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Yang Zi and Xiao Zhan Lead the Voting By a Huge Margin for Weibo Night King and Queen Over Second Place Runner Ups Dylan Wang and Dilraba Dilmurat

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 5, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 4, 2023
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Well it’s clear the power of the tops in C-ent liuliangs are nearly untouchable if measured by fan voting alone. It’s wild to see the gap between the first and second place runner ups for the Weibo Night fan voted King and Queen awards. For the men, Xiao Zhan leads the vote getting by 44.8% of all votes with Dylan … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Xiao Zhan, Yang Zi

Crash Course in Romance Jumps the Proverbial Shark in Episode 15 But Still Gets New Ratings Highs of 15.507%

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 4, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 4, 2023
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Episode 15 of Crash Course in Romance was such a frustrating watch but absolutely necessary in order to finish this drama tomorrow and provide a complete opinion. That the ratings went up again to an astonishing 15.507% which may be the highest rom-com on cable ratings ever is equally mind boggling because at this point the drama is neither romance … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Crash Course in Romance

Rising C-actor Liu Feng Passes Away Suddenly of a Heart Attack at 25 Years Old and Currently Filming Stories of Youth and Love with Yang Zi and Fan Cheng Cheng

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 4, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 5, 2023
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A very sudden and sad news to share for C-ent this weekend. A young up-and-coming C-actor named Liu Feng was revealed to have passed away as confirmed by his agency, the reason is a heart attack at home and he was just 25 years old. He got a supporting part in Lost Track of Time last year and will be … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Liu Feng

Supporting Cast Member in Netflix Apocalypse Drama Goodbye Earth Laments All the Good Work that Will Never Be Broadcast

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 4, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 4, 2023
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K-actor Yoo Ah In actually has a few upcoming projects both movie and drama and the first confirmed news this week was Netflix replacing him in the yet to film Hellbound 2. But for the completed projects, today a supporting actor on the Netflix drama Goodbye Earth posted a lament on his SNS that it was such an honor to … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Eun Jin, Goodbye Earth, Jeon Sung Woo, Kim Yoon Hye, Yoo Ah In

Jeon Do Yeon Goes From Mousy Mother Figure in tvN Drama to Contract Killer in Upcoming Netflix Movie Kill Boksoon

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 3, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 4, 2023
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Okay, this is CLEARLY the K-version gender swapped John Wick, no? Nothing wrong with that and having top actress Jeon Do Yeon completely go killer femme fatale is brilliant casting for upcoming Netflix movie Kill Boksoon. It’s also great counter programming to her currently airing tvN drama Crash Course in Romance where she got negative feedback for looking old and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Esom, Jeon Do Yeon, Kill Boksoon, Koo Kyo Hwan, Sol Kyung Gu

Official Character Stills for the Full Cast of Xianxia C-drama The Last Immortal

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 3, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 2, 2023
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I have no idea what dang video I may have paused over a second too long on FB because the last few weeks I’ve been getting recommended videos for the xianxia drama Ancient Love Poetry. Still have no desire to watch it lol but it is interesting to see snippets and still think “yeah, Xu Kai and Zhou Dong Yu … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Hidden God, Li Yun Rui, The Last Immortal, Wang An Yu, Zhao Lu Si

Dilraba Dilmurat Emerges in CF Shoot After Months Out of the Public Eye with Svelte Figure Seemingly Refuting the Recent Rumors of Pregnancy with Reported Boyfriend Huang Jing Yu

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 3, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 3, 2023
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So there may be truth in one of these rumors but not the other, still it’s majorly entertaining. Last month in February 2023 there was a renewal of an earlier rumor that top drama actress Dilraba Dilmurat was pregnant, with the baby daddy being actor Huang Jing Yu (Johnny Huang), who has been linked with her since the two costarred … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dilraba Dilmurat

Top Stars Lee Byung Hyun, Kwon Sang Woo, Lee Min Ho and more Named in Recent Korean Tax Evasion Investigation

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 2, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 2, 2023
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So calling it the colloquial term tax evasion obviously inputs concerted wrongdoing, but calling it tax underpayment or additional owed taxes feels like just an ooopsie oversight. I don’t know if what happened here to embroil top Korean stars is the former or latter but this week the announcement of a government investigation into a large group of rich and … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kim Tae Hee, Kwon Sang Woo, Lee Byung Hun, Lee Min Ho

Yoo Ah In Replaced with Kim Sung Cheol for Hellbound Season 2 on Netflix and His Agency Claims His Propofol Use was Due to Fear of Needles During Medical Procedures

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 2, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 2, 2023
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So it looks like Netflix is the first production company to take action against Yoo Ah In after his drug abuse scandal came to light. The streaming giant has announced that actor Kim Sung Cheol, currently one of the three stage Shakespeares cavorting around writing plays and falling in love, will be replacing Yoo Ah In but playing the same … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Hellbound, Kim Sung Cheol, Yoo Ah In

Bai Lu’s Male Lead in Republic Era C-drama Northward Keeps Changing with Latest Candidate Being Ou Hao

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 2, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 1, 2023
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I’m here just to see if Bai Lu actually goes through the entire laundry list of same level male leads in her casting carousel for the Republic era C-drama Northward. First it was Tan Jian Ci, then to Wang Yi Bo and last week got the big name Yang Yang connected. Apparently over the weekend Gong Jun‘s name was thrown … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Bai Lu, Northward, Ou Hao

Song Joong Ki Refutes Untrue Rumors About Wife Katy and Says Only Thing True Reported on Her Background is Her Education

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 1, 2023 by ockoalaFebruary 28, 2023
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Well this will definitely end the discussions netizens have about Song Joong Ki marrying a woman with a complicated background. Turns out none of it is true and the couple probably just didn’t care to explain what was just randos making things up on the internet. When Song Joong Ki announced he was dating and then later married wife Katy … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Married, Song Joong Ki

Yoo Ah In Drug Use Scandal Increases in Severity as He Also Tests Positive for Cocaine and Ketamine in His System

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 1, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 1, 2023
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Holy crap how can this matter keep getting worse when it was already bad enough from the outset. Police have revealed today that actor Yoo Ah In has also tested positive for cocaine and ketamine in his drug test taken when he was first investigated. The initial investigation was for unauthorized and illegal repeated propofol abuse but has since yielded … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Yoo Ah In

Baek Jin Hee and Ahn Jae Hyun Make Comeback Together in KBS Weekend Drama The Real One Has Appeared

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 1, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 1, 2023
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It feels like the weekend drama The Real One Has Appeared is one of those meant to be stories and it’s pretty serendipitous that the two leads are on the same meant to be time line. The KBS drama starring Baek Jin Hee and Ahn Jae Hyun will air at the end of March taking over for the pretty meh … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Jae Hyun, Baek Jin Hee

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