Article: China Bans Taiwan Soap Opera

Article: Fans furious with Meteor Garden actress
The Malay Mail;  November 25, 2002 ;     435 words ... ... by furious supporters of the drama Meteor Garden, no less! The Singaporean actress ... silly grin'. In just five days, Meteor Garden's official online message board registered ... marries Michelle, we'll boycott Meteor Garden!" Yet others grumbled that Michelle ...

Article: 'Meteor Garden's Jerry Yan is Bench's newest image ...
Manila Bulletin;  October 30, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Fans of the ABS-CBN megahit show Meteor Garden will be delighted to know that their idols collectively ... The Concert, Jerry Yan (better known as Dao Ming Si in Meteor Garden and who is Benchs newest image model) and Vic Zhou (Hua ...

Article: China Bans Popular Taiwan Soap Opera
AP Online;  March 12, 2002 ;     635 words ... ... been banned by China as a threat to ... complained about Meteor Garden, a romance set ... extravagance. Meteor Garden has been an international ... ping, producer of Meteor Garden, was quoted by ... is available in China on pirated video ...

Article: Band Hits Sour Note in China; Group's Appeal Shows Rift ...
The Washington Post;  June 10, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... A phenomenon like "Meteor Garden" used to take years ... separate Taiwan from China. But these days ... had won approval from China's State Administration ... Television to air "Meteor Garden" in China. Censors left 300 minutes ...

Article: China bans popular Taiwan soap opera as threat to young ...
AP Worldstream;  March 12, 2002 ;     475 words ... ... Asia has been banned by China as a threat to young ... the conflict between China's growing appetite ... people see and hear. Meteor Garden, a youth-oriented ... the ban and described Meteor Garden as a story about young ... eastern and central China started showing it last ...

Article: A soap opera, China's teens, and a cyber-revolt.(World)
The Christian Science Monitor;  May 24, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... conglomerates trying to enter China's market. The first priority ... British TV. The love of idols in China Pandering to China's youthful audiences and their ... Indeed, one lesson from the "Meteor Garden" success is that Chinese teens ...

Article: Frenzied welcome greets young F4 stars at airport; Ken, Vaness, ...
Manila Bulletin;  September 12, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... action-comedy-romance series Meteor Garden over ABS-CBN, planed in on board a China Airlines flight from Taiwan at 4 ... Barbie Xu, who plays San Cai in Meteor Garden. Former Thats Entertainment talent ...