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Period C-drama Shadow Love with Song Yi and Cheng Lei Garners an Incredibly Low 4.8 Douban Ratings

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 30, 2025 by ockoalaAugust 31, 2025
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The month of August has seen two dramas air back-to-back for actor Cheng Lei and in both instances the ratings and reviews are not kind to said drama. Legend of the Female General got Douban ratings of 5.5 which is on the low side already, but his currently airing Shadow Love said hold my beer and got opening Douban ratings … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Cheng Lei, Shadow Love, Song Yi | 27 Replies

Yang Yang Rumored as Male Lead for Period C-drama Why Not Cross by Boat with Female Lead Potentially Song Zu Er or Zhang Miao Yi

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 30, 2025 by ockoalaAugust 29, 2025
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This was a great summer for C-actor Yang Yang, redeeming his last lackluster drama outing of Fireworks of the Heart with a resounding hit in The Immortal Ascension. So it’s no surprise that lots of drama male lead roles are headed his way and there will likely be melons aplenty until he picks the next one. This week there is … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Song Zu Er, Why Not Cross By Boat, Yang Yang, Zhang Miao Yi | 6 Replies

Han So Hee Lands Big Role Opposite Byun Woo Seok in the Netflix Adaptation of Super Popular Webtoon Solo Leveling

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 29, 2025 by ockoalaAugust 29, 2025
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Every since Byun Woo Seok was cast in the big budget and high profile Netflix K-drama adaption of Korean webtoon Solo Leveling, the attention went to who would be his female lead. While the webtoon story isn’t focused on a romance and with the title of solo leveling the male lead is basically on a solo quest there are still … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Byun Woo Seok, Han So Hee, Solo Leveling | 9 Replies

Suzy the Sociopath Battles Kim Woo Bin the Devil Genie in First Teaser for Netflix Drama Genie, Make a Wish

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 29, 2025 by ockoalaAugust 31, 2025
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This looks so ridiculous and absurd but coming from Kim Eun Seok I feel like there has to be more than what I’m seeing. Because what I’m seeing from the set up in the newly released teaser for Genie, Make a Wish is just…..bad lol. But then again, everyone thought Secret Garden and the soul swap would be a hot … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Genie Make a Wish, Kim Woo Bin, Suzy | 7 Replies

Xianxia C-drama When Destiny Brings the Demon with Chen Fei Yu and Wang Ying Lu Gets Low Opening Douban Ratings of 5.5

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 28, 2025 by ockoalaAugust 27, 2025
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It’s only midway through the airing of When Destiny Brings the Demon but the opening Douban ratings are already out, indicating a lot of voters which makes sense for it being adapted from a popular novel. It got a low 5.5 which is more par for the course with dramas of this genre, to compare with other recent less than … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chen Fei Yu, Wang Ying Lu, When Destiny Brings the Demon | 20 Replies

Another Anonymous Poster Leaks Alleged Romantic Text Messages Between Xu Kai and Zhao Qing From During their Dating Scandal in 2022

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 28, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 3, 2025
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The scandal with Xu Kai‘s love life has turned into a clown car of different players and tangents sprouting left and right. It’s entertaining in a trainwreck way but also rather impressive that so far there doesn’t seem to be any tarring and feathering of him. The same may not be true for his alleged cheating other actress Zhao Qing, … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Xu Kai, Zhao Qing | 11 Replies

K-netizens Complain About Age Gap Between Leads Yoona and Lee Chae Min in Bon Appétit, Your Majesty Raining on the Buzz of the Newly Premiered Drama

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 27, 2025 by ockoalaAugust 27, 2025
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Here comes the K-netizen perfection police lol. I think it must be exhausting trying to find reasons to nitpick but here we are again. tvN premiered new weekend drama Bon Appétit, Your Majesty to a very promising start, good opening ratings close to 5% and then going up nearly 2% to high 6% range. But this week there are rumblings … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bon Appetit Your Majesty, Lee Chae Min, Yoona | 18 Replies

First Look at Wang Xing Yue and Xu Ruo Han in Upcoming iQiyi Period Drama Love in Red Dust

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 27, 2025 by ockoalaAugust 26, 2025
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If Bai Lu is the hardest working C-actress in the industry doing dramas basically nonstop, her counterpart has to be Wang Xing Yue who has gone from one set to another with barely any gap since about two years ago when he was elevated from main supporting to male lead status. I’m not complaining, even playing similarly described smart/resourceful/capable characters … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Love in Red Dust, Wang Xing Yue, Xu Ruo Han | 16 Replies

Xu Kai’s Ex-girlfriend Xu Li Sa Drops More Tea Hinting at the Actors and Actresses He’s Shaded in the Past

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 26, 2025 by ockoalaAugust 26, 2025
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The tea not only boiled but has overflowed in the last few days since C-actor Xu Kai was embroiled in some negative reveals by his ex-girlfriend small time actress Xu Li Sa. At this point his side has confirmed they dated briefly in the past but denied everything else she alleged such as him cheating on her with Zhao Qing … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Girlfriend, Scandal, Xu Kai | 10 Replies

Twenty Minute Long Voice Recording of Argument Allegedly Between Dylan Wang and His Unidentified Girlfriend Adds More Juicy Gossip to End C-ent’s Wild August 2025

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 26, 2025 by ockoalaAugust 25, 2025
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So C-ent is going crazy with the third Tian Xi Wei male lead to also have a romance scandal. In the span of three weeks it was future male lead Hu Yi Tian from Genius Girlfriend, then current male lead Xu Kai in Moonlit Reunion, and now it’s her last male lead Dylan Wang in Guardians of the Dafeng. Come … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Dylan Wang, Fight, Girlfriend | 17 Replies

Tencent Reportedly to Release More Episodes Faster for Period C-drama Moonlit Reunion with Xu Kai and Tian Xi Wei to End its Run Earlier

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 25, 2025 by ockoalaAugust 25, 2025
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The scandal in recent days with C-actor Xu Kai has now reportedly impacted his currently airing C-drama Moonlit Reunion. Industry gossip says Tencent is planning to increase the episode releases for the remainder of its run, dropping more episodes and faster to wrap up the drama earlier. Xu Kai is embroiled in an ex-girlfriend Xu Li Sa hot tea spill … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Moonlit Reunion, Tian Xi Wei, Xu Kai | 13 Replies

New tvN Weekend K-drama Bon Appétit, Your Majesty with Yoona and Lee Chae Min Premieres to Strong Reviews and Increasing Ratings

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 25, 2025 by ockoalaAugust 25, 2025
Historical drama characters with traditional Korean feast.

Like a parched and hungry traveler in the desert of K-drama land, new tvN weekend drama Bon Appétit, Your Majesty  has premiered to be the much needed sustenance for viewers. The drama starring Yoona as a time traveling to Joseon era Michelin starred chef and Lee Chae Min as the foodie King with a penchant for period appropriate violence and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Bon Appetit Your Majesty, Lee Chae Min, Yoona | 15 Replies

First Look at Period at Slow Burn Politics and Romance C-drama Liang Chen Mei Jing with Ren Min and Ci Sha

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 25, 2025 by ockoalaAugust 24, 2025
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I always appreciate a visually gorgeous drama during the preview phase, even if the end product doesn’t end up being my cup of tea. Filming has recently wrapped for period C-drama Liang Chen Mei Jing (良陈美锦) which is adapted from the novel Displaying Beautiful Brocade. The leads are Ren Min and Ci Sha and I’m kinda game for this unexpected … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Ci Sha, Liang Chen Mei Jing, Ren Min | 8 Replies

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