Podcasts about Meteor Garden

LEFT, RIGHT! LEFT, RIGHT! In this episode, we talk about Saab's nostalgia for Meteor Garden, ROTC back in the day, and Jim becoming a baseball varsity to avoid school policies. LOL! Listen to the full episode and hear what we have to say! Share your thoughts on this episode with #WakeUpWithJimAndSaab Join our newest facebook group: http://bit.ly/podkidsafterparty  Subscribe to our newsletter: Jim and Saab Send us a malibag: malibag@jimandsaab.com Be part of our live studio audience during podcast recordings! Become a Podtron at Jim & Saab for more EXCLUSIVE CONTENT --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wuwjs/message

In this captivating mid-season episode, Netflix's Bling Empire: New York star, Blake Abbie delves into the complexities of his identity, sharing his experiences growing up in Canada as a person of Chinese-Scottish descent, and incorporating Chinese traditions to grieve the loss of a parent. Blake also opens up about having conversations with his mother about having children and building a "non-traditional" family. Additionally, he discusses the genuine friendships and hardships captured on the reality show, sharing insights on balancing being supportive to friends during difficult times, while also filming for the show. Finally, Blake shares his admiration for his fellow cast members, Dorothy Wang, Tina Leung, Nam Laks, and Lynn Ban, highlighting their positive characteristics. ========================================== Bio:   Chinese-Scottish Canadian, Blake Abbie was born in Montreal, and grew up in Vancouver. A trained classical singer, Blake began working in fashion while studying in Paris and later London. He has worked as an editor at fashion culture publications System and Document and is currently the editor at large of A Magazine Curated By.   Alongside fashion, Blake is an actor and was cast in the Netflix and Hunan TV co-production Meteor Garden 流星花园. He currently stars in the Netflix reality show, Bling Empire: New York. =================================================== This episode is sponsored by The Truism Centered Life's, 30-Day Relationship Challenge. Every problem in life can be boiled down to a relationship problem, How's your sex life? How's your relationships at work, with your parents, friends?   Check out  Robb Kornoelje's 30-Day Relationship Challenge, which is designed to help you feel more connected to those around you. It's a 30-day journey of self-discovery, using resilience training and relationship psychology to help you feel stronger and happier with the relationships in your life. ================================================ To get our FREE resource: 3 Ways to Reduce Burnout & Boost Well-being, visit colorofsuccesspodcast.com to sign up for our mailing list!   Ways you can support the show for FREE: Share our content Join our communities on streaming platforms and social media to give your suggestions on guests and reflection questions: Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts YouTube Instagram LinkedIn Facebook Twitter

歡迎留言告訴我們你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/cl81kivnk00dn01wffhwxdg2s/comments Summary: 討論文章: https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4788498 Netflix, Disney+, and KKTV streaming services are releasing original TV series and drama in droves. The TV generation is accustomed to scheduled programmes that is aired at specific time slots during the day. Growing up with TV series and drama, Angel and I discuss our favorite dramas and what we remember of them. Tell us down below which TV series or drama is your favorite!歡迎投稿有趣的主題給醬老師與Angel老師 Comment down below! Vocabulary: 1. Adaptation n. 改編 The TV series Meteor Garden is an adaptation of the manga, Boys over flowers. 電視劇流星花園是漫畫花樣男子改編的。 2. Award-winning tv series n. 得獎影集 Light the night and Gold leaf are popular and award-winning tv series. 華燈初上與茶金是熱門得獎影集。 3. Binge-watch v. 追劇 Thanks to Netflix, we now binge-watch TV series around the world. 多虧了Netflix，我們現在可以追國際不同的影劇。 更多Vocab Podcast節目: https://www.15mins.today/vocab 歡迎主題投稿/意見回覆 : ask15mins@gmail.com 商業合作/贊助來信：15minstoday@gmail.com Powered by Firstory Hosting

Podcast #CeritaMasaKecilku kali ini Pandji Pragiwaksono ditemenin sama Erwin Wu untuk cerita masa kecilnya, karena, "kita semua punya masa kecil untuk diceritakan dan adik-adik Pita Kuning punya masa depan untuk diperjuangkan". Kamu penggemar Meteor Garden? Sama kaya Erwin! Saking seringnya Erwin nonton Meteor Garden, ia ngebayangin kalo kisah cintanya juga akan bernasib sama kaya Dao Ming Shi dan San Chai, walau nyatanya ya... nggak. Dari cerita masa kecilnya, Erwin orangnya Pancasilais banget, wih kece, tapi, kok bisa? Langsung aja dengerin sekarang! Untuk berdonasi kamu bisa transfer ke: BCA 084-428-7778 Mandiri 116-000-516-8142 BRI 033 001 000 779 569 a.n. Pita Kuning Anak Indonesia Operasional BSI 117 0000 224 a.n. Pita Kuning Anak Indonesia Setelahnya konfirmasi melalui WhatsApp ke 0811 9912 604 (careline) ya! Instagram : @Pita_Kuning | TikTok : @Pita_Kuning | Facebook : Pita Kuning | Twitter : @pitakuning | YouTube : Pita Kuning | Website : pitakuning.or.id --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pitakuning/message

Laissez-vous enchanter par un petit bijou d'ennemis à amants comme on les adore si bien sur cette chaîne, avec une ambiance conte de fées, un amour aux proportions cosmiques pour deux êtres que tout oppose, servi par des effets spéciaux pour une fois pas si pires, une production soignée et d'une grande classe, une mise en scène inspirée et inspirante. Laissez-vous charmer par la choupinerie d'Esther Yu, mais surtout laissez-vous bluffer par Dylan Wang (oui, Daoming Si de Meteor Garden) dans cette étonnante et poétique ballade qui vogue sur tous les clichés du genre avec une maestria certaine mais surprenamment avec beaucoup de fraîcheur. Bref, préparez-vous comme nous à avoir le coeur qui fait boum boum avec ces personnages. #cdrama #asiandrama #romance #xianxia #lovebetweenfairyanddevil Contacts email : lucasfilles2019@gmail.com Aurélie Instagram : @tricaurelie YouTube : Knit & Read Claire Tumblr : clairen45 Twitter : @DomanClaire Instagram : @claireno45 Enregistré le 12 septembre 2022 Montage audio et vidéo : Claire Musique du générique : Beautiful Chinese Music - Cherry Blossoms Bannière et Thumbnail : Coralie FAIR-USE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER : 1)This video has no negative impact on the original works. It is not a replacement for the original work, in fact, it serves to make multiple viewings of the work more enticing. It's good for the original work. 2)This video is also for educational purposes. It draws parallels between the original work and other pieces of similar content.

At last Dramas Over Flowers talks about Boys Over Flowers! With our amazing guest Frabby, we discuss the latest adaptation of the memorable Hana Yori Dango, and how it stacks up against the Korean version that is a guilty watch for many. Don't forget to tell us which shows you've decided to pick up! DM on https://www.instagram.com/dramasoverflowers_/ (Insta) or https://twitter.com/dramasoverflow (Twitter)! LINKS MENTIONED: Book Recommended: https://bit.ly/3qO5GAc (The Unmatchmakers by Jackie Lau) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHAzbjOX6lY (The scene in Meteor Garden) - !! Trigger warning for sexual assault !! Find https://crabbyfordramas.wordpress.com/ (Frabby's recaps of F4 Thailand) here. Connect with our guest on twitter https://twitter.com/frabsiscrabsis (@frabsiscrabsis) TIMESTAMP: 00:01:50 - First taste of Hana Yori Dango 00:12:31 - How F4 Thailand stacks up against predecessors 00:49:44 - Threatening sexual violence in Meteor Garden 01:00:15 - Why do we keep coming back for Domyoji and Thyme? 01:09:05 - Ranking our best versions THANK YOU to our beloved patrons for another year of helping us light the lanterns to sail our ship! https://dramasoverflowers.substack.com/ (Join our email list) for the monthly newsletter with podcast announcements and special episodes! Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/dramasoverflow (@dramasoverflow) and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dramasoverflowers_/ (@dramasoverflowers_). Email us at dramasoverflowers@gmail.com. https://www.patreon.com/dramasoverflowers (Support us on Patreon), by leaving a review on Apple podcasts, or simply by telling your friends! ❤︎ This episode was edited by Paroma Dramas Over Flowers is part of the https://frolic.media/podcasts/ (Frolic Podcast Network).

Love is in the air for all these dramas, and a lot of drama that is just expanding. Love triangles are the worse. Instagram: take2_podcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/take2podcast/message

As a follow up to our history of Boys Over Flowers, Kayla and Sammi are here to give out some awards to the characters, setting, OSTs, and more across the different versions of this story. Awards will only be given to the four interrelations of this we have seen, which include: Hana Yori Dango (2005, Live Action, Japan), Boys Over Flowers (2009, Live Action, South Korea), Meteor Garden (2018, Live Action, China) and F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers (2022 Live Action, Thailand) In this podcast we'll talk about everything and anything even tangentially related to kpop including song reviews, kdramas, cdramas, khip-hop/kR&B, Korean fashion, variety shows, and everything in between! Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDHRqO765Bw1YSuI8OUebcQ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kneeslappnkpop @kneeslappnkpop Follow our kpop album collection instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kneeslappinkpop.podcast/?hl=en @kneeslappinkpop.podcast

TW/CW for sexual assault, intimate relationship violence and bullying Spoiler alert: This episode contains spoilers for F4 Thailand, 2010 Boys Over Flowers, 2005 Hana Yori Dango and 2001 Meteor Garden. A year after we recorded our Boys Over Flowers episode, we're back with our second deep dive on F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers, the latest addition to the Hana Yori Dango universe. We all agree that this show is already a modern classic and is by far the best adaptation of this problematic teen franchise. If you haven't already listened to our deep dive on episodes 1-9, you can listen here: https://audioboom.com/posts/8038424-f4-thailand-boys-over-flowers-episodes-1-9  1:58 Background on the Hana Yori Dango universe 4:42 Episode discussion begins.  5:47: We discuss the huge challenges that director Patha Thongpan faced while making F4 Thailand, which he shared with fans on social media. They include budget, PPL, covid, and not enough episodes to fully tell the story. Despite any shortfalls in the second half of the narrative, we all love this adaptation and think it's a modern classic and the best Hana Yori Dango adaptation ever.  9:35: Katherine makes a bold statement and declares Thailand's F4 entrance scene to be even better than the iconic Korean entrance scene. The rest of us agree! 11:50: Vickey also makes a bold statement and declares the Thailand's F4 to be the best looking of all the adaptations and Alisa gives and AMEN to that  13:02: Alisa reads a Francois Truffault quote she tweeted on Great Flawed Films that applies to F4 Thailand being a Great Flawed Drama:  “I want to define what I mean by a “great flawed film.” It is simply a masterpiece that has aborted, an ambitious project weakened by some errors in the making: a fine screenplay that is “unshootable,” an inadequate cast, a shooting contaminated by hatred or blinded by love, or an inordinate gap between the original intention and the final execution. This notion of “great flawed films” can apply only to the works of a great director—one who has demonstrated that in other circumstances he can achieve perfection. In an overall view of his achievements, a true cinéphile may, on occasion, prefer such a director's “great flawed film” to one of his acknowledged masterpieces—thereby preferring, for example, A King in New York to The Gold Rush, or The Rules of the Game to Grand Illusion. If one accepts the concept that a perfect execution often conceals the film-maker's intentions, one must admit that the “great flawed film” may reveal more vividly the picture's raison d'etre. “I might also point out that, while the masterpiece does not necessarily arouse the viewer's emotions, the “great flawed film” frequently does—which accounts for the fact that the latter is more apt to become what the American critics call a “cult film” than is the masterpiece. “I would add that the “great flawed film” is often harmed by an excess of sincerity. Paradoxically, this sincerity makes it clearer to the aficionados, but more obscure to the general public, which has been conditioned to absorb mixtures that give priority to gimmicks rather than to straightforward confessions.” 15:32: We discuss a photo shared by one of the F4 Thailand writers of a whiteboard where they brainstormed themes for the drama. With a special shoutout to @BeLight_21on Twitter for translating it for English speakers. https://twitter.com/BeLight_21/status/1513346654878928896   17:47: Melanie mentions that the production had to incorporate 36 different sponsors with specific requirements into the storytelling and how it impacted the drama, especially in the second half as the number of sponsors grew (including the MJ KFC ad, lawd).  19:11: We discuss how key staff dropped out of the project along the way, including their Director of Photography which is huge because a big part of the appeal of F4 Thailand is the cinematography. 19:38: The production was originally only supposed to have 13 episodes! Patha had to fight for 16. We all agree the drama could've easily been 20 episodes but we were lucky to get as many episodes as we got. 20:53: Last screenplay revision was February 9 and the last day of filming was February 14 for airing in April which is bananas.  23:06: Alisa reads a beautiful quote from Patha regarding how he worked with his actors:  “We will not let any actor die in the series. Everyone must be good in their own way. And every time we had an extra take and the boys fight until they can do it right, the audience saw it and appreciated it from the heart.” 27:20: We quote our friend Faith from the Accidental Kiss podcast: https://twitter.com/accidental_kiss/status/1513709973137633285  “Being based on HYD really simultaneously helped and shot this series in the foot. It wouldn't have gotten as many sponsors and freedom to do what they wanted if it hadn't been based on this tried and tested cash grab. They also wouldn't have gotten as big of an audience.   But having to follow the original plot also cost them a lot of really good character development and growth. Thyme's character development was handle excellently. They did the impossible: they truly redeemed the male lead in a Hana Yori Dango adaptation

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TW/CW for sexual assault, intimate relationship violence and bullying Spoiler alert: This episode contains spoilers for F4 Thailand, the 2010 Boys Over Flowers, the 2005 Hana Yori Dango and the 2001 Meteor Garden. A year after we recorded our Boys Over Flowers episode, we're back with a deep dive on F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers, the latest addition to the Hana Yori Dango universe. Even though Melanie, Katherine and Vickey had sworn never to watch another adaptation, Alisa knew from the first episode that F4 Thailand was something special and she managed to pull everyone back in. In today's episode we're joined by our good friend RK (known as @roh_tweets on Twitter).  1:56: Background on the Hana Yori Dango universe and the special relationship our podcast has with this franchise: our Boys Over Flowers episode accounts for more than half the total listens on our podcast (which is nuts). 7:31: Episode discussion begins. We all agree this production is top notch and a big surprise given the quality of Boys Over Flowers and other adaptations. 18:40: Melanie and Vickey discuss key changes to the original story made by F4 Thailand, such as the male lead being drugged and photographed instead of the female lead. Alisa points out that it's a different type of story because of how the production is coloring in the lines of the plot.  25:16: Mel says that one of her favorite aspects of watching the show is the fan interactions and dissections of the storytelling that happen after every episode. It's on another level because of how rich F4 Thailand's storytelling is  (Alisa agrees). 26:42: We dive into the meaning of the honey badger stuffed animal from episode 6 and why it's not only hugely important thematically, it's an example of the symbolism that's threaded throughout the narrative. 29:38: RK points out that many if not most of the viewers are bringing knowledge of previous adaptations to their viewing of F4 Thailand and that a lot of the reward of watching is in comparing and contrasting with previous versions. It not just what this drama is doing, it's what it's doing compared with the other versions that exist.  34:30: Melanie and Alisa discuss the costuming and how it supports storytelling (Thyme's half animal print Prada shirts and Kavin's teddy bear sweater) 36:19: We dive into a long discussion of Thyme, Gorya and the other characters and how they are different (in some cases very different!) from previous iterations. We agree that all of the characters are far more complex than in other versions.  1:03:43: Vickey says that she doesn't have second lead syndrome for Ren in this version even though he's likable because the writing makes it clear that Gorya and Thyme are the correct couple (the rest of us agree).   1:13:29: Discussion of Lita and how similar she is to Gorya and what the story is trying to do with those parallels. 1:15:59: We talk about sex! As it how it exists in the manga vs. F4 Thailand and whether or not there is any sexual energy/desire between Thyme and Gorya (Alisa spends a lot of time hyperventilating over the episode 5 storage room scene)  1:22:57: We dive into the incredible storytelling of episode 9, especially the funeral scene and how Lita falls in love with a Thyme that exists because of the influence of Gorya. (the star bandaid!) 1:28:47: Alisa points out that the social critique is foregrounded in this version much more than previous versions (the 1% reference in the episode 9 title comes from Occupy Wall Street). RK points out that class struggle is part of the entire franchise but is much more explicit in this version. We also briefly discuss how awful the Thai king is in real life (google if you want your jaw to drop) and a political critique in a scene with Gorya's parents.  1:32:21: We discuss episode 7 and That Scene where Thyme explodes. That was a hugely polarizing scene that generated an enormous social media backlash. We discuss how shocked we were by watching the scene (including those of us who were warned about the scene in advance), the ethics of including the scene, why the director chose to write the scene that way and how upset we were by some of the online conversations generated by the scene (it was a rough week, y'all). 2:01:50: We discuss why Gorya chooses Thyme and the fact she clearly makes a choice as compared with other versions. We also discuss why she breaks it off with him at the end of episode 9 (battling someone vs. navigating the 1% world). 2:03:02: We speculate on what's coming in future episodes. 2:09:55: We praise the director for respecting the audience of young women enough to make a truly good version of this story. We also acknowledge how much time the director invested in prepping the actors. 2:19:57: Our final thoughts on the production.

*CONTAINS SPOILERS* With Grace out, the crazy sleepover energy is brought back as we talk about the 2018 Chinese drama, Meteor Garden. The episode gets pretty chaotic as we remember the bizarre plot points and characters. Sophie expresses her affection for the main love interest, while Lauren and Ava realize Sophie conned both of them into watching the show with her. Although this episode may not make sense to those who haven't seen Meteor Garden, laugh along with us as we go back down the rabbit hole of this show!

Buh! Die Teezeit meldet sich pünktlich zu Halloween mit einer neuen, gruselig-schaurigen Folge! Dabei berichten die beiden Teezeitler Moritz und Tobi davon, wie sie Halloween früher erlebt haben und was sich seitdem verändert hat. Eines hat sich jedenfalls, ganz eindeutig, zum Besseren verändert: Die Qualität der Kostüme von Tobi, der in diesem Jahr unter anderem als Waluigi auftreten wird. Moritz sieht derweil schon vorweihnachtlichen Stress nahen, doch wird er etwas dagegen unternehmen? Vermutlich noch nicht, ist ja noch Zeit. Zuletzt folgt noch eine Vor- und Rückschau auf das Film-, Serien- & Gaming-Geschehen: Von Squid Game, YOU, Dune, Game Of Thrones bis hin zu Meteor Garden, The Witcher und Elden Ring – in dieser Folge bleibt nichts davon unbehandelt aus der Folge entlassen! Wir hoffen jedoch, euch zum Schluss dieser Folge mit einem Lächeln entlassen zu können – viel Spaß mit der Folge und treibt's nicht zu wild auf der Halloween-Party!

「微信」或者「微博」搜索关注［早安英文］，查看更多有趣实用的中英双语节目。笔记：comeback 复出；再度受欢迎With the jiejies making waves for two seasons now, it's now the men's turn to show everyone their performing in the brand new comeback reality show Call Me By Fire that premiered on August 12.姐姐们乘风破浪了两季之后，现在轮到哥哥们表演了，全新的再度走红的真人秀节目，披荆斩棘的哥哥们，在八月十二号首次亮相。version 版本equivalent 同等的，对应的东西Call Me By Fire, the male version of hit Chinese reality show Sisters Who Make Waves, has revealed its 33 celebrity contestants.“披荆斩棘的哥哥们”，“乘风破浪的姐姐们”男版真人秀节目，已经揭晓了33位明星参赛选手。Call Me by Fire, the male equivalent of Sisters Who Make Waves offers fans throwbacks to “Meteor Garden” and more. “乘风破浪的姐姐们”的男版节目，“披荆斩棘的哥哥们”给粉丝们带来了“流星花园”还有其他节目的回忆杀。thorn 荆棘的thorny 布满荆棘的brave thorny paths 披荆斩棘His arms were scratched by thorns.他的手臂被荆棘划破了。Our country has braved thorny paths and confronted stormy weather over the past seventy years.70年披荆斩棘，70年风雨兼程。获取节目完整音频、笔记和片尾的歌曲名，请关注威信公众号「早安英文」，回复「加油」即可。更多有意思的英语干货等着你！

「微信」或者「微博」搜索关注［早安英文］，查看更多有趣实用的中英双语节目。笔记：comeback 复出；再度受欢迎With the jiejies making waves for two seasons now, it's now the men's turn to show everyone their performing in the brand new comeback reality show Call Me By Fire that premiered on August 12.姐姐们乘风破浪了两季之后，现在轮到哥哥们表演了，全新的再度走红的真人秀节目，披荆斩棘的哥哥们，在八月十二号首次亮相。version 版本equivalent 同等的，对应的东西Call Me By Fire, the male version of hit Chinese reality show Sisters Who Make Waves, has revealed its 33 celebrity contestants.“披荆斩棘的哥哥们”，“乘风破浪的姐姐们”男版真人秀节目，已经揭晓了33位明星参赛选手。Call Me by Fire, the male equivalent of Sisters Who Make Waves offers fans throwbacks to “Meteor Garden” and more. “乘风破浪的姐姐们”的男版节目，“披荆斩棘的哥哥们”给粉丝们带来了“流星花园”还有其他节目的回忆杀。thorn 荆棘的thorny 布满荆棘的brave thorny paths 披荆斩棘His arms were scratched by thorns.他的手臂被荆棘划破了。Our country has braved thorny paths and confronted stormy weather over the past seventy years.70年披荆斩棘，70年风雨兼程。获取节目完整音频、笔记和片尾的歌曲名，请关注威信公众号「早安英文」，回复「加油」即可。更多有意思的英语干货等着你！

「微信」或者「微博」搜索关注［早安英文］，查看更多有趣实用的中英双语节目。笔记：comeback 复出；再度受欢迎With the jiejies making waves for two seasons now, it's now the men's turn to show everyone their performing in the brand new comeback reality show Call Me By Fire that premiered on August 12.姐姐们乘风破浪了两季之后，现在轮到哥哥们表演了，全新的再度走红的真人秀节目，披荆斩棘的哥哥们，在八月十二号首次亮相。version 版本equivalent 同等的，对应的东西Call Me By Fire, the male version of hit Chinese reality show Sisters Who Make Waves, has revealed its 33 celebrity contestants.“披荆斩棘的哥哥们”，“乘风破浪的姐姐们”男版真人秀节目，已经揭晓了33位明星参赛选手。Call Me by Fire, the male equivalent of Sisters Who Make Waves offers fans throwbacks to “Meteor Garden” and more. “乘风破浪的姐姐们”的男版节目，“披荆斩棘的哥哥们”给粉丝们带来了“流星花园”还有其他节目的回忆杀。thorn 荆棘的thorny 布满荆棘的brave thorny paths 披荆斩棘His arms were scratched by thorns.他的手臂被荆棘划破了。Our country has braved thorny paths and confronted stormy weather over the past seventy years.70年披荆斩棘，70年风雨兼程。获取节目完整音频、笔记和片尾的歌曲名，请关注威信公众号「早安英文」，回复「加油」即可。更多有意思的英语干货等着你！

「微信」或者「微博」搜索关注［早安英文］，查看更多有趣实用的中英双语节目。笔记：comeback 复出；再度受欢迎With the jiejies making waves for two seasons now, it's now the men's turn to show everyone their performing in the brand new comeback reality show Call Me By Fire that premiered on August 12.姐姐们乘风破浪了两季之后，现在轮到哥哥们表演了，全新的再度走红的真人秀节目，披荆斩棘的哥哥们，在八月十二号首次亮相。version 版本equivalent 同等的，对应的东西Call Me By Fire, the male version of hit Chinese reality show Sisters Who Make Waves, has revealed its 33 celebrity contestants.“披荆斩棘的哥哥们”，“乘风破浪的姐姐们”男版真人秀节目，已经揭晓了33位明星参赛选手。Call Me by Fire, the male equivalent of Sisters Who Make Waves offers fans throwbacks to “Meteor Garden” and more. “乘风破浪的姐姐们”的男版节目，“披荆斩棘的哥哥们”给粉丝们带来了“流星花园”还有其他节目的回忆杀。thorn 荆棘的thorny 布满荆棘的brave thorny paths 披荆斩棘His arms were scratched by thorns.他的手臂被荆棘划破了。Our country has braved thorny paths and confronted stormy weather over the past seventy years.70年披荆斩棘，70年风雨兼程。获取节目完整音频、笔记和片尾的歌曲名，请关注威信公众号「早安英文」，回复「加油」即可。更多有意思的英语干货等着你！

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Podcast #CeritaMasaKecilku kali ini Pandji Pragiwaksono ditemenin sama Erwin Wu untuk cerita masa kecilnya, karena, "kita semua punya masa kecil untuk diceritakan dan adik-adik Pita Kuning punya masa depan untuk diperjuangkan". Kamu penggemar Meteor Garden? Sama kaya Erwin! Saking seringnya Erwin nonton Meteor Garden, ia ngebayangin kalo kisah cintanya juga akan bernasib sama kaya Dao Ming Shi dan San Chai, walau nyatanya ya... nggak. Dari cerita masa kecilnya, Erwin orangnya Pancasilais banget, wih kece, tapi, kok bisa? Langsung gas dengerin sampe abis! Untuk berdonasi kamu bisa transfer ke: BCA 084-428-7778 Mandiri 116-000-516-8142 a.n. Pita Kuning Anak Indonesia Setelahnya konfrimasi ke konfirmasi@pitakuning.or.id atau ke WA 0811 9912 604 (careline) Instagram : @Pita_Kuning | TikTok : @Pita_Kuning |Facebook : Pita Kuning | Twitter : @pitakuning | YouTube : Pita Kuning | Website : Pita Kuning --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pitakuning/message

TW/CW for sexual assault, bullying, gun violence Katherine hates Boys Over Flowers with a white-hot passion. Alisa has seen three adaptations of Hana Yori Dango and counting but has what could best be described as a conflicted relationship with this story. Melanie thinks Boys Over Flowers is a must-watch drama just so you understand the references in other dramas and pop music. Vickey enjoyed it way more than she wanted it to. We all agree that love it or hate it, Boys Over Flowers is a classic that mixes deeply problematic elements with fairytale tropes and gorgeous men in fine suits to create the equivalent of drama crack. 1:02: We take a moment to acknowledge those who lost their lives in a mass shooting in Atlanta, Georgia on March 16, 2021. As people who love Asian films and dramas, this hits us hard. We stand with the Asian community and we will do everything we can to push back against hate and violence. 2:36: Heads up: there are MASSIVE spoilers for BoF and Hana Yori Dango. We also give a content warning for discussions of bullying and sexual violence both in the news and as part of the plot of Boys Over Flowers.  3:20:  Listener responses to our last episode—as in we got some! Also a big thank you to all of our listeners in countries worldwide, including Canada, the UK, Philippines, India, Australia, Germany, Russia, Malaysia, Singapore and Qatar. 9:45: Start of Boys Over Flowers/Hana Yori Dango discussion 12:55: One of the themes of this podcast is what makes a classic a classic. But does Boys Over Flowers really qualify? (We say yes! But we had a lot of disagreement before reaching that point). 16:24: Why is this show drama crack despite bad acting, bad writing, bad directing, and OMG SO MUCH bullying and violence? 18:15: Melanie thinks Boys Over Flowers channels fairytale tropes to make this drama irresistible. 20:08: Alisa thinks the show's pleasures are simple: Gorgeous guys with outlandish haircuts and fabulous fashion served up for your viewing pleasure. Plus that first entrance!  27:18: Here's where it gets deep: we have an intense discussion of rape and violence against women. 42:28: We compare BoF with the 2001 Taiwanese version, Meteor Garden. We like Jerry Yan's performance but terrible production values mean we can't recommend this for most viewers. 48:33: Vickey talks about BoF being her gateway Kdrama...as it is for so many other Kdrama fans. 56:30: Alisa goes on an extended rant about why Ji Hoo is a much better bet as a boyfriend than Jun Pyo. 59:08: Alisa brings up second lead syndrome in Start Up and Vickey, Melanie and Katherine have a fangirl freakout over Kim Seon Ho. 1:01:40: We discuss real-life scandals/tragedies involving Ji Soo, Kim Hyun Joong, and Jang Ja-yeon and how Jan Di's experiences in BoF aren't that far off from things happening in the real world. Where do you draw the line as a fan consuming content with people exposed for bad behavior? 1:20:45: BoF and makjang: evil mothers and amnesia and car accidents oh my! 1:30:40: Jae Kyung >>>>>>>>>>> Jan Di (Jun Pyo should've just married her) 1:35.00: The OST is an evil earworm. Almost Paradiiiiiiiiise!!! 1:38:38: Melanie dives into the fairytale elements of BoF: Ji Hoo's first love as a fairy godmother giving Jan Di shoes and how Jan Di's relationship with the F4 has echoes of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.  1:44:30: Why did Boys Over Flowers desex the relationship between Jan Di and Jun Pyo??? 1:48:36: Does Ji Hoo have a gay relationship in his past? Because otherwise what is up with that Macao scene with his old school friend...  1:52:01: Would we recommend Boys Over Flowers to a new Kdrama watcher? Well...   

Thinking about subscribing to one of the many new streaming services? We're going through and sharing our honest experiences and opinions on all the major platforms. We'll be discussing our thoughts on each one's hit shows along the way, and also giving some real talk on why influencer marketing need to be regulated, what we thought of Mulan and its controversial non-diverse production team, and how we warmed up to Crazy Rich Asians despite its cringe factor. Platforms & shows discussed: Netflix Amazon Prime Video Hulu Feeling advertising fatigue What we think of influencers / the problems with influencer marketing YouTube Disney Plus The issues finding good kids content HBO Max Mulan Crazy Rich Asians Us Apple TV+ The Morning Show Greyhound On the Rocks Viki Rakuten Tencent Video Our thoughts on dubbing in Chinese dramas Meteor Garden (2018) and our issues with the bad castings for the female lead through time Boys Over Flowers Peacock (we can't figure out how to use) CONTACT / FOLLOW US: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noperfectendingpod/ Email: bebeandjanet@gmail.com Spotify: http://spoti.fi/2KCR4BT Apple: http://apple.co/3fp2Lam If you enjoy our content, consider making a small recurring contribution at https://anchor.fm/coasttocoastshow/support --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/noperfectending/support

We reminisce on the good and carefree times we had during grade school. From floppy disks to Video City and even Meteor Garden!

Nina Noona is now back with more chingus (friends)! For this episode, we will take a break from All Things K to look back on the OG Asian drama that won the hearts of many Filipinos! Let's all travel back in time when all of us had that Meteor Garden fever and when our world revolved around Dao Ming Si, San Chai, and Hua Zi Lei!

Here are your news on web: - DOH: PH vaccine experts not under pressure to give preference to Russia, China vaccines - Palace says Social Distancing among commuters remain at 1 meter - Duterte may abolish or privatize PhilHealth – Sotto - Thailand to have its own version of hit series ‘Meteor Garden' - Fil-Am player from Duke ready to play for Gilas Women's team For more news and details, visit our website www.mb.com.ph and get a copy of Manila Bulletin newspaper tomorrow. You may also subscribe to our newsletter at https://mb.com.ph/newsletter-subscription/ to have the day's latest news delivered to your inbox.

Halo Sobat BB69!   Pada episdoe kali ini kita akan membahas sebuah serial yang dibintangi oleh dua orang jebolan Meteor Garden dengan beda generasi. Sebuah serial drama komedi yang berjudul Count Your Lucky Stars.   Selamat mendengarkan.   See You!

Melanjutkan obrolan dari episode Cinema Paradisco sebelumnya. Kali ini Nana dan Ayu masuk ke era tahun 2000 awal. Mereka bahas beberapa serial 'wajib' tonton seperti: Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, Meteor Garden, Huan Zhu, dan masih banyak lagi.

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#PopVultures Ep 22: Remakes, reboots and reunions in Hollywood and Asia - yay or nay? 23:13 mins Synopsis: A podcast by The Straits Times that examines all the ins and outs of pop culture, be it Asian entertainment or Hollywood. With news that all six main cast members of the hit American sitcom Friends will be reuniting for an unscripted special in May, the #PopVultures dive deep into the trend of remaking, rebooting and reuniting beloved shows and music acts .Is this always a good move, or does it risk turning fan excitement into disappointment? Are networks and show creators running out of ideas, or does good ol' nostalgia simply sell? And why are some remakes and reunions well-received, while others either flop or, worse yet, incur the wrath of diehard fans? From Friends and Lizzie McGuire to Meteor Garden and My Fair Princess (Huan Zhu Ge Ge), from Spice Girls and Backstreet Boys to 5566 and Little Tigers (Xiao Hu Dui) - are audiences always keen on an update of TV and music from their teenage years? Tune in for the #PopVultures' take! Produced by: Jan Lee & Yeo Sam Jo Edited by: Adam Azlee Follow more #PopVultures podcasts on: Spotify: http://str.sg/otU9 Apple Podcasts: http://str.sg/oyLi Google Podcasts: http://str.sg/oyLw Playlist: https://str.sg/JiyK  Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg janlee@sph.com.sg yeosamjo@sph.com.sg Thank you for your support! ST & BT Podcasts picked up a silver medal for Best Digital Project to engage younger and/or millennial audiences at 2019 Asian Digital Media Awards by Wan-Ifra: https://str.sg/Jw5T  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

#PopVultures Ep 22: Remakes, reboots and reunions in Hollywood and Asia - yay or nay? 23:13 mins Synopsis: A podcast by The Straits Times that examines all the ins and outs of pop culture, be it Asian entertainment or Hollywood. With news that all six main cast members of the hit American sitcom Friends will be reuniting for an unscripted special in May, the #PopVultures dive deep into the trend of remaking, rebooting and reuniting beloved shows and music acts .Is this always a good move, or does it risk turning fan excitement into disappointment? Are networks and show creators running out of ideas, or does good ol' nostalgia simply sell? And why are some remakes and reunions well-received, while others either flop or, worse yet, incur the wrath of diehard fans? From Friends and Lizzie McGuire to Meteor Garden and My Fair Princess (Huan Zhu Ge Ge), from Spice Girls and Backstreet Boys to 5566 and Little Tigers (Xiao Hu Dui) - are audiences always keen on an update of TV and music from their teenage years? Tune in for the #PopVultures' take! Produced by: Jan Lee & Yeo Sam Jo Edited by: Adam Azlee Follow more #PopVultures podcasts on: Spotify: http://str.sg/otU9 Apple Podcasts: http://str.sg/oyLi Google Podcasts: http://str.sg/oyLw Playlist: https://str.sg/JiyK  Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg janlee@sph.com.sg yeosamjo@sph.com.sg Thank you for your support! ST & BT Podcasts picked up a silver medal for Best Digital Project to engage younger and/or millennial audiences at 2019 Asian Digital Media Awards by Wan-Ifra: https://str.sg/Jw5T 

In unserer aktuellen Ausgabe sprechen Kate und Carli über das gewaltige Boys Over Flowers/Meteor Garden-Universum. Mit insgesamt sechs Verfilmungen aus fünf verschiedenen Ländern gehört es zu den kultträchtigsten Manga-Verfilmungen Ostasiens. Wir widmen uns den beiden bekanntesten für den europäischen Markt und vergleichen sie. Deswegen nennen wir die Folge: Boys over Flowers (2009, auf Viki) vs. Meteor Garden (2018, auf Netflix). Nachdem die so genannte koreanische Welle 2001 mit dem KDrama Winter Sonata eröffnet wurde und die Popularität koreanischer Fernsehserien im asiatischen Raum eine feste Größe erreicht hat, verhalf Boys over Flowers dem Sprung auf den amerikanischen Markt und wurde zum absoluten Kult. Wer sich mit KDramas beschäftigt, muss diese Serie gesichtet haben. Sie ist die Erfinderin des Second Lead Syndrome und hat unzählige Westler in das Universum gezogen. Meteor Garden wurde 2018 in China mit Hilfe von Netflix produziert und ist ebenfalls äußerst erfolgreich darin gewesen eine neue Generation in das asiatische Serienuniversum zu ziehen, inklusive uns. Am Ende der Folge geben euch die Mädels einige Sichtungsempfehlungen. Zu diesen gehören Ever Night, Handsome Siblings, Crash Landing On You, Extraordinary You, My Holo Love, Find Yourself, Someday or One Day, Forest, The Game: Towards Zero und Tempted.

This week we’re joined by Marie-Claire for our explorational into the pivotal shoujo manga "Hana Yori Dango"(Boys Over Flowers), along with the 2018 Chinese TV adaptation "Meteor Garden." We talk shop about questionable hairstyles, roast the “Flower 4” on Shan Cai’s behalf, and discuss all the tropes in this definitive enemies-to-lovers coming-of-age tale. Show notes are here: https://metamashina.com/2019/09/10/episode-048-flower-boys-in-the-meteor-garden/

¡Hola a todos! Aquí estoy de nuevo con otro episodio de Dorama Pop donde os contaré que me han parecido Meteor Garden, Romance is a bonus book y Touch your heart. Además inauguro sección Kbeauty, además de comentar los últimos comebacks de grupos de Kpop ¡ya no queda nada para los conciertos de Blackpink y BTS! ¡Espero que os guste!

¡Hola a todos! Mira que os dije que esperaba volver muy pronto con otro capítulo del podcast, pero es que ¡no me da la vida! Me es imposible ver los doramas suficientes para tener contenido y crear un podcast cada dos semanas como era mi intención. Pero bueno, aquí estoy de nuevo y en este […]

¡Hola a todos! Aquí estoy de nuevo con otro episodio de Dorama Pop donde os contaré que me han parecido Meteor Garden, Romance is a bonus book y Touch your heart. Además inauguro sección Kbeauty, además de comentar los últimos comebacks de grupos de Kpop ¡ya no queda nada para los conciertos de Blackpink y BTS! ¡Espero que os guste!

Fandom adalah bagian dari budaya populer yang sudah ada sejak dulu, dengan berbagai bentuk dan kekhasan mengikuti eranya. Episode kali ini mencoba mengupas fenomena fandom lewat cerita seorang tamu mengenai kegilaannya pada Star Wars sampai fanatismenya pada serial Meteor Garden yang ternyata sangat unik dan menarik. Semoga obrolan yang lumayan panjang ini bisa memberikan gambaran seperti apa sebenarnya budaya fandom yang memang lebih sering dicitrakan dalam wujud gadis-gadis histeris melihat para idolanya. Padahal tamu kita kali ini membuktikan bahwa fandom lebih dari itu, lebih serius, dan jauh lebih "gila" lagi.. hehe.. :) ___ Credits: Musik yang dipakai di episode ini adalah "Carpe Diem" karya Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/suarane/message

This month on Fall for it we start a new segment on the pod - Drama Journeys - and discuss Lindy's Drama Journey with Meteor Garden as well as the fandom she helped grow around the show on Instagram. The outfits, the design choices, the fanfiction, the literary allusions, and the reasons why Meteor Garden 2018 is so powerful in bringing people together all over the world, are all discussed. Not a ton of spoilers, but please try out Meteor Garden on Netflix if you have not done so before!You can follow Lindy on @everyoutfitonmeteorgarden2018 on Instagram and @DramaLindy on Twitter.Music by Ketsa - Start of something beautiful http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Paradigms/start_of_something_beautiful_stems_r Fall for it, an Asian Drama Pod, is a monthly podcast that analyzes the themes, tropes, character arcs, and deeper messages in the stories told in the drama format. Kdrama, cdrama, jdrama, tdrama - if you've ever spent time in Dramaland, you know it's a special place. So whether you're a newbie like us, or a seasoned pro, I'm sure you'll enjoy our deep discussions along our journey into Dramaland. We certainly fell for it. And if you are new to Dramaland, we hope you fall for it too.Buy me a coffee: http://ko-fi.com/J3J6EUGNFollow the podcast on Twitter @Fallforit_DramaFollow me @black_tymSupport the show (https://ko-fi.com/J3J6EUGN)

On this week’s episode, Katie and Chelsea finally discuss the 2018 Netflix Series, Meteor Garden, which they have both been wanting to talk about for a long time. Katie and Chelsea also talk about what they’ve been doing over the past two weeks. Also, don’t forget to submit your questions for our upcoming Q&A episode by March 1, 2019.Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you download your podcasts.Podcast Intro Music: Dog and Pony Show by Silent Partner - https://youtu.be/Dw20ZkMwI10Podcast Outro Music: Dog Park by Silent Partner - https://youtu.be/Zzm4A3xYUp8Intro & Outro Vocals Provided by Dave BethellTEA TIME SOCIAL MEDIATwitter: https://twitter.com/teatimewithkc (@teatimewithkc)Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teatimewithkc/ (@teatimewithkc)Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/teatimewithkc/Email: teawithkc@gmail.comWebsite: https://teatimewithkc.comGEEK TO GEEK MEDIA NETWORKWebsite: https://geektogeekmedia.comBe sure to check out the latest episode of Geek To Geek Podcast, Geektitude, The Comic Box, & GeekFitnesshttps://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/geek-to-geek-podcast/id1092737489https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/geektitude/id1042398176?mt=2https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-comic-box/id1118686573?mt=2https://anchor.fm/geekfitnessBe sure to also check out the network’s newest Twitch Streamers:https://www.twitch.tv/capsulejayhttps://www.twitch.tv/troytlepowerJOIN THE CONVERSATIONNetwork Slack Channel -> https://slack.geektogeekcast.comNetwork Discord Server - https://discord.gg/wGPdkkq

Ty and Marie-Claire discuss what this podcast is about, what we will be discussing on our monthly episodes, and why we think these love stories are so compelling. Music by Ketsa - Start of something beautiful http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Paradigms/start_of_something_beautiful_stems_r Fall for it, an Asian Drama Pod, is a monthly podcast that will discuss and analyze the themes, tropes, character arcs, and deeper messages in the stories told in the drama format. Kdrama, cdrama, jdrama, tdrama - if you've ever spent time in Dramaland, you know it's a special place. So whether you're a newbie like us, or a seasoned pro, I'm sure you'll enjoy our deep discussions along our journey into Dramaland. We certainly fell for it. And if you are new to Dramaland, we hope you fall for it too. Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/J3J6EUGN)

Valerie, Angela and Tatiana start off theorizing from the latest Captain Marvel stills (1:00) before discussing the upcoming season of Doctor Who (24:20 0) and laughing about the Academy's Popular Film category going kaput(37:20). Then, amidst discussion of European Netflix, Angela recommends the German film SMS für Dich (47:50) while Tatiana recommends the Chinese drama Meteor Garden (55:40). Speaking of Netflix, we wonder about Noah Centineo's massive popularity in comparison to his leading ladies (1:08:20) before celebrating the recent success of Asian representation in film (1:21:50).

Welcome to PART 2 of our 6th Long Yak! We continue our discussion of currently airing dramas, but in the Chinese Dramaworld, and then we talk about What's Wrong With Secretary Kim, and other shows we just finished watching. TIME STAMPS: CURRENTLY AIRING CHINESE: 00:01:12 - LEGEND OF FUYAO 00:05:03 - METEOR GARDEN COMPLETED DRAMAS: 00:18:17 - THE UNDATEABLES 00:22:19 - LAWLESS LAWYER 00:26:16 - SKETCH 00:27:49 - ARGON 00:32:19 - WOK OF LOVE 00:37:48 - WHATS WRONG WITH SECRETARY KIM? UPCOMING DRAMAS: 01:04:20 - FAMILIAR WIFE 01:06:47 - VOICE 2 01:08:35 - LOVELY HORRIBLY 01:10:02 - GHOST DETECTIVE 01:14:15 - QUESTION OF THE YAK 01:34:48 - Penguin joke TWITTER: @dramasoverflow EMAIL: starsinourpocket@gmail.com

This week Katie and Chelsea are joined by a special guest Matt to dicuss their favorite LGBTQIA+ media. They cover shows, books, couples, movies, and so much more! There is always more to discover, so if we missed some of your favorites, please let us know!Please rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you download your podcasts.Podcast Intro Music: Dog and Pony Show by Silent Partner - https://youtu.be/Dw20ZkMwI10Podcast Outro Music: Dog Park by Silent Partner - https://youtu.be/Zzm4A3xYUp8Intro & Outro Vocals Provided by Dave BethellTEA TIME SOCIAL MEDIA:Twitter: https://twitter.com/teatimewithkc (@teatimewithkc)Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teatimewithkc/ (@teatimewithkc)Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/teatimewithkc/Email: teawithkc@gmail.comWebsite: https://teatimewithkc.comGEEK TO GEEK PODCAST NETWORKWebsite: https://geektogeekcast.comBe sure to check out the latest episode of Geek To Geek Podcast, Geektitude, & The Comic Boxhttps://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/geek-to-geek-podcast/id1092737489https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/geektitude/id1042398176?mt=2https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-comic-box/id1118686573?mt=2JOIN THE CONVERSATIONNetwork Slack Channel -> https://slack.geektogeekcast.comNetwork Discord Server - https://discord.gg/wGPdkkqTHINGS MENTIONED ON THIS EPISODEMatt:Weekly Geekery - Avatar: The Last AirbenderFavorite LGBT Media - Perks of Being A Wallflower, Pose on FX, Ru Paul's Drag RaceKatie:Weekly Geekery - Jesse McCartney Concert, Orange County Fair, Meteor Garden, Boys Over Flowers, GISHFavorite LGBT Media - Dawson's Creek ep 'True Love', Kurt and Blaine from Glee, FanfictionChelsea:Weekly Geekery - Crazy Rich Asians, The Good Wife, BTS - Love Yourself: Tear, ScrapbookingFavorite LGBT Media - The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M Danforth, Leah On The Offbeat by Becky Albertalli, Ash Hardell on YoutubeWE ALL RECOMMEND QUEER EYE

This is NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Liu Yan in Beijing. Here is the news. President Xi Jinping has urged development of the country's forestry while attending a voluntary tree planting in Beijing recently. Xi visited an afforestation site in Beijing's Daxing District and planted saplings of different varieties at the site. Xi noted that the next five years marks an important stage in China's ecological protection drive, and forestry development is a significant measure to fulfill the goals. President Xi has called on officials at all levels to take the lead in voluntary tree planting campaigns to promote new development concepts with their own practices. He has stressed proper management of planted trees to make people's living environment greener and more beautiful. The president has called for an altruistic and down-to-earth spirit for such activities, citing the Chinese proverb "people plant trees so their offspring can enjoy the shade". Situated in Xihongmen Township in Beijing's southern Daxing District, the greens where the top leaders planted trees used to be a venue for logistic inventory and other low-end industries. The strategy of coordinated development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei area requires the capital city to eschew its non-capital functions. Thanks to the policy, the area has been reshaped into a park following economic restructuring. This is NEWS Plus Special English. More than 400 Chinese police officers died while they were on duty in 2015. The Ministry of Public Security says another 4,600 police officers were injured or disabled at work. The ministry published an article on its official website to mark the traditional Tomb-Sweeping Day when people honor the deceased. The article says since China started the reform and opening up policy in 1978, almost 13,000 police have died, adding that police officers are a group that sacrifices the most in peacetime. During the three-day holiday for the Tomb-Sweeping Day, the ministry held a publicity campaign to commemorate the police officers who sacrificed their lives while on duty. The ministry asked police departments at all levels to visit the families of the martyrs and help them address difficulties in their lives and work. The official website of the ministry launched a link displaying the diseased officers for people to honor. You're listening to NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Liu Yan in Beijing. A special operation launched in February to fight human trafficking has crashed down almost 3,000 illegal immigrants, mostly from Southeast Asian countries. These illegal immigrants were smuggled to Hong Kong by local traffickers. Many of the almost 3,000 foreigners arrived in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region and were transported to Guangdong province before being taken to Hong Kong. Of those, almost 2,900 were from Southeast Asia and the rest were from South Asia. Police also said they had detained 142 smugglers from China and other countries, including 29 from Southeast Asia and South Asia. One of the largest criminal groups, a well-organized team led by a Hong Kong resident from South Asia known as "Little Tiger", attracted immigrants with promises of jobs. They were smuggled into the country through Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport and then taken by train to Shenzhen. The Ministry of Public Security says the activities were well organized by professional traffickers, who had clear and specific responsibilities. They formed a human smuggling chain. Some criminal groups also routed the illegal immigrants from the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region to Guangdong province after crossing the border with Vietnam. This is NEWS Plus Special English. Chinese organ donors have been on the rise since voluntary donation was introduced in the country in 2010. As of March 20, China has recorded more than 66,000 voluntary organ donors, 6,600 of whom donated their organs, saving about 18,000 lives. China began a voluntary organ donation trial in 2010 and promoted the practice across the country in 2013. Now, it tops Asia in the number of organ donations per year. According to the National Health and Family Planning Commission, 2,800 volunteers donated organs last year, with 7,800 large organs acquired. The number of organ donations exceeded 2013 and 2014 combined. Last year, doctors nationwide performed more than 10,000 transplants, with 74 percent of the organs transplanted from volunteers and 26 percent from relatives. Despite the growing number of organ donors, China still faces a great challenge in promoting organ donation as traditional belief holds that organ removal after death desecrates a corpse. You're listening to NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Liu Yan in Beijing. Education authorities in an eastern Chinese city plans to reduce its oversized classrooms, promising to build and expand 150 schools in the following two years. More than half of the city's classes in primary and middle schools have student numbers far beyond national standard. One school in Heze city in Shandong Province has more than 5,000 students, while an average class has around 80 students, almost double the national standard of no more than 45 for an urban primary school class and 50 for an urban middle school class. A provincial survey last year showed that more than 40 percent of classes in primary and middle schools were oversized in Shandong Province. Ten percent of them had more than 66 students in one class. East China's Anhui Province faces similar problems. In other regions, the overcrowding problem is even more striking. At a middle school of China's most populated province of Henan, an average class has more than 100 people. Three or four students commonly share one desk. Students at the back rows have to stand up in order to see their teacher, and the teachers have to use a loudspeaker. This is NEWS Plus Special English. Shanghai has around 4.4 million registered population aged over 60 by the end of last year, a year-on-year increase of 5 percent. The elderly people account for 30 percent of the city's total population. Those aged 80 and above reached 780,500 last year, up 27,000 from the previous year. Shanghai's life expectancy was almost 83 years last year. The city's life expectancy has kept above 82 for 6 consecutive years. Moreover, Shanghai has a total of 1,750 centenarians, including 420 males and 1,330 females. It is estimated that the registered population aged 60 and older in Shanghai will surpass 5 million by 2018, and exceed 5.4 million by 2020. You're listening to NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Liu Yan in Beijing. You can access the program by logging onto NEWSPlusRadio.cn. You can also find us on our Apple Podcast. If you have any comments or suggestions, please let us know by e-mailing us at mansuyingyu@cri.com.cn. That's mansuyingyu@cri.com.cn. Now the news continues. China has issued a guideline for deepened reform of law enforcement in cultural market in a bid to safeguard the national cultural and ideological security. The State Council guideline says harmful cultural products and services are sometimes spreading in cultural market. The constantly emerging harmful information are undermining the cultural rights of the minors and the intellectual property rights, and causing a public outcry. The guideline says those major problems should be addressed by capable law enforcers in cultural market. As for cultural products, social benefits must be given priority over economic gains. The guideline is calling for further improving law enforcement. The reform aimed to build a law enforcement force in cultural market that conforms to the socialist core values and meet the needs of the modern cultural market system. The guideline says the reform will stick to the leadership of the Communist Party of China, spread the socialist core values, promote the rule of law and clearly define the power of different departments. This is NEWS Plus Special English. China will increase the allowance given to practitioners of intangible heritage, as many such items are in danger of dying out. According to the Ministry of Culture, allowances have been given to iconic figures of national-level intangible heritage items since 2008. The allowance will be raised to 20,000 yuan, roughly 3,100 U.S. dollars, per person per year from the current 10,000 yuan. It started at 8,000 yuan in 2008. The ministry says the money is not a living allowance, but is designed to support pedagogic activities. The increase aims to encourage leading figures to pass on their skills to the younger generation. According to official figures, around 300 out of 2,000 artists of national-level intangible heritage items have passed away. Intangible heritage includes traditional rituals, oral literature and other art forms. Acrobatics, for example, is a typical Chinese intangible heritage item. You're listening to NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Liu Yan in Beijing. Beijing will promote smaller tombs and ecologically friendly burials as it tries to persuade people to stop renting big tombs for the deceased. Cemetery operators in Beijing suggest that people not rent traditional ground tombs and instead, opt for burials that are good for the environment. The move has been taken under a five-year plan for the funeral service sector in the city. In Chinese tradition, many people believe that souls rest in peace with the bodies covered by soil. A traditional tomb involves ground burial and occupies several square meters of land. Large tombstones were once considered a symbol of high social status and were thought to symbolize the degree of filial piety of offspring. However, due to issues including land scarcity and pollution, people are urged to use new methods, including tree, flower and sea burials. Smaller tombs and replacing gravestones with trees are encouraged. Beijing offers 4,000 yuan, roughly 610 U.S. dollars, to each family who chooses sea burial for the deceased. Last year, 46 percent of burials in Beijing were eco-friendly. The local government wants to further increase the ratio to 50 percent by 2020. Another goal is to increase the cremation rate. This is NEWS Plus Special English. A giant postcard created by local authorities and students earned a place in the Guinness Book of World Records when it was unveiled in Jinan, the capital city of east China's Shandong Province. Stretching almost 1,400 meters, the giant postcard contains 10,000 regular-sized postcards, all filled out by high school students in the city. The postcard has been certified for the world record. The event was organized by the city government and the China Post to promote the city as a tourist destination. This is NEWS Plus Special English. Chinese actor Huang Lei is playing the lead character in the Chinese adaptation of hit Japanese manga series "Midnight Diner". The TV series' official weibo account has released a set of photos showing Huang's portrait, playing the protagonist in the drama. Shooting of the 34-episode TV series began in mid-January. However, the cast had been kept a close secret. Midnight Diner follows the life of a lone chef who opens a restaurant that runs from midnight to sunrise. The restaurant has only one dish on the menu, but the chef cooks anything his clients ask with the ingredients he has on hand. The Chinese adaptation is directed by Taiwan director Tsai Yueh-hsun, who's also behind hit series including "Meteor Garden" and "Black and White". It has been reported that Lin Chi-ling, Barbie Hsu and Mark Zhao have cameo roles in the series. Midnight Diner has already been made into television series in Japan and South Korea. The two series are both very popular in China. （全文见周日微信。）

Heyang: Is piracy going to raise its ugly head again in China? As China’s TV watchdog state administration of press, publication, radio, film, and television, which I’ll just say, SAPPRFT, has released tougher regulations, saying that all foreign TV shows must be viewed scrupulously before being made available online. So what is this new tougher regulation? John: A lot of it is just part of SAPPRFT’s increasing influence and it’s been playing for a long time on what is actually broadcast or what types of content are available online. For a long long time, the Internet is been seen as a bastion of perhaps more cutting-edge material. Mark: I was quite interested by your use of the phrase “cutting-edge.” What are we talking about? Is it things like particular types of content, for example, maybe scenes of drugs-taking, or some sexual scenes, and violence and that kind of thing? John: I think that’s the concern. Because right now, China does not have a rating system for any cultural or entertainment product. Nothing for movies, nothing for TV or music or anything. Heyang: Yeah, for these imported shows, there are just of a wider genre. But in the Chinese scene, it seems to be a lot more boring, I would say. There’s less choices. So do you think that there is a supposedly at least 6 month delay for these imported shows to be shown in China mean that this would give more room for domestic-made shows? This seems to be what our very loyal and lovely listener Draco thinks. Mark: Thank you Draco. The thing is that Chinese viewers are extremely resourceful and perhaps impatient to watch the next season or what it might be. And I don’t think they are going to wait 6 months patiently before they can watch them. I think they might seek them out and try finding them elsewhere or trying get round it. So it could make the piracy situation worse possibly. John: Yes, it could. That’s what manager of the copyright department of Aiqiyi is saying, and I think this is the argument that we gonna hear. Maybe not made publicly, this is probably the argument that streaming websites are making to the regulatory authority as well, because it is going to raise quite a few issues about IP protection. On the surface, people are saying this is about SARFT maintaining control, and things like that. Administration of Culture and making sure nothing unclean is allowed to be broadcast so on and so on. But the secondary fact perhaps the primary purpose of these types of regulation is to ensure a space for Chinese entertainment products. Because shows like Big Bang Theory, shows like the Good Wife, and things like that, they have become so amazingly popular that people, especially younger people, will choose to watch those over things like Japanese war dramas. But looking towards the piracy comment here, I think that there is quite a bit of validity to that. However it’s a landscape that right now in terms of privacy and in terms of authorized or licensed content. It is very different for what it was five or six years ago when streaming online was not as popular. And the only way you could get it was buy pirating. But if you look at it along the traditional places where people got pirated content, or they are shut down, or they’ve got legitimate. The avenues for piracies are going to be a bit more challenging, so you have to be a bit more tenacious s to actually find the pirated content. And also I think the technology behind video streaming and things like mobile devices and applications and things have become so mainstream already that people are just going to continue using those to access entertainment. So I think piracy is a concern, but it is not going to be as big of a problem as it was five or six years ago. Heyang: I think that is a good point and I also agree with what Mark said a bit earlier about when you so used and hooked to watching these shows, you want this form of entertainment, you don’t want to give it up, despite the fact that it might not be as that convenient for you to get it in the future because it really reminds me of back in my days in middle school, there was this really popular TV drama called Meteor Garden and all the girls are crazy about it. And back then, there wasn’t really much Internet either. So we all went to get pirated DVDs. The whole class got it, just because we couldn’t get it from legitimate avenues. So, here, I think you can find the information you want if you really want it that much. John: I think that if it is popular enough, you will be able to find it, either online or offline. But this reminds me of Game of Thrones, which is a fact it has clocked records in terms of the number of times has been pirated. I think it has been downloaded legitimately more than any other TV series in the history of online TV piracy. One of the reasons is because HBO does not make it available to enough people and enough ways for them to consuming. Heyang: But what quite interesting is also from some of these streaming websites, this might have a limited impact on their service and business because watching these imported shows are still those people who were probably considered as the niche market. When you check the clicks, it’s one out of ten of those who actually watch these imported shows. Mark: Which amazes me, because you know I think perhaps for most people I know, their only source of TV viewing would be watching stuff online. Heyang: But you are talking about a huge consumer base. So I don’t think percentage really matter as much here. You have to look at the numbers, right? John: But also we need to wait for this rule coming to full-effected. Mark: Well time will tell. Let’s hope it doesn’t happen before the currency of Homeland is finished.