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First Look at Period C-drama Chasing Dreams with Chen Zhe Yuan and Zhang Jing Yi Formerly Titled Flower in Novoland

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 23, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 22, 2024
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There is a title change but the same confirmed leads as filming kicks off for period C-drama Chasing Dreams (梦花廷 Meng Hua Ting), formerly Flower in Novoland. The leads are Chen Zhe Yuan, Zhang Jing Yi, and Liang Yong Qi, and is the story of a blind princess and her fated romance with the prince of a kingdom. So far … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chasing Dreams, Chen Zhe Yuan, Flower in Novoland, Liang Yong Qi, Zhang Jing Yi

The Story of Pearl Girl with Zhao Lu Si and Liu Yu Ning One Ups a Lackluster Run with a Terrible and Dumb Ending

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 22, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 22, 2024
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If I were a professor I would absolutely be an easy grader. If you try hard sincerely and the output shows that effort I would acknowledge it, in that sense I’m not very black/white in life or in entertainment offerings. I’ve liked plenty of objectively bad movies and dramas because I enjoyed certain elements of it enough to overlook the … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Liu Yu Ning, The Story of Pearl Girl, Zhao Lu Si

First Look at Multiple Couples Family and Romance Period C-drama Perfect Match with Wang Xing Yue and Lu Yu Xiao

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 22, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 21, 2024
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“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” No I’m not alleging producer Yu Zheng copied Pride and Prejudice, and even Little Women, but he definitely has assembled the premise of a mom in olden times trying to marry off her daughters. In this case there … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Lu Yu Xiao, Perfect Match, Wang Xing Yue

Xu Kai and Deng En Xi Start Filming Tencent Modern Suspense C-drama Fang Yuan Ba Bai Mi

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 22, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 21, 2024
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It’s off with the hair pieces and ancient costumes for Xu Kai and Deng En Xi. The two stars have been cast in Tencent’s modern suspense and mystery C-drama Fang Yuan Ba Bai Mi (translates as 800 Meter Radius). Xu Kai has been the period drama young prince for so many years but with this drama and his recently finished … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Deng En Xi, Xu Kai

Ding Yu Xi and Zhang Xin Cheng to Star in Double Male Lead Investigative Drama The South Bureau

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 21, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 21, 2024
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This drama was apparently in talks with C-actor Ding Yu Xi before his just aired popular drama Love Game in Eastern Fantasy but now there is more attention on it. The C-drama adaptation of the novel The South Bureau (Southern Case Files 南部档案) will start filming next month as a dual male lead series with Ding Yu Xi partnering up … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Ding Yu Xi, Southern Case Files, The South Bureau, Zhang Xin Cheng

Suzy for the Winter Edition of Bazaar Korea Modeling Celine’s Feminine Cool Charm

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 21, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 22, 2024
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This year 2024 has been a slow year for K-actress Suzy in terms of her filmography. The ensemble movie where she and Park Bo Gum had a segment Wonderland was a flop and her drama All the Love You Wish For with Kim Woo Bin was filmed but won’t air until 2025. She had a great last two years with … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Suzy

Tencent Confirms November 25th Release of Duoluo Continent Sequel Drama The Land of Warriors with Zhou Yi Ran and Zhang Yu Xi

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 21, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 21, 2024
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There are weird casting choices and this one is weird from both the leads itself and within the context of this being a sequel to a first season. Tencent is releasing xianxia C-drama The Land of Warriors with Zhou Yi Ran and Zhang Yu Xi on November 25th taking over for Love Game in Eastern Fantasy. Land of Warriors is … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Duoluo Continent, The Land of Warriors, Zhang Yu Xi, Zhou Yi Ran

Lee Jung Jae and Lim Ji Yeon in Talks for K-drama Petty Romance

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 20, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 20, 2024
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Well this is an interesting pairing, setting aside the age difference at least I can see potential chemistry between them. K-ent is reporting that Lee Jung Jae and Lim Ji Yeon has been offered the leads in the K-drama Petty Romance, which from the title clearly establishes its genre. Lee Jung Jae plays a very popular typecast as a detective … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Jung Jae, Lim Ji Yeon, Petty Love

K-actor Song Joong Ki Welcomes Second Child with Wife Katy

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 20, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 20, 2024
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I swear I just wrote about Song Joong Ki having his first baby and then I checked my posts and it was over a year ago now. He announced today that he and his wife Katy have welcomed their second child. Their first baby was a little boy born in July 2023 and now this baby is a little girl … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Baby, Song Joong Ki

The Story of Pearl Girl with Zhao Lu Si and Liu Yu Ning Opens with 6.3 Douban Ratings as It Heads into Finale Episodes

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 20, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 20, 2024
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At the end of the day, the core of any good drama remains the Story, it has to grip the viewers to give it tens of episodes to unfold and take us on a journey. The Story of Pearl Girl even has story in the title but sadly it had a very uninteresting story. Coupled with choppy directing it just … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Liu Yu Ning, The Story of Pearl Girl, Zhao Lu Si

tvN Release First New Batch of Drama Stills for When the Stars Gossip with Lee Min Ho and Gong Hyo Jin After Confirming January 2025 Release

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 19, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 19, 2024
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If I didn’t know this drama was a romance set in space and done K-drama style I would have thought it was a mashup of I Know What You Did Last Summer and Alien. What’s with all the sus staring and mentally plotting intensity in the first new set of drama stills for When the Stars Gossip (Ask the Stars) … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ask the Stars, Gong Hyo Jin, Han Ji Eun, Heo Nam Joon, Kim Joo Hun, Lee Cho Hee, Lee El, Lee Min Go, Oh Jung Se, When the Stars Gossip

C-fans More Excited for Period Drama Calming Waves After Hearing Male Lead Wang Xing Yue is Currently Dubbing His Own Dialogue

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 19, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 19, 2024
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If Wang Xing Yue ever needs extra money he can be a professional dubber for other actors, but it’s already a boon for viewers that he dubs his own dialogue in most of his dramas. From The Double to Story of Kunning Palace to One and Only he did his own dialogue dub, I recall its only in Scent of … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Calming Waves, Wang Xing Yue

The Demon Hunter’s Romance with Allen Ren and Song Zu Er Tentatively Set for November 26th Airdrop

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 19, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 18, 2024
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Alrighty, there is an actual date now for the reportedly end of November release of supernatural period C-drama The Demon Hunter’s Romance. Mark your calendars for November 26th peeps! Of course having a date leak only means if the hammer comes down the authorities will know when to look but it appears streaming platform iQiyi has been leaking the release … Continue reading →

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

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