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Fans Turn Out En Masse for C-actress Zhao Lu Si’s First Public Brand Event Since Fallout with Her Agency

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 25, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 25, 2025

C-actress Zhao Lu Si made a triumphant appearance this week at a brand event in China that packed the mall it was being held at. Her fans really showed up and that’s great for her, the more support she can show the more power she has on her side when negotiating with her agency that she’s been trying to terminate … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Zhao Lu Si | 10 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

K-actress Jeon Jong Seo Elicits K-netizen Commentary on Her Striking Curves in Two Form Fitting Dresses at the 2025 Busan International Film Festival

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

Before there was Moon Ga Young wearing a lingerie dress at the airport, a day earlier there was Jeon Jong Seo going full va-va-va-voom at the 2025 Busan International Film Festival red carpet and press conference. She totally overshadowed costar Han So Hee, herself a visual but with a demure dress on all eyes were on Jeon Jong Seo as … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Jeon Jong Seo | 16 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

K-actress Jeon Ji Hyun’s Top Brand Advertisements Pulled in China and Upcoming Shoot Cancelled After C-netizens Outcry Over Her K-drama Tempest Insulting Their Country

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

It looks like the controversy in Mainland China over K-actress Jeon Ji Hyun’s new K-drama Tempest having scenes or dialogue that allegedly insult the country has reached a nadir. The top brands such as Piaget, La Mer, Louis Vuitton and more which have running advertisements and online CFs featuring Jeon Ji Hyun as their brand spokesmodel have all pulled anything … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jeon Ji Hyun, Tempest | 36 Replies

K-netizens Criticize Actress Moon Ga Young for Wearing a Lingerie Dress Departing Incheon Airport

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

Goodness, it’s not like she had a nip slip or her cooch was falling out lol. It appears K-netizens in 2025 are still pearl clutching even the slightly risque. K-actress Moon Ga Young was the recipient of collective K-netizen tsk tsk-ing this past weekend when she jetted out of Incheon Airport for a work event and wore a black lingerie … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Moon Ga Young | 7 Replies

Ji Chang Wook and D.O Go Mano-a-Mano in First Poster for Disney+ Thriller K-drama The Manipulated

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

It’s been a disappointing year (so far) for streaming platform Disney+ with it’s K-content. Maybe the fall of Kim Soo Hyun and delay of what would have been the platform’s biggest K-drama this year with Knock-Off was a sign of what’s to come. Fantasy action Twelve was a bomb and political thriller Tempest is getting more news over controversy than … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged D.O., Ji Chang Wook, The Manipulated | 5 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

Song Hye Kyo Showcases Different High Fashion Looks for the October 2025 Edition of Vogue Korea

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 21, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 20, 2025

This year 2025 has been a quiet year for K-actress Song Hye Kyo. Her big horror prestige movie Dark Nuns flopped at the box office, it couldn’t match the predecessor hit movie The Priests and of course any horror drama after the box office topping award winning Exhuma the prior year is high bar to catch. There is only her … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Song Hye Kyo | 8 Replies

C-netizens Demand Boycott of Jeon Ji Hyun Over Alleged Insults to China in Her Currently Airing K-drama Tempest

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 21, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 20, 2025

Well this is much ado about nothing lol. Jeon Ji Hyun is back on the small screen this month with political thriller Tempest opposite Kang Dong Won, and the series airs on Disney+ so there are no ratings to report but the streaming viewership appears to be solid enough. This week in the new episode aired, C-netizens got offended by … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jeon Ji Hyun, Tempest | 25 Replies

Top Stars Ha Jung Woo and Gong Hyo Jin Criticized by K-media for Being Late to Their Movie Press Conference and Doing the Interview with Sunglasses On

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 20, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 19, 2025

The core tenets of K-media presentation, however much it’s for show, is respect and professionalism. Stars need to be humble, bow appropriately, have patience for the whole dog-and-pony show, answer questions earnestly, and you get the drill. There have been plenty of times stars young to old have caught flack for failing to be appropriately engaged and this week it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Gong Hyo Jin, Ha Jung Woo, Kim Dong Wook | 10 Replies

Kim Soo Hyun’s Agency Gold Medalist Under Fire for Allegedly Paying Out to Stars Signed to its Label Far Far Below Industry Standards

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 20, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 19, 2025

Those of you waiting for K-actor Kim Soo Hyun‘s comeback after his allegedly dating then underaged and and now deceased actress Kim Sae Ron back in February 2025 scandal will likely have to wait a little (a lot) longer. There is a new scandal involving his agency Gold Medalist, which normally agency scandals don’t impact stars signed to the agency … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Soo Hyun | 27 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

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