Beijing Pops: Kris Wu Sues, Dilraba's Birthday Fan Vid Draws Views

Feeling left out when your Chinese colleagues are gossiping about a trending star? Puzzled by those glamorous Chinese faces in subway ads, but can't even tell who they are? Beijing Pops will help you get through it all with the latest pop culture and celebrity news.

Singer Kris Wu's studio sues rumor monger

On Jun 2, a post claiming that former EXO member and singer Kris Wu (pictured above) had emotionally abused his "girlfriend" went viral on Weibo. The post, sent out by a supposed friend of this mysterious, heretofore unknown girlfriend, contains several WeChat screenshots between the girl and Wu. According to the source, her friend has been dating Wu since January and for no reason, Wu suddenly disappeared in April, which led to the depression of her friend for a long time.

Soon after the post spread all over social media, another ex-girlfriend of Wu posted a new Weibo, saying “He (Kris Wu) is a simple big boy who’s eager for love. There’s no right or wrong in a relationship. I wish everyone all the best.” 

Many supposed that this would be the end of the drama. On the contrary, however, a third "girlfriend" popped up and sent out a post, and then came the fourth… These two turned out to be nothing more clickbait, but they still managed to cause confusion and no shortage of trouble for Wu's reputation all within a single day.

On June 3, the studio of Kris Wu posted a statement, saying that they have entrusted a law firm to sue the relevant users to the court for defamation. At present, the cases are pending review.

Actress Dilraba celebrated her birthday 

Born on Jun 3, 1992 in Xinjiang’s Urumchi, actress Dilraba,just celebrated her 29-year-old birthday on Thursday. If you commute by subway and by any chance work near Guomao, you might have noticed the large screen playing the “Happy Birthday” video made by her fans.

Dilraba is one of the hottest actresses in China today. She shot to stardom by playing a supporting role in romantic drama 克拉恋人 kè lā liàn rén Diamond Lover and won the “most popular actress” in that year’s Domestic TV Series Ceremony. Later in 2017’s hot TV drama Eternal Love, she played the role of a fairy fox and was nominated in Shanghai Television Festival for “best supporting role.” 

Her new costume and history drama The Long Ballad 长歌行 cháng gē xíng has also made a remarkable performance. The first episode dubbed in English reached 100 views on YouTube within one week and Dilraba became the most discussed TV actress on Weibo for the whole of April. By the time the show's finale was released on May 19, the series has accumulated over 5 billion views all across the internet. 

Popular "little fresh meat" Wang Yibo makes a stir in Haidian

Last week, a massive posse of security guards suddenly appeared at Haidian’s Houchangcun this – also known as China’s Silicon Valley where major tech companies, from like Tencent and Baidu to Lenovo and Sina – attracting many turning heads and curious onlookers, some of whom took video of hubbub. 

As it turned out, the posse there to safeguard the arrival of popular actor and singer Wang Yibo, who was there to attend Lenovo’s product releasing event scheduled that night. You might be thinking that dozens of guards for one individual is overkill – but you'd be underestimating Wang's oversized fan base and their craze for 陈情令 chén qíng lìng The Untamed, a wuxia mystery-murder TV drama that he stared in. 

Wang debuted in South Korea as a member of the boy band UNIQ in 2014. But The Untamed shot him to super-fame in the summer of 2019. The show is a well-adapted from a popular boy-love novel 魔道祖师 mó dào zǔ shī  Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation, and the chemistry of the two male actors drew praise from audiences. With 5.2 billion views in total, was the most-liked online series of 2019. It also brought Wang more than 17 million new followers on Weibo and many commercial resources, ranging from cosmetic brands like Olay and Shu uemura, to daily supplies like Colgate and Safeguard.

Born in 1997, Wang had been a trainee in Korea for four years. Later in 2016, he was selected as the host for Hunan TV’s entertainment program 天天向上 tiān tiān xiàng shàng. He was also the dancing mentor of the phenomenal girl survival show Produce 101 in 2018. Besides excelling in the worlds of acting and singing, he’s also a professional motorcyclist who won second place in his group in 2019’s FIM Asia Road Racing Championship. What can't the boy do?

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Images:  Kris Wu (via Facebook) Weibo, NetEase, Douban, Autumn Liu