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Chinese Paladin 4 with Ju Jing Yi and Chen Zhe Yuan Mired in Top Billing Controversy and Reportedly Pulled From Airing at the Last Minute This Week

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 11, 2024 by ockoalaJanuary 11, 2024
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So there are rumors for the past few weeks that Chinese Paladin 4 would be airing in January 2024. It’s not a big budget drama and was filmed in 2022, plus there is Sword and Fairy based on Chinese Paladin 6 just wrapped filming that would be ready to air soon as well. But this week there is no CP4 … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chen Zhe Yuan, Chinese Paladin, Ju Jing Yi

Park Bo Gum and Kim So Hyun Confirmed for jTBC Police Drama Good Boy

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 11, 2024 by ockoalaJanuary 11, 2024
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I sure hope this script is banging because K-actor Park Bo Gum has taken the longest hiatus to come back after finishing military service and I hope his selections airing this year are worth it. His last drama was Record of Youth in 2020 and now we’re in 2024 already, but he has filmed Thank You for Your Hard Work … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Good Boy, Kim So Hyun, Park Bo Gum

Yang Yang and Jin Chen’s Xianxia Drama The Immortal Ascension Gets Additional Investors and Rises to S-level Production

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 10, 2024 by ockoalaJanuary 9, 2024
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Within C-ent the S-level drama production means the highest level of money investment so the biggest budget basically. Investment comes from the production company going out to get investors, it’s rare for a production company to cover the entire cost of the budget. Afterwards the drama is sold to platforms and also sells commercials and if it’s a success the … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Jin Chen, The Immortal Ascension, Yang Yang

K-drama The Price of Confession in Talks with Jeon Do Yeon and Kim Ji Won as the Leads

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 10, 2024 by ockoalaJanuary 9, 2024
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So this K-drama got a lot of news last year for being the project that would cast face-twins Song Hye Kyo and Han So Hee, and the two even teased it on their socials and tagged each other. In the end neither signed on to the thriller murder mystery K-drama The Price of Confession and the production quietly went about … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jeon Do Yeon, Kim Ji Won, The Price of Confession

Liu Shi Shi and Deng Wei Cast in Tencent Period Investigation Mystery Drama Kill My Sins

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 10, 2024 by ockoalaJanuary 10, 2024
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So this is basically a done deal unless something drastic happens, the pairing and the scheduling both work well. A new Tencent produced C-drama is kicking off pre-production called Kill My Sins (Chinese title Zhang Xin 掌心 Palm of the Hand). It’s a big S-level female lead top billed drama and will star Liu Shi Shi who goes into filming … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Deng Wei, Kill My Sins, Liu Shi Shi

tvN Drama Marry My Husband Keeps Rising in Ratings in Second Week Up to 7.595%

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 9, 2024 by ockoalaJanuary 10, 2024
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So I haven’t started tvN Mon-Tues drama Marry My Husband yet due to travel and also being visually uncomfortable with how thin Park Min Young looks in this drama for her role as a cancer patient and even the time travel back scenes she’s still woefully thin. But she has a knack for picking dramas and I’ve truly liked to … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Marry My Husband, Na In Woo, Park Min Young

Jung Kyung Ho and Seol In Ah Cast in K-drama Labor Attorney Noh Moo Jin

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 9, 2024 by ockoalaJanuary 9, 2024
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K-actor Jung Kyung Ho kicked off 2023 last year with one of the first big hits in K-drama with Crash Course in Romance and this year in 2024 he will be returning to the small screen in a few months as the titular character in K-drama Labor Attorney Noh Moo Jin. Even better is his female lead was recently confirmed … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jung Kyung Ho, Labor Attorney Noh Moo Jin, Seol In Ah

Xianxia C-drama The Last Immortal with Zhao Lu Si and Wang An Yu Wraps Run and Opens with 6.1 Ratings on Douban

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 9, 2024 by ockoalaJanuary 8, 2024
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I personally use anything over 7 as decent and worth checking out when a drama opens on Douban the crowd rating site in C-ent. Over 8 is amazing and around 6 is mediocre, and anything below that in the 5s and under is avoid at all costs. Xianxia C-drama The Last Immortal (Hidden God) wrapped its run last week and … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged The Last Immortal, Wang An Yu, Zhao Lu Si

K-drama Jeong Nyeon with Kim Tae Ri in Controversy After MBC Invests in the Drama But the Production Sells Broadcast Rights to tvN

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 8, 2024 by ockoalaJanuary 8, 2024
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New year and the first K-drama controversy of 2024 is here. It centers around the female empowerment period drama Jeong Nyeon with Kim Tae Ri as the lead and a strong supporting cast of actresses Shin Ye Eun, Ra Mi Ran, and Moon So Ri. The PD directed The Red Sleeve Cuff which was a critical and ratings hit for … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jeong Nyeon, KIm Tae Ri

C-actress Peng Xiao Ran Looks Like a Different Person in New Period Dress Snowy Photoshoot

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 8, 2024 by ockoalaJanuary 7, 2024
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Is it new year new face for C-actress Peng Xiao Ran, or a case of makeup and styling lending to the unrecognizable flair. The actress’ agency released a new snow scape period attire photo shoot this week, which is fairly common for actresses to do their own shoots for promos, but if her name wasn’t attached to the photos I … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Peng Xiao Ran

Netflix Drama Gyeongseong Creature Wraps Two Part Run with Teaser for Season 2

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 8, 2024 by ockoalaJanuary 7, 2024
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So Netflix split the airing of K-drama Gyeongseong Creature into a two week break but it was still the same season and series, not a season 1 and season 2 situation. The goal seemed to be to mirror The Glory where the first part was such a hit it really buoyed excitement and viewership for the second half. Unfortunately this … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Gyeongseong Creature, Han So Hee, Park Seo Joon

Yang Chao Yue Reportedly Readying for New Drama with Liu Yu Ning and the Collective Shrieks of NO From C-netizens Does Not Stop Her From Attempting More Acting

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 7, 2024 by ockoalaJanuary 8, 2024
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Sometimes hearing an opinion validated feels reassuring because it means at least my aesthetic assessing ability works or at least sits with the majority. But towards C-actress Yang Chao Yue there is no feeling of assurance that what appears like every single viewer who has watched her in a drama thinks she’s the worst actress in like ever. The issues … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Liu Yu Ning, Yang Chao Yue

Ahn Bo Hyun and Park Ji Hyun Match Wits and Contrasting Styles in SBS Police Drama Flexx Cop

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 7, 2024 by ockoalaJanuary 8, 2024
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So it’s a fresh pairing for upcoming SBS drama Flexx Cop, with Ahn Bo Hyun getting his top billed male lead role opposite last year’s breakout from Reborn Rich supporting actress Park Ji Hyun. The drama released posters, stills, and previews and honestly it looks good. Ahn Bo Hyun is doing the rich confident kinda douchey cop with Park Ji … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Bo Hyun, Flexx Cop, Park Ji Hyun

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