 2010

By popular request (*cough* yuan89 *cough*), I’ve quickly compiled a list of My Other Allergies. These are the actors and actresses from TW- and C-dramas which I avoid like the plague.

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Posted in Musings, TW & C dramas | Tagged Alec Su, Vic Zhou

My K-Drama Allergies

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 7, 2010 by ockoalaJuly 7, 2010

This is both a companion post to the list of My Obsessions and a counterpoint to my post on memorable performances. People have their own taste and tics, resulting in some folks fangirling certain performers no one else seems to like, or conversely leaving others scratching their heads over why certain performers are so popular.

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A Performance To Remember

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 3, 2010 by ockoalaJune 8, 2011

Do you remember the drama and/or movie that made you fall in love with your favorite actors or actresses.

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Posted in K-dramas, Musings | Tagged Ariel Lin, Autumn in My Heart, Be Strong Geum Soon, Beautiful Days, Cha Seung Won, City Hall, Damo, Hyun Bin, Im Joo Hwan, Ireland, Jo Hyun Jae, Jung Woo Sung, Kang Ji Hwan, Kim Nam Gil, Kim Sun Ah, Lee Byung Hyun, Lee Da Hae, Lee Jun Ki, Lee Seo Jin, My Girl, Nam Sang Mi, On Air, Park Yong Ha, Seodongyo, She is Nineteen, Snow Queen, Son Ye Jin, Song Seung Heon, Summer Scent, Sung Yuri, Tamra the Island, The Good The Bad The Weird, Time Between Dog & Wolf, Won Bin, Yoon Kye Sang, Yuan Hong

“She’s Not A Witch, She’s My Mother!”

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 14, 2010 by ockoalaJune 14, 2010

As the title clearly indicates, this is a companion piece to the post I did about the memorable and heart-warming parental figures in K-dramas.

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Posted in K-dramas, Musings | Tagged City Hall, East of Eden, Jamyungo, Shining Inheritance, Stairway to Heaven, What Happened in Bali, Will It Snow for Christmas, Winter Sonata

“He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Father”

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 10, 2010 by ockoalaJune 10, 2010

I sometimes live in drama land for stretches at a time. When I emerge from a drama haze, I find that another holiday has passed or I’ve missed yet another birthday.

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Posted in K-dramas, Musings | Tagged Goodbye Solo, Smile You, Tamra the Island, The Way Home, Who Are You?

“Fauxcest is the Best!”

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 8, 2010 by ockoalaJune 8, 2010

K-dramas and the fascination with the Love-That-Dare-Not-Speaketh-It’s-Name:

After watching K-dramas for over three years (wow, has it really been that long?), I’ve noticed an oft-used subject matter is the kinda-sorta-maybe romance between two people who have some sort of relationship with each other that should preclude any romantic involvement.

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