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Upcoming TW Dramas (Vic Zhou, Joe Cheng, and George Hu)

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 28, 2010 by ockoalaSeptember 28, 2010
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A bunch of new Taiwan dramas have or are about to commence filming, and the networks trotted out their stars to promote said dramas at the Taipei Television Festival.

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Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Joe Cheng, Vic Zhou

First Impression: All About Eve C-drama Remake

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 21, 2010 by ockoalaSeptember 21, 2010
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The C-drama Fall In Love With Anchor Beauty (aka the All About Eve remake) premiered today and dropped two episodes for our viewing pleasure.

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Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Jang Hyuk

Joe Cheng Returns to TW Dramas

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 9, 2010 by ockoalaSeptember 9, 2010
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Joe Cheng is coming back to the small screen! [Excuse me for a minute while I fangirl how handsome he looks in that above picture]. Word has just leaked that he signed on with SETTV (leaving his long-time network GTV – as the rumors of Ariel Lin also looking to do) to do their new drama X Channel. The theme … Continue reading →

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Kissing Stills From All About Eve Remake

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 7, 2010 by ockoalaSeptember 7, 2010
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The C-drama All About Eve remake In Love With A Female Anchor is set to premiere on September 19, 2010. The production has released some new romantic stills of the OTP, Jang Hyuk and Zhu Dan, kissing.

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Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Jang Hyuk

Park Shin Hye-George Wu in TW Drama

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 31, 2010 by ockoalaAugust 31, 2010
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Park Shin Hye just visited Taiwan, where it was revealed that she has agreed to be the lead in GTV’s latest idol manga-to-drama adaptation (this is the studio that brought everyone It Started With A Kiss) of Hayate the Combat Butler. The male lead will be American-born Taiwanese actor George Hu, who I first noticed as the second lead in … Continue reading →

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Black & Blue – Poor 痞子英雄 Movie

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 30, 2010 by ockoalaAugust 30, 2010
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Why Black & White the Movie is DOA in My Eyes One of my favorite dramas of 2009 was the TW-drama Black & White 痞子英雄.

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Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Vic Zhou

Joe Cheng’s Latest Drama Project

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 24, 2010 by ockoalaAugust 24, 2010
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Welcome Love – Joe Cheng’s latest project is an online C-drama. What is Joe Cheng doing with his career? I’m asking this question not in snark, but in genuine puzzlement.

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Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Joe Cheng

Ariel Lin – An English Pictorial and MV

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 17, 2010 by ockoalaAugust 17, 2010
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Ariel’s pictorial from England Ariel Lin just released an photo pictorial album chronicling her recent trip to England. Most of the scenes are shot in and around London and Cambridge.

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Posted in My Loves, TW & C dramas | Tagged Ariel Lin

All About Eve Trailer and Pictures (C-Remake)

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 9, 2010 by ockoalaAugust 9, 2010
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The trailer for Jang Hyuk’s All About Eve Chinese drama remake is out! I’ve attached the links to the full 15 minute version, and the shorter 7 minute version.

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First Impression: Zhong Wu Yen

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 28, 2010 by ockoalaJuly 29, 2011
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I don’t know if this is a good idea or not, to pimp out a drama that has only aired one episode, and has the possibility of turning into an epic fail fest, simply by virtue of it being a TW-drama.

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Posted in First Impressions, TW & C dramas | Tagged Cheryl Yang, Chris Wu, Ming Dao, Zhong Wu Yen

All About Jang Hyuk

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 23, 2010 by ockoalaJuly 23, 2010
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Preview: C-drama Remake of All About Eve I have a confession to make: I have never watched the classic K-drama All About Eve.

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Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Jang Hyuk

My Drama Guilty Pleasures

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 14, 2010 by ockoalaJuly 14, 2010
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After a post extolling the virtues and enjoyment of a K-drama widely considered a work of art (Goodbye Solo), I thought I’d get off my high horse and swing the pendulum in the other direction. I hereby present to you a series aimed at disseminating works of not-so-much-art.

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Posted in J-doramas, K-dramas, TW & C dramas | Tagged Autumn in My Heart, Buzzer Beat, Chen Qiao En, Keiko Kitagawa, Ming Dao, Prince Turns Into Frog, Song Hye Kyo, Song Seung Heon, YamaPi

Bao Chou – The Revenge Meter in Dramas

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 9, 2010 by ockoalaJuly 9, 2010
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My drama chingu Serendipity once wrote on Dramabeans OT: “It was HK sagas which taught me that essential Chinese phrase, to be screeched at the top of one’s lungs, preferably while running a sword through swathes of people, “Bao chou! Bao chou! Wo yao bao chou!” or “Revenge! Revenge! I want revenge!”

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