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Dylan Wang and Zhao Lu Si Offered Leads in Period C-drama Romance Why Not Cross by Boat

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 25, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 26, 2024
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There is a new C-drama casting that is making waves and aptly the drama title is about a boat and a crossing. C-ent industry insiders are saying that Dylan Wang and Zhao Lu Si are in talks for period C-drama Why Not Cross By Boat (何不同舟渡 He Bu Tong Zhou Du). This casting is legit and not a melon, but … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Dylan Wang, Zhao Lu Si

Jung Woo Sung Reportedly Has a Long Term Non-celeb Girlfriend Who Found Out about His Baby with Moon Gabi From the Dispatch Report

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 25, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 25, 2024
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Well of course there is going to be more deets and dirt on the shocking news that top movie actor Jung Woo Sung randomly fathered a baby with model Moon Gabi. Additional reports have surfaced that the two basically had a one-night stand, she got pregnant and wanted to keep the baby, he asked for a paternity test, and once … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Baby, Jung Woo Sung, Moon Gabi

First Look at Next Guo Jing Ming Directed Period C-drama Hidden Shadow with Wang Chu Ran and Li Hong Yi

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 25, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 24, 2024
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It’s unfortunate that director Guo Jing Ming has such a own vision on all his works and presents it regardless of how it may be received by the broader audience. My Journey to You was just okay but Fangs of Fortune was a flop, it was too over-the-top in presentation and the slow burn story did no wonders in roping … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Hidden Shadow, Li Hong Yi, Wang Chu Ran

New tvN Sat-Sun Drama Love Your Enemy with Joo Ji Hoon and Jung Yumi Doubles First Two Episode Ratings

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 24, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 24, 2024
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I don’t know if this drama will be a hit when it’s all done but this is definitely a very promising sign. This weekend tvN released rom-com Love Your Enemy with Joo Ji Hoon and Jung Yumi, taking over from Jeonghyeon: A Star is Born. I legit had zero interest in this drama but judging from the ratings am inclined … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Joo Ji Hoon, Jung Yumi, Love Your Enemy

K-actor Jung Woo Sung Confirms He is the Father of Model Moon Gabi’s Baby Son After Dispatch Releases Bombshell Gossip

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 24, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 24, 2024
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Well the OG 90’s era male K-stars certainly know how to all be drama llamas. There was Seo Taiji and Lee Ji Ah and their secret marriage and divorce, then Lee Byung Hun dating Song Hye Kyo before eventually settling down with Lee Min Jung, Lee Jung Jae dating the Samsung heir’s ex-wife, and now add Jung Woo Sung to … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Baby, Jung Woo Sung, Moon Gabi

Industry Insiders Say the Lack of Kissing Scenes in Love Game in Eastern Fantasy was Due to Leads Yu Shu Xin and Ding Yu Xi Disliking Each Other During Filming But Now Things are All Fine Between Them

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 23, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 23, 2024
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Oh I love this popcorn! Pass more and slather on the butter please. Surprise late fall C-drama hit Love Game in Eastern Fantasy ended last week and there were complaints of the lack of kissing scenes in the drama. Especially with how bottled up inside male lead Ding Yu Xi‘s character was, I could totally see hot make outs of … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Ding Yu Xi, Love Game in Eastern Fantasy, Yu Shu Xin

Yu Shu Xin Sets New Record for Fastest Sales of a Chinese Fashion Magazine with Her December 2024 Cover of Cosmopolitan

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 23, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 23, 2024
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I’m so glad I became a Yu Shu Xin fan after her turn in My Journey to Love and continued to enjoy her in Sword and Fairy 6. She is so polarizing with the love her/can’t stand her extremes that it would be annoying to watch her succeed and everywhere when one doesn’t like her. After the unexpected hit that … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Yu Shi Xin

First Look at Period C-drama Chasing Dreams with Chen Zhe Yuan and Zhang Jing Yi Formerly Titled Flower in Novoland

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 23, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 22, 2024
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There is a title change but the same confirmed leads as filming kicks off for period C-drama Chasing Dreams (梦花廷 Meng Hua Ting), formerly Flower in Novoland. The leads are Chen Zhe Yuan, Zhang Jing Yi, and Liang Yong Qi, and is the story of a blind princess and her fated romance with the prince of a kingdom. So far … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chasing Dreams, Chen Zhe Yuan, Flower in Novoland, Liang Yong Qi, Zhang Jing Yi

The Story of Pearl Girl with Zhao Lu Si and Liu Yu Ning One Ups a Lackluster Run with a Terrible and Dumb Ending

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 22, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 22, 2024
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If I were a professor I would absolutely be an easy grader. If you try hard sincerely and the output shows that effort I would acknowledge it, in that sense I’m not very black/white in life or in entertainment offerings. I’ve liked plenty of objectively bad movies and dramas because I enjoyed certain elements of it enough to overlook the … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Liu Yu Ning, The Story of Pearl Girl, Zhao Lu Si

First Look at Multiple Couples Family and Romance Period C-drama Perfect Match with Wang Xing Yue and Lu Yu Xiao

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 22, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 21, 2024
Cast of "Perfect Match" in traditional costumes.

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” No I’m not alleging producer Yu Zheng copied Pride and Prejudice, and even Little Women, but he definitely has assembled the premise of a mom in olden times trying to marry off her daughters. In this case there … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Lu Yu Xiao, Perfect Match, Wang Xing Yue

Xu Kai and Deng En Xi Start Filming Tencent Modern Suspense C-drama Fang Yuan Ba Bai Mi

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 22, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 21, 2024
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It’s off with the hair pieces and ancient costumes for Xu Kai and Deng En Xi. The two stars have been cast in Tencent’s modern suspense and mystery C-drama Fang Yuan Ba Bai Mi (translates as 800 Meter Radius). Xu Kai has been the period drama young prince for so many years but with this drama and his recently finished … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Deng En Xi, Xu Kai

Ding Yu Xi and Zhang Xin Cheng to Star in Double Male Lead Investigative Drama The South Bureau

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 21, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 21, 2024
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This drama was apparently in talks with C-actor Ding Yu Xi before his just aired popular drama Love Game in Eastern Fantasy but now there is more attention on it. The C-drama adaptation of the novel The South Bureau (Southern Case Files 南部档案) will start filming next month as a dual male lead series with Ding Yu Xi partnering up … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Ding Yu Xi, Southern Case Files, The South Bureau, Zhang Xin Cheng

Suzy for the Winter Edition of Bazaar Korea Modeling Celine’s Feminine Cool Charm

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 21, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 22, 2024
Model on Harper's Bazaar winter cover.

This year 2024 has been a slow year for K-actress Suzy in terms of her filmography. The ensemble movie where she and Park Bo Gum had a segment Wonderland was a flop and her drama All the Love You Wish For with Kim Woo Bin was filmed but won’t air until 2025. She had a great last two years with … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Suzy

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