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C-stars Out in Glamorous Force at the 2017 Chinese Drama Awards

A Koala's Playground Posted on February 27, 2017 by ockoalaFebruary 27, 2017
Woman in blue gown at an awards ceremony.

It’s the annual Chinese Drama Awards in Beijing and this year’s gala including plenty of popular and familiar faces of C-ent. 2016 was a decent year for C-dramas though nothing hooked me quite like Nirvana in Fire did in 2015 and Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Miles Peach Blossoms is doing right now to start off 2017. I’m checking out … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Hu Ge, Jia Nai Liang, Jin Dong, Li Xiao Lu, Liu Shi Shi, Liu Tao, Luo Jin, Sun Yi Xin, Tang Yan, Yang Yang, Zhao Li Ying

Hu Ge Wins Big at the Golden Eagle Awards and Reunites to Present with Former Costar Ariel Lin

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 18, 2016 by ockoalaOctober 17, 2016
Presenters at an awards ceremony on stage

The current roster of It Chinese drama stars were present at this past weekend’s 11th Annual Golden Eagle Awards in Beijing, the event started off with this year’s Golden Eagle Goddess Tang Yan striking the same pose as the statuette in a blinged out golden gown and matching crown. The then switched to a beautiful on her strapless white down … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Ariel Lin, Hu Ge, Liu Tao, Tang Yan, Tong Li Ya, Yang Yang, Zhao Li Ying

Tang Yan Selected as 2016 Golden Eagle Goddess for China’s Top Television Awards Show

A Koala's Playground Posted on October 15, 2016 by ockoalaOctober 15, 2016
Model at the China Golden Eagle TV Festival.

Mainland Chinese entertainment shows has evolved greatly from the tendency towards bombastic stage spectacles, but the love of shiny things remains a deeply rooted custom. This weekend is the Golden Eagle Awards, China’s television awards show equivalent of the Golden Bells over in Taiwan, and the flying eagle in recent years has been personified by the selection of one actress … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Crystal Liu, Li Xiao Lu, Liu Shi Shi, Tang Yan, Wang Luo Dan, Zhao Li Ying

Zhao Li Ying Radiant in Mermaid Blue at Gala Event in Beijing

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 29, 2016 by ockoalaSeptember 26, 2016
Woman in a flowing blue dress by water.

It’s been a hard last week for C-actress Zhao Li Ying, one of deceased C-actor Kimi Qiao‘s close entertainment industry friends. Not only did she have to grieve the loss of her good friend, she also got attacked online by netizens upset that she wasn’t posting grieving tributes or updates on weibo in the days after Kimi’s suicide. Zhao Li … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Zhao Li Ying

Glamorous Stars Out in Full at the 2016 Annual Bazaar China Star Charity Night Event

A Koala's Playground Posted on September 10, 2016 by ockoalaSeptember 11, 2016
Woman in elegant dress poses at event.

Chinese-speaking entertainments best and brightest stars were out in mega force this past Friday for the annual Bazaar Star Charity Night. There were so many pretty faces and fashionable attire it’s impossible to pick a post topper so I’ll go with the pregnant and glowing Ruby Lin in a flowing caftan Elie Saab red dress and her head shaved hubby … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Angelababy, Bai Bai He, Chen He, Cheney Chen, Crystal Liu, Darren Wang, Deng Cao, Huang Xiaoming, Jolin Tsai, Kris, Li Bing Bing, Li Chen, Li Yi Feng, Li Yun Di, Lin Chi Ling, Liu Shi Shi, Ni Ni, Ruby Lin, Sun Li, Tong Li Ya, Victoria Song, Wallace Huo, Wang Kai, Wang Li Kun, Yang Mi, Zhang Yi Xin, Zhao Li Ying, Zheng Kai

Bazaar China Touts Top C-actresses Attendance at Upcoming Star Charity Night Out

A Koala's Playground Posted on August 21, 2016 by ockoalaAugust 20, 2016
Portrait of a woman with long dark hair.

Harper’s Bazaar is holding it’s annual China Star Charity Night Out and with it comes the attendant promotional activities to garner as much interest as possible. It’s fine for fashion to mingle with entertainment and do it for charitable causes, pretty people are the perfect shill to get the public to spend time and money. For the upcoming 2016 event, … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Angelababy, Crystal Liu, Liu Shi Shi, Ruby Lin, Tang Yan, Tong Li Ya, Victoria Song, Yang Mi, Zhao Li Ying

Period C-drama Princess Agents Releases First Stills Starring Zhao Li Ying with Lin Geng Xin and Shawn Dou

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 28, 2016 by ockoalaJuly 29, 2016
Woman in traditional attire gazing thoughtfully.

Actresses rarely get the accolade of aging beautifully, reserved for actors who grow older onscreen with dignity while the fresh-faced beauties are held up to impossible standards. With that said, leading lady Zhao Li Ying is absolutely aging beautifully and it’s all due to her shedding the super cutesy baby girl looks and flourishing into an angular more intense glamour. … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Deng Lun, Lin Geng Xin, Princess Agents, Shawn Dou, Zhao Li Ying

Zhao Li Ying is Radiant in Purple at the Press Conference for New Fantasy Zhu Xian C-drama Qing Yun Zhi

A Koala's Playground Posted on July 22, 2016 by ockoalaJuly 22, 2016
Woman in purple striped dress, smiling gracefully.

Actresses definitely have pressure to stay thin but sometimes being teeny tiny doesn’t do couture justice. C-actress Zhao Li Ying is about to embark on a huge promotional campaign for the biggest summer fantasy period C-drama on the horizon the new Zhu Xian called Qing Yun Zhi. There’s already fandom annoyance over who is the female lead, Zhao Li Ying or … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion | Tagged Zhao Li Ying

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

Chinese-speaking Actresses and Their Cute Cats Delight Fans on SNS

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 23, 2016 by ockoalaApril 22, 2016
Woman and orange cat sharing a moment.

I’m a dog person but it’s not for a lack of love for cats, I just don’t feel quite prepared to raise one of those complicated furry felines. For kicks I do watch cat videos and cackle over how much smarter cats are than my dog with tofu for brains. As the general populace is split between dog and cat … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Amber Kuo, Angelababy, Chen Qiao En, Crystal Liu, Puff Guo, Shu Qi, Zhang Xin Yi, Zhang Yu Qi, Zhao Li Ying

Top Chinese and Taiwanese Actresses When They were 18 Years Old

A Koala's Playground Posted on April 2, 2016 by ockoalaApril 2, 2016
Young woman in floral kimono, thoughtful expression.

A post has been recently making the rounds that collects the way back when pictures of the top Chinese and Taiwanese actresses from their earliest entertainment days. For this group it’s a journey of one to two decades of star ascension and with it plenty of growing sophistication in both style and the whittling away of fresh-faced ingenue aura. Crystal … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Ariel Lin, Chen Qiao En, Crystal Liu, Fan Bing Bing, Ivy Chen, Liu Shi Shi, Ruby Lin, Tang Yan, Yang Mi, Zhang Zi Yi, Zhao Li Ying, Zhao Wei, Zheng Shuang

Fans Eagerly Anticipating Upcoming C-drama Adaptation of Fantasy Wuxia Zhu Xian with Li Yi Feng, Zhao Li Ying, and Yang Zhi

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 27, 2016 by ockoalaJanuary 27, 2016
Two characters in traditional Chinese attire.

This is a sure fire mega C-drama hit in the making, considering how much Chinese audiences are slurping up fantasy wuxia dramas like Ancient Sword Legend and Journey of Flower. The casting of uber popular leads in Li Yi Feng, Zhao Li Ying, and Yang Zhi for the upcoming C-drama adaptation of popular fantasy novel Zhu Xian (God of Zhu) … Continue reading →

Posted in TW & C dramas | Tagged Li Yi Feng, Yang Zhi, Zhao Li Ying, Zhu Xian

Kris and Zhao Li Ying Crowned King and Queen of the 2016 Weibo Awards in Beijing

A Koala's Playground Posted on January 8, 2016 by ockoalaJanuary 8, 2016
Couple posing on red carpet event.

Nothing looks as good as having a hottie doting fiancee by one side, and the star couple of Chen Xiao and Michelle Chen were definitely the major standout at the just held Weibo Awards in China. I feel like K-ent holds its awards at year end whereas C-ent holds it in January, before the lunar new year end. Weibo is … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Ada Choi, Alec Su, Amber Kuo, Cecilia Cheung, Chen Xiao, Gary, Jin Dong, Kris, Kwang Soo, Liu Tao, Luo Yun Xi, Lynn Xiong, Ma Su, Michelle Chen, Song Ji Hyo, Stephen Chow, Wang Cho Lam, Wang Kai, Wu Lei, Yao Chen, Zhao Li Ying, Zheng Kai, Zhou Dong Yu

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