A boy band that is the future of communism
Society & Culture
Top society and culture news for March 15, 2017. Part of the daily The China Projectย news roundup "The case of the missing Politburo member."
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Chinaโs first successful homegrown boy band is incredibly wholesomeย / Quartz
The Fighting Boys (aka TFBOYS) is Chinaโs most popular homegrown boy band. One measure of its success is that a note in 2014 by member Wang Junkai ็ไฟๅฏ holds the Guinness World Record for the most number of reposts on the social media platform Weibo, where he thanked his fans for supporting him on the occasion of his 15th birthday. As of today, his postย (in Chinese) now has more than 213 million reposts. The bandโs members are squeaky clean and sing about doing their homework, being the future of communism, and patriotism. The Quartzย article linked above includes a video to give you a taste of their saccharine songs.
- Unexpected? Lhasa is Chinaโs happiest city of the year (again)ย / Whatโs on Weibo
- An educated man is not a potย / China Heritage
- Meet Chinaโs oldest photographer, 105 years old and still snappingย / Shanghaiist
- Chinese-Korean co-production halted over THAAD falloutย / China Film Insider
