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Xianxia Mystery C-drama Fangs of Fortune with Hou Ming Hao and Chen Du Ling Releases Cheesy and Inexplicably Charming Idol-inspired Song MV

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 28, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 15, 2024
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Gotta give it to director Guo Jing Ming (Edward Guo) for bringing something fresh and different to the period drama genre in terms of promos. His next drama is the xianxia and mystery period drama Fangs of Fortune (formerly titled The Story of Mystics) starring Hou Ming Hao and Chen Du Ling along with what appears to be half the … Continue reading →

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

C-actress Li Meng Impresses as the Villainous Princess Character in The Double Achieving Career Boost

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 28, 2024 by ockoalaJune 27, 2024
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The gift that keeps on giving in period C-drama The Double continues on and supporting actress Li Meng who played the crazy villainous Princess Wanning in the drama is getting her well-earned attention and limelight for her bravura performance. She was probably the best actress (and maybe the best acting man or woman) in The Double, with only her onscreen … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Li Meng, The Double

Kim Sun Ho and Go Yoon Jung Lead Script Reading for Netflix Romance Drama Can This Love be Translated

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 27, 2024 by ockoalaJune 27, 2024
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Another K-drama has started filming and it’s the Netflix romance drama Can This Love be Translated written by the Hong Sisters. The cast script reading stills came out this week and we can see leads Kim Sun Ho and Go Yoon Jung together for the first time and the visuals are as expected, they definitely match up nicely. If you … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Can This Love be Translated, Go Yoon Jung, Kim Sun Ho

Yu Zheng Gears Up to Reunite Wang Xing Yue and Wu Jin Yan for Another Drama and C-ent Insiders See His Breakout Leading Him to Xu Kai Status in Another Year

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 27, 2024 by ockoalaJune 26, 2024
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So period C-drama The Double has finished and there are SO MANY C-dramas airing and on deck that this drama will settle nicely into success but past tense category as immediate attention moves elsewhere. As producer Yu Zheng sits there counting his cash and cackling, he apparently is already planning to reunite Wang Xing Yue and Wu Jin Yan in … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Wang Xing Yue, Wu Jin Yan

Male Leads of Lost You Forever Part 2 Zhang Wan Yi, Deng Wei, Tan Jian Ci, and Wang Hong Yi Attend Tencent Drama Party with Cardboard Cutout of Yang Zi

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 27, 2024 by ockoalaJune 26, 2024
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So this is hilariously apropos since all four dudes want female lead Yang Zi in the drama Lost You Forever in some form or fashion and crap keeps happening so she can’t get her happy ending (yet) in Part 1 aired so far. Part 2 of the drama is coming on July 8th and the four male leads Zhang Wan … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Deng Wei, Lost You Forever, Tan Jian Ci, Yang Zi, Zhang Wan Yi

Tencent Schedules Modern Business and Romance C-drama As Beautiful as You with Tan Song Yun and Xu Kai for July 2nd

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 26, 2024 by ockoalaJune 25, 2024
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I’m basically Charlie Brown and modern romance and business/work/professional C-dramas are Lucy and the football. Chances are it’s going to be lackluster as all have been prior but I still can’t help but check it out when it stars leads I like. In recent years it’s been She and Her Perfect Husband, Best Choice Ever, Only for Love, The Oath … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged As Beautiful As You, Tan Song Yun, Xu Kai

K-actress Seo Ye Ji Signs with Sublime Joining Song Kang Ho, Go So Young, and Hyeri in Same Agency

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 26, 2024 by ockoalaJune 25, 2024
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A fresh start with a new agency is definitely a great step forward for K-actress Seo Ye Ji, who has signed with Sublime Artists Agency and with it new headshots released to welcome her to the agency’s stable of stars. It’s been three years since the bad publicity after her personality and behavior during her relationship with ex-boyfriend actor Kim … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Seo Ye Ji

Kim Ji Won Radiates Top Star Aura and New Bangs Look at Christian Dior Event in Taipei

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 26, 2024 by ockoalaJune 25, 2024
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I still vividly see Kim Ji Won in her Queen of Tears image anytime I think of her so it’s definitely a fun change to see her debut a new hairstyle this week attending the Christian Dior event in Taipei. The all black outfit was a tad boring but the shoulder cut out helped sleek out the dress more and … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Kim Ji Won

Youku Announces June 26th Premiere of Period C-drama The Princess Royal with Zhao Jin Mai and Zhang Ling He

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 25, 2024 by ockoalaJune 25, 2024
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The 2024 summer C-drama wave is here for realz, last week premiered Follow Your Heart starring Luo Yun Xi and Song Yi to kick it off and this week comes The Princess Royal with Zhao Jin Mai and Zhang Ling He. Earlier premieres Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Red Moon Pact and The Double were both late spring dramas and now we … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged The Princess Royal, Zhang Ling He, Zhao Jin Mai

Song Hye Kyo and Suzy Randomly Hang Out and Post Each Other on Insta

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 25, 2024 by ockoalaJune 25, 2024
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Okay, I only say randomly because on what planet were these two top actresses friends in real life? I musta missed the memo and definitely did not have this on my lazy summer June bingo. This weekend Korean celeb insta had a lot of buzz thanks to Song Hye Kyo and Suzy posting each other in their respective Instagram accounts … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Song Hye Kyo, Suzy

Tang Yan and Mark Chao Cast in Modern C-drama Lady Liberty Adapted From Famed Feminist Writer Yi Shu’s Novel

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 25, 2024 by ockoalaJune 24, 2024
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The chatter around C-actress Tang Yan have a career resurgence after the C-drama Blossoms Shanghai earlier this year is legit real, she’s gotten top magazine spreads and new big brand endorsement deals. She’s also reportedly been fielding lots of scripts many would not have been offered to her prior to BS and she has now picked a next project. She’s … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Lady Liberty, Mark Chao, Tang Yan

Yook Sung Jae, Bona, and Kim Ji Hoon Cast for Supernatural Themed Sageuk Drama Return to the Palace

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 24, 2024 by ockoalaJune 24, 2024
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I missed the initial announcement for this upcoming sageuk drama but better late then never getting onboard. K-drama Return to the Palace (Korean title Ghost Palace) is getting underway soon and the leads will be Yook Sung Jae, Bona, and the most recent addition Kim Ji Hoon. It’s a supernatural/fantasy palace sageuk involving ghosts, grudges, shamans and the like and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bona, Ghost Palace, Return to the Palace, Yook Sung Jae

Tencent Announces July 8, 2024 Premiere of Lost You Forever Part 2 with Yang Zi, Zhang Wan Yi, Deng Wei, and Tan Jian Ci

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 24, 2024 by ockoalaJune 24, 2024
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Am I ready to say goodbye to Lost You Forever and all the rich and multi-faceted characters that reside in the Vast Wilderness? Yes, I actually am, what with it being over ten years since I started the herculean task of translating the novel (three book in length) and with the conclusion of Lost You Forever with Part 2 coming … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Deng Wei, Lost You Forever, Tan Jian Ci, Yang Zi, Zhang Wan Yi

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