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News on August 31: The hashtag #WangzaiXiaoqiaoUnbanned recently shot up the hot search list, sparking widespread discussion among netizens.
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Isn’t this the internet‑famous singer who caused a huge stir last year and got banned across all platforms? How did she come back so quietly?
Xiaolei noticed that her main Douyin account has now had its follow‑restriction lifted. Functions including following, commenting and livestreaming are back to normal. However, on other platforms such as Weibo, her account remains muted or restricted for the time being.
It is worth noting that Wangzai Xiaoqiao boasted 23.44 million followers on Douyin before the ban. The figure has now dropped to 14.3 million, representing a loss of over 9 million followers in more than a year.
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So what exactly did Wangzai Xiaoqiao do to get banned across all platforms?
Back in July 2025, Wangzai Xiaoqiao was at the peak of her career. With over 20 million followers and cover versions going viral across the internet, she announced a major milestone: her‑ever‑first solo concert The Seeker to be held in Shanghai.
While staging a concert should have been good news, the official announcement instantly blew up online.
She would perform the entire show without showing her face. Ticket prices ranged from 268 yuan to 968 yuan, with floor‑level seats selling for nearly 1,000 yuan — on par with tickets for many A‑list professional singers at the time.
Notably, out of the 28 tracks on the setlist, only seven were her original compositions; all the rest were covers.
Xiaoleibbb (ID: xiaoleibbb) was stunned by those ticket prices. Even new singers who perform with their faces revealed rarely dare to set prices this high, let alone one who stays faceless. She really got ahead of herself.
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Before the controversy over the concert had died down, an even bigger scandal erupted.
Music fans will know that Annual Ring was written and composed by Wang Sulong. Yet during a livestream, Wangzai Xiaoqiao insisted stubbornly that Zhang Bichen was the sole original singer, and Wang Sulong was not an original performer at all.
Her remarks immediately stirred up a hornet’s nest. Wang Sulong’s team revoked all licensing rights to Annual Ring. A song that had been part of many people’s youth thus became a source of embarrassment for both sides, all because of her irresponsible comment.
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Following this incident, Wangzai Xiaoqiao’s public reputation plummeted sharply. She later released an apology letter, which many hoped would help repair her image. However, netizens soon exposed that apart from her name “Wangzai Xiaoqiao”, the entire text was AI‑generated.
With all these incidents piling up, her accounts were officially restricted across all platforms on July 29, 2025. She was muted on Weibo and her Douyin account was set to follow‑disabled.
Most people thought her career was all but over. Yet no one expected her comeback more than a year later.
Online public opinion is now deeply divided.
On one side, long‑time fans and newly‑interested casual viewers argue that music stands apart from personal misdeeds. They praise her singing ability and claim past issues are old news and should not be dwelt on.
On the other side, many netizens strongly oppose her return. They point out that none of the previous problems — copyright disputes, exploitative concert pricing, disrespect toward fans, incitement of online harassment and pending lawsuits — have been resolved, and she has never offered a genuine apology.
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Xiaoleibbb (ID: xiaoleibbb) holds that as a public figure with tens of millions of followers, the mistakes she made are undeniable. Disregard for original copyright, exploitation of fans’ trust, and inappropriate remarks cannot be offset merely by her good singing voice.
Public figures reap the benefits brought by online popularity, so they must shoulder corresponding social responsibilities and be accountable for their own words and deeds.
That said, it is worth pondering whether the threshold for internet‑celebrities to make a comeback is too low nowadays. If one can bounce back at will after making mistakes as long as they command traffic, will more people take chances? They might think the worst‑case scenario is just a temporary fall from grace, and they can regain popularity by switching content tracks once public attention fades.
Ultimately, what do you think of Wangzai Xiaoqiao’s quiet return? Can she stage a genuine comeback this time? Feel free to share your opinions in the comments section.
