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Chen Zhe Yuan in Talks for Director Guo Jingming’s Next Period C-drama Inferno of Wings

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 7, 2025 by ockoalaMay 6, 2025
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So this feels like a perfect match to me, and one that feels inevitable. Director Guo Jingming is a visual above all else director and producer and it’s only a matter of time before he goes through all the visual male leads in C-drama land. This time he’s landed on Chen Zhe Yuan who casting rumors say will be the … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chen Zhe Yuan, Guo Jingming, Inferno of Wing, Ran Yu

C-actress Zhang Jing Yi Reportedly Cast as Female Lead in High Profile Xianxia C-drama A Beautiful Destiny

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 6, 2025 by ockoalaMay 6, 2025
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So this is the C-drama that last week was rumored to possibly be considering Zhao Lu Si until it ran into her working with the director of the unfinished drama Almost Lover. The English title is A Beautiful Destiny and the Chinese title is 月都花落 Yue Du Hua Luo adapted from the novel 月都花落,沧海花开 Yue Du Hua Luo, Cang Hai … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged A Beautiful Destiny, Zhang Jing Yi

Chen Du Ling and Zhou Yi Ran Cast in Period C-drama Adapted From the Novel Empress Chu

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 6, 2025 by ockoalaMay 5, 2025
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So there was a lot of movement around this drama which has been in prep for quite some time but with the recent hits and misses in C-dramas the production is ready to move forward and the leads are all but inked. The drama is titled 翘楚 Qiao Chu and is adapted from the novel 楚后 Chu Hou or Empress … Continue reading →

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

Mango TV May Finally Release Republic Era Period C-drama The Love of Hypnosis with Crystal Liu and Jing Bo Ran This Summer of 2025

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 4, 2025 by ockoalaMay 9, 2025
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This may be the longest on the shelf C-drama with now going on 7-years that The Love of Hypnosis has been sitting in statis. It was filmed in 2017-2018 and was then a huge budget high profile drama with Crystal Liu as the top billed female lead with Jing Bo Ran as the male lead. Then the second male lead … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Jing Bo Ran, Liu Yi Fei, The Love of Hypnosis

Supernatural Investigative Period C-drama The Demon Hunter’s Romance with Allen Ren and Song Zu Er Ends Run with Decent 7.3 Douban Ratings

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 4, 2025 by ockoalaMay 3, 2025
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iQiyi is surely breathing a sigh of relief with the reception for it’s fantasy supernatural period C-drama The Demon Hunter’s Romance. The shelved for nearly two years drama airdropped in early April once the ban on female lead Song Zu Er was lifted and the result was better than expected. The drama got stronger than expected reviews especially for male … Continue reading →

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

Zhao Lu Si in Discussions Period C-drama with Zhang Ling He Reportedly Falls Through as its the Same Director as Her Unfinished Drama Almost Lover

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 3, 2025 by ockoalaMay 2, 2025
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Awww bummer I would have LOVED to see these two work together. C-ent casting gossip is saying that Zhao Lu Si was in talks for a period romance C-drama titled Yue Luo Hua Du 月落花都 which means Moon Falling on Flower Capital and if it was finalized would be her first drama since her medical hiatus four months ago. The … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Zhang Ling He, Zhao Lu Si

Wang An Yu and Wang Yu Wen’s Modern Multi-decade Romance C-drama Such a Good Love Wraps Run with 6.9 Douban Ratings and Polarizing Reviews

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 3, 2025 by ockoalaMay 2, 2025
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So the Douban opening ratings of 6.9 are on the high side for modern romance C-drama Such a Good Love with Wang An Yu and Wang Yu Wen, which premiered in early April and concluded it’s rather mid reception run. The buzz just wasn’t there for this arthouse drama and the two leads are not high traffic stars, but it … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Such a Good Love, Wang An Yu, Wang Yu Wen

Yang Zi Confirmed for C-drama Born to be Alive with Special Guest Male Lead Hu Ge

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 2, 2025 by ockoalaMay 2, 2025
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C-actress Yang Zi continues her streak of top billing female lead empowerment themed dramas and with her wrapping up Family Business (Jia Ye) last month she’s headed to the filming set for her next drama already. iQiyi this week confirmed the C-drama of Born to be Alive (Chinese title Sheng Ming Shu 生命树 or Life Tree) and will star Yang … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Hu Ge, Yang Zi

Hu Xi Yuan’s Two Month Long Solo Green Screen Female Lead Replacement Filming for C-drama Love Never Fails Receives Poor Reception After Drama Airs

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 2, 2025 by ockoalaMay 1, 2025
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The premiere of long shelved xianxia C-drama Love Never Fails starring Liu Xue Yi with new female lead Hu Yi Xuan replacing cancelled actress Yuan Bing Yan has been received as well as expected. Namely, very poorly, with early reviews and feedback on the cheesy story and visuals. Hu Yi Xuan reportedly filmed for two whole months against a green … Continue reading →

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

Youku Modern Romance C-drama Eat Run Love with Chen Fei Yu and Zhuang Da Fei End Run as a Boring Dud

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 1, 2025 by ockoalaMay 1, 2025
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I don’t know what Youku was thinking greenlighting a C-drama with a nepo baby male lead and a female lead with negative rizz to headline but the results speak for itself. Modern romance Eat Run Love with Chen Fei Yu and Zhuang Da Fei wrapped it’s totally underwhelming viewership run and slinks off to the annals of utterly forgettable dramas. … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chen Fei Yu, Eat Run Love, Zhuang Da Fei

Meng Zi Yi and He Yu Start Filming Period Romance and Intrigue C-drama Blossoms of Power

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 30, 2025 by ockoalaApril 29, 2025
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A new period C-drama recently started filming and it’s Blossoms of Power (Chinese title Bai Hua Sa 百花杀 which means hundred flower kill) adapted from the same name novel. The drama got a lot of press for casting Meng Zi Yi as top billed female lead right after her leveling up with the hit drama Blossom at the end of … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Blossoms of Power, He Yu, Meng Zi Yi

iQiyi Releases Fox Spirit Matchmaker Second Chapter Love in Pavilion with Liu Shi Shi, Zhang Yun Long, and Big Cast of Famous Stars in Supporting and Guest Roles

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 28, 2025 by ockoalaApril 28, 2025
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It’s off to the races to end the month as this Monday April 28th saw not one but two releases. Mango TV quietly dropped shelved Love Never Fails and over at iQiyi the platform released Love in Pavilion with Liu Shi Shi and Zhang Yun Long, the second chapter of the Fox Spirit Matchmaker series. LiP has basically scrubbed all … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Fox Spirit Matchmaker, Liu Shi Shi, Love in Pavilion, Zhang Yun Long

Wang Zi Qi and Lu Yu Xiao’s New Drama Serendipity Off to Okay Start But Gets More Buzz From Hilarious Blooper Left in Scene

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 28, 2025 by ockoalaApril 28, 2025
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So I tried watching Serendipity and made it all the way through episode 6 and feel no urge to continue. It’s just such a bland drama, with a low budget seen onscreen and leads Wang Zi Qi and Lu Yu Xiao not delivering at all. He looks terrible in this particular hairstyle and costume (way better in modern dramas) and … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Lu Yu Xiao, Serendipity, Wang Zi Qi

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