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Coupang Play Romance K-drama Cinderella at 2 AM with Shin Hyun Bin and Moon Sang Min Premieres to Decent Reviews

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 28, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 27, 2024
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I like being surprised and this may be one of those low expectation and decent payoff K-dramas that should be appreciated. Coupang Play K-drama Cinderella at 2 AM, which also airs on cable network Channel A, premiered this week and the reception for such a low key drama isn’t bad. The first ratings are 0.628% and the second episode went … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Cinderella at 2 am, Moon Sang Min, Shin Hyun Bin

Yang Zi and Liu Yu Ning in Talks for Female Empowerment Period C-drama Family Business

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 28, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 27, 2024
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So first word on the street is that The Days of Seclusion and Love is being postponed and now Tree of Life (Born to be Alive) is going to be moved to 2025 start as well, which frees up the male and female leads for those dramas to pair up elsewhere. C-ent casting says Yang Zi and Liu Yu Ning … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Family Business, Liu Yu Ning, Yang Zi

Tian Xi Wei’s Next Drama The Days of Seclusion and Love is Put on Hold and She is Angling for the Female Lead in C-drama Adaptation of Gu Man Novel Blazing Sunlight

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 27, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 26, 2024
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There is a change upcoming on C-actress Tian Xi Wei and her drama filming schedule. Production was slated to start in early fall for The Days of Seclusion of Love with her and Liu Yu Ning and now the drama is reportedly on pause due to investor pullout once the budget went up to S level. Her fans are happy … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Tian Xi Wei

Wu Jin Yan and Jiang Shu Ying Sign on for Double Female Lead Modern Mystery Thriller C-drama

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 26, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 25, 2024
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The drama in question is titled Returning Us (回来的我们 Hui Lai De Wo Men) and appears to have firmed up its two female leads and will be filming shortly. The drama will star Wu Jin Yan and Jiang Shu Ying in a dual female lead role and is described as a thriller type with mystery and melodrama. The plot is … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Jiang Shu Ying, Wu Jin Yan

C-ent Gossip Has He Yu Liu Xie Ning Still Happily Together a Year After Rumor Dating Relationship

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 25, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 26, 2024
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This news crossed my radar last summer but didn’t register but hearing an update now I’m totally invested lol. C-ent gossip has good news for once, with news that actor He Yu and actress Liu Xie Ning are still together and quite happy, a year after tabloids caught them out together, going back to the same building, and generally just … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Dating, He Yu, Liu Xie Ning

Posters Galore of Ding Yu Xi and Deng En Xi in Soon to Air Period C-drama Chang Le Qu

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 23, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 24, 2024
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The airing date is imminent, reportedly next week on August 26th, for period investigation and romance C-drama Chang Le Qu (长乐曲 which translates to Long Happy Song). Starring Ding Yu Xi and Deng En Xi the drama is about a noble daughter trained in solving crime who partners with the head of the imperial guard so the drama will have … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chang Le Qu, Deng En Xi, Ding Yu Xi

First Filming Stills of Tian Jia Rui and Wang Yu Wen in Republic Era Period Costume for Director Guo Jing Ming’s New C-drama

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 23, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 22, 2024
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The Republic era period C-drama Ran Shuang Wei Zhou 燃霜为昼 has started filming and the first stills are out from the film set of leads Tian Jia Rui, Wang Yu Wen, and Li Wen Han in costume. NGL, these three look way better than I expected and kinda serving mood solo just wandering around the set. The drama is your … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Tian Jia Rui, Wang Yu Wen

Youku Releases New Posters and Stills of Xianxia C-drama The Eternal Fragrance with Song Wei Long and Ju Jing Yi as Reservations Hit 1 Million

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 22, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 21, 2024
Promo for "The Eternal Fragrance" drama series.

I don’t know who Song Wei Long pissed off but he has one finished drama collecting dust on the shelf which is Everlasting Longing with Angelababy, and now another drama where he gets flower vase Ju Jing Yi in all her dangly bits glory. The drama with Ju Jing Yi is titled The Eternal Fragrance and is a xianxia story. … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Ju Jing Yi, Song Wei Long, The Eternal Fragrance

Wang Xing Yue and Ren Min in Talks for Xianxia C-drama Adapted From Another Novel by the Writer of The Journey of Flower

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 21, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 22, 2024
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So novelist Fresh Guo Guo is still best known for her novel and drama adaptation The Journey of Flower that leveled up Zhao Li Ying‘s career. A new drama adaptation of her other novel which is a prequel of sorts to The Journey of Flower is now casting and headed into production, the two leads will be Wang Xing Yue … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Ren Min, Wang Xing Yue

Period C-drama Are You the One with Zhang Wan Yi and Wang Chu Ran Air to Average Ratings But Praise for the Lead Couple’s Acting and Chemistry

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 21, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 20, 2024
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I’ve been watching Are You the One Since it premiered a week ago and honestly I haven’t felt any urge to write about it substantively on the merits or lack thereof. The drama starring Zhang Wan Yi and Wang Chu Ran still has my interest to click on new episodes every day but I FF more than I watch as … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Are You the One, Wang Chu Ran, Zhang Wan Yi

K-actor Jang Geun Seok Shares Update that He was Diagnosed with Thyroid Cancer and is Recovering Successfully After Surgery

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 18, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 18, 2024
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Well this is disheartening news to hear but the silver lining is that the future looks healthy for K-actor Jang Geun Seok. This weekend he revealed to a news program that he had recently had thyroid cancer surgery, after being diagnosed over a year ago. This would explain why he hasn’t been active during that time. Thyroid cancer if caught … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Jang Geun Seok

Fox Spirit Matchmaker Second Chapter Love in Pavilion Test Waters in Advertisers with Eye Towards Year End 2024 Release

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 18, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 18, 2024
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The good thing about the flop that was Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Red Moon Pact with Yang Mi and Gong Jun is that it was quick come and quick go. No one is talking about it anymore which is good for the next two chapters on deck, initially after the first chapter tanked the next one Love in Pavilion with Liu … Continue reading →

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

Rising C-actor Chang Hua Sen Annoyingly Reprising His One-Sided Love of the Female Lead Role from A Journey to Love in New Drama Are You the One

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 17, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 17, 2024
Man playing a guqin in traditional clothing.

There are way worse rookie rides than Chang Hua Sen in last year’s wuxia C-drama A Journey to Love, he had the visuals in terms of height and looks and his acting was earnest in that trying too hard way. The problem was his character as the lovelorn younger disciple with the one-sided love towards his master who was the … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Are You the One, Chang Hua Sen

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