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First Official Stills of C-drama Legend of the Female General with Zhou Ye and Cheng Lei as it Wraps Filming

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 22, 2024 by ockoalaMarch 22, 2024
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Well C-actor Cheng Lei certainly has parlayed his chemistry laden supporting male lead turn in My Journey to You last you into an even smexier male lead upgrade in the just finished filming period C-drama Legend of the Female Lead. With that title and top billed female lead Zhou Ye as a strong female-centric story, I’m here for Cheng Lei … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Cheng Lei, Legend of the Female General, Zhou Ye

Queen of Tears Hit Status Heightens Excitement for Top Actor Song Joong Ki’s Cameo Reunion with PD From Vincenzo and Former Costars Kim Ji Won and Kim Soo Hyun

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 22, 2024 by ockoalaMarch 21, 2024
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There is going to be so much love going around behind the set when Song Joong Ki makes that announced cameo in tvN drama Qeen of Tears. His presence is three fold, the PD also directed him in his hit drama Vincenzo and he has worked with female lead Kim Ji Won twice in Descendants of the Sun and Arthdal … Continue reading →

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

K-drama Good Boy with Park Bo Gum and Kim So Hyun to Start Filming in April for End of 2024 Airing

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 22, 2024 by ockoalaMarch 21, 2024
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So Park Bo Gum is going from When Life Gives You Tangerines to Good Boy with a short break in filming in between. He wrapped the former drama with IU and next month will start filming the latter with Kim So Hyun. Both are slated to air in 2024, with Good Boy getting a definitive end of 2024 arrival. This … Continue reading →

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

Dilraba Dilmurat and Chen Xing Xu Start Filming the Search for Immortality Mystery C-drama Love on the Turquoise Land

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 21, 2024 by ockoalaMarch 21, 2024
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After more behind-the-scenes drama before it even started filming than needed to be, the C-drama Love on the Turquoise Land kicked off production this week with leads Dilraba Dilmurat and Chen Xing Xu. Everyone involved seem happy with this, her fans like him, his fans like her, both sides are good with the billing order, and the production gets to … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chen Xing Xu, Dilraba Dilmurat, Love on the Turquoise Land

MLB Seoul Series Brings Out Top K-star Couples Including Hyun Bin-Son Ye Jin, Ji-Sung Lee Bo Young, Song Joong Ki and Wife, and Bromance of Gong Yoo-Lee Dong Wook

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 21, 2024 by ockoalaMarch 21, 2024
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The Dodgers and the Padres have been playing the season opener in South Korea as part of the MLB international marketing efforts creating this Seoul Series. South Korean baseball player Kim Ha Seong plays for the Padres and everyone is watching for the debut of mega Japanese star Shohei Ohtani in Blue. But a lot of attention at the game … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Gong Yoo, Hyun Bin, Ji Sung, Lee Bo Young, Lee Dong Wook, Son Ye Jin, Song Joong Ki

Supporting C-actress Zheng Hehuizi Breaks Out with Starting Female Lead Role in Drama In Blossom Before Ju Jing Yi Takes Over

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 21, 2024 by ockoalaMarch 21, 2024
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So C-drama In Blossom with Ju Jing Yi and Liu Xue Yi has turned into a surprise underdog, doing better in viewership, buzz, and reviews than expected. It’s not a hit just doing better than anyone thought and is just one third through its run so could turn into a smallish hit by the end. Another surprise is supporting actress … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged In Blossom, Ju Jing Yi, Zheng Hehuizi

Bank and Soju Brands Will Not Renew CF Contract with Han So Hee After Her Dating News with Ryu Jun Yeol

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 20, 2024 by ockoalaMarch 20, 2024
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So a bank and a soju brand separately have CF contracts expiring with K-actress Han So Hee right now and both have said it will not renew with her and are looking for a new star to rep the brand. This is not a contract cancellation so for now it does not appear that Han So Hee is being actively … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Han So Hee

Xianxia C-drama The Legend of Shen Li Fast Out of the Gate with Excellent Lead Acting and Chemistry Along with Interesting Story and Pleasing Visuals

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 20, 2024 by ockoalaMarch 22, 2024
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So the first three months of 2024 in C-drama land felt like it was the opening act of a major concert, good but nowhere near the explosive engagement that a top level star can bring. So many C-dramas with some even big budget A level but nothing to bring out the expansive viewership, buzz, and online chatter that past major … Continue reading →

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

Kim Soo Hyun Angrily Tossing a Bike at the End of Queen of Tears Episode 4 Rockets Up the Search Charts

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 20, 2024 by ockoalaMarch 20, 2024
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So……uhm…… it’s totally fine thirsting after Kim Soo Hyun now that he is 36 years old. Right? Right! I mean, this boy-man-hottie has been gracing us with his K-ent presence for close to 20 years now and it’s really that he rose meteorically at the early part of his career that he gets saddled with the boyish image. That, and … Continue reading →

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

Bai Lu and Zeng Shun Xi to Start Filming in April for Period C-drama Heng Men You Hu

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 19, 2024 by ockoalaMarch 18, 2024
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C-actress Bai Lu continues her drama-to-drama filming streak, I genuinely don’t remember seeing her take any time off. She just wrapped Moonlight Mystique and next month will start filming the period C-drama Heng Men You Hou (衡门有狐 There is a Fox in Hengmen). Her male lead is Zeng Shun Xi (Joseph Zeng) who has grown on me, I still am … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Bai Li, Zeng Shun Xi

K-actress Jeon Jong Seo is a Thirst Trap Throwing Ceremonial First Pitch at Dodgers Exhibition Game in Seoul

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 19, 2024 by ockoalaMarch 18, 2024
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Jeon Jong Seo is already a top actress in South Korea with plenty of movie hits and accolades so she doesn’t need to chase publicity intentionally but she certainly got it this past weekend. The actress threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the sold out Dodgers exhibition game in Seoul and became the talk of the game over the … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Jeon Jong Seo

Jing Tian and Alen Feng to Pair Up for Period Romance C-drama The Brocaded Tale of The Girl Si

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 19, 2024 by ockoalaMarch 18, 2024
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Well I’m certainly happy with this casting lol. A new C-drama will start filming next month in April and the leads are Jing Tian and Alen Fang (Fang Yi Lun) adapted from the novel The Brocaded Tale of The Girl Si (似锦 Si Jin). Jing Tian drops chemistry with every one of her male leads and I’m so thankful Alen’s … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Alen Feng, Fang Yi Lun, Jing Tian

C-actor Xu Zheng Xi Posts on SNS a Farewell Announcement as an Actor

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 18, 2024 by ockoalaMarch 19, 2024
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So I don’t know if this is really happening but he did say it publicly and if its true then it’s a loss for C-ent. C-actor Xu Zheng Xi (Jeremy Tsui) posted on his Weibo a message saying farewell to his spot as an actor, thanking fans for their longtime support, and apologizing for creating any trouble. If he is … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Xu Zheng Xi

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