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iQiyi Reportedly to Premiere The Journey of Legend with Cheng Yi Today on May 22nd After Supporting Female Lead Li Kai Xin’s Voice Recording Scandal is Resolved

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 21, 2025 by ockoalaMay 21, 2025

So the two way hot drama horse race that started with The Prisoner of Beauty on Tencent last week followed by Legend of Zang Hai with Xiao Zhan over the weekend on Youku will now be joined by a third galloping steed in the form of period wuxia drama The Journey of Legend with Cheng Yi airing on iQiyi. The … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Cheng Yi, Fu Shan Hai, Guli Nezha, Li Kai Xin, The Journey of Legend | 11 Replies

The Good Boy Team Headlined by Park Bo Gum is Assembled to Fight Crime with Their Sports Process in Full Cast Posters

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 21, 2025 by ockoalaMay 20, 2025

We’ve passed the midway point of May woo hoo which means it’s closer and closer to the premiere of jTBC drama Good Boy. I’ve been in such a K-drama slump since When Life Gives You Tangerines and it’s only fitting that another Park Bo Gum drama will bring me back to K-drama land from his prior one. Good Boy isn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Good Boy, Kim So Hyun, Park Bo Gum | 3 Replies

C-actress Zhou Ye Radiates Glamour Attending the 2025 Cannes Film Festival

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 21, 2025 by ockoalaMay 21, 2025

While being super addicted to currently airing C-drama The Prisoner of Beauty, I’m still majorly anticipating and excited for the adaptation of Legend of the Female General as I love that novel even more. The drama was supposed to air around lunar new year earlier this year but was pulled due to scandal of the supporting male lead and his … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Zhou Ye | 7 Replies

Hunan TV Premieres Lighthearted Comedic Romance Period C-drama Youthful Glory with Song Wei Long and Bao Shang En

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 20, 2025 by ockoalaMay 19, 2025

May 2025 is on fire with C-dramas dropping, first with The Prisoner of Beauty then Legend of Zang Hai, and now add a light hearted period drama Youthful Glory (Shao Hua Ruo Jin 韶华若锦) to the mix. Hunan TV and streaming on Mango platform C-drama Youthful Glory dropped this week on May 19th and stars Song Wei Long, Bao Shang … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Bao Shang En, Dai Lu Wa, Ke Ying, Song Wei Long, Youthful Glory | 5 Replies

Relative Rookie Kim Jae Won Cast as Male Lead Shin Soon Rok in Season 3 of Yumi’s Cells Opposite Kim Go Eun

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 20, 2025 by ockoalaMay 19, 2025

Well this is a wildly out of left field and unexpected male lead casting. I along with probably the majority of viewers of Yumi’s Cells just went on a major Google fest to find out who this newb male actor is haha. Young and relative rookie K-actor Kim Jae Won has been confirmed to play Yumi’s third and final love … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Kim Go Eun, Kim Jae Won, Yumi's Cells | 13 Replies

Legend of Zang Hai with Xiao Zhan Hits 9500 Heat Index on Youku within 24 Hours of Strong Premiere

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 19, 2025 by ockoalaMay 19, 2025

The warm up in May has started to turn fire in drama land with the addition of another hot heat index period drama. Legend of Zang Hai with Xiao Zhan premiered this week and within 24-hours already hit 9500 heat index on platform Youku. Just a smidge more and it hits 10,000 and is well on its way to being … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Legend of Zang Hai, Xiao Zhan, Zhang Jing Yi | 43 Replies

Hunan TV Releases First Poster and Concept Teaser Preview Featuring Dylan Wang for Period C-drama Live Long and Prosper

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 19, 2025 by ockoalaMay 18, 2025

I appreciate Hunan TV for making the effort to kick off super early promos for its currently filming C-drama Live Long and Prosper. This is a big male lead IP project with top billed Dylan Wang along with Li Qin as the female lead. The teaser poster and preview just released is understated with artistic flourishes, I like it a … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Dylan Wang, Live Long and Prosper | 3 Replies

The Prisoner of Beauty with Song Zu Er and Liu Yu Ning Fastest Tencent Drama in 2025 to Hit 30,000 Heat Index Cementing it as a Likely Major Hit C-drama

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 18, 2025 by ockoalaMay 18, 2025

Only 25 C-dramas on Tencent have hit 30,000 heat index ever and now add another one with The Prisoner of Beauty. I hope this drama has the same legs as two of my favorites of all time Lost You Forever (Part 1) and Love Like the Galaxy both of which hit 32,000 at its peak but I’m not sure of … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Liu Yu Ning, Song Zu Er, The Prisoner of Beauty | 13 Replies

C-actress Song Zu Er Reportedly Gets Offer for New Period C-drama Biao Me Wan Fu on Heels of Successful Return with The Demon Hunter’s Romance and The Prisoner of Beauty

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 18, 2025 by ockoalaMay 18, 2025

This period C-drama has been casting around for the past year and earlier this year was nearly ready to start filming with leads in place. Then nothing happened and now is back in the casting news cycle with word that it will star Song Zu Er as her first post-return casting. The drama is titled Biao Mei Wan Fu (表妹万福) … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Biao Mei Wan Fu, Song Zu Er | 5 Replies

Wu Jin Yan to Start Filming Period C-drama Yu Ting Yao with Likely Male Lead Chen Zhe Yuan

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 17, 2025 by ockoalaMay 17, 2025

So C-actress Wu Jin Yan and her unofficial but widely known maternity leave is coming to an end. She got married last year which she announced but then was visibly pregnant during promos for her drama Kill Me Love Me but never went public with it. But she did deliver her baby earlier this year and has been on hiatus … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chen Zhe Yuan, Wu Jin Yan, Yu Ting Yao | 3 Replies

Li Hong Yi and Sun Zhenni Find Love in the Spiritual World in Xianxia C-drama Blossom in Darkness

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 17, 2025 by ockoalaMay 16, 2025

With all the talk of C-actor Zhang Wan Yi being typecast and looking almost exactly the same visually in costume and hair in his last four period dramas, the same can be said for the ladies side with Sun Zhenni. Her next drama to come is the xianxia romance Blossom in Darkness (Chinese title 十万狂花入梦来 or Hundred Thousand Flowers in … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Blossom in Darkness, Li Hong Yi, Sun Zhenni | 3 Replies

C-actress Zhao Lu Si Switches to Super Cute and Fresh Short Hair Look at Attending May CF Events

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 16, 2025 by ockoalaMay 16, 2025

I’ve decided to post more updates on Zhao Lu Si these days, she’s been doing the rounds of music festival along with CF and brand events in order to continue staying busy with her entertainment career during a period where she’s not actively filming any drama. For the last few years she’s been going from one drama set to the … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Zhao Lu Si | 7 Replies

Youku Announces Premiere of Period Politics and Revenge C-drama Legend of Zang Hai with Xiao Zhan and Zhang Jing Yi for May 18th

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 16, 2025 by ockoalaMay 16, 2025

Well this is going to be a fulsome May of 2025, I’ll remember it well due to the fallow prior months in C-drama land and the potential for not just one hit drama but two. Youku has announced the airing of Legend of Zang Hai with top actor Xiao Zhan and successful drama actress Zhang Jing Yi for May 18th. … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Legend of Zang Hai, Xiao Zhan, Zhang Jing Yi | 39 Replies

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