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Finally, this is it, everyone! The end of the series about the 30 most popular Chinese actors on MDL and their upcoming projects. It has been an exhausting journey of writing and counting hearts, but it was also exciting as well since I got to know what Chinese dramas and movies to check out in 2022!
This article is different from Part 1 and Part 2. Here I changed the layout with lists of their upcoming dramas/movies, plus additional information on the ones I want to watch.
I also changed the title to 10 Most Popular Chinese Actors, as this was my original plan way back then when I started this 10 Most Popular Actors series with Thai, Japanese, and Taiwanese actors. While receiving feedback from the previous articles, I realized there are more actors from those countries whom readers wanted to see but they didn't make the top 10 list. So, I expanded into 30 for Chinese actors. I know there are more actors whom readers deemed better than these 30 and thus should be added to the list. Well, the [MDL] tribe has spoken by giving likes/hearts, so below are the top 10 most popular ones:
DisclaimerThe ranks, likes/hearts, and drama information are from data taken on January 27, 2022. Any discrepancy happened due to changes after the article was submitted for editing. |
Let's begin with the star countdown!
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Finished filming: A Storm of Wind and Cloud (September 2021) See You Again (October 2021) Checkmate (January 2022) Announced: Broken Clouds 2 (March 2021) Men in Love (January 2022) | ![]() Another Hu Yi Tian drama worth checking out is the fantasy romance See You Again, in which his character Xiang Qin Yu is an actor from the Republican era who gets shot and time travels to the modern era and meets rookie screenwriter Jin A Yin (Chen Yu Qi). Together, they investigate the mystery behind his shooting incident. You can watch the teaser trailer below. Hu Yi Tian always looks good in Republican era costume! |
Source: iQiyi
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![]() Image source: qq.com |
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Ready for release: Medical Examiner Dr. Qin: Corpse Whisperer (finished filming in 2016, in Douban the tentative airing is on 2022) Filming: Till The End of The Moon (started on Nov, 2021) Uncertain release: Immortality (finished on Sept 2020) Update unknown: | ![]() ![]() Below is what the demon lord Tan Tai Jin looks like: |
Source: Youku
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Ready for release: Just For Meeting You (Aug 4, 2022)Bionic (on Douban the tentative airing is 2022) Uncertain release: A League of Nobleman (finished filming in December 2020) | If you're a fan of Song Wei Long, the earliest you can watch him is probably in the upcoming youth romance movie Just For Meeting You that is scheduled to be aired this summer. ![]() ![]() To rub salt into our wounds, below is A League of Nobleman trailer: |
Source: WeTV Taiwan
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Finished filming: Legend of Anle (November 2021) Filming: Rising With The Wind (scheduled to end on April 2022) Update unknown: Si Ming (unconfirmed)Destined Wink | ![]() |
Source: Youku
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Finished filming: Night Wanderer (November 2021) Update unknown: Ball Lightning Liang Jing Shi Wu Ri Under the Mask: Season Two Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Wang Quan The Interpreter Long Ye Qu | With several unconfirmed dramas and a movie that may be shelved for good, Deng Lun's fans may not really have luck to see him this year. His movie Long Ye Qu is a sequel to the box office movie The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity (2020). Although the sequel was filmed at the same time as the prequel, however, because of the scandal of plagiarism issues committed by the movie director, we may never see him and Mark Chao duo. ![]() |
Source: iQiyi
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Ready for release: She and Her Perfect Husband Finished filming: Snow Eagle Lord (February 2022) Lost in the Kunlun Mountains (September 2021) Announced: Le You Yuan (January 2022) Uncertain release: Zhao Ge (finished 2016) | Xu Kai has two romance dramas ready to be released. The first is the contemporary romance She and Her Perfect Husband with Yang Mi, and the second one is historical romance Imperial Cuisine with Wu Jin Yan. The latter drama has undergone two NRTA reviews. If you're wondering why it's tight, that's because it's planned to be aired on HunanTV, which is a state-owned TV network. ![]() Another drama I'm waiting for is the wuxia Snow Eagle Lord. The actor played as Dong Bo Xue Ying aka Snow Eagle, who embarks on a journey to save his parents, who were arrested by an enemy tribe. Below you can see that Dong Bo Xue Ying is not someone you want to mess with! |
Source: KaGe Channel
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Ready for release: Being a Hero (underwent seven reviews) Formed Police Unit Finished filming: Wu Ming (December 2021) Uncertain release: Private ShuShan College (filmed in 2017)Announced: The Chinese Test Pilot | After undergoing seven NRTA reviews, finally mystery crime drama Being a Hero is ready for release. It's a tough censorship process, since the drama is planned to be aired on state-owned network HunanTV. Wang Yi Bo played as narcotic policeman Chen Yu, opposite Chen Xiao as Wu Zheng Feng, Chen Yu's best friend who becomes a murder suspect. You can watch the action-filled trailer below. Wang Yi Bo acted in non-romantic dramas/movies this year, with mostly heroic characters, as seen from left to right: a narcotic police officer in Being a Hero, a peacekeeping officer in action thriller movie Formed Police Unit, and a Republican era soldier in highly anticipated war movie Wu Ming. Also, in his upcoming movie The Chinese Test Pilot he will act as a special mission pilot opposite Zhou Dong Yu. ![]() |
Source: Youku
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Ready for release: The Oath of Love The Longest Promise Confirmed: Where Dreams Begin | ![]() ![]() Therefore, while waiting, let's enjoy his 110 heart beats per minute in this trailer: |
Source: Tencent Video
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Ready to release: China Special Forces (projected first quarter of 2022) Who Rules The World (projected for April 2022) Update unknown: My Fireworks on Earth The King’s Avatar 2 | There are two of Yang Yang's dramas that are expected to be released this year. First is the most anticipated wuxia romance Who Rules the World. Yang Yang played as Hei Feng Xi opposites Zhao Lu Si as Bai Feng Xi. They are opposites, like black and white, and unrivaled in skill. You can catch a glimpse of some of their martial arts action in the trailer below. Caught in the warfare and chaos of the martial arts world, they fall for each other amidst the ten-year feud. ![]() |
Source: Tencent Video
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That's all, everyone, my countdown of the 30 most popular Chinese actors and their upcoming dramas/movies. I'm sure that upon going through the countdown, you may have Chinese favorite actors who don't make the top thirty most popular list. As usual, my tradition on writing the most popular actor lists is to give you tips on what to do to make MDLers more aware of your favorite actors. Here are my from-hard-to-easy tips:
- Most challenging: Write an Ultra Fan Guide for the actor to dig out his life story and career.
- A little bit hard: Write recap articles on his dramas to convince us to watch him.
- Middle ground: Write glowing reviews on his dramas/movies.
- Almost easy: Send him flowers so his picture shows up on the Stars Leaderboard.
- Too easy, it's a given: Flood the Feed or Discussion section with his best pictures! ;D
Let us know who they are and why they are worthy checking out!
Who is your favorite Chinese actor in this list?
Which C-drama on the list will you watch?
Acknowledgement: Thank you to the editors who edited this article. Credits: The pictures are linked to their sources when they are not on MDL. All GIFs are self-made from official trailers linked to their sources. Feature image: a collage of actors' character posters found on MDL, with exceptions: Gong Jun/Legend of Anle (from sohu.com), and Lu Han (from kpopstarz.com). | Edited by: devitto (1st editor) |