"Breaking records, Chinese drama "Summer Rose" records 3 billion views." So read several short videos circulating on social media.
Is this news credible?
I had difficulty finding any news related to mainstream media. I only gathered data from several Chinese drama watcher accounts spread across various social media platforms, and I roughly found that when it launched on September 20, 2025, the Hongguo platform recorded over 100 million views on its first day.
After that, seemingly unstoppable, many platforms began airing it.
The success of this micro-drama apparently attracted the interest of Netflix, which purchased the rights. This made the Chinese drama "Summer Rose" the first domestic short series to be launched on an international platform.
So, you're curious, what's so special about this short drama, which only lasts two minutes per episode?
It turns out the production costs are quite substantial. To illustrate the notion that short-form vertical dramas are simply "bad" productions, the Chinese drama "Summer Rose" cost nearly 8 million yuan to produce (the average micro-drama is around 300,000-3 million yuan).
Another highlight is the precise casting. The ML is portrayed as a stiff and boring 30-year-old man.
In fact, Liu Xiao Xu (27), who plays Zhou Sheng An, is only a year older than the FL, Guo Yu Xin (26), who plays Bai Qing Mei.
Liu Xiao Xu brilliantly captured the character. Her emotionless facial expressions, along with her body movements, which struggled to convey the FL's expressive behavior, looked incredibly natural.
Especially when she unleashed her childish "nurturing" FL, the audience fell in love and found it hard to move on.
And of course, the high production budget significantly contributed to the overall story. The scenes, cut short because each episode is only two minutes long, don't feel like a pain in the eyes thanks to the stunning, eye-pleasing time-lapse photography.
Is the Chinese drama "Summer Rose" really that good? Mmm... even standard dramas have a lot of holes, let alone micro-dramas. But with a rating of 8.0/10 from Mydramalist, this drama is sure to be very entertaining.
Next review: https://www.maria-g-soemitro.com/2025/11/summer-rose-micro-drama-rekor-tiga-miliar-penayangan.html
Is this news credible?
I had difficulty finding any news related to mainstream media. I only gathered data from several Chinese drama watcher accounts spread across various social media platforms, and I roughly found that when it launched on September 20, 2025, the Hongguo platform recorded over 100 million views on its first day.
After that, seemingly unstoppable, many platforms began airing it.
The success of this micro-drama apparently attracted the interest of Netflix, which purchased the rights. This made the Chinese drama "Summer Rose" the first domestic short series to be launched on an international platform.
So, you're curious, what's so special about this short drama, which only lasts two minutes per episode?
It turns out the production costs are quite substantial. To illustrate the notion that short-form vertical dramas are simply "bad" productions, the Chinese drama "Summer Rose" cost nearly 8 million yuan to produce (the average micro-drama is around 300,000-3 million yuan).
Another highlight is the precise casting. The ML is portrayed as a stiff and boring 30-year-old man.
In fact, Liu Xiao Xu (27), who plays Zhou Sheng An, is only a year older than the FL, Guo Yu Xin (26), who plays Bai Qing Mei.
Liu Xiao Xu brilliantly captured the character. Her emotionless facial expressions, along with her body movements, which struggled to convey the FL's expressive behavior, looked incredibly natural.
Especially when she unleashed her childish "nurturing" FL, the audience fell in love and found it hard to move on.
And of course, the high production budget significantly contributed to the overall story. The scenes, cut short because each episode is only two minutes long, don't feel like a pain in the eyes thanks to the stunning, eye-pleasing time-lapse photography.
Is the Chinese drama "Summer Rose" really that good? Mmm... even standard dramas have a lot of holes, let alone micro-dramas. But with a rating of 8.0/10 from Mydramalist, this drama is sure to be very entertaining.
Next review: https://www.maria-g-soemitro.com/2025/11/summer-rose-micro-drama-rekor-tiga-miliar-penayangan.html
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