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Week Three of Lost You Forever Airing Brings the Main Plot to Crescendo with Romance, Tension, Plotting, and a Three Dude Race to Save Their Girl

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 12, 2023 by ockoalaAugust 12, 2023
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I can’t believe it’s already week three in Lost You Forever drama airing, the time has flown by with the only slowdown when there is a break in new episode drops. Thankfully Tencent hasn’t done the 3 days drop 4 days break schedule and instead swapped it which means this Thursday got us all the way to episode 30. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Deng Wei, Lost You Forever, Tan Jian Ci, Yang Zi, Zhang Wan Yi

Netflix Kicks Off Promos for September 2023 Fantasy Romance K-drama A Time Called You with Jeon Yeo Bin and Ahn Hyo Seob Remaking Someday or One Day

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 11, 2023 by ockoalaAugust 12, 2023
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The K-drama remakes of TW-dramas have had a poor track record with one of the biggest hits In Time With You becoming one of the biggest flops The Time We Were Not in Love. Coming soon on Netflix will be the K-remake of Someday or One Day now titled The Time Called You with Jeon Yeo Bin and Ahn Hyo … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged A Time Called You, Ahn Hyo Seob, Jeon Yeo Bin

Tencent Schedules Period C-drama The Legend of Zhuohua with Jing Tian and Feng Shao Feng for August 19th After Lost You Forever Part 1 Wraps

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 11, 2023 by ockoalaAugust 11, 2023
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So while iQiyi‘s just dropped super duper xianxia C-drama Love You Seven Times is so not my cup of tea, I’m actually intrigued about Tencent‘s next traditional period C-drama The Legend of Zhuohua which has just been scheduled for August 19th. Starring Jing Tian and Feng Shao Feng, this drama isn’t as buzzy and visually and narratively looks like Destined … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Feng Shao Feng, Jing Tian, The Legend of Zhuohua

Park Bo Young Remains Perennially Pixie Dream Girl in August 2023 W Korea Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 11, 2023 by ockoalaAugust 10, 2023
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This month in August 2023 K-actress Park Bo Young has a new movie out with Concrete Utopia, where she plays Park Seo Joon‘s wife as they deal with the aftermath of a major disaster in Seoul. With the promotion she has a new fashion pictorial for W Korea that I’m not sure if it was intentionally done in muted color … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Park Bo Young

iQiyi Premieres Xianxia C-drama Love You Seven Times with Ding Yu Xi and Yang Chao Yue

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 10, 2023 by ockoalaAugust 10, 2023
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So I thought with a two week break without a new period C-drama drop this summer of 2023 the premiere train stopped but today iQiyi doesn’t mind being late to the party as it premiered Love You Seven Times. Starring Ding Yu Xi and Yang Chao Yue, this is one lead pairing that has a negative appeal to me but … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Ding Yu Xi, Love You Seven Times, Yang Chao Yue

Kim Hyang Gi Offered the Female Lead Role in Superhero K-drama Cashero with Junho

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 10, 2023 by ockoalaAugust 10, 2023
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So Junho is not taking a break after the hit jTBC drama King the Land and is already picked his next project. It’s the Netflix drama Cashero adapted from a webtoon story. His female lead in discussions is Kim Hyang Gi and she’s considering the offer. The drama is about an ordinary man who gains superpower strength with the more … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Cashero, Junho, Kim Hyang Gi

Kang Dong Won Turns a Fake Exorcist into the Real Life in Upcoming Fantasy Action Comedy Movie Dr. Cheon and The Lost Talisman

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 10, 2023 by ockoalaAugust 9, 2023
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I mentioned its been a lackluster summer 2023 season for domestic K-movies to date but this upcoming one premiering during the family holiday Chuseok season seems primed to lure in audiences. Kang Dong Won may be solely a movie star but he’s not one to wait too long between projects and his next movie is Dr. Cheon and The Lost … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Dr. Cheon and the Lost Talisman, Kang Dong Won, Possession

More Casting Rumors for Tang Dynasty Period C-drama Pearl Curtain Jade Curtain with Zhao Lu Si

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 9, 2023 by ockoalaAugust 9, 2023
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So there have been nonstop male lead casting rumors for Pearl Curtain Jade Curtain that the C-drama may break record for the sheet number of actors potentially cast as the male lead. It’s a hot project with female lead Zhao Lu Si signed on after she has three popular idol dramas in a row with Who Rules the World, Love … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Zhao Lu Si

Kim Byung Chul and Yoon Se Ah to Reunite From Sky Castle for New Thriller Drama Perfect Family with New Drama Daughter Park Joo Hyun

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 9, 2023 by ockoalaAugust 9, 2023
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A new likely prestige type K-drama is on its way and just cast the main lead trio. Scene-stealing veteran Kim Byung Chul will reunite with Yoon Se Ah from them working together on Sky Castle for the new drama titled Perfect Family. They will play a married couple with him as a top lawyer and the couple has an adopted … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Byung Chul, Park Joo Hyun, Yoon Se Ah

The Gorgeous Cast of Lost You Forever Lead Off Drama Promos in July with Charming Visit to Hit Variety Show Hello Saturday

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 9, 2023 by ockoalaAugust 9, 2023
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So Lost You Forever male lead Tan Jian Ci is a regular cast member of variety show Hello Saturday so it’s only fitting that last month in mid July the drama cast went on to promote their show alongside. Also Dylan Wang is a regular cast member and seeing him with Yang Zi makes me think C-ent is overdue for … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Deng Wei, Lost You Forever, Tan Jian Ci, Wang Hong Yi, Yang Zi, Zhang Wan Yi

K-stars Looking Casually Cool Attending the VIP Movie Premiere of Concrete Utopia with Lee Byung Hun, Park Seo Joon, and Park Bo Young

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 8, 2023 by ockoalaAugust 9, 2023
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It’s been a slower than usual summer season for K-movies, other than for the 3rd installment of The Roundup: No Way Out topping three weekends at the box office and Smugglers one weekend, it’s been Hollywood movies at the top. The next big name flick to try to lure audiences in will be Concrete Utopia, the disaster movie starring Lee … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Han Ji Min, Jung Ji So, Jung So Min, Nam Ji Hyun, Park Bo Young, Park Hyung Sik, Park Seo Joon, Park Sung Hoon, Psy, Song Seung Heon, Sooyoung

tvN Kicks Off Promos for Arthdal Chronicles: Sword of Aramun with First Poster and Four Lead Character Previews

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 8, 2023 by ockoalaAugust 9, 2023
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Mark your calendars for September 9th as that is when the long planned second season to fantasy sageuk Arthdal Chronicles hit the small screen on tvN in the Sat-Sun time slot. Starring Lee Jun Ki and Shin Se Kyung as the grown up versions of Song Joong Ki and Kim Ji Won‘s characters from the 2020 drama, with returning antagonists … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Arthdal Chronicles, Jang Dong Gun, Kim Ok Bin, Lee Jun Ki, Shin Se Kyung

Tan Jian Ci’s Agency Releases New Stills of Xiang Liu in All His Blindingly White Demon Pain and Glory

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 8, 2023 by ockoalaAugust 8, 2023
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Reading Once Promised (Ceng Shu Nuo) and its direct sequel Lost You Forever (Chang Xiang Si) is like two flip sides of the same coin. There are so many parallels but the ends and choices are almost diametrically opposite. It goes to show that what happens to form a person’s life, personality, and background ultimately influences how choices in the … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Lost You Forever, Tan Jian Ci

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