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New Stills From Return of the Condor Heroes Show Post 16-year Time Jump Transformation

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 19, 2014 by ockoalaFebruary 15, 2014

The nth drama adaptation of Return of the Condor Heroes (this one is going to have the 2014 year appended to it to distinguish it from the previous versions) is almost done filming and after four months I can say the long nightmare is wrapping to a close. Producer and troll Yu Zheng has been steadily releasing stills from the … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chen Xiao, Michelle Chen, Return of the Condor Heroes

Popular Star Couple Nicky Wu and Liu Shi Shi Lead the Pack at the Sina Weibo Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 19, 2014 by ockoalaJanuary 19, 2014

Last week was the first ever Sina hosted Weibo Night 2013 to hand out awards to C-celebrities who have lit up China’s most popular online social networking service akin to a combination Facebook and Twitter. Even among a bevy of popular stars it was hands down the joint appearance of recently gone public couple of Nicky Wu and Liu Shi … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Angelababy, Chen Kun, Chen Xiao, Han Geng, Jimmy Lin, Liu Shi Shi, Michelle Chen, Ni Ni, Nicky Wu, Wallace Chung

C-netizens are Abuzz with the Gorgeous Cameo Appearance of Dong Xuan in Return of the Condor Heroes

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 28, 2013 by ockoalaNovember 28, 2013

Somewhere in an alternate universe, drama producer Yu Zheng is still filming his massacre drama adaptation of the wuxia novel Return of the Condor Heroes. It’s been seven years since the last major remake starring now top C-movie stars Huang Xiaoming as Yang Guo and Crystal Liu as Xiaolongnu. I’d be happy if we went another seven without a remake … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chen Xiao, Dong Xuan, Michelle Chen, Return of the Condor Heroes, Yan Kuan

Lovely Zhao Li Ying Cameos in Return of the Condor Heroes with Rumored Boyfriend Chen Xiao

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 5, 2013 by ockoalaOctober 5, 2013

There is finally something easy on the eyes coming out of the set of the upcoming nth drama version of the wuxia novel Return of the Condor Heroes. While C-actress Zhao Li Ying’s name was never mentioned as in the running to play the leading lady Xiaolongnu, seeing her in costume on the set of RoCH makes me wish she … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chen Xiao, Michelle Chen, Return of the Condor Heroes, Zhao Li Ying

The C-media Visits the Set of the Chen Xiao and Michelle Chen Return of the Condor Heroes 2014

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 19, 2013 by ockoalaSeptember 19, 2013

I firmly believe in the adage “just because you can, doesn’t necessarily mean you should.” And sometimes jokes just write themselves because people do things they can but common sense should tell them not do. Filming is fully underway for the latest drama adaptation of the famed wuxia novel Return of the Condor Heroes, and it’s been nearly a month … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chen Xiao, Michelle Chen, Return of the Condor Heroes

First Look at the Main Cast of the Chen Xiao Version of Return of the Condor Heroes

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 4, 2013 by ockoalaSeptember 5, 2013

How the heck does Yu Zheng manage to turn the ridiculously gorgeous Chen Xiao into an unattractive Yang Guo? I don’t get it. One way to get people riled up is to purposely mess with fandom. That is why I loathe drama producer Yu Zheng so much, because he delights in pointlessly screwing with classic wuxia novel fandom (and others) … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chen Xiao, Michelle Chen, Return of the Condor Heroes

Yu Zheng has a Hit and Miss with Casting of Chen Xiao and Michelle Chen for Remake of Return of the Condor Heroes

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 1, 2013 by ockoalaAugust 31, 2013

I think the sole existence of screenwriter-producer Yu Zheng in the world of C-dramas and movies is really to act like a troll on history and fandom. He exploits anything and everything with equal aplomb, and with this new drama casting bombshell I’ve officially decided that he is also blind and has no ability to pick leading ladies. He ought … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chen Xiao, Michelle Chen, Return of the Condor Heroes

Big Name Stars Heats up Chinese Media with a Buzzy Love Pentagon

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 10, 2013 by ockoalaApril 10, 2013

Forget love triangles, that is so passé (Roy Qiu–Tang Yan–Tia Li what?, George Hu–Annie Chen–Gui Gui who?) – the hottest love gossip in Chinese entertainment is a freaking love pentagon! This shit is awesomely good in the “I can’t believe this is even remotely true” way, yet it is all over the newspapers and magazines when I was in Asia … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chen Qiao En, Louis Koo, Michelle Chen, Ruby Lin, Wallace Huo

Joe Cheng Takes a Break from the Military to Attend Movie Premiere

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 22, 2012 by ockoalaOctober 22, 2012

Oh holy mother of a hot potato – Joe Cheng went into the military a pretty boy and took a break from securing the maritime borders of the island of Formosa to attend a movie premiere and show us all that he’s a man’s man now. This weekend during Joe’s scheduled weekend off from military service, he drove down to … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Joe Cheng, Michelle Chen, Ripples of Desire

Joe Cheng Celebrates Turning 30 with BFF Mike He and Promotes Ripples of Desire

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 22, 2012 by ockoalaJune 20, 2012

Joe Cheng turned thirty this week and guess who was there to celebrate with him? None other than his best bro Mike He. They posted a picture of them back-to-back tipping some wine, which of course got their fans excited (and likely fuels the flames of those pesky rumors yet again). Joe hasn’t just been celebrating turning the big 3-0, last … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Ivy Chen, Jerry Yan, Joe Cheng, Michelle Chen, Mike He

Joe Cheng and Michelle Chen Hit Up Cannes to Unveil Trailer for Ripples of Desire

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 3, 2012 by ockoalaJune 3, 2012

Cannes is always a truly international film festival and this year the upcoming Taiwanese period movie Ripples of Desire (Chinese title Hua Yang) premiered its trailer there while two of its four leads showed up to promote the movie. It’s too bad Ivy Chen and Jerry Yan are busy elsewhere because I would have loved to see the entire cast present. … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Ivy Chen, Jerry Yan, Joe Cheng, Michelle Chen, Ripples of Desire

Upcoming Summer Taiwan Period Movie Hua Yang Releases Stills and Synopsis

A Koala's Playground Posted on March 4, 2012 by ockoalaMarch 4, 2012

Looking good, Hua Yang! The upcoming Summer period Taiwan movie Hua Yang by acclaimed director Chou Mei Ling has just wrapped filming and the first batch of official stills have been released. Starring Jerry Yan as a pirate, Joe Cheng as a musician, and Michelle Chen and Ivy Chen as a pair of fraternal twin opera singers, I’m guessing we’re … Continue reading →

Posted in Films | Tagged Hua Yang, Ivy Chen, Jerry Yan, Joe Cheng, Michelle Chen

Red Carpet Pictures from the 2011 Golden Horse Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on November 27, 2011 by ockoalaNovember 27, 2011

Taiwan’s most prestigious awards show came and went, and thankfully the results caused no sputtering outrage and mud flinging the way the Golden Bells did last month. Last night’s Golden Horse Awards was a rather muted affair, with some viewers not terribly impressed with the star quality of the nominees and attendees compared to other years. The biggest nomination winner … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Andy Lau, Blue Lan, Bolin Chen, Deanie Ip, Ella, Ethan Ruan, Golden Horse, Michelle Chen, Shu Qi, Vic Zhou, Vivian Hsu

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