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Period Investigation C-drama Blade of Vengeance with Gong Jun and Wang Yu Wen Releases Teaser Posters as Filming Kicks off

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 29, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 29, 2025

C-actor Gong Jun hasn’t been filming as many dramas in recent years and that’s okay if his works are always well received but it’s still hit or miss with him. The Legend of Anle was watchable but still not very good while Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Red Moon Pact was an unwatchable mess. He finished filming period wuxia C-drama Blood River … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Blade of Vengeance, Gong Jun, Nie Yuan, Wang Yu Wen, Yu Cheng En

tvN Weekend Drama Bon Appétit, Your Majesty Ends with 17.107% High Ratings and a Happy Ending for the Viewers

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 29, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 29, 2025

The tale of a modern Michelin starred chef and her tyrant gourmet counissoeur in sageuk K-drama Bon Appétit, Your Majesty wrapped its incredibly successful run this weekend, with the final episode getting 17.107% and making it the 7th highest rated drama in tvN history. It now sits right under another time-traveling to Joseon era chef K-drama in Queen Cheorin (Mr. … Continue reading →

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

Fallout From C-netizen Furor Over Jeon Ji Hyun and K-drama Tempest Insulting China Hits First K-star as Song Hye Kyo’s Upcoming Brand CF is Reportedly Switching to a C-actress Instead

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 28, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 29, 2025

It was clear this situation would not dissipate quickly, what from the breadth of the anger and complaints by C-netizens over Jeon Ji Hyun‘s currently airing K-drama Tempest having scenes and dialogue that insult China. Jeon Ji Hyun’s brand advertisements have been pulled in China and her upcoming CF shoot with a Chinese brand was reportedly cancelled/postponed. Now the fallout … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Song Hye Kyo

jTBC Romance and Healing K-drama My Youth with Song Joong Ki and Chun Woo Hee is a Disappointment in Ratings and Reviews

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 28, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 27, 2025

I don’t think viewers would have expected jTBC drama My Youth to do well in ratings by the genre or storyboard but for the fact that it starred Song Joong Ki who has had a string of hit K-dramas in the last few years with Vincenzo and Reborn Rich. But not everything he touches is a guaranteed hit and My … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Chun Woo Hee, Lee Joo Myung, My Youth, Seo Ji Hoon, Song Joong Ki

Period Wuxia C-drama A Journey to Glow Reportedly Jettisoning Original Leads and Recasting From Scratch with Lu Yu Xiao and Zhou Yi Ran

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 27, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 27, 2025

So the online negative commentary around C-actress Yu Shu Xin earlier this month will indeed impact her next C-drama. She was confirmed for the wuxia period drama A Journey to Glow, the companion next project to C-drama A Journey to Love. The male lead was not yet confirmed but by all accounts it was going to be Wang An Yu … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged A Journey to Glow, Lu Yu Xiao, Zhou Yi Ran

Choi Woo Shik and Jung So Min Embark on a Contract Marriage for a House in Old School Genre with Modern Execution K-drama Would You Marry Me

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 27, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 27, 2025

So I’m getting such major deja vu with the promos for upcoming SBS rom-com Will You Marry Me. I love leads Choi Woo Shik and Jung So Min and the premise, and the promos look so good but so did Love Next Door and that drama bamboozled me so hard with how much I loved those leads and wanted to … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Choi Woo Shik, Jung So Min, Would You Marry Me

Tencent Airdrops Modern Romance and Plotting C-drama Love’s Ambition with Zhao Lu Si and William Chan

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 26, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 26, 2025

A few days ago there were rumors that Tencent would airdrop Love’s Ambition with zero promotions, but with such rumors there is always the chance the platform decides last minute not to do it. But Tencent did bite the bullet and shoot this baby out with a cannon today on September 26th as the last big C-drama release for this … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Love's Ambition, William Chan, Zhao Lu Si

Kim Se Jung and Kang Tae Oh Dramatically Swap Souls as Peddler and Prince in First Look at MBC Sageuk K-drama Moon River

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 26, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 26, 2025

Oh I am sooooo looking forward to this one! The first teaser and posters are out for upcoming MBC sageuk drama Moon River (The Moon Rises Over the River) with charming leads Kim Se Jung and Kang Tae Oh. Both can do physical and understated comedy so well as evidenced with her in A Business Proposal and him in the … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Kang Tae Oh, Kim Se Jung, Moon River

Fans Turn Out En Masse for C-actress Zhao Lu Si’s First Public Brand Event Since Fallout with Her Agency

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 25, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 25, 2025

C-actress Zhao Lu Si made a triumphant appearance this week at a brand event in China that packed the mall it was being held at. Her fans really showed up and that’s great for her, the more support she can show the more power she has on her side when negotiating with her agency that she’s been trying to terminate … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Zhao Lu Si

Song Zu Er Reported for Tax Evasion Again by the Same Tipster Requesting Another Investigation

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 24, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 25, 2025
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This will likely not derail Song Zu Er‘s resurrected career again but it is clear that the person targeting her has a beef that’s not going away. C-ent is reporting that the same tipster who reported her for tax evasion two years ago is back and reporting her again for continuing tax evasion. During the first investigation, her side did … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Song Zu Er

K-actress Jeon Jong Seo Elicits K-netizen Commentary on Her Striking Curves in Two Form Fitting Dresses at the 2025 Busan International Film Festival

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 24, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 24, 2025

Before there was Moon Ga Young wearing a lingerie dress at the airport, a day earlier there was Jeon Jong Seo going full va-va-va-voom at the 2025 Busan International Film Festival red carpet and press conference. She totally overshadowed costar Han So Hee, herself a visual but with a demure dress on all eyes were on Jeon Jong Seo as … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Jeon Jong Seo

C-actor Xu Kai Gets a Reprieve From His Recent Scandal After Bigger C-ent News Arises Which Has Pushed His Negative Coverage Down

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 24, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 23, 2025

There is a Chinese saying called “Good Dog Shit Luck” which just means overcoming something negative by an out-of-nowhere good thing that happens. That applies to C-actor Xu Kai who was facing maybe cancellation just two to three weeks ago but now seems poised to slide into continuing his career with no further blip. He was revealed by an ex-girlfriend … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Xu Kai

K-actress Jeon Ji Hyun’s Top Brand Advertisements Pulled in China and Upcoming Shoot Cancelled After C-netizens Outcry Over Her K-drama Tempest Insulting Their Country

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 23, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 24, 2025

It looks like the controversy in Mainland China over K-actress Jeon Ji Hyun’s new K-drama Tempest having scenes or dialogue that allegedly insult the country has reached a nadir. The top brands such as Piaget, La Mer, Louis Vuitton and more which have running advertisements and online CFs featuring Jeon Ji Hyun as their brand spokesmodel have all pulled anything … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jeon Ji Hyun, Tempest

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