In today's entertainment industry, TV dramas have become an important cultural phenomenon. Today, on platforms such as Tencent and Youku, TV dramas are rated as S+, S, A or B, and these ratings are usually based on the popularity of the actor or the size of the IP. It is not easy to support an S+ large-scale production costume drama, it needs at least one top male and female protagonist, or the platform has seen the test film and feels that it is expected to explode in order to gain a foothold in the market.
Recently, there has been a heated discussion on the mainland Internet about which actors can "support S+ costume dramas alone without looking at their partners", and the following is the TOP10 list selected by netizens. Although Wang Hedi and Wang Yibo did not enter the top ten, Wu Lei ranked eighth, Luo Yunxi ranked seventh, and Ren Jialun ranked fifth. And surprisingly, he defeated Xiao Zhan and Yang Yang and became the first place on the list!
TOP10 Chen Xingxu
Chen Xingxu, as a post-95 actor, has been loved and respected by the audience since he starred in "East Palace". In the first half of this year, "Starfall into Sugar" starring Chen Xingxu and Li Randi is Youku's S+ costume fairy tale drama, although it is not as explosive as "Long Moon Ember Ming", but the broadcast effect is okay and has attracted a lot of attention. Among the post-95 male stars, Chen Xingxu's popularity, topicality, and ability to carry dramas are quite good, as long as it is Chen Xingxu's costume dramas, most of them can arouse the audience's sense of expectation.
Despite this, costume dramas starring Chen Xingxu often need to be paired with another well-known actress to attract more audiences. For example, in the past two years, he has partnered with Li Randi, Zhang Jingyi and Zhang Ruonan and other post-95 flowers in TV series. In order to achieve the real S+ costume drama without looking at the partner, perhaps Chen Xingxu needs more good works to accumulate appeal. Chen Xingxu can be rated as TOP10, which shows that he has achieved some achievements on the road to acting. I believe that in the future, he will continue to work hard to bring more wonderful performances to the audience.
TOP10 Gong Jun
Gong Jun became a talking point because of his performance in the costume drama "Mountain and River Order". In this drama, he played a blue-shirted, handsome and dashing role and gained a large number of fans. However, it is worth noting that in the past several works, Gong Jun has partnered with another popular actress, such as "Fox Demon Little Red Lady: Moon Red Chapter" starring with Yang Mi and "An Le" with Di Li Gerba. These partners will undoubtedly bring more attention and popularity, but they will also increase the challenge to his personal acting ability. Next, "Anle Chuan" will premiere in the summer prime time, and the show will face competition from the other two high-profile dramas. For Gong Jun, this drama will be an important opportunity for him to show more acting skills.
TOP8 Wu Lei
Wu Lei is known as the leader of the 95 post-Lu opera male stars. His costume dramas "Long Song Xing" and "Star Han Splendid" have achieved good ratings, proving his acting skills, appearance and popularity ability. Unlike Gong Jun, Wu Lei already has the ability to stand alone and attract the audience's attention without other big-name actors. In his latest work "Love Only", he once again proved his acting strength and attractiveness, making the show a very successful work.
It is worth mentioning that Wu Lei will play the leading role in the upcoming premiere of "In Blizzard", which is a highly anticipated TV series and an important opportunity for Wu Lei to prove himself. I believe that his performance will make the audience's eyes shine again.
Gong Jun and Wu Lei are the existence that cannot be ignored in the current Chinese TV drama market. Whether it is personal strength or fan support, they have great advantages. I believe that in the future, their performance will be even better and bring more wonderful performances to the audience.
TOP7: Luo Yunxi
Luo Yunxi became a male god in ancient costume because of "Fragrant Honey Sinks Like Frost", and almost all of them served as male protagonists after that. Luo Yunxi's best work in recent years is "Long Moon Ember Ming", which is an S+ costume fairy tale drama produced and broadcast by Youku, which successfully opened a very high popularity during the hit period, and was the second place in the number of online broadcasts in the first half of 2023, with quite outstanding ratings.
Compared with Xiao Zhan and Yang Yang, Luo Yunxi, Gong Jun and Chen Xingxu and others, although they are well-known and have a certain ratings appeal, they cannot attract extremely high attention based on their personal influence alone. Therefore, in terms of series matching, they usually choose to partner with actors who are also well-known and have a certain appeal to enhance the attractiveness and competitiveness of the series. For example, Luo Yunxi chose Bai Lu as his partner in "Long Moon Ember Ming", Wu Qian in "Chaser of Light", and Song Yi as his partner in the new drama "Yan Xinji". Such a combination can make the series more attractive and increase the ratings.
TOP6: Chen Xiao
Chen Xiao is a recognized costume male god, basically as long as it is a costume drama starring Chen Xiao, it will cause topics, and they are all of high quality! This year, Chen Xiao's "The Legend of Yunxiang" has 7.3 points, last year's "Menghualu" has 8.0 points, and a few years ago's "The Blooming Moon That Year" has 7.2 points. I feel that Chen Xiao is not unable to afford S+ costume dramas, but a question of whether he wants to do so. Chen Xiao is different from many male stars who blindly chase "traffic", he has his own ideas in choosing scripts, so Chen Xiao rarely plays ancient dolls, but especially likes to try those special roles, such as he picked "Menghualu", that is, he thinks that Gu Qianfan has a kind of rebellion, and he resonates with this rebellion to pick the role.
TOP5 Ren Jialun
Almost every of Ren Jialun's costume dramas has a good reputation and ratings. As early as "Glory of the Great Tang", "Under the Brocade" and other works, Ren Jialun has shown excellent acting skills and appearance, which has been loved by the audience. In recent years, "Zhou Shengru" and "Acquaintance with Jun Chu" have become popular dramas, because the plot is excellent and the cast is strong, especially Ren Jialun's appearance has increased the topic and ratings of the show, and has become a top-level S+ costume drama.
The most impressive is his starring "Under the Brocade", which had been backlogged for many years before it was broadcast, but with its excellent actor performance and wonderful plot, it eventually became a dark horse-like hit series. Last year's "Acquaintance with Jun Chu" is also considered to be a double-top configuration, and Ren Jialun and Di Li Gerba are partnered, making the play extremely bright and watchable.
In the future, Ren Jialun's works are still highly anticipated, such as the upcoming "Carefree Crossing", where Ren Jialun will partner with Song Zuer, another highly anticipated male and female pairing. I believe that "Carefree Crossing" starring Ren Jialun can also become one dark horse after another.
TOP4 Cheng Yi
Cheng Yi became a costume male god in 2020 with the fairy tale drama "Liuli". Cheng Yi's costume dramas have a strong ratings appeal and already have a fairly high reputation in this field. However, if you want to get the top S+ rating, you also need to look at the choice of rival actresses. For example, last year's fairy drama "Agarwood Like Crumbs" starring Cheng Yi, although the plot is good, there are no too good rival actresses, so the ratings did not achieve the best results.
And "Lotus Tower", which is about to star with Zeng Shunxi and Chen Duling, let Cheng Yi carry the ratings of the whole drama. Although the show has an S rating, not an S+ rating, it is already a good result for Cheng Yi.
TOP3 Xiao Zhan
Xiao Zhan became a top actor in 2019 with "Chen Qingling", and most of the dramas he starred in after that were previously filmed in inventory. However, even with these inventory dramas, Xiao Zhan's ability to carry dramas is quite powerful. For example, "Douluo Continent", although Xiao Zhan had not yet become the top with "Chen Qingling" when he was filming, the audience's attention to him was still very high. This is also because Xiao Zhan's acting ability and acting skills are very good. Next, his other work "Jade Bone Haruka" is also an S+ level costume drama. The drama is expected to be broadcast in prime time this summer, and if there are no problems with the script, it is believed that it will achieve high ratings.
TOP2 Yang Yang
Yang Yang's "And Try the World" last year was a very successful costume drama, and Yang Yang's ratings appeal is also very strong. Yang Yang has starred in many popular dramas, such as "You Are My Glory", "Full-time Master", "Wudong Qiankun" and so on, all of which are popular because of his acting skills and smooth performance. Recently, he will also play the lead role in a new S+-rated costume drama. This drama is adapted from the popular novel "The Legend of Mortal Immortal Cultivation", the heroine is Lin Yun, I believe it will attract the attention of many audiences.
TOP1 Zhang Ruoyun
Zhang Ruoyun has become the most popular male star, and he has outstanding performances in successive Lu dramas. Compared with other traffic male stars, he did not become popular by hot search and fans. With his excellent acting skills and in-depth understanding of the characters, Zhang Ruoyun has brought a series of wonderful works to the audience.
The first to mention is "Qing Yu Nian", which once set off a craze when it was broadcast. The role of Lu Yi played by Zhang Ruoyun in the play is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and he links his fate with the overall situation and constantly strives forward. This role fascinated many people, and thus made Zhang Ruoyun famous.
In addition to "Qing Yu Nian", Zhang Ruoyun also starred in several other excellent costume dramas. For example, works such as "Sword in the Snow" and "Daming under the Microscope". These episodes have exquisite production, deep emotional depiction, and a great cast. Among them, "Knife in the Snow" has received hundreds of millions of views on the Internet. This shows Zhang Ruoyun's popularity and acting strength.
Compared with other traffic male stars, Zhang Ruoyun pays more attention to the character portrayal and the quality of his works. Almost all of the works he chooses are suspenseful dramas or costume dramas, which require actors to have high performance ability to be competent. And Zhang Ruoyun is very good in this regard, he can grasp the emotional changes of the characters from the details, so that the audience can truly feel the transformation of the character's inner world.
We also want to see the efforts and progress of other traffic male stars. For example, Bai Jingting, Wang Hedi, Wang Yibo and Xu Kai, who also have their own fan bases. Although they are currently outside the top ten, they also have their own excellent works and performances. If they can continue to work hard and challenge more difficult roles, I believe they will also become more successful actors in the future.
It is no accident that Zhang Ruoyun became the most popular male star. With his superb performance and dedication to his works, he won the favor of the audience. And other traffic male stars are also constantly working hard and improving, hoping that they can become more and more successful in the future.