LayarHijau – Wang Churan is once again making waves online after an old video of the actress performing a Xinjiang dance at the age of seven resurfaced on Chinese social media. The clip has drawn plenty of attention for showing a playful side of Wang that is a far cry from the elegant, cool-headed image she is known for today.
The video resurfaced amid a wave of online “archaeology” into Wang’s childhood. Not long ago, Chinese netizens dug up another clip of the actress at six years old, when she reportedly introduced herself as a “hot dance girl.” Now, another childhood performance has emerged, prompting jokes that the actress has entered the “second round” of her social-media embarrassment.
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In the newly resurfaced footage, Wang can be seen wearing a stage costume with her hair styled in a fluffy, exaggerated look as she performs a Xinjiang dance. Despite being only seven years old, she appears completely focused on the performance and dances with remarkable confidence.
The clip quickly caught attention because of how different Wang looks from the actress audiences know today. Wang, who was born in 1999, is widely recognized for her elegant appearance and a more reserved, cool-toned image.
Rather than making fun of her, however, many Chinese netizens found the footage adorable. Some praised how fearless she was as a child, while others joked that her confidence had clearly been there from the beginning.
“She was already this bold when she was little,” one netizen commented. Another joked that Wang had essentially grown up to become the same person, with her confidence and expressive personality already visible in the childhood footage.
The video has also been pulled into the ongoing meme frenzy surrounding Overdo (《这一秒过火》), Wang’s drama with Zhang Linghe. Some netizens have started using memes and screenshots from the drama to jokingly imagine how Wang might react to seeing yet another embarrassing childhood clip resurface.
The latest wave of jokes is closely tied to a phrase that went viral during the pair’s promotional activities for Overdo. Wang and Zhang previously joked that “the sky falls every time we look at our phones” after discovering that clips of their interactions during livestreams had been edited into memes and fan-made videos.
Now that another childhood video has surfaced, the joke has taken on a life of its own. Netizens have been joking that every time Wang checks her phone, there is another childhood clip waiting to make her want to disappear.
Wang’s studio has also shown no signs of trying to avoid the trend. Instead, the team has joined in on the jokes, adding to the lighthearted atmosphere surrounding the resurfaced footage.
For many fans, the clips have made Wang feel more relatable. Free from filters, carefully crafted celebrity images, and the polished elegance associated with her today, the footage captures a carefree little girl simply enjoying her moment on stage.
What started as another piece of childhood footage has therefore turned into a new source of entertainment for netizens following Wang Churan’s career—and another unexpected chapter in the actress’s ongoing “social death” saga.
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