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Mary Stayed Out All Night NG Cut From The End of Episode 12

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 15, 2010 by ockoalaDecember 15, 2010
Two women biking beneath trees, Hollys Coffee sign

Not everyone has watched episode 12 of Mary Stayed Out All Night, which didn’t show a preview at the end of the episode and instead showed NG scenes from the entire drama thus far. It’s adorable and funny, and can be watched regardless of whether you’ve caught up with the drama. I’m not going to translate since the actors are … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Mary Stayed Out All Night

First Teaser Trailer for My Princess and Romantic Date Stills

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 15, 2010 by ockoalaDecember 15, 2010
Two people outside brick house in rain

MBC is gearing up for the premiere of My Princess in three weeks. In addition to the gorgeous stills just released today of Song Seung Heon and Kim Tae Hee’s romantic date in the drifting snow, the first teaser trailer has dropped. Please hold on to your trousers, it’s but a glimpse and nothing more, though it does reveal what … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama Previews, K-dramas | Tagged My Princess

Secret Garden Written Previews for Episode 11 and 12

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 15, 2010 by ockoalaDecember 15, 2010
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[Random Announcement: Lots of folks are asking about acronyms I use, please refer to the Glossary page tabbed above for the complete list, which I update regularly.] I think I’m going to drop Secret Garden. I don’t mean drop it as in never watch it again. But I find myself nitpicking more than enjoying, even when there is so very … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama Previews, K-dramas | Tagged Secret Garden

Mary Stayed Out All Night Episode 12 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 14, 2010 by ockoalaDecember 14, 2010
Two surprised people in winter coats outdoors

Excuse me for a moment. My belly really hurts. No, I didn’t eat anything bad. On the contrary, I ate something so good it made my belly ache from the laughter and the worry. For the first time in 12 episodes of Mary Stayed Out All Night (Marry Me, Mary!), everything clicked and all my right emotional buttons were pushed. … Continue reading →

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Written Preview for Episode 12 of Mary Stayed Out All Night

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 13, 2010 by ockoalaDecember 13, 2010
Two people sharing guitar on steps, graffiti

Are you guys happy again? I’m over fifty-percent happy, which is a glass half full scenario. All things considering, this is a damn good place to be. Because so many dramas have failed me in the second half this year alone, the fact that episode 11 of Mary Stayed Out All Night (Marry Me, Mary!) was one of its best, … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama Previews, K-dramas | Tagged Mary Stayed Out All Night

Mary Stayed Out All Night Episode 10 and 11 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 13, 2010 by ockoalaMay 24, 2011
Couple standing on snowy bridge at night

After I posted the written preview for episode 10 of Mary Stayed Out All Night (Marry Me, Mary!), the onslaught of shrill screams from M3-fans made it feel like an impending drama-pocalypse. I don’t think anyone signed up for M3 expecting a Noh Hee Kyung slice-of-life drama with Kim Soo Hyun dialogue wrapped in Jung Ha Yeon level abs-of-steel plot … Continue reading →

Posted in Recaps | Tagged Mary Stayed Out All Night

A Quickie Plot Only Recap of Episodes 10-11 of Mary Stayed Out All Night

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 13, 2010 by ockoalaDecember 13, 2010
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Today’s recap will be later than usual, because I am going to be combining episode 10-11 of Mary Stayed Out All Night into one recap. It makes narrative sense, since it’s really one very long episode anyways. I can safely say that the writer change was 100% a win. Episode 10 was terrible (aside from the Mae Ri and Mu … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Mary Stayed Out All Night

Some Mary Happiness Before the Storm

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 12, 2010 by ockoalaDecember 12, 2010
Two friends bundled up, snow falling around them

KBS released official stills from episode 10 of Mary Stayed Out All Night, and these are way too adorbs and heartwarming not to share. Does anyone out there care if every single character in M3, other than Mae Ri and Mu Gyul, got swallowed up by a giant sink hole in Seoul, and we spend the rest of the 7 … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama Previews, K-dramas | Tagged Mary Stayed Out All Night

Preview and Spoiler for Episode 10 of Mary Stayed Out All Night (with dialogue translation)

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 12, 2010 by ockoalaNovember 27, 2013
Dreamy purple collage of two women embracing

[Edit: Latest M3 news – we’ll be hearing a new Mu Gyul song called “Hello Hello” in this week’s episodes, the cast was filming episode 12 at a coffee shop at 3 a.m. on December 12th, and the spectators caught a glimpse of the new script] The interminable wait is almost over. Nothing in the preview or spoiler for episode … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama Previews | Tagged Mary Stayed Out All Night

Walk Down Memory Lane with Jung Woo Sung in The Good, The Bad, The Weird

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 12, 2010 by ockoalaDecember 12, 2010
Cowboy standing on rocky hill holding shotgun

Athena: Goddess of War will be premiering in about T-minus twelve hours. Yes, fifteen years and countless movies later, Jung Woo Sung returns to the K-drama screen in what is likely the most expensive drama ever produced. I have low expectations that the story will be stellar, but I have high expectations that I will love it regardless. In honor of … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Jung Woo Sung

Secret Garden Preview and Spoilers for Episode 10

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 11, 2010 by ockoalaDecember 11, 2010
Three smiling people outdoors raising their fists

Timing really is everything. Even though Secret Garden and Mary Stayed Out All Night premiered the same week, in different and non-competing time slots, one arrived a few days before the other. Rather like calling dibs on my attention span, M3 parked itself in my conscious, occupying the space just vacated by Playful Kiss, and Secret Garden become the also-ran … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama Previews, K-dramas | Tagged Secret Garden

The Two Dancing Moon Geun Youngs

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 11, 2010 by ockoalaDecember 11, 2010
Young woman behind glass, raising her arm

I remembered that Moon Geun Young has always been a good dancer (on par with Park Shin Hye, for an actress, that is). Which is why her kale bouquet worm wiggle dance in episode 8 of Mary Stayed Out All Night was that much more amusing. Presenting, side-by-side, video confirmation that the female Geun can bring it on the dance … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Moon Geun Young

Taeyeon’s I Love You MV For Athena

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 10, 2010 by ockoalaDecember 10, 2010
Two people relaxing on sailboat at sea

This is the second MV off the Athena OST, and it’s also called I Love You (the first being Park Hyo Shin‘s song with the same name that was released back in August). They really are going to pound this into the ground, aren’t they? I relented and watched this MV, but have been avoiding all the extended trailers for … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Athena

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