Super Boy or Happy Boy (; literally "Happy Boys") was a Chinese singing contest for male contestants. It was organized by Hunan Satellite Television in 2007, as a spin-off of its popular Super Girl series. It's a talent show aiming to uncover tomorrow's new male stars.
Outline Partly inspired by the many spin-offs of the British show Pop Idol, the competition was open to any male contestant regardless of their origin, appearance, or how they sang. The restricted audition sessions drew contestants over the age of 18. Many applicants travelled long distances to participate in the competition, hoping to become the next pop star in China and elsewhere.
The competition began with the preliminary rounds, following the selection of contestants in the six regions. Preliminaries were held in each of the six locations where auditions were held. Television viewers could watch each preliminary and vote for their favorite singers. Voting was conducted by telephone and text messaging.
A weekly broadcast knockout competition follows the regional preliminaries in Changsha, Hunan province. Viewers call in to vote for their favourite singers, and the weakest two—as voted by the judges and the audience's weekly SMS— face off in a PK, short for Player Kill. The term is derived from kill-or-be-killed multiplayer online games. The singer with the fewest votes is then eliminated. Unlike Pop Idol, the last event is contested between the final three, rather than the final two contestants.
Unlike American Idol, judges for the competition were selected from different backgrounds in society. A few dozen "audience judges" and several professional judges were selected.
Democratic expression One of the main factors contributing to the show's popularity was that viewers could participate in the judging process by sending text messages with their mobile phones to vote for their favorite contestants. According to Jim Yardley of the International Herald Tribune, this was considered one of the largest "democratic" voting exercises in mainland China.
Reaction The contest selected many stars, such as Chen Chusheng, Jason Zhang, Chen Xiang, Vision Wei, Hua Chenyu and so on. It gives young boys who love music a way to achieve their dreams. But it also caused some criticism. Some people think it contributes to the atmosphere of daydreaming about becoming a star. Many young people change their attention from study to music and singing, without considering whether they have this gift. In sum, it once became a fashion.
Season summary SeasonPremiere DateChampion1st Runner Up2nd Runner-upFinal's Contestants 2007 快乐男声 25 May 2007 Chen Chusheng (陈楚生) Allen Su Xing (苏醒) Vision Wei Chen (魏晨) Chen Chusheng (陈楚生) Allen Su Xing (苏醒) Vision Wei Chen (魏晨) Jason Zhang Jie (张杰) Jeffrey G Ji Jie (吉杰) Ham Yu Haoming (俞灏明) Ahu Wang Yuexin (王栎鑫) Amguulan (阿穆隆) Bird Zhang Yuan (张远) Reno Wang Zhengliang (王铮亮) Yao Zheng (姚政) Guo Biao (郭彪) L.T. Lu Hu (陆虎) 2010 快乐男声 2 June 2010 Well Li Wei (李炜) Liu Xin (刘心) Philip Lau / Wuyi (武艺) Well Li Wei (李炜) Liu Xin (刘心) Philip Lau / Wuyi (武艺) Jaki Tan Jiexi (谭杰希) Sean Chen Xiang (陈翔) Li Hangliang (李行亮) King Wang Ye (王野) 8090Zhang Jianbo (张建波) Wu Junyu (吴俊余) Umut (玉米提·帕日哈提) Delay Zhao Fan (赵帆) 2013 快乐男声 29 June 2013Hua Chenyu (华晨宇) Oho Ou (欧豪) Bai Jugang (白举纲) Hua Chenyu (华晨宇) Oho Ou Hao (欧豪) Pax Congo / Bai Jugang (白举纲) Ning Huanyu (宁桓宇) Yu Tian (于湉) Fan Shiqi & Ju Laiti (范世琦、居来提) Zhang Yangyang (张阳阳) Rao Wei (饶威) Zuo Li (左立) Jia Shengqiang (贾盛强) Yu Menglong (于朦胧)
2007 season The first season of Super Boy aired from May 25 to July 20, 2007. Although the competition winners were not promised recording contracts, the top three winners signed such deals.
Qualifications Region1st place 2nd place ContestantVotesContestantVotesChangshaLu Hu陆虎63510Zhou Luoming周路明27820NanjingJi Jie吉杰80247Zhang Yuan张远73854ChengduJason Zhang张杰157755Vision Wei魏晨36967JinanYao Zheng姚政49115King19875GuangzhouWang Yuexin王栎鑫72083Yu Haoming俞灏明46385Xi'anSu Xing苏醒65814Chen Chusheng陈楚生53713
Final contest Final Contest No. 18 → 13 13 → 11 11 → 9 9 → 7 7 → 6 6 → 5 5 → 4 4 → 3 3 → 2 2 → 1 1 Su Xing苏醒 Zhang Jie张杰 Yu Haoming俞灏明 Su Xing苏醒 Chen Chusheng陈楚生 Chen Chusheng陈楚生 Wei Chen魏晨 Chen Chusheng陈楚生 Chen Chusheng陈楚生 Chen Chusheng陈楚生 2 Wang Yuexin王栎鑫 Wei Chen魏晨 Chen Chusheng陈楚生 Zhang Jie张杰 Su Xing苏醒 Zhang Jie张杰 Chen Chusheng陈楚生 Wei Chen魏晨 Su Xing苏醒 Su Xing苏醒 3 Guo Bia郭彪 Wang Zhenglian王铮亮 Wei Chen魏晨 Chen Chusheng陈楚生 Zhang Jie张杰 Su Xing苏醒 Su Xing苏醒 Su Xing苏醒 Wei Chen魏晨 4 Yu Haoming俞灏明 Chen Chusheng陈楚生 Amguulan阿穆隆 Yu Haoming俞灏明 Wei Chen魏晨 Wei Chen魏晨 Zhang Jie张杰 Zhang Jie张杰 5 Lu Hu陆虎 Su Xing苏醒 Wang Yuexin王栎鑫 Wei Chen魏晨 Yu Haoming俞灏明 Ji Jie吉杰 Ji Jie吉杰 6 Zhang Jie张杰 Yao Zheng姚政 Zhang Jie张杰 Wang Yuexin王栎鑫 Ji Jie吉杰 Yu Haoming俞灏明 7 Yao Zheng姚政 Ji Jie吉杰 Ji Jie吉杰 Ji Jie吉杰 Wang Yuexin王栎鑫 8 Amguulan阿穆隆 Yu Haoming俞灏明 Zhang Yuan张远 Amguulan阿穆隆 9 Chen Chusheng陈楚生 Wang Yuexin王栎鑫 Su Xing苏醒 Zhang Yuan张远 10 Wei Chen魏晨 Zhang Yuan张远 Wang Zhenglian王铮亮 11 Wang Zhenglian王铮亮 Amguulan阿穆隆 Yao Zhen姚政 12 Zhang Yuan张远 Guo Biao郭彪 13 Ji Jie吉杰 Lu Hu陆虎
Champion Challenges succeed to switch rank Eliminated
Final contestants Chen Chusheng (陈楚生) - Champion Su Xing (苏醒) - 2nd place Vision Wei (魏晨) - 3rd place Jason Zhang (张杰) - 4th place Ji Jie (吉杰) - 5th place Yu Haoming (俞灏明) - 6th place Wang Yuexin (王栎鑫) - 7th place Amguulan (阿穆隆) - 8th place Zhang Yuan (张远) - 9th place Wang Zhengliang (王铮亮) - 10th place Yao Zheng (姚政) - 11th place Guo Biao (郭彪) - 12 place Lu Hu (陆虎) - 13th place
2010 season Final ContestSemi-final No. 12+1 > 10+1AJul 8 12+1 > 10+1BJul 15 10+1 > 8+1Jul 22 8+1 > 7+1Jul 29 7+1 > 7Aug 6 7 > 6Aug 13 6 > 5Aug 20 5 > 4Aug 27 4 > 3Sep 3 3 > 1Sep 10 No.Rank 13-231 Tan Jiexi谭杰希 Li Wei李炜 Li Hangliang李行亮 Li Wei李炜 Chen Xiang陈翔 Tan Jiexi谭杰希 Chen Xiang陈翔 Tan Jiexi谭杰希 Li Wei李炜 Li Wei李炜13 Wang Keqi王柯淇2 Wu Junyu吴俊余 Wang Ye王野 Liu Xin刘心 Tan Jiexi谭杰希 Li Hangliang李行亮 Chen Xiang陈翔 Li Wei李炜 Liu Xin刘心 Wuyi武艺 Liu Xin刘心 Zhao Lei赵雷3 Liu Xin刘心 Chen Xiang陈翔 Tan Jiexi谭杰希 Li Hangliang李行亮 Li Wei李炜 Wuyi武艺 Wuyi武艺 Li Wei李炜 Liu Xin刘心 Wuyi武艺 Jiang Chao姜潮4 Chen Xiang陈翔 Wuyi武艺 Chen Xiang陈翔 Chen Xiang陈翔 Wang Ye王野 Li Wei李炜 Tan Jiexi谭杰希 Wuyi武艺 Tan Jiexi谭杰希 Jiang Xuchang姜续昌5 Li Hangliang李行亮 Tan Jiexi谭杰希 Wuyi武艺 Wang Ye王野 Tan Jiexi谭杰希 Liu Xin刘心 Liu Xin刘心 Chen Xiang陈翔17 Deng Rubi邓入比6 Li Wei李炜 Wu Junyu吴俊余 Li Wei李炜 Liu Xin刘心 Liu Xin刘心 Li Hangliang李行亮 Li Hangliang李行亮18 Wang Jinlin王矜霖7 Umut玉米提·帕日哈提 Umut玉米提·帕日哈提 Zhang Jianbo张建波 Wuyi武艺 Wuyi武艺 Wang Ye王野19 Chen Xiao陈骁8 Wuyi武艺 Li Hangliang李行亮 Wang Ye王野 Zhang Jianbo张建波 809020 Hou Zhibin侯志斌9 Wang Ye王野Delay Liu Xin刘心 Wu Junyu吴俊余 809021 Ma Limiao冯立淼10 Zhao Fan赵帆 Zhang Jianbo张建波 Umut玉米提·帕日哈提22 Fan Bo樊博11 Zhang Jianbo张建波 Delay 8090 23 Wang Sihui汪思辉12 Delay Zhao Fan赵帆13 8090 8090
Champion Weekly cover boy Eliminated Special contestants
Final contestants 06. Well Li Wei (李炜) - Fuzhou Area - 1st place - Champion 09. Liu Xin (刘心) - Changsha Area - 2nd place 02. Philip [Wuyi] (武艺) - Changsha Area - 3rd place 11. Jaki Tan Jiexi (谭杰希) - Guangzhou Area - 4th place 12. Chen Xiang (陈翔) - Chengdu Area - 5th place 04. Li Hangliang (李行亮) - Guangzhou Area - 6th place 03. King Wang Ye (王野) - Shenyang Area - 7th place 13. 8090 - Kuai Le Tian Tuan - 8th place 10. Zhang Jianbo (张建波) - Hefei Area - 8th place 07. Wu Junyu (吴俊余) - Chengdu Area - 9th place 05. Umut 玉米提·帕日哈提 - Changsha Area - 10th place 01. Delay - Chengdu Area - 11th place 08. Zhao Fan (赵帆) - Chengdu Area - 12 place
See also Hunan Satellite Television Idol (franchise) The Voice of China
References
External links Hunan TV 2007 Super Boy official site Hunan TV 2010 Super Boy official site