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tvN Release First New Batch of Drama Stills for When the Stars Gossip with Lee Min Ho and Gong Hyo Jin After Confirming January 2025 Release

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 19, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 19, 2024
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If I didn’t know this drama was a romance set in space and done K-drama style I would have thought it was a mashup of I Know What You Did Last Summer and Alien. What’s with all the sus staring and mentally plotting intensity in the first new set of drama stills for When the Stars Gossip (Ask the Stars) … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ask the Stars, Gong Hyo Jin, Han Ji Eun, Heo Nam Joon, Kim Joo Hun, Lee Cho Hee, Lee El, Lee Min Go, Oh Jung Se, When the Stars Gossip

C-fans More Excited for Period Drama Calming Waves After Hearing Male Lead Wang Xing Yue is Currently Dubbing His Own Dialogue

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 19, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 19, 2024
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If Wang Xing Yue ever needs extra money he can be a professional dubber for other actors, but it’s already a boon for viewers that he dubs his own dialogue in most of his dramas. From The Double to Story of Kunning Palace to One and Only he did his own dialogue dub, I recall its only in Scent of … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Calming Waves, Wang Xing Yue

The Demon Hunter’s Romance with Allen Ren and Song Zu Er Tentatively Set for November 26th Airdrop

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 19, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 18, 2024
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Alrighty, there is an actual date now for the reportedly end of November release of supernatural period C-drama The Demon Hunter’s Romance. Mark your calendars for November 26th peeps! Of course having a date leak only means if the hammer comes down the authorities will know when to look but it appears streaming platform iQiyi has been leaking the release … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Allen Ren, Song Zu Er, The Demon Hunter's Romance

Love Game in Eastern Fantasy Wraps Its Unexpectedly Successful Run But Viewers Divided on the Ending

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 18, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 18, 2024
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So don’t click MORE on this article if you don’t want to be spoiled on how xianxia C-drama Love Game in Eastern Fantasy ends. The drama concluded its run this past weekend for VIP Tencent viewers and the feedback was mixed. Some liked it and others felt like it was a cop out too generic type ending. In terms of … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Ding Yu Xi, Love Game in Eastern Fantasy, Yu Shu Xin

Kim Jung Hyun Offered Male Lead in K-drama A Hundred Memories Opposite Kim Da Mi and Shin Ye Eun

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 18, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 18, 2024
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Oh this is coming along nicely! K-actor Kim Jung Hyun is in talks for the male lead of K-drama A Hundred Memories. It’s a female-lead centric story with two actresses headlining in Kim Da Mi and Shin Ye Eun, taking place in the 1980’s with both leads playing bus conductor ladies but coming from disparate backgrounds. Kim Jung Hyun is … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged A Hundred Memories, Kim Da Mi, Kim Jung Hyun, Shin Ye Eun

Lee Jin Wook and Hyeri in Talks for jTBC Legal Drama Esquire

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 17, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 17, 2024
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I now fully believe BH Entertainment is the most powerful in K-ent otherwise how else to explain how K-actor Lee Jin Wook keeps getting cast. Especially in this day and age where fewer and fewer dramas are made he’s going back-to-back. He’s in talks for a jTBC legal drama titled Esquire and the female lead in discussion is Hyeri. Oh … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Esquire, Hyeri, Lee Jin Wook

Xiao Zhan in Talks for Male Lead in Tsui Hark Directed Action Movie Shih, Queen of the Sea with Crystal Liu

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 17, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 17, 2024
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So the big Tsui Hark directed Legend of the Condor Heroes movie isn’t out yet but he must be very pleased with male lead Xiao Zhan because industry chatter says he’s offered the male lead in his next movie to him as well. It’s a female lead centric action movie Shih, Queen of the Sea based on a female pirate … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Crystal Liu, Tsui Hark, Xiao Zhan

Gulinazha and Zhang Yun Long Reportedly Dating After Working Together on Variety Show

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 17, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 16, 2024
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So this should be the type of news that is just “oh wow” and “how nice” except in Asian entertainment there is the added layer of “not good enough” and “how dare they!” C-ent is reporting that stars Gulinazha and Zhang Yun Long are dating after working together on a variety show. Both are adults, very good looking, and in … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Dating, Gulinazha, Zhang Yun Long

First Teaser and Poster for Tsui Hark Directed Big Budget C-movie Legend of the Condor Heroes with Xiao Zhan and Zhuang Da Fei Harkens to the Beloved Classic 1984 TVB Version

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 16, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 16, 2024
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Man, when the music played I just flashed way way back to the good old times of the golden era of TVB HK-dramas of the 1980’s. HK-director Tsui Hark is coming back with his take on Louis Cha‘s novel Legend of the Condor Heroes and all signs point to this being a HUGE movie. Legend of the Condor Heroes: The … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Tsui Hark, Xiao Zhan, Zhuang Da Fei

C-actress 23 Year Old Li Geng Xi Becomes the Youngest Best Actress Winner at the 2024 Golden Rooster Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 16, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 16, 2024
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The Chinese movie domain typically has actors and actresses that aren’t frequent C-drama faces due to the prestige level, film stars look down on C-dramas especially with so many rookies and nepo babies easily getting roles. But since I don’t watch as many C-films I don’t follow their award circuit as much but this year’s 2024 Golden Rooster Awards feting … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Li Geng Xi, Viva La Vida

The Immortal Ascension with Yang Yang Tops Datawin Most Anticipated C-dramas List Followed by Guardians of the Dafeng with Dylan Wang then Family Business Starring Yang Zi

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 16, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 15, 2024
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I’m not a true data nerd but it’s always useful to have hard numbers to look at rather than a general sense of buzz. Datawin released it’s most anticipated C-dramas list this week so as of mid-November these are the dramas that are getting the most searches and chatter online. Number one goes to The Immortal Ascension (A Mortal’s Guide … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Guardians of the Dafeng, The Immortal Ascension

Yu Zheng Prepping His Next Drama and in Talks are Male Lead Hou Ming Hao with Rising Actress He Rui Xian

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 15, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 15, 2024
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If producer Yu Zheng being such a troll online is intentional and meant to keep him always in topics of conversation then he’s doing a good job. And it does translate to more interest in his projects and he has a next drama lined up that he’s producing. It’s titled 玉铭茶骨 Yu Ming Cha Gu and is a male lead … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged He Rui Xian, Hou Ming Hao, Yu Zheng

Another Qian Shan Cha Ke Novel Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage to Get C-drama Adaptation with Big Buzz on Potential Leads Possibly Cheng Yi and Zhao Lu Si or Dylan Wang with Yang Chao Yue

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 15, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 15, 2024
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So the big name in C-drama adaptations these past two years is write Qian Shan Cha Ke 千山茶客 who has had four big C-dramas aired or on deck adapted from her novels. There is The Double with Wu Jin Yan and Wang Xing Yue, and on deck is Legend of the Female General with Zhou Ye and Cheng Lei followed … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged A Dream Within a Dream, Legend of the Female General, Noble Lady, The Double

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