Up Idol (simplified Chinese: 偶像来了; traditional Chinese: 偶像來了; pinyin: Ǒuxiàng Láile; lit. 'The Idols are Coming') is a Chinese celebrity reality show broadcast on Hunan Television. The first season debuted on 1 August 2015 with 12 episodes featuring two captains and ten popular celebrities as they travel to different places and experience the Chinese culture. The program was relaunched in 2016. The Chinese title was changed to We are Coming (simplified Chinese: 我们来了; traditional Chinese: 我們來了; pinyin: Wǒmen Láile) though the official English title remains unchanged as Up Idol.[1] The second season debuted on 22 July 2016 with 12 episodes. The third season debuted on 4 August 2017 with 12 episodes.

Up Idol
GenreReality show
StarringSee below
Ending theme"You Are the Idol"
Country of originChina
Original languageStandard Chinese
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes36
Production
Camera setupMulticamera setup
Running time90 minutes
Production companyHunan Broadcasting System
Original release
NetworkHunan Television
ReleaseAugust 1, 2015 (2015-08-01) –
October 20, 2017 (2017-10-20)
Up Idol
Chinese name (in 2015)
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Literal meaningThe Idols are Coming
Chinese name (since 2016)
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Literal meaningWe are Coming

Participants

Season 1

NameProfessionBirthdate & Age
Captains
Wang HanTelevision presenter (1974-04-07) 7 April 1974 (age 50)
He Jiong
  • Actor
  • director
  • singer
  • teacher
  • television presenter
  • writer
(1974-04-28) 28 April 1974 (age 49)
Idol members
Brigitte Lin
  • Actress
  • writer
(1954-11-03) 3 November 1954 (age 69)
Yang YuyingSinger (1971-05-11) 11 May 1971 (age 52)
Athena Chu
  • Actress
  • singer
(1971-10-25) 25 October 1971 (age 52)
Ning Jing
  • Actress
  • fashion designer
  • model
(1972-04-27) 27 April 1972 (age 52)
Ada ChoiActress (1973-09-17) 17 September 1973 (age 50)
Xie Na
  • Actress
  • singer
  • television presenter
(1981-05-06) 6 May 1981 (age 42)
Zhao Liying
  • Actress
  • singer
(1987-10-16) 16 October 1987 (age 36)
Baby Zhang
  • Actress
  • singer
  • television presenter
(1989-04-09) 9 April 1989 (age 35)
Gülnezer Bextiyar
  • Actress
  • model
(1992-05-02) 2 May 1992 (age 31)
Ouyang Nana
  • Actress
  • musician
  • singer
(2000-06-15) 15 June 2000 (age 23)

Season 2

NameProfessionBirthdate & Age
Captains
Wang HanTelevision presenter (1974-04-07) 7 April 1974 (age 50)
Yuan Hong
  • Actor
  • singer
  • television presenter
(1982-08-23) 23 August 1982 (age 41)
Idol members
Angie ChiuActress (1954-11-15) 15 November 1954 (age 69)
Carina LauActress (1965-12-08) 8 December 1965 (age 58)
Karen Mok
  • Actress
  • fashion designer
  • producer
  • singer-songwriter
(1970-06-02) 2 June 1970 (age 53)
Joe Chen
  • Actress
  • singer
  • television presenter
(1979-04-04) 4 April 1979 (age 45)
Xie Na
  • Actress
  • singer
  • television presenter
(1981-05-06) 6 May 1981 (age 42)
Jiang Yiyan
  • Actress
  • singer
  • writer
(1983-09-11) 11 September 1983 (age 40)
Ming Xi
  • Actress
  • model
(1989-03-08) 8 March 1989 (age 35)
Xu JiaoActress (1997-08-05) 5 August 1997 (age 26)

Season 3

Captains and idol members

NameProfessionBirthdate & Age
Captains
Wu XiuboActor (1968-09-05) 5 September 1968 (age 55)
Wang HanTelevision presenter (1974-04-07) 7 April 1974 (age 50)
Idol members
Rosamund KwanActress (1962-09-24) 24 September 1962 (age 61)
Jiang XinActress (1983-05-08) 8 May 1983 (age 40)
Michelle Chen
  • Actress
  • singer
(1983-05-31) 31 May 1983 (age 40)
Victoria Song
  • Actress
  • model
  • singer
  • television presenter
(1987-02-02) 2 February 1987 (age 37)
Shen Mengchen
  • Actress
  • television presenter
(1989-06-13) 13 June 1989 (age 34)
Tang YixinActress (1989-12-09) 9 December 1989 (age 34)

Non-idol members

NameProfessionBirthdate & AgeStation(s)
Yu JiaEntrepreneurial (1989-12-29) 29 December 1989 (age 34)1
Winnie WenWriter (1996-03-06) 6 March 1996 (age 28)2
Li ShuangGourmet (1994-05-23) 23 May 1994 (age 29)4
Caroline LiIllustrator (1987-11-02) 2 November 1987 (age 36)2–3, 5–6
Ai HuaStudent (1995-09-30) 30 September 1995 (age 28)1, 3–6
Xiao BaiStylist (1990-02-21) 21 February 1990 (age 34)1–6
Xu JiruLawyer (1992-09-08) 8 September 1992 (age 31)1–6

Episodes

Season 1

StationEPAir dateFilming date(s)LocationGuest AppearanceThe Most Popular Idol
1st Leg11 August 20151–2 July 2015Hainan Airlines
Haikou, Hainan
Xie Na
28 August 2015
2nd Leg18–19 July 2015Inner Mongolian Grassland
Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia
Zhao Liying
315 August 2015
3rd Leg422 August 20152–3 August 2015798 Art Zone
Beijing
TFBOYSBrigitte Lin
529 August 2015Sean Zhang
4th Leg612 September 201515–16 August 2015Hunan Broadcasting System
Changsha, Hunan
Ada Choi
719 September 2015
5th Leg826 September 20151–2 September 2015Chengkancun
Chengkan Township, Huizhou District, Huangshan, Anhui
Athena Chu
93 October 2015
1010 October 2015
6th Leg16–17 September 2015ShanghaiOuyang Nana
1117 October 2015Tong Zirong
1224 October 2015Stan Lai
William Chang

Season 2

StationEPAir dateFilming date(s)LocationGuest Appearance
1st Leg122 July 201617–19 June 2016MacauZou Shiming
229 July 2016
2nd Leg35 August 201610–12 July 2016Suzhou
Jiangsu
412 August 2016Fei Yu-ching
3rd Leg519 August 201628–29 July 2016Chengdu
Sichuan
626 August 2016Sean Zhang
Guo Pei
4th Leg72 September 201612–15 August 2016Tengchong
Baoshan, Yunnan
Song Xiaobao
89 September 2016Yang Wei
Bao Chunlai
5th Leg916 September 201626–28 August 2016Dalian
Liaoning
Sun Yang
Zhang Jike
1023 September 2016
6th Leg1130 September 20164–6 September 2016Turpan
Xinjiang
127 October 2016

Season 3

StationEPAir dateFilming date(s)LocationGuest Appearance
1st Leg14 August 201713–14 July 2017Beijing
211 August 2017China women's national judo team
Wang Peiyi
2nd Leg318 August 20174–5 August 2017Foshan
Guangdong
425 August 2017Yuen Woo-ping
3rd Leg51 September 201718–19 August 2017Yongzhou
Hunan
68 September 2017
4th Leg715 September 201730–31 August 2017Harbin
Heilongjiang
822 September 2017He Wei
Hai Jia
Tan Yuanyuan
5th Leg929 September 201717–19 September 2017Xi'an
Shaanxi
106 October 2017Coco Lee
Sitar Tan
Tizzy T
6th Leg1113 October 201729–30 September 2017Dongshan County
Zhangzhou, Fujian
1220 October 2017

Ratings

Season 1

 China Hunan Television premiere ratings
EpisodeDateCSM50CSM national network
RatingShareRankingRatingShareRanking
OPJuly 25, 20152.3187.7212.69.781
1August 1, 20152.39211.0512.2612.661
2August 8, 20152.1239.7921.9511.351
3August 15, 20152.0799.5421.7810.041
4August 22, 20152.0419.3822.1412.141
5August 29, 20152.59611.5822.2313.161
6September 12, 20151.88.8541.499.91
7September 19, 20152.13210.4021.7311.281
8September 26, 20151.8409.8531.5711.81
9October 3, 20151.5967.7531.318.631
10October 10, 20152.01310.1121.5610.861
11October 17, 20151.8979.3331.4610.421
12October 24, 20151.8039.5031.4810.871
  1. The data determined by CSM.
  2. Ratings ranked above not including CCTV.
  3. Information source: 卫视这些事儿, 卫视小露电, 潇湘卧龙, Hunan Television's WeChat Official Account (ID: happychina1997).

Season 2

 China Hunan Television premiere ratings
EpisodeDateCSM52CSM national network
RatingShareRankingRatingShareRanking
1July 22, 20161.5354.7032.06.401
2July 29, 20161.2343.8241.464.801
3August 5, 20161.4704.5131.885.961
4August 12, 20161.2923.8031.424.491
5August 19, 20161.2993.7031.685.181
6August 26, 20161.3794.1231.715.251
7September 2, 20161.3203.9231.514.681
8September 9, 20161.3654.2331.595.021
9September 16, 20161.4314.3031.564.931
10September 23, 20161.3113.9731.414.591
11September 30, 20161.5414.6131.865.731
12October 7, 20161.0993.2441.043.481
  1. The data determined by CSM.
  2. Ratings ranked above not including CCTV.
  3. Information source: 卫视这些事儿, 卫视小露电, 潇湘卧龙, Hunan Television's WeChat Official Account (ID: happychina1997).

Season 3

 China Hunan Television premiere ratings
EpisodeDateCSM52CSM national network
RatingShareRankingRatingShareRanking
1August 4, 20171.0383.4741.344.841
2August 11, 20170.8072.7240.993.521
3August 18, 20171.4144.8131.384.951
4August 25, 20171.1273.8441.11
5September 1, 20170.9823.1440.963.191
6September 8, 20170.9193.0941.093.851
7September 15, 20170.7692.6561.133.971
8September 22, 20170.7692.585
9September 29, 20170.5572.017
10October 6, 20170.7922.7031.073.791
11October 13, 20170.8002.7431.14.041
12October 20, 20170.6982.4140.941
  1. The data determined by CSM.
  2. Ratings ranked above not including CCTV.
  3. Information source: 卫视这些事儿, 卫视小露电, 潇湘卧龙, Hunan Television's WeChat Official Account (ID: happychina1997).

Broadcast TV stations

Start on July 29, 2016, Astro Quan Jia HD air Up Idol simultaneously broadcast with Hunan Television on Fridays 19:50.

References

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