He has finally been liberated from the Chinese idol survival competition Chuang 2021, but handsome Vladislav Ivanov — better known as Lelush the sulky Russian man — hasn't been able to tear away from his adoring fans' attention just yet.

It's been over two weeks since the final episode was streamed live and he "knocked off work", but there hasn't been a day without his name appearing on the top trending topics on Weibo, China's social media site.