摘要
“Recently I’ve becomeobsessed with a TVseries,” remarked MerryAnn Bastasa, a presenter on aFilipino radio program calledWow China. “Lead actor HuYitian is quite handsome, and Ialso like actress Shen Yue a lot.”She has fallen for the Chineseseries A Love So Beautiful,which has been popular in thePhilippines after a local stationbegan broadcasting it.Starring young Chineseactors Hu Yitian and ShenYue, A Love So Beautifulwas introduced to thePhilippines in April 2018 byABS-CBN, a leading mediaand entertainment network.It was the first mainstream Chinese teen web-drama seriesto air outside China as wellas the first modern Chinesedrama to air on ABS-CBN. TheChinese show quickly becamea hit in the Philippines. Itsratings reached 15.9 percent,ranking first among ABS-CBNprograms in that time slotand 11.8 percent higher than aFilipino series airing on GMANetwork at the same time.After its premiere on ABS-CBN,the drama began broadcastingon other channels as well asonline video platforms.
