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Video Preview for In A Good Way Episode 16 Slayed Me Dead

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

I’ve barely returned to the land of the living after last week’s epic confession episode 14 of In A Good Way, and then episode 15 promptly turned me back into a zombie. I’m not just any zombie, I’m a pancake zombie that needs to be scraped of the floor with a spatula. How the hell does this drama expect people … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama Previews | Tagged In a Good Way

Park Shi Hoo Considers and Passes on Golden Cross as a Drama Comeback

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 28, 2014 by ockoalaFebruary 27, 2014

In the span of twenty four hours the K-drama news casting cycle stirred up a veritable netizen storm and I’m still wondering what the heck happened. Was this even a serious casting consideration? The upcoming KBS Wed-Thurs drama Golden Cross, which initially was in talks with Kang Ji Hwan but that fell through after he went off to do Big … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Golden Cross, Han Eun Jung, Lee Shi Young, Park Shi Hoo

Lost You Forever Chapter 7: People Become Far Away and the Road Becomes Long

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 27, 2014 by ockoalaFebruary 27, 2014

If you aren’t already addicted to Lost You Forever, chapter 7 will flip the switch as the best chapter yet. It’s funny, bittersweet, and unexpectedly dreamy all smushed into one chapter. Each of the three male leads gets their moment with Xiao Liu and you’re left feeling like this will be the most amazing romantic journey ahead for her but … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged Lost You Forever

Written Preview for Episode 15 of In A Good Way

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 27, 2014 by ockoalaFebruary 27, 2014

Who’s still giggling like a school girl from last week’s episode 14 of In A Good Way? I’m totally not ashamed to admit, nor will I deny re-watching the new preview for episode 15 so many times I’ve lost count. Some things are just too good not to enjoy with complete and utter abandon. It’s been a busy drama ending … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama Previews | Tagged In a Good Way

Lego Lee’s Back Injury Flares Up Requiring Filming Accommodations for His Role for In A Good Way

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 27, 2014 by ockoalaFebruary 27, 2014

Oh noes, not another male lead fallen to the dreaded back injury! Last year Jung Kyung Ho injured his back towards the end of filming Cruel City and the poor guy endured through the drama wrapping before getting treatment. The first on set injury this year comes out of Taiwan as Lego Lee‘s old lumbar injury has flared up and … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged In a Good Way, Lego Lee

Angel Eyes Starts Filming Childhood Portion and Confirms Cast of Lee Sang Yoon, Gu Hye Sun, and Kim Ji Suk

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 27, 2014 by ockoalaFebruary 27, 2014

SBS weekends have been pretty lackluster for me for a long time. The last weekend drama I enjoyed (somewhat) was Cheongdamdong Alice. The ones after that like Birth Secret, Goddess of Marriage, and Thrice Married Woman have all been singularly hard to watch. Not bad per se, just not very fun to slog through. Coming up next is Angel Eyes, … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Angel Eyes, Gu Hye Soon, Kang Ha Neul, Kim Ji Suk, Lee Sang Yoon, Nam Ji Hyun

You From Another Star Heads Towards Finale with Tears, Laughter, and a Perfect Song Yi Proposal

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

Perfect. The ending sequence to episode 20, the penultimate episode of You From Another Star, was absolute sheer hilarious heart-stopping perfection. First time this drama made me cry, and it did so in a way that seamlessly unfurled the romance between the two leads that had been built up until this point. I had a hunch the moment the awkward … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jeon Ji Hyun, Kim Soo Hyun, You From Another Star

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 →

Posted in Recaps | Tagged Miss Korea

Lost You Forever Chapter 6: Like a Familiar Person Has Come

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 26, 2014 by ockoalaJanuary 17, 2021

You can sense that Xiao Liu’s time being Xiao Liu is slowly coming to an end. Lost You Forever tells its story in years, tens of years, hundreds of years, since the leads are all mystical gods and demons and beings of magical spiritual powers. Because they seem to have it all, it makes it even more painful to see … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged Lost You Forever

Go Ara Goes From Triangle to You’re All Surrounded as Park Jin Hee Steps In to Reunite with Lee Bum Soo

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

The casting roulette keeps on turning and today there are more switch ups in the upcoming later Spring K-dramas. I’m actually way happier with how this turned out than the initial arrangement. Coming off a massive career making hit drama Answer Me 1994, Go Ara was in talks to join the MBC Mon-Tues drama Triangle with Lee Bum Soo and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Go Ara, Lee Bum Soo, Park Jin Hee, Triangle, You're All Surrounded

Group 8 Interested in Casting Joo Won and IU as the Leads of the K-version of Nodame Cantabile

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

The first casting stirrings are emerging in the K-drama adaptation of the Japanese manga Nodame Cantabile. Fans of the almost perfect Japanese version dorama starring Tamaki Hiroshi and Ueno Juri might still be cringing in fear of the eccentric story getting massaged into some sort of K-drama love triangle hero-in-training arc, but the production company Group 8 that owns the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged IU, Joo Won, Nodame Cantabile

New Video Preview for Episode 15 of In A Good Way

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

Those not watching In A Good Way are totally missing out on the best mood enhancer available right now. The new video preview for episode 15 just dropped and I swear it was an instantaneous pick me up. I’m grinning cheek-to-cheek and rolling around like I’m sixteen and tomorrow’s the prom with the cute guy I have a crush on. … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama Previews | Tagged In a Good Way

Jung So Min Makes Cameo Appearance in Final Episode of Miss Korea

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 25, 2014 by ockoalaFebruary 24, 2014

I’ve been complaining about SM C&C signing Jung So Min towards the end of last year and then doing nothing with her. Happily there is some movement on its part and it’s been a good two weeks as a Jung So Min fan. First she joined the upcoming KBS drama Big Man as the second female lead with a crush … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jung So Min, Miss Korea

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