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C-netizens Think Li Qin Shades Male Lead Zeng Shun Xi as She Bids Farewell to Her Role in C-drama Snowy Night: Timeless Love

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 26, 2024 by ockoalaOctober 25, 2024
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Of the three higher profile C-dramas that premiered in October, the least buzzy and watched has been wuxia drama Snowy Night: Timeless Love with Li Qin and Zeng Shun Xi. I enjoyed gazing at the snowy artistic stills but have no interest to watch a drama with these two leads unless it gets rave reviews. And it didn’t, the reception … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Li Qin, Snowy Night: Timeless Love, Zeng Shun Xi

Xianxia C-drama Fangs of Fortune with Hou Ming Hao and Chen Du Ling Air Drops Today

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 26, 2024 by ockoalaOctober 26, 2024
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I’ve been hearing that director Guo Jing Ming and his next stylish drama Fangs of Fortune was airing sometime in October but it was nearing the end and still no set date. But here it comes as an air drop as the drama is premiering today on iQiyi. Starring Hou Ming Hao, Chen Du Ling, Tian Jia Rui, and Cheng … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chen Du Ling, Fangs of Fortune, Hou Ming Hao

Cheng Yi’s Wuxia C-drama Fu Shan Hai Wraps Filming and Releases Official Production Sneak Peek

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 25, 2024 by ockoalaOctober 25, 2024
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This will be one of the big C-dramas of 2025, a top billed male lead wuxia swashbuckler titled Fu Shan Hai (Go to the Mountains and Seas). The drama stars Cheng Yi and Gulinazha adapted from a popular novel and seems to be the wuxia version of xianxia story Guide to Capturing a Black Lotus in the protagonist goes into … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Cheng Yi, Fu Shan Hai, Go to the Mountains and Sea

Upcoming K-drama Social Savvy Class 101 Leads Kim Woo Seok and Kang Na Eon Confirmed to be Dating After Meeting on Set

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 25, 2024 by ockoalaOctober 25, 2024
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This is certainly an unexpected way to promote an upcoming drama. High school romance drama Social Savvy Class 101 premiering in November got extra publicity this week with news that the leads are actually dating in real life. Costars Kim Woo Seok and Kang Na Eon were rumored to be dating and in a rare case their respective agencies actually … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Kang Na Eon, Kim Woo Seok, Social Savvy Class 101

Nam Ji Hyun and Moon Sang Min Offered Lead Roles in Soul Swapping Sageuk K-drama Dear Bandit

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 25, 2024 by ockoalaOctober 25, 2024
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It feels like a blast from the past when I have to write a post about K-dramas in the same week with the same theme. It appears next year 2025 is going to be about period era soul-swapping, what with the sageuk The Moon Flows Over the River getting cast and now this new sageuk drama Dear Bandit. The drama … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Dear Bandit, Moon Sang Min, Nam Ji Hyun

Son Ye Jin and Ji Chang Wook in Talks for 2025 Netflix Sageuk K-drama Scandal

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 24, 2024 by ockoalaOctober 24, 2024
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So this is an unexpected pairing and also a weird story to keep re-doing. Netflix is planning a 2025 sageuk drama titled Scandal based on the 2003 explicit rated K-movie Untold Scandal, which is loosely based on the novel Dangerous Liaisons. In talks for the leads are Son Ye Jin and Ji Chang Wook so quite a mature and big … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ji Chang Wook, Scandal, Son Ye Jin

Zhao Lu Si Side-eyed by C-netizens for Mocking the Plastic Surgery Commentary Around Huang Xiaoming’s Influencer Girlfriend Ye Ke

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 24, 2024 by ockoalaOctober 24, 2024
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Well this is certainly an unexpected and self-created slightly negative news for C-actress Zhao Lu Si. This week she was on a program and when asked if she was planning to take a short vacation 微度假 (wei du jia) she responded 微度一下吧! (wei du yi xia ba). Her answer was mocking influencer, Ye Ke who is currently top of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Zhao Lu Si

Wang Chu Ran and Wang Xing Yue in Talks for Period Romance C-drama Set in the Palace

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 24, 2024 by ockoalaOctober 24, 2024
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There is casting for a new period C-drama that makes me excited after watching the two rumored leads in their respective dramas. The drama is title Yu Ting Yao 御廷谣 which roughly translates to Ballad of the Palace and is adapted from the C-novel Jiang Shan Wei Ping 江山为聘. The two stars the production has current offers out is to … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Wang Chu Ran, Wang Xing Yue

New Posters Drop for The Story of Pearl Girl with Zhao Lu Si and Liu Yu Ning as Press Conference Scheduled for October 31st

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 23, 2024 by ockoalaOctober 22, 2024
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Oh lawd it’s a-coming! I am so hyped up for The Story of Pearl Girl, for leads Zhao Lu Si and Liu Yu Ning, for their reunion, and for the fact that this is her one drama on deck that I actually want to watch for story and her male lead. The premiere is still reportedly November 1st and what … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Liu Yu Ning, The Story of Pearl Girl, Zhao Lu Si

Director Guo Jing Ming’s Next Drama Painted Skin Can’t Start Filming as One of the Dual Female Leads Ju Jing Yi and Chen Du Ling Insisting on Top Billing

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 23, 2024 by ockoalaOctober 22, 2024
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Oh pass me the popcorn lol! Of course this was going to happen when director Guo Jing Ming prepped his C-drama version of Painted Skin and it was revealed that Ju Jing Yi and Chen Du Ling would be playing dual (or co-) female leads. You just know one or both was going to pitch a fit and be top … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chen Du Ling, Ju Jing Yi, Painted Skin

Deng Wei Fans Pitch a Fit that He Hasn’t Filmed a Drama in 8 Months and His Agency Placates By Saying It’s in Talks for a Major Project

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 23, 2024 by ockoalaOctober 22, 2024
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The amount of time Deng Wei has not been on set (i.e. filming) is long enough for Zhang Ling He to do three dramas lol. That man rolls from set to set and good for him, as long as he doesn’t risk overexposure by doing different genres and roles then he’s always on the front line having projects airing to … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Deng Wei

K-actress Moon Geun Young Makes First Drama Return in 5 Years in Hellbound 2 and Reveals She’s Fully Recovered From Medical Illness

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 22, 2024 by ockoalaOctober 22, 2024
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Well this is a blast from the past! A good one at that, and I hope she’s back on a more consistent cadence now. K-actress Moon Geun Young made her first public appearance in years as she returns to the small screen this month with the Netflix drama Hellbound 2 in a supporting role. She plays a charismatic and obsessed … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Moon Geun Young

The Rise of Ning with Zhang Wan Yi and Ren Min Tops the October 2024 Newly Released C-dramas

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 22, 2024 by ockoalaOctober 21, 2024
Historical romance poster featuring two characters.

So October 2024 doesn’t have any breakout C-drama hit so all eyes are onward to November. The three bigger profile C-dramas to air are The Rise of Ning with Zhang Wan Yi and Ren Min, Kill Me, Love Me with Liu Xue Yi and Wu Jin Yan, and Snowy Night: Timeless Love with Li Qin and Zeng Shun Xi. The … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Ren Min, The Rise of Ning, Zhang Wan Yi

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