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First Preview and Many Pretty Stills for Dylan Wang and Chen Yu Qi’s Upcoming Court Intrigue Drama Forbidden Love

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 17, 2022 by ockoalaSeptember 17, 2022
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I’ve written off Thousand Years for You as quickly as I got excited about it so let’s take the next batch of C-dramas that interest me a bit slower. One is Forbidden Love (浮图缘 Fu Tu Yuan) a court intrigue romance adapted from the same name novel by writer You Si Jie. She has a lot of novels under her … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chen Yu Qi, Dylan Wang, Forbidden Love, Peter Ho, Zheng Li

K-netizens Furious with Ending of Big Mouth and Ranks it with Twenty Five, Twenty One as the K-dramas with the Best Start and Worst End in 2022

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 17, 2022 by ockoalaSeptember 17, 2022
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Man this sucks to hear. This weekend was the conclusion of MBC Fri-Sat drama Big Mouth with Lee Jong Seok and Yoona which ended up being both better than expected when it started and now worse than hoped for in how it ended. I’m so far from being caught up I may table this based on the howls of anger … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Big Mouth, Lee Jong Seok, Yoona

C-drama Thousand Years for You Falls Flat with Allen Ren as a Dull Male Lead and Li Qin Abrasive as the Annoying Female Lead

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 17, 2022 by ockoalaSeptember 16, 2022
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Man, I wanted to love this drama so bad, partly from the still lingering good will towards Allen Ren (Ren Jia Lun) for The Blue Whisper and also because I’m still on a C-drama binge. Thousand Years for You had all the ingredients for my tastes – past love, pretty Republican era costumes, spunky girl lead who goes after what … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Allen Ren, Li Qin, Ren Jia Lun, Thousand Years For You

Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim 3 Confirmed for Early 2023 with Leads Han Suk Kyu, Lee Sung Kyung, and Ahn Hyo Seob All Returning

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 16, 2022 by ockoalaSeptember 16, 2022
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It’s weird that season 1 of Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim had the two younger leads not return for season 2 but now the 3rd season will continue with the same cast as season 2. I guess Seo Hyun Jin and Yoo Yeon Seok were just too big at that point for another subordinate still learning the ropes role but much … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ahn Hyo Seob, Han Suk Kyu, Kim Joo Hun, Lee Sung Kyung, Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim

First Stills of Ha Ji Won and Kang Ha Neul for KBS Mon-Tues Drama Curtain Call

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 16, 2022 by ockoalaSeptember 15, 2022
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Wow, this one totally snuck up on me and in a good way! My summer of C-drama immersion has let me bypass the less interesting summer K-drama fare and get back in the swing of things heading into fall. I’m tentatively cautious about The Law Cafe, loving both leads is keeping me loyally watching with hopes the drama will get … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Curtain Call, Ha Ji Won, Kang Ha Neul

Liu Shi Shi and Liu Yu Ning Bring the Swashbuckling Aura in First Teaser Posters for Wuxia C-drama A Journey to Love

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 16, 2022 by ockoalaSeptember 16, 2022
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Having eye-catching official posters and stills drop unexpectedly is my favorite treat as a drama watcher, it’s like cold water for a parched throat. A Journey to Love with Liu Shi Shi and Liu Yu Ning released the first official promos this week and I love it! With the red sun as the backdrop on a desert setting, this could … Continue reading →

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

C-netizens Excoriate Actor Zhang Han for Drama Groping Harassment with His Gentlemen of East 8th Costar Wang Xiaochen

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 15, 2022 by ockoalaSeptember 15, 2022
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Dang, the eagle-eyed netizens have done it again, and this time there is video proof. C-actor Zhang Han is in hot water after a scene aired on his new C-drama Gentlemen of East 8th where what was supposed to be flirting between his character and love interest played by C-actress Wang Xiaochen upset viewers for his crossing the line. He … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Gentlemen of East 8th, Zhang Han

C-ent Abuzz with Allegation that Wang Yibo is the Kept Man of a Recently Indicted Rich Chinese Company Executive and His Agency Releases Formal Statement Denying All Rumors and Vowing to Take Legal Action

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 15, 2022 by ockoalaSeptember 16, 2022
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Can C-ent calm the f*&k down with all these scandals and reveals and whatnot. I’m sure there is a heck ton going on behind the scenes but for all these juicy reveals one after another it’s like a race to the bottom. A day after Li Yi Feng‘s arrest and news about solicitation another C-actor is caught up in rumors … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Scandal, Wang Yibo

Lee Jung Jae Takes Home the 2022 Best Actor Emmy for Squid Game as PD Hwang Dong Hyuk Wins Best Director

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 15, 2022 by ockoalaSeptember 14, 2022
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I think this has to be the tail end of the Squid Game hype and attention, and boy did it last exactly an entire year. When I saw the nominations for the 2022 Emmy Awards included Squid Game it felt like the drama aired so long ago but I realized it was September 2021 which made it too late for … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Lee Jung Jae, Squid Game

iQiyi Abruptly Announces Premiere of Republican Era Romance drama Thousand Years for You with Allen Ren and Li Qin Today on September 15th

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 14, 2022 by ockoalaSeptember 15, 2022
Two characters from "Thousand Years For You."

Sudden drama drop alert! Chinese streaming platform iQiyi announced the day of that Republican era C-drama Thousand Years for You (Please, My Lord) will be released today on September 15th. Starring Allen Ren (Ren Jia Lun) and Li Qin spanning the xianxia historical era where he was a general and she was a goddess and their meeting again thousands of … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Allen Ren, Li Qin, Thousand Years For You

C-netizens Agree with Li Yi Feng’s Arrest and Cancellation But Wonder What the Trigger Was for All This to Come Out Now When He was Arrested Twice Before This Year Alone for Solicitation

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 14, 2022 by ockoalaSeptember 14, 2022
Young man in red jacket, serious expression.

The fallout from the Li Yi Feng solicitation of prostitution arrest is still reverberating in C-ent. Overnight he lost all 13 of his endorsement deals and the next day workers were spotted in store windows, on subway platforms, and on buildings removing any billboard or poster with him on it. He’s already been scrubbed from his drama and movie pages … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Li Yi Feng, Scandal

Cheng Yi and Zhao Lu Si to Pair Up for Xianxia Drama Hidden Gods Which is the Sequel to Ancient Love Poetry with Xu Kai and Zhou Yu Tong

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 14, 2022 by ockoalaSeptember 13, 2022
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Two of this summer 2022 hit C-dramas will be coupled up for a forthcoming xianxia drama adapted from a novel. It’s called Hidden Gods (神隐 Shen Yin) and is the sequel to the novel and drama Ancient Love Poetry which starred Xu Kai and Zhou Dong Yu to mixed reviews. Apparently the male lead in Hidden Gods is their son … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Bai Jing Ting, Cheng Yi, Hidden Gods, Zhao Lu Si

K-drama Actor Lee Sang Bo Revealed to be the Star Arrested for Public Misconduct But Denies He was on Drugs Claims it was Depression Medication

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 13, 2022 by ockoalaSeptember 16, 2022
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If y’all like “Who dat?” when you heard the name revealed to be linked to the earlier story about a male K-actor arrested in Gangnam for acting weird in public then join the club. No clue who this dude is but his name is Lee Sang Bo and his most recent drama was the daily drama Miss Monte-Cristo where he … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Lee Sang Bo, Scandal

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