The Untamed RPF
| RPF Fandom | |
|---|---|
| Name(s): | The Untamed RPF, 陈情令 (Chén Qíng Lìng) RPF |
| Scope/Focus: | The Untamed Cast |
| Date(s): | 2019 - present |
| See also: | Wang Yibo/Xiao Zhan |
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The Untamed RPF is the Real Person Fiction fandom based around the actors of The Untamed. The fandom is primarily real-person slash and focused on Xiao Zhan and Wang Yibo, the show's two co-leading actors whose characters form the popular WangXian pairing.
The majority of RPF on AO3 is in Chinese as of 29 February 2020.[1]
Ships
Wang Yibo/Xiao Zhan is the fandom's most popular relationship tag on Archive of Our Own (AO3). On the Chinese side, it is actually three different ships, depending on who tops, and on AO3 the ship name is often entered as the fandom tag. The most popular Wang Yibo/Xiao Zhan ship is 博君一肖 Bó Jūn Yī Xiāo (top!WYB/bottom!XZ). On weibo Bó Jūn Yī Xiāo may also be the most popular ship overall.
Fans have written some fic about other actors on the show as well. Top Untamed RPF ships on AO3 as of August 2022:
- Wang Yibo/Xiao Zhan (7189)[2]
- Liu Haikuan/Zhu Zanjin (115)[3]
- Song Jiyang/Wang Haoxuan (96)[4]
- Liu Haikuan/Wang Zhuocheng (96)[5]
- Ji Li/Wang Yizhou (31)[6]
- Wang Yibo/Everyone (24)[7]
Out of 9533 works in the Untamed RPF tag, 8546 are M/M, 194 are gen, 190 are F/M, 153 are Multi, 138 are F/F, and 94 are Other.[8]
Example Fanworks
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
Fanfic:
- the permanently rickety elaborate structures of living, Archived version by gdgdbaby. Ji Li/Wang Yizhou. (2020-07-20)
- dream of some epiphany, Archived version by idrilka. Ji Li/Wang Yizhou. (2020-12-25)
Fanart:
- Digital art of chibi Zhu Zanjin in various poses, Archived version by twitter user minorujoeling_ (Sep 26, 2019)
Video:
- #CQLBOYS: the c in cql boys stands for chaos, by yibovision on twitter (Mar 23, 2020)
- The Untamed 陈情令 | Behind the Scenes Crack AMV and sequel by Bungou Studio on youtube (October 2019)
Controversy
- Main page: Blocking of AO3 in China
On 24 February 2020, an RPF fanfic and its related fanart, reposted on weibo by the RPF fans, garnered attention from some radical Xiao Zhan fans. This led to the radical fans reporting the fan creations and the websites where they were hosted, including AO3, to the Chinese government on the 25th and the 26th.[9] The story in question contains the characterization of Xiao Zhan as a prostitute with gender dysphoria[10], and its related fanart depicts a female presenting Xiao Zhan doing makeup.[11]
This abuse of internet censorship via reporting angered the media fandom, anime fandom, and gaming fandom in China, and many fans participated in the 227 online protest to condemn the radical Xiao Zhan fans.
On 29 February 2020, AO3 became inaccessible in mainland China, and the OTW confirmed on its Twitter and Weibo accounts that the fault was not on their end.[12][13] The debate spilled over from weibo onto twitter as various fans made counter accusations about whether it was really xfx who had done the reporting, whether the xfx had reported AO3 to the government or just the weibo accounts propagating info about the AO3 fic, whether it mattered because China was about to institute an Internet rule change on March 1 anyway. A lot of fans also blamed Xiao Zhan himself and campaigned to tank his popularity, leading to various countermeasures by other fans such as the trending twitter hashtag #WeLoveYouXiaoZhan. See Blocking of AO3 in China for more details.
Links & Resources
- Chinese Actor RPF and Untamed RPF tags on AO3
References
- ^ 3732 out of 4347 works (logged in).[1][2]
- ^ WYB/XZ tag
- ^ LHK/ZZJ tag
- ^ SJY/WHX tag
- ^ LHK/WZC tag
- ^ JL/WYZ tag
- ^ WYB/everyone tag
- ^ Sort/filter sidebar results in the Untamed RPF works tag, Archived version. Accessed 11 August 2022.
- ^ Pictures of the event timeline
- ^ Summary of the fanfiction Xia Zhui
- ^ Text summary of the event timeline, Archived version
- ^ THREAD: Sad day for Chinese internet users: Ao3, archive of our own, was reportedly blocked on Feb 29, 2020. I can’t begin to describe its importance to its Chinese users. It’s not mainstream like douban, but in China it‘s a refuge for literature created by and for women., Archived version
- ^ AO3 Status op Twitter: "Unfortunately, the Archive of Our Own is currently inaccessible in China. We've investigated, and it is not due to anything on our end. We're keeping Chinese users updated on our Weibo: https://t.co/B4r3IEj0fU", Archived version