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First Posters and Stills for tvN Weekend Modern Romance Drama Our Unwritten Seoul with Park Bo Young and Jinyoung

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 18, 2025 by ockoalaApril 17, 2025
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The weekend time slot for cable network tvN was much buzzier in the beginning of the year when When the Stars Gossip (Ask the Stars) premiered, though most of that was generated by befuddlement and negative criticism for how wildly awful it was lol. But buzz is still buzz and after that drama it’s been a series of mid K-dramas … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jinyoung, Our Unwritten Seoul, Park Bo Young

Tencent Produced Period C-drama Wishing You Eternal Happiness Reportedly in Talks with Newly Returned Song Zu Er as Female Lead

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 17, 2025 by ockoalaApril 16, 2025
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The release of The Demon Hunter’s Romance is now on day 4 and hasn’t been yanked yet so consider that confirmation of the tacit allowance that C-actress Song Zu Er is allowed back on television. Her other drama The Prisoner of Beauty is reportedly about to be airdropped as well and now there is industry casting news that Tencent is … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Song Zu Er, Wishing You Eternal Happiness

MBC Reconsidering Decision to Air Disney+ 2022 K-drama Big Bet on its Network After Massive Protest From its Production Staff

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 17, 2025 by ockoalaApril 16, 2025
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All the talk has been current decade K-dramas being either exclusive and/or produced by a streaming platform like Netflix or Disney+ or still aired on terrestrial television such as the Big Three or cable and then the streaming rights sold to a streamer. This week K-ent reported that MBC had purchased/will purchase the rights to Disney+ produced K-drama Big Bet … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Big Bet, Casino

KBS Releases First Poster for Sageuk Romance First Night with the Duke Starring Taecyeon and Seohyun

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 16, 2025 by ockoalaApril 16, 2025
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It’s unfortunate that the first time I heard news about this drama after the initial casting was that the production pounded nails into a historical site during filming and understandably got into trouble with the authorities. But filming continued onwards and now KBS has confirmed the airing date of June 2025 in the Wed-Thurs timeslot for the sageuk romance First … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged First Night with the Duke, Seohyun, Taecyeon

Cancelled for Soliciting Prostitution C-actor Li Yi Feng Returns After Three Years with Concert in Thailand

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 16, 2025 by ockoalaApril 15, 2025
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Oh ewwwwwww *vomitvomitvomit*. This week cancelled C-actor Li Yi Feng boldly and one may say shamelessly returned to entertainment with a fan meeting held in Thailand. He sang, played games, and reportedly tearfully apologized for his transgression that got him permanently called in China. And in case anyone forgot or wasn’t around 3 years ago when he was cancelled, it … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Li Yi Feng

Supernatural Investigative C-drama The Demon Hunter’s Romance with Allen Ren and Song Zu Er Breaks 9000 Heat Index in iQiyi within Days of Premiere Trending Towards Being a Hit

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 15, 2025 by ockoalaApril 15, 2025
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The reception so far for recently premiere iQiyi fantasy supernatural period C-drama The Demon Hunter’s Romance is like just praying for a C on a test and coming home with an A. The drama had been shelved for the past 18-months during Song Zu Er‘s tax scandal and all iQiyi wanted was to air it and recoup some cost, no … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Allen Ren, Song Zu Er, The Demon Hunter's Romance

Period C-drama Live Long and Prosper with Dylan Wang Finalizes Female Lead Li Qin and Reportedly to Start Filming End of this Month April

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 15, 2025 by ockoalaApril 14, 2025
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Well this went from must watch to likely will watch with the switch up of the female lead. Period C-drama Live Long and Prosper has basically inked Dylan Wang for the last two months and earlier on the female lead in talks as Dai Lu Wa after her breakout as the second female lead in Moonlight Mystique. It’s a big … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Dylan Wang, Li Qin, Live Long and Prosper

K-netizen Sentiment Continue to Turn Against Kim Soo Hyun After Latest Youtuber Lee Jin Ho Claim that Kim Sae Ron Dated Singer Woodz

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 14, 2025 by ockoalaApril 14, 2025
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It’s crazy how fast Kim Soo Hyun has fallen and it feels like from his side the responses and reveals continue to be more harmful to his position that he only dated Kim Sae Ron for one year after she became legally an adult. The latest salvo comes from Youtube Lee Jin Ho, the one who Kim Sae Ron’s family … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas, Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Sae Ron, Kim Soo Hyun

C-drama Love Never Fails with Liu Xue Yi and New Female Lead Hu Yi Xuan Replacing Cancelled Actress Yuan Bing Yan Reportedly Will Air Drop End of April 2025

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 14, 2025 by ockoalaApril 13, 2025
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So the release of The Monster Hunter’s Romance and the reportedly on deck of The Prisoner of Beauty are both Song Zu Er dramas, but there are other on the shelf dramas that remain in limbo and some have even completed AI reshoots to replace the canceled star. Case in point Love Never Fails with Liu Xue Yi and Hu … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Ao Rui Peng, Hu Yi Xuan, Liu Xue Yi, Love Never Fails

Producer Guo Jing Ming’s Next Visually Sumptuous Xianxia C-drama Veil of Shadows with Ju Jing Yi, Chen Du Ling, Zeng Shun Xi, and Tian Jia Rui Wraps Filming

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 13, 2025 by ockoalaApril 13, 2025
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A new xianxia C-drama has wrapped filming this week and released the first set of official stills. It’s Veil of Shadows produced by Guo Jing Ming and starring many of the same faces that have been in his recent dramas. The leads are Ju Jing Yi, Chen Du Ling, Zeng Shun Xi, and Tian Jia Rui, and it’s reportedly a … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chen Du Ling, Ju Jing Yi, Tian Jia Rui, Veil of Shadows, Zeng Shun Xi

The Demon Hunter’s Romance Airs with The Prisoner of Beauty on Deck as C-actress Song Zu Er Gets the Soft Green Light to Return to Entertainment Industry

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 13, 2025 by ockoalaApril 13, 2025
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So the Song Zu Er getting maybe cancelled for tax evasion scandal is now a year and a half in and probably has as much traction as it does because she has two big fully filmed dramas on deck with The Demon Hunter’s Romance and The Prisoner of Beauty with lots of money on the line. Similarly Yuan Bing Yan … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Song Zu Er

Zhao Lu Si Reportedly Resolves Potential Penalty for Not Finishing Filming Almost Lover by Re Signing Another Five Year Contract with Agency

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 13, 2025 by ockoalaApril 12, 2025
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So this is the latest industry gossip but if her fans are taking is seriously and vocally lodging their displeasure and complaint it’s probably likely happening. This week the word is that C-actress Zhao Lu Si has resolved a potential penalty issue with the production of modern romance C-drama Almost Lover. She left the set abruptly last December for a … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Zhao Lu Si

KBS Reports that Government Authorities are Looking into Stock Manipulation for Tutoring Company Siwon School with Agency Gold Medalist One of the Largest Shareholders

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 12, 2025 by ockoalaApril 12, 2025
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When it rains it pours for embattled top actor Kim Soo Hyun and his agency Gold Medalist, which he started with his cousin years ago when he left longtime agency SM Entertainment. After a pause on back-and-forth new details being revealed by either side in the scandal concern him allegedly dating deceased actress Kim Sae Ron when she was still … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Soo Hyun

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