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Zhao Lu Si Fans Quietly Lift Boycott of Her Next Drama The Legend of Jewelry by Mocking Up Posters and Vowing to Support

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 6, 2023 by ockoalaOctober 6, 2023
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Talk about a temper tantrum so loud when it started ending in a whimper. Zhao Lu Si will start filming soon for S+ level period C-drama The Legend of Jewelry where she gets the budget and first billing in a female lead centric story, all good for her career. Except her fans got all snitty that the drama had a … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Liu Yu Ning, The Legend of Jewelry, Zhao Lu Si

Day 2 of the 2023 Busan International Film Festival Drops More Fashion Hhhmmms and Mmmnnnns

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 5, 2023 by ockoalaOctober 5, 2023
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It’s day 2 of the Busan International Film Festival and there are press conferences aplenty, a festival within a festival, and also a star awards night. The outfits range from day events to evening out and honestly are so mid I feel like it takes effort to not be eye catching. Kim Seo Hyung stood out for dressing completely against … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged D.O., Go Min Si, Han Hyo Joo, Jeon Jong Seo, Kim Da Mi, Kim Go Eun, Kim Seo Hyung, Park Bo Young

Wang Yibo’s Chanel Paris Show Visit Gets Attacked by Facetwin Comparison to Liu Yu Ning and Critiques of His Fashion Aura

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 5, 2023 by ockoalaOctober 4, 2023
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So C-actor Wang Yibo was in Paris over the weekend attending the Chanel Fall 2023 fashion show at the invite of the brand and debuted a platinum do that was striking and definitely very couture vogue-esque. He wore the brand’s outfit and did the fashion show circuit with what felt like a smooth outing. But the moment the pictures came … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Wang Yibo

2023 Busan International Film Festival Kicks Off with Star Studded Red Carpet Led by Top Movie Stars Chow Yun-fat and Song Kang Ho

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 5, 2023 by ockoalaOctober 6, 2023
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The 2023 Busan International Film Festival kicked off this Wednesday evening with a large contingent of stars on the red carpet for the first big award of the night. HK superstar Chow Yun-fat took home the honorary Asian Filmmaker of the Year award and top Korean movie star Song Kang Ho did MC duties alongside next gen top actress Park … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion, Films | Tagged Chow Yun-fat, Fan Bing Bing, Han Hyo Joo, Han Ye Ri, Im Soo Jung, Krystal, Lee Joon Hyuk, Park Eun Bin, Song Joong Ki, Yoo Seung Ho

C-drama The Story of Mystics Kicks Off Filming with Hou Ming Hao, Chen Du Ling, Cheng Xiao, and Tian Jia Rui

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 4, 2023 by ockoalaOctober 4, 2023
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Filming has kicked off for period C-drama The Story of Mystics, which Chinese title went from Bai Zhe Ling 白泽令 to Da Meng Gui Li 大梦归离. The producer and director remains Guo Jing Ming following up from My Journey to You as he returns to period drama land. The leads are Hou Ming Hao and Chen Du Ling with second … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chen Du Ling, Cheng Xiao, Hou Ming Hao, The Story of Mystics, Tian Jia Rui

Yoo Seung Ho Finds New Grandma in Na Moon Hee in New K-drama I’m Home

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 4, 2023 by ockoalaOctober 4, 2023
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There is a certain synergy with Yoo Seung Ho picking a found family with a grandma drama as his next project. His debut work is the tearjerker The Way Home and now he’s signed on for the K-drama I’m Home opposite wonderful veteran grannie Na Moon Hee. She runs a family stationary store outside a high school and unexpectedly loses … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged I'm Home, Na Moon Hee, Yoo Seung Ho

Gong Jun and Wu Jin Yan in Talks for the C-drama Adaptation of Xianxia Romance Novel Offering Salted Fish to Master

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 4, 2023 by ockoalaOctober 3, 2023
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So I’ve heard this novel has been in talks for a C-drama adaptation for awhile and of course the laundry list of potential male and female leads have paraded in and out some just wishful thinking others actual talks with. From the casting chatter this week it appears the drama version of Offering Salted Fish to Master will actually get … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Gong Jun, Offering Salted Fish to Master, Wu Jin Yan

KBS Fantasy Romance A Good Day to be a Dog Releases Adorable Sageuk Poster Continuing the Trend of Pretty Visuals

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 3, 2023 by ockoalaOctober 4, 2023
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As a dog mom and a lover of rom-coms I’m feeling more and more excited for upcoming KBS drama A Good Day to be a Dog. Adapted from the same name webtoon, it’s got a silly premise but with the right leads can totally pull it off. The latest poster has leads Park Kyu Young and Cha Eun Woo in … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged A Good Day to be a Dog, Cha Eun Woo, Lee Hyun Woo, Park Kyu Young

K-actress Yoon Eun Hye Turns 39 Years Old on October 3rd Marking Also Ten Years Since Her Last Big Mainstream K-drama

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 3, 2023 by ockoalaOctober 3, 2023
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I feel old lol but also fairly okay with things that used to bother me, and one would be a star I loved just kinda dimming in career and projects. Turns out people can choose or even allow things to happen and hopefully being in a good spot at the end is all that matters. Former top actress Yoon Eun … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Yoon Eun Hye

C-actress Yang Zi to Have Light Q4 2023 Schedule as Period Drama Flourished Peony Starts Filming at Year End and Her Re-shoots for The Golden Hairpin are Very Light

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 2, 2023 by ockoalaOctober 2, 2023
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Yang Zi just finished filming the modern C-drama Story of Joy last week and her scheduled for this last quarter of the year will be much lighter. Her period drama next project Flourished Peony adapted from the same name novel will start filming at very end of the year with rumored male lead Chen Xing Xu which may change. Re-shoots … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Flourished Peony, The Golden Hairpin, Yang Zi

Zhao Lu Si and Liu Yu Ning Officially Confirmed as Leads for Tang dynasty C-drama The Legend of Jewelry

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 2, 2023 by ockoalaOctober 2, 2023
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Well, I don’t know whether to be happy or disappointed but at least it’s set in stone now. The leads for the upcoming Tang dynasty drama The Legend of Jewelry (Chinese title Pearl Curtain and Jade Curtain) are officially confirmed as Zhao Lu Si and Liu Yu Ning, both liuliang stars and a reunion from their secondary OTP turn in … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Liu Yu Ning, The Legend of Jewelry, Zhao Lu Si

Zhao Li Ying Considering Next Project as Another C-drama in Female Lead Driven Tearless Snow

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 2, 2023 by ockoalaOctober 2, 2023
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So the rumor is that Zhao Li Ying is definitely A-list but is capped by her not being theater trained. So called “Ke Ban” which means a graduate of an arts academy or acting major, hence she has not been able to break into the more prestigious C-movies. If that’s true what a shame because she’s got major talent and … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Zhao Li Ying

The Dilraba Dilmurat is Secretly Married Rumor Rises Up Again After Her Invitation to the Christian Dior Show in Paris is Addressed Madame

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 1, 2023 by ockoalaOctober 1, 2023
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I found C-actress Dilraba Dilmurat one of the best dressed gown and hair whole package Asian stars so far to descend in Paris for the Fall 2023 fashion shows. She was invited by Christian Dior and really matched well with the brands couture and aura. But a new wrinkle came from her attendance after the invitation went public and it … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Dilraba Dilmurat

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