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The male lead in Different Princess has an obvious plastic surgery face. He looks like he should be in a Kpop group.

He kind of looks like a merman in the new profile pic 😄

I'm afraid more people have protruding ears due to genetics rather than due to a piece of plastic… Thank god it's not seen as unattractive in China 😅

Wow, that sounds very unrealistic lol. Do you have a source for that? I know Chinese people are taller nowadays thanks to better nutrition but I'm pretty sure the majority of them still do not fit either of these "ideal" heights 😵 Not even many popular C-drama actresses hit 170cm.

I was ready to watch this but now I'm finding out it only has machine translations. That's really too bad. I don't understand why a drama with Aaron Deng and Bai Shu only gets AI subs whereas dramas with total no-name actors get perfect English subs on iQIYI.

If you mean protruding ears, they are not considered a flaw in China - unlike in the West. Well, in my country at least. I think that's why you see more Chinese actors with such ears whereas Western actors are more likely to get their ears pinned back surgically.

I watched both of them and loved them, but they are short dramas, not the micro dramas (in vertical format) referred to in this article.

Yeah, given the examples in this article, I'm pretty sure micro dramas only refer to the vertical format ones.

I'm surprised micro dramas have become so popular. The ones I've come across on Youtube look cheap and amateurish in all aspects and not worth watching. Perhaps the Chinese audience gets to see other kinds of micro dramas I've never heard about.

I still remember that person back then when I watched this drama for the first time and searched for discussions! I think she even called the FL a b*tch or something and it really took me aback because I also felt nothing but sympathy for the FL at the beginning of the drama.

Because I watched (and dropped) two of her dramas. Her small body frame makes it highly likely that she's naturally petite and skinny. Or have you never seen skinny women in real life before?

Also, we were talking about her body type, not her skin. Nowadays, actors are filtered to the point that it's impossible to see what their real skin even looks like. You don't know what this specific actress has or hasn't done to herself. Where do *you* get your info from?

I have never denied that plastic surgery is rampant in the entertainment industry. Don't put words in my mouth. I'm also aware that all of Asia, from China to India, has a strong preference for light skin. But making sweeping generalizations about someone with no evidence at all like you did is not the way to go either.

It's not a black-and-white matter because not every woman is built the same. Yes, some people starve themselves, but others are just genetically skinny.

It's obvious from this actress's body type that she falls into the second category. She's even shorter and more petite compared to other actresses her age and always gets bodyshaming comments because of it.

Some people are naturally built skinny, especially this particular actress. Nothing you can do about it, but you can choose not to watch them if they make you feel uncomfortable.

Lots of Chinese actresses are on the shorter side, though? Being short is totally okay if you fall into the cute girl-next-door category. Height is only important if you're going for feminine, elegant model vibes.

I don't follow Zhao Lusi super closely but I've noticed she started out with the cute girl image (where her height is less important) and transitioned to a more "mature" image as her career advanced, so maybe you have a point.

You're right. I just clicked on the watchlist of someone who left a comment about this drama having awful male characters. Lo and behold, she gave Story of Kunning Palace and another drama with an extremely toxic male lead over 9 stars 😂

It's strange that this drama generates such strong negative reactions, considering its genre. The hate feels somehow manufactured...?

Is it officially known that this is a Chinese adaptation of Pride & Prejudice? If not, maybe that's why barely anyone mentions it.

Well, in the article it doesn't say that's her ideal weight or that it fits Chinese beauty standards. She might gain more during her recovery 💪

I hope she takes as much time off as she needs. Wishing her a full recovery!

It's not his voice. He was dubbed by Zhang Zhen according to Baidu (= Chinese Wikipedia).

Some voice actors sound very similar to the actor they are dubbing, either naturally or by choice, that's why it's not surprising that you believe it's his real voice.

In the West, there are also people who don't want to date single parents, though. But it's usually men who don't want single moms for reasons such as not wanting to raise "another man's children". I don't know how women think about single dads.