Taiwan's entertainment industry has recently experienced a "big earthquake", since June, sexual harassment, revelations of the storm have emerged endlessly, well-known artists have "collapsed houses" one after another, netizens "eat melons" every day, and more netizens ridiculed: Mayday held a concert in the mainland, returned to Taiwan to find that the entertainment industry was gone?
"Your circle is very messy"
On June 6, Taiwanese artist Huang Ziling posted a video on social platforms, admitting that he had sexually harassed him earlier, but he also mentioned that many Taiwanese artists had bad deeds such as drug use and cheating, which caused a "big earthquake" in Taiwan's entertainment industry.
Taiwanese artist Huang Ziling. Source: Zhongshi News Network
Before Huang Ziling, Taiwanese artists Xu Jiehui and You Sheng were also accused of sexual harassment. Hui Jiehui issued a statement on June 6 saying that he "quit his acting career", and Yousheng said on social media that "I am sorry for the harm and shadow caused by my behavior, very, very sorry".
After Huang Ziling's video was released, some of the artists mentioned in the video also responded. The Xu Xiyuan (Big S) studio team has publicly denied drug use allegations. Liu Hanya issued a statement saying that she had never used illegal drugs or drugs in any form. Wu Zongxian, who is accused of dating a number of women, said he had hired a lawyer and was ready to file a lawsuit.
Liu Hanya issued a statement on Weibo
But the turmoil doesn't seem to be over. After Huang Ziling, columnist He Zewen was accused of sexual assault by his partners, artist NONO was accused of sexual harassment and sexual assault, and media personality Ruan Muhua was exposed to drunken sex after an employee dinner.
On June 6, another "shock bomb" was thrown, and the well-known artist Yan Yalun was accused by "Internet celebrity" Yao Le of having involuntary sex during the relationship, and causing serious harm to the other party after secretly filming private videos were leaked. Because Yan Yalun was elected as one of the "Top Ten Outstanding Youths" in Taiwan, after this incident, he was disqualified for clearly violating the moral standards that the award should have. Yan Yalun is also suspected of breaking the law by shooting underage sex videos.
After the Yan Yalun incident, on June 6, the artist Chen Jianzhou was accused by the female artist "Daya" of sexual harassment against him, and Chen Jianzhou subsequently issued a press release to respond to this as a "false accusation", and filed a lawsuit, claim and publicly apologize. But on June 27, another female artist, Guo Yuanyuan, posted an article accusing Chen Jianzhou of past sexual harassment, saying that she was "willing to make public this unbearable memory because she didn't want 'Daya' to be alone."
Taiwanese artist Chen Jianzhou. Source: Zhongshi News Network
On the same day, according to Taiwan media reports, some netizens posted news that they were sexually assaulted twice by a male star surnamed Wang 8 years ago. #Exposed male artist surnamed Wang sexually assaulted a 19-year-old woman# Like the previous revelations, it once appeared on the Weibo hot search list.
So far, although no more "heavyweight" figures have been revealed, the related events seem to be continuing to ferment.
Audiences no longer buy it?
In fact, since the series of events was exposed, the public figures involved have also been affected to a certain extent, and the audience has begun to "not buy in" them.
Since the release of the "devastating" video, Huang Ziling has been rumored to have been sent to the hospital from mutilation, and the program originally hosted by him also said that he did not wait, and was hosted by someone else.
On June 6, after Chen was accused of sexual harassment, the Taiwan Men's Professional Basketball League (P. LEAGUE+) issued a press release saying that Chen Jianzhou voluntarily requested that his league executive officer be suspended, that the operation team would operate as usual, and that subsequent changes would be submitted to the board for resolution. According to the data, the league is the second professional basketball league in Taiwan, with six teams, and Chen Jianzhou himself is the founder of the league.
Chen Jianzhou's wife, Fan Weiqi, was rumored to "support" her husband after the incident, "believing that he is an honest person." However, this move does not seem to usher in much positive effect, according to Taiwan media reports, Fan Weiqi, who will hold a concert in September, was threatened by netizens to "boycott", and concert ticket sales were affected.
Because Taiwan's entertainment stars and variety shows have been all the rage, many mainland netizens are also very concerned about the incident. Relevant events not only triggered discussions on the Internet, but also affected the perception of netizens about these entertainment stars and even related circles to a certain extent.
In recent years, due to market limitations and other reasons, Taiwan's variety shows seem to be less innovative, but in recent years, its film and television drama market has also launched some works involving realistic themes. It remains to be seen how Taiwan's film and television industry and even the entertainment industry will "save itself" in the future, how to continue to develop or what kind of development model it will form. (China News Service WeChat public account)