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Tag Archives: Kim Min Jong

All of Kim Eun Sook’s Drama Leading Men Assembled in a Visual Walk Down Memory Lane

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 5, 2016 by ockoalaMay 5, 2016
Collage of smiling celebrities at event.

As top Korean drama screenwriter Kim Eun Sook preps for her next drama airing at the end of 2016, having lined up leading man Gong Yoo (squeeee!), it’s a good time as any to do a catalog of all the K-actors she’s made famous or made even more famous after doing one of her dramas. The most recent two being … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Cha Seung Won, Hyun Bin, Jang Dong Gun, Jin Goo, Kim Joo Hyuk, Kim Min Jong, Kim Min Joon, Kim Soo Ro, Kim Woo Bin, Lee Bum Soo, Lee Dong Gun, Lee Jong Hyuk, Lee Seo Jin, Park Shin Yang, Park Yong Ha, Song Joong Ki, Yoon Sang Hyun | 36 Replies

Kim Hee Ae as Mrs. Cop Takes Over the SBS Mon-Tues Slot from High Society

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 27, 2015 by ockoalaJuly 28, 2015
Female character with a gun and handcuffs.

SBS Mon-Tues drama High Society wraps up this week, and it couldn’t happen faster for me. The drama was definitely promising early on but a lack of chemistry between the main leads and scene-stealing by the second leads upended the general viewing experience, plus the final stretch plot lameless just grounded everything to a halt. It’s probably a good thing … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Hee Ae, Kim Min Jong, Mrs. Cop | 7 Replies

K-ent Wondering if SM Will Allow Rumored Couple Go Ara and Kim Min Jong to Go Public

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 28, 2014 by ockoalaJuly 27, 2014

I’m going to have to apologize virtually to the lovely Lee Yeon Hee since her picture is splashed all over this post even though she has nothing to do with it. Happened that way because she happens to have attended the Busan Film Festival back in 2012 with Go Ara and Kim Min Jong who are in fact the subjects … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Go Ara, Kim Min Jong | 34 Replies

Stars Light Up the VIP Premiere of Song Seung Heon’s Explicit New Movie Obsessed

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 17, 2014 by ockoalaMay 17, 2014

It’s past mid-May which means the full blown Summer movie season is just ramping up in a low key way. Kicking things off a bit early for the K-box office is the Song Seung Heon explicitly-rated affair movie Obsessed. I’ve posted trailers and stills which showcase the heady sexual love obsession the movie title refers to, with Song Seung Heon’s army colonel in … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Chae Jung Ahn, Choi Jin Hyuk, Clara, Heechul, Jo Yeo Jung, Joo Won, Jung Yumi, Kim Min Jong, Kim Sarang, Kim Tae Hee, Lee Jae Yoon, Lee Jung Jin, Lee Min Jung, No Min Woo, Obsessed, Park Ye Jin, Song Seung Heon, Sulli, Uhm Tae Woong | 28 Replies

18th Annual Busan Film Festival Kicks Off with K-stars Walking the Red Carpet

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 3, 2013 by ockoalaOctober 3, 2013

The 18th annual Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) kicked off yesterday in the seaside town of Busan, South Korea with lots of glam and anticipation. Featuring 301 movie selections from 70 countries shown over 10 days, BIFF has cemented its reputation as one of the top film festivals in Asia and this year’s star studded opening ceremony brought lots of … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Aaron Kwok, Chun Jung Myung, Gu Hye Sun, Ha Ji Won, Han Hyo Joo, Jo Yeo Jung, Kim Hyo Jin, Kim Min Jong, Kim Min Joon, Kim Min Jung, Kim So Yeon, Kim Sun Ah, Lee Hyun Woo, Lee Joon, Lee Yeon Hee, Nam Gyu Ri, So Yi Hyun, Taecyeon, TOP, Uhm Tae Woong, Yoo Ah In, Yoo In Na, Yoon Jin Seo | 48 Replies

The Fashionable Stars Descend on the 2012 Busan International Film Festival

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 6, 2012 by ockoalaMarch 2, 2013

It’s fashion time, baby! Despite finding awards shows completely inaccurate in predicting quality, I enjoy it solely for the pretty. It’s a chance for stars to dress up and be unashamed of their extraordinary natural or enhanced prettiness and just be as superficially pretty as possible. Nothing wrong with that whatsoever. This week the 2012 Busan International Film Festival kicked off … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Fashion | Tagged Bae Soo Bin, Gu Hye Sun, Jaejoong, Jung Woo Sung, Kang Ji Hwan, Kim Min Jong, Kim Nam Gil, Kim Sun Ah, Lee Yeon Hee, Lee Yoon Ji, Moon Geun Young, Oh Ji Ho, Park Shi Yeon, Park Ye Jin, Song Ji Hyo, Tang Wei | 29 Replies

IRIS 2 Confirmed with Jang Hyuk and Lee Da Hae Leading A-list Cast

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 19, 2012 by ockoalaSeptember 20, 2012

Will it be three times the charm for what is now confirmed as the three peat performance of Jang Hyuk and Lee Da Hae trying to not die onscreen when acting opposite one another. Hyukie’s bitten the bullet twice now with Da Hae, and with my luck, she’ll probably be the one to kick the bucket in the upcoming IRIS … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Daniel Henney, IRIS 2, Jang Hyuk, Kim Min Jong, Kim Seung Soo, Lee Da Hae, Oh Yoon Soo | 13 Replies

Snap Judgment on the Weekend Showdown of A Gentlemans Dignity versus Dr. Jin

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 28, 2012 by ockoalaMay 30, 2012

Oh boy. This isn’t going to be pretty. On a fairly flawless weekend where I wandered around the City in magnificent late Spring weather, eating and loling around to my heart’s delight and only stopping to girl talk left and right, the only blemish came in the form of electing to watch the newly premiered weekend dramas. I started with … Continue reading →

Posted in First Impressions | Tagged A Gentleman's Dignity, Jaejoong, Jang Dong Gun, Kim Ha Neul, Kim Min Jong, Kim Soo Ro, Lee Bum Soo, Lee Jong Hyuk, Lee So Yeon, Park Min Young, Song Seung Heon, Time Slip Dr. Jin | 104 Replies

A Gentlemans Dignity Releases Long Trailer Before Weekend Premiere on SBS

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 26, 2012 by ockoalaMay 26, 2012

This weekend is the premiere of A Gentleman’s Dignity on SBS, written by Kim Eun Sook and starring Jang Dong Gun and Kim Ha Neul. My feelings towards this drama keeps waxing and waning, liking the stills but not terribly enamored of the first trailers. Felt so…..contrived. The long ten-minute trailer was released at the press conference and I’m leaning … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged A Gentleman's Dignity, Jang Dong Gun, Kim Ha Neul, Kim Min Jong, Kim Soo Ro, Lee Jong Hyuk | 27 Replies

Funny Supermarket Stills and Second Teaser Trailer for A Gentleman’s Dignity

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 13, 2012 by ockoalaMay 13, 2012

Hhhhmm, I never thought the picture of four men going grocery shopping could get me this excited. But apparently A Gentleman’s Dignity knew something about my id that I didn’t even know. AGD released new stills that show Jang Dong Gun, Kim Min Jong, Lee Jong Hyuk, and Kim Soo Ro pushing shopping carts around a supermarket as well as … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged A Gentleman's Dignity, Jang Dong Gun, Kim Ha Neul, Kim Min Jong, Kim Soo Ro, Lee Jong Hyuk | 19 Replies

Fantastic First Teaser and More Stills from A Gentleman’s Dignity

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 9, 2012 by ockoalaMay 9, 2012

Damn you, Kim Eun Sook! *Shakes fists* How dare you make me want you again, you heartless scribe! After my excruciating experience with Secret Garden (where I went from rabid with want before it even aired and took a straight shot to hell with that drama by the end), I was so ready to write this lady off despite her … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged A Gentleman's Dignity, Jang Dong Gun, Kim Min Jong, Kim Na Neul, Lee Jong Hyuk | 28 Replies

Awesome New Bromance and OTP Stills from A Gentleman’s Dignity

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 8, 2012 by ockoalaMay 8, 2012

What’s a Koala gotta do to court boredom? Why is the dramaverse suddenly heating up with dramas that interest me all at once? Argh, I have neither the wherewithal nor the inclination to follow anything more than one K-drama at a time, yet there are currently four upcoming K-dramas that have become must sees for me for at least one … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged A Gentleman's Dignity, Jang Dong Gun, Kim Ha Neul, Kim Min Jong, Kim Soo Ro, Lee Jong Hyuk | 19 Replies

First Look at A Gentleman’s Dignity with Jang Dong Gun and Kim Ha Neul

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 30, 2012 by ockoalaApril 30, 2012

Dayum, that’s a nice foursome of real men in suits. The upcoming weekend Kim Eun Sook-penned drama A Gentleman’s Dignity has been quietly and nonchalantly filming for the past month but hasn’t yet started gathering pre-premiere traction in terms of viewer interest. I suppose recent K-drama watchers are just so far removed from the heyday of Jang Dong Gun‘s last … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged A Gentleman's Dignity, Jang Dong Gun, Kim Ha Neul, Kim Min Jong, Kim Soo Ro, Lee Jong Hyuk | 23 Replies

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