Idol Producer
| Idol Producer | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Genre | Reality-talent show |
| Directed by | Cheng Gang |
| Creative director | Tan Yan |
| Presented by | Zhang Yixing[1] |
| Starring | Zhang Yixing [2] Li Ronghao[3] Jackson Wang [4] Cheng Xiao [5] Zhou Jieqiong [6] MC Jin[7] |
| Opening theme | "Ei Ei" by Idol Producer |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Chinese |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Jiang Bin |
| Production locations | Beijing, China |
| Running time | 94 - 208 Minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | iQiyi |
| Release | January 19, 2018 – present |
Idol Producer (Chinese: 偶像练习生; pinyin: Ǒuxiàng liànxí shēng) is a Chinese reality boy group survival show produced by iQiyi. The reality show was officially aired and broadcast online on January 19, 2018 on iQiyi.[8] The show garnered over 100 million viewers within the first hour of broadcast.[9]
Concept
Idol Producer brings together 100 trainees from 31 different entertainment companies and talent agencies, both within and beyond China, including individual trainees who aren't associated with any agencies. The trainees will have seal-offed training sessions which are recorded for a period of four months. Nine of the 100 trainees will be chosen through a voting system by the viewers from the pool of 100 trainees to debut as a unit boy group of 9 people. The voting style is similar to Korea's Produce 101 and Mix Nine. [10][11]
Coaches
| Name | Age | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zhang Yixing | 26 | Nation's producer | Member of EXO |
| Li Ronghao | 32 | Vocal instructor | |
| Jackson Wang | 23 | Rap instructors | Member of Got7 |
| MC Jin | 35 | ||
| Cheng Xiao | 19 | Dance instructors | Member of Cosmic Girls/WJSN |
| Zhou Jieqiong | 19 | Previous member of I.O.I
Member of Pristin |
Contestant
Color key
- Top 9 of the week
- Left the show
- Eliminated
| Company | Name | Nationality | Grade | Ranking | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | E02 | E03 | E04 (Live Votes) | E05 | E06 | E07 (Live votes) | E08 | E09 (Live votes) | E10 | E11 | E12 | FINAL | |||
| Contestant | ||||||||||||||||
| Banana Entertainment
(香蕉娱乐) |
Lin Chaoze (林超泽) |
 China
|
A | A | 32 | 20 | 35 | 14 | 14 | 36 | 16 | 32 | ||||
| Lin Yanjun (林彦俊) |
 Republic of China (Taiwan)
|
C | D | 31 | 27 | 51 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 6 | |||||
| Li Ruotian (李若天) |
China
|
C | F | 55 | 64 | 54 | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Lu Dinghao (陸定昊) |
China
|
C | C | 39 | 34 | 9 | 30 | 36 | 38 | 31 | 27 | |||||
| Jiang Jingzuo (姜京佐) |
China
|
C | C | 59 | 60 | 12 | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Qiu Zhixie (邱治谐) |
Republic of China (Taiwan)
|
C | C | 96 | 95 | 89 | Eliminated | |||||||||
| You Zhangjing (尤长靖) |
 Malaysia
|
B | A | 69 | 13 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 10 | |||||
| Gao Maotong (高茂桐) |
China
|
C | D | 46 | 53 | 22 | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Bei Honglin (貝汯璘) |
Republic of China (Taiwan)
|
C | B | 33 | 37 | 20 | 37 | 45 | 49 | Eliminated | ||||||
| Yuehua Entertainment
(乐华娱乐) |
Zhu Zhengting (朱正廷) |
China
|
A | A | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Justin (黄明昊) |
China
|
A | B | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1/2 | |||||
| Li Quanzhe (李权哲) |
China
|
F | B | 24 | 30 | 74 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 23 | |||||
| Ding Zeren (丁泽仁) |
China
|
A | B | 17 | 21 | 53 | 20 | 21 | 5 | 19 | 13 | |||||
| Fan Chengcheng (范丞丞) |
China
|
D | D | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |||||
| Bi Wenjun (毕雯珺) |
China
|
D | D | 15 | 25 | 17 | 26 | 27 | 3 | 27 | 16 | |||||
| Huang Xinchun (黃新淳) |
China
|
F | F | 22 | 29 | 52 | 33 | 25 | 10 | 29 | 31 | |||||
| Mavericks Entertainment
(麦锐娱乐) |
Luo Zheng (罗正) |
China
|
F | F | 45 | 50 | 4 | 34 | 29 | 32 | 24 | 29 | ||||
| Deng Langyi (邓烺怡) |
China
|
F | C | 42 | 54 | 45 | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Sun Fanjie (孙凡杰) |
China
|
F | D | 88 | 94 | 78 | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Li Xikan (李希侃) |
China
|
D | C | 20 | 28 | 10 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 17 | 10 | |||||
| Yu Mingjun (余明君) |
China
|
D | D | 21 | 32 | 21 | 46 | 40 | 50 | 34 | 32 | |||||
| Lu Chenyu (呂晨瑜) |
China
|
D | F | 66 | 74 | 43 | Eliminated | |||||||||
| MERCURY NATION
(辰星娱乐) |
Rapen (罗仁麒) |
China
|
C | F | 64 | 71 | 94 | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Xu Shengen (徐圣恩) |
China
|
C | D | 67 | 73 | 77 | 54 | 42 | 35 | 28 | 32 | |||||
| J-ONE (姜祎) |
China
|
C | F | 85 | 91 | 48 | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Jia Li (伽里) |
China
|
C | D | 81 | 69 | 91 | 51 | 58 | 56 | Eliminated | ||||||
| Simply Joy Music
(简单快乐音乐) |
Sun Haoran (孙浩然) |
China
|
B | F | 65 | 59 | 36 | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Lin Haokai (林浩楷) |
China
|
B | F | 57 | 65 | 41 | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Wang Ziyi (王子异) |
China
|
A | B | 14 | 19 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 28 | 7 | 7 | |||||
| Li Zhijie (李志杰) |
China
|
B | D | 94 | 96 | 32 | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Jin Yihan (金逸涵) |
 Portugal
|
B | F | 54 | 68 | 75 | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Shiningstar
(新锐杂志) |
Wan Yuxian (万宇贤) |
China
|
C | C | 95 | 87 | 26 | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Ying Zhiyue (应智越) |
 Hong Kong
|
C | D | 87 | 90 | 67 | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Zhao Yuche (赵俞澈) |
China
|
D | D | 93 | 78 | 60 | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Zhu Yuntian (朱匀天) |
China
|
D | D | 63 | 47 | 18 | 53 | 56 | 11 | Eliminated | ||||||
| Zhu Yunyi (朱匀一) |
China
|
D | D | 61 | 45 | 15 | 50 | 55 | 60 | Eliminated | ||||||
| Summer Star
(盛夏星空) |
Chen Minghao (陈名豪) |
China
|
F | F | 29 | 42 | 56 | 47 | 57 | 13 | Eliminated | |||||
| Zhang Dayuan (张达源) |
China
|
F | F | 79 | 57 | 11 | 35 | 48 | 52 | Eliminated | ||||||
| Wang Zihao (王梓豪) |
China
|
C | D | 90 | 88 | 72 | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Wang Yilong (王艺龙) |
China
|
D | C | 77 | 76 | 14 | 57 | 59 | 31 | Eliminated | ||||||
| Yang Feitong (杨非同) |
China
|
D | D | 86 | 89 | 3 | 49 | 33 | 37 | 30 | 27 | |||||
| OACA
(觉醒东方) |
Qin Fen (秦奋)[n 1] |
China
|
B | F | 13 | 10 | 59 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 20 | ||||
| Han Mubo (韩沐伯) |
China
|
C | C | 12 | 11 | 71 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 24 | |||||
| Jing Peiyao (靖佩瑶) |
China
|
C | F | 43 | 40 | 68 | 45 | 46 | 25 | Eliminated | ||||||
| Qin Zimo (秦子墨) |
China
|
D | F | 28 | 35 | 27 | 41 | 47 | 29 | Eliminated | ||||||
| Zuo Ye (左叶) |
China
|
F | D | 18 | 18 | 76 | 22 | 41 | 53 | Eliminated | ||||||
| Qin's Entertainment
(坤音娱乐) |
Yue Yue (岳岳) |
China
|
C | D | 40 | 22 | 81 | 21 | 17 | 23 | 18 | 18 | ||||
| Mu Ziyang (木子洋) |
China
|
C | F | 53 | 23 | 70 | 24 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 7 | |||||
| Bu Fan (卜凡) |
China
|
C | F | 9 | 8 | 62 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 10 | 13 | |||||
| Ling Chao (灵超) |
China
|
C | D | 23 | 17 | 61 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 12 | |||||
| Boyi Culture
(铂熠文化) |
Zhang Xin (张昕) |
China
|
F | C | 91 | 93 | 95 | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Ye Hongxi (叶泓希) |
China
|
F | C | 89 | 92 | 88 | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Zhang Yixuan (张奕轩) |
China
|
C | B | 74 | 77 | 38 | 56 | 43 | 47 | Eliminated | ||||||
| Ling Qi (凌崎) |
China
|
C | D | 51 | 62 | 83 | 52 | 44 | 58 | Eliminated | ||||||
| SSTAR
(星焕文化) |
Zhang Yuchen (张宇晨) |
China
|
F | D | 82 | 85 | 29 | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Luo Jie (罗杰) |
China
|
D | C | 68 | 75 | 33 | Eliminated | |||||||||
| He Jiageng (何嘉庚) |
China
|
F | D | 52 | 66 | 37 | Eliminated | |||||||||
| CNC
(超能唱片) |
Qin Junyi (覃俊毅) |
China
|
C | F | 48 | 51 | 79 | 43 | 34 | 48 | Eliminated | |||||
| Wu Lianjie (武連杰) |
China
|
F | C | 47 | 52 | 24 | 42 | 35 | 57 | Eliminated | ||||||
| Lou Zibo (娄滋博) |
China
|
D | C | 60 | 58 | 63 | 44 | 30 | 12 | 32 | 29 | |||||
| Li Rang (李让) |
China
|
C | D | 26 | 36 | 42 | 36 | 31 | 50 | 35 | 24 | |||||
| Asian Idol Factory Entertainment
(A.I.F娱乐/亚洲偶像工厂) |
Zhang Yifan (张艺凡) |
China
|
B | A | 84 | 84 | 50 | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Zhao Lingfeng (赵凌峰) |
China
|
C | D | 97 | 97 | 93 | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Yu Hao (于浩) |
China
|
C | F | 80 | 81 | 97 | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Yang Yi (杨羿) |
China
|
B | C | 83 | 86 | 99 | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Gramarie Entertainment
（果然娱乐） |
Xiao Gui (小鬼) |
China
|
B | B | 7 | 6 | 58 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | ||||
| Zhang Yankai (张晏恺) |
China
|
C | F | 71 | 72 | 55 | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Zhou Yanchen (周彦辰) |
China
|
B | B | 27 | 31 | 23 | 27 | 18 | 27 | 14 | 22 | |||||
| Zhu Xingjie (朱星杰) |
China
|
B | B | 16 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 13 | 13 | |||||
| Dimensions Multimedia
（次元文化） |
Chen Siqi (陈斯琪) |
China
|
D | C | 35 | 38 | 57 | 39 | 51 | 46 | Eliminated | |||||
| Xu Heni (徐鶴尼) |
China
|
C | F | 76 | 63 | 28 | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Hong Yi Entertainment
(红熠文化) |
Li Changgeng (李长庚) |
China
|
D | D | 19 | 26 | 86 | 38 | 50 | 33 | Eliminated | |||||
| He Dongdong (何东东) |
China
|
D | F | 6 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 28 | 55 | 33 | 35 | |||||
| Levent Entertainment
(乐风艺社) |
Min Zhexiang (闵喆祥) |
China
|
C | C | 99 | 98 | 13 | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Chen Yifu (陈义夫) |
China
|
B | F | 37 | 46 | 73 | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Super Jet Entertainment
(捷特联合) |
Han Yongjie (韩雍杰) |
China
|
F | D | 34 | 43 | 31 | 40 | 52 | 44 | 42 | |||||
| Young Culture
(亚歌文化) |
Qian Zhenghao (钱正昊) |
China
|
B | F | 70 | 12 | 65 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 26 | 24 | ||||
| Wild Fire Entertainment
(野火娱乐) |
Jack Xu Kaihao (许凯皓) |
Republic of China (Taiwan)
|
B | C | 11 | 14 | 82 | 23 | 39 | 54 | Eliminated | |||||
| NewStyle Media
(新湃传媒) |
Yu Bin (于斌)[n 2] |
China
|
F | D | 50 | 49 | 87 | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Emperor Entertainment Group
（英皇娱乐） |
Ming Peng (明鵬) |
China
|
F | D | 38 | 44 | 30 | 48 | 53 | 45 | Eliminated | |||||
| Ciwen Media
(慈文传媒) |
Dong Yanlei (董岩磊) |
China
|
F | F | 10 | 16 | 96 | 18 | 26 | 42 | Eliminated | |||||
| A Legend Star Entertainment
（传奇星娱乐） |
Chen Linong (陈立农) |
Republic of China (Taiwan)
|
A | C | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| Huayi Brothers
(华谊兄弟) |
Zheng Ruibin (郑锐彬) |
China
|
B | A | 41 | 39 | 39 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 25 | 16 | ||||
| Jeffrey Tung (董又霖) |
Republic of China (Taiwan)
|
B | D | 8 | 9 | 69 | 12 | 13 | 26 | 15 | 18 | |||||
| Hua Ying Yi Xing
（华影艺星） |
Huang Shuhao (黄书豪) |
 Thailand
|
D | F | 56 | 24 | 64 | 32 | 37 | 41 | Eliminated | |||||
| Tianjin Broadcasting
(天津中视） |
Zhu Yiwen (朱一文) |
China
|
B | F | 73 | 61 | 44 | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Sparkling Culture
(點星文化) |
Hu Zhibang (胡致邦) |
China
|
F | D | 44 | 56 | 66 | 59 | 38 | 42 | Eliminated | |||||
| Individual Trainee | Cai Xukun (蔡徐坤)[n 3] |
China
|
A | A | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1/2 | ||||
| Zhou Tengyang (周腾阳) |
China
|
C | F | 92 | 83 | 40 | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Huang Ruohan (黃若涵) |
China
|
C | F | 72 | 82 | 98 | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Gan Jun (甘俊) |
China
|
B | D | 62 | 67 | 80 | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Hou Haoran (侯浩然) |
China
|
C | F | 75 | 80 | 49 | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Li Junyi (李俊毅) |
China
|
B | A | 78 | 79 | 90 | 55 | 49 | 40 | Eliminated | ||||||
| Zhou Rui (周锐) |
China
|
D | B | 49 | 55 | 46 | 31 | 22 | 7 | 23 | 21 | |||||
| Retired Contestant | ||||||||||||||||
| MLody Studio
(MLody工作室) |
Jiang Dahe (姜达赫) |
China
|
D | F | 30 | 41 | 47 | 58 | 60 | 59 | Left the show | |||||
| Joy Star
（臻星娱乐） |
Liang Hui (梁輝)[n 4] |
China
|
D | F | 36 | 48 | 19 | 60 | 54 | 39 | ||||||
| SSTAR
(星焕文化) |
Li Xinyan (李鑫岩) |
China
|
F | F | 58 | 70 | 84 | Medical Retirement[13] | ||||||||
| MERCURY NATION
(辰星娱乐) |
Gigel (张津铭) |
China
|
C | D | 25 | 33 | 92 | Disciplinary Expulsion[14][15] | ||||||||
| Wang Youchen (王宥辰) |
China
|
C | F | 98 | 99 | 85 | ||||||||||
| Individual Trainee | Song Shuijiao (宋睡覺) |
China
|
B | F | Left the show[16] | |||||||||||
Top 9
| E02 | E03 | E04 | E05 | E06 | E07 | E08 | E09 | E10 | E11 | E12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chen Linong | Cai Xukun | Chen Linong | Cai Xukun | Cai Xukun | Fan Chengcheng | Cai Xukun | ??? [n 5] | |||
| 2 | Cai Xukun | Chen Linong | Zhu Zhengting | Chen Linong | Justin | Zhu Zhengting | Justin | ??? [n 6] | |||
| 3 | Fan Chengcheng | Fan Chengcheng | Yang Feitong | Fan Chengcheng | Fan Chengcheng | You Zhangjing &
Bi Wenjun |
Fan Chengcheng | Zhu Zhengting | |||
| 4 | Justin | Justin | Luo Zheng | Justin | Zhu Zhengting | Zhu Zhengting | Chen Linong | ||||
| 5 | Zhu Zhengting | Zhu Zhengting | Fan Chengcheng | Zhu Zhengting | Chen Linong | Ding Zeren | Chen Linong | Fan Chengcheng | |||
| 6 | He Dongdong | Xiao Gui | Zhu Xingjie | Xiao Gui | Xiao Gui | Xiao Gui | Xiao Gui | Lin Yanjun | |||
| 7 | Xiao Gui | He Dongdong | Justin | Bu Fan | Bu Fan | Zhou Rui | Wang Ziyi | Mu Ziyang | |||
| 8 | Jeffrey | Bu Fan | Cai Xukun | Li Quanzhe | Wang Ziyi | Justin | You Zhangjing | Wang Ziyi | |||
| 9 | Bu Fan | Jeffrey | Lu Dinghao | He Dongdong | Li Quanzhe | Qin Fen | Ling Chao | Xiao Gui |
Elimination Chart
Color key
| Top 9 | |
| Contestant eliminated in the final episode | |
| Contestant eliminated in the third elimination round | |
| Contestant eliminated in the second elimination round | |
| Contestant eliminated in the first elimination round | |
| Contestant left the show |
| Idol Producer Contestants[17] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hu Zhibang (胡致邦) | Li Junyi (李俊毅) | |||
| Ming Peng (明鵬) | Jing Peiyao (靖佩瑶) | Jack Xu Kaihao (许凯皓) | Dong Yanlei (董岩磊) | Huang Shuhao (黄书豪) |
| Qin Junyi (覃俊毅) | Qin Zimo (秦子墨) | Zhang Yixuan (张奕轩) | Chen Siqi (陈斯琪) | Li Changgeng (李长庚) |
| Wu Lianjie (武連杰) | Zuo Ye (左叶) | Ling Qi (凌崎) | Wang Yilong (王艺龙) | Chen Minghao (陈名豪) |
| Bei Honglin (貝汯璘) | Jia Li (伽里) | Zhu Yuntian (朱匀天) | Zhu Yunyi (朱匀一) | Zhang Dayuan (张达源) |
| Qiu Zhixie (邱治谐) | Jiang Jingzuo (姜京佐) | Li Ruotian (李若天) | Zhao Lingfeng (赵凌峰) | Yang Yi (杨羿) |
| Deng Langyi (邓烺怡) | Li Zhijie (李志杰) | Sun Haoran (孙浩然) | J-ONE | Lu Chenyu (呂晨瑜) |
| Wan Yuxian (万宇贤) | Jin Yihan (金逸涵) | Lin Haokai (林浩楷) | Zhou Tengyang (周腾阳) | Rapen |
| Ying Zhiyue (应智越) | Zhao Yuche (赵俞澈) | Yang Yi (杨羿) | Wang Zihao (王梓豪) | Zhang Xin (张昕) |
| Zhang Yifan (张艺凡) | He Jiageng (何嘉庚) | Luo Jie (罗杰) | Zhang Yuchen (张宇晨) | Ye Hongxi (叶泓希) |
| Min Zhexiang (闵喆祥) | Zhang Yankai (张晏恺) | Zhu Yiwen (朱一文) | Yu Bin (于斌) | Xu Heni (徐鶴尼) |
| Chen Yifu (陈义夫) | Hou Haoran (侯浩然) | Gan Jun (甘俊) | Huang Ruohan (黃若涵) | Li Xinyan (李鑫岩) |
| Song Shuijiao (宋睡覺) | Gigel | Wang Youchen (王宥辰) | Jiang Dahe (姜达赫) | Liang Hui (梁輝) |
Episodes
Production
Chief producer Jiang Bin has previously produced many well known reality talent shows including S-style Show, I Supermodel and Road to the Runway. The show recruited Cheng Gang, the chief director of Super Boy and Tan Yan, the visual director of I Am a Singer.[8]
The coaches for the series were introduced through posters which were uploaded online. On December 17, a press conference was held where coaches Zhang Yixing (Lay), Jackson Wang, Cheng Xiao, Jieqiong and MC Jin attended.[18] On February 3, a total of 21 contestants[n 7] were invited by Zhang Yixing to guest on Chinese variety show, Happy Camp.[19]
Marketing Campaign
Social Media Platform--iQiyi
Official competition videos of Idol Producer are only broadcast on iQiyi. While watching the show, audience can post subtitles on the play page. Such subtitles are simultaneously broadcast to all viewers in real-time, creating an interactive playback experience[20]. In addition, iQiyi also sets up a Bubble Community , which is responsible for launching topics related to the program, organizing online and offline idol supporting activities and opening voting channels[21]. For example, the theme event called‘A Letter for You’, asked contestants to read letters written by fans and broadcast it in a video format[22].
Social Media Platform--Sina Weibo
Sina Weibo is one of the most popular social media platforms in China. As of September 2017, it already has 376 million monthly active users and 165 million daily active users[23]. Because Sina Weibo has the same target audience as the Idol Producer, it has become the main digital marketing channel of this reality show[24][25].
In December 2017, Zhang Yixing, one of the main judges, announced on his Sina Weibo that he was going to be the Program Director of Idol Producer which has received 438,000 likes and has been retweeted for more than 108,000 times[26]. After the broadcast, Idol Producer created an official account on Sina Weibo to share competition videos, interesting moments behind the scenes and contestants' interviews. Its use of multimedia edit provides a wider spreading scale than pure text edit[27].
Since the launch of Idol Producer, it keeps ranking the first at Sina Weibo's Online Variety Show List. As of March 2018, it has shown on Sina Weibo's homepage as one of the most popular topics for 292 times. The pageview of more than 130 subtopics has exceeded 10.86 billion and program-related videos has been played for over 12.4 billion times[28].
Exclusive Title Sponsor--Nongfu Spring
Nongfu Spring provides a nominal fee of 200 million yuan for Idol Producer[29]. In return, slogan boxes, poster screens, subtitles, etc. that are based on the theme of Nongfu Spring Vitamin Water are designed as a type of Product Placement.[30].Compared with those traditional hard-advertisement, this customized advertisement obtains a perfect fusion with the video content[31]. According to the voting rules of Idol Producer, each bottle of Vitamin Water has a unique voting code, binding the voting volume with sales. In addition, through following the Nongfu Spring's public account on Wechat, there will be an extra one voting right per day.[32]
It is the second time IQiyi cooperates with Nongfu Spring in this way, and the first try was in the previous online reality show called "The Rap of China", which had helped Nongfu Spring increase its sales volume by more than 50% in 2017.[33]
Co-Sponsor--Xiao Hong Shu APP
Xiao Hong Shu, a Chinese cross-border E-commerce company founded in 2013, is committed to providing consumers with channels for the purchase of imported goods and community to share using experience.[34]
Each contestant creates personal account on Xiao Hong Shu APP to share his daily life outside the competition[35]. Meanwhile, Xiao Hong Shu establishes a ‘Popularity List’, offering competition tickets to those fans of the Top 3 popular contestants. Voting directly on the List or making comments under idol's articles could make contributions to contestants' popularity. Details see Voting Rules. As of March 14,2018, the total number of votes on Xiao Hong Shu App has exceeded 1.06 billion[36]. Articles with high click volume will be posted on the home page, which means that popular contestants could get the chance to be seen by 91 million APP users[37].
Co-Sponsor--Ni Wo Dai Company
Ni Wo Dai Company, a Chinese online P2P financing platform that was established in June 2011, provides financing services for small and micro enterprises as a third-party. It is independently constructed and operated by Shanghai Jiayin Financial Services Co., Ltd. (formerly Shanghai Jiayin E-commerce Co., Ltd.)[38].
For cooperation, nine of contestants participated in the online advertising video shooting for Ni Wo Dai. At the same time, tickets for final competition would be randomly sent while people using Ni Wo Dai App. And the top five contestants who win the most votes in Ni Wo Dai official website will be given a chance to have a one-day advertisement at the main building of Citibank (China) in Lujiazui, Shanghai. As of March 14th 2018, the total number of votes collected in Ni Wo Dai has exceeded 20 million, and the number of pageview during the show is over 2 million[39].
Co-Sponsor--NetEase Music
The songs performed by the contestants (partly reproduced) are exclusively authorized to be collected by NetEase Music as an album. By March 17, 2018, the number of comments on NetEase Music about this album has exceeded 4,400[40].
Reception
The first episode of the show garnered over 1 hundred million viewers within the first hour of broadcast on iQiyi.[9] Zhang Yixing was remarked for his scrutiny towards the contestants during their performances.[41]
Discography
Singles
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Track listing
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Plagiarism controversy
The show has been accused of plagiarizing the format of South Korean talent show Produce 101 Season 2. However, Mnet clarified that it had no involvement with the production of Idol Producer. [43]
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Notes
- ^ Former The Legend member.
- ^ Former M4M member.
- ^ Former Swin member.
- ^ Former 24K member.
- ^ Number of votes for Cai Xukun and Justin are not released in this episode.
- ^ Number of votes for Cai Xukun and Justin are not released in this episode.
- ^ Bei Honglin, Cai Xukun, Chen Linong, Ding Zeren, Fan Chengcheng, Li Quanzhe, Lu Dinghao, Luo Zheng, Wang Ziyi, Xiao Gui, Yang Feitong, Zhang Yifan, Zheng Ruibin, Zhang Yixuan, You Zhangqing, Zhu Zhengting, Zhu Xingjie