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Jeon Yeo Bin, Ahn Hyo Seob, and Kang Hoon Color Coordinated to Attend Press Conference for Netflix K-drama A Time Called You

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 4, 2023 by ockoalaSeptember 4, 2023
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The streaming platforms had a great August 2023 in terms of K-dramas with Disney+ hitting jackpot with Moving and Netflix getting rave reviews for Mask Girl. So the latter may get another hit as it’s premiering A Time Called You, the K-remake of Someday or One Day. Starring Ahn Hyo Seob, Jeon Yeo Bin, and Kang Hoon, the three leads … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged A Time Called You, Ahn Hyo Seob, Jeon Yeo Bin, Kang Hoon

C-netizens Protest the Japanese Aesthetics in Costumes and Set Design for Just Premiered C-drama My Journey to You with Yu Shu Xin and Zhang Ling He

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 4, 2023 by ockoalaSeptember 3, 2023
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It’s like everyone has a bone this week, and honestly its been kinda unnerving for the last few months in C-ent overall. Air dropped dramas, last minute “postponements”, scandals, fan wars, it’s like roiling waves when all I want is calm waters. After the premiere of The Journey of You two days ago, the complaints have started and it’s quite … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged My Journey to You, Yu Shu Xin, Zhang Ling He

MBC Sageuk My Dearest Part 1 Ends with Series High 12.2% Ratings and Howls of Anger From Fans with the Direction of the Story

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 3, 2023 by ockoalaSeptember 4, 2023
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I don’t know if I would be okay with how this drama ended its first part 10-episode run this weekend but the vast majority of the audience feedback are angry complaints. MBC serious romance sageuk My Dearest wrapped a short 10-episode first part run this weekend, with part 2 coming in October, and the ratings are a drama high of … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Eun Jin, My Dearest, Namgoong Min

My Journey to You Second Female Lead Lu Yu Xiao Breaks Out with Excellent Acting Going Toe to Toe with Yu Shu Xin

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 3, 2023 by ockoalaSeptember 3, 2023
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I feel like I won a double prize when watching My Journey to You. First was overcoming my allergy to female lead Yu Shu Xin (Esther Yu) and getting to enjoy both her acting and her natural voice for the first time ever in a fantastic dark role in a well plotted drama. The second win is finding the unexpected … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Lu Yu Xiao

C-netizens are Saying Song Zu Er’s Case is Way More Serious than Yuan Bing Yan Who is Making a Comeback Now After Tax Scandal

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 3, 2023 by ockoalaSeptember 2, 2023
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So the fallout from Song Zu Er‘s tax evasion and fraud scandal is still in the early stages, I mean her agency has not even made an official statement yet three days in. But the rumors and inside scoop is coming out and one of the comparison points is Yuan Bing Yan‘s tax scandal last year and now she’s making … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Song Zu Er

Liu Shi Shi and Liu Yu Ning Pair Up for Wuxia and Political Conspiracy C-drama A Journey to Love in First Preview and New Posters

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 2, 2023 by ockoalaSeptember 2, 2023
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So I missed the first preview for A Journey to Love when it came out recently but watching it now for the first time is actually better timing. It gives off My Journey to You vibes (a good thing!) and I’m also super sad that Liu Yu Ning‘s other drama Prisoner of Beauty is likely kaput to never see the … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged A Journey to Love, Liu Shi Shi, Liu Yu Ning

My Journey to You with Yu Shu Xin and Zhang Ling He Drops From the Sky on iQiyi with 3-episode Premiere

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 2, 2023 by ockoalaSeptember 2, 2023
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Alrighty, what a nice Labor Day long weekend surprise for me and something new to nibble on. iQiyi released period C-drama My Journey to You on September 2nd with zero warning and promotion just dropping 3 episodes to kick off its run. The drama had to go through massive last minute editing last month to scrub a supporting character after … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged My Journey to You, Yu Shu Xin, Zhang Ling He

Character Posters of Tang Yan in Xianxia C-drama A Moment But Forever Opposite Liu Xue Yi

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 2, 2023 by ockoalaSeptember 1, 2023
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So I had no clue C-actress Tang Yan was coming back with a drama until I saw the Chinese Valentine’s Day posters for A Moment But Forever. She was one of the A-listers prior to her getting married and having a baby and not doing an acting project since The Legend of Xiao Chuo in 2020. Her acting has always … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged A Moment But Forever, Liu Xue Yi, Tang Yan

First Teaser and New Poster for Xianxia C-drama The Last Immortal with Zhao Lu Si and Wang An Yu

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 1, 2023 by ockoalaSeptember 1, 2023
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Hooboy, I am now more excited and also more nervous for upcoming xianxia C-drama The Last Immortal. I’m more excited because I quite liked the first teaser just released, not love yet but it doesn’t have too much of the annoying xianxia tropes. I’m nervous because of Zhao Lu Si‘s dialogue reading, OMG she is going to be raked through … Continue reading →

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

Jisoo Leads Off Christian Dior Brand Event in Seoul Along with Other Top Stars

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 1, 2023 by ockoalaSeptember 1, 2023
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K-celebs were out on Friday night in Seoul for a Christian Dior brand event that feels like fall is for sure coming from the brand outfits on display. Jisoo has been a very public and touted CD brand spokesperson especially with all the clothes she wears on tour and for her solo debut MVs so she’s at the forefront of … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Cha Eun Woo, Han So Hee, Jisoo, Lee Bo Young

Song Zu Er is Basically Done as All Major Chinese Websites and Networks Scrub Her From Search Results After Tax Evasion Allegations

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 1, 2023 by ockoalaSeptember 1, 2023
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So in less than 24-hours C-actress Song Zu Er is being erased from the traces of her entertainment career. Since news broke that she had been reported for tax evasion and fraud, The allegations were that an agency employee reported her, under her real name and not her stage name, to the tax authorities for tax evasion and fraud to … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Song Zu Er

Jisoo of Blackpink and Park Jung Min in Talks for Coupang Play Zombie K-drama Influenza

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 31, 2023 by ockoalaAugust 31, 2023
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Wow, I thought the zombie wave was over who thought it would be resurrected, pun intended har har. Coupang Play is planning a new K-drama titled Influenza and offers are out to Park Jung Min and Jisoo of Blackpink as the leads. It’s from a same name novel about about a soldier and the girlfriend is is breaking up with … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Influenza, Jisoo, Park Jung Min

C-actress Song Zu Er Reportedly Under Investigation for Tax Evasion and Fraud Putting Her Upcoming Dramas The Demon Hunter’s Romance and Prisoner of Beauty at Risk of Airing Ban

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 31, 2023 by ockoalaAugust 31, 2023
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So there is an unexpected late summer bombshell on what has been a relatively scandal free few months in C-ent with more dramas than usual all airing to provide a glut of entertainment for consumption. Today C-ent reported that actress Song Zu Er has been reported to the tax authorities for tax evasion and tax fraud, reportedly by an employee … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Song Zu Er, The Demon Hunter's Romance

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