Polling Starlight Awards 2025 Officially Ends, Zhao Lusi Who Was Once Favored Fails to Win

Kapanlagi.com - The Polling Starlight Awards 2025 has officially closed and the results have successfully stirred up drama fans in China. Zhao Lusi's name, which had been favored from the start and led in various votes, had to accept the bitter reality of not emerging as the winner, sparking heated discussions on social media and varied reactions from fans, only on KapanLagi.com!

1. The Peak of the Polling Competition and Zhao Lusi's Final Position

The voting for the Starlight Awards officially closed on December 15, marking the end of a fierce competition that broke records on the platform Tencent Video. The results placed Times Youth League as the Champion, followed by Ju Jingyi in the Runner-up position. Meanwhile, the top actress who was favored, Zhao Lusi, had to settle for third place overall. Although her Star Points reached a significant figure of 31.63 million, that number was not enough to compete with the strength of the fandom of the top two competitors.

2. Great Hopes Placed on the Popularity of LOVE AMBITION

Love Ambition - copyright: mydramalist

The main strength supporting Zhao Lusi's position on this list is the national popularity of the drama Love Ambition. The drama reportedly reached a fantastic peak popularity on Tencent, namely 32.638. The popularity of this hit drama is directly correlated with its fanbase, making it a strong candidate predicted to seize the top position. However, despite the very high Star Points collected, the appeal of the comeback drama and the power of the team could not match the strategy and collective strength of the top two positions.

3. Collective Strength vs Zhao Lusi's Core Fandom

Zhao Lusi Super Topic - Copyright: Weibo

An interesting fact from Zhao Lusi's results is how her vote acquisition was achieved. Sources mention that a group of core fans, approximately 115 people, managed to gather over 100,000 votes. This demonstrates the intense dedication of a small, organized group of fans. Unfortunately, this strategy, which heavily relied on the core fandom, proved to be inferior in total Star Points compared to the multi-account collaboration tactics and concentrated membership point expenditures employed by the Times Youth League.

4. Striking Differences with the Champion of the Times Youth League

Zhao Lusi Super Topic - Copyright: Weibo

The comparison with Champion 1, Times Youth League (TNT), is very striking and explains why Zhao Lusi failed to win. TNT achieved a staggering 58.42 million Star Points, breaking platform records and surpassing the second-ranked group by more than 5.4 million votes.

This achievement was made possible through massive fan strategies, dubbed by the media as China's Number 1 Male Star. TNT's peak daily surge of 2.14 million votes indicates an extraordinary scale of mobilization, making Zhao Lusi's 31.63 million seem significantly behind.

5. The Dilemma of Female Solo Artists Against Boy Groups

Zhao Lusi Super Topic - Copyright: Weibo

One of the debates sparked by this result is the difficulty faced by female solo artists, such as Zhao Lusi and Ju Jingyi, when competing directly against the collective strength of boy groups that have more organized fan bases and are accustomed to voting competitions.

Ju Jingyi, as the runner-up 2, was even praised for ranking second among all artists, whether solo or group, with 18.96 million points, setting a record as a female solo artist competing against male groups. Although Zhao Lusi surpassed Ju Jingyi by 12 million points, collectively, her strength has yet to overcome the power of a group.

6. Controversy of Voting Mechanism and Data Accuracy

Zhao Lusi Super Topic - Copyright: Weibo

Although the results are official, this poll has sparked widespread debate on social media, particularly on Weibo, regarding the voting mechanism and data accuracy. The extraordinary strength of the TNT fandom and the Ju Jingyi fandom's claims that their data is purely generated manually without anomalies verified by third parties have heightened scrutiny over how those points were collected.

This raises questions about whether all Star Points carry the same weight and how transparent the voting process is that uses VIP membership points from the platform, especially in a competition involving the significant traffic of Zhao Lusi.

7. The Fact of Defeat is Not About Popularity, But About Fandom Strategy

Zhao Lusi Super Topic - Copyright: Weibo

Zhao Lusi's defeat in this poll should be viewed as a strategic failure of the fandom in the voting competition, not an indication of declining popularity. With the popularity of the hit drama Love Ambition and the acquisition of 31.63 million Star Points, far surpassing many other artists, Zhao Lusi is clearly at the peak of her popularity.

However, in polling events that heavily rely on fandom mobilization, availability of time, and resources, the advantage lies with fan organizations that can efficiently conduct mass comebacks and multi-account collaborations. The Starlight Awards 2025 serves as a lesson that the popularity of a drama does not always correlate with polling victories.

(kpl/chn)