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Latest Casting Melon has Dylan Wang and Song Zu Er for Tencent Period Drama Ah Zhi Ah Zhi

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 7, 2025 by ockoalaAugust 7, 2025
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There’s a very fun casting melon that came up this week and I for one would love to see this pairing. Song Zu Er has been in talks for the Tencent Republic era period C-drama Ah Zhi Ah Zhi adapted from the same name novel and now the platform wants Dylan Wang as the male lead. If he joins the … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Ah Zhi Ah Zhi, Dylan Wang, Song Zu Er

Legend of the Female General Premieres to Strong Buzz Thanks to Tencent’s Heavy Promotion But Mixed Reviews

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 7, 2025 by ockoalaAugust 7, 2025
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Yesterday was D-Day for those of us (memememe!) waiting for the premiere of Legend of the Female General, adapted from a novel by Qian Shan Cha Ke titled Rebirth of a Star General. Tencent had to delay the drama for six months due to the scandal with a male supporting lead and then filming his scenes with a different actor … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Cheng Lei, Legend of the Female General, Zhou Ye

C-actress Yu Shu Xin Leaves Longtime Agency Huace TV & Film After 8-year Contract Expiration

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 6, 2025 by ockoalaAugust 5, 2025
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I don’t know if these two ladies are meant to be this always tied together in recent years (two times each have had dramas premiered the same time), but here it goes again. This week Zhao Lu Si is topping all C-ent buzz for her contract dispute with her agency Galaxy Kuyu and trying to terminate it. At the very … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Yu Shu Xin

Zhao Lu Si Continues Her Livestreams By Dropping More Allegations Against Her Agency and Also Selling Out of Her Outfits and Jewelry

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 6, 2025 by ockoalaAugust 5, 2025
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C-netizens are right, this is the must see TV of the summer and it’s just a sad state of affairs all around to get to this point. C-actress Zhao Lu Si is dominating C-ent search and buzz after she went public with an SNS post demanding a termination of her contract and revealing all sorts of allegations of bad behavior … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Zhao Lu Si

My Daughter is a Zombie with Jo Jung Seok, Jo Yeo Jung, and Young Choo Yoo Ri Becomes First Big Hit of 2025 in Korean Box Office

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 5, 2025 by ockoalaAugust 5, 2025
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Two million admissions and $15M USD in box office within 6 days is quite the feat in the Korean box office and even more so with the prolonged slump this year. The movie is My Daughter is a Zombie with Jo Jung Seok and Jo Yeo Jung as the leads and young teen actress Choi Yoo Ri as the titular … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Choi Yoo Ri, Jo Jung Seok, Jo Yeo Jung, Lee Jung Eun, My Daughter is a Zombie, Yoon Kyung Ho

Period Romance C-drama Wrong Era Now in Talks with Chang Hua Sen as Male Lead to Join Zhang Miao Yi

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 5, 2025 by ockoalaAugust 4, 2025
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So it looks like the WIFTY reunion will not be happening. Recently it was discussed that Tencent was going to reunite the When I Fly Towards You cuties Zhang Miao Yi and Zhou Yi Ran for its upcoming period romance C-drama Wrong Era. That melon sounded like basically a lock since Zhou Yi Ran is Tencent’s prince and this is … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chang Hua Sen, Wrong Era, Zhang Miao Yi

Zhao Lu Si Does Weibo Livestreams to Discuss Her Situation as C-netizens are Calling this the Buzziest Drama of the Summer Season

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 4, 2025 by ockoalaAugust 4, 2025
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For C-actress Zhao Lu Si to use social media as her negotiating tactic of choice to try and terminate her agency contract has made her situation open for public commentary and feedback. After various social media posts and replies, she’s since held two livestreams on Weibo which has gotten millions of views. C-netizens are calling this the It Drama of … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Zhao Lu Si

Prolific Korean Movie and Drama Character Actor Song Young Kyu Passes Away at 55 Years Old

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 4, 2025 by ockoalaAugust 4, 2025
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What a sad news to come out of K-ent to start this week. Veteran actor Song Young Kyu has passed away, he was found deceased in a vehicle parked in a residence and he was only 55-years old. The actor has nearly twenty movies under his belt and over three dozen dramas, always playing various character actors as support or … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Song Young Kyu

Production of Modern Romance C-drama Almost Lover with Zhao Lu Si and Peng Guan Ying Submits Drama for Approval Cut Down from 24 to 14-episodes

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 3, 2025 by ockoalaAugust 3, 2025
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Well the timing of this couldn’t be worse with the discourse going on right now with the female lead. The production company of C-drama Almost Lover this week submitted the drama for airing approval and it’s been cut down from the already slim 24-episodes to only 14-episodes. I’m not even sure there is a coherent drama left in that, what … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Almost Lover, Peng Guan Ying, Zhao Lu Si

Kim Yoo Jung Goes Full Psycho in First Teaser for TVING K-drama Dear X with Kim Young Dae

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 3, 2025 by ockoalaAugust 3, 2025
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Oh wow this is going to be 100% the Kim Yoo Jung show lol. And judging from the first teaser it’s going to be dark, intense, and quite a full image transformation for her from the usual sweet girl to a total sociopath social climber. The drama is called Dear X adapted from the same name webtoon and is slated … Continue reading →

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

Zhao Lu Si’s Agency Releases Formal Response of Dismay and Shock to Her Allegations of Mistreatment and Intends to Continue to Represent Her Well

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 2, 2025 by ockoalaAugust 2, 2025
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The Zhao Lu Si accusations against her agency feel like watching a family feud played out in public and it’s hella awkward. The she said/they said has now begun as her agency released a formal statement today basically saying it’s been managing her career with care and attention this whole time, including her illness period, and that her allegations come … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Zhao Lu Si

C-actress Zhao Lu Su Blasts Her Agency on SNS for Not Supporting Her After Illness and Threatening to Just Quit

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 2, 2025 by ockoalaAugust 2, 2025
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This has been brewing for awhile and Zhao Lu Si may have telegraphed it when earlier this week she removed a link to her agency on her SNS bio. This weekend she went public with a long Weibo post blasting her agency for what has transpired (from her view) over the last 8 months. She was ill and needed to … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Zhao Lu Si

iQiyi Releases Investigative Period C-drama The Wanted Detective with Wang Xing Yue and Xiang Han Zhi

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 1, 2025 by ockoalaAugust 1, 2025
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I am surprised to see this C-drama released right now as it was rumored to be a fall release but I guess iQiyi wants to strike while the interest in the investigative period genre is high following Coroner’s Diary. The platform today released The Wanted Detective starring Wang Xing Yue and Xiang Han Zhi where they play a married couple … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged The Wanted Detective, Wang Xing Yue, Xiang Han Zhi

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