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Tag Archives: Flames of Desire

A Koala Reminisces: 2010 Year End K-Drama Reviews

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 22, 2010 by ockoalaJanuary 29, 2012
Rugged man with sword in tall grass

2010 heralded the dawn of a new decade. Where’d the last decade go? I could have sworn that I took a brief nap after college, only to wake up with an entire family and a boatload of new responsibilities. On a more drama-centric note, 2010 also marked my transition from a passive drama watcher into an active drama blogger. I wouldn’t be here but … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas, Year End Reviews | Tagged Bad Guy, Chuno, Flames of Desire, Giant, Gloria, I Am Legend, Joseon X-Files, Mary Stayed Out All Night, OB/GYN, Pasta, Personal Taste, Playful Kiss, Secret Garden, Still Marry Me, Wish Upon A Star

Seo Woo and Yoo Seung Ho Enter Flames of Desire

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 15, 2010 by ockoalaOctober 15, 2010
Portrait of couple, woman wearing leopard-print hat

For those of you worried that Flames of Desire would make us sit through interminable older generation insanity before delivering the boom boom pow (aka pouty Seo Woo and her jailbait boytoy Yoo Seung Ho), writer Jung Ha Yeon clearly refuses to withhold the goods.

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Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Flames of Desire, Seo Woo, Yoo Seung Ho

Flames of Desire Burns Up The Screen

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 3, 2010 by ockoalaOctober 3, 2010
Dramatic poster: four formally dressed people

I watched the first two episodes of Flames of Desire this weekend, and I walked away feeling slightly light-headed and dizzy from all the intensity. As expected, the drama is not for the faint-of-heart. It’s makjang to to the core, and makes no concessions to the milk of human kindness. It’s dark, it’s destructive, it’s mesmerizing. In short, I just … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Flames of Desire, Seo Woo, Yoo Seung Ho

Flames of Desire Press Conference

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 1, 2010 by ockoalaOctober 1, 2010
Man and woman in glittery formal attire

Flames of Desire held its press conference earlier this week, and the drama is premiering tomorrow on MBC. I’ve been busy with, oh, writing Play Kiss recaps (heh) and haven’t gotten around to posting more about this drama, which my drama chingu Dangermousie so lovingly refers to Flames of Jailbait. Oh lord, this renaming was about as funny as another … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Flames of Desire, Seo Woo, Yoo Seung Ho

Second Trailer for Flames of Desire

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 29, 2010 by ockoalaDecember 7, 2013
Ensemble cast posed in elegant living room

Can you feel the heat? Oh, it’s getting hot in here. A second teaser trailer has just been released for the upcoming MBC mega-weekend drama Flames of Desire.

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Posted in Drama Previews | Tagged Flames of Desire, Seo Woo, Yoo Seung Ho

Flames of Desire Teaser Trailer Released

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 24, 2010 by ockoalaDecember 1, 2013
Young couple embracing, woman looking toward camera

MBC’s upcoming mega-weekend drama Flames of Desire (aka Flames of Ambition fka A Woman Only Loves Once) just released its teaser trailer. To be honest, just by looking at the teaser poster above, my eyes were like this the entire time O_O.

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Posted in Drama Previews | Tagged Flames of Desire, Seo Woo, Yoo Seung Ho

First Official Poster for Flames of Ambition

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 8, 2010 by ockoalaSeptember 8, 2010
Four fashionable people in elegant vintage room

The upcoming weekend mega-drama from MBC, Flames of Ambition (formerly known as A Woman Only Loves Once) has just released its first official poster. Me. Want. So. Bad. Right. Now. The poster shows its four stars: Jo Min Ki, Shin Eun Kyung, Yoo Seung Ho, and Seo Woo, with an indolent and decadent backdrop. Expect acting, and more exquisite acting, … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Flames of Desire, Seo Woo, Yoo Seung Ho

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