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First Poster for iQiyi Modern Romance C-drama My Queen, My Rules with Ao Rui Peng and Shen Yu Jie Gives off Sleek Sexy Vibes

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 10, 2025 by ockoalaDecember 9, 2025
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The first poster for modern romance C-drama My Queen, My Rules is out and it looks typically glossy like all recent modern dramas. This was supposed to be an immediate reunion of Ao Rui Peng and Li Lan Di from their Coroner’s Diary popularity but while he said yes her side said no and the production has to scramble for … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Ao Rui Peng, My Queen My Rules, Shen Yu Jie | 6 Replies

TW-tabloids Go Wild with News that F4 is Reuniting at Concert this December in Shanghai But Without Member Ken Chu and Adding Top TW-singers Jay Chou and Ashin of Mayday as Special Guests

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 10, 2025 by ockoalaDecember 10, 2025
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Nothing like a member getting kicked/left out conflict that drum up way more publicity than just a regular announcement of a reunion concert for a top TW-group. F4 announced this week that it was holding a concert over a few nights in Shanghai later this month in December called the F ✦ Forever City of Stars Tour and with it … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Ashin, F4, Jay Chou, Jerry Yan, Ken Chu, Ken Zhu, Mayday, Vanness Wu, Vic Chou, Vic Zhou | 10 Replies

C-netizens Think iQiyi C-drama Speed and Love with Yu Shu Xin and He Yu Will Airdrop Tomorrow December 10th After Public Promo Poster Lists that Date

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 9, 2025 by ockoalaDecember 9, 2025
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It’s no secret that iQiyi modern C-drama Love and Speed with Yu Shu Xin and He Yu was supposed to have aired this past fall season but got delayed after her late summer scandal. There have been talks about the drama getting on schedule finally but this week there is actual rumor that it will airdrop tomorrow December 10th. The … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged He Yu, Speed and Love, Yu Shu Xin | 4 Replies

Lee Min Ho and Moon Ga Young in Talks for Romance Sageuk K-drama Scent of the Night

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 8, 2025 by ockoalaDecember 8, 2025
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Oh this is an interesting potential onscreen pairing. K-ent is reporting that Lee Min Ho and Moon Ga Young have been offered the leads in the sageuk romance K-drama Scent of the Night. It’s adapted from the same name webtoon and will be directed by PD Lee Eun Bok of Descendants of the Sun and Dear X fame among his … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Min Ho, Moon Ga Young, Scent of the Night | 14 Replies

Wang Xing Yue and Deng En Xi Cast for Modern Romance C-drama Confession with Filming to Start Next Month January 2026

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 8, 2025 by ockoalaDecember 8, 2025
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It’s wild that I’m typing out next month as January 2026 already, another year’s flown right by. It’s been a mixed bag in drama land for me this year but I’m always keeping my hopes for as I hear about promising future dramas on deck. A new C-drama was supposed to have kicked off filming this month in December 2025 … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Confession, Deng En Xi, Gao Bai, Wang Xing Yue | 4 Replies

K-actor Jo Jin Woong Announces Retirement From Prolific Acting Career in Light of Revelations of His Juvenile Record

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 7, 2025 by ockoalaDecember 7, 2025
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This was one fasting moving reveal to resolution, and I’ve been watching entertainment news for too long to wonder if there was more to the story. K-actor Jo Jin Woong announced that he will retire from his entertainment career, in a statement taking responsibility for any transgressions from his juvenile days that recently came to light. Dispatch revealed earlier this … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jo Jin Woong | 14 Replies

Tian Xi Wei Confirmed for Youku Period C-drama Transfer Gold Hairpin with Likely Male Lead Yan An

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 6, 2025 by ockoalaDecember 6, 2025
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The back-and-forth with the casting of period C-drama Transfer Gold Hairpin (Jia Jin Chai 嫁金钗) is over as Youku confirmed the drama and female lead this week. It will be Tian Xi Wei in her first big budget top billed female lead-centric drama, and the male lead is reportedly going to be rising singer turned actor Yan An. He got … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Jia Jin Chai, Tian Xi Wei, Transfer Gold Hairpin, Yan An | 3 Replies

Veteran Prolific Movie K-actor Jo Jin Woong Revealed to Have Been a Juvenile Offender Who Changed Adopted New Stage Name to Start Afresh

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 5, 2025 by ockoalaDecember 5, 2025
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So props to tabloid Dispatch for dropping a major news expose to kick off this weekend. Dispatch revealed that veteran K-actor Jo Jin Woong, with over forty movies under his belt and a dozen K-dramas most famously Signal, was actually a juvenile offender that escaped his past by changing his name (to his father’s name) after the resolution of his … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jo Jin Woong | 12 Replies

Despite Rumors of Dylan Wang Dropping Out of C-drama Adaptation of The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage the Selected Leads Remain Him and Meng Zi Yi

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 5, 2025 by ockoalaDecember 6, 2025
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I feel like Dylan Wang fans were trying to manifest this but alas the power of fandom to effect casting decisions isn’t nearly as common as the C-fans like to believe it to be. Last month there was movement on the C-drama adaptation of novel The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage with new talks that the leads would be Dylan … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Dylan Wang, The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage | 9 Replies

C-drama Night Wanderer Finished Filming Scenes with New Male Lead Fu Xing Bo to Replace Cancelled C-actor Deng Lun and Drama Should Air in 2026

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 4, 2025 by ockoalaDecember 4, 2025
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There are bigger budget C-dramas on the shelf due to cancelled lead(s) longer than Night Wanderer but it’s still nice to see this will see the light of day. C-actor Fu Xing Bo was tapped earlier this year to replace cancelled male lead Deng Lun, with him filming his scenes against a green screen and will be AI-faceswapped into the … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Deng Lun, Fu Xing Bo, Ni Ni, Night Wanderer | 4 Replies

Period C-drama Love and Crown with Allen Ren and Peng Xiao Ran Manages to Deliver an Even More Absurd and Ridiculous Ending When Viewers Were Already Expecting to be Bad

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 4, 2025 by ockoalaDecember 5, 2025
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C-drama Love and Crown feels like if a group of middle schoolers played Mad Libs and then made a drama out of it. Reportedly the script was written/rewritten/unwritten as filming went along and it certainly delivered on that foundation. The ending this week, which I along with any viewer watching expected to be bad, actually outdid itself on just how … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Allen Ren, Love and Crown, Peng Xiao Ran | 18 Replies

Kim So Hyun and Choo Young Woo Confirmed for 2026 ENA Cable Network K-drama Love Doctor

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 3, 2025 by ockoalaDecember 3, 2025
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This is an interesting set up and backdrop for a K-drama healing romance. Cable network ENA has confirmed the 2026 K-drama Love Doctor with leads Kim So Hyun and Choo Young Woo and since it’s so late in the year my guess is the drama will arrive spring or summer of next year. The leads were in discussion last month … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Choo Young Woo, Kim So Hyun, Love Doctor | 8 Replies

First Look at Chen Du Ling and Zhou Yi Ran in Youku Period Revenge and Romance C-drama Chu Qiao

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 2, 2025 by ockoalaDecember 2, 2025
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I’ve grown warmer and warmer to C-actress Chen Du Ling since her unexpected and well-deserved hit with The Glory earlier this year. She was already getting female lead roles but that drama moved her up to top billing in female character centric dramas with the right male lead actors cast. After The Glory finished airing she was cast in the … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chen Du Ling, Chu Qiao, Zhou Yi Ran | 1 Reply

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