The entertainment industry of China has entertained viewers with great reality shows, and some reality shows held a special place in the hearts of the fans. Reality shows can be fun to witness our favorite celebrities in different lights. This article lists some of China's most popular reality shows.
1. Idol Producer
Idol Producer is the Chinese remake of Produce 101, a Korean reality show. It is a competition-based show where 100 candidates use their talents like singing, dancing, composing, and song-writing skills to compete with others and earn public votes to make a place for themselves at the top of the leaderboard. Like any other competition-based show, the competitors who grab the top spots are safe, and the bottom-ranked gets eliminated. The first season of Idol Producer got aired in 2018 hosted by Lay Zhang, and as mentors, they had Jackson Wang, MC Jin, Li Ronghao, Cheng Xiao, and Kyulkyung. It was the debut stage of Nine Percent.
2. Day Day Up
Day Day Up is one of the most popular talk shows airing since August 4, 2008, on Hunan Television. The show conveys conserving traditional Chinese etiquettes and values to its viewers. Co-hosted by Wang Han, Da Zhangwei, Qian Feng, and Wang Yibo, Day Day Up presents fact-based information to its viewers comically and easily. This talk show was started in celebration of the arrival of the Beijing Olympics 2008.
3. Keep Running
Keep Running is a game-style show where the MCs and celebrities compete to win races at different landmarks. The races include sports activities, brain-teasers, eating competitions, and many more exciting types of games. Keep Running has been airing since 2014 and is a spin-off of the Korean show of the same name.
4. Happy Camp
Happy Camp is China's longest-run reality show. The show is the platform for celebrities to showcase their other talents apart from what they are known. The show has been airing since 1997 and has earned massive viewerships in all its years of glory.
5. Go Fighting
Go fighting is a game-based reality show starring Huang Bo, Zhang Yixing, Huang Lei, Wang Xun, Sun Honglei, and Show Luo as permanent cast members. This show resembles 'Keep Running.' The show has also been a stage of promotion and showcase of extravagant talent of other celebrities. Go fighting involves the members doing tasks individually and in teams within a specific timeframe to win the desired price.
6. KangXi Lai Le
KangXi Lai Le is a variety-comedy talk show of Taiwan. This show has been airing since 2003, hosted by Kevin Tsai and Dee Hsu. The show is famous for its open talks with celebrities and politicians on various controversial topics. KangXi Lai Le is one of Taiwan's highest-rated reality shows. Over the years, its comical elements and insightful interviews have given the show a massive fanbase.
7. If You Are The One
"If You Are The One" is one of China's most popular dating shows. The show involves a panel of 24 women who select their future boyfriends or choose to say "No Thanks" to any boy that proposes to them. Throughout the show, the boys have to showcase various talents to win the ladies' hearts.
8. Back To Field
If you want to get separated from the bustling and hustling cities and spend some time in various rural parts of China to relax, you should tune in to "Back To Field." The rich and famous figures try to live a simple country life in this show. The show cast has to manage everything by themselves. They only get the basic life necessities. To get or buy things required to them apart from those, they have to finish various tasks laid out by the production team. The show aims to showcase the peacefulness of a simpler lifestyle to its audience.
9. Who's The Murderer?
Who's the murderer is a 'Cluedo' game show, the Chinese remake of the Korean program, 'Crime Scene.' Each episode of this show is very well sketched out and is unique. The beauty of this show is that all the reactions and expressions of the cast come out naturally as they try to solve the murder mystery by clubbing together all the clues found throughout the episode.
10. Exciting Offer
Have you ever wondered how it feels to be a lawyer? How cruel and tiring yet inspiring must it be? The reality show "Exciting Offer" (also known as "Irresistible Offer") tries to showcase life as a lawyer. This show revolves around eight contestants, born after 1955, with different personalities and educational backgrounds. They are competing to win a chance to intern at a law firm.
