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Netflix A-lister Packed K-drama Narco-Saints with Ha Jung Woo, Hwang Jung Min, and Park Hae Soo Premieres to Mixed Reviews But Solid Viewership Ratings

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 12, 2022 by ockoalaSeptember 12, 2022
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This K-drama is like made the exact opposite of what would interest me lol. No offense but I’ve still not watched Breaking Bad so Narco-Saints can pack itself with as many A-listers as it has and I’ll still nod appreciatively that this drama exists while having no urge to watch. It’s going to appeal to Mr. Koala for sure and … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Chang Chen, Ha Jung Woo, Hwang Jung Min, Jo Woo Jin, Narco-Saints, Park Hae Soo, Yoo Yeon Seok

Two Upcoming C-dramas with Xu Kai Release New Stills for Moon Festival – Modern Romance She and Her Perfect Husband with Yang Mi and Period Drama Wonderland of Love with Jing Tian

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 12, 2022 by ockoalaSeptember 15, 2022
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It’s weird, I’m not a Xu Kai fan probably because I won’t touch his breakout drama Story of Yanxi Palace with a ten foot pole (allergic to palace dramas and Yumama), but I am oddly super looking forward to both of his upcoming dramas. For She and Her Perfect Husband (爱的二八定律) with Yang Mi, the preview really hooked me. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Jing Tian, She and Her Perfect Husband, Wonderland of Love, Xu Kai, Yang Mi

Lee Min Ho Pulls Off Head-to-Toe Fendi Attending Fashion Show and Sits Next to Song Hye Kyo in Rare A-listers Photo Op

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 12, 2022 by ockoalaSeptember 11, 2022
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I feel like there is so much going on in entertainment news these days that the Fall Fashion show season which is usually more prominent in news reports is getting below the fold treatment. But fans of stars in attendance definitely can enjoy their baes decked out and more than ever getting prime billing in the front row. K-actor Lee … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Lee Min Ho, Song Hye Kyo

Zhao Li Ying and Lin Geng Xin Still Gots the Chemistry in New Moon Festival Still for C-drama The Legend of Shen Li

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 11, 2022 by ockoalaSeptember 12, 2022
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I really love the ordinary people feel of The Legend of Shen Li promo stills so far. It’s a xianxia drama but it doesn’t make it so over-the-top with bright colors and overly accessorized. A new still is out of leads Zhao Li Ying and Lin Geng Xin in warmer embrace standing in front of a country estate wearing muted … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Lin Geng Xin, The Legend of Shen Li, Zhao Li Ying

Beijing Police Confirm Li Yi Feng has Been Detained for Solicitation, His Name Erased From All Drama and Movie Pages, and Over a Dozen Brands End Endorsements

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 11, 2022 by ockoalaSeptember 11, 2022
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There is a Chinese saying “If you know/knew what will happen, why act like that back then?” (早知如此 何必当初), and it tells people that one should know the consequences will come of actions and yet people still misbehave. With the cancellations of so many Chinese actors (Kris Wu, Deng Lun, Zhang Zhe Han, Li Yun Di) and actresses (Fan Bing … Continue reading →

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

Confidential Assignment 2 a Hit After Netting 2 Million Tickets Sold in Just 6 Days After Premiere

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 11, 2022 by ockoalaSeptember 11, 2022
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Aside from the cheesy low budget early posters for Confidential Assignment 2: International, I figured this movie would appeal to the general public and be a moneymaker and good buzz for all involved. Then the last two weeks the cast and crew went all out on the promo circuit, I counted at least four different press conferences and events and … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Daniel Henney, Hyun Bin, Jin Seon Kyu, Yoo Hae Jin, Yoona

K-actor A Arrested for Drug Use at His Home in Gangnam After Police Receive Calls for His Erratic Behavior in Public

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 10, 2022 by ockoalaSeptember 10, 2022
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Drug use, of mild to heavy variety, is rampant in the world and especially in the entertainment industry. Let’s not kid ourselves. This weekend a K-actor unknown “A” has been arrested after police were called by the public citizens who witnessed his erratic behavior in public. He was seen running around wildly, and when the police arrived at his residence … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Scandal

Li Yi Feng May Actually Be Cancelled After Gossip That He Was Arrested for 15 Days for Going to a Massage Parlor, His Name and Image Has Been Removed From Moon Festival Concert and Awards Organization Sites

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 10, 2022 by ockoalaSeptember 10, 2022
Two images of a young man and a list.

At this point I don’t know if Mainland Chinese entertainment is The Game of Thrones or The Hunger Games, all I know is that making the money over there is a life and death/cancellation proposition for sure. A few days after it seemed much ado about nothing due to a rumor that C-actor Li Yi Feng missed a CF brand … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Li Yi Feng

Insiders Say Director of Love Like the Galaxy is Working on Editing the Cut 10-episodes Worth of Material and the Drama May be Re-released in Full for Lunar New Year Holiday 2023

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 10, 2022 by ockoalaSeptember 10, 2022
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If this news is true and actually happens then I will take it as a Lunar New Year 2023 present from the drama gods to me, and to all fans of C-drama Love Like the Galaxy. C-ent is reporting that the director of the drama is working on editing about 10-episodes worth of cut material and is planning to release … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Love Like the Galaxy

C-actor Wang Yibo Once Again Under C-netizen Scrutiny for Plastic Surgery After New Drama Being a Hero Films in HD without Filters

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 9, 2022 by ockoalaSeptember 10, 2022
Portrait of a young man in glasses.

Well this certainly is much ado about nothing other than annoying devoted fans, for casual C-drama viewers its more like rubbernecking. This week C-actor Wang Yibo is in the news not for his starring role in police procedural Being a Hero with Chen Xiao but for his visuals. Allegations that he’s gotten plastic surgery surfaced again with the drama being … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Wang Yibo

K-actor Nam Da Reum Looks Even More Grown Up in New Pictures After Enlisting in the Military

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 9, 2022 by ockoalaSeptember 8, 2022
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They say milk is good for your bones and maybe one can say the military is good for turning young men into manlier young men. Such is the case with grown up child actor Nam Da Reum, who enlisted earlier this year in February for his mandatory service and he’s doing it like most other child actors before him right … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Nam Da Reum

C-ent Reports that the Court Has Frozen All Assets of Disgraced C-actor Wu Yi Fan as He Awaits Sentencing on Rape Allegations as Rumors Swirl that He’s Been Spotted in LA

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 9, 2022 by ockoalaSeptember 8, 2022
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Everyone is supposed to have at least two facetwins out there so maybe this is one of them for C-actor Wu Yi Fan (Kris Wu). This week two pictures have been circulated in the gossip webs showing a man from the side profile sitting in a lime green Mercedes in Los Angeles that looks a lot like Wu Yi Fan. … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kris Wu, Wu Yi Fan

First Look at Upcoming Xianxia C-drama Till the End of the Moon with Luo Yun Xi and Bai Lu

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 8, 2022 by ockoalaSeptember 9, 2022
Promotional image for "Till the End of the Moon."

So this drama finished filming earlier this year and with the sudden drops these days of pending dramas I don’t know if it will air before the end of 2022 or end up being a 2023 drama. This summer had two high profile xianxia dramas in Immortal Samsara and Love Between Fairy and Devil so it’s good to wait a … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Bai Lu, Chen Du Ling, Deng Wei, Luo Yun Xi, Till the End of the Moon

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