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Park Bo Gum and Kim So Hyun All Smiles at the Laughter Filled Press Conference for jTBC Drama Good Boy Premiering This Weekend

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 30, 2025 by ockoalaMay 30, 2025
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Finally! This weekend its time for some Good Boy! The sports and police procedural themed K-drama premieres this last weekend of May on jTBC led by young leads Park Bo Gum and Kim So Hyun along with veteran stars Lee Sang Yi, Heo Sung Tae, Oh Jung Se, and Tae Won Seock. The preview looked sharply executed yet emotionally resonant, … Continue reading →

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

Yoona and Lee Chae Min Occupy Different Drama Genres in First Stills for K-drama Bon Appetit, Your Majesty

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 30, 2025 by ockoalaMay 29, 2025
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After the male lead change little snafu, K-drama Bon Appetit, Your Majesty (Korean title A Tyrant’s Chef) proceeded into filming and now the first drama stills are out. Leads Yoona and Lee Chae Min give audiences a glimpse of their before meeting life, she’s a top Michelin star chef in modern times and he’s a tyrant King in historical times. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged A Tyrant's Chef, Lee Chae Min, Yoona

Ahn Hyo Seob, Chae Won Bin, and Kim Bum Confirmed for K-drama Sold Out Today Again

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 30, 2025 by ockoalaMay 28, 2025
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There is a shopping and consumer goods topic K-drama coming and it’s cast the main trio of leads. The K-drama is titled Sold Out Again Today and tells the story of a multi-job hardworking male farmer and his romance with a burnt out from her job home shopping network host. The leads will be Ahn Hyo Seob, Chae Won Bin, … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Hyo Seob, Chae Won Bin, Kim Bum, Sold Out Again Today

Shelved K-movie The Match with Lee Byung Hun and Yoo Ah In is an Unexpected Success Sitting at #3 in the 2025 Box Office to Date

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 29, 2025 by ockoalaMay 27, 2025
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China isn’t the only country releasing on-the-shelf projects recently, South Korea in late March released the K-movie The Match. It was supposed to be a tentpole and prestige production with two top actors in veteran Lee Byung Hun and a younger generation award winning star Yoo Ah In in an onscreen Go Match showdown between mentor and hot shot. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Lee Byung Hun, The Match, Yoo Ah In

The Prisoner of Beauty Confirmed to Be Adapted into Mini Drama to Start Filming Next Month June 2025

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 29, 2025 by ockoalaMay 26, 2025
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Oh my god what?! Wow, this was not what I thought would happen but then thinking about it now probably always makes sense. The currently airing popular C-drama The Prisoner of Beauty (折腰) adapted from the novel The Marquis is Innocent (君侯本无邪) by writer Peng Lai Ke is confirmed to be made into a mini/short drama. Mini/short dramas are all … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged The Prisoner of Beauty

Park Min Young, Park Hee Soon, and Joo Jong Hyuk Led K-drama Confidence Man KR Confirmed to Air in Second Half of 2025

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 28, 2025 by ockoalaMay 26, 2025
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I’m super excited for this K-drama because I liked all three leads and loved the original J-dorama. Confidence Man KR has finished filming and is now confirmed for a second half of 2025 release. It’s a remake of J-dorama The Confidence Man JP which was so popular it spawned multiple movies all of which were super fun watches and when … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Confidence Man KR, Joo Jong Hyuk, Park Hee Soon, Park Min Young

C-actress Dilraba Dilmurat Reportedly Leaving Longtime Agency Jay Walk Studios When Her Contract Expires Next Month June 2025

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 28, 2025 by ockoalaMay 26, 2025
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When a top star’s contract nears its expiration there is always industry and netizen chatter over next step(s). Top C-actress Dilraba Dilmurat has been with one agency Jay Walk Studios (嘉行传媒 Jiaxing Media) within one year of her debut in 2013 so she’s been very loyal staying with the agency. There has been a lot of speculation in the last … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Dilraba Dilmurat

First Official Character Posters for iQiyi Environmental Conservation C-drama Born to be Alive with Yang Zi and Hu Ge

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 27, 2025 by ockoalaMay 26, 2025
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Filming has commenced for the CCTV and iQiyi C-drama Born to be Alive (Chinese title Life Tree) starring Yang Zi with special male lead guest star Hu Ge. It’s filming in the Tibetan Plateau in Western China and tells the story of a girl who was adopted and grew up in that region and becomes a police officer patrolling the … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Born to be Alive, Hu Ge, Yang Zi

K-actress Go Min Si’s Agency Denies Anonymous School Age Bullying Allegations as Her Current ENA Drama Tastefully Yours Has Recently Started Airing

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 27, 2025 by ockoalaMay 27, 2025
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A new bullying allegation has emerged in K-ent and this one allegedly points at K-actress Go Min Si. Her new ENA drama Tastefully Yours with Kang Ha Neul started airing two weeks ago to a solid premiere and has doubled in ratings so is doing quite well for a small cable offering. But over the weekend there was an anonymous … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Go Min Si

Tencent Confirms May 28th Premiere of Modern Romance Be Passionately in Love with Liu Hao Cun and Wang An Yu

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 26, 2025 by ockoalaMay 25, 2025
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The bountiful May of 2025 continues as another C-drama is about to drop right at the end of the month. Tencent has confirmed the premiere of modern romance Be Passionately in Love with Liu Hao Cun and Wang An Yu mid-week on May 28th. With three high profile period dramas already released this month it’s nice to get a change … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Be Passionately in Love, Liu Hao Cun, Wang An Yu

Fans Not Digging Li Yun Rui’s Bleached Blond Hair in First Filming Peak From the Set of Modern Romance C-drama Dazzling

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 26, 2025 by ockoalaMay 25, 2025
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Good lord what has the costume designer done to poor Li Yun Rui! The man has been riding a swell of popularity and leveling up thanks to Blossom last year and the first drama he picked after that aired has started filming just last week. It’s a modern romance titled Dazzling with female lead Guan Xiao Tong and is adapted … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Dazzling, Li Yun Rui

Legend of Zang Hai with Xiao Zhan is the First Drama in Youku History to Hit 10,400 Heat Index and All Tracking Indices Confirm Its on Track to be Biggest Hit of 2025 So Far

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 25, 2025 by ockoalaMay 25, 2025
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There is still the entire second half of 2025 left but it’ll be hard to imagine another period C-drama beating the buzz and viewership of Legend of Zang Hai. Mega popular C-actor Xiao Zhan has delivered a resounding hit for Youku, confirmed with the drama reaching 10,400 heat index on the platform for the first time ever of any drama … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Legend of Zang Hai, Xiao Zhan, Zhang Jing Yi

Liu Yu Ning Offered Male Lead in Tencent C-drama Why Not Cross By Boat Opposite Zhang Miao Yi

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 25, 2025 by ockoalaMay 25, 2025
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So I’ve written about this novel being adapted into a drama before. Late last year it was rumored to be wanting Dylan Wang and Zhao Lu Si, but her health and hiatus situation has stymied taking on a new project and Dylan ended up picking Live Long and Prosper. The drama has the literal title Why Not Cross By Boat … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged He Bu Tong Zhou Du, Liu Yu Ning, Why Not Cross By Boat, Zhang Miao Yi

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