Chinese stars who drew the most attention with ground-breaking scandals, Li Yifeng takes the throne

tuleconghoaSeptember 13, 2022Last Updated: September 13, 2022

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With his prostituion scandal, Li Yifeng surpassed Zheng Shuang and Kris Wu in terms of topicality.

The Chinese showbiz is getting more chaotic than ever, as various celebrities got involved in serious scandals, including top names like Kris Wu, Zheng Shuang, Li Yifeng, and more.

To make it worse, all these names are involved in legal matters, leading to sky-high topicality and explosive discussion on SNS platforms.

In fact, there have been so many scandals, that netizens even compiled a list of Chinese stars who attracted the most attention with their scandals, with Li Yifend, Zheng Shuang, and Kris Wu being the undefeatable Top 3.

Once nicknamed “the hot search princess” and “the youth goddess”, Zheng Shuang’s scandal drew a lot of public attention.

At the time, the actress was revealed to have hired a surrogate only to want to abandon her children, and every update regarding her scandal was the talk of town.

As a result, Zheng Shuang was searched 1,651,786 times on the day of her scandal, leading her in 3rd place of the “Chinese stars who attracted the most attention with their scandals” ranking.

Meanwhile, Kris Wu, who got involved in a sex and rape scandal with minors, attracted 1,932,899 on the day this news broke out.

As one of the top 4 male stars with the largest topicality in China, Kris Wu attracted an extensive number of fans, many of whom were unable to believe that their idol had been convicted of such a crime.

Compared to Zheng Shuang, Kris Wu’s scandal attracted even more buzz, and even now, his quote, “There’s no snowflake that’s truly clean”, is widely used in a sarcastic manner whenever there’s a new scandal.

All were top stars but Zheng Shuang and Kris Wu are still second and third to Li Yifeng when it comes to resources and impact in the industry. However, he has completely destroyed his good image overnight due to the shocking prostitution scandal. When news of Li Yifeng soliciting sex workers surfaced, he immediately made headlines everywhere and shot to the top of the ranking.

After the official announcement of the police, Li Yifeng’s highest search index was recorded to be 6,485,239. This is a dream number for any Chinese star, but in Li Yifeng’s case, it means he is at risk of being imprisoned and blacklisted from the entertainment industry for good.

Chinese stars who attracted the most attention with their scandals:

1. Li Yifeng: 6485239

2. Kris Wu: 1932899

3. Zheng Shuang: 1651786

4. Yao Di: 1351916

5. Wen Zhang: 1219384

6. Zhao Wei: 1122472

7. Henry Huo: 1108293

8. Wang Leehom: 963278

9. Chen He: 92479

10. Li Yundi: 910589

11. Li Xiaolu: 872292