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Oh Jung Se to Cameo in Queen of Tears Reuniting with His It’s Okay to Not be Okay Onscreen Lil Bro Kim Soo Hyun

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 8, 2024 by ockoalaMarch 8, 2024
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Awwwww, I love this cameo reunion and it’s also an inversion of their prior roles. Award winning chameleon actor Oh Jung Se will be making a guest appearance in this weekend’s tvN drama Queen of Tears which will reunite him with his former onscreen costar Kim Soo Hyun. The two very memorably played brothers in It’s Okay to Not be … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Soo Hyun, Oh Jung Se, Queen of Tears

Aespa’s Karina Pens Handwritten Apology Note to Her Fans After News of Her Dating Lee Jae Wook

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 8, 2024 by ockoalaMarch 8, 2024
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I had to double check the date after hearing this news, it is indeed the year 2024 and not 2004. Twenty years ago it would absolutely be the norm for K-pop stars to apologize to their fans for their personal lives but one would imagine in this day and age this groveling would not exist. Unfortunately for Karina of Aespa, … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Aespa, Karina, Lee Jae Wook

Filming Kicks Off with C-drama Kill My Sins with Liu Shi Shi, Shawn Dou, Zheng Ye Cheng, and Xuan Lu

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 8, 2024 by ockoalaMarch 7, 2024
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So it’s a relief that this cast for the C-drama Kill My Sins is basically solid across the board and has no problematic stars in the mix. Now the drama just has to be actually good and it’ll be one of those watches that doesn’t come with baggage. Kill My Sins kicked off filming this week with leads Liu Shi … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Kill My Sins, Liu Shi Shi, Shawn Dou, Zheng Ye Cheng

Seo Kang Joon in Talks for Comedic K-drama Undercover High School

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 7, 2024 by ockoalaMarch 6, 2024
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Okay, I’m old enough to remember when this very idea was done before and how it rocketed a certain actor to stratospheric heights. Cue Stephen Chow in the eternal classic that is HK-movie Fight Back to School and we all just want to see an elite cop pretending to be a high school student don’t we. Well K-drama will be … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Seo Kang Joon, Undercover High School

Xianxia C-drama The Legend of Shen Li with Zhao Li Ying and Lin Geng Xin Confirm March 18th Premiere on CCTV and Streaming on Tencent and Mango TV

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 7, 2024 by ockoalaMarch 7, 2024
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It’s coming everyone! One of the biggest S+ budget female lead C-drama productions on deck in the last year has confirmed the premiere date of next week on March 18th. The Legend of Shen Li (Chinese title 与凤行 Along with the Phoenix) starring Zhao Li Ying and Lin Geng Xin will air on CCTV terrestrially while streaming on Mango TV … Continue reading →

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

Younger Doctors Spinoff of Hospital Playlist K-drama Resident Playbook with Go Yoon Jung Hits Airing Date Snag with Real Life Doctor Strike in South Korea

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 7, 2024 by ockoalaMarch 6, 2024
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This is an unfortunate case of reel world scheduling bucking up against real life timing. The tvN drama Resident Playbook (Wise Resident Life) is the younger version spin-off drama of the hit series Hospital Playlist which had two seasons. Resident Playbook headlines super buzzy young actress Go Yoon Jung and a bevy of up-and-coming younger stars like Shin Si Ah, … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Go Yoon Jung, Jung Joon Won, Kang You Seok, Resident Playbook, Shin Si Ah, Wise Resident Life

Yang Chao Yue Attempts to Break Into French High Fashion Attending Show in Paris After Angelababy’s Crazy Horse Mishap Leaves Opening

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 6, 2024 by ockoalaMarch 5, 2024
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So by all accounts C-starlet Yang Chao Yue was not a very good singer/idol, and I can attest to the same by all accounts she’s a terrible actress. Which leaves the third leg of stardom the fashion and CF industry perhaps her best bet and her agency has kicked off trying to make her happen there. She was in Paris … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Yang Chao Yue

Ryu Jun Yeol and Han So Hee in Talks for Period Mystery K-drama Delusion

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 6, 2024 by ockoalaMarch 6, 2024
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So K-actress Han So Hee is going back to the 1930’s Gyeongseong era again as her next drama. She’s in talks alongside Ryu Jun Yeol for a new K-drama titled Delusion adapted from the same name webtoon. It’s set in both the 1800s and the 1930s era and revolves around a painter hired to paint a portrait of a mysterious … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Delusion, Han So Hee, Ryu jun Yeol

Modern Romance Healing C-drama Angels Fall Sometimes with Li Lan Di and Lin Yi to Premiere March 9th on CCTV and Tencent Streaming

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 6, 2024 by ockoalaMarch 5, 2024
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So March is the month of C-actor Lin Yi, in mere days he will have two modern romance C-dramas airing at the same time. First there was Everyone Loves Me with Zhou Ye that started airing last week and this will comes Angels Fall Sometimes opposite Li Lan Di. The former is more comedic and rom-com with hidden identity and … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Angels Fall Sometimes, Li Lan Di, Lin Yi

Zhao Li Ying to Cameo in Xianxia C-drama Xiao Yao with Tan Song Yun and Hou Ming Hao as She is Executive Producing It

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 5, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 15, 2024
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Well it looks like C-actress Zhao Li Ying isn’t content to be one of the top of the C-drama actress list and branching into more prestigious C-movies, she’s also stepping behind the scenes. It was revealed recently that the actress is the executive producer of the just started filming xianxia C-drama Xiao Yao starring Tan Song Yun and Hou Ming … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Hou Ming Hao, Tan Song Yun, Xiao Yao, Zhao Li Ying

Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Ji Won Find Love Again After a Marriage Crisis in New Posters and Preview for tvN Drama Queen of Tears

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 5, 2024 by ockoalaMarch 5, 2024
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Okay, this latest full trailer (with English subs below) has fully sold me on upcoming tvN drama Queen of Tears. This weekend cannot arrive fast enough for the premiere! The latest posters and new preview explain how a couple from different background fell in love (for reals!) and got their happily ever after fairytale wedding, only to not stay in … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Ji Won, Kim Soo Hyun, Queen of Tears

Rising C-actor Chang Hua Sen Cast in Liu Shi Shi’s Next Drama Kill My Sins and Reportedly Will Have a Lot of Screentime Opposite Her

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 5, 2024 by ockoalaMarch 5, 2024
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OMG this is like a bad joke taken too long. Liu Shi Shi got a big career reassurance thanks to her last drama A Journey to Love being a hit and her performance also getting praise. That drama helped other cast members too, with Liu Yu Ning going on to top bill his next dramas and supporting leads from Alan … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chang Hua Sen, Kill My Sins, Liu Shi Shi

Period War and Politics C-drama Eternal Brotherhood with Yang Xu Wen, Liu Yu Ning, and Zhang Ming En Premieres to Decent Reviews But Low Buzz

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 4, 2024 by ockoalaMarch 4, 2024
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So last week the on the shelf for three years period C-drama Eternal Brotherhood (Zhi Chuan) finally aired on Tencent in a typically slow period for C-ent which is right after the lunar new year crush. The drama is a short 24-episodes and is a full blown bromance plus war drama with the three male leads Yang Xu Wen, Liu … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Eternal Brotherhood, Liu Yu Ning, Yang Xu Wen, Zhang Ming En

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