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Jeon Ji Hyun Brings Movie Star Glamour to Europe Attending Brand Event and Makes Waves with News that She’s Not Renewing Contract with Agency

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 24, 2025 by ockoalaJune 24, 2025
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This may be one of the most expected developments considering what has (or has not happened) since top actress Jeon Ji Hyun signed with her agency Ieum Hashtag in 2022 three years ago. She has done only one drama the Disney+ series Tempest which hasn’t even aired yet. This past week she was in Europe looking her most glamourous self … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Jeon Ji Hyun

Tencent Releases New Stills and Posters for Legend of the Female General as it Gears Up for Likely August 2025 Release

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 24, 2025 by ockoalaJune 23, 2025
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The new promos for Legend of the Female General bodes well for the insider chatter that Tencent will release it in August 2025. That’s less than two months from now, but six months longer than the originally scheduled February release that was scuttled due to the scandal and alleged misconduct by the supporting male lead. He’s since been AI-face swapped … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Cheng Lei, Legend of the Female General, Zhou Ye

Tencent Confirms Leads Song Zu Er and Chen Xin Hai for Period Romance C-drama Biao Mei Wan Fu

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 23, 2025 by ockoalaJune 23, 2025
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Production has officially started on Tencent produced romance C-drama Biao Mei Wan Fu (表妹万福) adapted from the same name novel with the translated English title of Wishing You Eternal Happiness by writer Peng Lai Ke. The leads are Song Zu Er and Chen Xin Hai, as rumored from the last few weeks. And the vibe is very demure and sweet … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chen Xin Hai, Song Zu Er

Gong Hyo Jin Welcomes Singer Husband Kevin Oh Back From Completion of Military Service

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 23, 2025 by ockoalaJune 23, 2025
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I like to think Gong Hyo Jin accepted that horrifyingly bad K-drama When the Stars Gossip solely to pass the time filming while her husband Kevin Oh was doing his military service. I still can’t understand how she read the script and thought it was a good story otherwise. But it’s in the past now and her future is back … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Gong Hyo Jin, Kevin Oh, Married

Period C-drama Xing Zhi Wan Now Likely to Star Zhou Ye as Female Lead with Male Lead Wang Xing Yue in Another Reunion

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 22, 2025 by ockoalaJune 23, 2025
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Their first drama together got only mid reception and reviews but both have since become more popular so this reunion project is a promising possibility. C-ent casting is saying that period C-drama Xing Zhi Wan 行止晚 is now in serious talks with Zhou Ye as the female lead and she has indicated strong likelihood of accepting. The male lead has … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Wang Xing Yue, Xing Zhi Wan, Zhou Ye

Xianxia C-drama Feud with Bai Lu and Zeng Shun Xi Wraps Run with Ending as Weird and Unsatisfying as the Entire Story

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 22, 2025 by ockoalaJune 22, 2025
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I have no one to blame but myself for watching all of Feud. I don’t like male lead Zeng Shun Xi and xianxia dramas are not my typical jam, and Bai Lu alone who I love is never enough for me to watch her dramas solely for her. And yet it happened, this was one perplexing drama I could not … Continue reading →

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

Tencent Period Drama Tigers Sniff the Rose to Confirm Leads Meng Zi Yi and Li Yun Rui in Reunion After Popular Drama Blossom

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 21, 2025 by ockoalaJune 21, 2025
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The period C-drama Tigers Sniff the Rose has been sniffing around for a male lead for months and this weekend it’s reportedly going to confirm the cast. The big budget Tencent produced period drama has the Chinese title 尚公主 Shang Gong Ju or Princess Shang and earlier this year was reportedly in talks with Zhang Ling He. The female lead … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Li Yun Rui, Meng Zi Yi, Tigers Sniff the Rose

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
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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

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
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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

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
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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

Period C-drama Que 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 ockoalaJuly 15, 2025
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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, Hou Ming Hao, Que Gu

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
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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

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
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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

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