Guess () was a Taiwanese television variety show, hosted by
Jacky Wu
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and other hosts, that began on 4 July 1996 and ended its run on 18 August 2012. It was broadcast in Taiwan, weekly on Saturdays from 22:00 to 00:00 on free-to-air China Television (CTV) (中視) and syndicated to be broadcast in Singapore weekly on Saturdays 23:30 on free-to-air MediaCorp Channel U and Malaysia's 8TV weekly on Sundays 17:00 to 18:30.
The show was twice nominated for Best Variety Programme and hosts
Jacky Wu
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and Aya won
Best Host in a Variety Programme
The Golden Bell Award for Best Host in a Variety Show () is one of the categories of the competition for the Taiwanese television production, Golden Bell Awards
The Golden Bell Awards () is an annual Taiwanese television and radio production ...
from two nominations, at the
Golden Bell Awards
The Golden Bell Awards () is an annual Taiwanese television and radio production award presented in October or November each year by the Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development, a division of Taiwan's Ministry of Culture. It is th ...
.
History
Guess started on 4 July 1996 as 我猜我猜我猜猜猜 (), but suffered low viewer ratings initially (apart from its pilot episode), until
Jacky Wu
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took over the helm as the main male host on 21 March 1998. He has been the main host since, while his 2 female co-hosts have changed throughout the years. Former female hosts include
Barbie Shu
Barbie Hsu (; born 6 October 1976) is a Taiwanese actress, singer, and television host. She is best known for her leading role in the television series '' Meteor Garden'' (2001).
Life and career
Hsu was born in Taipei, Taiwan on 6 October 197 ...
(aka Da S),
Dee Shu
Dee Hsu (; born 14 June 1978), more commonly known as Xiǎo S or Little S (小S), is a Taiwanese television host, actress, and singer, also formerly a ballroom dancer. Hsu is well known for her quick-witted caustic humor. From 2004 to 2015, she co ...
(aka Xiao S),
Matilda Tao
Matilda Tao Ching-ying (; born 29 October 1969) is a Taiwanese singer, television host and author.
Tao graduated from National Chengchi University. In 2005, she married Taiwanese actor Lee Lee-zen.柳翰雅),
Rainie Yang
Rainie Yang Cheng Lin (; born 4 June 1984) is a Taiwanese singer, actress, and television host.
Early life
Yang was born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan, her father's ancestors were from Guangdong, China. She spoke Cantonese at home. By the time s ...
,
S.H.E
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...
Hebe Tian
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and
Ella Chen
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Career
On 8 August 2000, HIM International Music held a 'Universal 2000 Talent and Beauty Girl Co ...
), Linda Jian ( 蝴蝶姐姐), and Yao Yao ( 郭書瑤).
Wu left the show on 3 July 2010, and hosting duties was taken up by
Harlem Yu
Harlem Yu (; born 28 July 1961) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter, television host and businessman. He is particularly well-known for singing the theme song, ''Qing Fei De Yi'', for the 2001 television drama, '' Meteor Garden''. He made a cameo i ...
and
Selina Jen
Selina Jen Chia-hsüan (; born 31 October 1981) is a Taiwanese singer, television host and actress. She is a member of the Taiwanese girl group S.H.E."我猜我猜我猜猜猜 20070212." Web. Retrieved 10 December 2009. On 11 June 2004, she gradua ...
. However, due to Selina's filming accident in October 2010, Chen Han-dian and
Amber An
Amber An (), born Liao Ching-ling (), is a Taiwanese actress, singer, television host, and model.
Career
Amber An entered the showbiz in February 2009 through television program ''Celebrity Imitated Show: The Largest Political Party'', in whi ...
filled in as co-hosts. Yu left the show on 28 January 2011 and the show went on a short hiatus. It relaunched with the new name on 12 March 2011, with
Jacky Wu
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returning to the show as the main host and joined by
Patty Hou
Patty Hou (; born 20 December 1977) is a Taiwanese former news anchor. She has subsequently hosted an entertainment program on Azio TV and published the book ''Patty's About Love''.
Career
Hou was born in Taipei, Taiwan, she graduated with a degr ...
as his new co-host. The show ended its 16-year run with more than 800 episodes on 18 August 2012.
While the show was still running in Taiwan, the production and writing staff were also working on the "talk" show
Kangxi Lai Le
Kangsi Coming () was a Taiwanese variety-comedy talk show hosted by variety show veterans Dee Hsu (徐熙娣 a.k.a. Xiao S) and Kevin Tsai (蔡康永). It was produced by Chungta Production (中大製作) from 2004 to 2009, and currently produce ...
, a variety show composed of star-studded topical and comedic interviews.
Hosts
* 4 July 1996 - 14 March 1998:
Lung Shao-hua
Lung Shao-hua (; 25 March 1953 – 14 September 2021) was a Taiwanese actor, singer and television host.
Lung was found unresponsive in Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung City ( Mandarin Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: ''Kao¹-hsiung²;'' Pinyin: ''Gāo ...
,
Barbie Shu
Barbie Hsu (; born 6 October 1976) is a Taiwanese actress, singer, and television host. She is best known for her leading role in the television series '' Meteor Garden'' (2001).
Life and career
Hsu was born in Taipei, Taiwan on 6 October 197 ...
and
Dee Shu
Dee Hsu (; born 14 June 1978), more commonly known as Xiǎo S or Little S (小S), is a Taiwanese television host, actress, and singer, also formerly a ballroom dancer. Hsu is well known for her quick-witted caustic humor. From 2004 to 2015, she co ...
* 21 March 1998 - October 2000:
Jacky Wu
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, Barbie Shu and Dee Shu
* December 2000 - March 2001: Jacky Wu and
Matilda Tao
Matilda Tao Ching-ying (; born 29 October 1969) is a Taiwanese singer, television host and author.
Tao graduated from National Chengchi University. In 2005, she married Taiwanese actor Lee Lee-zen.Aya Liu
Aya Liu (; born 14 September 1978) is a Taiwanese television host, singer and actress.
Liu has won the Best Host in a Variety Programme Award at the Golden Bell Awards in 2008. In 2012, the Chinese media listed her on the ''Top 10 sexiest TV ...
(阿雅 aka 柳翰雅) and Dee Shu
* 2 February 2002 - July 2002: Jacky Wu, Aya Liu and
S.H.E
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...
* September 2002 - May 2006: Jacky Wu, Aya Liu and
Rainie Yang
Rainie Yang Cheng Lin (; born 4 June 1984) is a Taiwanese singer, actress, and television host.
Early life
Yang was born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan, her father's ancestors were from Guangdong, China. She spoke Cantonese at home. By the time s ...
* May 2006 - 27 January 2007: Jacky Wu,
Rainie Yang
Rainie Yang Cheng Lin (; born 4 June 1984) is a Taiwanese singer, actress, and television host.
Early life
Yang was born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan, her father's ancestors were from Guangdong, China. She spoke Cantonese at home. By the time s ...
and a substitute host
* 3 February - 14 July 2007: Jacky Wu,
Hebe Tien
Hebe Tien (; born 30 March 1983) is a Taiwanese singer and actress. She rose to fame in the early 2000s as a member of Taiwanese girl group S.H.E. The release of her debut album, '' To Hebe'' (2010), established her as a solo artist. Tien's s ...
and
Selina Jen
Selina Jen Chia-hsüan (; born 31 October 1981) is a Taiwanese singer, television host and actress. She is a member of the Taiwanese girl group S.H.E."我猜我猜我猜猜猜 20070212." Web. Retrieved 10 December 2009. On 11 June 2004, she gradua ...
* 21 July - 22 September 2007: Jacky Wu and two substitute hosts
* 29 September 2007 - 6 December 2008: Jacky Wu, Aya Liu and a substitute host
* 13 December 2008 - 9 January 2010: Jacky Wu, Aya Liu and Linda Jian ( 蝴蝶姐姐)
* 16 January 2010 - 10 April 2010: Jacky Wu, Aya Liu and
Kuo Shu-yao
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In 2021, Kuo establis ...
* 17 April - 3 July: 2010: Jacky Wu and two substitute hosts
* 24 July - 30 October 2010:
Harlem Yu
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and Selina Jen
* 5 November 2010 – 28 January 2011: Harlem Yu, Chen Han Dian (陳漢典) and
Amber An
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Career
Amber An entered the showbiz in February 2009 through television program ''Celebrity Imitated Show: The Largest Political Party'', in whi ...
* 12 March 2011 - 18 August 2012: Jacky Wu and
Patty Hou
Patty Hou (; born 20 December 1977) is a Taiwanese former news anchor. She has subsequently hosted an entertainment program on Azio TV and published the book ''Patty's About Love''.
Career
Hou was born in Taipei, Taiwan, she graduated with a degr ...
- relaunched with new name
Segments
Each show usually consists of 2 segments: "The truth cannot be faked" 真的假不了 and "Do not judge a book by its cover" 人不可貌相, but occasionally, especially during festivals, there will be specially organized segments.
In the first segment, "The truth cannot be faked", four people will be invited, each claiming to be able to accomplish something seemingly unbelievable. However, only three of them are telling the truth. Invited celebrities will then have to distinguish ("guess") the one who is lying; if they fail to guess correctly, they will be sprayed with cold mist (dry ice).
In the second segment, "Do not judge a book by its cover", there will be a mini-contest, with five people vying for a title, such as "Prettiest schoolgirl"; invited celebrities are again asked to guess which one of them will be the eventual winner. The winner is usually picked by a panel of experts.
Many Taiwanese celebrities have been first "discovered" by their participation in this show, such as the winners of the mini-contests held in the segment "Do not judge a book by its cover". Some budding Taiwanese artistes have also used this show as a launching pad for their hosting or singing careers. Lastly, invited Taiwanese celebrities used the show to promote their latest albums, books, shows, etc.