On November 23, China’s Association of Performing Arts released its 9th edition of blacklisted online streamers. Unlike previous editions, the inclusion of Kris Wu, Zhang Zhehan and Zheng Shuang makes this the very first time actors have found their way into the list. It appears the reason for their inclusion is inline with the government’s mandate of “prohibiting unethical actors from making a comeback through different means,” specifically through livestreaming and e-commerce which is a lucrative avenue more and more celebs have taken.
3 Actors Out of 88 Livestreamers
The list includes 88 personalities mentioned, 85 of which are livestreamers with Kris Wu, Zheng Shuang and Zhang Zhehan rounding up the final three. A representative from People’s Daily, official mouthpiece of the ruling Communist Party said “the rapid development of the entertainment industry has seen the rise of situations that need to be dealt with such as the rise of flow stars, abnormal aesthetics, and toxic fan culture.” According to them, because some entertainers have low political literacy and legal awareness, not to mention “declining moral values”, these celebs have a negative influence on society and serve as a poor example particularly to young people who look up to them.
In recent months the government has been focusing its efforts on overhauling the entire entertainment industry via its Qinglang campaign, putting in tighter measures to curb toxic fan behaviour and placing more responsibility on celebs and their agencies because of their influence. This comes at the heels of several scandals that shocked everyone beginning with Zheng Shuang’s surrogacy and abandonment scandal (and her tax evasion case) that exploded earlier in the year, followed by Kris Wu’s arrest on suspicion of rape, and Zhang Zhehan’s more recent controversy after photos with the Yasukuni War Shrine in the background resurfaced.
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Anon
To be clear, the issue with zzh wasn’t that he posted photos with the Ysukuni War Shrine merely in the background. It was that his photos showed the actually visited (went inside) the war shrine. This particular war shrine houses 14 Class A war criminals from the 2nd Sino-Japanese War, including Hideki Tojo, which makes visiting this particular war shrine totally not okay for the Chinese (and Koreans). Hence the reaction and the heavy consequence.
Nanamie
Chill out …visiting means no arm!!! What you chinese did to this guy is really not normal and that has never been done in any other country. Iam a black with slaves in my family back in the time. So that means I can never go to visit any historical place relating to that? Or what about World War and what the German did…so no one should have visited this country??? What a stupid way of thinking
Hunter2020
Those 3 are proof there is spiritual powers exist beyond the physical realm.
Zhang Zhehan’s case:. Just watch intro of Word of Honors where he ripped off his shirt and his gay buddy was shocked at what got exposed.
Zheng Shuang’s case:. The show that made her famous was about wanting to have as many kids as soon as possible towards the end of that drama.
Kris Wu’s case:. He ripped off his clothes in Legend of Ravaging Dynasty and the MC was like, “ew that is not really necessary” almost like how it happend when he raped in real life.
Hunter2020
By spiritual powers I meant there are powers that can see past time into the future and try to warn or give hints to the person of interest before hand before the major catastrophic event.
Coconuts
Are you delusional? What is that reach? How does a tv character exposing his torso foreshadow the actor getting cancelled because the pictures of him going to a war shrine was discovered?
Hunter2020
Watch the intro of Word of Honor again. The guy in green was like (after Zhang Zhehan’s character exposed his chest) “omg, shouldn’t you conceal that thing?”
If you was a spirtual power with the ability to see into the future, this the kind of message u want to give Zhehan (you better delete those pics fast or the public’s reaction would be the same as the expression on u gay buddy’s face).
Coconuts
You are reaching. It’s not a message from the universe. If someone removed their clothes out of nowhere, people around them are bound to get shocked.
Lmjl
Say whaaaat…….????
Synie
this is so ridiculous!!!!!!!