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Yu Shu Xin and He Yu Rev Up in New Promos and Preview for iQiyi Modern Romance C-drama Speed and Love

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 3, 2025 by ockoalaOctober 2, 2025

The scheduling rumors are saying that iQiyi will release modern romance C-drama Speed and Love (Chinese title Double Track) this coming month in October. But with the recent online backlash against female lead Yu Shu Xin it could delay it until the furor dies down more. I have been looking forward to this one since I enjoyed the novel, it … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged He Yu, Speed and Love, Yu Shu Xin | 5 Replies

Tencent C-drama Love’s Ambition with Zhao Lu Si and William Chan Hits 30000 Heat Index in Platform as Buzziest C-drama in a Week of No Competition

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 2, 2025 by ockoalaOctober 1, 2025
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The airdrop of Love’s Ambition appears to have come at the best time for Tencent. With no competition with any other C-drama, LA got probably more buzz than it normally would have so it’s premiere was a hit for the Tencent, rising fastest in the platform to set new records in various heat indexes. But the reviews are polarizing, almost … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Love's Ambition, William Chan, Zhao Lu Si | 16 Replies

Culinary Period C-drama Yummy Yummy Yummy with Wang Ying Lu and Li Yun Rui to Premiere on Tencent Streaming October 9th

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 1, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 30, 2025

Next up on the October 2025 C-drama premiere calendar is food and time-travel hijinks period drama Yummy Yummy Yummy (Chinese title 宴遇永安 Yan Yu Yong An), which should pray is not so silly its stupid otherwise it’s going to be called Dummy Dummy Dummy instead lol. The drama stars Wang Ying Lu as a daughter of a restaurant owning family … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Li Yun Rui, Wang Ying Lu, Yummy Yummy Yummy | 12 Replies

Period Romance C-drama Fated Hearts with Li Qin and Chen Zhe Yuan Scheduled to Premiere October 2nd This Week on iQiyi

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 30, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 30, 2025

October is here and with it a slate of new C-dramas on deck, hopefully good ones to fill the doldrums that was the lack of exciting September releases. The first to arrive is period politics and romance C-drama Fated Hearts with Li Qin and Chen Zhe Yuan. iQiyi has confirmed its premiere on October 2nd and started releasing a boatload … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chen Zhe Yuan, Fated Hearts, Li Qin | 8 Replies

Latest Casting Rumor for C-drama Adaptation of The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage has Dilraba Dilmurat as Female Lead with Either Yang Yang or Liu Yu Ning as Male Lead

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 30, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 29, 2025

So the much discussed and still ongoing plans to adapt the novel into the C-drama The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage got some new news this week. Word from C-ent casting is that Dilraba Dilmurat will be the female lead, and for her it’s not really that new as she’s been floated for this project for some … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Dilraba Dilmurat, Liu Yu Ning, The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage, Yang Yang | 36 Replies

Period Investigation C-drama Blade of Vengeance with Gong Jun and Wang Yu Wen Releases Teaser Posters as Filming Kicks off

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 29, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 29, 2025

C-actor Gong Jun hasn’t been filming as many dramas in recent years and that’s okay if his works are always well received but it’s still hit or miss with him. The Legend of Anle was watchable but still not very good while Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Red Moon Pact was an unwatchable mess. He finished filming period wuxia C-drama Blood River … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Blade of Vengeance, Gong Jun, Nie Yuan, Wang Yu Wen, Yu Cheng En | 3 Replies

Tencent Airdrops Modern Romance and Plotting C-drama Love’s Ambition with Zhao Lu Si and William Chan

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 26, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 26, 2025

A few days ago there were rumors that Tencent would airdrop Love’s Ambition with zero promotions, but with such rumors there is always the chance the platform decides last minute not to do it. But Tencent did bite the bullet and shoot this baby out with a cannon today on September 26th as the last big C-drama release for this … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Love's Ambition, William Chan, Zhao Lu Si | 25 Replies

Kim Se Jung and Kang Tae Oh Dramatically Swap Souls as Peddler and Prince in First Look at MBC Sageuk K-drama Moon River

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 26, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 26, 2025

Oh I am sooooo looking forward to this one! The first teaser and posters are out for upcoming MBC sageuk drama Moon River (The Moon Rises Over the River) with charming leads Kim Se Jung and Kang Tae Oh. Both can do physical and understated comedy so well as evidenced with her in A Business Proposal and him in the … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Kang Tae Oh, Kim Se Jung, Moon River | 3 Replies

Song Zu Er Reported for Tax Evasion Again by the Same Tipster Requesting Another Investigation

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 24, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 25, 2025
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This will likely not derail Song Zu Er‘s resurrected career again but it is clear that the person targeting her has a beef that’s not going away. C-ent is reporting that the same tipster who reported her for tax evasion two years ago is back and reporting her again for continuing tax evasion. During the first investigation, her side did … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Song Zu Er | 11 Replies

C-actor Xu Kai Gets a Reprieve From His Recent Scandal After Bigger C-ent News Arises Which Has Pushed His Negative Coverage Down

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 24, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 23, 2025

There is a Chinese saying called “Good Dog Shit Luck” which just means overcoming something negative by an out-of-nowhere good thing that happens. That applies to C-actor Xu Kai who was facing maybe cancellation just two to three weeks ago but now seems poised to slide into continuing his career with no further blip. He was revealed by an ex-girlfriend … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Xu Kai | 17 Replies

Period C-drama The Legend of Rosy Clouds with Li Yi Tong, Zeng Shun Xi, and Deng Wei Confirmed to Start Promotions After Being Shelved for Two Years

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 22, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 21, 2025

There is finally legitimate news on a long on the shelf period C-drama The Legend of Rosy Clouds (云秀行 Yun Xiu Xing) that is likely to air soon. The drama star Li Yi Tong, Zeng Shun Xi, Deng Wei, Wang Yi Lun, Dai Lu Wa, and Tian Jia Rui, all familiar names and faces but this drama was filmed over … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Dai Lu Wa, Deng Wei, Li Yi Tong, The Legend of Rosy Clouds, Tian Jia Rui, WAng Yi Lun, Zeng Shun Xi | 11 Replies

The Journey of Legend Turns into Full Online Mockery So Production Tries to Summon Assistance with Cast Members and Advertisers Speaking Positively on Cheng Yi’s Hard Work and Professionalism

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 19, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 19, 2025

C-drama The Journey of Legend, forget becoming a hit, has actually become a true full C-netizen mockery target. This is an unifying drama insofar as its garnering solely overwhelming complaints about it. Within a week of premiere its become a meme factory and netizens are running out of space to add new criticism about it to the initial list. Male … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Cheng Yi, The Journey of Legend | 40 Replies

Cheng Yi Responds to Heightened Criticism Over His Own Voice Dialogue in The Journey of Legend

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 17, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 17, 2025

So all the criticism I mentioned in the prior post on The Journey of Legend haven’t been addressed by the production, but there is one additional criticism that has been addressed directly and it’s one that has plagued male lead Cheng Yi for multiple dramas so not just here. It’s over his own voice dialogue – the criticism is that … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Cheng Yi, The Journey of Legend | 36 Replies

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