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"Project XY" (Hong Kong) on Gaga starting Sept. 12
Synopsis: "Using a 'Search for the Leading Actor' format, the show will cast the main and supporting CPs for our company's debut BL drama. It creates a complete business loop across talent-building, drama incubation, fan economy, and merchandise, serving as the launchpad for Chinese-language BL content on the global stage. Six men arrive at a seaside house as complete strangers, each searching for the partner who matches him best."Although my expectations aren't super high, I find that "reality" shows like these can be a nice change from dramas.
Just reaching the end of today's first episode of "Project XY" - and so far, it's about what I expect. At the very least it makes a nice change from dramas. I already picked my favourite cutie of the six contestaant actors, which (at least for me) is the most important thing! (It's listed as Hong Kong, but the six are from all over China.)
In this respect, it's comparable in principle to last year's "Love Casting" (Taiwan), which started off very promising but became increasingly disappointing. I hope that "Project XY" is better structured.
I appreciate that they're being honest from the start that it's about actors competing for CPs. One of several things that really irritated me about last year's "Boys Vibe" is that it started off pretending to be a real matchmaking show, but it was very clearly about promoting acting careers. Sadly, it's so far been starkly unsuccessful at doing so (other than Kong Montree, who was already an established actor).
