Entertainment « Week In China - Part 3

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Why did Maoyan’s IPO debut so poorly this week?
Feb 8, 2019 (WiC 440)

Cats might be colour-blind, but they can see incredibly well in dim light and have a wider visual field than humans, thanks to the many ‘rod cells’ in their retinas. For investors in Maoyan Entertainment’s initial public offering in Hong ...

Girl band SNH48 downsizes from 200 members as cost pressures take toll
Feb 1, 2019 (WiC 439)

Last August, South Korean K-pop sensation BTS broke Taylor Swift’s record for the biggest YouTube video debut, racking up 45 million views for video Idol in just 24 hours. In October, the seven-member band completed the North American leg of ...

Rights and wrongs debated as top actor’s jilted mistress is jailed
Jan 25, 2019 (WiC 438)

Some people sulk or binge-eat after a break-up. Others use being ditched as an excuse to pick up a new hobby. But in China it’s not unknown for for ex-girlfriends – and sometimes, ex-boyfriends – to ask for money. Break-up fees have ...

Pop icon’s fortieth birthday sparks fan introspection
Jan 25, 2019 (WiC 438)

Pop singer Jay Chou turned 40 last Friday. To mark the milestone, his wife, Taiwanese actress Hannah Quinlivan, sent him on a scavenger hunt that started out with a small shoebox and ended up with a slightly bigger birthday gift: a Lamborghini in ...

New reality show highlights fathers’ angst over unmarried daughters
Jan 18, 2019 (WiC 437)

Last year, a mother’s letter to her daughter went viral on Chinese social media. In it, she explained why she wouldn’t rush her daughter into marriage. “People always say women should try to get married and have children when they are ...

Why Bi Gan’s art-house film surged at the box office for a day – then tanked
Jan 11, 2019 (WiC 436)

It wasn’t exactly a case of ‘happy new year’ for filmmaker Lu Chuan. On New Year’s Eve he was told that production of his latest movie 749 Bureau, which was scheduled to start filming this week, would not happen because of what ...

What were the big themes of 2018? China’s movie industry has the answers
Dec 14, 2018 (WiC 435)

Four of the most famous huabiao in China can be found in Tiananmen Square. The giant marble columns were built in the Ming Dynasty as imperial signage flanking the Forbidden Palace, although the huabiao originated some 2,000 ...

Youku’s latest hit reality TV show sees celebrities train to be astronauts
Dec 14, 2018 (WiC 435)

According to folklore, Chang'e and her husband Houyi were immortals living in Heaven until a row with the Jade Emperor saw them banished to Earth. The pair found human life hard and miserable so Houyi went on a quest for an elixir that would ...

Tencent-invested Marvel film gets huge online marketing push in China
Nov 30, 2018 (WiC 434)

When Venom was first released in the US in early October, it ran into serious headwinds. In addition to lacklustre reviews from most of the critics, fans of Lady Gaga waged war on the superhero film (based on a character from Marvel ...

Political comments prompt a broadcast halt for film awards ceremony
Nov 23, 2018 (WiC 433)

The entertainment industry has occasionally used its award ceremonies as a platform to express its political preferences. In 1993, when the actor Richard Gere presented at the Oscars, he delivered a monologue calling attention to China’s human ...

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