"Jolene Foo's route to Chinese drama fandom happened after she moved from her native Malaysia to Norway in her late 20s. Foo, who grew up as a "third-generation Chinese kid," was looking for a way to reconnect with her homeland. Her friends recommended Chinese dramas, or C-dramas for short. "What really drew me in was the cultural dimension," she told DW. "As someone who is of the Chinese diaspora, watching C-dramas became a way of reconnecting with my roots.""
"He came across a short video from the serialized C-drama "The Story of Yanxi Palace." He was enthralled. "I don't know whether I can explain it properly or not, but you know when you see a scene and something inside you just clicks?" Khan, who is now in his final year of undergraduate studies in Dhaka, Bangladesh, told DW. "It's like your mind tells you: Yes, this is exactly what I wanted to watch.""
Jolene Foo moved from Malaysia to Norway in her late 20s and sought ways to reconnect with her Chinese heritage. She grew up as a third-generation Chinese and found that C-dramas provided a cultural dimension that helped reconnect her roots. Tanvir Khan discovered C-dramas after watching a clip from The Story of Yanxi Palace and became a dedicated fan who now manages a Facebook group with over 700,000 members and translates subtitles into Bengali. The global rise of Chinese entertainment began in the early 2000s with cinematic hits like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and expanded into television, later gaining international audiences through Netflix, Viki, VOD apps, YouTube, and fan communities.
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