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Tang Dynasty C-drama The Story of Pearl Girl with Zhao Lu Si and Liu Yu Ning Reportedly Airing End of October and Upgraded to S++ Level Drama After Strong Investor Response

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 12, 2024 by ockoalaOctober 12, 2024
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October 2024 is fast becoming loaded with new period C-dramas. Last week there was Snowy Night Timeless Love with Li Qin and Zeng Shun Xi and also The Rise of Ning with Zhang Wan Yi and Ren Min. Next week is reportedly Kill Me Love Me with Liu Xue Yi and Wu Jin Yan. There may be more but the … Continue reading →

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

tvN Premieres Prestige Performance Troupe K-drama Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born with Kim Tae Ri Leading the Female-centric Cast

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 12, 2024 by ockoalaOctober 12, 2024
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This weekend is the premiere of new Sat-Sun drama Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born taking over for Love Next Door. It’s adapted from a critically acclaimed webtoon of the same name about a country girl with natural performance talent aspiring to join the all-female traditional theater known as Yeoseong Gukgeuk developed after WWII to for traditional gisaengs to earn a … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jeong Nyeon, Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born, Jung Eun Chae, KIm Tae Ri, Ra Mi Ran, Shin Ye Eun

New Filming Pictures of Dilraba Dilmurat and Chen Fei Yu in C-drama Love Beyond the Grave Show Less Over-the-top Costumes and Placates Her Angry Fans

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 12, 2024 by ockoalaOctober 11, 2024
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So complaining by fans does work lol, but at least gets some adjustments made. Fans of Dilraba Dilmurat went on an angry online attack last month when the first filming pictures came out from the set of xianxia C-drama Love Beyond the Grave showing her with heavy makeup and overly ornate costumes and excessive accessories. Her fans were pissed at … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chen Fei Yu, Dilraba Dilmurat, Love Beyond the Grave

Hu Ge Reunites with Two Beloved by Audience Leading Ladies Ariel Lin and Liu Shi Shi in a Blast From the Past

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 11, 2024 by ockoalaOctober 11, 2024
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It’s been a nostalgic week for fans of the beloved Legend of the Condor Heroes 2008 version, which is a few years will be twenty (!!!) years old. Male lead Hu Ge reunited with his two female leads Ariel Lin and Liu Shi Shi in the same week but in different places. Four days ago Hu Ge took home Best … Continue reading →

Posted in My Loves | Tagged Ariel Lin, Hu Ge, Liu Shi Shi

Kim Yoo Jung in Talks for Sageuk K-drama 100 Days of Lies

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 11, 2024 by ockoalaOctober 11, 2024
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I’m so happy to hear news of an upcoming K-drama for Kim Yoo Jung, and it sounds interesting to boot. She’s been offered the female lead in sageuk drama 100 Days of Lies, a drama where she plays Gyeongseong the capital city’s best pickpocket. After getting involved with the independence movement, she goes undercover in the Joseon city government as … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged 100 Days of Lies, Kim Yoo Jung

Actor Kim Dong Joon Adorably Apologizes to Han Ga In for Looking So Much Like Her that Even Her Husband Yeon Jung Hoon Confirms It

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 11, 2024 by ockoalaOctober 10, 2024
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I love when the meta becomes a real life conversation topic, so it’s fun hearing K-actor Kim Dong Jun, who started out as an idol in the stacked group that is ZE:A, discuss the common observation that he looks just like actress Han Ga In. Her real name is actually Kim Hyun Joo so I still think there is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Han Ga In, Kim Dong Joon

Tang Yan Shows Off Short Hair to Film Modern C-drama Lady Liberty as Male Leads Mark Chao and Feng Shao Feng Offering Opposite Each Other Vibes

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 10, 2024 by ockoalaOctober 10, 2024
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I feel like Tang Yan and her next drama Lady Liberty is trying to capture the same hit and zeitgeist that Crystal Liu did with her The Tale of Rose, big name female lead centric with multiple big name male leads in sectional stories woven through her life. Nothing wrong with that and it’s nice to have her get her … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Feng Shao Feng, Lady Liberty, Mark Chao, Tang Yan

SBS Fri-Sat Legal and Supernatural Drama with Park Shin Hye as The Judge From Hell Breaks Double Digit Ratings by Episode 6

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 10, 2024 by ockoalaOctober 10, 2024
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While there aren’t as many K-dramas being produced as before and frankly most are just not that interesting to me, I am fully intending to watch SBS drama The Judge From Hell but just haven’t had the time to start yet. So it’s a relief to hear the drama with strong word of mouth and even better progressively increasing ratings. … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Kim Jae Young, Park Shin Hye, The Judge From Hell

Modern Romance C-drama You Are My Lover Friend with Zhang Xin Cheng and Wang Yu Wen Wraps Run with Decent 6.7 Douban Ratings and Strong Word of Mouth

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 10, 2024 by ockoalaOctober 9, 2024
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C-actress Wang Yu Wen is turning into a modern light drama hitmakers, and worth it for production companies as she’s not A-list so her salary isn’t astronomical and she takes mid-budget projects and delivers financial wins for the investors thanks to good viewership. Her recent modern drama You Are My Lover Friend (舍不得星星) with Zhang Xin Cheng just ended this … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Wang Yu Wen, You Are My Lover Friend, Zhang Xin Cheng

K-media and Netizens Critique Lee Min Ho’s Visuals Attending the Movie Premiere for A Normal Family

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 9, 2024 by ockoalaOctober 9, 2024
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Well anyone can have a bad hair/outfit/makeup day and I’ll chalk up K-actor Lee Min Ho‘s this weekn public appearance as one of those days. The actor attending a VIP movie premiere for the thriller Korean movie A Normal Family this week and got a lot of attention for the wrong reasons. His outfit was boring and ill fitting to … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Lee Min Ho

Producer Yu Zheng Threatens Legal Action Against Netizens Falsely Defaming His New Actress Zhang Shi Tou as a Former Mistress

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 9, 2024 by ockoalaOctober 9, 2024
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Lol, when drama follows a person ALL THE TIME, maybe it’s not just luck but the person himself in this case producer Yu Zheng just can’t stop creating and receiving drama. A day after he proudly introduced his new actress signing to his agency a former social media star named Zhang Shi Tou, he’s had to pivot and turn into … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Yu Zheng, Zhang Shi Tou

Youku Rumored to Premiere Revenge Period C-drama Kill Me Love Me with Wu Jin Yan and Liu Xue Yi in Mid-October

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 9, 2024 by ockoalaOctober 8, 2024
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Hhhhmmm, I’ll believe this when I see it, or at least when I see more promos drop in the coming days. New rumor this week has it that Youku will air Kill Me Love Me sometime next week in mid-October. Starring Wu Jin Yan and Liu Xue Yi, it’s as good a time to air it since both had small … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Kill Me Love Me, Liu Xue Yi, Wu Jin Yan

Jung Hae In Renews His Contract with Agency FNC Entertainment for the Third Time

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 8, 2024 by ockoalaOctober 8, 2024
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I guess its not time yet for K-actor Jung Hae In to start afresh when it comes to his representation. Right after his last drama Love Next Door finished airing came news that he was renewing or re signing his contract with long time agency FNC Entertainment. He feels the agency has treated him well and he’s very loyal among … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Jung Hae In

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