2024 Kuyun Digital Entertainment Annual Influence Ceremony Honors' List

Kuyun just released its annual digital entertainment influence honors lists for the performances of Chinese television and web shows in 2023.

The lists show the most popular works and most influential series and drama stars in Chinese entertainment in 2023.

Kuyun is a Chinese technology company and a leading provider of consumer data platforms for television and media companies in mainland China.

It combines media and enterprise data with consumer data, enabling TV stations, media production companies, and advertising agencies to improve business intelligence in marketing and operations efforts.

It's one of the largest and most influential consumer data entertainment trackers in China with its state-of-the-art real-time technology that can track viewership activities including the changes curve (rise and fall of the viewership rating) in real-time.

Kuyun's viewership rating data is closer (among the digital consumer tracking platforms in China) to CVB (China Audiovisual Big Data), the viewership rating system for television shows in China established by the state administration, thus, it's often the most authoritative among digital platforms specializing in entertainment research in the mainland.

The Knockout, Lost You Forever, and Mysterious Lotus Casebook are the overall Blockbuster Drama in 2023 in Kuyun Consumer Data

Update: We included their Douban rating. Douban is China's largest and most influential rating platform. It measures the overall drama experience of viewers. Users will review and score a specific drama based on production value, acting performances, and screenplay quality. While Kuyun determines the number of viewers tuning in to the drama during its broadcast.

Here are Kuyun's Annual Influence Winners for TV and Web dramas and performers in 2023:

1. Overall Annual Blockbuster Drama (both in Kuyun and Weibo) we included their Douban rating:

The Knockout (iQIYI) - Zhang Yi, Zhang Songwen, Gao Ye. Douban Rating: 8.5 reviewed by more than 900,000 users
Lost You Forever (Tencent) - Yang Zi, Zhang Wanyi, Deng Wei. Douban Rating: 7.8 reviewed by more than 390,000 users
Mysterious Lotus Casebook (iQIYI) - Cheng Yi, Xiao Shunyao, and Joseph Zeng. Douban Rating: 8.5 reviewed by more than 640,000 users

2. Top 10 Influential Drama of the Year (in alphabetical order):

A Journey To Love (iQIYI) Douban rating: 6.4 - Main cast: Liu Shishi and Liu Yuning
Destined (iQIYI) Douban rating: 6.5 - Main cast: Bai Jingting and Song Yi
Flight To You (iQIYI) Douban rating: 6.8 - Main cast: Wang Kai and Tan Songyun
Lost You Forever (Tencent) Douban rating: 7.8 - Main cast: Yang Zi, Zhang Wanyi, Deng Wei
Miles To Go (iQIYI, CCTV) Douban rating: 6.9 - Main cast: Chen Xiao and Li Qin
Mysterious Lotus Casebook (iQIYI, CCTV) Douban rating: 8.5 - Main cast: Cheng Yi, Xiao Shunyao, and Joseph Zeng
The Knockout (iQIYI, CCTV) Douban rating: 8.5 - Main cast: Zhang Yi, Zhang Songwen
Till The End of the Moon (Youku) Douban rating: 5.6 - Main cast: Luo Yunxi and Bai Lu
Story of Kunning Palace (iQIYI) Douban rating: 6.8 - Main cast: Bai Lu and Zhang Linghe
Who is He? (Youku) Douban rating: 5.6 - Main cast: Zhang Yi

3. Top 10 Hot Drama of the Year (in alphabetical order):

A Journey To Love (iQIYI) Douban rating: 6.4 - Main cast: Liu Shishi and Liu Yuning
Destined (iQIYI)Douban rating: 6.5 - Main cast: Bai Jingting and Song Yi
Flight To You (iQIYI)Douban rating: 6.8 - Main cast: Wang Kai and Tan Songyun
Lost You Forever (Tencent) Douban rating: 7.8 - Main cast: Yang Zi, Zhang Wanyi, Deng Wei
Mysterious Lotus Casebook (iQIYI) Douban rating: 8.5 - Main cast: Cheng Yi, Xiao Shunyao, and Joseph Zeng
Story of Kunning Palace (iQIYI) Douban rating: 6.8 - Main cast: Bai Lu and Zhang Linghe
The Knockout (iQIYI) Douban rating: 8.5 - Main cast: Zhang Yi, Zhang Songwen
The Longest Promise (Tencent) Douban rating: 6.3 - Main cast: Xiao Zhan and Ren Min
The Youth Memories (Tencent)Douban rating: 7.5 - Main cast: Xiao Zhan and Ren Min
Till The End of the Moon (Youku) Douban rating: 5.6 - Main cast: Luo Yunxi and Bai Lu

4. Top 10 CCTV Group's Taiwan Drama of the Year (in alphabetical order):

Alliance (CCTV, Tencent) Douban rating: 6.0 - Main cast: Huang Xiaoming, Zhang Xiaofei
Fearless season 1 (iQIYI. CCTV) Douban rating: 6.0 - Main cast: Rayzha and Wang Yang
Flight To You (iQIYI) Douban rating: 6.8 - Main cast: Wang Kai and Tan Songyun
Happy Life (CCTV) - Chen He, Cai Wenjing
Hello Beautiful Life (iQIYI, Tencent, CCTV) Douban rating: 5.5 - Mao Xiaotong, Zhang Li, Li Zefeng
Miles To Go (CCTV, iQIYI) Douban rating: 6.9 - Main cast: Chen Xiao and Li Qin
Our Ordinary Days (iQIYI, CCTV) Douban rating: 5.7 - Main cast: Li Xiaoran, Li Naiwen
Pearl River Family (CCTV) - Yang Shuo, Zhang Han, and Guo Xiaoting
Unshakeable Faith (CCTV, Youku) Douban rating: 6.0 - Liu Xueyi, Peng Xiaoran
The Knockout (iQIYI) Douban rating: 8.5 - Main cast: Zhang Yi, Zhang Songweni

5. Top 10 Satellite Group's Taiwan Drama of the Year (in alphabetical order):

Fireworks of My Heart (Hunan TV/Mango TV) Douban rating: 2.8 - Yang Yang, Wang Churan
Imperfect Victim (iQIYI) Douban rating: 7.5 - Zhou Xun, Liu Yijun, Lin Yun
In Spite of the Strong Wind (Tencent) Douban rating: 5.8 - Jin Dong, Song Jia, Tian Yu
Mr. and Mrs. Chen (Tencent) Douban rating: 6.2 - Han Dongjun and Guan Xiaotong
Thin Ice (Hunan TV/Mango TV) Douban rating: 5.5 - Peng Guanying, Chen Yuqi
Turn on the Right Way to Life (Youku) - Huang Bo, Mei Ting, Zhu Zhu
Road Home (iQIYI) Douban rating: 5.8 - Jing Boran, Tan Songyun
Prosecution Elite (Tencent) Douban rating: 6.6 - Dilraba Dilmurat, Tong Da Wei
Start Here (Tencent) - Qin Hailu, Rayzha, Lin Yushen
Welcome to Milele Village (Youku) - Jin Dong, Zu Feng, Zhang Yuqi

6. Annual Ingenuity Quality Series:

Gen Z/Houlang (Youku) Douban rating: 4.1 - Wu Gang, Zhao Lusi, Liu Yizhou
Meet Yourself (Hunan TV/Mango TV) Douban rating: 8.7 - Liu Yifei, Li Xian
The Heart (Tencent) Douban rating: 8.4 - Mark Chao, Jin Shijia, Mao Xiaotong
Warm and Sweet (Hunan TV/Mango TV) Douban rating: 6.6 - Victoria Song, Michelle Chen
Ray of Light (Youku) Douban rating: 8.0 - Guo Jingfei, Ren Min, Roy Wang

7. Top 10 Network Drama of the Year (in alphabetical order):

A Journey to Love (iQIYI) Douban rating: 6.5 - Liu Shishi and Liu Yuning
Hidden Love (Youku) Douban rating: 6.7 - Zhao Lusi and Chen Zheyuan
I am Nobody (Youku) Douban rating: 8.1 - Peng Yuchang, Neo Hou, Wang Yinglu
Lost You Forever (Tencent) Douban rating: 7.8 - Yang Zi, Zhang Wanyi, Deng Wei
My Journey to You (iQIYI) Douban rating: 6.0 - Esther Yu and Zhang Linghe
Return to the Ruins of the South China Sea (Tencent) - Pan Yueming, Zhang Yuqi and Jiang Chao
The Ingenious One (iQIYI) Douban rating: 7.3 - Chen Xiao and Mao Xiaotong
The Long Season (Tencent) Douban rating: 9.4 - Fan Wei, Qin Hao, and Hou Minghao
Till the End of the Moon (Youku) Douban rating: 5.6 - Luo Yunxi, Bai Lu
Story of Kunning Palace (iQIYI) Douban rating: 6.8 - Bai Lu, Zhang Linghe

Top 10 Most Popular Male Characters in 2023

8. Top 10 Popular Male Characters of the Year (alphabetical order):

Li Lianhua/Li Xiangyi (Cheng Yi) - Mysterious Lotus Casebook
Ning Yuanzhou (Liu Yuning) - A Journey To Love
Shi Ying (Xiao Zhan) - The Longest Promise
Tushan Jing/Ye Shiqi (Deng Wei) - Lost You Forever
Tantai Jin (Luo Yunxi) - Till the End of the Moon
Xiao Chunsheng (Xiao Zhan) - The Youth Memories
Xiang Liu (Tan Jianci) - Lost You Forever
Xu Si (Gong Jun) - Rising with the Wind
Xie Wei (Zhang Linghe) - Story of Kunning Palace
Xie Zhiyao (Li Xian) - Meet Yourself

Top 10 Most Popular Female Characters in 2023

9. Top 10 Popular Female Characters of the Year (alphabetical order):

Chen Shuting (Gao Ye) - The Knockout
Jiang Xuening (Bai Lu) - Story of Kunning Palace
Li Susu.Ye Xiwu/Sang Jiu (Bai Lu) - Till the End of the Moon
Ren Anle (Dilraba Dilmurat) - The Legend of Anle
Ren Xin/Ren Ruyi (Liu Shishi) - A Journey to Love
Sang Zhi (Zhao Lusi) - Hidden Love
Xu Hongdou (Liu Yifei) - Meet Yourself
Xiao Yao/Wen Xiaoliu/Jiu Yao (Yang Zi) - Lost You Forever
Yun Weishan (Esther Yu) - My Journey to You
Zheng Shuyi (Bai Lu) - Only For Love

10. Short Drama of the Year:

The Story of Twenty Douban rating: 7.2 - Main cast: Yang Rong,Wang Yifei, Liu Shao
Changes in Romance (Mango TV) Douban rating: 7.0 - Main cast: Zeng Qingjie, Lu Xiaoyu
The Sinner
Falling In Love (Youku) Douban rating: 4.7 - Main cast: Chen Xingxu and Zhang Jingyi
Provoke (Tencent) Douban rating: 6.9 - Main cast: Li Muchen and Zhang Yiqin

11. Top 10 Highly-Anticipated Drama Series in 2024 (alphabetical order):

Flourished Peony (Yang Zi and Li Xian)
Fox Spirit Matchmaker 1 (Yang Mi and Gong Jun)
Fox Spirit Matchmaker 3 (Cheng Yi and Li Yitong)
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Golden Journey (Wang Yibo and Li Qin)
Love Has Fireworks (Tan Jianci and Wang Churan)
Lost You Forever Season 2 (Yang Zi)
The Legend of Jewelry (Zhao Lusi and Liu Yuning)
The Truth - Gong Jun, Jiang Wu, and Sun Yi
The Story of Joy (Yang Zi and Xu Kai)