We Are Young (TV series)
We Are Young (Chinese: 少年之名; pinyin: Shàonián zhī míng) is a 2020 Chinese male group reality competition show, which premiered on June 26, 2020. It is a production between China's Youku and Taiwan's ETtoday. The competition focuses on 84 male trainees which compete to debut in the winning group.[1][2]
We Are Young | |
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Country of origin | China |
No. of episodes | 10 |
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Original network | Youku ETtoday |
Original release | June 26, 2020 |
Production
The show was announced on April 23, 2020 with veteran Chinese singers Lay Zhang, Tiger Hu, Cheng Xiao, Ryu Han, and Guo Jingming serving as mentors on each aspects for the program. The cast of 84 males participating this program came from all across the world including China, with some contestants had record in music experience and had a history of participating in a reality competition. The idol survival reality competition was held despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4]
Contestants
The 84 members participated this season are:
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Name | Nationality/Region | Birthday | Age | Managing Company | Previous Experience | Level | Finish |
Notes
Jackson Yee joined the first two episodes as the Youth Explorer. Due to hectic schedule Youth Producer Lay Zhang wasn’t able to join every episode.
References
- "ETtoday推全新男團選秀節目《少年之名》海選招募中" (in Chinese). 銘報. 2019-11-22. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
- "优酷《少年之名》拒绝"模块化"造星 84位少年逐梦-". 中新网. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- "Boy Group Survival Show We Are Young Announces Mentor Lineup Joining Producer Zhang Yixing". pandaily.
- "While Chinese idol groups flop Idol survival shows are flourishing". pandaily.