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Written Preview for Mary Stayed Out All Night Episode 4

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 15, 2010 by ockoalaDecember 10, 2013
Woman carrying friend piggyback on dimly lit street

It’s official. I am completely in love with Mary Stayed Out All Night (Marry Me, Mary!). It may not be a drama worth writing home about, but it’s definitely a drama worth spazzing about. I just finished episode 3 (hold your horses, people, the recap is a-coming), but in the meantime, have a written preview of episode 4. The ending … Continue reading →

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Channel X Holds its Press Conference with Joe Cheng and Amber Kuo

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 14, 2010 by ockoalaNovember 14, 2010
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SETTV held a press conference today for its big-budget idol drama Channel X (the Chinese title is 國民英雄, with the direct translation being Citizen’s Hero). The lead actor and actress made their grand debut, and the world got to see the first stills and teaser trailers for the drama starring Joe Cheng and Amber Kuo.

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Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Channel X, Joe Cheng

Spoilers for Playful Kiss YT Episode 7

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 13, 2010 by ockoalaNovember 13, 2010
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The C-netizens got their hands on the shooting script for episode 7 of the YT edition of Playful Kiss. Those of you who don’t want to be spoiled, do not proceed any further. I won’t even express a single opinion until after the jump so as to not spoil this episode. Please take this with the usual grain of salt. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Playful Kiss

First Impressions of Secret Garden Episode 1

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 13, 2010 by ockoalaNovember 13, 2010
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Secret Garden premiered today with slightly over 17% in ratings, a solid start for any drama. Ratings mean diddly to me, other than as a barometer of how much viewers in Korea appear to like a drama. Most of the dramas I’ve liked this year have been ratings busts or disappointments (with the exception of Giant). I know many of … Continue reading →

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Mary Mary Had A Little Koala, and How I Love Thee

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 12, 2010 by ockoalaNovember 12, 2010
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Even though I just recapped the first two episodes of Mary Stayed Out All Night (Marry Me, Mary!), I haven’t really had to chance to let my fangirly self out for a spin around town. My drama friends know that Koala very very well – she squeals a lot, rolls around on the floor in ecstasy over watching an amazing … Continue reading →

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First Peek at Kang Ji Hwan in The Great Doctor (Faith)

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 12, 2010 by ockoalaNovember 12, 2010
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This does it. I am now 100 billion percent sure that Kang Ji Hwan should never ever again put on modern clothes in a drama. He belongs in a sageuk, fantasy or traditional. I’m still crying inside about Hong Gil Dong, and now the first grainy footage has leaked out from the set of The Great Doctor (otherwise known as … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kang Ji Hwan

Playful Kiss BTS Pictures from YT Episode 6

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 12, 2010 by ockoalaNovember 12, 2010
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This was a pleasant surprise. I found a ton of BTS pictures from the filming of episode 6 Playful Kiss Youtube Special Edition, otherwise known as Dude, What’s With That Car? None of them are crisp and clear, but they are a lovely treat regardless.

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Song Yoon Ah Cameos in Secret Garden (Plus Some Hotelier Thoughts)

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 11, 2010 by ockoalaNovember 11, 2010
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Famed screenwriter Kim Eun Sook has so many drama hits under her belt, naturally it would also come with heaps of acting goodwill from the actors who have benefitted from starring in one of her dramas. When Kim Eun Sook filmed On Air, the string of cameos from A-list stars was so long there was actually a list to keep track … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hotelier, Secret Garden, Song Yoon Ah

Playful Kiss YT Episode 6 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 11, 2010 by ockoalaNovember 11, 2010
Young couple smiling outdoors at sunset

Episode 6 of the Playful Kiss Youtube Special Edition is pretty much impossible to recap. I say it with a straight face, because this was a Korean version of an I Love Lucy episode, replete with an ending that has Lucy and Desi (Ha Ni and Seung Jo) conceding that they enjoyed the mess of a day they had together.

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MV of Baek Ji Young’s Single for Secret Garden

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 11, 2010 by ockoalaNovember 11, 2010
Two people waving at promotional press event

FINALLY!!! After being depressed about the 10 minute trailer for Secret Garden I watched earlier this week (so depressed I didn’t even want to post about it or share it), the bipolar production team went and released the MV for the Baek Ji Young single off the OST. And I’m back on board the SG-train.

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Eric Returns from MS and Dives Right Into Poseidon

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 11, 2010 by ockoalaNovember 11, 2010
man in brown leather jacket holding tissue

Leader is back! Well, technically Leader came back two weeks ago (and I spent an entire day with my twitter feed being inundated with squeals from my drama friends about his return from two years of exile military service), but today he’s really back. Eric literally put on his civilian clothes and walked right into filming for the upcoming marine … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Eric, Poseidon

Takeshi Kaneshiro Stars in Wuxia (武俠) the Movie

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 10, 2010 by ockoalaNovember 10, 2010
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Takeshi Kaneshiro returns to the big screen in 2011 with his follow-up project to the epic and box-office breaking mega-movie Red Cliff. He teams up for his third go around with famed directed Peter Chan (who also directed Takeshi in Perhaps Love and The Warlords) for the upcoming Wuxia, co-starring Donnie Yen, Tang Wei, and lured-out-of-retirement famed actor Wang Yu.

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Posted in Films | Tagged Takeshi Kaneshiro, Wuxia

Mary Stayed Out All Night Episode 3 Written Preview

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 10, 2010 by ockoalaNovember 10, 2010
Four people posing on garden steps

[Edit: I just realized that the song Mu Gyul sang at the playground when Mae Ri was following him around is called “My Precious.”] How did Mary Stayed Out All Night (Marry Me, Mary!) do this to me? Make me dying for Monday to come around, at the expense of not even caring that Secret Garden is premiering this weekend. … Continue reading →

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