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Popular C-idol Cai Xu Kun Apologizes After One Night Stand and Forced Abortion Scandal Leading to Getting Cut From Variety Show Keep Running in a Soft Ban

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 16, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 16, 2023
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So I heard about this two weeks ago when the scandal first broke but since I don’t follow C-pop I didn’t realize how big it was because I didn’t know how popular this young star is. Idol-singer Cai Xu Kun (Kun) was named as the young top star who had a one night stand with an underage young fan and … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Cai Xu Kun, Kun

First Posters for jTBC Romance Drama Destined with You Pose Leads Ro Woon and Jo Boa Devoid of Chemistry

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 16, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 16, 2023
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Lol, can I send this back and ask for a re-do? The first drama posters are out for jTBC romance Destined with You and it’s so flat and a big nothing-burger of chemistry and energy. Female lead Jo Boa is really hit or miss when it comes to her onscreen romantic chemistry with her male lead but she is still … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Destined with You, Jo Boa, Ro Woon

The Success of Junho and Yoona in King the Land and Ancillary Promos Has K-drama Fans Wondering Which OTP Shot the Best Drama Pictorials

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 16, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 16, 2023
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The jTBC drama King the Land has been the unexpected success of the K-drama 2023 summer season and deserves it. Coasting on a flimsy script and recycled tropes, Junho and Yoona have delivered the ratings and buzz on their charm alone, there is no doubting it. The rumors of a real life relationship (denied) have added to the luster but … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged King the Land

Tencent Inexplicably Rushes The Long Promise Airing as the Drama Wraps its Run on July 17th with 40-episodes

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 15, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 16, 2023
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Among the high profile summer period C-dramas so far I find The Longest Promise the best produced of the bunch, after the early low budget CGI it’s settled in nicely and my (and some other viewers) problems with female lead Ren Min isn’t a dealbreaker for the drama as a whole which has gotten better reviews as its progressed along. … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Ren Min, The Longest Promise, Xiao Zhan

Hunan TV’s Big Summer C-drama Fireworks of My Heart with Yang Yang and Wang Chu Ran Starts High But Trending Lower with Supporting Male Lead Wei Da Xun Surprisingly Getting More Buzz

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 15, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 16, 2023
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I guess it’s like all fireworks, start out booming and brilliant and petering out. Hunan TV C-drama Fireworks of My Heart (My Fireworks on Earth) with Yang Yang and Wang Chu Ran got plenty of promotion before it aired over a week ago unlike the airdropped other C-dramas like The Longest Promise and Legend of Anle and has the double … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Fireworks of My Heart, Wang Chu Ran, Wei Da Xun, Yang Yang

Xiao Zhan Fans Accuse Popular Online Entertainment Platform Maoyan of Purposely Supressing The Longest Promise Leading to Legend of Anle Ranking 1st in the Week’s Hottest Buzz List

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 15, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 14, 2023
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I was just getting my popcorn ready and here it is, mere days after Legend of Anle premiered to join the current batch of big name led C-dramas comes the fan conflict. Maoyan Entertainment has Legend of Anle ranked number 1 in popularity on Thursday followed by The Longest Promise in second. Xiao Zhan fans immediately firebombed the website with … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Dilraba Dilmurat, Gong Jun, Legend of Anle, The Longest Promise, Xiao Zhan

C-ent Wonders if Actor Deng Lun is Making a Return After a New Glossy Picture of Him is Posted Online

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 14, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 14, 2023
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If the biggest tax evader in C-ent history in former top actress Fan Bing Bing is allowed to make a comeback, albeit overseas, then I don’t think it’s impossible for the other actor/actress tax evaders to one day return. Former leading man Deng Lun has been MIA for one year four months after he was cancelled post a tax evasion … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Deng Lun

Park Bo Gum Offered Male Lead Role in K-drama Good Boy About a Boxer Turned Special Forces Cop

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 14, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 14, 2023
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When I heard the title of this drama and the male lead in talks it just felt like a match made in heaven. K-actor Park Bo Gum is considering the lead role in an upcoming K-drama titled Good Boy. It’s about an Olympic level medal winning boxer who transitions into a police officer in the special forces/major crimes unit. He … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Good Boy, Park Bo Gum

Kim So Hyun Finds Romance with Minhyun by Sussing Out the Truth in tvN Drama My Lovely Liar

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 14, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 13, 2023
Actors reading scripts during a table read.

It’s middle of July which means we are two weeks out from the premiere of tvN drama My Lovely Liar. I can’t wait for Kim So Hyun‘s return to the small screen, her acting alone makes even the most mediocre of dramas still worth watching. Minhyun is also improving a lot and it helps that he is just handsome and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim So Hyun, Minhyun, My Lovely Liar, Useless Lies

First Four Episodes of Legend of Anle with Dilraba Dilmurat and Gong Jun Garners Polarizing Reviews But is Strangely Watchable Similar to Word of Honor

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 13, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 13, 2023
Two characters from "The Legend of Anle."

Some dramas are just enjoyable regardless of all its myriad of flaws and so far through the first 4 episodes of Legend of Anle it’s just that for me. I found myself watching each episode without FF which the last C-drama that happened for me was Love Like the Galaxy. Even with Till the End of the Moon I would … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Dilraba Dilmurat, Gong Jun, Legend of Anle, Liu Yu Ning

Junho in Talks for Netflix Average Joe Superhero K-drama Cashero

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 13, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 13, 2023
Man in suit with patterned tie, studio backdrop.

I’m not a fan of punny titles where two words sharing the same ending and beginning letters are mashed together, I always mentally pronounce it wrong before breaking it apart. Actor-idol Junho is currently smashing recent rom-com ratings and buzz with jTBC drama King the Land which is his second consecutive hit after sageuk The Red Sleeve Cuff and he’s … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Cashero, Junho

Jeon Jong Seo Takes on First Sageuk Role as the Titular Queen Woo in TVING Drama Opposite Kim Moo Yul, Ji Chang Wook, and Lee Soo Hyuk

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 13, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 12, 2023
Six portraits of diverse individuals in various styles.

Okay this is a wow cast and a really odd place to be producing such a drama. TVING has announced an exclusive sageuk drama airing on the streaming platform called Queen Woo. Movie actress Jeon Jong Seo plays the titular Queen Woo of Goguryeo who loses her husband the King and must consolidate her power as his widow by levirate … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Empress Woo, Jeon Jong Seo, Ji Chang Wook, Jung Yumi, Kim Moo Yeol, Lee Soo Hyuk, Park Ji Hwan

First Look at Park Eun Bin as the Castaway Diva in tvN Drama with Simul-stream on Netflix

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 12, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 13, 2023
Young woman in various thoughtful poses.

We just got a super early sneak peek at tvN drama Castaway Diva (Diva of the Deserted Island) which is scheduled to air in October 2023 on tvN. Netflix got a jump on the first release of the still of Park Eun Bin in character as the titular castaway diva as the drama will be simultaneously streamed on the platform. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Castaway Diva, Park Eun Bin

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