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Mary Stayed Out All Night Episode 8 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 6, 2010 by ockoalaDecember 6, 2010
Two women walking on neon-lit street at night

Did you all survive the last 6 days? You know we have four more weeks of this torture, right? The ending to episode 7 of Mary Stayed Out All Night (Marry Me, Mary!) really was exceptionally well-done. It left me emotionally dangling for days, which is the best effect a good drama episode can do. Episode 8 of M3 was … Continue reading →

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Video of Ending Scene in Episode 8 and Preview of Episode 9 (With Translations)

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 6, 2010 by ockoalaDecember 6, 2010
Close-up of two women facing each other

KBS hasn’t released the written preview for episode 9 yet, which is a big disappointment since the Mary Stayed Out All Night (Marry Me, Mary!) previews are so rich in details yet manages to leave out the juiciest spoilers that keep us surprised time and again when we watch the actual episode. I’ve attached the previews for episode 9, along … Continue reading →

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

Official KBS Stills from Mary Stayed Out All Night Episode 8

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 5, 2010 by ockoalaDecember 5, 2010
Young couple holding hands in patterned coats

I almost never do a post consisting of only official stills, since they are just window-dressing at the end of the day. Pretty pictures I can use to top a post or stare at longingly when I miss a drama. When it comes to Mary Stayed Out All Night (Marry Me, Mary!), the undercurrent of desire for information is all-consuming, … Continue reading →

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Spoiler Pictures and OST Updates of Mary Stayed Out All Night

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 5, 2010 by ockoalaDecember 5, 2010
Woman embraces man outdoors at night

Hee. Hee hee. Hee hee hee. Life is good. Whatever drama crack the Mary Stayed Out All Night (Marry Me, Mary!) writing team is smoking, they really are keeping us on our toes. These spoiler pictures from the upcoming episodes of M3 is really an extension of the pictures I posted earlier. But this time it’s pretty clear what the … Continue reading →

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

An Exquisite Screencap Only Revisit of Mary Stayed Out All Night Episodes 6 and 7

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 5, 2010 by ockoalaDecember 5, 2010
Three-panel romantic rain scene with umbrella

I normally leave the credits for the end of a post, but I simply must acknowlege and bow down to the supreme screencapping skills of 麦兜白白 (Ling Du Bai Bai or B. Iris), a recently delurked drama fan at the Mary Stayed Out All Night Baidu bar. She posted the most crystal clear and jawdroppingly gorgeous screencaps of episodes 6 and … Continue reading →

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

Jang Geun Seok Wins Two 2010 Yahoo Buzz Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 4, 2010 by ockoalaDecember 4, 2010
Young man in leather jacket and scarf

Never underestimate the power of a hot star and his amazingly organized and powerful fan base. 2010’s Yahoo Buzz Awards, a fan-voted awards show (the very definition of a popularity contest), closed its voting three days ago. The winner of both the Top Buzz Male Korea Star Award and the Top Buzz Male Asia Star Award is Jang Geun Seok. … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, My Loves | Tagged Jang Geun Seok, Moon Geun Young

Stills From the Mary Stayed Out Night Filming Locations

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 4, 2010 by ockoalaDecember 4, 2010
Four people on steps with guitar case

I rarely, if ever, care about this type of ancillary drama stuff. The fact that I am posting about it indicates how totally gone I am about Mary Stayed Out All Night (Marry Me, Mary!). When I re-read my own M3 recaps, I’m reminded that this isn’t the best drama by even a million and one shot. But (*shrugs*) I … Continue reading →

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First Stills of Hayate the Combat Butler with Park Shin Hye and George Hu

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 4, 2010 by ockoalaDecember 4, 2010
Two smiling professionals high-fiving by canal

Park Shin Hye is currently in Taiwan filming the GTV drama Hayate the Combat Butler with her co-star George Hu. The drama is an adaptation of a popular shonen manga, and has tentatively gotten an April 2011 air date. George plays a, what else, martial arts wielding butler to Park Shin Hye’s granddaughter of a chaebol. I’ve never read the … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged George Hu, Hayate the Combat Butler, Park Shin Hye

My Princess: My Thoughts and the First Batch of Stills

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 3, 2010 by ockoalaDecember 3, 2010
Man and woman back-to-back in snowfall

Did any of my friends think I would let this drama pass on by without acknowledging it? Not bloody likely – even if my ambivalence and curiosity are waging an internal battle royale. The next sacrificial lamb MBC drama to attempt to break the two year long Wed-Thurs curse (which recently ate up Playful Kiss) will be My Princess, starring … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Tae Hee, My Princess, Song Seung Heon

Lyrics for the New OST Song in Episode 7 of Mary Stayed Out All Night

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 3, 2010 by ockoalaDecember 3, 2010
Person holding blue knitted heart, thoughtful expression

Mary Stayed Out All Night (Marry Me, Mary!) continues to confound me. I was supposed to be watching a certain drama last night (it was no chore, this drama is well on its way to being crowned my best drama of 2010), but I got sidetracked by, what else, M3. Sigh, I am hopeless. I guess my addiction is your … Continue reading →

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

First Batch of Headers

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 2, 2010 by ockoalaDecember 2, 2010
Romantic drama collage of young smiling adults

My wonderful drama friends have been nothing if not generous with their time and talent. I’ve steadily been getting tons of custom headers for AKP, and I cannot thank enough those folks who have given me such wonderful gifts – a big shout out to wiggles and vorticella! You can find all the current batch of headers in this post. … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Jung Woo Sung, Mary Stayed Out All Night, Playful Kiss

Playful Kiss Promotional Tour Update – Plus My Fave MV of the Early Days

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 2, 2010 by ockoalaDecember 2, 2010
Two smiling students in school uniforms taking selfie

Hola, PKissers! Don’t think that I’m a fickle koala, moving on and forgetting all about our darling Ha Ni and Seung Jo, sitting in a tree, K.I.S.S.I.N.G, and making babies. While chatting about Playful Kiss with a drama friend who recently started marathoning it, I reminisced internally about how wonderful the early episodes were – funny, delightful, and refreshing to see in … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Playful Kiss

Written Preview for Secret Garden Episodes 7 & 8

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 2, 2010 by ockoalaDecember 2, 2010
Caregiver tending to seated man by window

The written previews for Secret Garden really are the pits. It’s poorly written, and rather pointless since it gives nothing meaningful away. But since we’re all addicted and anything is better than nothing at all, I bring you the collective written previews for episodes 7 and 8, which will be airing this weekend. Let me preface by saying that so … Continue reading →

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