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Unexpected Leads Cheng Yi and Li Yi Tong Confirmed for Third Fox Spirit Matchmaker Series the Wang Quan Chapter

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 8, 2023 by ockoalaOctober 8, 2023
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So this casting news is as funny as watching the Kentucky Derby and the top three neck in neck horses suddenly get beat by one horse that didn’t even make the front of the pack after a last turn breakneck gallop. The leads are confirmed for the third chapter of the Fox Spirit Matchmaker drama series the Wang Quan chapter … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Cheng Yi, Fox Spirit Matchmaker, Li Yi Tong

C-stars Bai Jing Ting and Song Yi Spotted in Paris During Fashion Show Season Dining Together Along with Their Respective Parents

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 8, 2023 by ockoalaOctober 8, 2023
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Last month September was all about fashion weeks in Paris and Milan during fall shows and plenty of Chinese and Korean stars were in attendance whether as paid guests or as invited fans. This week gossip came out that former costars Song Yi and Bai Jing Ting from the drama Destined who have been rumored to be dating in real … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Bai Jing Ting, Dating, Song Yi

Modern Romance C-drama Only for Love with Dylan Wang and Bai Lu Reportedly to Air End of October 2023 and New Bed Scene Stirs Up Buzz

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 7, 2023 by ockoalaOctober 7, 2023
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We’re into October 2023 and I’m hopeful there will be at least 2-3 big C-dramas to release before year end. One of which is likely modern workplace romance Only for Love, which according to insiders will drop later this month at the end of October. Reportedly Bai Lu and Dylan Wang are gearing up for a full promo circuit in … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Bai Lu, Dylan Wang, Only for Love

Dilraba Dimurat’s Next C-drama Adapted from Manhua Reportedly to Have 8 Male Leads Starting with Dylan Wang as She Time Travels to Punish Male Cheaters

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 7, 2023 by ockoalaOctober 7, 2023
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So I wrote last week about Dilraba Dilmurat signed on for a period C-drama next with a female centric lead and revenge plus time travel story. It’s called Wan Zha Chao Huang 万渣朝凰 and the English title of the source manhua is called Cheating Men Must Die mwahaha love it. She’s confirmed though not official but now C-ent is abuzz … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Dilraba Dilmurat, Dylan Wang

Girl’s Day Member and Actress Park So Jin and Actor Lee Dong Ha Announce Upcoming Wedding

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 7, 2023 by ockoalaOctober 6, 2023
Couple holding hands in a scenic field.

I really love how down to earth, natural, and full of affection this wedding photo shoot is with two stars tying the know. Actress Park So Jin, formerly Sojin of Girl’s Day, and actor Lee Dong Ha have announced their upcoming wedding and released pictures from their engagement photo shoot. Both are for me recognizable from their supporting roles in … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Lee Dong Ha, Married, Park So Jin

Action Period C-drama Guardians of the Dafeng Hits 500K Reservations as Excitement Builds for Dylan Wang and Tian Xi Wei

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 6, 2023 by ockoalaOctober 7, 2023
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A new poster is out today for C-drama Guardians of the Dafeng from the production company and Tencent to celebrate the drama hitting 500,000 reservations on the streaming platform. Starring Dylan Wang and Tian Xi Wei, the drama is adapted from the same name novel and seems like a swashbuckler type story. I continue to love Dylan’s ponytail look and … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Dylan Wang, Guardians of the Dafeng, Tian Xi Wei

Zhao Lu Si Fans Quietly Lift Boycott of Her Next Drama The Legend of Jewelry by Mocking Up Posters and Vowing to Support

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 6, 2023 by ockoalaOctober 6, 2023
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Talk about a temper tantrum so loud when it started ending in a whimper. Zhao Lu Si will start filming soon for S+ level period C-drama The Legend of Jewelry where she gets the budget and first billing in a female lead centric story, all good for her career. Except her fans got all snitty that the drama had a … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Liu Yu Ning, The Legend of Jewelry, Zhao Lu Si

Day 2 of the 2023 Busan International Film Festival Drops More Fashion Hhhmmms and Mmmnnnns

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 5, 2023 by ockoalaOctober 5, 2023
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It’s day 2 of the Busan International Film Festival and there are press conferences aplenty, a festival within a festival, and also a star awards night. The outfits range from day events to evening out and honestly are so mid I feel like it takes effort to not be eye catching. Kim Seo Hyung stood out for dressing completely against … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged D.O., Go Min Si, Han Hyo Joo, Jeon Jong Seo, Kim Da Mi, Kim Go Eun, Kim Seo Hyung, Park Bo Young

Wang Yibo’s Chanel Paris Show Visit Gets Attacked by Facetwin Comparison to Liu Yu Ning and Critiques of His Fashion Aura

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 5, 2023 by ockoalaOctober 4, 2023
Black and white portraits of a stylish man.

So C-actor Wang Yibo was in Paris over the weekend attending the Chanel Fall 2023 fashion show at the invite of the brand and debuted a platinum do that was striking and definitely very couture vogue-esque. He wore the brand’s outfit and did the fashion show circuit with what felt like a smooth outing. But the moment the pictures came … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Wang Yibo

2023 Busan International Film Festival Kicks Off with Star Studded Red Carpet Led by Top Movie Stars Chow Yun-fat and Song Kang Ho

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 5, 2023 by ockoalaOctober 6, 2023
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The 2023 Busan International Film Festival kicked off this Wednesday evening with a large contingent of stars on the red carpet for the first big award of the night. HK superstar Chow Yun-fat took home the honorary Asian Filmmaker of the Year award and top Korean movie star Song Kang Ho did MC duties alongside next gen top actress Park … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion, Films | Tagged Chow Yun-fat, Fan Bing Bing, Han Hyo Joo, Han Ye Ri, Im Soo Jung, Krystal, Lee Joon Hyuk, Park Eun Bin, Song Joong Ki, Yoo Seung Ho

C-drama The Story of Mystics Kicks Off Filming with Hou Ming Hao, Chen Du Ling, Cheng Xiao, and Tian Jia Rui

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 4, 2023 by ockoalaOctober 4, 2023
Mysterious figure against a large moon.

Filming has kicked off for period C-drama The Story of Mystics, which Chinese title went from Bai Zhe Ling 白泽令 to Da Meng Gui Li 大梦归离. The producer and director remains Guo Jing Ming following up from My Journey to You as he returns to period drama land. The leads are Hou Ming Hao and Chen Du Ling with second … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chen Du Ling, Cheng Xiao, Hou Ming Hao, The Story of Mystics, Tian Jia Rui

Yoo Seung Ho Finds New Grandma in Na Moon Hee in New K-drama I’m Home

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 4, 2023 by ockoalaOctober 4, 2023
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There is a certain synergy with Yoo Seung Ho picking a found family with a grandma drama as his next project. His debut work is the tearjerker The Way Home and now he’s signed on for the K-drama I’m Home opposite wonderful veteran grannie Na Moon Hee. She runs a family stationary store outside a high school and unexpectedly loses … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged I'm Home, Na Moon Hee, Yoo Seung Ho

Gong Jun and Wu Jin Yan in Talks for the C-drama Adaptation of Xianxia Romance Novel Offering Salted Fish to Master

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 4, 2023 by ockoalaOctober 3, 2023
Young man in pale gray traditional robe

So I’ve heard this novel has been in talks for a C-drama adaptation for awhile and of course the laundry list of potential male and female leads have paraded in and out some just wishful thinking others actual talks with. From the casting chatter this week it appears the drama version of Offering Salted Fish to Master will actually get … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Gong Jun, Offering Salted Fish to Master, Wu Jin Yan

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