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Li Yi Feng is Playfully Charming in New Magazine Photo Shoot

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 23, 2012 by ockoalaDecember 23, 2012

I luff this boy! Li Yi Feng is one of my few C-actor biases and I make no bones about loving him purely for his extreme adorableness plus charismatic onscreen charm. He won my heart in Sunny Happiness and I’ve never regretted it since. He’s had a series of dramas since SH that I’ve tried to watch but all fail … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Li Yi Feng

Cheongdamdong Alice Episode 7 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 22, 2012 by ockoalaDecember 22, 2012

If my reaction to Cheongdamdong Alice was a reflection on its quality, this episode might have sucked donkey balls because I fell asleep watching it. But that is a feint, I tell you. The reality was that I was so exhausted from being up for 22 hours straight that I actually was trying to squee and it came out like … Continue reading →

Posted in Recaps | Tagged Cheongdamdong Alice

Aibu Saki Pairs with Oguri Shun and Mukai Osamu for J-movie Version of Gossip Girl

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 22, 2012 by ockoalaDecember 22, 2012

I’m truly baffled by Aibu Saki‘s career in J-ent. She’s an okay actress and pretty enough, but definitely not the usual sweet faced ingenue nor is she the hot and bitchy type that gets all the guys excited. Yet she keeps getting cast in projects with the hottest guys around, not to mention she’s been dating wild thing Nagase Tomoya … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Aibu Saki, Matsuzaka Tori, Mukai Osamu, Oguri Shun, Okada Masaki

SETTV Releases Steamy New Stills for Miss Rose

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 22, 2012 by ockoalaDecember 22, 2012

This is how you do it, networks everywhere take note. SETTV released the following batch of official stills today for tomorrow’s episode of Miss Rose. I don’t need to describe it, right? Hilariously enough, the news article accompanying the stills revealed that there will be a 7 minute long boating scene coming up. You all know that I’m going to … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama Previews | Tagged Miss Rose

Written and Video Preview for Miss Rose Episode 22

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 21, 2012 by ockoalaDecember 21, 2012

Hey guys, let’s see if we can turn the complete and utter collapse of Miss Rose into a fun game. The drama has been confirmed to end at 23 episodes, which means with this week’s episode 22 we only have one more week to go. Not bad, right? I still can’t wrap my head around what the hell the writers … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama Previews | Tagged Miss Rose

Written Preview for Episode 7 and 8 of Cheongdamdong Alice

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 21, 2012 by ockoalaDecember 21, 2012

Cheongdamdong Alice is truly trying my patience. Or shall I say SBS is trying my patience, with yet another week without any previews for the most part. We’re a day away from episode 7 and the dang network finally releases written previews but the video preview remains nowhere to be seen. Throw me a bone here, SBS! The written previews … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama Previews | Tagged Cheongdamdong Alice

Yoo Seung Ho to Enlist in the Military After Wrapping Missing You

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 20, 2012 by ockoalaDecember 20, 2012

Cruel drama fates say what?!?! Okay, my last 24 hours have been insane (15 hour flight back to Taipei with 2 Koala babies, trying to get sleep but they are bouncing off the walls and up at the crack of dawn after 2 hours of shut eye, trying to tire them out with a swim and tired myself out instead) … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Yoo Seung Ho

First Stills from the Taiwan Remake of You’re Beautiful

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 20, 2012 by ockoalaDecember 20, 2012

We’ve got the first peek at the leads in the Taiwan adaptation of You’re Beautiful starring Jiro Wang and newbie actress Su Li Wen. Above is Su Li Wen dressed like a nun-in-training and posing with Park Shin Hye, who cameos in the first scene at the church. Apparently she’s the one who is listening to music very loudly, heh. … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Jiro Wang, Park Shin Hye, Su Li Wen, You're Beautiful

Moon Chae Won Reunites with Park Shi Hoo at the Blue Dragon Film Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 20, 2012 by ockoalaDecember 20, 2012

Guh, how come I’m just finding out now that Park Shi Hoo presented with Moon Chae Won at the Blue Dragon Film Awards two weeks ago? I literally gasped out loud and had to shield my eyes from the pretty. This reunion of The Princess’s Man OTP is both thrilling and incongruous, since the last I saw of them was … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Moon Chae Won, Park Shi Hoo

The Cast of Flower Boy Next Door on Strong Heart

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 19, 2012 by ockoalaDecember 19, 2012

It might appear that my fevered frenzy over the upcoming cable drama Flower Boy Next Door has died down, but that is merely because I am biding to time and conserving my energy. Otherwise I’ll wear myself out before the drama even arrives. This is like running for a marathon and pacing myself. The cast of FBND were guests on … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Flower Boy Next Door, Kim Ji Hoon, Park Shin Hye, Yoon Si Yoon

2012 Year End Drama Reviews: Something Fun for Everyone

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 19, 2012 by ockoalaDecember 20, 2012

Another year, another year end review. For me the year end review contextualizes the dramas watched on three levels – its own merits, how it stacks up against its compatriots, and how the year measures up against previous years. If I wanted to add an additional intangible factor, then it would be how happy or frustrating it was for me … Continue reading →

Posted in Year End Reviews | Tagged A Gentleman's Dignity, Absolute Boyfriend, Answer Me 1997, Arang and the Magistrate, Big, Can We Get Married?, Cheongdamdong Alice, Drama Go Go Go, Faith, Fashion King, Five Fingers, Gaksita, Haeundae Lovers, Happy Michelin Kitchen, I Do I Do, I Live in Cheongdamdong, I Love You So Much, I Need Romance, Love Actually, Love Forward, Love Rain, May Queen, Miss Rose, Missing You, Nice Guy, Operation Proposal, Priceless, Queen In Hyun's Man, Rich Man Poor Woman, Rooftop Prince, Shut Up Flower Boy Band, Skip Beat, SOP Queen, The Equator Man, The King 2 Hearts, The Moon that Embraces the Sun, Time Slip Dr. Jin, To the Beautiful You

Uhm Tae Woong Joins 7th Level Civil Servant as the Villain

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 19, 2012 by ockoalaDecember 19, 2012

This is so neato, and definitely confirmation as to how much Uhm Tae Woong must adore his dongsaeng Joo Won from being teammates on 1 Day 2 Nights. Despite my personal mehness towards Joo Won, Uhm Force’s affection for him does add to my perception that he’s a totally sweet kid that everyone loves because of his sincerity and hardworking … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas, Musings | Tagged 7th Level Civil Servant, Choi Kang Hee, Joo Won, Uhm Tae Woong

Kim Nam Gil in Marie Claire and Possible Return to Drama with Sword and Flower

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 18, 2012 by ockoalaDecember 18, 2012

You know, I like Kim Nam Gil‘s moustache look because he wears it confidently. But isn’t it time to change it up? Some of my fave actors like Jung Woo Sung and Lee Jung Jae have worn a moustache at different points in their career but it doesn’t stay permanently, which is what Kim Nam Gil’s feel like. I understand … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion, K-dramas | Tagged Kim Nam Gil

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