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Liu Yu Ning and Tian Xi Wei Cast in C-drama Period Romance The Days of Seclusion and Love

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 17, 2024 by ockoalaFebruary 17, 2024
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New C-drama casting alert and this one seems like a solid pairing for me. The C-novel The Days of Seclusion and Love is getting a drama adaptation and reportedly has confirmed as leads Liu Yu Ning and Tian Xi Wei in that billing order. Liu Yu Ning has been busy filming The Legend of Jewelry with Zhao Lu Si and … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Liu Yu Ning, The Days of Seclusion and Love, Tian Xi Wei

Jung Woo Sung Confirmed for K-drama Period Thriller Made in Korea with Director of Inside Men and Hyun Bin Also in Talks

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 17, 2024 by ockoalaFebruary 16, 2024
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So this is like taking a high prestige K-movie cast and crew and moving it to K-dramas, which is happening more frequently these days. Jung Woo Sung has been confirmed for the drama Made in Korea, with the director Woo Min Ho of Inside Men and The Drug King. The drama is set in the 1970’s and Jung Woo Sung … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hyun Bin, Jung Woo Sung, Made in Korea

Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Ji Won Go Through the Three Stages of Relationship in New Stills for tvN Drama The Queen of Tears

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 16, 2024 by ockoalaFebruary 15, 2024
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So tvN has been very good to viewers anticipating its upcoming K-drama The Queen of Tears as there has been a steady stream of promos since the beginning of February. The latest release shows leads Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Ji Won showing off their good looks through the three stages of a relationship. The first is cheerfully dating with … Continue reading →

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

Na In Woo to Enlist in the Military Next Month in March 2024 After Attending Reward Trip to Vietnam with the Marry My Husband Production Team

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 16, 2024 by ockoalaFebruary 15, 2024
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So I could totally swear that K-actor Na In Woo was done with his military service already, I guess I thought he was in his 30s and older then he really is. He’s only 29 years old and will be heading to his mandatory military service next month in March 2024. He will first attend a team reward trip to … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Na In Woo

Kim Yoo Jung Gets Turned into a Chicken Nugget in Upcoming Netflix Slapstick Comedy Drama Starring Ryu Seung Ryong and Ahn Jae Hong

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 16, 2024 by ockoalaFebruary 15, 2024
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So I would never be interested in this K-drama but for the cast and director involved, I love every one of them SO MUCH. The upcoming Netflix drama Chicken Nugget with Ryu Seung Ryong and Ahn Jae Hong premiering on March 15th released the first poster and teaser and I was just basically teleported back to one of my favorite … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Jae Hong, Chicken Nugget, Kim Yoo Jung, Ryu Seung Ryong

Chen Zhe Yuan and Liang Jie Find Romance in a War Zone in Posters and Preview for C-drama The White Olive Tree

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 15, 2024 by ockoalaFebruary 16, 2024
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So it was western Valentine’s Day this week and with it a bunch of modern romance C-dramas on deck released new posters. One of them was The White Olive Tree which I wasn’t even tracking but now am intrigued solely because it looks like a remake of Descendants of the Sun. But the drama is based on the same name … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chen Zhe Yuan, Liang Jie, White Olive Tree

Bai Jing Ting Gets Flack for Upstaging and Dominating the Joint Performance with Wei Da Xun and Wei Chen at the CCTV Lunar New Year Celebration

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 15, 2024 by ockoalaFebruary 15, 2024
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So the C-way remains a collective mutual harmony rather and individual win at the expense of others, and C-actor Bai Jing Ting is learning the hard way what it means to be a stand out nail on a board. At this week’s biggest lunar new year television show the CCTV Chunwan program, Bai Jing Ting performed a song along with … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Bai Jing Ting

Wang Yibo and Li Qin’s 1920’s Era Patriotic Communist C-drama Golden Journey Tentatively Scheduled to Premiere in March 2024

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 15, 2024 by ockoalaFebruary 15, 2024
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So this drama was part of C-actor Wang Yibo and his career directional turn away from idol fare to more serious dramas and movies in the last three years. The 1920’s era C-drama Golden Journey with him and Li Qin is about a young man who grows disenchanted with the republic front and embraces the inspirational communist ideals and becomes … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Golden Journey, Li Qin, Wang Yibo

Kim Ji Won Looks and Dresses the Part of the Haughty and Rich Queen of Tears in Upcoming Drama

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 14, 2024 by ockoalaFebruary 14, 2024
Three images of a fashionable woman.

So Kim Soo Hyun has romanced a few rich/powerful/famous female lead characters in his most popular dramas and it appears he’s adding another one to his onscreen dating history. Kim Ji Won in Queen of Tears absolutely channels Jeon Ji Hyun in You From Another Star, IU in Producer, and Seo Ye Ji in It’s Okay to Not be Okay. … Continue reading →

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

The Legend of Shen Li with Zhao Li Ying and Lin Geng Xin Slated for Major Broadcast Early Next Month in March

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 14, 2024 by ockoalaFebruary 14, 2024
Female warrior in elegant traditional costume.

So the biggest C-drama to drop this year so far will go to The Legend of Shen Li which is reportedly slated now for an early March 2024 release. When I say biggest I mean highest profile in leads and budget and also breadth of release, The drama will air on China Central Television, Zhejiang TV, Jiangsu TV and also … Continue reading →

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

Soothing Green Continues to be the Color Scheme in New Drama Posters of Fox Spirit Matchmaker the Zhu Ye Chapter with Liu Shi Shi and Zhang Yun Long

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 14, 2024 by ockoalaFebruary 13, 2024
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I don’t think we’ll see this C-drama anytime soon as the first chapter has yet to air, but Fox Spirit Matchmaker the second chapter Zhu Ye recently released new posters and it just looks so relaxing and poetic. Starring Liu Shi Shi and Zhang Yun Long, I think the production bought up all the green costumes in Hendian studios lol … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Fox Spirit Matchmaker, Liu Shi Shi, Zhang Yun Long

Cha Eun Woo Transforms into a Bike Riding Welder in New Drama Wonderful World

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 13, 2024 by ockoalaFebruary 13, 2024
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I give Cha Eun Woo credit for taking on drama after drama and continuing to improve. His micro expressions and quite decent comedic timing in his most recent drama A Good Day to be a Dog reminded me yet again that in the right role he’s quite pleasing and pleasant to watch onscreen. He is also willing to expand beyond … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Cha Eun Woo, Wonderful World

Collective Viewer Rage and Frustration at the Rapidly Falling Apart Plot in the Final Arc of Marry My Husband Dominates Discussion of the Hit Drama

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 13, 2024 by ockoalaFebruary 13, 2024
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Boy am I glad I was too busy in RL to start watching Marry My Husband last month because I could absolutely imagine my own rage right now. The drama last week introduced BoA playing a new character not in the webtoon, the ex-fiancee of the male lead, and from her arrival the entire plot apparently has gone from satisfying … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Marry My Husband

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