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Ju Jing Yi and Zhang Yun Long Confirmed for Xianxia C-drama Lai Zhan

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 21, 2025 by ockoalaJune 21, 2025

A new xianxia C-drama is confirmed this week and filming will commence shortly. It’s a Tencent and iQiyi joint production titled Lai Zhan (translated as Coming Battle) and will star Ju Jing Yi and Zhang Yun Long. She’s top billed here and that makes sense when her very large fanbase and she’s a liuliang star while he’s getting shoehorned as … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Ju Jing Yi, Lai Zhan, Zhang Yun Long | Leave a reply

iQiyi Formally Announces Leads Yu Shu Xin and Wang An Yu for Wuxia C-drama A Journey to Glow

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 20, 2025 by ockoalaJune 20, 2025

So last week the casting for this drama was a different male lead but since then it’s changed and now confirmed so luckily no more changes. iQiyi today announced that Yu Shu Xin and Wang An Yu will be the leads for wuxia period drama A Journey to Glow, a companion piece to the 2023 C-drama A Journey to Love. … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged A Journey to Glow, Wang An Yu, Yu Shu Xin | 6 Replies

Script Reading Stills Star-studded Cast of Shin Mina, Joo Ji Hoon, Lee Jong Seok, and Lee Se Young in K-drama Live Action Adaptation of Remarried Empress

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 20, 2025 by ockoalaJune 20, 2025

The cast has been assembled and what’s left is to see how exactly a live action K-drama version of manhwa Remarried Empress will turn out. The over/under on hot mess versus unexpectedly compelling starts now. That it could even be good comes from a strong and very famous foursome cast of Shin Mina, Lee Jong Seok, Joo Ji Hoon, and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Joo Ji Hoon, Lee Jong Seok, Lee Se Young, Remarried Empress, Shin Mina | 7 Replies

Period C-drama Cui Gu Tentatively Confirmed for Hou Ming Hao and Ai Mi and Kicks Off Filming Next Month July 2025

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 19, 2025 by ockoalaJune 19, 2025

I don’t know who is managing Hou Ming Hao‘s career because he’s had a string of female leads that are either considered weak actresses or on the rise and not much help to bring in viewers. There was Chen Du Ling pre The Glory in Fangs of Fortune, then Lu Yu Xiao in Love in the Clouds, then he just … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Ai Mi, Cui Gu, Hou Ming Hao | 10 Replies

Tencent Reportedly to Release Modern Romance C-drama Love’s Ambition with Zhao Lu Si and William Chan End of June 2025

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 19, 2025 by ockoalaJune 18, 2025

For those waiting for C-actress Zhao Lu Si to come back to the small screen the wait may be over. There is scheduling rumors that Tencent will release Love’s Ambition at the end of this month in June. The drama stars Lu Si with William Chan and from the promos sounds like a dueling emotion and wits romance between the … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Love's Ambition | 7 Replies

Gong Hyo Jin and Jung Joon Won in Talks for K-drama A Bona Fide Killer About an Assassin Housewife

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 18, 2025 by ockoalaJune 18, 2025

A new K-drama is being cast and this one at least on paper sounds interesting and potentially thrilling. Webtoon A Bona Fide Killer is getting a live action adaptation and in talks for the leads are Gong Hyo Jin and Jung Joon Won. It’s the story about a killer for hire who gets married to a reporter and after being … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged A Bona Fide Killer, Gong Hyo Jin, Jung Joon Won | 3 Replies

First Look at Youku Period C-drama Qiao Chu with Chen Du Ling and Zhou Yi Ran

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 18, 2025 by ockoalaJune 17, 2025

Well this drama certainly looks better visually than I anticipated. Youku released the first character posters for its currently filming period C-drama Qiao Chu, 翘楚 which is an idiom that means a person of great talent. The drama got more news during the casting phase of leads Chen Du Ling and Zhou Yi Ran for the online fandom fight over … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chen Du Ling, Qiao Chu, Zhou Yi Ran | 2 Replies

Lim Ji Yeon in Talks for Time Travel Modern Romance K-drama Brave New World

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 17, 2025 by ockoalaJune 17, 2025

Oh I really like this set up! Time travel K-dramas more frequently feature a modern person going back to a historical or fantasy period but the few where a period person comes to modern era has been super fun. I’m thinking The Story of Park’s Marriage, and Live Up to Your Name famously did both way travel. There is now … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Brave New World, Lim Ji Yeon | 5 Replies

Feud with Bai Lu and Zeng Shun Xi is the First 2025 Drama to Break the 10,000 Heat Index in iQiyi

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 17, 2025 by ockoalaJune 16, 2025
Two characters in traditional Chinese attire.

I feel like more viewers are watching xianxia C-drama Feud as a hate watch or as an indifferent curiosity watch. It doesn’t matter what kind of watch though because this drama is indeed topping all the popularity and heat indexes since last week and this week broke 10,000 heat index on its own platform iQiyi and is the first iQiyi … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Bai Lu, Feud, Zeng Shun Xi | 25 Replies

Hunan TV and Mango Reportedly to Release Flourished Peony Part 2 In the Name of Blossom with Yang Zi and Li Xian This End of June

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 16, 2025 by ockoalaJune 16, 2025
Elegant figure in traditional red attire.

Well the clown car of C-dramas being released in June adds another one, as word on the street is that Part 2 of Flourished Peony (国色芳华 Guo Se Fang Hua) will be joining the festivities. The drama has a different title of In the Name of Blossom (锦绣芳华 Jin Xiu Fang Hua) but is a continuation of the story with … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Flourished Peony, In the Name of Blossom, Li Xian, Yang Zi | 4 Replies

Multiple Lawsuits in the Kim Soo Hyun Allegedly Dated Underage Kim Sae Ron Scandal Now Involves Court Seizures of Property as the Cases Continue

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 16, 2025 by ockoalaJune 16, 2025
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This is only the beginning part of any lawsuit so don’t take it as a sign of which way the cases will be adjudicated. There are so many lawsuits in the mess of a scandal that arose from allegations last March that top actor Kim Soo Hyun dated now deceased actress Kim Sae Ron when she was underage and just … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Soo Hyun, Scandal | 25 Replies

SBS Fri-Sat Melodrama Our Movie with Namgoong Min and Jeon Yeo Bin Premieres and Faces Quick Second Episode Ratings Drop

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 15, 2025 by ockoalaJune 15, 2025
Smiling koala perched on a eucalyptus tree.

Trends and statistics are important for a reason, it’s not always accurate but has predictor functionality. This weekend SBS premiered the prestige melodrama romance Our Movie on the Fri-Sat night time slot. Starring Namgoong Min and Jeon Yeo Bin, it was scheduled to succeed with a summer release and an award winning cast. The premiere got 4.2% which is low … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jeon Yeo Bin, Namgoong Min, Our Movie | 19 Replies

Youku Modern Romance C-drama The Early Spring in Discussions with Zhang Wan Yi and Lu Yu Xiao as Leads

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 15, 2025 by ockoalaJune 14, 2025
Two people posing with a movie poster.

A new C-drama in prep popped up on the radar this week and it’s as Youku modern romance titled The Early Spring (早春晴朗 Zhao Chun Qing Lang). The leads in discussion are apparently Zhang Wan Yi and Lu Yu Xiao and I didn’t yet have these two on my work together bingo. The reason being is that he seems to … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Lu Yu Xiao, The Early Spring, Zhang Wan Yi | 4 Replies

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