She may only be 15 but teen actress Ai Mi’s pretty looks coupled with some solid acting skills makes her an up-and-comer worth keeping an eye on in the future. The actress who’ll be turning 16 next month on July 13 has drawn attention again recently as she now plays a supporting role in The Double. Despite her fairly young age, Ai Mi has managed to prove to audiences she’s not just another pretty face in the industry. Her recent crying scenes and touching performance in The Double demonstrates that she’s also got the acting chops to boot .. all whilst also being the incredibly cute “younger sister” to the heroine. **Spoilers about the fates of Ai Mi’s characters in The Double and My Journey to You discussed below.
The Teen Actress Shines in Supporting Roles
In The Double, Ai Mi plays the smart and playful maid Tong Er who first served Yang Chaoyue’s Jiang Li. Whilst they are mistress and servant on paper, they are more like sisters. When Jiang Li died, Tong Er’s sweet relationship with Wu Jinyan’s Xue Fangfei when they decide to join forces to extract revenge was also a joy to see. But wow when she died taking the knife for Xue Fangfei, that heartbreaking scene left no doubt that Ai Mi can sure deliver.
Although she’s pretty young, the fresh-faced actress has had more than a decade’s worth of experience having started in the industry at the age of 6. She has transitioned from playing the “young versions” of characters to supporting roles like the “maidservant” or “younger sister.” In 2023 alone, she appeared in three dramas, all in supporting roles, yet she still managed to shine. In fact, she broke out in My Journey to You despite playing another short-lived role as Esther Yu Shuxin’s assassin younger sister Yun Que. Her character’s story was heartbreaking when it was revealed, making a significant impact despite her brief screen time.
With perseverance, hard work, and a bit of luck, there’s no doubt that Ai Mi has a bright future ahead as many expect her to step into leading female roles.
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Joni
Hard to believe she is still only in her mid-teens. She is so matured looking and her acting is matured too. She sure will be getting big roles once she leaves school. She can’t afford long periods away from high school at this time. And I am very sure she is no slacker in school either. Like Jackson Yi, Wu Lei , Hu Xianxu, Angel Zhao etc, all accomplished child actors and who went on to drama schools and graduated at the top of their cohorts.
Would like to mention the ML of The Double, Wang Xingyue too. He was no child actor, only entering the industry at 18. Heck, that guy must have been only 20 or 21 when The Double was shot. His acting was already matured and he most certainly bypass the idol actor stage. It’s like he emerged from acting school fully fledged. Will certainly be looking out for his works in future.
avarachika
She looks pretty although I’ve never seen any of the work she cameoed in. Will tune in for The Double since everyone seems to like it.
Lisa
There was this scene in the Double where she, as a servant, gets out of the carriage first, and people thought she was the returning daughter, and everyone said she looked so plain. then Wu Jinyan walks out and everyone gasps and awes. I just laughed so hard because there is no way Ai Mi is plain looking! But then even more absurd things happen in that drama anyway. I still enjoy watching it though, but Yu Zheng definitely adds a lot of dramatic flair to everything…
Shi
I remember that scene too and rolled my eyes, because I thought she was very pretty, prettier than WJY, imo. I do think WJY’s styling here make her prettier than in Yanxi Palace though.
Looking forward to Ai Mi being the lead in a future project.
luzzieh
Love Ai Mi, have seen her in previous dramas, and have noticed her prettiness, and good acting chops, waiting for her to be a female lead…
WXY, good actor
that scene was really funny, viewers have eyes