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Tencent Big Budget Period C-drama Going to Ride the Winds in Discussions with Tian Xi Wei or Yu Shu Xin for Female Lead

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 7, 2026 by ockoalaApril 7, 2026
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A true ladies fight is underway for an upcoming Tencent big budget period C-drama. It’s title Going to Ride the Winds (我欲乘风 Wo Yu Cheng Feng) and is a period female lead centric drama adapted from a novel. The production is reportedly in talks with both Tian Xi Wei and Yu Shu Xin to pick one as the female lead, … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Going to Ride the Winds, Tian Xi Wei, Yu Shu Xin

Tencent and IQiyi’s Upcoming Republic Era Romance C-drama Overdo with Wang Chu Ran and Zhang Ling He Increase Buzz After Foundation General Scandal

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 7, 2026 by ockoalaApril 6, 2026
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The recent brouhaha over “Foundation General Gate” with Zhang Ling He may end up being great for his career. I could be wrong but it’s not actually tanked it. So far he’s been the face of the criticism against period dramas prioritizing visuals aesthetics over proper period realism stemming from Pursuit of Jade, but the SARFT blame is on the … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Overdo, Wang Chu Ran, Zhang Ling He

Park Hyung Sik and Park Kyu Young Hold Script Reading for Netflix Romance K-drama Fall in! Love

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 6, 2026 by ockoalaApril 6, 2026
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Awww, we have what sounds like a classic K-drama rom-com coming from Netflix. Park Hyung Sik and Park Kyu Young will pair up for Fall in! Love and the drama released script reading stills this week. He’s the successful CEO of a camping gear company and she’s the new rookie hire, except they have a past when she’s the capable … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Fall in! Love, Park Hyung Sik, Park Kyu Young

Park Bo Gum and Shin Ye Eun in Talks for K-drama Adaptation of Chinese Time Traveling Novel Night Wanderer

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 5, 2026 by ockoalaApril 5, 2026
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So if the K-drama version does get made this it may fill in some of the disappointment still lingering over the inability to air the completed C-drama Night Wanderer. This week K-ent is reporting that Park Bo Gum and Shin Ye Eun are in talks for the K-drama adaptation of the source C-novel, which was adapted back in 2021 into … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Night Wanderer, Park Bo Gum, Shin Ye Eun

Yu Shu Xin and Zhang Yun Long’s iQiyi Period C-drama Yunchu’s Vengeance Wraps Filming and Releases New Posters

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 5, 2026 by ockoalaApril 5, 2026
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So the first teaser trailer and new posters are out for iQiyi period C-drama Yun Chu’s Vengeance (Yun Chu Ling 云初令 or Cloud’s First Command) and it doesn’t look bad at all. Female lead Yu Shu Xin has turned away from her usual cutesy or bubbling character and doing the one I loved the most, the kickass methodical and cold … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Yu Shu Xin, Yun Chu Ling, Yunchu's Vengeance, Zhang Yun Long

Ahn Hyo Seob and Chae Won Bin Embark on Classic Rom-com Antics in SBS K-drama Sold Out on You

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 4, 2026 by ockoalaApril 4, 2026
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Other than as his voice actor turn as Saja Boy leader Jinu in last summer’s mega hit Netflix animated movie K-pop Demon Hunters I’ve been wondering where Ahn Hyo Seob went. It’s been three years since his last K-drama the underwhelming A Time Called You but now he’s back this month with SBS rom-com Sold Out on You with female … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Hyo Seob, Chae Won Bin, Sold Out on You

Zhang Ling He’s Pursuit of Jade Foundation General Gate Ends with SARFT Holding Meeting and Issuing Four New Directives on Drama Production Standards

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 3, 2026 by ockoalaApril 4, 2026
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So I think this will cap off a weeks-long worth of C-ent chatter, memes, and discussion over what is now officially called “Foundation General Gate” stemming from Zhang Ling He looking too pretty boy as a general in Pursuit of Jade. This week SARFT The State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television held a discussion and issued four new standards/directives/aspirations … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Pursuit of Jade, Zhang Ling He

Xiao Zhan and Vanda Margraf Start Filming Fantasy Survival C-drama Ten Days to End

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 3, 2026 by ockoalaApril 2, 2026
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I never believe Xiao Zhan is doing any project until he’s actually arrived at the production site lol, he’s rumored for so many dramas and movies that it’s best to wait until he’s there and filming has commenced. That has now happened as he’s arrived on set of fantasy survival thriller C-drama Ten Days to End (Chinese title 十日终焉 Shi … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Ten Days to End, Vanda Margraf, Xiao Zhan

Choo Young Woo and Lee Se Young Hold Script Reading for Fantasy Romance Netflix K-drama Long Vacation

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 2, 2026 by ockoalaApril 2, 2026
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There is a new K-drama that’s filming titled Long Vacation, not to be confused with the famous classic 1990s era J-dorama of the same name nor a remake of that. The upcoming version of Netflix K-drama Long Vacation will star Choo Young Woo and Lee Se Young and is a fantasy romance that is set in the countryside so a … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Choo Young Woo, Lee Se Young, Long Vacation

Yang Mi and Liu Xue Yi Confirmed for Serious Period C-drama The Reign of Northern Wei

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 2, 2026 by ockoalaApril 1, 2026
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After a bit of back and forth with the male lead selection, the main leads are done for the upcoming period C-drama The Reign of Northern Wei (Jiang Shan Da Tong). It’s a big budget serious historical period C-drama produced by China’s State Administration of Radio, Film and Television and will have Yang Mi starring as Dowager Empress Feng from her … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Jiang Shan Da Tong, Liu Xue Yi, The Reign of Northern Wei, Yang Mi

First Look at Dylan Wang as a General and Meng Zi Yi as a Reborn Empress in C-drama The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 1, 2026 by ockoalaMarch 31, 2026
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The brouhaha over Zhang Ling He looking too pretty and made up as the General in C-drama Pursuit of Jade reminded me that another pretty boy is currently filming as a General as well for his upcoming period C-drama. So I went to check in on my homie Dylan Wang in the production of The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Dylan Wang, Jiang Men Du Hou, Meng Zi Yi, The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage

Zhao Lu Si Considering Youku S+ Budget Xianxia C-drama The Adventures of Jian Chou

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 31, 2026 by ockoalaMarch 31, 2026
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Those waiting for a legit rumor about C-actress Zhao Lu Si finally picking her next acting project has something to talk about this week. She is reportedly deep in conversations with Youku for its S+ budget period drama The Adventures of Jian Chou (Chinese title 朝花不见愁 Chao Hua Bu Jian Chou). It’s a xianxia drama adapted from a novel about … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged The Adventures of Jian Chou, Zhao Lu Si

China’s Government Newspaper Comes Out to Criticize the Pretty Boy Version of a General in the Way Zhang Ling He was Portrayed in C-drama Pursuit of Jade

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 31, 2026 by ockoalaMarch 30, 2026
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The controversy over Zhang Ling He looking too pretty as the General in C-drama Pursuit of Jade is unfortunately for him not dying down. Beyond fellow actor Peter Ho getting unexpected good popularity in comparison, the mocking of Zhang Ling He as the “General Who Wears Foundation” is getting bigger in C-ent social media with memes proliferating. The government newspaper … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Pursuit of Jade, Zhang Ling He

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