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Idol Producer 2
''Youth With You'' (), also known by its Chinese title ''Qīng Chūn Yǒu Nǐ'' or simply ''QCYN'', is a 2019 Chinese male group survival show that premiered on January 21, 2019 on iQIYI. Called ''Idol Producer Season 2'' before filming, it is the second edition of the 2018 male competition show ''Idol Producer,'' and the first edition of the survival show '' Youth With You''. It is presented by Lay Zhang, with Li Ronghao, Jolin Tsai, MC Jin, The8 (Xu Minghao), and After Journey serving as the coaches. The show brought together 100 trainees from different entertainment agencies, and only nine of all trainees were selected to debut through viewers' votes. On April 6, 2019, the final nine contestants debuted as UNINE. Concept ''Youth With You'' brings 100 trainees together who are either from entertainment agencies or aren't signed under any company, and nine trainees will be selected through viewers' votes to form a boy group after weeks of evaluations, group performances, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lay Zhang
Zhang Yixing (; born ), known professionally as Lay Zhang or simply Lay (), is a Chinese rapper, singer, songwriter, dancer, actor and businessman. Zhang first gained recognition for participating in the Chinese television talent show ''Star Academy'' in 2005. He later debuted as a member of the K-pop boy group Exo and its Chinese sub-unit Exo-M under SM Entertainment in 2012. In 2015, Zhang founded a personal agency for his solo activities and music releases and released an autobiography titled ''Standing Firm at 24''. In 2016, Zhang released his first extended play (EP), ''Lose Control'', to commercial success. The EP peaked at number one on the Gaon Album Chart and number four on ''Billboard''s US World Albums chart. Since his debut as a solo artist, Zhang has released four EPs and four studio albums. He founded the Chromosome Entertainment Group, which began recruiting trainees worldwide, in 2020. Zhang has been included on the ''Forbes'' China Celebrity 100 (placing in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lian Huaiwei
''Youth With You 3'' () is a 2021 Chinese male group survival show by iQIYI. The third season features 119 trainees from different entertainment agencies, to form a 9-member male group through global viewers' votes. The group IXFORM officially debuted on 25 July 2021. The show is the third season of the ''Youth With You'' series. This season was presented by Li Yuchun, with Lisa, Li Ronghao, and Will Pan serving as mentors. It aired from February 18, to May 1, 2021 on iQIYI every Thursday and Saturday at 7:00 pm CST, with subtitles available in several languages. The grand finale, originally scheduled to be streamed live on May 8, 2021, was officially cancelled and the show was terminated after an order from the Chinese media government bureau, due to the show's milk-wasting controversies. On 25 July 2021, two months after the termination, it was announced that group IXFORM debuted officially with top 9 members, Luo Yizhou, Jojo Tang Jiuzhou, Lian Huaiwei, Neil Liu Gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tug Of War
Tug of war (also known as tug o' war, tug war, rope war, rope pulling, or tugging war) is a sport that pits two teams against each other in a test of strength: teams pull on opposite ends of a rope, with the goal being to bring the rope a certain distance in one direction against the force of the opposing team's pull. Terminology The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' says that the phrase "tug of war" originally meant "the decisive contest; the real struggle or tussle; a severe contest for supremacy". Only in the 19th century was it used as a term for an athletic contest between two teams who haul at the opposite ends of a rope. Prior to that, ''French and English'' was the commonly used name for the game in the English-speaking world. Origin The origins of tug of war are uncertain, but this sport was practised in Cambodia, ancient Egypt, Greece, India and China. According to a Tang dynasty book, ''The Notes of Feng'', tug of war, under the name "hook pulling" (牽鉤), was used b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yao Chi
Lake Heihai is a small meso saline lake in Golmud County, Haixi Prefecture, Qinghai Province, in western China. Names "Lake Heihai" is an English clarification of the pinyin romanization of the Chinese name meaning . (As with Qinghai Lake, the Chinese word for "sea" is sometimes used to translate the Mongolian ''naɣur'' (), which was once used ambiguously for all large bodies of water.) The lake is also known as ("Jade Pond of the Queen Mother of the West") from an old legendary location in the Kunlun Mountains and sometimes confused with Lake Hala in the Qilian Mountains. Geography Lake Heihai is located about south of the city of Golmud in Golmud County, Haixi Prefecture, Qinghai Province, at an elevation of or above sea level in western China. It lies in a valley roughly long and wide between the Kunlun Mountains (highest elevation about ) to the south and the Burhan Buda (highest elevation about ) to the north. Earthquakes are common, as the lake lies near th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gen Neo
Gen Neo ( zh, s=梁根荣; ko, 젠니오; born June 18, 1989), is a Singaporean singer-songwriter, producer and composer based in South Korea, under BAMM Entertainment. Early life Gen Neo was born on June 18, 1989 in Singapore. He attended Catholic High School and Victoria Junior College before moving to South Korea to become a producer and composer. Gen attended Berklee College of Music where he met his frequent collaborator and close friend, Henry Lau. Career Gen started his music career in South Korea as part of a production team named called NoizeBank, consisting of Canadian musician Henry Lau, and producers Isaac Han and Neil Nallas. He has composed and produced for various artists such as Got7, Super Junior-M, Henry Lau, and f(x) F, or f, is the sixth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ef'' (pronounced ), and the plural is ''efs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silence Wang
Silence Wang (; born 17 September 1989) is a Chinese pop singer and songwriter. He made his debut with the album ''Slowly Understand'' () on 19 November 2010, and now he has published 10 albums. His songs range from hip hop and rap to contemporary pop. Early life Silence Wang was born on 17 September 1989, into an art family in Shenyang, Liaoning. He is an ethnic Manchu. Silence Wang had a strong interest in music since his childhood. He began to learn classical music in junior high school and was admitted to the Middle School of Shenyang Conservatory of Music in high school. He graduated from the Undergraduate Music Department of Shenyang Conservatory of Music. During his time in University, he released his own works on music streaming websites and topped multiple music charts. He was then signed by his record label and started his career as a professional singer-songwriter. Career On 14 May 2010, Wang's first album, ''First'' was released. On 19 November, his first pers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taeyang
Dong Young-bae (; born May 18, 1988), better known by his stage names Taeyang (meaning "sun" in Korean) and SOL (when performing in Japan), is a South Korean singer, songwriter and dancer. After appearing in Jinusean's music video "A-yo", Taeyang began training under YG Entertainment at the age of 12. Six years later, he made his debut in 2006 as a member of the South Korean boy band Big Bang. While the quintet's debut was met with lukewarm receptions, their follow-ups cemented their popularity, becoming one of the best-selling digital group of all-time in Asia and one of the best-selling boy bands in the world. Following the release of several albums and extended plays with his group, Taeyang pursued a solo career in 2008, releasing his first extended play, ''Hot''. The EP was acclaimed by critics and went to win the award for Best R&B & Soul Album at the 6th Korean Music Awards. ''Hot'' was followed by his first full-length studio album, '' Solar'' (2010), that garnered sales ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A-Mei
Kulilay Amit (, born 9 August 1972), better known by her stage name A-Mei, is a Taiwanese Puyuma singer and record producer. In 1996, she made her singing debut and released her album, ''Sisters''. Her albums ''Truth'' (2001), ''Amit'' (2009), and ''Faces of Paranoia'' (2014) each won her a Golden Melody Award for Best Mandarin Female Singer and made the Taiwanese diva one of the singers who won the category the most times. Having sold over 50 million records, she has achieved success in the Mandarin-speaking world and is often referred to as the " Queen of Mandopop". Life and career 1972–1996: Early years and career beginnings A-Mei was born on 9 August 1972 in a Puyuma family in Beinan, Taitung, Taiwan. Her Puyuma-language name is Kulilay Amit, alternatively transliterated Gulilai Amit. In 1992, A-Mei moved to Taipei and took part in the Five Lights Star Singing Contest presented by the Taiwanese TV program Five Lights Awards; she made it all the way through to the fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seventeen (South Korean Band)
Seventeen (; stylized in all caps or as SVT) is a South Korean boy band formed by Pledis Entertainment. The group consists of thirteen members: S.Coups, Jeonghan, Joshua, Wen Junhui, Jun, Hoshi (South Korean singer), Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, DK, Mingyu, The8, Boo Seung-kwan, Seungkwan, Vernon, and Dino. The group debuted on May 26, 2015 with the extended play (EP) ''17 Carat'', which became the longest-charting K-pop album of the year in the US and the only rookie album to appear on Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard'''s "10 Best K-Pop Albums of 2015" list. Seventeen has released four studio albums, twelve EPs and three reissues. Seventeen is considered a "self-producing" Korean pop idol, idol group, with the members actively involved in songwriting and choreographing, as well as many other aspects of their music and performances. They perform as one group and are divided into three units—hip-hop, vocal, and performance—each with a different area of specialization. They have bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Zhenning
Unine (stylized as UNINE) was a nine-member Chinese boy band formed by the survival show ''Youth with You''. The group consisted of Li Wenhan, Li Zhenning, Yao Mingming, Guan Yue, Jia Yi, Hu Chunyang, Xia Hanyu, Chen Youwei, and He Changxi. History UNINE was formed through the reality survival television show ''Youth With You,'' which aired from January 21 to April 6, 2019. It was the second edition of ''Idol Producer''. Out of the 100 trainees, only 9 were to debut through audience votings. In the final episode the debut lineup was announced, in which Li Wenhan had come in first place, followed by Li Zhenning, Yao Mingming, Guan Yue, Jia Yi, Hu Chunyang, Xia Hanyu, Chen Youwei and He Changxi respectively. Prior to UNINE, Li Wenhan debuted in the Chinese-South Korean boy band Uniq in 2014. He also made his acting debut in 2016. Yao Mingming trained with SEVENTEEN and appeared in Seventeen TV. He was also a contestant in a South Korean survival show ''Mix Nine,'' but failed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony Music
Sony Music Entertainment (SME), also known as simply Sony Music, is an American multinational music company. Being owned by the parent conglomerate Sony Group Corporation, it is part of the Sony Music Group, which is owned by Sony Entertainment and managed by the American umbrella division of Sony. It was originally founded in 1929 as American Record Corporation and renamed as Columbia Recording Corporation in 1938, following its acquisition by the Columbia Broadcasting System. In 1966, the company was reorganized to become CBS Records, and Sony Corporation bought the company in 1988, renaming it under its current name in 1991. In 2004, Sony and Bertelsmann established a 50-50 joint venture known as Sony BMG, which transferred the businesses of Sony Music and Bertelsmann Music Group into one entity. However, in 2008, Sony acquired Bertelsmann's stake, and the company reverted to the Sony Music name shortly after; the buyout allowed Sony to acquire all of BMG's labels, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
