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Armani, Tiffany, and YSL Do Not Select Tang Yan in Official Endorsement Capacity After She Doesn’t Win Best Actress at the Magnolia Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 10, 2024 by ockoalaJuly 10, 2024
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Things change so quickly in the entertainment industry and for C-actress Tang Yan it was one awards ceremony. She was riding the high of C-drama Blossoms Shanghai for the past 6 months and was the front runner for the Best Actress award at the 2024 Magnolia Awards held last week at the end of June. Zhou Yun ended up winning … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Tang Yan

Kim So Hyun and Chae Jong Hyeob Experience the High School to Adult Second Chance Romance in New Poster and Stills for Serendipity’s Embrace

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 10, 2024 by ockoalaJuly 10, 2024
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Grah I am sooooo ready for this K-drama, so perhaps it’s good that I’m traveling next two weeks and perhaps can be kept so busy that when I return to the real world this baby has arrived on July 22nd. tvN released new posters and stills for romance drama Serendipity’s Embrace this week and I’m just grinning with happiness seeing … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Chae Jong Hyeob, Kim So Hyun, Serendipity's Embrace

Lost You Forever Part 2 Premieres to Record Setting Tencent Heat Index and Announces Episode Length Increase to 23 from 21

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 9, 2024 by ockoalaJuly 9, 2024
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I feel like Lost You Forever Part 2 arrived almost breathlessly but then took deep breaths to calm down. The first 6 episodes released so far have been motoring through plot points but also quite emotionally downer for everyone involved, other than spoiled her brains out but sweet little chirpy Ah Nian. Cang Xuan gets the throne and a shit … Continue reading →

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

Son Ye Jin Makes Public Appearance at the 2024 Buchen International Fantastic Film Festival for Special Exhibition Showcasing 20 year Acting Career

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 9, 2024 by ockoalaJuly 9, 2024
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I feel like Son Ye Jin has been there for my entire K-entertainment involvement, from her early K-movies like The Classic to her many dramas and wide-ranging film career, she’s earned her top actress perch and then some. She’s been on hiatus the last two years after marrying fellow top actor Hyun Bin and the couple welcoming their first child … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Son Ye Jin

Park Seo Joon in Talks for jTBC Romance Drama Welcome to Gyeongdo

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 9, 2024 by ockoalaJuly 8, 2024
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This is a great new drama and casting news out of K-ent. Park Seo Joon is reportedly in talks for a romance K-drama tentatively titled Welcome to Gyeongdo. Nothing is known about the plot yet but the drama will air on jTBC and is also from the PD of King the Land which makes me feel like jTBC wants another … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Park Seo Joon

Kim Soo Hyun Delivers Happiness to Taiwanese Fans at Packed Airport Arrival and Sold out Fan Meeting

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 8, 2024 by ockoalaJuly 9, 2024
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This summer is also the summer of Kim Soo Hyun, who is riding a new career high after setting the new all time drama ratings record for tvN with Queen of Tears and is now off to a series of Asian country fan meetings. He was in Taiwan this past weekend and Taipei rolled out the red carpet for him. … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Kim Soo Hyun

Song Joong Ki and Wife Katey are Expecting Their Second Child

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 8, 2024 by ockoalaJuly 8, 2024
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So it’s a quick family starting and family expanding for K-actor Song Joong Ki. His agency announced that he’s expecting his second child with wife Katey, coming rather quickly from the early 2023 marriage and the arrival of their first child last summer. This is happy news for the couple and as a fan of Song Joong Ki it’s nice … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Song Joong Ki

Zhang Jing Yi and Chen Xing Xu From the Fall in Love Promo Debacle Remains Cautionary Tale for Producers on Stars Dating During Filming and Fall Out After

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 8, 2024 by ockoalaJuly 8, 2024
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So the producers of upcoming modern romance C-drama Our Generation (Cherry Amber) are happy that netizens responded positively to last week’s leak of Zhao Jin Mai and Zhang Ling He re-teaming for the drama after their The Princess Royal go-around. What’s good is that they have chemistry onscreen, get along well in real life to make promos cute and believable, … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Chen Xing Xu, Zhang Jing Yi

A Blood Splattered Reckoning is Coming as Lost You Forever Part 2 Gears Up for Premiere with Intense New Stills

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 7, 2024 by ockoalaJuly 7, 2024
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I feel like everything I read and translated in Lost You Forever the novel came to life in Part 1 and now is poised to do the same in Part 2. It helps that the drama was filming in one swoop as it was never intended to be a two part-er initially. The novel is split into three books with … Continue reading →

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

Zhao Jin Mai’s Team Marketing Her as the Next Song Zu Er Taking Advantage of Opening in Market for the Gamine Headstrong Female Lead

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 7, 2024 by ockoalaJuly 7, 2024
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There’s a reason when a star or a project succeeds it’s is either called the successor to a prior such success or future stars and projects will be compared to it. For stars especially a successful one is boxed in with an image – for actresses it’s the haughty queen, quirky hipster, cool girl, sweet girl-next-door, etc. and the same … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Song Zu Er, Zhao Jin Mai

tvN Schedules Rom-com Drama Love Next Door with Jung Hae In and Jung So Min for August 17th Premiere

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 6, 2024 by ockoalaJuly 6, 2024
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Woo hoo, we have a confirmed date people! The currently filming tvN romance drama Love Next Door (Mom’s Best Friend’s Son) has a date with viewers next month on August 17th. The drama starring Jung Hae In and Jung So Min is one of the most anticipated for me since it’s the first time Jung Hae In has done a … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jung Hae In, Jung So Min, Love Next Door

Tencent Releases New Character Stills for Lost You Forever Part 2 that Expand on the Original Stills From Part 1 Ahead of July 8th Premiere

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 6, 2024 by ockoalaJuly 6, 2024
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My relationship with Lost You Forever will always remain the first and most memorable love, what with how much I lived and breathed the novel during the years of translation. Three whole books people! Which sadly is only going to become a 60 episode drama, with Part 1 airing last summer with 39 episodes and Part 2 reportedly only have … Continue reading →

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

Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Love in Pavilion Seeking Year End 2024 Release Despite Chapter 1 Red Moon Pact Flopping

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 6, 2024 by ockoalaJuly 6, 2024
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So being the middle chapter of a three part trilogy is like being the middle child, burdened by the accomplishments or lack thereof from the eldest and still has a younger sibling that can deliver if you don’t. Fox Spirit Matchmaker series launched with the highly anticipated Red Moon Pact with Yang Mi and Gong Jun which flopped hard and … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Fox Spirit Matchmaker, Love in Pavilion

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