Culture Is “The Big Band” About to do for Rock Music What “Rap of China” Did for Hip Hop? iQIYI's new rock reality TV contest will look to catapult relatively underground and indie bands into the ... By Fan Shuhong5 days ago
Culture Costume Dramas (Almost) Banned on the Chinese Internet Have imperial period costume dramas joined hip hop, time travel, and Winnie the Pooh in being banned ... By Fan ShuhongMarch 28, 2019
Culture “Rap of China” Gears Up for Season 3 Despite Waning Interest Has the show that took hip hop mainstream in China become a victim of its own success? By Fan ShuhongMarch 27, 2019
Culture Is the US Ready for an All-Chinese Content Streaming Service? BAMBU is hoping to bring Chinese movies and TV shows to US audiences via its streaming platform ... By Andrew LittleFebruary 13, 2019
Daily Drip Some of China’s Biggest Historical TV Dramas Disappear After Article Calls Out Their “Sins” Shows such as Yanxi Palace and Ruyi's Royal Love have disappeared from TV schedules after accusations they ... By RADII ChinaJanuary 29, 2019
Culture The Search for China’s Next Big Boy Band is Emphasizing “Social Responsibility” Over Sexiness As China's reality-show-pop-music industrial complex churns on, can iQIYI repeat the hype it created around last year's ... By Fan ShuhongJanuary 29, 2019
Daily Drip “The Rap of China” Rumored to be Returning Without Kris Wu in 2019 iQIYI has issued a call out for participants in The Rap of China 2019, but rumors are ... By Jake NewbyJanuary 23, 2019
Daily Drip How Lobe Can You Go: Chinese TV is Censoring Men’s Pierced Ears China's censors have gripped an unlikely new target in their neverending quest for purity, blurring out men's ... By Shalena AdamsJanuary 22, 2019
Culture Idol Hands: How China’s Super Fan Groups Make and Break Stars Via the Multi-Million Dollar “Fan Economy” Online fan groups built on trust and shared passion can function as companies, with departments for PR, ... By Fan ShuhongJanuary 7, 2019
Culture Film and TV in 2019: What Will China Be Watching? It's been a dramatic year of ups and downs for China's film, TV, and streaming industries — ... By Fan ShuhongDecember 26, 2018
