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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

Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Red Moon Pact with Yang Mi and Gong Jun Starts Off Usual New Big Name Drama Buzz and Has Been Tapering Off One Week into Premiere

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 29, 2024 by ockoalaMay 29, 2024
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Things are not looking good for high profile big budget xianxia C-drama Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Red Moon Pact, not only is big expectations on its success but there are two more FSM dramas on deck to follow that are filmed. iQiyi premiered the drama starring Yang Mi and Gong Jun along with a huge cast of supporting and guest starring … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Fox Spirit Matchmaker, Gong Jun, Red Moon Pact, Yang Mi

Zhao Li Ying’s Fandom Rips Lin Geng Xin for Dismantling the CP Shipping for The Legend of Shen Li in Preparation for the Premiere of The Tale of Rose with Crystal Liu

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 29, 2024 by ockoalaMay 28, 2024
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Well, it’s certainly out with the old and in with the new. This week C-ent has seen another fight between the fandoms of Zhao Li Ying and Lin Geng Xin, the popular and successful costars of the xianxia romance drama The Legend of Shen Li which aired earlier this year. The CP shipping was strong for the drama both organic … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Crystal Liu, Lin Geng Xin, The Legend of Shen Li, The Tale of Rose, Zhao Li Ying

tvN Hit Mon-Tues Drama Lovely Runner Ends with Drama High 5.762% Ratings and Satisfying Happy Ending

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 28, 2024 by ockoalaMay 28, 2024
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It’s with a grateful heart that I can report it’s safe to finally binge Lovely Runner if you haven’t started. Lol, I know there is fear of this drama going sideways or even off a cliff and the finale today confirmed it’s a lovely and happy ending all around. Huzzah to that, and to tvN for getting it’s second buzziest … Continue reading →

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

Liu Hao Cun and Wang An Yu Confirmed for Modern Romance C-drama Be Passionately in Love

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 28, 2024 by ockoalaMay 28, 2024
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A new modern romance C-drama is cast and heading into production next month. It’s adapted from a popular C-novel Be Passionately in Love (陷入我们的热烈 Sinking into Out Heated Passion) and will star resurgent C-actress Liu Hao Cun with Wang An Yu. Her career is back on track thanks to the unexpected success of C-drama Derailment while his big break that … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Be Passionately in Love, Liu Hao Cun, Wang An Yu

C-movie She’s Got No Name Hit More Bad Press with Movie Leaked Online Leading Fans of Zhao Li Ying and Yang Mi Pointing Finger at Each Other and Female Lead Zhang Zi Yi Not Happy with Her Scenes Being Cut

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 28, 2024 by ockoalaMay 28, 2024
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So the popcorn munching is not done yet with the C-movie She’s Got No Name, which premiered last week at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival and seemed to be off to a smooth start after a lot of filming ups and downs. But days later it’s back in gossip columns with the biggest issue being significant parts of the movie … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged She's Got No Name, Yang Mi, Zhang Zi Yi, Zhao Li Ying

Lovely Runner Hits New Ratings High and Break 5% in Penultimate Episode 15 Ahead of Big Finale

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 27, 2024 by ockoalaMay 28, 2024
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It’s that time wuri fans of Lovely Runner. That hurts so good time when you can’t wait to see how your favorite drama ends but so sad it’s over after that without any more excitement in the week-to-week waits. The little drama that could hit a new ratings high of 5.297% in episode 15, the first time it broke 5% … Continue reading →

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

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