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Preview for Rich Man, Poor Woman SP Released as Rumors Swirl of a Season 2

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 23, 2013 by ockoalaMarch 22, 2013

So, raise your hand if you almost had a heart attack when you read the heading for the post. Yeah, that was my reaction when I first heard the rumor. I wouldn’t share it unless there was a chance it’s legit, and this rumor came from the source that first revealed Rich Man, Poor Woman would be having an SP … Continue reading →

Posted in J-doramas | Tagged Aibu Saki, Arata, Ishihara Satomi, Oguri Shun, Rich Man Poor Woman

New Developments in B Giving Affidavit in Support of Park Shi Hoo and Unverified Leaks that He Failed Polygraph

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 22, 2013 by ockoalaMarch 22, 2013

The Park Shi Hoo rape investigation continues to wallow in absurdity as it nears 7 weeks since the incident in question occurred on February 15th. There are new developments hence this post, but nothing definitive in shedding more light on whether it was rape or consensual sex. Alleged victim A’s now-former friend B has officially recanted everything she said in … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Park Shi Hoo

Even More Exciting Written and Video Preview for King Flower Episode 11

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 22, 2013 by ockoalaMarch 22, 2013

The latest preview is so good I’m literally shaking. So I was typing up this post when I wrote King Crack instead of King Flower (Substitute Princess). LOL, so apropos, yes? I’ve also coined a new phrase for Terry shipping – T3 otherwise known as the Team Terry Train. I love alliteration so the ship has morphed into a train. … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama Previews | Tagged King Flower

K-drama Poll: Looking Forward and Back at 2013 Offerings Thus Far

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 22, 2013 by ockoalaMarch 21, 2013

In a week or so the first quarter of 2013 will wrap up nice and tidy with many K-dramas ending just in time for new ones to arrive and herald the start of the second quarter. Normally I don’t take a temperature gauge since there is always a few dramas that interest me each period. 2013 started off promisingly enough … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged All About My Romance, God of the Workplace, Gu Family Book, Jang Ok Jung, Mandate of Heaven, When a Man Loves

Ji Chang Wook Denies Report that He was Cast Opposite Moon Geun Young in Goddess of Fire

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 21, 2013 by ockoalaMarch 21, 2013

Normally when an actor denies reports of being cast in a drama, I usually don’t find it newsworthy. But this is Moon Geun Young‘s upcoming sageuk we’re talking about, and the circumstances of this situation bears parsing through before tossing the baby out with the bathwater. News broke this morning that Ji Chang Wook had been cast as the male … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Goddess of Fire, Ji Chang Wook, Moon Geun Young

All Four Leads of When a Man Loves Show Off the Collective Pretty

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 21, 2013 by ockoalaFebruary 19, 2014

The “When a Man (insert phrase)” amusement continues on as MBC releases more stills from its upcoming Wed-Thurs tortured love fest When a Man Loves starring Song Seung Heon, Shin Se Kyung, Yeon Woo Jin, and Chae Jung Ahn. This time, based on what is happened above – When a Man Takes a Temperature Check, clearly awkward things are bound … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Chae Jung Ahn, Shin Se Kyung, Song Seung Heon, When a Man Loves, Yeon Woo Jin

Exciting New Video Preview for Episode 11 of King Flower

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 21, 2013 by ockoalaMarch 21, 2013

I think TTV knew I was on the brink of a nervous breakdown if I couldn’t get some spoilers for the upcoming episode of King Flower (Substitute Princess), so it decided to be nice and today released a second video preview of episode 11. Watching it felt like an addict getting a shot straight into the blood vessel and I … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama Previews | Tagged King Flower

Teaser and Stills from All About My Love with Shin Ha Kyun and Lee Min Jung

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 21, 2013 by ockoalaMarch 21, 2013

I haven’t written much about upcoming political rom-com All About My Love with Shin Ha Kyun and Lee Min Jung, other than to note that it went through three potential leading ladies (Im Soo Jung, Gong Hyo Jin, and Han Hye Jin) before securing this current cast. This is actually the Wed-Thurs drama I’m most interested in of the upcoming … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged All About My Love, Lee Min Jung, Park Hee Soon, Shin Ha Kyun

Yoo Ah In Makes His First Official Appearance in Jang Ok Jung

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 21, 2013 by ockoalaMarch 21, 2013

Now that we’ve seen the dazzling and toothy Jang Ok Jung with a resplendent Kim Tae Hee in a purple and black hanbok ensemble, its time to meet this latest and greatest incarnation of King Suking. King Sukjung’s given name was Yi Sun and he succeeded his father King Hyeongjung at the age of 16 when he ascended the throne. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Ok Jung, Yoo Ah In

Kim Tae Hee is Pretty in Purple in First Official Stills from Jang Ok Jung

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 20, 2013 by ockoalaMarch 20, 2013

So pretty! Kim Tae Hee is so so pretty in her first glowing official still from the upcoming fusion sageuk Jang Ok Jung. Her veneers are a tad distracting for the time period, but she definitely gives off a lush womanly charm that befits her character – a noblewoman who gains the love of a King and becomes a powerful … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Ok Jung, Kim Tae Hee

Yu Zheng Drives Yun Zhong Ge Fans Crazy as Chen Xiao Cast as Liu Xun

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 20, 2013 by ockoalaMarch 20, 2013

The Yun Zhong Ge bar is probably the most battle-worn place on Baidu right now. Every time I check in there is a new shit storm over something Yu Zheng, who holds the rights to adapt this novel to a drama, has pulled on the anxious fans of the original novel written by Tong Hua. Two weeks ago Yu Zheng … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chen Xiao, Su Qing, Yun Zhong Ge

Son Ye Jin and Kim Nam Gil Confirmed for Final Revenge Trilogy Drama Shark

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 20, 2013 by ockoalaMarch 19, 2013

Kim Nam Gil and Son Ye Jin are confirmed as the leads for upcoming revenge drama Shark, and there goes another notch in my little birdie says casting rumor mill. This pairing came out of left field when I heard about it three weeks ago, and it still hasn’t quite settled in with me yet. It’s not that I think … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Nam Gil, Shark, Son Ye Jin

Lee Seung Gi is in Fine Fighting Form for Gu Family Book

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 19, 2013 by ockoalaMarch 19, 2013

Hell, Lee Seung Gi as Choi Kang Chi in Gu Family Book looks so cute I can’t even. That little pony-tail thingie does wonders for his usually cringe-worthy hair, and makes him simultaneously hotter yet more boyish. Don’t ask me how, it’s probably one of those mysteries of the universe. The second batch of official stills arrived from MBC today … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Gu Family Book, Lee Seung Gi

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