Celebrity couples open up on love and marriage on TV show

The reality show Viva La Romance 2026 aired on Mango TV on Thursday, documenting celebrity couples during their daily lives and travels, where they have candid conversations about parenting philosophies and shared family responsibilities.

This season features four pairs: actor Qin Hao and his wife, Taiwan entertainer Annie Shizuka Inou; singer-songwriter Ma Di and his wife, actress Li Chun; singer-actress Jin Sha and her husband Sun Chengxiao; as well as Chinese swimmer Sun Yang and his wife, former gymnast Zhang Doudou.

Throughout the journey, the show explores how couples collaborate to manage their households and support each other's personal development.

The narratives aim to strike an emotional chord with the public, promote healthy and inclusive views on marriage rooted in equality and shared responsibility, and showcase the healing nature of marital relationships.

The show also sees Qin bringing his wife back to his hometown of Shenyang, Liaoning province, where the couple revisits the places from his childhood and shares a meal with his parents. Ma and Li are seen selecting and assembling furniture together, finding both sweetness and a sense of fulfillment in building their shared home. Jin and Sun host a final singles' party before obtaining their marriage license, celebrating this meaningful life milestone with laughter and the warm blessings of close friends. Sun and Zhang choose to return to the place where they first met, surrounded by family and friends as they relive the memories that started their love story.

Stripped of their public personas, the four couples offer an authentic and unfiltered look at married life. Through open communication, mutual understanding, and patient listening, they work through their differences, close emotional distances and deepen the empathy that binds them together.