@katdramalover2 Let's just consider them as not part of the Little Pillows. The Little Pillows will never doubt our parents. Aylio is our parents, and we will only believe whatever our parents say.
@katdramalover2 Let's just consider them as not part of the Little Pillows. The Little Pillows will never doubt our parents. Aylio is our parents, and we will only believe whatever our parents say.
Hi~ I know many Pillows must be worried about what’s been happening with #Aylio lately, especially with the ssgs, constant rumors & all the hate. So I’ve received some inside updates from C Pillows that international Pillows may not know about yet & I’d like to share them with you all.
According to what we’ve been hearing from the Chinese fandom, many of the accounts spreading doubts and slander may not actually be genuine fans. There are claims that some are paid trolls allegedly hired by agencies connected to other BL couples. Aylio is currently one of the most popular pairs in the BL circle, and their July brand collaboration reportedly generated over 46 million RMB in sales, which is an exceptionally strong figure for a BL partnership this year.
These sales figures come directly from the official performance reports released by the brand itself. I’ve also attached a picture of the official sales report below for anyone who wants to verify the figure. Even though the Pillow fandom isn’t huge in size, we have incredibly strong purchasing power, and this strong commercial value is one of the reasons Aylio has attracted so much attention from competing CP fandoms.
With so many new BL couples emerging, competition in the BL industry has become extremely intense. There are allegations that some entertainment agencies use underhanded tactics to promote their own artists, including paying people to spread fabricated rumors and undermine competing pairs.
Initially, most of the rumors were directed at Elio. But after his old social media account was uncovered, people saw that he appeared to be a genuinely kind person without the supposed “skeletons” the rumors had implied. Now, the focus seems to have shifted toward Ayden instead.
Aylio’s agency is also tiny and doesn’t seem capable of effectively handling this level of malicious speculation, leaving fans to do much of the defending ourselves.
There’s another issue on Chinese Douyin. From what C Pillows have observed, the Zhengtong hashtag has been facing severe reach restrictions. Fans from rival CP fandoms allegedly keep mass-reporting our content, and even videos with high engagement can reportedly get taken down. As a result, fan-made videos struggle to reach people outside the existing fandom. Existing followers may still see them, but new viewers rarely come across Aylio content organically.
We’ve also been hearing that several BL-circle bloggers on Weibo were allegedly paid to post negative content about Aylio. Some of these bloggers were previously Aylio fans, but suddenly claimed they no longer ship them and began criticizing the pair. The sudden change has understandably made many Chinese fans suspicious.
After multiple rounds of attacks, C Pillows have become even more united. We trust Aylio and aren’t easily swayed by these narratives. Instead, we’ve been flooding platforms with positive, wholesome Aylio content to counter the negativity.
We international Pillows should stand with C Pillows in this matter. Let’s stay united, support Aylio, and not let unverified rumors divide the fandom. Let’s stand together and support the boys 🧡
@katdramalover2 Maybe others still can't process in their brains that a couple like this exists. They are used to the fake BL couples in the industry so it's hard for them to accept that there is this kind of CP. Or maybe others just want to make an issue because they're bored.