Shi Kai Edited Out of "Hello Saturday" Amid Cheating Scandal

Post-Production Magic? Shi Kai Gets Ghosted from Hello Saturday After Controversy

Looks like the editing team at Hello Saturday is getting a little too good at making people disappear—because this week June 1st, 2025, it’s singer and variety regular Shi Kai who’s quietly vanished from the screen, after finding himself in the middle of some very messy online drama.

The heat kicked off when a Weibo user—claiming to be the sister of Shi Kai’s ex-girlfriend, known online as Yiyi—accused him of cheating and emotional mistreatment. 

According to her, Shi Kai had even gotten engaged to Yiyi on 28 February 2024, only to break things off not long after. She dropped a blurry audio clip and a short video, supposedly filmed at their “engagement party,” as proof.

But here’s where it gets murky. Shi Kai’s supporters were quick to dig up details that don’t quite add up. Turns out, he was reportedly filming in Shanghai around that same date, and the “engagement party” footage? Apparently from a mate’s wedding. The whole situation has split netizens right down the middle—some say it’s smoke and fire, others reckon it’s a full-on reach.

His team didn’t waste time either. Not only did Shi Kai’s legal reps deny everything, but they also confirmed they’ve already filed legal action against what they’re calling defamation. Still, it’s clear the damage has already started, at least in the entertainment world.

Without any big public statement, Shi Kai has been noticeably absent from the latest episodes of Hello Saturday, where he’d been a regular guest. And yep—you guessed it—his scenes didn’t just quietly get dropped. Instead, producers have been pulling the classic “invisible guest” trick, cutting him out so slickly that viewers were left wondering if someone was talking to thin air. It’s giving déjà vu to the Victor Qin situation a while back, where he too was edited out mid-scandal.

Odd camera angles, weird pauses, and cast reactions to nobody—it’s unintentionally hilarious, and netizens aren’t letting it slide. One commenter joked, “Give the editors a raise—they're basically wizards now,” while another said, “At this rate, they can turn a 10-person cast into a solo show.”

Whether Shi Kai manages a comeback or not, one thing’s for sure: Chinese variety shows are taking zero risks these days. Once your name starts trending for the wrong reasons, you might as well start packing—digitally, at least.