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Newly Released C-drama Derailment with Liu Hao Cun and Lin Yi Fails to Get Buzz or Viewership Reportedly due to Confusing Promos

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 19, 2023 by ockoalaDecember 18, 2023
Couple embracing in a romantic drama poster.

So while I was marathoning A Journey to Love last week a new C-drama dropped but this one is a modern drama with a time slip/soul swap concept apparently. It’s called Derailment and stars Liu Hao Cun and Lin Yi with a big promo push I saw in recent weeks. But since it’s premiere the viewership has reportedly been low … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Derailment, Lin Yi, Liu Hao Cun

Wuxia C-drama A Journey to Love Ends with a Less than Satisfying Ending But Still a Worth Watching Series

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 18, 2023 by ockoalaDecember 18, 2023
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So C-drama A Journey to Love has been airing for 3 weeks and for VIP viewers of iQiyi the streaming platform released the final 6-episodes this Monday with exclusive access. It helps with keeping the interest level high as honestly the last ten episodes have been slowly flagging for me. Overall I found the drama solidly written, a great supporting … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged A Journey to Love, Liu Shi Shi, Liu Yu Ning

Production Company of The Prisoner of Beauty Considering Changing the Title of the Drama Followed by a Sudden Release

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 17, 2023 by ockoalaDecember 16, 2023
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Take this with a grain of salt but I also think it’s more likely than not. A new development in finished period C-drama The Prisoner of Beauty is that the production company is thinking of changing the title along with earlier rumors that it’s prepping for a sudden air drop release. I don’t think it’s a wild possibility as for … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Liu Yu Ning, Song Zu Er, The Prisoner of Beauty

Zhao Lu Si Criticized for Overly Girly Voice in The Last Immortal and Resurrects Netizens Complains About Yu Shi Xin Doing the Same in Many Dramas

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 17, 2023 by ockoalaDecember 16, 2023
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So the two ladies can make this an actual concept haha, lean into girls! Sadly it’s a pretty polarizing flavor, and I don’t mean love it or hate it its more like accept it or hate it. The only people I can imagine loving an actress with an excessive girly (aegyo in Korean or in Chinese it’s called pinched voice) … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Yu Shi Xin, Zhao Lu Si

Modern Family and Romance C-drama Story of Joy with Yang Zi and Xu Kai Release First Poster and Teaser

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 15, 2023 by ockoalaDecember 15, 2023
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So I saw all the hullaballoo around this drama filming at the Shanghai Bund earlier this year, quite a romantic scene atop a double decker bus. The drama is Story of Joy and stars Yang Zi and Xu Kai but really an entire supporting cast of veterans and youngsters playing a whole family dynamic. The drama is centered around the … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Story of Joy, Xu Kai, Yang Zi

C-actress He Lan Dou Becomes the Breakout Star Among the Supporting Cast of Hit Drama A Journey to Love

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 15, 2023 by ockoalaDecember 14, 2023
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So the leads of A Journey to Love are getting plenty of deserved buzz all their own, Liu Yu Ning as Ning Yuan Zhou trending a bit higher than Liu Shi Shi as Ren Ru Yi. But the drama is doing well also because of the strong supporting cast and well developed side characters, when I saw the first promo … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged A Journey to Love, He Lan Dou

Producer of Cheng Yi’s Next Drama Hero Legends Incur Fans Ire When He Shares the Trailer for Dylan Wang’s New Drama Guardian’s of the Dafeng

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 15, 2023 by ockoalaDecember 14, 2023
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So this beef goes back to earlier this year during the filming of period C-drama Hero Legends starring Cheng Yi. Apparently the production started filming before getting the first approval from the authorities which is a big no no and reportedly the production was shut down and fined after being reported to the authorities. Cheng Yi fans claim it’s Dylan … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Cheng Yi, Dylan Wang

Dilraba Dilmurat in Talks for Period C-drama Love Beyond the Grave Which Likely Will Film Before Her Life-slipping Revenge Drama and May Star Chen Fei Yu

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 14, 2023 by ockoalaDecember 13, 2023
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So a pre-production xianxa C-drama Love Beyond the Grave (Chinese title 白日提灯 or Carrying a Lantern in Daytime) is accelerating its prep and in in talks with Dilraba Dilmurat as the top billed female lead. Because her revenge life-skipping multiple male leads C-drama is taking so hard to confirm the male leads, if she accepts this one it will start … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chen Fei Yu, Dilraba Dilmurat, Love Beyond the Grave

Yu Zheng Doesn’t Understand Why His New Fave Rookie Zhao Qing Didn’t Become the Next Bai Lu and Is Desperately Trying to Re-position Her for Another Shot Later

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 14, 2023 by ockoalaDecember 14, 2023
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Watching C-drama producer and top shelf slimeball Yu Zheng work is like watching the Big Bad in a Bond movie so openly plotting and then wondering why the grand plan didn’t work out. This fall’s period C-drama Scent of Time starring Zhou Ye and Wang Xing Yue didn’t do much for either lead’s buzz or career but was supposed to … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Zhao Qing

First Preview for Investigation Period C-drama Guardians of the Dafeng with Dylan is a Love it or Hate it Proposition

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 13, 2023 by ockoalaDecember 12, 2023
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The first trailer is out for Guardians of the Dafeng and I….I just can’t with this. It’s so absurd and not in an immediately endearing way, though I get what it’s going for. This drama preview has the tone of a classic Stephen Chow “mo lei tau” slapstick over-the-top physical ridiculousness written all over it, so you’re either going to … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Dylan Wang, Guardians of the Dafeng, Tian Xi Wei

Zhao Lu Si Breaks 9 on Vlinkage on First Day After Premiere of The Last Immortal Getting to 3rd on List with Liu Yu Ning Continuing His Ten Day Stronghold in the First Spot

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 13, 2023 by ockoalaDecember 12, 2023
Couple in elegant traditional costumes, romantic setting.

Xianxia C-drama The Last Immortal premiered this week and is off to a solid start. The initial feedback is just okay, neither big criticism nor big praise, a solid start. Top billed female lead Zhao Lu Si showed her strength in buzz by her character breaking 9 in the daily VLinkage chart on the day of the drama premiere. She … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged The Last Immortal, Zhao Lu Si

Deng Wei’s Fans Stir Up Animosity by Criticizing Yang Zi in Lost You Forever and Going to Her Fan Sites to Leave Messages

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 12, 2023 by ockoalaDecember 11, 2023
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Man, having fans as a C-star is kinda like having a pitbull as a pet, it’s loyal but you never know when it’s going to go crazy and attack others. Lost You Forever part 1 aired this summer and has become one of the biggest C-dramas of 2023 and fans are waiting for part 2 to drop hopefully in early … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Deng Wei, Lost You Forever, Yang Zi

Chinese Speaking Entertainment News Abuzz with Rumor that Veteran HK-actress Kathy Chow has Passed Away

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 11, 2023 by ockoalaDecember 11, 2023
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There are countless instances of rumors that a star has passed away later debunked but still the ones that get pretty big tend to be sadly confirmed. This week is starting off with the shocking rumor that veteran HK-actress Kathy Chow (Zhou Hai Mei) has passed away. If it’s true she would have been 57 years old. The rumor started … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Kathy Chow

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