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C-actor Peng Guan Ying Finishes Re-shoots for The Golden Hairpin as Yang Zi Adds the Drama to Her Agency Promos for 2024

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 13, 2024 by ockoalaJanuary 13, 2024
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It’s new year with good news for beleaguered C-drama The Golden Hairpin. After countless fits and starts and various actors attached to the re-shoot, the final contender Peng Guan Yin has reportedly finished his re-shoots and the drama is headed to post-production. This is the S-level drama starring Wu Yi Fan and Yang Zi that went into limbo after his … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Peng Guan Ying, The Golden Hairpin, Yang Zi

First Look at Xiao Zhan in Period Drama Zang Hai Zhuan in BTS Pictures From Filming Set

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 13, 2024 by ockoalaJanuary 12, 2024
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Oh, me likey! The more Xiao Zhan can get away from xianxia the better IMO, even with his breakout beloved The Untamed it’s been too many years now and with last year’s underwhelming The Longest Promise I would love to see him in a more grounded role. The first BTS stills have hit the interwebs from the set of currently … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Xiao Zhan, Zang Hai Zhuan

C-ent Looks Back 12 Years Later at the Infamous Backstabbing Yin Xiao Tian Incident in 2012 and All the Backstabbers Careers Have Flailed While the Supporters Have Succeeded

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 12, 2024 by ockoalaJanuary 11, 2024
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I was solely covering K-dramas in 2012 but even then I heard of the infamous Backstabbing (Sword Stabbing) Yin Xiao Tian Incident that year. It’s so famous it even has its own Baidu page haha. It spawned factions, memes, accusations, denials, betrayals, and true friends emerging. In 2012, then one of the four top male leads Yin Xiao Tian was … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Bian Xiao Xiao, Scandal, Yin Xiao Tian

Liu Yu Ning’s Agency Suggesting Female Leads for His Next Period Drama Other than Yang Chao Yue But Can’t Find Any Takers

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 12, 2024 by ockoalaJanuary 11, 2024
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I really like Liu Yu Ning but when there is smoke there is likely fire, and the rumors of his side’s hustling to get more exposure (such as increased scenes in dramas) may have a modicum of truth. It’s coming up again as he’s signed on as the top billed male lead for the period C-drama A Dream Within a … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Liu Yu Ning

Xin Zhi Lei Breaks Out Thanks to Wong Kar Wai Directed C-drama Blossoms Shanghai and Other C-actresses Reportedly Now Want Pouty Lips Like Her

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 12, 2024 by ockoalaJanuary 11, 2024
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I don’t know if C-actress Xin Zhi Lei was born with Kylie Jenner manufactured lips or it’s with work done but she is absolutely the definition of a onscreen bombshell in the currently airing C-drama Blossoms Shanghai. In the last two weeks she’s received the most positive lift from the drama buzz and is the breakout among the three female … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Xin Zhi Lei

Chinese Paladin 4 with Ju Jing Yi and Chen Zhe Yuan Mired in Top Billing Controversy and Reportedly Pulled From Airing at the Last Minute This Week

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 11, 2024 by ockoalaJanuary 11, 2024
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So there are rumors for the past few weeks that Chinese Paladin 4 would be airing in January 2024. It’s not a big budget drama and was filmed in 2022, plus there is Sword and Fairy based on Chinese Paladin 6 just wrapped filming that would be ready to air soon as well. But this week there is no CP4 … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chen Zhe Yuan, Chinese Paladin, Ju Jing Yi

Yang Yang and Jin Chen’s Xianxia Drama The Immortal Ascension Gets Additional Investors and Rises to S-level Production

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 10, 2024 by ockoalaJanuary 9, 2024
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Within C-ent the S-level drama production means the highest level of money investment so the biggest budget basically. Investment comes from the production company going out to get investors, it’s rare for a production company to cover the entire cost of the budget. Afterwards the drama is sold to platforms and also sells commercials and if it’s a success the … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Jin Chen, The Immortal Ascension, Yang Yang

Liu Shi Shi and Deng Wei Cast in Tencent Period Investigation Mystery Drama Kill My Sins

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 10, 2024 by ockoalaJanuary 10, 2024
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So this is basically a done deal unless something drastic happens, the pairing and the scheduling both work well. A new Tencent produced C-drama is kicking off pre-production called Kill My Sins (Chinese title Zhang Xin 掌心 Palm of the Hand). It’s a big S-level female lead top billed drama and will star Liu Shi Shi who goes into filming … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Deng Wei, Kill My Sins, Liu Shi Shi

Xianxia C-drama The Last Immortal with Zhao Lu Si and Wang An Yu Wraps Run and Opens with 6.1 Ratings on Douban

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 9, 2024 by ockoalaJanuary 8, 2024
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I personally use anything over 7 as decent and worth checking out when a drama opens on Douban the crowd rating site in C-ent. Over 8 is amazing and around 6 is mediocre, and anything below that in the 5s and under is avoid at all costs. Xianxia C-drama The Last Immortal (Hidden God) wrapped its run last week and … Continue reading →

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

C-actress Peng Xiao Ran Looks Like a Different Person in New Period Dress Snowy Photoshoot

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 8, 2024 by ockoalaJanuary 7, 2024
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Is it new year new face for C-actress Peng Xiao Ran, or a case of makeup and styling lending to the unrecognizable flair. The actress’ agency released a new snow scape period attire photo shoot this week, which is fairly common for actresses to do their own shoots for promos, but if her name wasn’t attached to the photos I … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Peng Xiao Ran

Yang Chao Yue Reportedly Readying for New Drama with Liu Yu Ning and the Collective Shrieks of NO From C-netizens Does Not Stop Her From Attempting More Acting

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 7, 2024 by ockoalaJanuary 8, 2024
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Sometimes hearing an opinion validated feels reassuring because it means at least my aesthetic assessing ability works or at least sits with the majority. But towards C-actress Yang Chao Yue there is no feeling of assurance that what appears like every single viewer who has watched her in a drama thinks she’s the worst actress in like ever. The issues … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Liu Yu Ning, Yang Chao Yue

Award Winning HK-director Wong Kar Wai’s First C-drama Blossoms Shanghai with Hu Ge Opens with 8.2 on Douban But Mixed Reviews From Netizens

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 7, 2024 by ockoalaJanuary 7, 2024
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The most high profile prestige C-drama Blossoms Shanghai (繁花) premiered right after Christmas and is close to finishing its 30-episode run. The drama is directed by HK-auteur Wong Kar Wai of In the Mood for Love and Chungking Express Fame and stars Hu Ge as the male lead. Planning started ion 2019 and filming took 3 years not to mention … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Blossoms Shanghai, Hu Ge

Yu Zheng Prepping Next Drama a Period Romance Starring Agency Stars Bai Lu and Wang Xing Yue

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 6, 2024 by ockoalaJanuary 6, 2024
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So it will be 4th time the charm for Wang Xing Yue in terms of getting the girl in a drama if she’s played by Bai Lu. The same agency stars have worked together three times before but she was always the female lead and he a supporting role, but their next drama will elevate him to be her male … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Bai Lu, Wang Xing Yue

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