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Tag Archives: Cheng Xiao

Deng Wei is the Male Lead of Director Guo Jing Ming’s Next Drama Bai Yao Pu with Various Female Leads in Discussion

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 11, 2026 by ockoalaMarch 11, 2026
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Lol, this could be the top of Director Guo Jing Ming‘s most epic assembly of good looking flower vases into one drama. His next project will be the fantasy period drama Bao Yao Pu 百妖谱 or Hundred Demon Records. The male lead is almost certainly going to be Deng Wei and current talks are around the female lead. Reportedly discussions … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Bao Yao Pu, Cheng Xiao, Deng Wei, Peng Xiao Ran, Yang Chao Yue | 18 Replies

Fangs of Fortune with Hou Ming Hao, Chen Du Ling, and Tian Jia Rui to End as a Disappointment in Viewership and CFs

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 14, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 15, 2024
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I don’t think xianxia C-drama Fangs of Fortune would have done better or worse in a different time slot. It premiered and then a week later the two-headed beast that was The Story of Pearl Girl and Love Game in Eastern Fantasy arrived to suck all the attention into their top drama actress battle. But there is and always will … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chen Du Ling, Cheng Xiao, Fangs of Fortune, Hou Ming Hao, Tian Jia Rui

Fangs of Fortune Premieres to the Same Complaints on Director Guo Jing Ming Doing Style Over Substance

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 28, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 15, 2024
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So Fangs of Fortune is here and the reviews and commentary on the premiere episodes are per usual quite on point depending on whether director Guo Jing Ming‘s visual style is your jam or not. The criticism is that it’s very posed, the video filter and makeup is excessive and distracting, flowing hair but empty eyes, gorgeous side profiles but … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chen Du Ling, Cheng Xiao, Fangs of Fortune, Hou Ming Hao, Tian Jia Rui

Xianxia C-drama Fangs of Fortune Scheduled for End of October Premiere While Fans Upset with the Huge Discrepancy of Second Male Lead Scenes in the Trailer Alone

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 2, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 15, 2024
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The schedule is set for Fangs of Fortune to arrive end of this month October on iQiyi. There is already so much promo for it for months so it’s definitely director Guo Jing Ming‘s fave child for sure, with an ending song dance MV and now an opening credits song MV and also additional trailers and Weibo vids interspersed. Starring … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chen Du Ling, Cheng Xiao, Fangs of Fortune, Hou Ming Hao, Tian Jia Rui

Xianxia C-drama Fangs of Fortune with Hou Ming Hao and Chen Du Ling Release First Batch of Official Character Posters

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 19, 2024 by ockoalaNovember 15, 2024
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So this drama got on my radar not because of the cast but because it was filming at the time another drama I was super into was filming, and it’s from the same director Guo Jing Ming. It was initially called The Story of Mystics but now has the title Fangs of Fortune and like can we go back to … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chen Du Ling, Cheng Xiao, Fangs of Fortune, Hou Ming Hao, Tian Jia Rui

C-drama The Story of Mystics Kicks Off Filming with Hou Ming Hao, Chen Du Ling, Cheng Xiao, and Tian Jia Rui

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 4, 2023 by ockoalaOctober 4, 2023
Mysterious figure against a large moon.

Filming has kicked off for period C-drama The Story of Mystics, which Chinese title went from Bai Zhe Ling 白泽令 to Da Meng Gui Li 大梦归离. The producer and director remains Guo Jing Ming following up from My Journey to You as he returns to period drama land. The leads are Hou Ming Hao and Chen Du Ling with second … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chen Du Ling, Cheng Xiao, Hou Ming Hao, The Story of Mystics, Tian Jia Rui

Flower of Evil to be Remade into C-drama Deceit with Chen Xiao and Yang Zi Shan

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 23, 2023 by ockoalaAugust 24, 2023
K-drama poster featuring two main characters.

Put this is in the no need and even worse case scenario a really bad idea category. C-drama is going to remake critically beloved K-drama Flower of Evil, one of the best dark and twisty melodramas in recent years airing on Youku in 2024. It’s called Deceit and will star Chen Xiao and Yang Zi Shan, so thank god no … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Cheng Xiao, Flower of Evil, Yang Zi Shan

Award Winning Superstar Actor Tony Leung Gets Caught Up in Cheating Rumors with 25-year Old Girl Group Turned B-list C-actress Cheng Xiao

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 14, 2023 by ockoalaAugust 14, 2023
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So this could be true and if so it’s two consenting adults and I also don’t want to render judgment based on the disparity in entertainment industry success level, but goodness is this gossip news just weird. A rumor spread widely through C-ent over the weekend that 60-something top actor Tony Leung has shacked up with 25-year old Cheng Xiao … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Cheng Xiao, Tony Leung

Crystal Liu and Chen Xiao’s Tang Dynasty Romance Drama A Dream of Splendor Gets Highest Douban Premiere Week Ratings for 2022 C-dramas and Sets New Streaming Records

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 6, 2022 by ockoalaJune 9, 2022
Two characters in traditional attire, vibrant backdrop.

Well I definitely know a hit when I see one and this one is starting off the summer 2022 season with a bang for C-dramas. A Dream of Splendor (Meng Hua Lu) with Crystal Liu and Chen Xiao premiered on June 2 and in a few short days has inked only positive news. The drama is wildly popular breaking streaming … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged A Dream of Splendor, Cheng Xiao, Crystal Liu, Meng Hua Lu

Chinese-speaking Stars Working in K-ent All Post Support for China and Hong Kong Police in the Hong Kong Democracy Protests

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 14, 2019 by ockoalaAugust 14, 2019
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I don’t know if I’m disappointed because this is what was expected. With the Hong Kong democracy protests well into two months with no signs of stopping, all signs point to Mainland China escalating it’s countermeasures to curtail and end the movement. Chinese, Hong Kong, and Taiwanese stars who are working in K-ent as K-pop idols this week all collectively … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Cheng Xiao, Kyulkyung, Lai Guan Lin, Lay, Victoria Song, Zhang Yi Xin

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