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The Gorgeous Cast of Lost You Forever Lead Off Drama Promos in July with Charming Visit to Hit Variety Show Hello Saturday

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 9, 2023 by ockoalaAugust 9, 2023
Five characters in vibrant red costumes.

So Lost You Forever male lead Tan Jian Ci is a regular cast member of variety show Hello Saturday so it’s only fitting that last month in mid July the drama cast went on to promote their show alongside. Also Dylan Wang is a regular cast member and seeing him with Yang Zi makes me think C-ent is overdue for … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Deng Wei, Lost You Forever, Tan Jian Ci, Wang Hong Yi, Yang Zi, Zhang Wan Yi

Tan Jian Ci’s Agency Releases New Stills of Xiang Liu in All His Blindingly White Demon Pain and Glory

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 8, 2023 by ockoalaAugust 8, 2023
Character with long hair in snowy landscape.

Reading Once Promised (Ceng Shu Nuo) and its direct sequel Lost You Forever (Chang Xiang Si) is like two flip sides of the same coin. There are so many parallels but the ends and choices are almost diametrically opposite. It goes to show that what happens to form a person’s life, personality, and background ultimately influences how choices in the … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Lost You Forever, Tan Jian Ci

Week 2 of Lost You Forever Airing Sees Arrival of Complaints and In-fighting Between Fans of Two Male Leads Played by Deng Wei and Tan Jian Ci

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 5, 2023 by ockoalaAugust 6, 2023
Two figures in traditional attire near water.

So this is to be expected somewhat but is rather pointless and annoying to see happen. C-drama Lost You Forever has become summer 2023’s hottest drama and there is much love to go around, great characters and acting from all four leads and a thoughtful adaptation with well paced execution. Novel writer Tong Hua is part of the production team … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Deng Wei, Lost You Forever, Tan Jian Ci

Tencent Celebrates Lost You Forever Crossing 33,000 on the Hot Buzz Ranking Becoming a How High Can It Go Hit C-drama

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 3, 2023 by ockoalaAugust 3, 2023
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Some folks may think I’m covering the C-drama adaptation of Lost You Forever a lot (comparatively) but those who read my novel translations know I’m probably not talking about it enough. I have so much to say still but am almost too happy with the drama version I don’t know where to start. The five leads are perfectly cast as … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Deng Wei, Lost You Forever, Tan Jian Ci, Yang Zi, Zhang Wan Yi

Lost You Forever Breaks 30,000 Tencent Hot Rankings the Fastest of any 2023 C-drama, with Yang Zi Showered with Praise and Deng Wei Breaking Out First Among the Male Leads

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 25, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 25, 2023
Five characters in vibrant red costumes.

The success of Lost You Forever is all but guaranteed now, mere two days into its premiere. The reviews are excellent and the buzz is record topping, and with top liuliang Yang Zi as the female lead the continued online interest will only continue even if the drama story peters out. WHICH IT WON’T. Haha, I can guarantee it as … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Deng Wei, Lost You Forever, Tan Jian Ci, Yang Zi, Zhang Wan Yi

Tencent Premieres Lost You Forever with Yang Zi to the Fastest C-drama to break 27000 Heat Index on Platform and Hits #1 on Maoyan

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 24, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 24, 2023
Five characters in vibrant red costumes.

Well this is great news for Tencent and the production/cast of period xianxia C-drama Lost You Forever that it’s a hit out of the gate in terms of buzz and views. Even better are the first impression commentary from viewers is near universally positive and THAT’S BECAUSE THIS DRAMA IS EVERYTHING I CAN HOPE FOR. Sorry for yelling but folks … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Deng Wei, Lost You Forever, Tan Jian Ci, Yang Zi, Zhang Wan Yi

Tencent Confirms Broadcast of Lost You Forever Part 1 on July 24th as Yang Zi Brings Her Liuliang Power and a Beloved Novel to the C-drama Summer Ratings Showdown

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 22, 2023 by ockoalaJuly 23, 2023
Five characters in vibrant red costumes.

I’m still a bit bloated from watching too many C-dramas recently, even with the ones I dropped it’s still A LOT of dramas to be binging thanks to the glut of releases in the past month. Since mid-June 2023 it’s been nonstop releases from all the major streaming platforms and Tencent has the recent successful The Longest Promise and will … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Deng Wei, Lost You Forever, Tan Jian Ci, Yang Zi, Zhang Wan Yi

Official Trailer for Fantasy Romance C-drama Lost You Forever with Yang Zi, Zhang Wan Yi, Deng Wei, and Tan Jian Ci Brings All the Feels and Beats From Epic Novel

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 19, 2023 by ockoalaJune 19, 2023
Five characters in vibrant red costumes.

Oh boy, now I am EXCITED. Like, trying to keep my expectations low just went out to the window with the release of the full official preview for Lost You Forever, adapted from the same name novel by writer Tong Hua of Bu Bu Jing Xin fame. I’ve read the novel from the back countless times and did the translation … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Deng Wei, Lost You Forever, Tan Jian Ci, Yang Zi, Zhang Wan Yi

Tan Jian Ci Captures the Visual Essence of Both Sides of My Favorite Male Lead Xiang Liu in Upcoming C-drama Lost You Forever

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 4, 2023 by ockoalaJune 4, 2023
Man in traditional clothing walking in snowfall.

So there have been many drama stills released for C-drama Lost You Forever since it filmed last year in 2022 but recently I saw the first still of one of the male leads in his alter-identity and I just have to share it. The nine-headed sea demon General Xiang Liu is my personal favorite male lead in the novel but … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Lost You Forever, Tan Jian Ci

C-drama Lost You Forever Part 1 Tentatively Scheduled for July 2023 Airing and Production Releases New Stills Celebrating 2 Million Reservations

A Koala's Playground Posted on June 2, 2023 by ockoalaJune 1, 2023
Historical Asian-themed characters in traditional costumes.

I’ll believe this when I see it but so far this latest C-ent crack down on dramas with problematic elements/cast et. al. has not stopped ALL dramas from airing as period drama Beauty of Resilience (Hua Rong) started airing this week. So the scoop is that my most highly anticipated C-drama Lost You Forever adapted from the Tong Hua same … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Deng Wei, Lost You Forever, Tan Jian Ci, Yang Zi, Zhang Wan Yi

Period C-drama Lost You Forever with Yang Zi and Zhang Wan Yi Celebrates One Year Filming Anniversary with New Stills and BTS Video

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 9, 2023 by ockoalaApril 8, 2023
Young woman in traditional flowing attire.

The passing of time in the C-novel Lost You Forever is in the hundreds and thousands of years marking the lives and loves of the gods and goddesses with their outsized pathos. For the C-drama this month marks the one year anniversary of filming start and the production released a new official BTS video and stills to celebrate. The video … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Deng Wei, Lost You Forever, Tan Jian Ci, Yang Zi, Zhang Wan Yi

Long Languished on Shelf BL Novel Adapted C-drama Winner is King with Tan Jian Ci and Chen Zhe Yuan Reportedly to Drop March 2023

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 28, 2023 by ockoalaFebruary 28, 2023
Two characters from "Feng Huo Liu Jin."

C-novelist Priest is well known for being prolific and also having a subset of BL novels that are wildly popular. Her BL novels have been adapted into dramas Word of Honor and Guardian and a third Sha Po Lang was filming in 2020 into the drama Winner is King (烽火流金) but has languished on the shelf due to the soft … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Chen Zhe Yuan, Tan Jian Ci, Winner is King

Classic Scenes From Lost You Forever Become New Valentine’s Day Posters for C-drama Starring Yang Zi, Zhang Wan Yi, Deng Wei, and Tan Jian Ci

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 16, 2023 by ockoalaFebruary 16, 2023
Woman in red dress sitting by rocks.

A bunch of finished filming in early 2022 C-dramas rounded the corner into 2023 and still haven’t aired yet so I’m not too hopeful to see the C-drama adaptation of Lost You Forever airing anytime soon since it finished filming late last year. So getting periodic treats is good enough and for Valentine’s Day this week the production released four … Continue reading →

Posted in K-dramas | Tagged Deng Wei, Lost You Forever, Tan Jian Ci, Yang Zi, Zhang Wan Yi

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