2026/09/15 07:12
[Reporter Qiu Yiqin/Reporting from Taipei] Shen Boyang, the candidate for mayor of Taipei of the Democratic Progressive Party, recently accepted an exclusive interview on the China Broadcasting Popular Network program hosted by the "Godfather of Variety Shows" Wang Weizhong. The video quickly attracted attention after it was put on the shelves, and has been viewed more than 1.9 million times so far. In comparison, the current Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan also accepted an exclusive interview with Wang Weizhong in 2022, and has accumulated about 280,000 views so far. The gap between the two is more than 1.62 million times. In this regard, He Bowen, deputy secretary-general of the Democratic Progressive Party, also expressed his analysis on the program.
Also interviewed by Wang Weizhong, Shen Boyang's (top row, right) video exceeded 1.9 million views within 4 days of its release, while Jiang Wanan's (bottom row, right) video accumulated approximately 280,000 views within 4 years of its release. The difference in views triggered heated discussions. (Combined photo, taken from YouTube)
Shen Boyang has been actively participating in the Taipei mayoral election campaign recently. In addition to running to the grassroots and sweeping the streets to solicit votes, he also interacts with the public through the launch of the "Ocean Current" series of peripheral products, and continues to accumulate online popularity. He was recently invited to be a guest on "Hey!" hosted by Wang Weizhong. Where did I say it? "Exclusive interview, the two sides talked about Taipei's municipal administration, technology governance and election campaign issues. The number of views of the video continued to rise after it was released on the 10th, exceeding 1.9 million views in just 4 days.
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However, Chiang Wanan actually accepted an exclusive interview with Wang Weizhong during the 2022 Taipei mayoral election. At that time, the program video was more than 50 minutes long and has been viewed approximately 280,000 times so far. Both are hosted by Wang Weizhong and both are interviews with Taipei mayoral candidates. However, there is a huge gap in the number of views between the two videos. Some netizens believe that Shen Boyang has recently become a hot topic and has successfully attracted ethnic groups who originally pay less attention to politics. Others believe that the number of views may not be the same as support, but the gap between 1.9 million and 280,000 times still makes many people say, "There is too much difference!"
He Bowen (pictured) bluntly said in the program that Shen Boyang "has indeed shaken the hearts of Taipei citizens.". (Reproduced from YouTube)
In this regard, when He Bowen mentioned relevant data on the political commentary program "News Face to Face" yesterday (14th), he analyzed that Shen Boyang's interview can attract a large number of people to watch, which reflects that it has indeed attracted the attention of Taipei citizens. He even said bluntly: "I think he has indeed shaken the hearts of Taipei citizens!" He believes that such online volume and discussion have shown a certain degree of election influence.
However, netizens also have different interpretations of the reasons for the gap in viewing numbers. Some people believe that Shen Boyang's recent high topicality and the heated election campaign have caused the film to receive a lot of attention; others point out that factors such as social platform algorithms, media reprints, and popularity of online discussions may affect the viewing performance of the film. In any case, the huge gap in the number of views between the two interviews has become one of the hot topics in the Taipei mayoral election.
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