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MBC 2013 Year End Drama Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 30, 2013 by ockoalaDecember 30, 2013

MBC started off the year end awards show circuit first among the three big networks but being fast doesn’t necessarily mean it got its act together. This network had the shakiest offerings all year in both ratings and quality and in hindsight it had only two dramas worth remembering in Two Weeks and Scandal: That Very Shocking and Immoral Incident. … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Empress Ki, Gu Family Book, Ha Ji Won, Hundred Year Inheritance, Lee Seung Gi, Scandal

2013 Drama Reviews: A Year of Unexpected Dramas Both Real and Reel

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 17, 2013 by ockoalaDecember 18, 2013

I can’t say 2013 has been a great year for me on the personal front, and that sentiment extends to the drama offerings I’ve sampled this year. On the upside is a general feeling of acceptance and I don’t mean that in a depressed and resigned way. I rather came away from the year happy with the ups and relieved … Continue reading →

Posted in Year End Reviews | Tagged Cheondamdong Alice, Cruel City, Cyrano Dating Agency, Empress Ki, Flower Boy Next Door, Goddess of Fire, Goddess of Marriage, Gu Family Book, Heirs, I Summon You Gold, IRIS 2, Jang Ok Jung, King Flower, King of Lan Ling, Marry Him If You Dare, Missing You, Monstar, Scandal, That Winter The Wind Blows, The Master's Sun, The Suspicious Housekeeper, Two Weeks

The Stellar Scandal Cast Attend the DMZ Docs Film Festival Opening Night

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 18, 2013 by ockoalaOctober 18, 2013

Over in drama-land, the cast of the MBC weekend makjang super birth secret drama Scandal: That Very Shocking and Immoral Incident, have been pulled through the wringer and then some trying to sort out all the mess created by the parental generation. From what I saw of the filming, the cast appears to get along very well and enjoying the … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Jo Jae Hyun, Jo Yoon Hee, Kim Gyu Ri, Kim Jae Won, Park Sang Min, Scandal

Scandal Episode 21 Masterfully Executes the Intense Birth Secret Payoff

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 7, 2013 by ockoalaSeptember 7, 2013

The just aired episode 21 of the weekend drama Scandal: That Very Shocking and Immoral Incident was a master class in the storytelling element called “The Payoff.” Already the drama has successfully (if not perfectly) done “The Set-up” – Good Daddy Myung Geun kidnaps Bad Daddy Tae Ha’s son in retaliation for Bad Daddy causing the death of Good Daddy’s … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Jae Won, Scandal

Written and Video Previews for Episode 21 and 22 of Weekend Drama Scandal

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 6, 2013 by ockoalaSeptember 6, 2013

I can’t say whether more people will check out Scandal: That Very Shocking and Immoral Incident simply because I wrote that I quite liked it. But from the preview and new stills released, I hope more people do because this drama is upping the romance which has been the one element put on the backburner what with all the murder … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama Previews | Tagged Jo Yoon Hee, Kim Jae Won, Scandal

Weekend Drama Scandal with Kim Jae Won Continues to Be Awesome Past the Midway Point

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 3, 2013 by ockoalaSeptember 2, 2013

There is finally a weekend K-drama worth watching, and one that fully does justice to the meaty grist of the makjang genre. MBC‘s throwback Scandal: That Very Shocking and Immoral Incident is one drama that has exceeded all my expectations. Rather than rant about the insanity in I Summon You, Gold or wish for people to get divorced or commit … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jo Jae Hyun, Jo Yoon Hee, Kim Jae Won, Park Sang Min, Scandal, Shin Eun Kyung

Kim Jae Won Shows Off Eye-popping Biceps as a Dogged Detective in Scandal

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 27, 2013 by ockoalaJuly 26, 2013

These are the most unexpected set of blazing guns in my K-drama watching journey. Kim Jae Won is neither fresh out of the army nor known for being a beastly man, so to see him unveil some serious biceps in the latest stills from his weekend drama Scandal: That Very Shocking and Immoral Incident left my jaw somewhere under my … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jo Yoon Hee, Kim Jae Won, Scandal

Scandal with Kim Jae Won: Big Stakes Makjang Done Right and Keeps Getting Better

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 21, 2013 by ockoalaJuly 21, 2013

There is a new drama rocketing up the addiction chart for me, and luckily it’s arrived just in time to swoop in and exchange out a drama I’ve just pulled the plug on because it’s official DOA. Weekends is the land of weekend makjang fare and occasionally one or two a year will rope me in for the long haul. May … Continue reading →

Posted in First Impressions | Tagged Jo Jae Hyun, Jo Yoon Hee, Kim Jae Won, Park Sang Min, Scandal, Shin Eun Kyung

Worst K-drama Posters of the Year (So Far) Goes to Scandal with Kim Jae Won

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 25, 2013 by ockoalaJune 24, 2013

Listen up folks, I think we have found the current front runner for worst drama posters of 2013. Please take your exalted place at the front of the line Scandal: That Very Shocking and Immoral Incident. First of all, the fact that this darn drama can’t be satisfied with just calling itself Scandal and has to add the mouthful afterwards … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jo Jae Hyun, Jo Yoon He, Ki Tae Young, Kim Jae Won, Park Sang Min, Scandal, Shin Eun Kyung

First Look at the Compelling Upcoming Weekend K-drama Scandal with Kim Jae Won

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 13, 2013 by ockoalaJune 13, 2013

I was initially going to pass the upcoming MBC weekend drama Scandal: That Shocking and Immoral Incident because neither of the two leads Kim Jae Won nor Jo Yoon Hee are that appealing to me to check on solely for them. The title of the drama and the story also sound potentially cringe-worthy, with a birth secret that rivals all … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jo Jae Hyun, Kim Jae Won, Scandal

Kim Jae Won Announces Upcoming Marriage and Fatherhood

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 4, 2013 by ockoalaJune 4, 2013

Either Han Ji Hye has a taken man radar, or her married status leads to her co-starring with guys who are either married or about to tie the knot. Perhaps it’s a weekend drama thing, once an actor or actress lands in steady weekend drama work, they are usually in their thirties and thus statistically more likely to be married … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Jae Won, Scandal

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