# My Little Princess (亲爱的，公主病)
**My Little Princess** (亲爱的，公主病) is a 2016 Chinese youth romance web drama produced by Sohu Video, directed by Yu Zhongzhong (于中中), and starring the Thai actor [Mike D](https://www.edgepedia.org/mike-d). Angelo and Zhang Yuxi (张予曦). It ran for 16 episodes of about 40 minutes each, premiering on Sohu Video on August 11, 2016, and became one of the surprise hits of China's 2016 summer streaming season.[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8457954/) • [2](https://yule.sohu.com/20160930/n469445947.shtml)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Format | 16 episodes, about 40 minutes each; romantic comedy web drama (偶像剧)[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8457954/) |
| Production | Sohu Video original, co-produced with Weiwei Yixiao (薇薇一笑); directed by Yu Zhongzhong; Qi Wei (戚薇) served as producer and artistic director[2](https://yule.sohu.com/20160930/n469445947.shtml) |
| Source | Adapted from Maqiduo's (玛琪朵) novel *Dear Princess Syndrome* (《亲爱的公主病》)[3](https://factpedia.org/index.php?title=%E8%A6%AA%E6%84%9B%E7%9A%84%EF%BC%8C%E5%85%AC%E4%B8%BB%E7%97%85&variant=zh-hans) |
| Main cast | Mike D. Angelo as Jiang Nianyu, Zhang Yuxi as Lin Xingchen, Chen Borong (陈柏融) as Zheng Chuyao, with Du Yan and Chen Jingxuan[4](https://ent.sina.com.cn/v/m/2016-04-07/doc-ifxrcizu3747229.shtml) • [5](https://www.cpophome.com/my-little-princess-mike-d-angelo-zhang-yuxi/) |
| Broadcast | Premiered August 11, 2016 on Sohu Video; finale September 30, 2016[1](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8457954/) • [2](https://yule.sohu.com/20160930/n469445947.shtml) |
| Viewership | 500 million total views and 1 billion topic discussions by the finale; 338.24 million total views as of the Mid-Autumn holiday[2](https://yule.sohu.com/20160930/n469445947.shtml) • [6](https://ent.cri.cn/20160919/9fd94b09-dfd8-5374-d16d-e1cbc0d7e480.html) |
## Spoilers
### Premise and cast
The story is set at Siye Academy of Arts (四叶艺术学院), an elite private school founded to feed graduates into top art institutions such as [Central Saint Martins](https://www.edgepedia.org/central-saint-martins) and Parsons. Because art is, in the show's own framing, a rich person's game, the campus is filled with the children of the wealthy and famous, and the heroine, Lin Xingchen, is bullied by the campus's dominant cliques from her first day.[7](https://wetv.vip/zh-cn/play/38nzo2lmispzrb3/q0032juz9vk-EP1%3AMy_Little_Princess) The iQiyi synopsis describes her as a wealthy heiress with "princess syndrome" who is repeatedly frustrated while pursuing a rich second-generation heir before finding love.[8](https://www.iqiyi.com/a_19rrh9osix.html)
Mike D. Angelo, a Thai singer and actor who had become widely known across Asia through the Thai remake of *Full House*, played Jiang Nianyu; Zhang Yuxi played Lin Xingchen. The supporting leads were Chen Borong as Zheng Chuyao, Du Yan, and [Chen Jingxuan](https://www.edgepedia.org/chen-jingxuan).[4](https://ent.sina.com.cn/v/m/2016-04-07/doc-ifxrcizu3747229.shtml) • [6](https://ent.cri.cn/20160919/9fd94b09-dfd8-5374-d16d-e1cbc0d7e480.html) The drama began principal photography in April 2016, when the cast was first announced.[4](https://ent.sina.com.cn/v/m/2016-04-07/doc-ifxrcizu3747229.shtml)
## Reception and viewership
**A small production that outperformed its budget.** Within four episodes the show topped web topic rankings, and Chinese press called it the first "addictive" ("有毒") web drama of 2016, praising its reversal of standard idol-drama formulas.[9](https://yule.sohu.com/20160817/n464707572.shtml) During the Mid-Autumn holiday in September 2016, episodes 13 and 14 drew 12.96 million daily views and a cumulative 338.24 million views, placing it second in daily and total views among all web dramas then streaming, behind only the much larger-budget *The Mystic Nine* (老九门).[6](https://ent.cri.cn/20160919/9fd94b09-dfd8-5374-d16d-e1cbc0d7e480.html)
By the finale on September 30, 2016, the drama had reached 500 million views and 1 billion topic discussions on Chinese social media, and Sohu Entertainment's own coverage described it as the dark-horse hit of the 2016 summer season.[2](https://yule.sohu.com/20160930/n469445947.shtml) On Bilibili, the first episode alone drew more than 113,000 bullet comments (danmaku).[6](https://ent.cri.cn/20160919/9fd94b09-dfd8-5374-d16d-e1cbc0d7e480.html) The show also trended on Sina Weibo under the hashtag #亲爱的公主病# shortly after its August 2016 premiere.[10](https://www.whatsonweibo.com/chinese-netizens-infatuated-sohus-little-princess-hit-tv-drama/)
## Style: anti-trope and "2.5 dimensions"
The drama's publicity and coverage centered on its self-aware treatment of the "Mary Sue" romance formula. Reviewers noted that the four leads seemed to have "picked up the wrong scripts": the heroine behaves like a scheming second lead, delivering constant asides that voice the audience's own commentary, while the romance tropes are played with a straight face.[6](https://ent.cri.cn/20160919/9fd94b09-dfd8-5374-d16d-e1cbc0d7e480.html) • [2](https://yule.sohu.com/20160930/n469445947.shtml)
The production promoted the concept of "2.5 dimensions" (2.5次元), in which the heroine's on-screen commentary breaks the wall between drama and viewer, combined with the danmaku overlay on streaming platforms to create an interactive viewing experience.[6](https://ent.cri.cn/20160919/9fd94b09-dfd8-5374-d16d-e1cbc0d7e480.html) Sohu Entertainment's retrospective credited the show with redefining the idol-romance genre for web platforms and called its success a milestone for platform-developed series.[2](https://yule.sohu.com/20160930/n469445947.shtml)
## Legacy
A sequel, *Dear Prince* (亲爱的王子大人), was announced at the show's September 28, 2016 celebration event and released on August 30, 2017, made by the same team with the original leads.[11](https://www.jendow.com.tw/wiki/%E8%A6%AA%E6%84%9B%E7%9A%84%EF%BC%8C%E5%85%AC%E4%B8%BB%E7%97%85) Internationally, the series has been distributed with subtitles on Rakuten Viki, where it holds a 9.2 rating from more than 31,000 users, and on other services including WeTV and AsianCrush.[12](https://www.viki.com/tv/35625c-my-little-princess?locale=en) • [5](https://www.cpophome.com/my-little-princess-mike-d-angelo-zhang-yuxi/)
## References
1. [My Little Princess (TV Series 2016), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8457954/)
2. [《公主病》颠覆国产偶像剧 网络自制剧的全面胜利, 搜狐娱乐 (2016-09-30)](https://yule.sohu.com/20160930/n469445947.shtml)
3. [亲爱的，公主病 - 求真百科](https://factpedia.org/index.php?title=%E8%A6%AA%E6%84%9B%E7%9A%84%EF%BC%8C%E5%85%AC%E4%B8%BB%E7%97%85&variant=zh-hans)
4. [《亲爱的，公主病》开机 MIKE无极限撩妹, 新浪娱乐 (2016-04-07)](https://ent.sina.com.cn/v/m/2016-04-07/doc-ifxrcizu3747229.shtml)
5. [My Little Princess – Chinese Drama 2016, CPOP HOME](https://www.cpophome.com/my-little-princess-mike-d-angelo-zhang-yuxi/)
6. [清奇玛丽苏《亲爱的公主病》逆袭中秋 成流量担当, 国际在线 (2016-09-19)](https://ent.cri.cn/20160919/9fd94b09-dfd8-5374-d16d-e1cbc0d7e480.html)
7. [亲爱的，公主病 第01集, WeTV](https://wetv.vip/zh-cn/play/38nzo2lmispzrb3/q0032juz9vk-EP1%3AMy_Little_Princess)
8. [亲爱的公主病, 爱奇艺](https://www.iqiyi.com/a_19rrh9osix.html)
9. [各种反套路！《公主病》炼成终极"毒"剧, 搜狐娱乐 (2016-08-17)](https://yule.sohu.com/20160817/n464707572.shtml)
10. [Chinese Netizens Infatuated With Sohu's 'My Little Princess' Hit TV Drama, What's on Weibo (2016-08-13)](https://www.whatsonweibo.com/chinese-netizens-infatuated-sohus-little-princess-hit-tv-drama/)
11. [親愛的，公主病, 百科知識中文網](https://www.jendow.com.tw/wiki/%E8%A6%AA%E6%84%9B%E7%9A%84%EF%BC%8C%E5%85%AC%E4%B8%BB%E7%97%85)
12. [My Little Princess, Rakuten Viki](https://www.viki.com/tv/35625c-my-little-princess?locale=en)
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