Fans of Dylan Wang celebrated his birthday with an elaborate show using 1,000 drones, which the actor saw and took videos of. Photos: Dylan Wang/Weibo, Dylan Wang Studio/Weibo
How much do the fans of Chinese actor Dylan Wang love him?
The star, who turned 26 on Dec 20, has been staying in the Chinese town of Hengdian for work. There, he was treated to an elaborate 1,000-drone show, planned by his fans on the eve of his birthday.
On Dec 19, Wang’s personal studio posted on Weibo a series of videos of the drone show taken from a hotel room window, with the caption: “Guess who took these.”
The man behind the camera was none other than Wang. While the star of popular fantasy period series like Love Between Fairy And Devil (2022) never showed his face in the clips, he said thanks to his fans and made a heart shape with his fingers in the final video.
The show purportedly used 1,000 drones. In a video taken by a fan, the show lasted close to 10 minutes. It began with an image of a crane next to an image counting up to 2024 from the actor’s birth year of 1998. Wang, whose Chinese name is Wang Hedi, has the Chinese character for crane (“he”) in his name.
The drones then displayed Wang playing basketball – his favourite sport. The figure sported a jersey with the number 23, similar to what Wang wore to the US’ National Basketball Association All-Star Celebrity Game in Indianapolis in February.
The sky then lit up with the drones arranged into various images accompanying slogans, well-wishes and words of love from his fans, such as “D family, we are family”, “This is ‘D’ first time you’re living life, so enjoy it” and “Time will pass, but our love for you will never fade”.
The drones also spelt out the names of the characters Wang has portrayed, such as Dao Mingsi in the Chinese version of the idol drama Meteor Garden (2018) – which marked his acting debut – and Dongfang Qingcang, the demon lord in Love Between Fairy And Devil.
The show also drummed up anticipation for Wang’s upcoming period drama, Guardians Of The Dafeng, with an image of his character.
It ended with an image of a tiered birthday cake and the words: “Dylan Wang, happy birthday.”
Wang posted on Dec 20 several photos of himself with the caption: “I bear thanks for all the encounters I’ve had, and let’s embrace my life being 26 together.”
The actor – whose parents run a fried skewer shop – is one of the hottest stars of his generation. He has more than 21 million followers on Weibo and is an ambassador for international luxury brands like Louis Vuitton. – The Straits Times/Asia News Network
