Chinese social media platform Weibo has begun to comply with the tightened regulations issued by the Cyberspace Authority of China just last week. On Monday, Weibo issued 30-day suspensions to 21 fan bars.
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It’s been a busy month for the media authority in China, first with the denunciation of internet fan culture, then with the announcement of restricting online gaming for minors.
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Like an unpowered space station adrift in deep space, Girls Planet 999 continues its solemn journey through the dark unknown. Episodes 3 and 4 finally get to the nutritional value of the show, giving us the first real glimpse of the trainees' skills and personalities. Those already familiar with the Produce series know how the beats go: picking parts -> bad practice -> good practice -> performance. These episodes do away with the overlong explanations and rule making that have dominated so far, making the show much more watchable in the process.
Read More »The Chinese government issued a bulletin on Friday the 27th through their Cyberspace Administration mandating specific actions and policies to improve the online the behavior of fans and celebrities.
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For those that just wanted an update on the situation, Kris Wu has now been officially arrested by authorities after previously being detained on suspicion of rape. Global Times, an …
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head-scratching; while popular contestants like Su Ruiqi, Huening Bahiyyih and Choi Yunji are featured, other popular contestants like Roada Xu and Cherry Bullet’s May are snubbed, with viewers told in a montage to watch the clips online. If we're cutting trainee screen time, we must be using those minutes for other, really important matters, right? ... Right?
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Kris Wu has been accused of rape along with grooming underage women, and was recently detained in China for this. Now his problems are deepening further with a US-based woman …
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A wise man once said, if it walks like Produce and it talks like Produce, it's probably Produce.
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Following Kris Wu being accused of being predatory towards minors and rape, he denied the allegations, more women came forward, and the police released an investigation that revealed an extortion …
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Mnet‘s shameless reboot of Produce 101 new survival show Girls Planet 999 has already released the introductory videos of the contestants, which were covered so gloriously at Asian Junkie recently. …
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