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All of Wu Yi Fan’s Movies, Variety Shows, MVs, and Videos Removed From All Chinese Streaming Sites After His Arrest, Fans of Zhang Zhe Han’s Dramas Scrambling to Download Before His Are Deleted

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 18, 2021 by ockoalaAugust 19, 2021
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It’s funny that international viewers can enjoy Chinese entertainment and the forget that it’s still a one party communist country where any perceived freedom of expression is a leeway and not a right. The social contract that binds each person to his/her community and country is even more absolute in China and ergo the consequences more severe where there is … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kris Wu, Wu Yi Fan, Zhang Zhe Han

Wu Yi Fan Formally Arrested and Charged with Rape in Du Mei Zhou Case, Officially Banned by Chinese Entertainment

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 17, 2021 by ockoalaAugust 18, 2021
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The Wu Yi Fan (Kris Wu) case has now gotten to a new legal state. The Chaoyang district police has officially arrested Wu Yi Fan for alleged rape and he will be detained until at least the first legal proceeding in court. Earlier he was merely detained and was in a holding facility and the police had 37 days to … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Wu Yi Fan

Elle China Hits Back-to-Back Snafus as September 2021 Edition May Get Delayed or Pulled with Zhao Wei on Cover Due to Zhang Zhe Han Scandal, Following the August Edition with Wu Yi Fan on Cover

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 16, 2021 by ockoalaAugust 16, 2021
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C-netizens are telling Elle China to go jump a big god, i.e. slang for getting rid of bad mojos. The Zhang Zhe Han visiting Yasukuni Shrine scandal has expanded and one of the folks scrutinized around him is top C-actress and producer Zhao Wei (Vicki Zhao). She’s got no shortage of her own past scandals big or small but nothing … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Zhang Zhe Han, Zhao Wei

Youku Deletes Zhang Zhe Han’s Name From Word of Honor, SNS Platforms Disable Comments on His Accounts, and Chinese Association of Performing Arts Issues Official Ban

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 15, 2021 by ockoalaAugust 15, 2021
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Whether one thinks what is happening to C-actor Zhang Zhe Han is the degree of consequences for his past actions or wildly overblown and overwrought, it’s still worth noting exactly what is happening still. This weekend, the Chinese Association of Performing Arts issued an official statement telling all its members (concerts, variety, shows, programs) to boycott and ban his involvement. … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Word of Honor, Zhang Zhe Han

2021 IT C-actor Zhang Zhe Han Canceled by C-ent Within 24 Hours After Past Pictures Unearthed of Him Visiting Two Japanese Military Figure Shrines

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 13, 2021 by ockoalaAugust 13, 2021
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Somewhere in a dank prison cell Wu Yi Fan is breathing a sigh of relief that C-ent and C-netizens attentions just moved on to another star. C-actor Zhang Zhe Han, easily one of the IT stars of this year 2021 after the BL novel adapted wuxia drama Word of Honor aired to great acclaim and reception, just went from countless … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Zhang Zhe Han

K-pop Star Seungri of Big Bang Sentenced by Court to 3 Years in Jail and $1.15 Billion Won Fine in Prostitution, Embezzlement, and Illegal Gambling Conviction

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 12, 2021 by ockoalaAugust 12, 2021
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This sentence feels like too little and too late as the rich and powerful still don’t pay the same full price for transgressions regardless of how serious. K-pop star Seungri of the top boys group Big Bang was sentenced today by a military court after being convicted of facilitating prostitution, embezzlement of funds, and illegal overseas gambling. He was ordered … Continue reading →

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Top Movie Actor Ha Jung Woo Attends Court Hearing for Illegal Propofol Use, Pleads Guilty and Pays Fine and Provides Interview to Gathered Media Admitting Mistake and Apologizing

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 10, 2021 by ockoalaAugust 10, 2021
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This is about as good as it gets when one f*#ks up royally in life and is caught. Accept responsibility, admit fault, apologize as needed, and hope that atonement allows this to be gradually forgotten and become an asterisk in life. Such is that case with top movie actor Ha Jung Woo as he attended the public court hearing for … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Ha Jung Woo

Top Movie Actor Ha Jung Woo Back in Spotlight After Father’s Baby Scandal and News that He’s Hired 10 Connected Lawyers to Resolve His Propofol Use Case

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 7, 2021 by ockoalaAugust 7, 2021
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Not every news is good news and when bad conduct isn’t a blight on society it would be best for the person involved if there is no news. Such is the case with top movie K-actor Ha Jung Woo, who I find a genuinely great actor with such diverse range and incredible spate of movies on his resume. Last year … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Ha Jung Woo

Ji Chang Wook Fully Recovered from COVID-19, Will Resume Filming of Netflix Drama The Sound of Magic

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 6, 2021 by ockoalaAugust 6, 2021
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It’s good news and fast recovery too for K-actor Ji Chang Wook, who was last week diagnosed positive with COVID-19 and immediately went into quarantine and rest. His agency has released a statement that he’s fully recovered now and is out of quarantine. He will resume filming on Netflix drama The Sound of Magic based on the webtoon Annarasumanara about … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Ji Chang Wook

Picture of Wu Yi Fan in Chinese Jail Spread Online as His Diehard Fans Camp Outside the Detention Center Waving Glow Sticks and Singing in Support

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 5, 2021 by ockoalaAugust 5, 2021
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The Wu Yi Fan (Kris Wu) downfall continues to dominate C-ent headlines and really who can look away. Here is a male stop at the top of his game who had the looks, money, and power to woo and win girls if he just made an effort but decided nah, it’s easier to drug and rape and then ghost. He … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kris, Kris Wu, Wu Yi Fan

Chinese Authority Harsh Legal Response to Wu Yi Fan’s Rape and Drug Distribution Investigation Heralds Using Him as a Warning to the Public to Not Idolize Stars

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 4, 2021 by ockoalaAugust 3, 2021
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I still remember the shock of watching China’s top #1 actress and star Fan Bing Bing fall from grace three years ago in 2018 disappear suddenly and then re-emerge months later admitting and apologizing for large scale tax evasion from not reporting overseas income and having yin-yang contracts. One would think that would have scared the entire industry into behaving … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kris, Kris Wu, Wu Yi Fan

Veteran Actor Kim Young Gun, Father of Ha Jung Woo, Sued by Girlfriend 39 Years Younger for Forcing Her to Have An Abortion

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 2, 2021 by ockoalaAugust 3, 2021
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Dang, talk about spicy tea being spilled. Veteran Korean actor Kim Young Gun who at the hearty age of 76 years old will become a dad again. His girlfriend of 13 years together who is herself 39 years younger than Kim Young Gun, this week sued the actor for forcing her to have an abortion, and I don’t mean dragging … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Ha Jung Woo, Kim Young Gun

Severity of Criminal Investigation Escalates in Wu Yi Fan Detention as Chinese Police Reveals He’s Also Suspected of Drug Distribution

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 1, 2021 by ockoalaAugust 1, 2021
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The involvement of the Chinese police into Wu Yi Fan‘s life has really thrust recent allegations of his criminal sexual misconduct in his personal life into an official spotlight. It’s no longer he said-she said, though there were a lot of she said in his case as after the first woman Du Mei Zhu came forward others chimed in about … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kris, Kris Wu, Wu Yi Fan

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