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Xiao Zhan (肖战) trades idol glamour for a small-town clinic in Small Town Remedy (小城良方), premiering today — plus Liu Shishi's serial-killer thriller, Chinese models at Victoria's Secret, and a Netflix palace drama still rolling out.

🗓️ Wednesday, October 21, 2026 — today on Rè Sōu Daily:

• Xiao Zhan (肖战)'s Small Town Remedy (小城良方) premieres today: the top idol plays a disgraced surgeon starting over in his snowbound hometown — a 30-episode medical dramedy with Northeastern humor — on iQIYI with English subs on iQ.com
• Liu Shishi (刘诗诗)'s Dream (醉梦) — the veteran period-romance star swaps corsets for a modern serial-killer thriller — on WeTV with English subs
• Victoria's Secret's 2026 show streamed Oct 18 with Chinese supermodel Liu Wen (刘雯) and other Chinese models on the runway — watch on YouTube
• Shen Teng (沈腾)'s Once Upon a Time in the Middle East (欢迎来龙餐馆), China's official Oscar submission — in select US & Canada theaters (Well Go USA)
• Tian Xi Wei (田曦薇)'s Where the Mask Ends (嫁金钗) keeps rolling out new episodes weekly — on Netflix with English subs
• Rumor mill: fresh talk of a Zhao Lusi (赵露思) comeback project — unconfirmed

🎧 Also on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033QUuhTzuRqnYmYGw7eQF

Sources: trendingonweibo.com; MyDramaList / news.mydramalist.com; Wikipedia; Jing Daily; The Zoe Report; Well Go USA.

#cdrama #cpop #chinesedrama #XiaoZhan #LiuShishi #weibo #热搜 #kdramafans #chinesetv #whattowatch

Liu Shishi trades palace romance for a serial-killer thriller, and China's Golden Rooster nominations spark a snub backlash — here's what's worth watching and where.

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

• Dream (醉梦) — Liu Shishi (刘诗诗) plays a hard-nosed investigative journalist in a modern serial-killer mystery, a total swerve from her period-romance image — on WeTV with English subs
• 39th Golden Rooster Award nominations (第39届金鸡奖) — Dead to Rights / Nanjing Photo Studio (南京照相馆) and Biaoren: Wind Rises in the Desert (镖人：风起大漠) lead with 7 each; fans are already arguing over snubs and an empty acting category — Dead to Rights had a North American theatrical + streaming release
• Small Town Remedy (小城良方) — Xiao Zhan (肖战) goes small-town and slow in a new medical drama premiering Oct 21 — on CCTV-8 and iQIYI (iQIYI app usually carries English subs)
• Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2026 — Liu Wen (刘雯) walks her 10th VS show and He Cong (贺聪) opens a segment — streamed on YouTube
• Tigers Sniff the Rose (尚公主) — Meng Ziyi (孟子义) & Li Yunrui (李昀锐)'s historical romance arrives Oct 23 — on WeTV internationally
• Light the Dark (把黑夜点燃) — Chen Zheyuan (陈哲远) & Jiang Xin (蒋欣)'s period crime thriller, already running — on iQIYI (international English-sub timing unconfirmed)

🎧 Also on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033QUuhTzuRqnYmYGw7eQF

Sources: trendingonweibo.com; China Daily (中国日报); The Paper (澎湃新闻); Beijing Daily (京报网); MyDramaList; DramaPanda; Tonboriday; WWD; The Zoe Report; WeTV.

#cdrama #cpop #chinesedrama #weibo #热搜 #LiuShishi #XiaoZhan #GoldenRooster #WeTV #kdrama

Xiao Zhan's Small Town Remedy premieres Oct 21 — plus Love in Red Dust, a Kunqu-meets-rap variety moment, and what's actually worth watching this week in Chinese entertainment.

🗓️ Monday, October 19, 2026 — today on Rè Sōu Daily:

🩺 Xiao Zhan 肖战 makes a genre left-turn in Small Town Remedy 小城良方, a warm small-town medical drama (premieres Oct 21) — on the iQIYI international app / iQ.com with English subs🔎 Love in Red Dust 红尘四合 (Wang Xingyue 王星越, Xu Ruohan 徐若晗): a screwball period-mystery that just premiered — on iQIYI international & Rakuten Viki👗 Victoria Song 宋茜 lands another global brand-ambassador deal — her back catalogue is worth a search on Viki🎤 Call Me by Fire 披荆斩棘: a Kunqu-opera-meets-hip-hop stage is topping the season's fan charts — clips on YouTube🎭 Tian Xi Wei 田曦薇's new period drama Where the Mask Ends 嫁金钗 is out weekly — on Netflix internationally🗡️ Against the Current 兰香如故 (Tan Songyun 谭松韵): wrapped as one of fall's best-reviewed dramas — bingeable on WeTV with English subs

🎧 Also on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033QUuhTzuRqnYmYGw7eQF

Sources: trendingonweibo.com; news.mydramalist.com / MyDramaList; A Koala's Playground; iQ.com; What's on Netflix; cnovelholic; chasingdramas.

#cdrama #cpop #chinesedrama #XiaoZhan #SmallTownRemedy #WangXingyue #weibo #热搜 #cdramaonnetflix #RakutenViki

Tian Xi Wei's Where the Mask Ends hits Netflix and Xiao Zhan's Exit·Us tour sells out in a day — your week in C-drama and C-pop, recapped.

This week on Rè Sōu Daily:

• Tian Xi Wei (田曦薇)'s dual-role palace-revenge drama Where the Mask Ends (嫁金钗) premiered Oct 16 on Youku and is rolling onto Netflix weekly with English subs — early buzz calls it her most award-worthy role yet.
• Xiao Zhan (肖战) put his Exit·Us (出走) concert tour on public sale via Damai, with a reported 1.5M+ fans chasing the Nanjing dates in a single day.
• Shen Teng (沈腾)'s comedy Once Upon a Time in the Middle East (欢迎来龙餐馆) — China's official Oscar submission — is now in US & Canada theaters.
• Tan Songyun (谭松韵) & Liu Xueyi (刘学义)'s 47-episode period romance Against the Current (兰香如故) wrapped a record-rated but bitterly divisive finale — on WeTV & Rakuten Viki with English subs.
• Cheng Lei (丞磊)'s Republic-era romance The Lament of Autumn (玉簟秋) premiered on Mango TV's international site and Viki with English subs.
• Tian Xi Wei (田曦薇) also landed a fresh brand-face deal with designer label Ann Andelman.

Weekend box office: With the market cooling hard after the National Day holiday, Resident Evil: Outbreak Night (生化危机) has taken over the top of a quiet October chart; the National Day holiday itself settled at 1.165 billion yuan (~US$173M), and China's 2026 year-to-date total has passed 31 billion yuan, still trailing 2025.

Next week: Xiao Zhan (肖战)'s medical drama Small Town Remedy (小城良方) premieres Oct 21 on CCTV-8 and iQIYI (iQ.com) with English subs.

🎧 Also on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033QUuhTzuRqnYmYGw7eQF

Sources: Rè Sōu Daily episode archive (Oct 11–16); CGTN & itiger (National Day box office / Resident Evil: Outbreak Night); China Entertainment News & ScreenDaily (post-holiday box-office chart); CGTN/ecns (2026 year-to-date box office); DramaPanda (Small Town Remedy, Oct 21).

#XiaoZhan #TianXiWei #WhereTheMaskEnds #CDrama #CPop #ShenTeng #TanSongyun #ChinaBoxOffice #ReSouDaily #WeekInReview

Tian Xi Wei's new palace drama Where the Mask Ends just premiered — here's whether it's worth your time, plus Shen Teng's Oscar pick in US theaters and a bitterly divided finale.

Friday, October 16, 2026

• Where the Mask Ends (嫁金钗) — Tian Xi Wei (田曦薇) leads a dual-role palace revenge drama; premiered today, fans calling it her best work — on Netflix (rolling out weekly, English subs)
• Once Upon a Time in the Middle East (欢迎来龙餐馆) — Shen Teng (沈腾)'s war drama, China's official Oscar submission — now in US & Canada theaters
• Ann Andelman × Tian Xi Wei (田曦薇) — the Where the Mask Ends lead is named global brand face for the womenswear label's 1990s-inspired 2026 collection — fashion news, no viewing needed
• Against the Current (兰香如故) — Tan Songyun (谭松韵) & Liu Xueyi (刘学义)'s 47-episode period romance wrapped to record ratings and a furious "drop-the-show" backlash over its ending — on WeTV & Rakuten Viki (English subs)
• Love in Red Dust (红尘四合) — Wang Xingyue (王星越)'s costume mystery-romance — on the iQIYI international app
• Xiao Zhan (肖战)'s Nanjing concert economy — resale tickets and hotel prices reportedly surging around his first Nanjing shows — his breakout The Untamed (陈情令) is on Netflix

🎧 Also on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033QUuhTzuRqnYmYGw7eQF

Sources: trendingonweibo.com; What's on Netflix; CGTN; Screen Daily; Jing Daily; Wikipedia; MyDramaList / cpophome. (Live Weibo hot-search board not reachable this run — lineup built from dated trade & fan press.)

#cdrama #cpop #chinesedrama #TianXiwei #ShenTeng #TanSongyun #XiaoZhan #weibo #热搜 #WhereTheMaskEnds

Xiao Zhan sent 1.5 million fans after one concert this week — plus two drama premieres hitting Netflix and Viki, and a Shen Teng film you can actually see in US theaters.

🗓️ Thursday, October 15, 2026 — today on Rè Sōu Daily:

• 🎤 Xiao Zhan (肖战)'s Exit·Us concert tour hit public sale on Damai, with 1.5M+ fans chasing the Nanjing dates in a single day — newcomers can meet him in The Untamed (陈情令) — on Netflix.
• 🎭 Where the Mask Ends (嫁金钗), a dual-role period revenge drama with Tian Xi Wei (田曦薇), premieres Oct 16 — on Youku, heading to Netflix weekly (in-app date TBC).
• 🎭 Love in Red Dust (红尘四合) with Wang Xingyue (王星越) & Xu Ruohan (徐若晗) also premieres Oct 16 — on iQIYI, and on Viki internationally.
• 👑 Tigers Sniff the Rose (尚公主) started Oct 13 — on WeTV & Tencent Video.
• 🎬 Shen Teng (沈腾)'s Oscar-submitted Once Upon a Time in the Middle East (欢迎来龙餐馆) is in US theaters now — cinemas only, no stream yet.
• 💔 Tan Songyun (谭松韵)'s Against the Current (兰香如故) wrapped to a bitterly divided finale — on WeTV & Viki with English subs.

🎧 Also on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033QUuhTzuRqnYmYGw7eQF

Sources: trendingonweibo.com, whats-on-netflix.com, cnovelholic.com, MyDramaList, A Koala's Playground, Wikipedia. (Live Weibo 微博热搜 board not pulled this run.)

#cdrama #cpop #chinesedrama #XiaoZhan #TheUntamed #WhereTheMaskEnds #Netflix #weibo #热搜 #cdramarecs

Tian Xi Wei's dual-role revenge drama Where the Mask Ends premieres this week — plus Cheng Yi's new military series, Zhao Lusi steps behind the camera, and how Against the Current's tragic finale split viewers.

🗓️ Wednesday, October 14, 2026 — today in Chinese entertainment:

• Tian Xi Wei (田曦薇) headlines Where the Mask Ends (嫁金钗), a dual-role identity-swap revenge drama premiering Oct 16 — on Youku (优酷) now, heading to Netflix weekly (exact drop TBC).
• Meet her first in Pursuit of Jade (念无双) — on Netflix and iQIYI with English subs.
• Tian Xi Wei was also just named Gucci (古驰) brand ambassador in China (last month) — fashion, not a show.
• Cheng Yi (成毅) is cast as the lead of a new contemporary military drama — meet him in Love Between Fairy and Devil (苍兰诀) — on Netflix.
• Zhao Lusi (赵露思) makes her producing debut on a Douyin (抖音) short drama — watch her in Hidden Love (偷偷藏不住) and Love Like the Galaxy (星汉灿烂) — on WeTV and Viki.
• Tan Songyun (谭松韵)'s Against the Current (兰香如故) wrapped a record-rated but divisive finale — on WeTV and Viki with English subs.
• China's National Day box office wrapped at ~1.16 billion yuan (US$173M) — theatrical only, no international streaming yet.

🎧 Also on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033QUuhTzuRqnYmYGw7eQF

Sources: trendingonweibo.com; MyDramaList / news.mydramalist.com; whats-on-netflix.com; Jing Daily; CGTN. (Live Weibo hot-search board not reachable this run — no raw hot-search ranking used.)

#cdrama #cpop #chinesedrama #TianXiWei #WheretheMaskEnds #ChengYi #ZhaoLusi #weibo #热搜

Cheng Lei headlines a brand-new Republic-era romance, The Lament of Autumn — and C-drama fans are already split right down the middle on it.

🗓️ Monday, October 12, 2026 — today on Rè Sōu Daily:

• Cheng Lei (丞磊) & Xu Ruohan (徐若晗) — The Lament of Autumn (玉簟秋) premiered today: a Republic-era "toxic" warlord-and-student romance that's drawing a sharply divided early reaction — on Mango TV's international site (English subs) and listed on Viki.
• Guo Qilin (郭麒麟) & Zhang Xueying (张雪迎) — Good Night (此处通往繁星): a 10-episode dramedy about a rich kid who becomes a small-town embalmer — on Youku and Mango TV internationally (no confirmed Netflix/Viki release).
• Shen Teng (沈腾) — Once Upon a Time in the Middle East (欢迎来龙餐馆): China's official Oscar submission is now playing in US theaters — in US cinemas (Well Go USA, limited).
• Luo Yunxi (罗云熙) — Shadow Punisher (魅影神捕): the no-romance period detective mystery is still dropping new episodes to strong reactions — on iQIYI's international app (English subs).
• Li Yitong (李一桐) — The Vanishing Beauty (美人余): the marriage-and-money thriller is still airing new episodes — on WeTV (English subs).
• Rumor mill: talk that Zhao Lusi (赵露思) will return in a new 10-episode series, "Farewell Letter" — unconfirmed.

🎧 Also on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033QUuhTzuRqnYmYGw7eQF

Sources: trendingonweibo.com; A Koala's Playground; MyDramaList / news.mydramalist.com; DramaPanda; Filmibeat; Variety; CGTN; Jing Daily.

#cdrama #cpop #chinesedrama #weibo #热搜 #ChengLei #GuoQilin #ShenTeng #ZhaoLusi #KoreanDramaFans

Wang Yibo (王一博) owned Paris Fashion Week and Li Yitong (李一桐) dropped a brand-new WeTV thriller — here's every confirmed C-drama, film and celebrity story that actually mattered this week.

This week on Rè Sōu Daily:

• Wang Yibo (王一博) closed a three-show Paris Fashion Week run — Loewe, Lacoste and Chanel — on Oct 5, and his looks took over Chinese social; new to him? Start with The Untamed (陈情令) on Netflix (English subs).
• Li Yitong (李一桐)'s marriage-thriller The Vanishing Beauty (美人余) premiered Oct 9 on WeTV with English subs, riding momentum from A Prophet (先知).
• Shen Teng (沈腾)'s Once Upon a Time in the Middle East (欢迎来龙餐馆) was named China's official Oscar submission for Best International Feature and opened in US theaters Oct 9 (limited, Well Go USA).
• Yang Chaoyue (杨超越) & Jiang Long (蒋龙)'s comedy King of Comedy (喜剧之王) premiered Oct 6 on iQIYI with English subs — the scripted film, not the stand-up variety show.
• Zhang Yi (张译) & Ma Li (马丽)'s forensic thriller Traces of Justice (神探之痕迹) landed UK & Ireland theatrical distribution after leading National Day.
• Guo Qilin (郭麒麟) & Zhang Xueying (张雪迎)'s funeral-home comedy Good Night (此处通往繁星) is drawing warm word of mouth.
• Stephen Chow (周星驰) sold his mainland cinema business for a single Hong Kong dollar.

Weekend box office: in a sluggish post-holiday frame, Resident Evil (生化危机) opened at No. 1 (projected ~$12–14M), Traces of Justice (神探之痕迹) held second (~$70M total), and Shen Teng's Once Upon a Time in the Middle East (欢迎来龙餐馆) crossed $351M in China.

Next week: period romance The Lament of Autumn (玉簟秋) with Cheng Lei and Xu Ruohan premieres Oct 12 on Hunan TV / Mango TV.

🎧 Also on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033QUuhTzuRqnYmYGw7eQF

Sources: Rè Sōu Daily episode archive (Notion); Variety and F*XOXO (China box office); DramaPanda and d-addicts (upcoming premieres); Jing Daily (fashion/brand). Note: the live Weibo hot-search board was not reachable this run; the recap is built from the week's dated episodes and dated trade/fan press.

#CDrama #CPop #WangYibo #LiYitong #ShenTeng #TheUntamed #WeTV #KingOfComedy #ChineseFilm #BoxOfficeChina

Cheng Lei headlines a brand-new Republic-era romance, The Lament of Autumn — and C-drama fans are already split right down the middle on it.

🗓️ Monday, October 12, 2026 — today on Rè Sōu Daily:

• Cheng Lei (丞磊) & Xu Ruohan (徐若晗) — The Lament of Autumn (玉簟秋) premiered today: a Republic-era "toxic" warlord-and-student romance that's drawing a sharply divided early reaction — on Mango TV's international site (English subs) and listed on Viki.
• Guo Qilin (郭麒麟) & Zhang Xueying (张雪迎) — Good Night (此处通往繁星): a 10-episode dramedy about a rich kid who becomes a small-town embalmer — on Youku and Mango TV internationally (no confirmed Netflix/Viki release).
• Shen Teng (沈腾) — Once Upon a Time in the Middle East (欢迎来龙餐馆): China's official Oscar submission is now playing in US theaters — in US cinemas (Well Go USA, limited).
• Luo Yunxi (罗云熙) — Shadow Punisher (魅影神捕): the no-romance period detective mystery is still dropping new episodes to strong reactions — on iQIYI's international app (English subs).
• Li Yitong (李一桐) — The Vanishing Beauty (美人余): the marriage-and-money thriller is still airing new episodes — on WeTV (English subs).
• Rumor mill: talk that Zhao Lusi (赵露思) will return in a new 10-episode series, "Farewell Letter" — unconfirmed.

🎧 Also on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033QUuhTzuRqnYmYGw7eQF

Sources: trendingonweibo.com; A Koala's Playground; MyDramaList / news.mydramalist.com; DramaPanda; Filmibeat; Variety; CGTN; Jing Daily.

#cdrama #cpop #chinesedrama #weibo #热搜 #ChengLei #GuoQilin #ShenTeng #ZhaoLusi #KoreanDramaFans