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Pictorials Released of Lovebirds Suzy in London and Lee Min Ho in Paris

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 16, 2015 by ockoalaApril 16, 2015
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I see London, I see France, I finally get to see new lovebirds Suzy and Lee Min Ho‘s respective pictorials in those European locales which led to their Dispatch snapped rendezvous. It’s been over a month since the young and insanely popular stars were outed as a couple, since then both have been going about their usual entertainment activities and … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Lee Min Ho, Suzy

The Box Office Success of Twenty Cements Kim Woo Bin’s Movie Star Cred

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 16, 2015 by ockoalaApril 15, 2015
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It’s a good time to be Kim Woo Bin, that’s for sure. The box office numbers are in for the third week of the coming-of-age comedy movie Twenty, starring Kim Woo Bin, Junho of 2PM, and Kang Ha Neul. It’s enough for the pundits to declare the bromance movie a success, taking in over 2.7 million admissions in three weeks and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Friends 2, Kim Woo Bin, The Con Artists, Twenty

K-viewers Pick Male Leads of I Hear Your Voice, It’s Okay, It’s Love, and You From Another Star as Fave Characters

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 15, 2015 by ockoalaApril 15, 2015
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Stickiness has long been used as yet another barometer to assess a drama, performance, or character. Some successes vanish soon after while other less immediate wins steadily remain for much longer. It’s hard to say which one is preferable, ultimately even the most sticky works fade from memory as the fickle audience mind continues to look to the latest and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged I Hear Your Voice, It's Okay It's Love, Jo In Sung, Kim Soo Hyun, Lee Jong Seok, You From Another Star

The Girl Who Sees Smells Episode 5 Recap

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 15, 2015 by ockoalaApril 15, 2015
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The Girl Who Sees Smells continues to be the bees knees, just what the good doctor ordered to cure my recent drama disappointment. It keeps on delivering the lovely and entertaining moments, never straying beyond the existing storyboard and spending all the development time in all the right places. Moo Gak finds out his Eun Seol died in the worst … Continue reading →

Posted in Recaps | Tagged The Girl Who Sees Smells

Attack on Titan Gets 6-episode Special J-dorama Starring Ishihara Satomi

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 15, 2015 by ockoalaApril 14, 2015
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Attack on Titan is arguably the most popular manga in the world right now, with One Piece aging and Naruto just ended. Those reading along with the manga (me!) can see the story headed towards a final arc, or at least there is a conclusion in the foreseeable future as the final battle looms. There’s no better time to milk … Continue reading →

Posted in J-doramas, Japanese Manga | Tagged Attack on Titan, Hiraoka Yuta, Ishihara Satomi, Sakuraba Nanami

TV Report Publishes 2015 Industry Insider Power Rankings of K-drama Actors and Actresses

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 15, 2015 by ockoalaMay 11, 2015
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The 2015 TV Report drama actors and actress power list is out, an annual survey the publication has done since 2013. The survey is compiled by the vote of the Korean drama industry’s top 30 PDs at the main three networks SBS, KBS, and MBC along with 10 producers at the top production companies, for a total vote by forty … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Cha Seung Won, Go Soo, Gong Hyo Jin, Gong Yoo, Ha Ji Won, Han Hyo Joo, Hwang Jung Eum, Hyun Bin, Jang Nara, Jeon Ji Hyun, Ji Chang Wook, Ji Sung, Jo In Sung, Kim Soo Hyun, Kim Woo Bin, Lee Bo Young, Lee Jong Seok, Lee Min Ho, Moon Chae Won, Park Hae Jin, Park Seo Joon, Park Shin Hye, Ranking, Shin Mina, So Ji Sub, Song Hye Kyo, Song Joong Ki, Suzy, Yoo Ah In, Yoo Seung Ho, Yoochun

Producer Changes PDs and Heard it Through the Grapevine Changes Production Companies

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 14, 2015 by ockoalaApril 14, 2015
Billboard promoting "The Producers" TV show.

There aren’t just casting problems with K-dramas lately, this week comes a one-two punch of production issues hitting two high profile dramas. I’ll start with the unknown horse in the pack, namely the KBS variety department produced drama Producer. The drama premieres Friday night on May 8th and has been filming for a few weeks now but there might be … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Heard it Through the Grapevine, Producer

Splendid Politics Premieres with Ratings Success and Critical Acclaim

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 14, 2015 by ockoalaApril 14, 2015
Six nobles lined in colorful traditional robes

The real ratings horse race has finally arrived for 2015, four months into the year already but a doozy right out of the gate. MBC‘s annual tent pole sageuk Splendid Politics (Hwajung) premiered this past Monday and announced its arrival in a big way with the best first episode ratings of all prime time dramas that premiered this year and the first … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Heard it Through the Grapevine, Splendid Politics

Shin Mina Signs On for SBS Summer Rom-com Will You Have Dinner with Me

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 14, 2015 by ockoalaApril 14, 2015
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Either the script is awesome or Shin Mina is simply ready for a dramaland return, whatever the reason she’s made life easier for drama lovers by agreeing to star in upcoming SBS drama Will You Have Dinner With Me (Let’s Have Dinner Together). New broke about her considering the offer only last week but she isn’t the thumb twiddling type … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Shin Mina, Will You Have Dinner With Me

Park Bo Young Considering First Drama Leading Lady Role in Upcoming tvN Supernatural Romance

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 14, 2015 by ockoalaApril 14, 2015
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Even the possibility of this casting happening is fantastic news enough, if it’s confirmed later on then it deserves confetti throwing celebration. K-media is reporting that beloved young movie actress Park Bo Young has been offered the leading lady role in upcoming tvN drama Oh My Ghost. If she accepts then she’ll be making her first drama leading lady debut despite … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Park Bo Young

Production Company of Scholar Who Walks the Night Confirms Kim So Eun as Female Lead

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 13, 2015 by ockoalaApril 13, 2015
Young woman smiling beside delicate white flowers

Just when I felt like sitting Scholar Who Walks the Night down and demanding that the drama get its act together, it goes and gets it act together. FINALLY. The production company just released a statement that Kim So Eun is confirmed as the female lead of Scholar, playing the cross-dressing fallen noblewoman leading lady who falls in love with the … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim So Eun, Scholar Who Walks the Night

Lee Jin Wook Confirmed as Male Lead of K-remake of In Time With You

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 13, 2015 by ockoalaApril 13, 2015
Male model with stylish haircut and shirt.

Whatever your thoughts on the K-drama remake of popular TW-drama In Time With You, the project is for sure happening and now both main leads have inked their involvement. Lee Jin Wook has just been confirmed as the male lead of upcoming SBS weekend drama The Time I Loved You, 7000 Days opposite already confirmed female lead Ha Ji Won. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ha Ji Won, In Time With You, Lee Jin Wook

Onew of SHINee Offered Supporting Role in Descendants of the Sun

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 13, 2015 by ockoalaApril 13, 2015
Smiling person in a stylish black coat.

Just as I was wondering why Descendants of the Sun hasn’t added to the main cast yet comes the first supporting role casting news. The drama starts filming in June and is clearly a huge production with tons of supporting roles in the soldiers and doctors category. With screenwriter Kim Eun Sook‘s casting style, she’s bound to throw in an … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Descendants of the Sun, Onew

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