Chinese celebrity dating show

When American actor Tom Cruise went to South Korea to publicise his latest blockbuster film, Mission: Impossible — Fallout , he chose to appear in the hugely popular reality television show, Running Man. The variety show has been a hit not only with domestic audiences, but also across Asia — most notably in mainland China, where the format has been remade into a hit Mandarin-language series. So here are our top 10 South Korean television reality shows that have inspired Chinese remakes. During each programme, the MCs and guests must take part in various missions and games to try to win a continuous race that can last for one or numerous episodes.

At the beginning of last November, a Chinese teacher and colleague at my school sent me a message on WeChat the Chinese near-equivalent of WhatsApp asking if I was looking for a girlfriend in China. There followed an application and an interview for a TV show. Little did I know what I was letting myself in for. It's six weeks later. I'm surrounded by scaffolding, cables and stage machinery, dimly illuminated by fluorescent lighting. Gradually, it all started to sink in.

If your guilty pleasure is dating shows, you're probably no stranger to If You Are The One-the highly-rated Chinese dating game show that seems to always have its contestants saying the darndest things on air. Never heard of it? Here's the gist: 24 female participants interview a male contestant on stage and he either leaves as a match to one of them, or to no one at all. The show is a huge hit in both China and around the world, and in September last year they invited participants living here to take part. One Singaporean guy who made the cut was Valent Wang , a year-old who designs and manufactures collectible toys you can catch his segment here.

If You Are The One is a Chinese phenomenon watched globally, with a viewing audience of up to 50 million people an episode. Theholiday hotspot of Busselton is in the sights of producers, with its host Meng Fei expected in town in March. It comes days after it was reported WA was the filming location of Chinese reality TV show Viva La Romance, which is expected to be seen by billions and bring a rush of tourists to the State. Busselton Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief executive Jo Richards said not all the details of the If You Are The One deal had been hammered out, but discussions with tourism and local government bodies indicated Fei would visit.