Bling Empire

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Bling Empire
File:Bling empire title.jpg
Genre Reality television
Starring <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • Anna Shay
  • Cherie Chan
  • Christine Chiu
  • Kevin Kreider
  • Kim Lee
  • Kane Lim
  • Kelly Mi Li
  • Jaime Xie
  • Mimi Morris[1]
  • Dorothy Wang[1]
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 26
Production
Executive producer(s) <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • Jeff Jenkins
  • Brandon Panaligan
  • Ross Weintraub
  • Elise Chung
  • Ben Eisele
  • Kelly Mi Li
  • Christine Chiu
Running time 28–47 minutes
Production company(s) Jeff Jenkins Productions
Release
Original network Netflix
Original release January 15, 2021 (2021-01-15) –
present (present)
Chronology
Related shows Bling Empire: New York
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Bling Empire is an American reality television series released on Netflix on January 15, 2021. The series focuses on the lives of wealthy, materialistic East and Southeast Asian Americans, socialites based in the Los Angeles area,[2] described as real-life Crazy Rich Asians.[3][4] It is the first American reality television series in which the main cast are all of East and Southeast Asian descent.[5] On March 10, 2021, Netflix renewed the series for a second season which premiered on May 13, 2022.[6][1] The third season premiered on October 5, 2022.[7] The sister Netflix series, Bling Empire: New York, launched in January 2023.[8][9]

Cast

  • Kevin Taejin Kreider – Male model born in South Korea but adopted and raised in Philadelphia. Kreider narrates the series for the audience.[10]
  • Kane Lim – Real estate developer and investor from Singapore with family interests in real estate, shipping, oil and tankers[11]
  • Christine Chiu – Philanthropist, couture collector, and co-founder of Beverly Hills Plastic Surgery inc.[12] In 2021, she competed in the thirtieth season of Dancing with the Stars.[13] She was paired with Pasha Pashkov, they finished in fourteenth place after being eliminated in week 3.
  • Gabriel Chiu – Plastic surgeon and husband of Christine Chiu, and said to be a 24th direct descendant of the Song emperor.[14]
  • Kelly Mi Li – Self-made entrepreneur and film producer born in China, who dated actor Andrew Gray in season 1[15]
  • Anna Shay – Part-Japanese, part-Russian socialite whose fortune comes from selling her father's company Pacific Architects and Engineers[16]
  • Cherie Chan – Denim heiress and former singer[17]
  • Jessey Lee – Family business is in furniture
  • Kim Lee – DJ and former model, raised by her Vietnamese mother, but searches for her father in season 1[18]
  • Andrew Gray – Kelly's boyfriend. Andrew is a model and an actor, who was best known for playing the Red Ranger in the 2013 show Power Rangers Megaforce.
  • Jaime Xie – Fashion influencer and model. She is the eldest daughter of Chinese-American tech businessman Ken Xie[19]
  • Guy Tang – Hairdresser and singer-songwriter
  • Mimi Morris (season 2)[1]
  • Dorothy Wang (season 2) – Youngest daughter of controversial Chinese-American businessman and slumlord billionaire Roger Wang[1]

Episodes

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally released
1 8 January 15, 2021 (2021-01-15)
2 8 May 13, 2022 (2022-05-13)
3 10 October 5, 2022 (2022-10-05)

Season 1 (2021)

No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Title Original release date
1 1 "Necklacegate 90210" January 15, 2021 (2021-01-15)
2 2 "Tale of Two Trusts" January 15, 2021 (2021-01-15)
3 3 "What's in Anna's Shower?" January 15, 2021 (2021-01-15)
4 4 "Beverly Hills Heartbreak" January 15, 2021 (2021-01-15)
5 5 "Private Lies" January 15, 2021 (2021-01-15)
6 6 "The Other Side" January 15, 2021 (2021-01-15)
7 7 "Kevin and Kane Take Charleston" January 15, 2021 (2021-01-15)
8 8 "Will You Marry Me?" January 15, 2021 (2021-01-15)

Season 2 (2022)

No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Title Original release date
9 1 "Diamonds And Deception" May 13, 2022 (2022-05-13)
10 2 "Rumor Has It" May 13, 2022 (2022-05-13)
11 3 "Adieu ma Chérie" May 13, 2022 (2022-05-13)
12 4 "No Friend Zone" May 13, 2022 (2022-05-13)
13 5 "From Glowup to Blowup" May 13, 2022 (2022-05-13)
14 6 "Royalty Over Loyalty" May 13, 2022 (2022-05-13)
15 7 "The Truth Hurts" May 13, 2022 (2022-05-13)
16 8 "Battle Royale" May 13, 2022 (2022-05-13)

Season 3 (2022)

No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Title Original release date
17 1 "Blast From the Past" October 5, 2022 (2022-10-05)
18 2 "Gossip Guy" October 5, 2022 (2022-10-05)
19 3 "Envy, Intrigue, and Escapes" October 5, 2022 (2022-10-05)
20 4 "Making Up in Malibu" October 5, 2022 (2022-10-05)
21 5 "There's Something About Janice" October 5, 2022 (2022-10-05)
22 6 "Achy Reiki Heart" October 5, 2022 (2022-10-05)
23 7 "Crash and Burn" October 5, 2022 (2022-10-05)
24 8 "The Truth About Kim" October 5, 2022 (2022-10-05)
25 9 "Kevin in Paris" October 5, 2022 (2022-10-05)
26 10 "The One That Got Away" October 5, 2022 (2022-10-05)

Reception

For the first season, review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 90% based on 10 reviews, with an average rating of 6.7/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Bling Empire may be another celebration of lavish wealth, but the focus on an Asian American cast gives this reality program an intriguing layer of cultural celebration."[20]

Diane Gordon of TV Guide thought the television series was more than the "grotesque opulence" that it depicted, with compelling characters among the cast, some of whom were exploring their identity.[21] Eilidh Hargreaves of The Telegraph found the "epic rivalries", "ridiculous" problems, wild whims, "self-serving" philosophy of the main characters to be compulsive viewing and "deliciously odious to observe".[22]

Spin-off

In October 2022, Netflix announced a New York City-set spin-off series Bling Empire: New York. It stars Dorothy Wang, who was a cast member in season 2 of the original series.[23][24] The spin-off was released on January 20, 2023.[25]

See also

References

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External links

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