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PAGE  PAGE 4 Top 10 Foreign Stars On Chinese Minds 　　Song Joongki 　　In early 2016， the South Korean television drama Descendants of the Sun was broadcast in China through an online streaming service at the same time as it was shown in South Korea. After four episodes， video views surpassed 300 million. Song Joongki shot to fame for his lead role as Yoo Sijin and became one of the most-discussed topics and top search terms in China. 　　Kobe Bryant 　　On April 4， 2016， Kobe Bryant scored 60 points in his final NBA game with a 101-96 win over the Utah Jazz. To pay respect to Bryant， some Chinese companies gave their employees the day off to watch the game. That morning， Bryant posted a thank-you video on Sina Weibo （a Chinese version of Twitter）， and by the afternoon it had amassed 90，000 likes and over 20，000 comments. 　　Mohammad Ali 　　Legendary American boxer Mohammad Ali succumbed to illness on June 4， 2016. Chinese athletes expressed their condolences. “Ali organized many training classes for boxers and referees in China， tremendously assisting the development of boxing in China，” remarked Chinese boxer Yang Lianhui. “Almost all of our growth must be at least partially attributed to him.” 　　Leonardo DiCaprio 　　Leonardo DiCaprio has been widely known in China since the film Titanic was released in 1997. In February 2016， he finally won an Oscar for Best Actor for his role in The Revenant. Virtually everyone felt that the statuette was deserved， and Chinese fans were excited for him. Many thanked the Oscar voters for making his career wish finally come true in his forties. 　　Angelina Jolie 　　American actress Angelina Jolie， who has performed impeccably in a wide variety of roles， is very popular in China. Moviegoers are consistently raving about her work， and of course her marriage to and divorce from Brad Pitt always attracted Chinese fans’ attention. 　　Bob Dylan 　　American singer and songwriter Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize in Literature last year