The annual heavyweight Chinese variety show ‘Cheng Feng 2026’ (also known as ‘Sisters Who Make Waves 7’) will air next month. Each year, spectacular cast lists that circulate online spark discussion. On the 23rd, producers revealed the lineup: Taiwanese artists include Christine Fan (范玮琪), Esther Hsu (徐洁儿), Pets Tseng (曾沛慈), and Annie Chiang (江语晨). Kelly Lin (萧蔷) admitted she had received an invitation, while Alice Ko (柯佳嬿) responded in Instagram Stories that she's joining a drama crew, indirectly denying the rumor.
On the 23rd, Alice Ko addressed rumors about her participation in ‘Cheng Feng 2026’ via IG Stories, saying that lately she's been busy with paperwork, cleaning at home, and going to Pilates class: “Every day has been fulfilling and peaceful, I really enjoy this little holiday, recharging my inner energy in preparation for filming with the crew.” Upon seeing this, most fans breathed a sigh of relief, commenting: “Who else feels redeemed seeing Alice Ko clarify on IG that she's not joining ‘Sisters Who Make Waves’?”, “I think she already denied it once before”, “If our sister isn’t in ‘Sisters Who Make Waves’, we’ll just support you from the shore”, “Great, Ko’s not participating.”
The reason fans don’t want Alice Ko to take part is because the show has previously faced controversy over its competition format, recording rules, and results. On the 23rd, the ‘Cheng Feng 2026 Xiaogenban’ Weibo even announced this year’s new rules: the whole show will be broadcast live, with no autotune, dual-weight voting, and a third public challenge. There will be a pre-recorded reality show every Friday, followed by a live performance every Saturday. The plan is to record 7 episodes from start to finish, including the initial stage, five public performances, and a finale—all 7 will be fully live, with no autotune, no editing, and no delay.
The confirmed cast list was also released on the same day, including Kelly Lin (萧蔷), Angelica Lee (李心洁), Christine Fan (范玮琪), Li Xiaoran (李小冉), Zhao Ziqi (赵子琪), Esther Hsu (徐洁儿), Wen Zhengrong (温峥嵘), Ulan Tuya (乌兰图雅), Xie Nan (谢楠), Zhuang Fa (庄法), Wang Meng (王濛), Ye Yiqian (叶一茜), Zhe Lai Nü (者来女), Pets Tseng (曾沛慈), Tao Xinran (陶昕然), Annie Chiang (江语晨), Dan Dan (淡淡), Tang Yixin (唐艺昕), Kan Qingzi (阚清子), Hou Yu (侯宇), Grace Chan (陈凯琳), Daisy (代斯), He Xuanlin (何宣林), Wan Qianhui (万千惠), Sun Yi (孙怡), Zhang Huiwen (张慧雯), Xu Mengjie (徐梦洁), Zhang Yue (张月), Chen Yao (陈瑶), Huang Cancan (黄灿灿), Zhang Yishang (张艺上), and An Qi (安崎). When Kelly Lin was asked about being invited to the show, she candidly said: “It’s been several seasons already; if the timing is right, it’ll happen. Whether I go or not doesn’t matter that much. If I really do join, I'll give it my all and truly enjoy the stage and the process.”
News Source: China Times News Network