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Zhao Lu Si and William Chan Cast in Modern Romance C-drama Let Me Shine to Start Filming This Month in June

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 3, 2024 by ockoalaJune 3, 2024
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C-actress Zhao Lu Si‘s short break after wrapping filming for period drama The Story of Pearl Girl is over as she’s headed back to the set in a week or so on June 10th. The new drama is a modern romance titled Let Me Shine (許我耀眼 Shu Wo Yao Yan) and the male lead will be William Chan. Earlier it … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Let Me Shine, William Chan, Zhao Lu Si

Wang Yibo’s Fans Denigrate and Harass His War of Faith Costar Wang Yang and His Wife After Nomination for Best Actor at the Magnolia Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 2, 2024 by ockoalaJune 3, 2024
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Why does most of any bad press for C-actor Wang Yibo always start with “his fans”. The latest brouhaha in C-ent is Wang Yibo’s fandom going berserk and publicly denigrating veteran C-actor Wang Yang, who starred in War of Faith earlier this year with Wang Yibo. The nominations came out for the Magnolia Awards hosted by the Shanghai Television Festival … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Wang Yang, Wang Yibo

PD of Lovely Runner Incurs Netizens Ire for Being Sexist and Paternalistic Towards Kim Hye Yoon in Asking Her to Improve Her Looks for the Role

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 2, 2024 by ockoalaJune 2, 2024
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This is either a case of foot in mouth syndrome by the PD of Lovely Runner, or he really is as douchey as this makes him sound. PD Yoon Jong Ho gave a post drama interview to discuss the popularity and success of the show and he discussed the “tough love” he gave to lead actress Kim Hye Yoon in … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Hye Yoon, Lovely Runner

Zhao Jin Mai and Zhou Yi Ran in Talks for Youth Romance C-drama Cherry Amber

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 1, 2024 by ockoalaJune 2, 2024
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This C-drama adaptation of the youth romance novel Cherry Amber (English title Our Generation) has been in talks for a few years now but it’s normal in C-ent for a long lead up to the casting. Prior years have floated the possibility of Wu Lei and Zhao Lu Si reuniting for this but both have leveled up and moved on. … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Cherry Amber, Zhao Jin Mai

Wu Jing Yan and Wang Xing Yue Bring the Dramatic Chemistry in Modern Pictorial Ahead of Tomorrow’s Premiere of C-drama The Double

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 1, 2024 by ockoalaJune 1, 2024
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So May went with no grippy C-drama for me, I’m not on the Joy of Life train so I can’t watch season 2 without even watching the original, and Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Red Moon Pact was so listless and wan it’s like a match made specifically to sadden me. That means tomorrow’s June 2nd premiere of period revenge C-drama The … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged The Double, Wang Xing Yue, Wu Jing Yan

Kim Hye Yoon Shines in Natural and Casual GQ Pictorial After Popular Performance in Lovely Runner

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 1, 2024 by ockoalaJune 1, 2024
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The first sneak peek of K-actress Kim Hye Yoon‘s pictorial for GQ Korea was three weeks ago and now the full spread is out. She landed it after Lovely Runner became a buzzy hit in South Korea and hopefully this placated some of her ardent fans who felt she wasn’t getting promoted properly by her agency in the wake of … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Hye Yoon

Hyeri Shares Adorable Pics with Former Moonshine Costar and Current It Boy Byun Woo Seok After He Guest Stars on Her Youtube Show

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 31, 2024 by ockoalaJune 1, 2024
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What a cute set of pictures of two cuties to bring a smile to the face heading into the weekend. On May 31st, Hyeri had Byun Woo Seok on her Youtube show and afterwards shared three pics with him. The two worked together and are friends from the K-drama Moonshine and of course Byun Woo Seok is currently the hottest … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Byun Woo Seok, Hyeri

Streaming Platform TVing Beats Netflix Total Viewership Numbers Last Week For the First Time Ever Thanks to Lovely Runner

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 31, 2024 by ockoalaMay 31, 2024
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In yet another record set by Lovely Runner, or record set thanks to Lovely Runner, cable network tvN‘s hit Mon-Tues drama was exclusively streaming on TVING and last week the total viewership hours came out and for the first time in history it beat out streaming giant Netflix. Last week TVING had a total viewership of 2.5M hours watched and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Byun Woo Seok, Kim Hye Yoon, Lovely Runner

Spring 2024 C-drama Blossoms in Adversity with Zhang Jing Yi and Hu Yi Tian Ends Up a Small Hit Thanks to Second Half Surge in Positive Reviews

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 31, 2024 by ockoalaMay 31, 2024
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So I never got the urge to watch female empowerment period C-drama Blossoms in Adversity which premiered in April as a Spring offering that wasn’t overly promoted or highly anticipated. I liked Zhang Jing Yi thanks to Lighter and Princess but I won’t deny that she seems capable of only ONE type of acting (stubborn, positive in spirit female lead) … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Blossoms in Adversity, Hu Yi Tian, Zhang Jing Yi

Kim Soo Hyun’s Next Drama Knock Off Will be Split into 2 Seasons with 9-episodes Each

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 30, 2024 by ockoalaMay 30, 2024
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I trust in Kim Soo Hyun, lol, and honestly all his fans do as well. He gets all the scripts to begin with and picks what he thinks he wants to do, either from a mass appeal or personal challenge perspective. Either way he just gets how to map out his career and it’s been such a treat watching him … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Soo Hyun, Knock Off

Byun Woo Seok’s Breakout Compared to Kim Soo Hyun and Kang Dong Won by K-reporter Calling it a Every 10 Years Phenomenon

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 30, 2024 by ockoalaMay 30, 2024
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Lol, I like Byun Woo Seok and I love him getting his breakout thanks to Lovely Runner, but this is the kind of hype article that feels way too early to be earned and may set him up with too high of expectations for his next project(s). A K-ent article today is calling Byun Woo Seok’s stratospheric speed and height … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Byun Woo Seok, Kang Dong Won, Kim Soo Hyun

Youku Announces Premiere of Revenge C-drama The Double with Wu Jing Yan and Wang Xing Yue for June 2nd

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 30, 2024 by ockoalaMay 29, 2024
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The entire month of May felt interminably long and yet also wild that it’s near the end. This weekend stars June and on Sunday the 2nd we will see another big C-drama arrive in The Double. Produced by love him-hate him troll extraordinaire Yu Zheng and starring Wu Jing Yan and Wang Xing Yue, from the latest preview and all … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged The Double, Wang Xing Yue, Wu Jing Yan

Peng Xiao Ran the Lead Actress Opposite Gong Jun in Wuxia Drama Tales of Dark River, with Yang Yu Tong and Chang Hua Sen as Second Leads

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 29, 2024 by ockoalaMay 29, 2024
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The final casting has shaken out for the upcoming wuxia C-drama Tales of the Dark River and it is slated to go into production with filming to start next month in mid-June. The female lead is now confirmed as Peng Xiao Ran, and the earlier discussed female lead Yang Yu Tong turns out to be the second female lead. The … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Gong Jun, Peng Xiao Ran, Tales of Dark River

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