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Bride of the Century Episode 1 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 4, 2014 by ockoalaMay 21, 2014

This recapping project is probably a very bad idea on my part and the potential for regret seems rather high, but right now I’m inexplicably obsessed with Bride of the Century after thinking no current K-drama would lure me back in the foreseeable future. Airing on cable network Chosun TV, which is one of the least well know Korean cable … Continue reading →

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In A Good Way Episode 15 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 28, 2014 by ockoalaMay 25, 2014

What makes In A Good Way so amazing isn’t just that it’s a good drama, what makes it extra special is that it’s good within the context of the normally mediocre TW-drama genre and it has consistently stayed good even deep into its run. Episode 15 today delivered an hour of electric entertainment built on the previous 14 episodes worth … Continue reading →

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Miss Korea Episode 20 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 26, 2014 by ockoalaMarch 30, 2014

Miss Korea is like that tagline for an old school Folger’s Coffee commercial – “Good until the last drop.” While I’m relieved not to be penning a recap for the final episode that requires mental gymnastics to make sense of what happened or an emotional explanation to take away feelings of disappointment, I don’t want to stack MK up against … Continue reading →

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In A Good Way Episode 14 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 21, 2014 by ockoalaFebruary 21, 2014

When episode 12 rolled around with the amazing concert and the group effort and the hugging and more hugging, I said that was the best episode of In a Good Way to date. Who knew that the drama would promptly up its own awesome right around the corner, using a relatively slow burn episode 13 to set up for what … Continue reading →

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Miss Korea Episode 19 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 20, 2014 by ockoalaFebruary 20, 2014

When a drama storytelling allows itself to stay true to it’s intent and unwavering in its honesty, there is nothing more satisfying as a viewer than to appreciate being treated like an adult. I loved episode 19 of Miss Korea even though pretty much nothing important happened in the way K-dramas love to deliver wham-bam big moments. Since the end … Continue reading →

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Miss Korea Episode 18 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 19, 2014 by ockoalaFebruary 19, 2014

What a lovely episode of Miss Korea, even if the sweet warmth accompanies a very tension-sapped episode that marks this drama’s turn towards the finish as a happy outing rather than a nail biting final push. I’ve long complained that K-dramas tend to drag out conflict until the end, then have the happily ever after be literally ten seconds and … Continue reading →

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In A Good Way Episode 13 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 14, 2014 by ockoalaFebruary 14, 2014

I’m not going to sugar coat what a major letdown episode 13 of In A Good Way turned out to be. All the fantastic momentum of episode 12 was sucked into a twin vortex of expulsion woe plus interrupted confession tension. If either had worked out well then I wouldn’t be as peeved, but with neither plot thread unfolding in … Continue reading →

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Miss Korea Episode 17 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 13, 2014 by ockoalaFebruary 13, 2014

Episode 17 of Miss Korea had the sensation of a time bomb that got defused and suddenly everyone leans back with a sigh of relief. It’s not that the danger has all passed since every thriller movie usually has a few more last minute tricks up the sleeve, more like an unexpected reprieve from keeping the tension high. The drama … Continue reading →

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In A Good Way Episode 12 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 7, 2014 by ockoalaJuly 16, 2015

Best episode of In A Good Way so far? Oh you betcha! To begin with, when the title song started playing I almost got teary-eyed from the undeniable realization that even with just one week off I missed In A Good Way so much. The entire cast of characters have become like friends I hang out with once a week. … Continue reading →

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Miss Korea Episode 16 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 6, 2014 by ockoalaFebruary 6, 2014

I’ve gotta give credit to Miss Korea for making winning the big kahuna of the beauty pageant merely the beginning for much more storytelling to come. This was a drama premised on winning Miss Korea 1997 but there wasn’t a moment after Ji Young won that I felt like the intensity deflated and we were left filling time with tying … Continue reading →

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Miss Korea Episode 15 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 5, 2014 by ockoalaFebruary 5, 2014

Holy momma what did I just watch? Episode 15 of Miss Korea was an hour of sheer perfection. Complete and utter writing, acting, and directing mastery elevated to a new level of impact. It’s the opposite of watching a drama and going “that’s it?”, and instead my eyes kept getting wider and my heart kept accelerating as the episode barreled … Continue reading →

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Prime Minister and I Episode 17 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 4, 2014 by ockoalaFebruary 4, 2014

It’s emotionally exhausting watching dramas live. It’s like walking towards something with a leap of faith and no certainty for what awaits at the end. I can handle the weekly waits because patience can be an acquired virtue. What I will never ever be able to reconcile is the feeling of devastating disappointment that guts you like a child at … Continue reading →

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Prime Minister and I Episode 16 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 3, 2014 by ockoalaFebruary 3, 2014

Oh boy was this a rough episode of Prime Minister and I. There was some romance but any whiff of comedy went right out the window thanks to Da Jung being so bloody obstinate about breaking up with Yul. It was countered by so much Yul awesomeness that it saved what might otherwise have been a fall off the cliff … Continue reading →

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