you know how The Weeknd ruined his reputation with The Idol? the same controversy already happened last year in China with 张翰 and 东八区的先生们:
- rapey male protagonist
- sexualizes the female actors
- problematic plot
- cringy lines
- written by the lead actor, so it's not like he got screwed by the director or anything
- ...which makes it hard to separate it from the actor, and now no one can look at him the same way again
disclaimer: i have not watched either of these shows. i've only heard people talking about them, so please take this as a grain of salt.