The LALA Show: Recent Episodes
Lala Show
The LALA Show is hosted by two friends, L and A, who have a mutual love of Chinese entertainment. Our episodes include television recaps, top 10 lists, recs and wrecks, and lots and lots of opinions. New episodes every Wednesday--come talk with us!
This week, we talk about Legend of Fuyao, The Evolution of Our Love, Chinese Restaurant, SNL coming to China, and Accidentally in Love.
This week, we give updates on 潮音战记 and Legend of Fuyao, discuss 合伙人, music recommendations, and giving up on Rap of China, and guess at the incomprehensible plot of Super Density 超密.
This week, we talk about 我家那小子, 朝音战记, and Legend of Fuyao, and cast wild guesses about Caught in the Heartbeat.
This week, we talk about Netflix, Season 2 of Chinese Restaurant, Uniq, Day Day Up's tenth anniversary, a Vice documentary about drag in China, bad ponytails, makeup transformations, and guess what My Classmate from Far, Far Away is about.
Special bonus episode! We ask @shenmeizhuang for help finding Women of Beijing/Shanghai, discuss @guzhuangheaven's posts about Mulan, bemoan the general mess that was the end of Moonshine and Valentine, share thoughts about the ASMR ban, make our guesses about Sweet Dreams and Meng Fei Comes Across, and sideeye the Kangxi Lai Le reboot.
This week, we talk about Disney's live-action Mulan, Nine Percent on Happy Camp and outgrowing boy bands, and Boy Story.
This week, we talk about the new Meteor Garden cast's appearance on Happy Camp, Higher Brothers, Zhang Jie's English single, Li Yuchun, the return of 放开我北鼻, and Girls of Beijing.
This week, we talk about Jet Li, the ban on palace intrigue in dramas, Angelababy and periods, gendered pay inequality amongst actors, L.O.R.D. 2, and Jam Hsiao hosting the Golden Melody Awards.
This week, we talk about the trailer for the new Meteor Garden, The Way We Were, Hero's Dream, and miscellaneous thoughts on period drama looks.
This week, we talk about Xie Na's return to Happy Camp, baby news, the Peppa Pig ban, bargaining, Miniso, a training school for internet celebrities, the healing powers of Jay Chou's music, Zheng Kai, awkward weddings, the Midnight Diner movie, and Eddie Peng's new movie Hidden Man (邪不压正).
This week, we discuss the qipao prom debacle, the discourse around Crazy Rich Asians, 娜姐's impending return to Happy Camp, 明星大侦探updates courtesy of endlessthoughtsofafangirl, Jackie Chan's daughter Etta Ng, and Fan Bingbing's new movie 355.
This week we talk about Zhang Muyi (tw: pedophilia); Crazy Rich Asians (starts at 09:15), Great Wall, and representation; China's "loneliness economy," 明星大侦探 (updates courtesy of endlessthoughtsofafangirl), I Am a Singer, Produce 101, and Charming.
This week, we talk about the tattoo ban, MC Jin's vlogs, RMB Crew, 妈妈是超人 and Xiu Jiekai, the abrupt ending of Tribes and Empires, celebrities who look alike, and the live-action Mulan movie.
This week, we talk about celebrity news, 明星大侦探, Hot Blooded Dance Crew, Guardians of the Tomb, Asura, Tribes and Empires, and Badlands.
This week, we talk about famous relatives, branding your whole family, doing "just regular acting," and the significance of celebrity parenting shows.
This week, L finally learns that Luhan is dating Guan Xiaotong. We also talk about celebrities who don't look their age, and the double standards of male/female aging in the entertainment industry.
This week, we talk about Street Dance of China, surprising (and not-so-surprising) crossover artists, and 声临其境 The Sound.
This week, we talk about Fan Bingbing and Fan Chengcheng; Black Panther, anti-Blackness, and racism in China; 单飞比较红 (artists who pulled a Beyonce and are doing better solo); and Street Dance of China.
This week, we talk about old news and new(?) news, including I Am a Singer, the rap ban in China, new street dance competition shows, Soul Ferry 3, Mr. Pride and Ms. Prejudice, and music recommendations.
This week, we talk about Spring Festival shows, overpriced commercials, gender stereotyping, children in boy bands, and a date inside a lemon inside an orange.
This week is Part Two of our drama recommendations, which include General and I, Pursuit of Happiness, Wuxin: The Monster Killer, Ghosts: Ferryman of Spirits, and Ode to Joy. We also talk about drama withdrawal and binge watching, Liu Sihan's new album, and Xiao Wu's pending return from military service.
This week, we talk about some of our favorite dramas, including A Love So Beautiful, Chinese Paladin, In Time With You, Condor Heroes, Fated to Love You, and Bu Bu Jing Xin. Spoilers abound, as usual.
This week, we recap New Year's specials to talk about Henry, Show Luo, viral songs and monopolies on rap, Yang Yang, Li Yifeng, Jackson Yi, entering the Western market, Huang Xiaoming moments, and Li Yuchun eyeliner sharp enough to cut a man. We also talk first impressions of the new season of I Am a Singer.
This week we talk about the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show and Chinese fashion, including models, growing brands, and reality television.
This week, we talk about Liu Yifei as Disney's live-action Mulan, Hollywood representation, and our own Chinese dreamcast, including confusingly attractive bad boys and our favorite string beans.
This week, we talk about slow-paced reality shows, the In Time With You remake, Meteor Gardens past and future, A Love So Beautiful, Lost in 1949, and music recs and wrecks.
This week, we talk about zodiac signs and compatibility, Singles Day, Alibaba founder Ma Yun's new movie, and cell phones.
This week, we talk about our favorite drama and movie OSTs, Rise of the Phoenixes, 明星大侦探, The Inn, 无尾熊couple, and what it means to 打call.
In this special episode, we talk about Chinese ghost festivals and Halloween costumes based on Chinese pop culture. (Some ideas are worse than others.)
This week, we talk about weddings, ABCs, the cultural cachet of being American, Asian Americans in the Chinese entertainment industry, cultural identity, "American" personalities, diversity and representation, 明星大侦探's sudden hiatus, The Inn 亲爱的客栈, Chinese Restaurant 中国餐厅, the return of 天籁之战, Fan Bingbing and Deng Chao's new drama 人间情缘, and the movie adaptation of BBJX 步步惊心.
This week we talk about Mid-Autumn Festival concerts, new shows, Xie Na's pregnancy, mooncake instruments, and the ending of Lost Love in Times.
Happy Autumn Festival! This week, we revisit our bias battles with a 女神大PK and critique mini-movie advertisements.
This week, we do recaps of We Got Married 我们相爱吧, the Super Boy 快乐男声 finale, the Rap of China 中国有嘻哈 finale, and share our thoughts on Arrows on the Bowstring 箭在弦上 and Zhou Xun's upcoming drama, Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace 如懿传.
This week we talk tattoos, inspiration, positivity, midlife crises, Confucian ideas of filial piety versus American individualism and bodily autonomy, Rap of China and posturing, 非主流 and perceptions of being different versus being the same, 奇葩说, gender and sexuality in China, Dad Where Are We Going, Jane Zhang and Ne-yo, and American movies in China.
This week, we talk about Gu Amo's storytelling skills, computer hacking, Wu Kong (悟空传), Buddhist philosophy, Tribes and Empires: Storm of Prophecy (海上牧云记), The King's Woman (秦时丽人明月心), Love Actually (人间至味是清欢), Blind Date (盲约), Great Expectations (远大前程), Demon Girl (半妖倾城), and the Betakkuma Dance.
This week, we talk about celebrity couples, second lead syndrome, awkward age differences, the importance of being a good kisser, and our OTPs and BrOTPs.
This week, we talk about unique names, recommendations, guilty pleasures, and Jin Dong's new dramas.
This week, we talk about:
-Zhang Ruoyun (张若昀), Intouchable (男神执事团 ), Ghosts: Ferryman of Spirits (灵魂摆渡), My Mr. Mermaid (浪花一朵朵);
-Happy Camp (快乐大本营), Zhu Zixiao (朱梓骁), Wei Daxun (魏大勋), Sun Jian (孙坚), Xie Na (谢娜), He Laoshi (何老师), and Wu Xin (吴昕);
-我们相爱吧;
-来吧兄弟;
-cultural appropriation; and
-The First Half of My Life (我的前半生)
This week’s episode covers:-the Asia Music Awards, empty audiences, awkward performances, and people we didn’t know;
-Rap of China, MC Jin, and MC Hotdog;
-salty fans and Will Pan’s “Coming Home”;
-Wu Xin and Li Yifeng;
-Lost Love in Times;
-Super Boy update;
-and this week’s recommendationsTheme song: Romantic Folk Loop by Twisterium
On this week’s episode: LALA Show’s 男神大PK, featuring Wei Chen, Xiao Wu, Eddie Peng, Wang Lee Hom, and others; Happy Camp’s 20th anniversary, Huang Zitao, our favorite segments, and Zhang Yishan; and our recs and wrecks of the week!
Theme Song: Romantic Folk Loop by Twisterium
In this week’s episode:- period cough and Chinese medicine
- FFC-Acrush, Misster, and Li Yuchun
- MC Jin on China’s Got Hip Hop
- 花儿与少年
- Super Boy weekly recap
- Midnight Diner
- numerical internet slang…and more!Theme Song: Romantic Folk Loop by Twisterium
Our first episode! This week we talk about Super Boy, Godfrey Gao/the trainwreck that was Volleyball Lover, Show Luo, 天生是优我, the pain of watching China’s Got Hip Hop, Will Pan, We Got Married, Office Cook Ms. Yeah, and 花儿与少年, among other things.Theme song: Romantic Folk Loop by Twisterium