In his previous life, Jing Yu's audience had at least grown up through an era of emotional carnage—dramas riddled with abortion, terminal illness, tragic romance. They were resilient.
But in Da Zhou?
Most viewers here thought it was "tragic" when the heroine cried because of a small misunderstanding.
Now? This?
Now, they were wailing like banshees in fan chat groups:
"I need a f***ing cleaver. I'm gonna go chop up the screenwriter."
"Someone pass me a painkiller."
"So this is a love triangle? I'm done. I'm OUT."
"Live NTR in broad daylight. This writer has brain damage. Only someone who's been hurt by love would write this kind of vengeful trash."
"I'm on my knees. Anyone else?"
"Setsuna is pitiful. Kazusa too. But Haruki? F*** you, man. Scum."
"You all stan Setsuna or Kazusa, but what about us—those who love both? This is double the heartbreak!"
"You kissed her—fine. BUT YOU DID IT IN FRONT OF SETSUNA. SHE'S STILL YOUR GIRLFRIEND."
"Man, I used to love this guy. The guitar playing, the soft-spoken coolness—he felt like Miyazono Kousei from Your Lie in April or Takatoshi from Tomorrow, With You. But now? Just seeing his face makes me furious."
"Who remembers why we even started this show? To see Yu Youqing and Jing Yu finally get together, right? What is this plotline now?! Can the screenwriter write a normal story for once?!"
"He literally went on TV and said this drama wasn't painful. 'Watch three episodes and you'll know.' WELL, HE WASN'T WRONG. The first three were fine. Then BAM, it went straight to soul-crushing hell."
And then… came the final blow.
Setsuna's inner monologue—her voice trembling, thoughts unraveling—echoed across the screen, whispering a passage that all veteran fans of 'White Album 2' knew well:
"Why... did it turn out like this?
For the first time, I found someone I liked.
For the first time, I made a lifelong friend.
These two joys intertwined—and should have brought me endless happiness.
So why... did it become like this?"
The "White Album Bible".
Spoken aloud.
Lin Bin felt hollow.
The show had burned his heart to ash. His emotions were numb.
Kazusa's plane soared into the sky.
Setsuna hugged Haruki from behind.
Kazusa was now thousands of miles away.
And these two—who stood side by side—were emotionally farther apart than ever.
This moment was burned into the memories of every viewer.
"It's that time again... the season of the 'White Album'."
Then the ending theme rolled.
A song that hadn't been played fully in Episode 4 finally appeared:
"Todokanai Koi."
On stage, the trio smiled and performed joyfully—
—a brutal contrast to their current shattered reality.
The brighter the festival, the darker the fallout.
And the lyrics?
"Even if love becomes an unreachable dream,
Can it still reflect one day in the mirror?"
In Episode 1, this was just a song.
In Episode 4, it was a little sad.
Now, in Episode 6?
Lin Bin just stared blankly.
So this… this is what they mean by "things change, people change."
This is what it means to hear a song again, and suddenly understand everything.
"Thanks to our dear screenwriter Jing Yu for giving us such a heart-shattering love story.
Someone take me to Lan City so I can personally thank him.
My family owns a forge. Our knives are really sharp."
Fans descended into semi-literate chaos in chat groups.
'White Album 2' – High School Arc: COMPLETE.
"To Be Continued."
Those four words at the end of the ending theme made Lin Bin's heart jolt.
Wait—what?
Right. The show was said to have more than ten episodes.
Don't tell me…
This love triangle isn't even over yet?!
Lin Bin sat there stunned.
This writer… actually managed to drag this level of emotional devastation out over six episodes…
And now what? He was going to do it for ten more?!
'White Album 2' Episode 6: complete.
Peak rating: 3.11%
Average rating: 2.70%
A stunning feat for tiny Jinhui TV—a station never meant to carry such a heavy viewer load.
After the episode aired, the network's official website crashed under the sheer traffic and fan rage.
Meanwhile, Setsuna and Kazusa's popularity exploded.
Wherever their fans crossed paths—it always led to verbal war.
But one person saw their popularity take a nosedive overnight:
Jing Yu.
Or rather, his fanbase didn't just shrink—it mutated.
From fans… to haters. Massively.
In terms of number of anti-fans, Jing Yu had no rivals in the entire fall TV season.
The character he played—Haruki—was now officially the most hated character in the country.
He racked up nearly two million downvotes in the fall season character rankings—
Putting him dead last.
The next-worst character? Had a full million less.
He wasn't just the most hated male lead—
He was the most hated character, period.
But interestingly, on the female character popularity charts:
Setsuna shot up to #10.
Kazusa rose to #12.
As for the episode itself?
Episode 6 of 'White Album 2' reached the #13 spot in national weekly drama ratings.
Up four spots from the week before.
This strange, shocking performance from a local network drama drew the attention of the entire film and television industry in Da Zhou.
Everyone started to ask:
"Who the hell is Jing Yu?"
And yet, even that wasn't the peak of the show's impact.
In the days that followed—
'White Album 2's cultural footprint kept growing.
Starting Monday, the Jinhui TV headquarters began receiving…
Letters. Gifts. Weird, bizarre fan mail.
First from Lan Province.
Then from neighboring regions.
By Wednesday, even distant provinces had joined the frenzy.
Of course, no one was dumb enough to actually mail real knives. That'd be a federal offense.
But plastic knife replicas? Those weren't restricted.
Some fans even included heartfelt letters.
Most of them?
Flaming Haruki.
Some?
Begging the show to pick one girl as the final lead—Setsuna or Kazusa.
Jinhui TV had never seen this level of viewer enthusiasm in its entire existence.
Then, on the fourth day after Episode 6 aired, the tension that had been boiling between Kazusa fans and Setsuna fans…
Finally exploded.
'White Album 2' might not have broken the Top 10 in national fall ratings.
But in terms of fan discussion intensity?
It was #1.