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Major Reunion Coming for TW Complicated Romance Anthology Series Starring Ariel Lin, Tiffany Ann Hsu, Mike He, and Kai Ko

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 7, 2023 by ockoalaFebruary 6, 2023
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The musical chairs of TW-casting totally hit a homerun here and brought up a complete reunion of all four leads. This week TW-ent announced and upcoming anthology series titled Not Kind Enough Us (不夠善良的我們) with dual female leads Ariel Lin and Tiffany Ann Hsu playing onscreen romance rivals for 12 years. Man, is the It Started with a Kiss rivalry … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Ann Hsu, Ariel Lin, Kai Ko, Mike He | 7 Replies

TW-actor Kai Ko Makes Massive Career Comeback with Fantasy Romance Movie Till We Meet Again Which is the Second Highest Grossing 2021 Domestic Movie in Taiwan After Just 4 Weeks

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 23, 2021 by ockoalaDecember 23, 2021
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This year in 2021 is exactly the 10th anniversary of hit Taiwan movie You Are the Apple of My Eye. It rocketed male lead Kai Ko to stardom and he was poised to get big and bigger until his arrest in Beijing for smoking pot at a house party with Jaycee Chan. His career was derailed but he’s been slowly … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Gingle Wang, Kai Ko, Till We Meet Again, Vivian Sung | 5 Replies

C-ent Abuzz with Purported Leaked List of 25 Stars the Government Put on an All Kill Permanent Ban List

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 4, 2021 by ockoalaOctober 3, 2021
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I thought things were dying down in C-ent after the summer of scandals and crackdowns, but this early fall may bring with it clarity for who and for what reasons certain stars are no longer going to be allowed to continue being in the entertainment industry in China. A list is spreading like wildfire that includes the names of 25 … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Fan Bing Bing, Jaycee Chan, Kai Ko, Li Xiao Lu, Show Luo, Vicki Zhao, Wu Yi Fan, Zhang Zhe Han, Zhao Wei, Zheng Shuang | 21 Replies

TW-stars Go For Glittery or Oddball Looks at the 2020 Taiwan Film Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 13, 2020 by ockoalaJuly 12, 2020
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This red carpet for the just held 2020 Taipei Film Awards feels like a wash, I mostly hated the outfits but enjoyed actually seeing some because it’s pretty unexpected. Like, Joanne Tseng‘s lace pantsuit is on par with historical epic fails in every way from cut to fit to sheer fugliness. I don’t know why Ariel Lin decided to come … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Alice Ke, Annie Chen, Ariel Lin, Cheryl Yang, Ivy Chen, Janine Chang, Joanne Tseng, Kai Ko, Lin Chi Ling, Roy Qiu, Sandrine Pinna | 6 Replies

Blast From the Past as Ariel Lin and Kai Ko Promote Boxing Romance Movie Achoo Finally Getting Released After 6 Years

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 8, 2020 by ockoalaJuly 8, 2020
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Time and world circumstances really change so much. My first thoughts are: dayum Kai Ko grew up and got like a million times better looking and Ariel Lin looks exactly the same 6 years later like she’s frozen in time. The boxing friendship and romance movie Achoo (the sound of sneezing) which was scheduled for release in 2014 is finally … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Achoo, Ariel Lin, Kai Ko | 4 Replies

Shu Qi in Bold Red Shines at the Taipei Film Awards Along with Top Taiwanese Star Attendees

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 18, 2017 by ockoalaJuly 18, 2017
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I didn’t think head to toe red could stand out on an actual red carpet but it helps that the backdrop is all blue for the 2017 Taipei Film Awards. Top actress Shu Qi stole the event in a fiery red-orange suited outfit with matching pumps, turning the dress requirement on its head as well as the fashion no no … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Alice Ke, Chris Wu, Gwei Lun Mei, Kai Ko, River Huang, Shu Qi, Tiffany Hsu, Yao Yao | 3 Replies

Luxury Brand Piaget Partners with Golden Horse Award Nominees in Exquisite Movie Set Pictorial

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 15, 2016 by ockoalaNovember 14, 2016

Being a drama aficionado is akin to trying to find the best fast food restaurant. The reviews are rarely worth the time spent to write it but the satisfying immediate fill the medium offers is nothing to scoff at. With that said, the high brow sibling that is movie making certainly deserves the heightened acclaim and with it the elevated … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Aaron Kwok, Fan Bing Bing, Golden Horse Awards, Kai Ko, Ma Si Cun, Tiffany Hsu, Tong Leung, Zhou Dong Yu | 3 Replies

The Assassin Leads the Big Win at the 52nd Annual Golden Horse Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 22, 2015 by ockoalaNovember 22, 2015
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The glitz and glamour of big film awards didn’t just descend in Seoul this weekend for the Grand Bell Awards, down South a few hours Taipei hosted the 52nd annual Golden Horse Awards, the most prestigious film awards in Chinese-language cinema. the big winner was Taiwan director Hou Hsiao Hsien’s nouveau minimalist wuxia movie The Assassin with Shu Qi and … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Aaron Kwok, Alec Su, Chang Chen, Darren Wang, Deng Cao, Golden Horse Awards, Gwui Lun Mei, Ha Ji Won, Jian Man Shu, Kai Ko, Lin Chi Ling, Nikki Hsieh, Shu Qi, Tiffany Hsu, Vivian Song | 12 Replies

Fallen TW-star Kai Ko Returns From Sabbatical as Leading Man in TW-movie Road to Mandalay

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 13, 2015 by ockoalaNovember 12, 2015
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The Kai Ko contrition sabbatical has officially come to an end, with over a year out of the public limelight after flaming out at the height of his then flashy acting career. Kai has been cast as the male lead in acclaimed Chinese-Myanmar director Midi Z‘s new movie called Road to Mandalay. His leading lady is Wu Ke Xi and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Kai Ko, Road to Mandalay, Wu Ke Xi | 5 Replies

China Drug Scandal Ends: Kai Ko Restarts Career and Jaycee Chan Sentenced and Out by February

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 12, 2015 by ockoalaJanuary 11, 2015

It’s a tale of two sides of the Strait last week as the big scandal from last summer 2014 came to an end at nearly the same time for the two major participants involved. It’s nearly six months since the August 2014 shocking Beijing drug arrest of Taiwanese actor Kai Ko and Hong Kong actor Jaycee Chan, better known as … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Jaycee Chan, Kai Ko, Scandals | 12 Replies

Kai Ko Invites TW-media to Play Basketball with Glimpses of the Sunshine Boy Coming Back

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 13, 2014 by ockoalaNovember 12, 2014

I didn’t follow Kai Ko‘s career during the red hot era this past three years since he burst out of nowhere with the box office hit movie You Are the Apple of My Eye. He made more movies and dated A-list Taiwanese songstress Elva Hsiao, all of which kept him firmly in the public eye even though he was just … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Kai Ko | 4 Replies

Ariel Lin Gets Engaged at Star-studded Banquet in Taipei

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 30, 2014 by ockoalaOctober 30, 2014

We all know how quickly fame and fortune can flee, especially in the entertainment industry with a lot of temptation and a fickle audience as consumers. That makes Ariel Lin’s reign as one of Taiwan’s top actresses and entertainers all the more impressive. She’s got both mass market popularity with her dramas and win plenty of critical acting awards for … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings | Tagged Andrea Chen, Ariel Lin, Bolin Chen, Bowie Tsang, Cheryl Yang, Daniel Chan, Director Winnie, Hu Ge, Janine Chang, Kai Ko, Rainie Yang | 26 Replies

Kai Ko Remains Out of the Limelight as His Completed Movies Mull Next Steps

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 5, 2014 by ockoalaOctober 4, 2014

It takes a long time to build up fame but one bad decision can tear it all down. Googling Kai Ko‘s name in English now gets an entire first results page about his pot smoking drug arrest in China and nothing about his meteoric rise acting career in the last three years. Luckily Kai’s legal woes are over for now, … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Achoo, Ariel Lin, Kai Ko, Tiny Times | 4 Replies

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