''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
Ixform (''pronounced as "X Form"'', stylized in all caps) was a Chinese project boy group formed through the 2021 Chinese survival show ''Youth With You 3'' on iQIYI. The group consists of 9 members: Luo Yizhou, Tang Jiuzhou, Lian Huaiwei, Liu Gu ...
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
Li Yuchun (; born March 10, 1984), also known by her stage name Chris Lee, is a Chinese singer, songwriter, DJ and actress. She launched her singing career by winning first place in the Chinese singing contest '' Super Girl'', in 2005. The followi ...
, with
Lisa Lisa or LISA may refer to:
People
People with the mononym
* Lisa Lisa (born 1967), American actress and lead singer of the Cult Jam
* Lisa (Japanese musician, born 1974), stylized "LISA", Japanese singer and producer
* Lisa Komine (born 1978), J ...
,
Li Ronghao
Li Ronghao (born July 11, 1985, in Bengbu, Anhui) is a Chinese singer-songwriter, actor and producer. He has released six studio albums, three EPs, and won the Golden Melody Award for Best New Singer in 2013. He has also acted in 3 movies, most ...
, and
Will Pan
Wilber Pan (; born 6 August 1980), also known as Will Pan, is a Taiwanese-American singer, songwriter, rapper, actor and entrepreneur. He started his career as a host of Channel V programs. In 2011, Pan was awarded Best Actor for ''Endless Lo ...
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
Ixform (''pronounced as "X Form"'', stylized in all caps) was a Chinese project boy group formed through the 2021 Chinese survival show ''Youth With You 3'' on iQIYI. The group consists of 9 members: Luo Yizhou, Tang Jiuzhou, Lian Huaiwei, Liu Gu ...
debuted officially with top 9 members, Luo Yizhou, Jojo Tang Jiuzhou,
Lian Huaiwei, Neil Liu Guanyou, Jerome Deng Xiaoci, Kachine Sun Yinghao,
Liu Jun, X Duan Xingxing, Sun Yihang.
Concept
In its third season ''Youth With You'' brings 119 trainees together who are either from entertainment agencies or are not signed under any company. 9 trainees will be selected through viewers' votes to form a boy group after weeks of evaluations, group performances, and eliminations.
Mentor
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Li Yuchun
Li Yuchun (; born March 10, 1984), also known by her stage name Chris Lee, is a Chinese singer, songwriter, DJ and actress. She launched her singing career by winning first place in the Chinese singing contest '' Super Girl'', in 2005. The followi ...
— Youth PD
*
Li Ronghao
Li Ronghao (born July 11, 1985, in Bengbu, Anhui) is a Chinese singer-songwriter, actor and producer. He has released six studio albums, three EPs, and won the Golden Melody Award for Best New Singer in 2013. He has also acted in 3 movies, most ...
— Vocal mentor
*
Lisa Lisa or LISA may refer to:
People
People with the mononym
* Lisa Lisa (born 1967), American actress and lead singer of the Cult Jam
* Lisa (Japanese musician, born 1974), stylized "LISA", Japanese singer and producer
* Lisa Komine (born 1978), J ...
— Dance mentor
*
Will Pan
Wilber Pan (; born 6 August 1980), also known as Will Pan, is a Taiwanese-American singer, songwriter, rapper, actor and entrepreneur. He started his career as a host of Channel V programs. In 2011, Pan was awarded Best Actor for ''Endless Lo ...
— Rap mentor
*
Esther Yu – Youth tutor
X Mentors
*
G.E.M.
Gloria Tang Sze-wing (born 16 August 1991), professionally known as G.E.M. (backronym of Get Everybody Moving) or Tang Tsz-kei (), is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter originally from Shanghai, China. She made her debut in the Hong Kong music in ...
*
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 contempo ...
Contestants
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* Top 9 of the week
* Left the show
* Eliminated in Episode 10
* Eliminated in Episode 16
* Eliminated in Episode 20
* Eliminated in Episode 23
* Final members of
IXFORM
Ixform (''pronounced as "X Form"'', stylized in all caps) was a Chinese project boy group formed through the 2021 Chinese survival show ''Youth With You 3'' on iQIYI. The group consists of 9 members: Luo Yizhou, Tang Jiuzhou, Lian Huaiwei, Liu Gu ...
Contestant Notes
# : Choreographer of 1MILLION Dance Studio
# : Member of Yi An Musical (易安音乐社)
# : Former contestant on
Idol Producer
# : Former contestant on
Produce X 101
''Produce X 101'' () is a 2019 South Korean boy group survival reality show on Mnet and the fourth season of the ''Produce 101'' franchise. The public, referred to as "national producers", "produces" a boy band by choosing 11 members among the ...
# : Former contestant on
Youth With You
''Youth With You'' (Chinese: 青春有你), also known by its Chinese title ''Qīng Chūn Yǒu Nǐ'' or simply ''QCYN'', is a Chinese reality group survival show that premiered on the iQIYI video platform. Called ''Idol Producer Season 2'' befor ...
# : Former contestant on
Produce Camp 2019
Produce Camp 2019 (), or alternatively known as CHUANG 2019, is a Chinese male group reality television show premiered on Tencent Video on April 6, 2019 as the second season of '' Produce 101 China''. Final members debuted as R1SE.
The series i ...
# : Former contestant on
All For One
# : Former contestant on
We Are Young
"We Are Young" is a song recorded by American band Fun, featuring American singer Janelle Monáe. It is the third track on the group's second studio album, '' Some Nights'' (2012). The song was released on September 20, 2011 as the lead singl ...
# : Former contestant on
The Next Top Bang
''The Next Top Bang'' () is an original Chinese reality variety show produced by Dragon Television. It was first aired on 21 October 2018.
Concept
''The Next Top Bang'' brings together 108 trainees from 13,699 auditionees. Out of the 108 trai ...
# : Former contestant on
The Rap of China
''The Rap of China'' (), formerly known as (), is a Chinese rap competition show produced by iQiyi. The show was carried out in the form of three groups of producers Kris Wu, Will Pan, MC HotDog and Chang Chen-yue judging the performance of the ...
# : Former contestant on The Coming One 2
# : Former contestant on
Super Boy
# : Former trainee at
SM Entertainment
SM Entertainment Co., Ltd. () is a South Korean multinational entertainment agency. It is one of South Korea's largest entertainment companies where it was established in 1995 by record executive and record producer Lee Soo-man. The company ha ...
# : Member of BGCode
# : Member of Jup1ter
# : Member of ALIBI
# : Former trainee of
YG Entertainment
YG Entertainment Inc. () is a South Korean multinational entertainment agency established in 1996 by Yang Hyun-suk. The company operates as a record label, talent agency, music production company, event management and concert production comp ...
# : Member of
Produce Pandas
# : Member of BC221
# : Member of
Now United
Now United (sometimes abbreviated as NU) is a global pop group, formed in Los Angeles in 2017 by '' Idols'' creator Simon Fuller. Originally, the group was consisted of 14 members from 14 countries; but as of 2022, the group consist of 19 member ...
# : Member of LIMITLESS
# : Member of D7BOYS
# : Member of TANGRAM
# : Member of JULY LAB
# : Member of All In
# : Member of Midsummer Cubs
# : Former member of CNK
# : Member of BEAUZ
# : Former trainee of
FNC Entertainment
FNC Entertainment (; stands for "fish and cake") is a South Korean entertainment company established in 2006 by South Korean singer and record producer Han Seong-ho. The label operates as a record label, talent agency, music production company, ev ...
# : Former trainee of
DSP Media
DSP Media (Hangul: DSP 미디어) is a South Korean entertainment company established in 1991 by Lee Ho-yeon. The company operates as a record label, talent agency, music production company, event management and concert production company, and ...
# : Former trainee of
TOP Media
TOP Media (),(also known as T.O.P Media) is a South Korean company, founded by Shinhwa's Andy, handling the management of several artists. TOP Media usually works with Sony Music Entertainment Korea for distribution of its musical releases.
Hist ...
Top 9
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Elimination Chart
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Episodes
Premiere (17 February 2021)
The mentors perform their stages. Their performances are repeated in episode 1.
Episode 1 (18 February 2021)
This year the episode starts with a media conference. The trainees are asked to enter an interview either individually or as a group. This is similar to the grouping in the following evaluation performance, except for a group of trainees that have been singled out as the new N-class (stands for newbie class), where each trainee has had equal or less than 3 months of training. There are 30 media representatives present, who interview the trainees about their pasts, interests and ideas on what an idol should represent. Some trainees are shown to be very eloquent, while others quiver in fear. The trainees then move into the dorm.
The next day begins with the stage performances of the mentors.
Lisa Lisa or LISA may refer to:
People
People with the mononym
* Lisa Lisa (born 1967), American actress and lead singer of the Cult Jam
* Lisa (Japanese musician, born 1974), stylized "LISA", Japanese singer and producer
* Lisa Komine (born 1978), J ...
performs two dances, one to 《Lover》 by
Cai Xukun and one to 《Intentions》 by
Justin Bieber
Justin Drew Bieber ( ; born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer. Bieber is recognized for his genre-melding musicianship and has played an influential role in modern-day popular music. He was discovered by American record executive Scooter ...
.
Li Ronghao
Li Ronghao (born July 11, 1985, in Bengbu, Anhui) is a Chinese singer-songwriter, actor and producer. He has released six studio albums, three EPs, and won the Golden Melody Award for Best New Singer in 2013. He has also acted in 3 movies, most ...
performs his own song 《selfie》,
Will Pan
Wilber Pan (; born 6 August 1980), also known as Will Pan, is a Taiwanese-American singer, songwriter, rapper, actor and entrepreneur. He started his career as a host of Channel V programs. In 2011, Pan was awarded Best Actor for ''Endless Lo ...
also performs his own song 《Coming Home》 and
Esther Yu debuts her song 《Gwalla》. Afterwards
Li Yuchun
Li Yuchun (; born March 10, 1984), also known by her stage name Chris Lee, is a Chinese singer, songwriter, DJ and actress. She launched her singing career by winning first place in the Chinese singing contest '' Super Girl'', in 2005. The followi ...
enters and explains this years new rules: All performances will be live vocal performances. Each trainee will be graded according to their initial performance with A, B, C or N. A stands for excellent, C stands for pass. N will be the Newcomer class, where trainees will receive extra tutoring from the Youth tutor Esther Yu. Lisa is present via video call, while Esther Yu is not part of the grading. The performances are separated into different categories (e.g. originals, same song, rap battle etc.) and there are always two or more performances in direct comparison.
Episode 2 (20 February 2021)
Evaluation stages continue.
Episode 3 (25 February 2021)
Evaluation stages continue.
Episode 4 (27 February 2021)
Position evaluation songs are announced. The first few performances of the Position Evaluations occur.
Missions
Mission 1: Position Evaluation
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* Winner
* Leader
* Center
* Leader & Center
* Newbie 'N' Class
Mission 2: Expression Stage
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* Winner
* Leader
* Center
Mission 3: Group Battle
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* Winner
* Leader
* Center
Mission 4: Theme Evaluation
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* Winner
* Leader
* Center
Mission 5: Collaboration Stages
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* Leader
* Center
* Leader & Center
Mission 6: Final Stage Performance
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* Center
Discography
Singles
Incidents
Censorship
On 25 March 2021, the 11th episode of the season was originally scheduled to be aired on that day, but due to the
Xinjiang cotton turmoil, and the clothing title of this show was
Adidas, the airing of this episode was postponed. On 27 March 2021, when the episode was aired out of order, the brand logo was blurred out.
Fan behavior
On 11 April 2021, Weibo administrators issued an announcement, citing irrational star-chasing behavior as an excuse to impose a 30-day ban on a series of fan club accounts, many of which are the fan clubs of ''Youth With You'' and ''Produce Camp (Chuang)'' trainees.
Departure of Tony Yu Jingtian
On May 5, 2021, it was announced that the leading trainee, Tony Yu Jingtian had officially departed from the show, citing "health reason", right before the final night, possibly due to pressure from recent scandal involving his parent's alleged illegal businesses.
Before the finale, Tony was involved in a controversy on 30 April 2021, when rumors with multiple photo evidence surfaced on Weibo that his parents had relations to a KTV involved with drugs and prostitution.
This caused an outrage among Chinese netizens, as China had a long history of battling with the social implications of drug use. Later that week, it was also questioned if Tony had dual citizenship, having both Chinese and Canadian citizenships, which is illegal in China for anyone over the age of 18 years old. Tony's mom took to social media that they were no longer involved in the operation after having sold it in 2008
but Chinese netizens had dug out court documents dating back to 2020 where his parents were listed as the defendants (owners) in a legal battle involving said KTV. Due to these controversies, many Chinese netizens repeatedly called for the withdrawal of Tony, even though netizens refute that he is innocent.
On 5 May 2021, iQiyi issued a statement that the show has suspended production and recording, following an order issued by the Beijing Municipal Radio and Television Bureau, and promises to make adjustments to the show. Shortly after, on the same day, Tony's agency, Astro Entertainment announced he would be leaving the show, citing "health reasons".
The scandal was investigated to be false accusations, his parents were eventually cleared from any wrongdoing claims.
Milk-wasting controversy
Aside from theamain votes of the domestic and international
iQIYI app, ''
Youth With You
''Youth With You'' (Chinese: 青春有你), also known by its Chinese title ''Qīng Chūn Yǒu Nǐ'' or simply ''QCYN'', is a Chinese reality group survival show that premiered on the iQIYI video platform. Called ''Idol Producer Season 2'' befor ...
'' series also calculates votes from multiple platforms:
Weibo, iQIYI Paopao, Mengniu Dairy milk app on
WeChat
WeChat () is a Chinese instant messaging, social media, and mobile payment app developed by Tencent. First released in 2011, it became the world's largest standalone mobile app in 2018, with over 1 billion monthly active users. WeChat has b ...
, and others.
Mengniu Dairy
China Mengniu Dairy Company Limited () is a Chinese manufacturing and distribution company of dairy products and ice cream. The company is headquartered in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia and manufactures dairy products under the ''Mengniu'' brand.
In J ...
is the official sponsor of the series.
Fans could gain extra votes if they purchase its products and scan the QR codes printed inside the packaging to support their favorite contestant on WeChat. This has resulted in fan clubs buying milk products in huge amounts. This sponsor strategy is also used by another group survival show ''Produce Camp (Chuang)''.
During the second season, the QR codes were printed inside the bottle caps. In this season, the show still uses this strategy for its yogurt drinks, but also uses separate QR cards attached for bundle packs or flavored milk drinks to avoid the need to open the caps.
However, the show is involved in a major milk-wasting controversy when a video showing thousands of bottles of milk being bought up and then discarded by fans went viral on social media in May 2021. The video shows large amounts of milk was dumped into the drain after opening by some fans during ''
Youth With You Season 2'' because fans only needed the bottle caps for the QR codes. Nearly 270,000 bottles of the beverage were wasted in the video.
The act triggered massive criticism online. In light of China’s recent legislation to ban food waste, state media outlets and government agencies criticized the milk-wasting behavior.
On 7 May 2021, iQiyi closed all the voting channels, and announced on social media that the finale is cancelled and postponed, as it reviews and adjusts the rules of the show.
Finale cancellation
After the milk-wasting controversy broke, the production of the finale scheduled on 8 May 2021 was suspended since 5 May 2021. In the afternoon of 6 May 2021, the eliminated trainees returned to Dachang, the filming site of ''Youth With You'', for the finale rehearsal, but left the site that night.
On 7 May 2021, iQiyi closed all the voting channels, and announced that the finale is cancelled and postponed. The future of the finale remains unclear at that point, whether it is postponed, cancelled completely, or the filming site will be changed.
News broke out that the finale has been recorded low-key or rehearsed in the midnight of 8 May. The debut team is reportedly formed and the team name is rumoured to be "NINEVER", while the 9-member line-up is consist of Luo Yizhou, Jojo Tang Jiuzhou, Lian Huaiwei, Neil Liu Guanyou, Jerome Deng Xiaoci, Kachine Sun Yinghao, Liu Jun, X Duan Xingxing, Sun Yihang. The ranking is speculated to be without manipulation as the show is under pressure.
Meanwhile, on 8 May 2021, many of the top 19 trainees who are not in the debut team has left respectively.
However, on 9 May 2021, iQIYI and the management of ''Youth With You'' announced on
Weibo that the finale is officially cancelled and denied that they have formed a debut team.
Notes
References
{{Youth With You
2021 Chinese television seasons