Category Archives: TW & C dramas

Tencent Modern C-drama Reopen My Journals with Li Yun Rui and Huangyang Tian Tian Opens with 7.6 Douban Ratings After Strong Reviews But Low Viewership

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

There’s a solid modern drama recently released that is worth checking out if the cast and the framework is up your alley. It’s titled Reopen My Journals (致1999年的自己 To Myself in 1999) with stars Li Yun Rui and Huangyang Tian Tian leading the younger generation cast as the older versions of the five leads are played by a strong cast … Continue reading →

C-actress Dai Lu Wa the Likely Female Lead Opposite Dylan Wang in His Next Period C-drama Live Long and Prosper

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

The casting is going fast for this drama which makes sense if it is reportedly going to start filming next month in March 2025. Industry insiders are saying Dai Lu Wa will be the female lead in period C-drama Live Long and Prosper, which is a big male lead IP project that has inked Dylan Wang as his next leading … Continue reading →

Chinese Animated Movie Ne Zha 2 Sets Multiple Records in Tickets Sold and Viewer Reviews Becoming the Big Winner of the 2025 Lunar New Year Holiday Box Office

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

Okay, let’s just take a bow at the conquering hero of Chinese box office and maybe even setting total global box office records when its all said and done. Chinese home made animated movie Ne Zha 2, a sequel to Ne Zha released in 2019, has become a juggernaut that one simply wonders how many more records can be set. … Continue reading →

Barbie Hsu’s Ex-husband Wang Xiaofei and His Outspoken Mother Zhang Lan Has Their Respective Douyin Accounts Banned for Life for Violating Morals and Terms and Use

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

It will be such relief to not hear trolls out there trolling especially during this sensitive time for the family and friends of TW-star Barbie Hsu (Da S), who passed away unexpectedly on a holiday trip to Japan to celebrate lunar new year. This weekend the platform Douyin (Chinese version of TikTok) reportedly permanently banned the respective accounts of Da … Continue reading →

C-drama Love Beyond the Grave with Dilraba Dilmurat and Chen Fei Yu Wraps Filming

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

I swear this drama seemed to be in production for at least half a year or longer for it to have just wrapped right now, or maybe I’m just misremembering since there was so much online hullabaloo when it first started what with ugly costume and makeup allegations and in fighting between the two leads fandom already. Good times, good … Continue reading →

Tang Dynasty C-drama Kill My Sins with Liu Shi Shi and Shawn Dou Premieres Today on February 7th

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

So earlier this week I already covered the news that xianxia C-drama Love of the Divine Tree with Deng Wei was confirmed to air on February 7th this Friday on iQiyi. A few days later Youku announced that it was airing Tang dynasty C-drama Kill My Sins with Liu Shi Shi, Shawn Dou, and Zheng Ye Cheng also on February … Continue reading →

TW-star Barbie Hsu’s Ashes Brought Back to Taiwan and Sister Dee Hsu Announces There Will be No Memorial Service and to Remember Da S Fondly in One’s Heart

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

The media circus that was expected around the passing of TW-star Barbie Hsu (Da S) will not be happening, and thank goodness for that. Media camped out at the airport waiting for her sister Dee Hsu (Xiao S), their mother, and Da S’s South Korean musician husband DJ Koo to return from Japan with her cremated ashes, but the family … Continue reading →

Wang Yibo and Zhao Lu Si Has the Most Brand CFs Respectively for Male and Female Stars as of the Start of 2025

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

There is a newly release list of famous Chinese stars and the number of brand CFs each has as of end of January 2025 so it’s all famous buzzy/liuliang/popular names. Let’s start off with the male celebs: it’s Wang Yibo with the most at 30 brands followed by Jay Chou with 22, Xiao Zhan and Cheng Yi tied at 21, … Continue reading →

iQiyi Airdrops Long Shelved Republic Era C-drama Back For You with Angelababy and Wang An Yu Today on February 4th

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

So the airing of Everlasting Longing without any problems has clearly led to iQiyi also making the smart move to airdrop its own long shelved other Angelababy starring C-drama. It’s titled Back For You and is a short 12-episoder with her and Wang An Yu about a police officer solving crimes and the female lead is a woman who awakens … Continue reading →

iQiyi Confirms Release of Xianxia C-drama Love of the Divine Tree on February 7th and Releases New Preview and Stills

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

This drama feels like it’s been on deck for much too longer and not for any problems with it, there is just a lot of C-dramas filmed all playing Jenga for the right airing slot. Xianxia C-drama Love of the Divine Tree, which I said was one of three big period C-dramas airing this month, has confirmed a February 7th … Continue reading →

TW-star Barbie Hsu Confirmed to Have Passed Away While On Holiday in Japan Hours After Rumors Spread Wildly From an Anonymous Post About a Top Taiwan Actress Dying

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

Da S, Yi Lou Hao Zou 一路好走. I really am speechless and after so many posts covering the news of Asian celebs passing from accident, illness, and/or suicide, this one really hit home. TW-actress Barbie Hsu (also known as Da S) is confirmed to have passed away this week, she was 48-years old and is survived by her second husband … Continue reading →

Xianxia C-drama Shui Long Yin with Luo Yun Xi Release New Posters for Lunar New Year

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

Now that the overly elaborate costumed xianxia C-drama Moonlight Mystique is done airing, it’s time for it’s equally ornate cousin Shui Long Ying to start readying for it’s arrival down the road. The drama starring Luo Yun Xi has been done filming for quite some time but hasn’t been rumored yet among the industry insiders for a definitive airing date, … Continue reading →

Ding Yu Xi’s January 2025 Edition of L’Officiel Hommes China Breaks Wang Yibo’s 5-year Record for Most Magazine Sales in China

A Koala's Playground Posted on by

When there is a record it’s just waiting to be broken, and this one took 5-years and the return of another buzzy hit drama. C-actor Ding Yu Xi got a huge career boost in November 2024 just two months ago with the success of Love Game in Eastern Fantasy (drama adaptation of Guide to Capturing a Black Lotus). He got … Continue reading →