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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
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“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
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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

Tencent Confirms November 25th Release of Duoluo Continent Sequel Drama The Land of Warriors with Zhou Yi Ran and Zhang Yu Xi

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 21, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 21, 2024
Dramatic ensemble cast from "Land of Warriors."

There are weird casting choices and this one is weird from both the leads itself and within the context of this being a sequel to a first season. Tencent is releasing xianxia C-drama The Land of Warriors with Zhou Yi Ran and Zhang Yu Xi on November 25th taking over for Love Game in Eastern Fantasy. Land of Warriors is … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Duoluo Continent, The Land of Warriors, Zhang Yu Xi, Zhou Yi Ran

Lee Jung Jae and Lim Ji Yeon in Talks for K-drama Petty Romance

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 20, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 20, 2024
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Well this is an interesting pairing, setting aside the age difference at least I can see potential chemistry between them. K-ent is reporting that Lee Jung Jae and Lim Ji Yeon has been offered the leads in the K-drama Petty Romance, which from the title clearly establishes its genre. Lee Jung Jae plays a very popular typecast as a detective … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Lee Jung Jae, Lim Ji Yeon, Petty Love

K-actor Song Joong Ki Welcomes Second Child with Wife Katy

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 20, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 20, 2024
Two people in stylish outfits, one indoors.

I swear I just wrote about Song Joong Ki having his first baby and then I checked my posts and it was over a year ago now. He announced today that he and his wife Katy have welcomed their second child. Their first baby was a little boy born in July 2023 and now this baby is a little girl … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Baby, Song Joong Ki

The Story of Pearl Girl with Zhao Lu Si and Liu Yu Ning Opens with 6.3 Douban Ratings as It Heads into Finale Episodes

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 20, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 20, 2024
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At the end of the day, the core of any good drama remains the Story, it has to grip the viewers to give it tens of episodes to unfold and take us on a journey. The Story of Pearl Girl even has story in the title but sadly it had a very uninteresting story. Coupled with choppy directing it just … Continue reading →

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

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