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If you had spent all that energy you're using to write those posts on learning how to change profile pictures, you wouldn’t need to spam every thread. You go to the actor’s page, click edit this page, choose what you want to edit, make the changes, add a link and an explanation, and request approval for the update. I learned how to do it—you can too. Just remember that:

" According to our guidelines, pictures should be in a 300x360 ratio, with the person facing forward and centered on the face, without anything obscuring it. If a picture meeting these criteria already exists or is closer to them than the one you submitted, we unfortunately cannot approve the new one. For more details, please check: https://mydramalist.com/profile/xxmai/feeds/1zm6Baur

Just to clarify, please don't confuse the 300x360 ratio with 300x360 pixels; they aren't the same. Ideally, the image should have the highest possible resolution, but the cropping should be within the 300 to 360 range. To give you a better idea, Instagram used to have a 1:1 ratio, which was square, and now they use a 4:5 ratio, which is slightly vertical. So, the ratio actually refers to the crop style, not the size of the image.

In short, the cropping should look like this: https://i.mydramalist.com/b3N5xj_5c.jpg"

Good choice. Start with episode 11.

The Rise of Phoenixes (2018), Nirvana on Fire. More propper c-dramas in that genre.

:).

Oh! My Emperor is not a super good drama, more of a silly comedy, but it started a second wave of fans for XZ (the first was X-Fire and X-Nine). When XZ was chosen to play the role of Wei Wuxian, fans of the book welcomed him very enthusiastically because they already loved him in Oh! My Emperor. Many fans to this day are very fond of the role and the “2ML syndrome.” Besides, XZ as Baitang Moran is absolutely beautiful, and XZ never played this type of role again. Anyway, think for yourself if you want to see him as the young uncle of the current emperor who holds power in the kingdom, even if that kingdom is a bit... strange. I personally had a great time watching this drama.

He was with Zhao Luci in "Oh! My Emperoro", both seasons.

Thank you, NilouCatLover, for blocking me. In any case, I will always stand by the law and the truth: innocent until proven guilty in court. And all the self-righteous lynchings carried out by the mob will always be, to me, nothing more than self-righteous lynchings carried out by a mob.

You're clearly upset, but throwing insults doesn't make your argument stronger. Just a few facts:

1. In China, a person is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
2. The actor was charged with ordering an assault, not murder — huge difference.
3. I never claimed he was innocent or guilty. I simply explored different possibilities and pointed out the danger of mob mentality and online harassment.

If you can't control your anger toward strangers online, maybe take a moment to reflect before lashing out. Civilized society starts with how we treat each other — even when we disagree.
Whether he's guilty or not will be decided by a court, not by a lynch mob.

Such content is very often removed from streaming platforms, and new series are not shown. But so far I haven't heard of a ban on Darren yet, so maybe as he's from Taiwan, mainland China isn't so strict, or the issue was just exaggerated in the media. And it probably was. In any case, the actor is accused, but not of such a serious crime as rumored by the gossip media.

He has always been a tragic hero and not a villain, and if anyone thought otherwise and waited for the explanation for the second season, it means they didn't understand the character. YBY rules!

Yanbingyun is not a villiain. He is a tragic hero.

Patience pays off :) If their role is not main, but supporting, someone let me know. Both of them were quite important in the trailers, in the lists on other sites I think they are also as main characters, that's why I gave them this status. But if something needs to be changed, it needs to be changed :)

Let me disagree with you. I have watched The Untamed a dozen times, most recently a week ago, and I don't see that there is any passion in him as an actor. Rather, there is frustration in him that the agency had him star in an adaptation of a BL book. To be fair, I've read the book too, and LWJ would never look so bored or irritated when the camera is not directly on him. I don't see passion in him, an effort to make his character come off with natural grace. I see a kid who is where he doesn't want to be, because he would rather be skateboarding at the time.

Besides, there was more than a year of time between the filming and the release of The Untamed, somehow he didn't have a burning desire to act then. So to say that it was the controversy over the series that took away his passion for the profession I think is incorrect. And I think idols shouldn't be forced to be actors, because it may bring money to the agency, but it's certainly not good for either the title or the idol himself, who could work on his vocals or dancing during that time.

The description looked interesting, for a pretty decent drama with a strong historical slant, and then I saw photos from the set and thought - ah, another generic idol drama. Too bad. I really need something of a different quality ☹

It's not quite like that. The people verifying the data do it as volunteers, and I waited probably two weeks for a response (negative) with my earlier submission. I assume there are only a few people doing this job (moderators), and there can be a lot of different submissions, so it takes time. Have patience, I haven't received a rejection yet. Anyway, I have provided all the links for verification, so I am of good cheer. This is a rather normal waiting time.

nothing for now. We have to wait.

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You're right, the media lie. They create sensation where there is none and can destroy someone's career. That's why I think you shouldn't pay so much attention to what various accounts on FB, Insta, X, Weibo, or anywhere else are saying. Don't believe what they write on Sina either, because I know they have their own agenda, and you’ll almost never find the truth there.

Darren has been charged—that's a fact. But these are not attempted murder charges, because for attempted murder (or ordering it), there must be intent to take someone's life. We don’t know how his conversation with his wealthy friend went, but if phrases like "teach him a lesson" or "make sure he remembers this" were used, the prosecution might also have a hard time proving he ordered the beating. Because did "teach him a lesson" really mean a brutal beating of the driver, or just scaring him?

You see, neither we nor the media have that information. But nothing sells better than the chance to take down someone who is popular, famous, and probably wealthier than the average citizen. That’s why so many people join in with torches and pitchforks to lynch a star. Because it makes them feel more powerful than that star, better than them—they can flaunt their moral superiority, even though they’re practically breaking the law themselves. So how can you trust such people?

Believe in what your heart tells you, or just wait for the court's verdict. Don't listen to rumors. Don’t fall for them. Rumors are exaggerated to sound more interesting, to attract clicks. Showbiz is ruthless. You don’t have to go with the flow, and you don’t have to go against it either. You can stand still, take a deep breath, and observe the situation. The answer to what to believe will come on its own.

In most countries of the free world, there is a presumption of innocence, or “innocent until proven guilty.” And in some, a person is guilty only after a final court verdict. Meanwhile, the Internet has already judged and lynched him. For what?

First of all, the articles don't prove anything, because they are not evidence in the case, but someone wrote something to have better sales.

Second, the charges of attempted murder were idiotic and didn't hold up. The only thing they can charge him with in light of what happened is, at most, initiating a beating.

People argue among themselves. Who among you has never argued with someone, let him cast the first stone. The dishonest driver drove him (supposedly) deliberately a longer route to stretch him for cash. Some may say that since DW is a celebrity, he should be magnanimous. Others may argue that just because he is famous, he doesn’t have to let himself be ripped off. He forgot to take his keys out of the car, so he went back and asked the driver, to open the door. I guess it's a crime that he wanted his own keys back, right? The driver refused. Darren broke the window (apparently). He took the keys and walked away furious.

No one is asking or considering what the driver said or did—whether he might have been the one who provoked his passenger’s anger. Who cares? He’s not famous.

DW complained to his colleague, the colleague hired people (he must have been so afraid of Darren that he had to do it, right?) Now the questions: why doesn't anyone question the integrity and behavior of the driver? Why is it unheard of in the media for the police to question the rich dude who actually ordered the beating? And the final question—why does some street punk’s childish behavior suddenly make DW an “attempted murderer” in the eyes of the internet?

I'm not a fan of his, I've watched barely one series featuring him. I don't care whether he goes to jail or not, whether he's guilty or not. But I do care, and openly condemn, the behavior of certain people who, even on this forum, have judged him, convicted him, executed him, and still bully his fans based SOLELY on unconfirmed information and rumors.

Congratulations, you are worse than him. You are not defenders of the law or morality, you are just spreading hatred and psychological violence against his fans, who are now going through a difficult time and need support, not your pseudo-righteousness. Psychological violence is still violence, you know? What’s the legal charge against you? Because there is one—defamation, inciting hatred, cyberbullying. Are you really better than him? Not in my eyes.

This program is very unpleasant to watch. Seriously, it represents everything that is worst about the “idol factory.” It was so disliked by viewers, so controversial, that the next edition did a 180 degree turn. Yesterday, as a reminder, I watched the first 2 episodes for myself and it was awful. From the beginning you could see who was chosen by the producers to make them stars, and who was practically there as punishment. This show is a perfect example that if you are the producers' favorite, you have everything, if they don't like you, they won't hesitate to humiliate you in public. It is this kind of treatment of young people full of talent and dreams that led to this type of program being banned.