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Rainie Yang and Joseph Chang Attend Drunken to Love You Fan Meeting

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 21, 2011 by ockoalaMay 21, 2011

Seriously, if these two people got any cuter as a couple I might actually fursplode into a real Koala simply by staring at them, the way Jacob goes all wolfy in the novels-which-shant-be-named. Rainie Yang and Joseph Chang attended a Drunken to Love You fan meeting at Taipei’s Mitsukoshi department store this weekend, showing up wearing a couple’s outfit, which … Continue reading →

Posted in Download Links, TW & C dramas | Tagged Drunken to Love You, Yen J

Hwang Jung Eum Channels a Nerdy Student for Elle Girl Magazine

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 21, 2011 by ockoalaMay 21, 2011

I seriously must applaud Hwang Jung Eum‘s courage – for not only stepping out in public wearing the outfits she was saddled with by May’s Elle Girl magazine, but working the fascinatingly bizarre get-ups and being photographed in it for posterity. The fashionista in me cringed when I saw these pictures (a nightmare from head-to-toe), but the nerd in me … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Hwang Jung Eum

Joe Cheng Pairs up with Lin Chi Ling for Elle China Magazine

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 21, 2011 by ockoalaMay 21, 2011

Simply gorgeous. Elle China magazine paired up Joe Cheng and top-model-trying-to-be-an actress Lin Chi Ling for a Spring photoshoot, and the result was high fashion magic. I’ve come to the realization that Joe vacillates between great performances and crap performances, but his model-beginnings never fail him. Between Joe, Mike He, and Ethan Ruan, I think Joe vogues the best. As … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Joe Cheng, Lin Chi Ling

Shin Se Kyung Cast as Lead Opposite Jang Hyuk in Tree with Deep Roots

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 21, 2011 by ockoalaMay 20, 2011

I posted about the upcoming SBS sageuk Tree with Deep Roots (Deeply Rooted Tree) here back in March when Jang Hyuk and Han Suk Kyu were cast as the leads, respectively playing a court investigator and King Sejong. The drama is scheduled for a September Wed-Thurs slot, and is getting a nice head start on casting and pre-production. Shin Se … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jang Hyuk, Shin Se Kyung, Tree with Deep Roots

Written Preview for Episode 6 of Drunken to Love You

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 20, 2011 by ockoalaMay 20, 2011

Knowing how hard and how intensely Jie Xiu and Xiao Ru loved Avril and Yi Xian, respectively, it makes my toes curl when I consider how deeply they will fall in love each other. And what’s even better is that they realize how special the other person is because they’ve been through the crap pile of love that Avril and … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama Previews | Tagged Drunken to Love You

Wu Zun in the Pages of the May Edition of Esquire Hong Kong Magazine

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 20, 2011 by ockoalaMay 20, 2011

Dayum boy, you are getting finer by the day. Wu Zun graced the pages of May’s Esquire HK magazine, and I’m not even going to bother translating the article, because my boy Zun isn’t exactly known for his, uh, deep thoughts. What he is known for (to-die-for cheekbones, patrician features, and the ability to be the prettiest man in any … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Wu Zun

Drama Spoilers for the Latter Half of Drunken to Love You

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 20, 2011 by ockoalaMay 20, 2011

I have no idea how that picture above got to be the post topper. Nope, no clue. My lusty alter ego must have done it. All I know is that if Drunken to Love You pulls another bait-and-switch on us or Avril goes and interrupts the happy sexy times between Xiao Ru and Jie Xiu, I’m sharpening my knives for … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama Previews | Tagged Drunken to Love You

Best Love Episode 6 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 19, 2011 by ockoalaMay 19, 2011

I am so happy that 49 Days is over (with an ending I found fitting and meaningful), so that I can devote the rest of my Wed-Thurs only to Best Love (The Greatest Love). How do I love this drama, I cannot possibly count the ways. Episode 6 introduced the first major moment of emotional angst into the drama, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Recaps | Tagged Best Love

49 Days Episode 20 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 19, 2011 by ockoalaAugust 27, 2011

I think writer So Hyun Kyung elevated her craft a notch in writing 49 Days. It was leaps more sophisticated and mature than the lightweight but charming Brilliant Legacy/Shining Inheritance, and much broader in depth and breadth than what I saw of Prosecutor Princess. Whether you like the ending or not, it’s hard to argue that this drama didn’t aim … Continue reading →

Posted in Recaps | Tagged 49 Days

Absolute Darling Releases Official Stills of the First Meeting Between the Lady and Her Robot Boyfriend

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 19, 2011 by ockoalaMay 18, 2011

After luxuriating in two back-to-back awesome TW-dramas this year, I sometimes forgot how much TW-productions love to sensationalize media-worthy nuggets of promotional material. GTV released a batch of official stills from its filming of Absolute Darling, starring Jiro Wang and Gu Hye Sun. Why oh why am I not surprised that the stills are all of the money-making scene when … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Absolute Darling

Previews for Episode 20 of 49 Days

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 18, 2011 by ockoalaMay 18, 2011

Aish, I don’t know what to think. The written preview doesn’t reveal much about episode 20, nor does the new video preview I have linked to below shed any definitive light on what’s to come. If 49 Days weren’t so unpredictable, I’d cast my vote on Ji Hyun being the one to ride the final elevator with Scheduler, this time … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama Previews | Tagged 49 Days

Best Love Episode 5 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 18, 2011 by ockoalaMay 20, 2011

I almost had an out-of-body experience today, going from bawling my eyes out to cackling like a loony hyena. It’s a credit to a great episode of Best Love (The Greatest Love) that I was immediately able to cease my caterwauling the moment episode 5 started and immediately get swept back up into the laughter and the swooning this drama has … Continue reading →

Posted in Recaps | Tagged Best Love

49 Days Episode 19 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 18, 2011 by ockoalaMay 18, 2011

Apparently it is possible to write a recap when one’s eyes are nearly swollen shut from all that sobbing and wailing. Good to know. But I wonder what’ll happen tomorrow, when I’ll probably burst a tear duct or something like that. Whatever comes will come, and today’s recap is solely about episode 19 of 49 Days. The production of 49 … Continue reading →

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