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Tag Archives: Calvin Chen

Married TW-stars Joanne Tseng and Calvin Chen Announce They Are Expecting their First Child

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 16, 2024 by ockoalaAugust 15, 2024
Happy couple celebrating a birthday together.

A happy news out of TW-ent this week with actress Joanne Tseng and entertainer Calvin Chen announcing that they are expecting their first child. The couple has been married since 2020 in what was a total surprise announcement back then as well, no one even knew they were dating. The couple shared the news of the pregnancy with Joanne posting … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Baby, Calvin Chen, Joanne Tseng | 9 Replies

Joanne Tseng and Calvin Chen Enjoy the Taiwanese Countryside of Exquisite Cherry Blossoms

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 9, 2020 by ockoalaMarch 8, 2020
Couple and dog surrounded by cherry blossoms.

This has been a bad winter of global worry and local discontent. It’s nice to take a breather and married TW-stars Joanne Tseng and Calvin Chen got to enjoy the fresh sunshine and outdoors of rural Taiwan recently in lovely pictures posted to her SNS. This couple who tied the knot in January wasn’t even on the radar of stars … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Calvin Chen, Joanne Tseng | 1 Reply

TW-stars Joanne Tseng and Calvin Chen of Fahrenheit Announce Surprise Marriage

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 23, 2020 by ockoalaJanuary 23, 2020
Smiling couple enjoying a fun celebration together.

Woah, talk about a surprise and totally out of left field announcement. TW-stars Joanne Tseng and Calvin Chen are married! She announced it on her SNS on lunar new year’s eve that she was now Mrs. Chen, and honestly I didn’t even know they were dating or had ever been linked romantically via the super snoopy Taiwanese paparazzi. Calvin is … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Calvin Chen, Joanne Tseng, Marriage, Wedding | 5 Replies

Cyndi Wang’s First Solo Concert in Taipei Brings Her Former Drama Leads Out in Support

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 3, 2016 by ockoalaJanuary 3, 2016
Group selfie of performers on stage.

A concert in Taipei this past weekend was a who’s who gathering of so name big name Taiwanese celebrities onstage and offstage. Actress and singer Cyndi Wang held her first solo concert and in attendance was her actor boyfriend Yao Yuan Hao sitting first row, alongside her good friends Rainie Yang and Alien Huang, who hilariously remain good friends as … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Calvin Chen, Cyndi Wang, Kun Da, Ming Dao, Nicholas Teo, Tony Sun | 3 Replies

Wu Zun’s Confession Tour Continues as He Promotes New Book and Reveals He’s Having Baby Number 2

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 2, 2013 by ockoalaOctober 2, 2013

The Wu Zun not-so-shocking news reveals enters its second day in Taiwan as he held a press conference for the release of his new self-help book and promptly revealed he was about to be a dad again any day now. Like, for realz. His wife is expecting baby number 2 in days, this time a bouncing little baby boy mini-me … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Calvin Chen, Jiro Wang, Wu Zun | 14 Replies

Calvin Chen Returns to TW-dramas with Love Touch on CTS

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 26, 2013 by ockoalaMay 26, 2013

Looks like a bunch of new TW-dramas are starting in the next few weeks, though my gut tells me most will likely be atrocious with maybe one watchable surprise. The bigger serendipity is that all three remaining Fahrenheit boys will be on television at the same time, with two going head-to-head for ratings. Jiro Wang is currently headlining the Taiwan … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Calvin Chen, Chao Chun Ya, Do Hua Mei, Lia Li, Love Touch | 14 Replies

Calvin Chen Films GTV Drama with Victoria of f(x)

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 7, 2012 by ockoalaJanuary 7, 2012

Another TW-drama filming goes underway, but this one has some interesting casting choices. It’s a GTV production that will be filmed in China, starring Fahrenheit‘s Calvin Chen and Victoria of the K-group f(x). The title is tentatively called The Prince without a Castle (失去城堡的王子). The third lead will be Zhou Mi, also a member of a Korean pop group, being … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Calvin Chen, Victoria Song, Zhou Mi | 22 Replies

Fahrenheit Reunites For Taiwan Tourism Campaign Event in Japan

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 6, 2011 by ockoalaOctober 5, 2011

It must be hard trying to be a boyband in the midst of a breakup when your country refuses to let you breakup. Since announcing his departure from Fahrenheit earlier this year, Wu Zun has nevertheless followed through on his promise to continue with their existing engagements, the most high-profile being tourism ambassadors for Taiwan. The group visited Japan on … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Aaron Yan, Calvin Chen, Fahrenheit, Jiro Wang, Wu Zun | 11 Replies

Fahrenheit in Korea as Ambassadors for Taiwan’s Tourism Bureau

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 5, 2011 by ockoalaJune 5, 2011

After a tumultuous early part of the year, when Wu Zun changed management agencies and rumors abounded that Fahrenheit was disbanding, looks the boys have put it all behind them and have been busy with a slew of promotional activities together in the last two months. Everyone has their individual projects – Zun is promoting the movie Da Wu Sheng with … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Aaron Yan, Calvin Chen, Fahrenheit, Jiro Wang, Wu Zun | 27 Replies

A Look at the Leading Men of Taiwan Entertainment

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 28, 2011 by ockoalaApril 2, 2011

With AKP fully branching out from K-dramas to TW-dramas in recent weeks, culminating in my decision to recap Sunny Happiness, I think it’s fitting to devote a post to a collection of Taiwan actors who breathe life into dramas and movies from that region of the world. I’ll be giving my personal impressions of these actors, as well as a … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Aaron Yan, Baron Chen, Blue Lan, Calvin Chen, Chris Wu, Ethan Ruan, Jerry Yan, Jiro Wang, Joe Cheng, Mark Chao, Mike He, Ming Dao, Roy Qiu, Show Luo, Vanness Wu, Vic Zhou | 70 Replies

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