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C-drama A Journey to Glow Confirmed to Delay Filming Commencement After Female Lead Yu Shu Xin Faces Negative Online Commentary

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 11, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 11, 2025
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I wonder how much scrambling and negotiating went on behind the scenes in just the last week, things do happen fast in C-ent when gossip arises and this one happens to butt up against the start of filming for a new C-drama. Period wuxia C-drama A Journey to Glow has postponed its filming start this week despite rumors that it … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged A Journey to Glow, Yu Shu Xin

C-actor Yu Meng Long Passes Away at 37 Years Old After Tragic Fall From Residential Building

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 11, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 11, 2025
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This is so sad to hear and share with C-drama fans. C-actor Yu Meng Long has been confirmed deceased, hours after rumors spread on C-media sites like wildfire about his passing from falling out of a residential apartment building in Beijing. His agency confirmed his passing and asked for the deceased to rest in peace and the living to grieve … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Yu Meng Long

Cheng Yi’s Big Male Lead Wuxia Period C-drama The Journey of Legend to Premiere September 11th on Tencent and iQiyi Streaming

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 10, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 10, 2025
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So I’m not a Cheng Yi fan and wonder if it’s a me thing, because he’s definitely one of the top C-drama actors and gets tons of big roles and projects but I just have yet to understand his appeal. But he’s back to see if he can deliver another hit and keep his standing on the top with The … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Cheng Yi, Gulinazha, Li Kai Xin, The Journey of Legend

C-actor Xu Kai Reportedly Axed From Soon to Start Filming C-drama Ting Feng Ling After Allegations of His Running a Private Gambling Game From His Home

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 10, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 9, 2025
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The fallout from C-actor Xu Kai and his string of recent scandalous allegations has started. Today a C-ent producer reportedly confirmed that Xu Kai has been removed from the cast of the upcoming detective investigation period drama Ting Feng Ling. He was supposed to be the top billed male lead with a co-male lead in Wei Zhe Ming, but the … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Xu Kai

TVING Thriller K-drama Dear X with Kim Yoo Jung Releases Two Striking Posters But Retracts One Amid Plagiarism Allegations

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 9, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 10, 2025
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So the issue can addressed right away and I hope everyone can go back to just anticipating this upcoming K-drama. TVING thriller Dear X is slated to premiere in early November but has been judiciously releasing promos since last month. It’s all very shocking to see grown up child actress Kim Yoo Jung fully throw herself into a sociopathic femme … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Dear X, Kim Yoo Jung, Kim Young Dae

tvN Weekend Drama Bon Appétit, Your Majesty Hits 12% Ratings by Episode 12 as K-ent Marvels at Female Lead Yoona’s Hit Streak Even in Tough Ratings Era

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 9, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 8, 2025
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I think there is a chance that tvN weekend drama Bon Appétit, Your Majesty could hit 20% ratings for the cable network and become one of it’s top rated dramas of all time what with six more episodes remaining. But even not accomplishing that feat doesn’t diminish that it’s a bona fide hit for the network and a much needed … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Big Mouth, Bon Appetit Your Majesty, King the Land, Yoona

Wuxia C-drama The One Looks to Have Final Cast of Wu Lei, Vanda Margraf, and Chang Chen

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 9, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 8, 2025
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This drama has been linked to actor Wu Lei for close to a year and now there is credible word that it’s finalized/finalizing the cast with an eye towards filming commencement. The drama is titled The One (Chinese title Jian Lai or Sword Comes) and is a classic wuxia swordsman epic. Joining Wu Lei will be Vanda Margraf as the … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chang Chen, Li Meng, The One, Vanda Margraf, Wu Lei, Yang Xi Zi

Xu Kai’s Recent Scandal Expands with New Allegation that He Ran an Unlawful Private Gambling Group Out of His Home During Hendian Studios Filming Periods

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 8, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 8, 2025
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I….don’t quite know how this will shake out but things just went from not good to really bad for C-actor Xu Kai. This week there are new reveals that allege he operated a private gambling club/ring/group out of his home during the filming periods he was at Hendian Studios. It’s basically a card game with real money stakes but when … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Xu Kai

Eleven Top Actress Including Crystal Liu, Song Jia, and Dilraba Dilmurat Share Vogue China’s September 2025 20th Anniversary Cover

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 8, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 7, 2025
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The September Vogue covers are always the most coveted since it comes with the thickest Fall fashion season spread. For Vogue China this September 2025 also marks its 20th anniversary issue so it’s doubly prestigious to get the cover. This time it’s not one top actress but eleven assembled together all in red for the glamorous spread. For the 80 … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Crystal Liu, Dilraba Dilmurat, Li Geng Xi, Ma Si Cun, Ni Ni, Song Jia, Wen Qi, Xin Zhi Lei, Yang Mi, Zhang Xiao Fei, Zhang Zi Feng

C-ent Rumor that Wang An Yu is Dropping Out of Wuxia C-drama A Journey to Glow with Yu Shu Xin Mere Days Before Shooting is Scheduled to Begin

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 7, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 7, 2025
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So it’s been a bad week for C-actress Yu Shu Xin in terms of the social discourse around her, ranging from her privileged wealthy background leading to questions about how her father accumulated the wealth to her alleged bullying of C-actress Zhang Hao Yue when they two did the variety show Grade 1 · Graduation nearly a decade ago. Her … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged A Journey to Glow, Wang An Yu, Yu Shu Xin

Online Chatter Quiets Down for C-actress Zhao Lu Su After a Wild Last Month of August with Her Livestream Blasts Against Agency and Quitting Weibo

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 7, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 6, 2025
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The combination of Zhao Lu Si leaving Weibo, the largest social media platform in China, as well as netizens attention moving on to newer topics has made her situation noticeably quiet down to start off this month in September. Last month she dominated August with her near daily livestreams blasting her agency and also mouthing off on a variety of … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Zhao Lu Si

Checking in on September 2025 K-dramas with New Arrivals My Youth, Queen Mantis, and Butterfly

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 6, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 6, 2025
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So the August K-dramas battled it out and the runaway clear winner is Bon Appétit, Your Majesty on tvN, with only the question of how high could it go in ratings through the rest of its run. Mary Kills People is a mega flop with ratings in the 1% range and such a depressing topic and Twelve is also a … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Butterfly, My Youth, Queen Mantis

Tencent Melancholy C-drama Twelve Letters with Zhou Yi Ran and Wang Ying Lu Delivers Short But Meaningful Run

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 6, 2025 by ockoalaSeptember 5, 2025
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A short (12-episode) length C-drama premiered recently on Tencent in a very low key way (not a lot of promos) and wrapped its run in mere days. But the drama Twelve Letters reportedly received rave reviews from the few viewers that watched so it’s worth writing about. The drama stars Zhou Yi Ran and Wang Ying Lu as they navigate … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Twelve Letters, Wang Ying Lu, Zhou Yi Ran

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