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Jung Woo Sung makes J-Dorama Debut in Good Life with Takashi Sorimachi

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 4, 2011 by ockoalaApril 5, 2011
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Jung Woo Sung isn’t just in a new relationship (with you-know-who), he’s also making his Japanese television debut next month in the upcoming Fuji TV J-dorama Good Life – Arigatou, Papa. Sayonara. Crap, the title already does not bode well for the happiness meter. The drama is based on best-selling Korean novel Kashikogi by Cho Chung In, which has already … Continue reading →

Posted in J-doramas | Tagged Good Life, Jung Woo Sung, Takashi Sorimachi

Only You with So Ji Sub and Han Hyo Joo Starts Filming and Releases First Still

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 4, 2011 by ockoalaApril 4, 2011
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The first official still from the upcoming movie Only You, starring So Ji Sub and Han Hyo Joo, has been released. Damn it, if one or more people bite it at the end of this movie, I’m going to be pissed, because I can already tell this movie is going to make me weepy, and I prefer weepy stories to … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Han Hyo Joo, Only You, So Ji Sub

Lionsgate Confirms Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth as the Male Leads of The Hunger Games

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 4, 2011 by ockoalaApril 4, 2011
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To no one’s surprise, since these two guys have been on the frontrunner list for what seems like an eternity now, Lionsgate announced this morning that Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth have been confirmed as the other two leads for the upcoming movie-adaptation of The Hunger Games. One guess which one is Peeta and which one is Gale? Hilariously, every … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged The Hunger Games

Written Preview for Episode 7 of 49 Days

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 4, 2011 by ockoalaApril 4, 2011
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I asked for a game-changer at the end of my recap for episode 6 of 49 Days, and the drama gods may have answered me based on the written preview for episode 7. I do like how ALL the rules in 49 Days are beyond arbitrary and capricious, changing as quickly as the wind. Hey, if you go fantasy, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama Previews | Tagged 49 Days

Kim So Eun and Jung Il Woo as the Ambassadors for JIFF

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 4, 2011 by ockoalaApril 4, 2011
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Two of my favorite young actors got tapped to be the ambassadors for this year’s JIFF (Jeonju International Film Festival). Cutie pies Kim So Eun and Jung Il Woo posed for a series of adorable pictures, which doesn’t evoke so much the “film” or the “festival” (despite the random use of film-related props), but does make me go “oooooh, so prettay, … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Jung Il Woo, Kim So Eun

Upcoming K-Drama Maids Officially Changes it Name to Romance Town

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 3, 2011 by ockoalaApril 4, 2011
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The upcoming MBC Wed-Thurs drama Maids has officially changed its name to Romance Town (or Romantic Town). The production had been deliberating a name change for the past week, after objections from the professional housekeeping associations that it’s original title used a more antiquated (and derogatory) name for household workers.

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Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Romantic Town, Sung Yuri

Ella to be the Leading Lady in Two Upcoming TW-Movies With Mike He and Vic Zhou Respectively

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 3, 2011 by ockoalaApril 3, 2011
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After wrapping the upcoming drama Mei Le, Go and The Other Shore 1945, respectively, both Mike He and Vic Zhou have selected a movie as their next project. By the cursed movie fates, and to my utter horror, the leading lady for both men will be Ella. I let out a high-pitched shriek when I read this, and then started … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Ella, Mike He, Vic Zhou

Pimp That Manga: A Koala Swoons for Akatsuki no Aria (暁のAria)

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 3, 2011 by ockoalaApril 26, 2011
Manga cover: blonde anime girl and green cat

Folks – I hereby declare Atatsuki no Aria (暁のAria or Dawn’s Aria, and Chinese title is 晨光中的詠嘆調) the best pure shoujo manga series I’ve read in years. It’s harkens back to the classic shoujo storytelling of yore – where the narrative drives the plot and the characters breath with three-dimensional life – changing, evolving, and taking us along on an … Continue reading →

Posted in Japanese Manga | Tagged Akaishi Michiyo, Atatsuki no Aria

Vanness Wu Tweets Confirmation that Material Queen Finally Completes Filming

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 2, 2011 by ockoalaApril 2, 2011
Elegant couple wine tasting in cellar

After filming intermittently for the past 6 months, which is quite long for a TW-idol drama (typical filming length is 3 months), Vanness Wu just tweeted today (accompanied by the sepia-tinted picture below) that filming has finally wrapped for Material Queen, which co-stars supermodel-actress Lynn Xiong. MQ has been plagued with production woes, notably its two stars being quite upset … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Lynn Xiong, Material Queen, Vanness Wu

Rainbow Sweetheart the C-Remake of My Girl Releases Trailer and Stills

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 2, 2011 by ockoalaApril 2, 2011
Woman leaning close to surprised man indoors

My Girl used to be one of my favorite rom-coms, since it was one of my first K-drama rom-coms. I wished I had never rewatched it years later, where I really couldn’t stand the story or the acting. But I choose to remember it fondly from my initial impression. Bearing that in mind, I was actually curious about the upcoming … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Cherrie Ying, Jimmy Lin, Rainbow Sweetheart

Korean News Outlets Report on Likelihood of Yoon Eun Hye and Kang Ji Hwan for Sweet Scandal

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 2, 2011 by ockoalaApril 7, 2011
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Looks like a rumor I heard about last week might actually be a reality. I mentioned that Kang Ji Hwan was rumored to be the male lead for Sweet Scandal, which was the upcoming SBS drama that was likely Yoon Eun Hye‘s next drama vehicle. Those rumors were based on the admins of Sweet Scandal’s Daum Cafe posting a picture … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kang Ji Hwan, Sweet Scandal, Yoon Eun Hye

Character Descriptions and Plot Outline of Best Love is Revealed

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 1, 2011 by ockoalaMay 20, 2011
Man speaking, woman looking down

When I cry tears of joy, the tears, it tastes sweet. The character descriptions and plot outline has leaked, and good golly miss molly am I pumped for this drama like you wouldn’t believe. Read on if you have a strong bladder and can contain your excitement. Warning – super spoilers ahead (I’m serious about the extent of the spoilery … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Best Love

Second Trailer Released for Drunken to Love You

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 1, 2011 by ockoalaJanuary 25, 2014
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That noise you hear? That’s the sound of a Koala screaming from wanting something but being told she has to wait. SETTV released the second trailer for Drunken to Love You, and my newfounded appreciated for Rainie Yang almost turned into a full-blown girl crush after watching this more romantic and emotional trailer as compared to the slapstick adorableness of … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama Previews | Tagged Drunken to Love You

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