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Yang Yang Confirmed as Male Lead for Big Budget Wuxia Period C-drama Zhan Zhao Adventures

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 16, 2024 by ockoalaMay 15, 2024
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Looks like the brief bad publicity for C-actor Yang Yang last summer during the airing of Fireworks of My Heart is over and he’s back feeling on top again. He has big budget period C-drama The Immortal Ascension filmed last year and can air anytime but probably late this year, and now he’s confirmed for another big budget period C-drama … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Yang Yang, Zhan Zhao Adventures

Kim Ji Won Shocked and Needed to be Shielded by Swarm of Fans and News Media as She Returns to Korea After Singapore Event

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 15, 2024 by ockoalaMay 15, 2024
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The post Queen of Tears popularity rise for female lead Kim Ji Won is no joke and she experienced it in a wild way this week upon her return to South Korea from attending a brand event for Bulgari in Singapore. She was legit shocked when she walked out the airport door and saw the throngs of fans and media … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Ji Won

Youku Releases First Poster and Preview for Tang Dynasty Period C-drama The Story of Pearl Girl with Zhao Lu Si and Liu Yu Ning

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 15, 2024 by ockoalaMay 15, 2024
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Ahhhhhhhhh I’m so happy to see a sudden drop of the first promo poster and preview for recently wrapped filming period C-drama The Story of Pearl Girl. Starring Zhao Lu Si and Liu Yu Ning, it’s a female lead centric drama about a slave girl pearl diver and her rise to becoming a self-sufficient business woman and of course a … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Liu Yu Ning, The Story of Pearl Girl, Zhao Lu Si

Yu Zheng Produced Period C-drama The Double with Wu Jin Yan and Wang Xing Yue to Premiere End of Month in May

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 15, 2024 by ockoalaMay 15, 2024
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Looks like the plan to steer clear of juggernaut Joy of Life 2 is about a two week span from its premiere date of May 16th. I’m seeing first Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Red Moon Pact scheduled for end of May release and now the Yu Zheng produced period drama The Double also slotting its airing for the end of the … Continue reading →

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

Kim Hye Yoon Looks Adorable and Quirky in May GQ Pictorial After April Elle Magazine Couple’s Shoot with Byun Woo Seok for Lovely Runner

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 14, 2024 by ockoalaMay 14, 2024
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This week thank god the fans of K-actress Kim Hye Yoon have calmed down after two weeks of being upset that she wasn’t being promoted by her own agency as much as her costar Byun Woo Seok was being promoted by his agency after their drama Lovely Runner became a buzzy hit. In April the two actually had an Elle … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Kim Hye Yoon

Kim Ji Won Channels Hong Hae In as She Jets to Singapore for Bulgari Event Post Queen of Tears Popularity Surge

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 14, 2024 by ockoalaMay 14, 2024
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The post Queen of Tears popularity surge is here and I’m waiting to see how all the leads in the cast take advantage of it. Kim Ji Won has a fan meeting lined up but first this week she jetted to Singapore for a Bulgari event. She wore the brand at the airport looking fresh and comfy but still radiating … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Kim Ji Won

Filming Kicks Off with Official Character Stills for Period Wuxia C-drama Calming Waves with Wang Xing Yue and Xiang Han Zhi

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 14, 2024 by ockoalaMay 13, 2024
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I’m not terribly picky with my drama posters especially the early stage ones that much effort hasn’t been made on it yet. But these for the kick off filming of period wuxia C-drama Calming Waves is just sooooo bad it’s embarrassing for the cast. The drama stars Wang Xing Yue and Xiang Han Zhi, with both having other finished period … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Calming Waves, Wang Xing Yue, Xiang Han Zhi

Upcoming Period C-drama Romance Casts Fang Yi Lun, Lin Yun, and Zhao Qing as Leads

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 13, 2024 by ockoalaMay 13, 2024
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So this may be worse than the blind leading the blind, it’s sharpshooter leading two blind people lol. A new romance period C-drama is being cast 怎敌她千娇百媚 which is called How to Defeat the Refined Her but the literal title translates to How to Resist Her Thousand Charms and Hundred Flirtations. Basically the female lead is a total femme fatale/goddess … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Fang Yi Lun, Lin Yun, Zhao Qing

Tencent Schedules The Tale of Rose with Crystal Liu for June Following Joy of Life 2, After That in July Comes Lost You Forever Part 2

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 13, 2024 by ockoalaMay 13, 2024
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The C-drama Joy of Life 2 is male-lead centric and ready to make a big splash as it readies for premiere in Mid May on the 16th. C-ent insiders are saying Tencent is bracing for not just high viewership for JOL2, it’s also stacking the summer to come. After JOL2 comes two female-lead centric dramas. the first being The Tale … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Crystal Liu, Lost You Forever, The Tale of Rose, Yang Zi

First Look at Gong Yoo’s Cameo Appearance in K-movie Wonderland Opposite Tang Wei

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 13, 2024 by ockoalaMay 12, 2024
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So the upcoming sci-fi movie Wonderland appears to have vignettes or self-contained stories of the various lead groupings, such as Suzy and Park Bo Gum as young friends to lovers. Top star Gong Yoo is billed as a guest starring or cameo appearance in the movie and from the just released stills his scenes are with Tang Wei‘s character. He’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Gong Yoo, Wonderland

Yang Mi’s C-movie Nothing Can’t be Undone by a Hotpot Sells to Youku for Exclusive Streaming Three Days After Pulling From Theater Release

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 12, 2024 by ockoalaMay 12, 2024
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The the next phase for C-movie Nothing Can’t be Undone by a Hotpot was faster than expected. The movie premiered on May 1st in China and was pulled a week later after embarrassingly low ticket sales. The production said it would re-release at a more optimal time, and that turned out to be direct to streaming. The movie was sold … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Yang Mi

Yang Zi is Feminine in Blue and White in Cover and Pictorial for Elle China May 2024 Edition

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 12, 2024 by ockoalaMay 11, 2024
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Everyone keeps asking when Lost You Forever part 2 will air and insiders say it will be July, which makes it a full year since the first half aired. It’s frustrating to see such momentum broken but if the second half is as good as the first then it won’t be a problem to bring the viewers back and hopefully … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Yang Zi

Byun Woo Seok’s Mega Breakout with Lovely Runner Leads New Fans to His Prior Works Like 20th Century Girl and Strong Girl Nam Soon

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 12, 2024 by ockoalaMay 11, 2024
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It’s totally a black mirror version of fact meets fiction with Byun Woo Seok‘s breakout in Lovely Runner. I watched it all with Park Bo Gum‘s male lead character in Record of Youth‘s narrative so it’s even cuter that it’s happened to Byun Woo Seok in RL since in the drama his character ended up getting the short end of … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Byun Woo Seok

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