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Jackson Yee playing on a the beach catches netizens' attention, Chinese adaptation of Indian film hits cinemas, South Korean esports pro wants to apply for Chinese citizenship

#Jackson Yee filmed by Panghu# 410 million views   77,000 posts

Jackson Yee Photo: Li Hao/GT

A short video of Jackson Yee playing on the beach become a hot topic on Sina Weibo after it was posted online on Sunday. 

In the video, the excited 19-year-old member of Chinese boy band TFBoys freely runs up and down the beach and plays with the facilities, such as a mini-excavator machine that he uses to fill a bucket with sand. 

The video, posted to Sina Weibo by the Jackson Yee Studio, provided fans a rare glimpse into the casual life of the young star. 

According to the tags on the post, the video was filmed by Panghu, who is believed to be Yee's assistant. 

"How can Yee be so adorable?" wrote one netizen on Sina Weibo. 

"Please do not disturb the 9-year-old's play time while he is playing so happily," posted another.  

#Sheep without a Shepherd# 460 million views   185,000 posts

Chen Chong. Photo: CNSPhoto

Sheep without a Shepherd, the Chinese adaptation of Indian crime film Drishyam, hit cinemas in the Chinese mainland on Friday. The film topped the weekend box office with 224 million yuan ($32 million) and currently has a 7.7/10 on Chinese media review platform Douban.

The film tells the story of a low-status family living in a turbulent town where the powerful have stepped on people's civil rights for 17 years. 

Misfortune befalls the family after the eldest daughter is raped by the son of the chief of police and she accidently kills him while trying to fight him off. 

Her father uses tactics learned from watching crime movies to disrupt the police's investigation and protect his daughter.

#Doinb wants to apply for Chinese citizenship# 260 million views   16,000 posts

E-sports competition. Photo: CNSPhoto

Kim Tae-sang, the South Korean League of Legends esports player known as Doinb, revealed in a recent interview with CCTV that he has been preparing materials to apply for Chinese citizenship since 2016.

Doinb kicked off his professional esports career in 2015. He won the League of Legends championship and was runner-up several times before joining Shanghai-based esports organization FunPlus Phoenix (FPX) in 2018.

Along with his teammates, Doinb helped FPX defeat Chinese esports team RNG to win the 2019 LPL Summer Split.