ByteDance, owner of popular short-video app TikTok and its Chinese sibling Douyin, has launched a short-drama app in Southeast Asia in an attempt to replicate the genre's success at home. Melolo, ...
For many western moviegoers, the first Chinese-language movie they saw was probably Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000). This martial arts masterpiece by Taiwanese-American director Ang Lee made ...
These apps are betting on low-budget productions, two-minute episodes, scripts adapted from Chinese web novels, and an aggressive marketing strategy. Until last year, Ty Coker, a 28-year-old voice ...
Speed and Love Chinese drama: The upcoming Chinese action-romance drama Speed and Love (双轨) has quickly become one of iQIYI’s most awaited series in 2025. It has already boasted over 7 million views ...
My partner recently confessed something to me about his screen-time habits: When he’s giggling at his phone, he’s often watching short English-language soap operas that have begun showing up on his ...