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Tag Archives: Mao Xiaotong

Top and Popular C-stars All Descend on 2022 Weibo Night with Plenty of Extravagant Fashion Looks to Admire

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 25, 2023 by ockoalaMarch 26, 2023
Group of elegantly dressed people at event.

This weekend was the 2022 Weibo Night in China, weird that it takes place in 2023 but the 2022 means it covers dramas and movies from last year. The popular vote for Weibo King and Queen was trending young but the award is also decided with decision input from the hosting body so in the end it was a blast … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Angelababy, Bai Lu, Chen Zhe Yuan, Crystal Liu, Dilraba Dilmurat, Dylan Wang, Gao Yuan Yuan, Gong Jun, Guan Xiaotong, Hu Ge, Li Yi Tong, Liu Shi Shi, Liu Yu Ning, Mao Xiaotong, Shen Yue, Tang Yan, Wang Yibo, Wu Lei, Xiao Zhan, Xu Kai, Yang Zi, Yu Shu Xin, Zhang Jing Yi, Zhang Ling He

Liu Shi Shi Leads Short List of C-actresses Notable for Having Swan’s Necks

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 26, 2017 by ockoalaNovember 25, 2017
Woman in elegant dress with white horse.

Korean netizens have their own fixations on female star beauty with phrases like S-line, V-line, honey thighs, etc. that once understood is hard to unsee afterwards. C-netizens have their own preferences on what constitutes top starlet beauty and one such element is the “swan’s neck”, the long, lithe line of an actress lucky enough to be born with a very … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Angelababy, Crystal Liu, Fan Bing Bing, Liu Shi Shi, Mao Xiaotong, Wang Chu Ran, Zheng Shuang

Actresses Personify the Ancient Chinese Beauty Look to Varying Degrees of Visual Success

A Koala's Playground Posted on May 9, 2016 by ockoalaMay 7, 2016
Four women in traditional Asian costumes.

Chinese period story fans are have very very high standards when it comes to opinions about onscreen period beauties. There’s modern beautiful which doesn’t always dovetail with period beauty wondrous, and in between plenty of pretty actresses have flailed in both acting and visuals when stepping in the long flowing locks and colorful gowns of the past. C-ent frequently updates … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Alyssa Chia, Annie Liu, Ariel Lin, Chen Qiao En, Crystal Liu, Fan Bing Bing, Gao Yuan Yuan, Ivy Chen, Jiang Qing, Jiang Xin, Liu Shi Shi, Liu Yu Xin, Mao Xiaotong, Michelle Chen, Ruby Lin, Tang Yan, Tong Jie, Tong Li Ya, Yang Mi, Yang Rong, Yuan Shan Shan, Zhang Xin Yi, Zhao Li Ying, Zheng Shuang

Tang Yan Breaks From Candy Roles as Filming Starts on C-drama The Princess Weiyoung

A Koala's Playground Posted on December 31, 2015 by ockoalaDecember 31, 2015
Three actors in elaborate costumes smiling together.

I’m fairly curious about next year period C-drama The Princess Weiyoung (Jin Xiu Wei Yang), based on a non-typical Candy female lead C-novel called The Bastard Daughter is Poisonous. The drama finished casting last week with Tang Yan as the titular female lead, reuniting with multi-drama male lead Luo Jin, but rounding our the cast with fresher faces in Vanness … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Luo Jin, Mao Xiaotong, Tang Yan, The Princess Weiyoung, Vanness Wu

Romance of the Condor Heroes Spawns Second Real Life Couple in Chen Xiang and Mao Xiaotong

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 11, 2015 by ockoalaSeptember 9, 2015
Two characters in traditional Asian clothing.

The epic turd that is the latest C-drama remake of wuxia novel Return of the Condor Heroes recently made the headlines again when the leads were revealed to have found love with each other in real life. In the Yu Zheng version called Romance of the Condor Heroes, Chen Xiao played male lead Guo Jing while Michelle Chen is still … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Chen Xiang, Mao Xiaotong, Romance of the Condor Heroes

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