Up Idol

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
Genre	Reality show
Starring	See below
Ending theme	"You Are the Idol"
Country of origin	China
Original language	Standard Chinese
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	36
Production
Camera setup	Multicamera setup
Running time	90 minutes
Production company	Hunan Broadcasting System
Original release
Network	Hunan Television
Release	August 1, 2015 (2015-08-01) – October 20, 2017 (2017-10-20)

Up Idol
Chinese name (in 2015)
Traditional Chinese	偶像來了
Simplified Chinese	偶像来了
Literal meaning	The Idols are Coming
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Ǒuxiàng Láile
Chinese name (since 2016)
Traditional Chinese	我們來了
Simplified Chinese	我们来了
Literal meaning	We are Coming
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wǒmen Láile

Participants

Season 1

Name	Profession	Birthdate & Age
Captains
Wang Han	Television presenter	(1974-04-07) 7 April 1974 (age 51)
He Jiong	Actor director singer teacher television presenter writer	(1974-04-28) 28 April 1974 (age 51)
Idol members
Brigitte Lin	Actress writer	(1954-11-03) 3 November 1954 (age 70)
Yang Yuying	Singer	(1971-05-11) 11 May 1971 (age 54)
Athena Chu	Actress singer	(1971-10-25) 25 October 1971 (age 53)
Ning Jing	Actress fashion designer model	(1972-04-27) 27 April 1972 (age 53)
Ada Choi	Actress	(1973-09-17) 17 September 1973 (age 51)
Xie Na	Actress singer television presenter	(1981-05-06) 6 May 1981 (age 44)
Zhao Liying	Actress singer	(1987-10-16) 16 October 1987 (age 37)
Baby Zhang	Actress singer television presenter	(1989-04-09) 9 April 1989 (age 36)
Gülnezer Bextiyar	Actress model	(1992-05-02) 2 May 1992 (age 33)
Ouyang Nana	Actress musician singer	(2000-06-15) 15 June 2000 (age 25)

Season 2

Name	Profession	Birthdate & Age
Captains
Wang Han	Television presenter	(1974-04-07) 7 April 1974 (age 51)
Yuan Hong	Actor singer television presenter	(1982-08-23) 23 August 1982 (age 42)
Idol members
Angie Chiu	Actress	(1954-11-15) 15 November 1954 (age 70)
Carina Lau	Actress	(1965-12-08) 8 December 1965 (age 59)
Karen Mok	Actress fashion designer producer singer-songwriter	(1970-06-02) 2 June 1970 (age 55)
Joe Chen	Actress singer television presenter	(1979-04-04) 4 April 1979 (age 46)
Xie Na	Actress singer television presenter	(1981-05-06) 6 May 1981 (age 44)
Jiang Yiyan	Actress singer writer	(1983-09-11) 11 September 1983 (age 41)
Ming Xi	Actress model	(1989-03-08) 8 March 1989 (age 36)
Xu Jiao	Actress	(1997-08-05) 5 August 1997 (age 27)

Season 3

Captains and idol members

Name	Profession	Birthdate & Age
Captains
Wu Xiubo	Actor	(1968-09-05) 5 September 1968 (age 56)
Wang Han	Television presenter	(1974-04-07) 7 April 1974 (age 51)
Idol members
Rosamund Kwan	Actress	(1962-09-24) 24 September 1962 (age 62)
Jiang Xin	Actress	(1983-05-08) 8 May 1983 (age 42)
Michelle Chen	Actress singer	(1983-05-31) 31 May 1983 (age 42)
Victoria Song	Actress model singer television presenter	(1987-02-02) 2 February 1987 (age 38)
Shen Mengchen	Actress television presenter	(1989-06-13) 13 June 1989 (age 36)
Tang Yixin	Actress	(1989-12-09) 9 December 1989 (age 35)

Non-idol members

Name	Profession	Birthdate & Age	Station(s)
Yu Jia	Entrepreneurial	(1989-12-29) 29 December 1989 (age 35)	1
Winnie Wen	Writer	(1996-03-06) 6 March 1996 (age 29)	2
Li Shuang	Gourmet	(1994-05-23) 23 May 1994 (age 31)	4
Caroline Li	Illustrator	(1987-11-02) 2 November 1987 (age 37)	2–3, 5–6
Ai Hua	Student	(1995-09-30) 30 September 1995 (age 29)	1, 3–6
Xiao Bai	Stylist	(1990-02-21) 21 February 1990 (age 35)	1–6
Xu Jiru	Lawyer	(1992-09-08) 8 September 1992 (age 32)	1–6

Episodes

Season 1

Station	EP	Air date	Filming date(s)	Location	Guest Appearance	The Most Popular Idol
1st Leg	1	1 August 2015	1–2 July 2015	Hainan Airlines Haikou, Hainan		Xie Na
	2	8 August 2015
2nd Leg			18–19 July 2015	Inner Mongolian Grassland Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia		Zhao Liying
	3	15 August 2015
3rd Leg	4	22 August 2015	2–3 August 2015	798 Art Zone Beijing	TFBOYS	Brigitte Lin
	5	29 August 2015			Sean Zhang
4th Leg	6	12 September 2015	15–16 August 2015	Hunan Broadcasting System Changsha, Hunan		Ada Choi
	7	19 September 2015
5th Leg	8	26 September 2015	1–2 September 2015	Chengkancun Chengkan Township, Huizhou District, Huangshan, Anhui		Athena Chu
	9	3 October 2015
	10	10 October 2015
6th Leg			16–17 September 2015	Shanghai		Ouyang Nana
	11	17 October 2015			Tong Zirong
	12	24 October 2015			Stan Lai William Chang

Season 2

Station	EP	Air date	Filming date(s)	Location	Guest Appearance
1st Leg	1	22 July 2016	17–19 June 2016	Macau	Zou Shiming
	2	29 July 2016
2nd Leg	3	5 August 2016	10–12 July 2016	Suzhou Jiangsu
	4	12 August 2016			Fei Yu-ching
3rd Leg	5	19 August 2016	28–29 July 2016	Chengdu Sichuan
	6	26 August 2016			Sean Zhang Guo Pei
4th Leg	7	2 September 2016	12–15 August 2016	Tengchong Baoshan, Yunnan	Song Xiaobao
	8	9 September 2016			Yang Wei Bao Chunlai
5th Leg	9	16 September 2016	26–28 August 2016	Dalian Liaoning	Sun Yang Zhang Jike
	10	23 September 2016
6th Leg	11	30 September 2016	4–6 September 2016	Turpan Xinjiang
	12	7 October 2016

Season 3

Station	EP	Air date	Filming date(s)	Location	Guest Appearance
1st Leg	1	4 August 2017	13–14 July 2017	Beijing
	2	11 August 2017			China women's national judo team Wang Peiyi
2nd Leg	3	18 August 2017	4–5 August 2017	Foshan Guangdong
	4	25 August 2017			Yuen Woo-ping
3rd Leg	5	1 September 2017	18–19 August 2017	Yongzhou Hunan
	6	8 September 2017
4th Leg	7	15 September 2017	30–31 August 2017	Harbin Heilongjiang
	8	22 September 2017			He Wei Hai Jia Tan Yuanyuan
5th Leg	9	29 September 2017	17–19 September 2017	Xi'an Shaanxi
	10	6 October 2017			Coco Lee Sitar Tan Tizzy T
6th Leg	11	13 October 2017	29–30 September 2017	Dongshan County Zhangzhou, Fujian
	12	20 October 2017

Ratings

Season 1

China Hunan Television premiere ratings
Episode	Date	CSM50			CSM national network
		Rating	Share	Ranking	Rating	Share	Ranking
OP	July 25, 2015	2.318	7.72	1	2.6	9.78	1
1	August 1, 2015	2.392	11.05	1	2.26	12.66	1
2	August 8, 2015	2.123	9.79	2	1.95	11.35	1
3	August 15, 2015	2.079	9.54	2	1.78	10.04	1
4	August 22, 2015	2.041	9.38	2	2.14	12.14	1
5	August 29, 2015	2.596	11.58	2	2.23	13.16	1
6	September 12, 2015	1.8	8.85	4	1.49	9.9	1
7	September 19, 2015	2.132	10.40	2	1.73	11.28	1
8	September 26, 2015	1.840	9.85	3	1.57	11.8	1
9	October 3, 2015	1.596	7.75	3	1.31	8.63	1
10	October 10, 2015	2.013	10.11	2	1.56	10.86	1
11	October 17, 2015	1.897	9.33	3	1.46	10.42	1
12	October 24, 2015	1.803	9.50	3	1.48	10.87	1

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
Episode	Date	CSM52			CSM national network
		Rating	Share	Ranking	Rating	Share	Ranking
1	July 22, 2016	1.535	4.70	3	2.0	6.40	1
2	July 29, 2016	1.234	3.82	4	1.46	4.80	1
3	August 5, 2016	1.470	4.51	3	1.88	5.96	1
4	August 12, 2016	1.292	3.80	3	1.42	4.49	1
5	August 19, 2016	1.299	3.70	3	1.68	5.18	1
6	August 26, 2016	1.379	4.12	3	1.71	5.25	1
7	September 2, 2016	1.320	3.92	3	1.51	4.68	1
8	September 9, 2016	1.365	4.23	3	1.59	5.02	1
9	September 16, 2016	1.431	4.30	3	1.56	4.93	1
10	September 23, 2016	1.311	3.97	3	1.41	4.59	1
11	September 30, 2016	1.541	4.61	3	1.86	5.73	1
12	October 7, 2016	1.099	3.24	4	1.04	3.48	1

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
Episode	Date	CSM52			CSM national network
		Rating	Share	Ranking	Rating	Share	Ranking
1	August 4, 2017	1.038	3.47	4	1.34	4.84	1
2	August 11, 2017	0.807	2.72	4	0.99	3.52	1
3	August 18, 2017	1.414	4.81	3	1.38	4.95	1
4	August 25, 2017	1.127	3.84	4	1.1	—	1
5	September 1, 2017	0.982	3.14	4	0.96	3.19	1
6	September 8, 2017	0.919	3.09	4	1.09	3.85	1
7	September 15, 2017	0.769	2.65	6	1.13	3.97	1
8	September 22, 2017	0.769	2.58	5	—	—	—
9	September 29, 2017	0.557	2.01	7	—	—	—
10	October 6, 2017	0.792	2.70	3	1.07	3.79	1
11	October 13, 2017	0.800	2.74	3	1.1	4.04	1
12	October 20, 2017	0.698	2.41	4	0.94	—	1

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.