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MBC Returns to Sageuks with First Romantic Wedding Still from Shine or Go Crazy

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 18, 2014 by ockoalaDecember 18, 2014

While the Wed-Thurs time slot will be a showdown between multiple personality plagued male leads, the Mon-Tues slot gets back to sageuk business for MBC after Pride and Prejudice wraps up. The first stills are out for the upcoming Shine or Go Crazy, the literal Korean title that sounds like a mouthful whatever the language. Starring Jang Hyuk, Oh Yeon … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Honey Lee, Im Joo Hwan, Jang Hyuk, Oh Yeon Seo

Jang Hyuk, Im Joo Hwan, and Oh Yeon Seo Considering MBC Sageuk Shine or Go Crazy

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 28, 2014 by ockoalaOctober 28, 2014

Eeeps, this drama casting news is about as perfect as it gets., at least for the male leads. I’m still hoping the female lead side falls through and another actress I love better gets the gig. For two years MBC was on a steady stream of sageuks on Mon-Tues nights until modern cop-gambler drama Triangle arrived in that slot. Triangle … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Im Joo Hwan, Jang Hyuk, Oh Yeon Seo

Im Joo Hwan Rocks the Wavy Hair and Fashionable Suits for Men’s Health Korea

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 14, 2014 by ockoalaMarch 13, 2014

I’m always thrilled to run across an interesting or pretty photo shoot that happens to involve an actor or actress I like. One without the other just doesn’t have much impact on me. Im Joo Hwan is an actor near and dear to my heart but I don’t about him as often as I like since it’s been years since … Continue reading →

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Im Joo Hwan Goes for Quirky Hipster in the June Edition of Sure Magazine

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 22, 2013 by ockoalaJune 19, 2013

Is anyone watching the daily drama Ugly Alert? I never dive into dailies unless I hear its da bomb, and only then will I start the slog towards over a hundred episodes and months-long commitment. I confess that normally leading man Im Joo Hwan would be more than enough for me to at least check out a few episodes myself. … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Im Joo Hwan

Im Joo Hwan and Kang Sora Lead Script Reading for Daily Drama Ugly Warning

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 3, 2013 by ockoalaMay 3, 2013

I think Korean daily dramas can be unexpected treasure troves of awesome. One of my favorite dramas last year was the cable network jTBC daily I live in Cheongdamdong, easily heads and shoulders better than most of the primetime dramas I’ve watched. Some of my favorite actors I discovered through dailies, such as falling for Kang Ji Hwan when he … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Im Joo Hwan, Kang Sora, Ugly Warning

In Joo Hwan Graces Elle Korea and Returns with Daily Drama Bravo My Life with Kang Sora

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 15, 2013 by ockoalaApril 15, 2013

I know a certain dongsaeng of mine might have her brain explode once she lays eyes on these new stills from Im Joo Hwan from the May edition of Elle Korea magazine. Hot damn has he come back from military service oh so fine. He’s been relatively low key since his return a few months ago, changing agencies so that … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bravo My Life, Im Joo Hwan

Good Friends Song Joong Ki and Im Joo Hwan Attend Movie Premiere

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 8, 2013 by ockoalaMarch 8, 2013

This is like someone mixing two of my favorites ingredients together to make a super delicious new snack. Song Joong Ki and Im Joo Hwan, good friends since they did A Frozen Flower together (starring Jo In Sung and Joo Jin Mo), have been hanging around a lot lately. A few weeks ago they visited the set of That Winter, … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Im Joo Hwan, Song Joong Ki

Im Joo Hwan in HIM Magazine and Prepares for His Discharge this Week

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 12, 2013 by ockoalaFebruary 11, 2013

While he may not be an A-lister in Korea, he’ll forever have my love and goodwill after Im Joo Hwan delivered a career-making performance as the exiled Joseon nobleman Park Kyu in the underrated Tamra the Island. It’s weird how I’ve watched so many In Joo Hwan performances because I was checking out the movie or drama for someone else, … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Im Joo Hwan

A Cute Group Photo for Army Colleagues Rain, Im Joo Hwan, and Kim Jae Wook

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 13, 2012 by ockoalaSeptember 11, 2012

Hee. Hee hee hee hee. HOMG laughing my head off forever at the cuteness here. In the army all enlisted men are equal, but clearly some are still prettier than others. The current crop of enlisted Korean actors include some of my favorites like Kim Jae Wook and Im Joo Hwan, so it was to my absolute delight to see … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Im Joo Hwan, Kim Jae Wook, Park Hyo Shin, Rain

Kim Ji Hoon and Im Joo Hwan Gather to Send off Mithra Jin From Army Service

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 1, 2012 by ockoalaMay 31, 2012

While discussing the characterization of the yangban du jour Kim Boong Do got me thinking of the perfect yangban to end all perfect yangban’s Park Kyu, which of course led to a desire to rewatch Tamra the Island, and then segued into missing Im Joo Hwan who is in the army, and finally a reminder that my beloved Kim Ji … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Im Joo Hwan, Kim Ji Hoon

Musical Drama Whats Up Scheduled to Air on Cable Channel MBN

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 24, 2011 by ockoalaOctober 24, 2011

After Birdie Buddy and The Musical were picked up this year by cable networks and aired, the number of pre-filmed dramas waiting for an airing date and network dwindled down to just What’s Up, which coincidentally was the only one I was interested in anyways. WU is a college music-themed drama about students in a performing arts department, starring Daesung … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Daesung, Im Joo Eun, Im Joo Hwan, Jang Hee Jin, Oh Man Seok, What's Up?

A Performance To Remember

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 3, 2010 by ockoalaJune 8, 2011
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Do you remember the drama and/or movie that made you fall in love with your favorite actors or actresses.

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Posted in K-dramas, Musings | Tagged Ariel Lin, Autumn in My Heart, Be Strong Geum Soon, Beautiful Days, Cha Seung Won, City Hall, Damo, Hyun Bin, Im Joo Hwan, Ireland, Jo Hyun Jae, Jung Woo Sung, Kang Ji Hwan, Kim Nam Gil, Kim Sun Ah, Lee Byung Hyun, Lee Da Hae, Lee Jun Ki, Lee Seo Jin, My Girl, Nam Sang Mi, On Air, Park Yong Ha, Seodongyo, She is Nineteen, Snow Queen, Son Ye Jin, Song Seung Heon, Summer Scent, Sung Yuri, Tamra the Island, The Good The Bad The Weird, Time Between Dog & Wolf, Won Bin, Yoon Kye Sang, Yuan Hong

My Obsessions

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 24, 2010 by ockoalaJune 24, 2010
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I thought about following the tried and true formula of continuing to generate top ten lists of various topics. But then I realized that I have the attention span of a squirrel. Getting on my top ten doesn’t really mean I am all that into you, drama/actor/actress/book.

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Posted in My Loves | Tagged Alec Su, Ariel Lin, Ayase Haruka, Chen Kun, Ha Ji Won, Horikita Maki, Hyun Bin, Im Joo Hwan, Joe Cheng, Jung Woo Sung, Lee Jun Ki, Nam Sang Mi, Takenouchi Yutaka, YamaPi, Yuan Hong

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