Go Fighting! () is a Chinese variety show broadcast on SMG: Dragon Television. It was first aired June 14, 2015. It is a reality game show where MCs and guests complete themed missions with minimal rules, creating an unscripted, spontaneous experience. It was listed in 'Most Popular Chinese Variety Show'.
History The show has been a commercial and critical success since its inception, and the MCs have received praise for 'breaking the rules' of usual variety game shows and mingling with normal people going about their daily lives. The first and second seasons averaged ratings of 8.9/10 and 9.1/10 on China's main review-based social network site Douban.
The show's catch phrases are "This is fate / 这就是命" and "This is love / 这就是爱" with a corresponding action that resembles the Chinese character for 'fate / 命'. Go Fighting! has been called the Chinese version of the popular Korean variety show Infinite Challenge; this comparison has led to minor controversies.
Personnel In March 2019, it was reported that original director Yan Min and cast members Huang Bo and Sun Honglei have decided to temporarily back out of the show after Season 4 due to scheduling conflicts. Huang Lei stated he would only be present for 3 episodes due to acting commitments. They were replaced by Lei Jiayin, Yue Yunpeng and Dilraba Dilmurat.
In March 2020, Season 6 began filming with a brand new cast consisting of Lei Jiayin, Guo Jingfei, Jia Nailiang, Yue Yunpeng, and Deng Lun. Wang Xun and Zhang Yixing ("Lay") were the only original cast members left.
Current Cast Name Age Occupation Duration Notes Huang Jing Yu Actor, producer, and model 1–present Justin Huang Actor, idol, model, singer, and dancer 501–503, 506, 509, 510Absent: 304, 403–405, 408, 412 Huang Xiao Ming Actor, model, and singer 5–present 202, 501–present Gong Jun Actor, and model Wowkie Zhang Actor, musician, model, and singer Jia Nailiang Actor, and model 504, 505, 507, 508, 5011 Yan Hao Xiang Actor, idol, singer, and dancer6–present
Original Cast Name Age Occupation Duration Notes Sun Honglei Actor 1–4 501 (video appearance), 506 (video appearance) Huang Lei Actor, Singer,Teacher, Director 1–5 Absent: 502, 503, 505, 507, 509, 510 Huang Bo Actor 1–4 Absent: 302, 303 Wang Xun Actor, Screenwriter, Director 1–Present Show Lo Singer, Actor, Host 1–5 Absent: 105 Lay Zhang Actor, singer, and dancer 1–Present501–503, 506, 509, 510Absent: 304, 403–405, 408, 412
Relationships Relation Members DetailsGo Fighting Three Idiots极限三傻Sun HongleiWang XunLay ZhangIn episode 1/01, the three were put in a team. Sun Honglei's foolish big brother act, along with Lay Zhang's absent-mindedness and Wang Xun's slowness to realize, created this lasting combination.Go Fighting Three Geniuses极限三精Huang LeiHuang BoShow LoIn episode 1/01, the three were put in a team. In comparison to the Three Idiots, these three are considered geniuses (Huang Lei in particular), although recently Show Lo has exhibited sillier behaviour, making him more alike to the Three Idiots and being referred to as the Fourth Idiot.Minesweeper Alliance扫雷联盟Huang LeiHuang BoShow LoWang XunLay ZhangThe character 'lei' in Sun Honglei's name is the same as the character for a mine. In episode 2/03, the five banded together to steal Sun Honglei's jogger step counter. In episode 2/09 however, Wang Xun joined Sun Honglei's team and the minesweeper alliance consisted of 4 people instead.Hong-Xing Combination 红兴组合Sun HongleiLay ZhangIn episode 1/02, Sun Honglei stole Lay Zhang's suitcase containing several gold bars, though the latter forgave him afterwards. Sun Honglei also broadcast a missing person notice over Shanghai's local radio station to search for Lay Zhang in episode 2/01.Lei-Lei Combination雷磊组合Sun HongleiHuang LeiThe two actors originally became friends on the set of 2011 drama Men (男人帮), and their affection for each other led to the creation of this pairing.Teacher-Student Combination师徒组合Huang Lei Lay ZhangIn Season 1, Lay Zhang is stunned by Huang Lei's reasoning skills, and decides to become his student. In Season 2, the two form a team in the 24-hour bike race. They are also known as the Two-Foxes combination, as Lay later learns to be more shrewd.Pineapple Combination菠萝组合Huang BoShow LoIn Season 2, Huang Bo played Show Lo's mother in the comedy sketch remake of Meteor Garden. Combining the two characters from their names makes the word pineapple. Double Huang Combination双黄组合Huang LeiHuang BoThe two have been labelled as the smartest MCs in the show after Show Lo started resembling an 'idiot'.Pig-Sheep Combination猪羊组合Show LoLay ZhangThey often paired up for missions, and in the last episode of Season 1, they were known as Mirror Brothers after Show successfully imitated Lay Zhang during a taxi ride.Lei-Luo Combination雷罗组合Sun HongleiShow LoIn episode 1/06, the two were forced to cross dress as women and fight for a seat on the train. In episode 1/09, Show Lo helped Sun Honglei complete his mission of picking lotus seed heads.
List of episodes If more than one set of teams are used other than the Race Mission teams, they are divided and distinguished to the corresponding mission under Teams. Team members are listed in alphabetical order from Team Leader, to Members, to Guests. As some episodes consisted of road missions and were not confined to a single landmark nor was a landmark officially recognized on-air, the landmark shown for those episodes is the final mission venue.
Series overview SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedPremiereFinaleSeason 112Special1special for China's National Day weekMovie1Season 212Charity Concert (full)1Season 312Season 412Season 512May 12, 2019July 28, 2019Season 612May 10, 2020Present
List of episodes
List of guests The following is a compilation of guests and the number of time they have been on the show. They are listed in order of appearance.
Daniela Anahí Bessia Guest Guest Episode(s) # of Episodes Appeared # of Appearances Joe Chen Chiau-en 1/03 1 1 Guo Tao 1/05, 3/09 2 2 Zhou Dongyu 1/07 1 1 Chen Bolin 1/08 1 1Xu Zheng 1/10 1 1Song Xiaobao (宋小宝) 2/01,3/09 2 2Yue Yunpeng (岳云鹏) 2/01 1 1Joker Xue 2/01 1 1 Lin Chi-ling 2/04, 3/05, 3/06 3 3Xie Na 2/10 1 1 Jiang Jinfu 2/10 1 1 Darren Wang 2/10, 3/02 2 2 Phoenix Legend 2/12, Concert 2 2 JJ Lin 2/12, Concert 2 2 Jolin Tsai 2/12, Concert 2 2 Harlem Yu 2/12, Concert 2 2Sha Yi (沙溢) 3/02, 3/09 2 2Eric Tsang 3/03 1 1Bosco Wong 3/03 1 1Elvis Tsui 3/03 1 1Kingdom Yuen 3/03 1 1Ronald Cheng 3/03 1 1Lin Gengxin 3/04 1 1Wang Luodan 3/05, 3/06 2 2Yao Chen 3/05, 3/06 2 2Jiang Yiyan 3/05, 3/06 2 2Zhang Xinyi (张歆艺) 3/05, 3/06 2 2Xia Yu 3/07 1 1Jackson Wang 3/09 1 1Li Liqun (李立群) 3/11 1 1Liu Hua 3/11 1 1Han Xue 3/12 1 1Henry Lau 5/11, 5/12 2 2Bai Jingting 5/8, 12/9 2 2
Accolades YearAwardCategoryResultsRef.2015Asian Influence Awards Oriental Ceremony (2015亚洲最具影响力综艺节目)Best Variety Show in Asia 20162016ENAwards (2016中国泛娱乐指数盛典)Weibo Special Marketing Award
Controversy Season 1 of Go Fighting was accused of plagiarizing popular Korean variety show Infinite Challenge, causing a halt in production for almost a month, with episode 10 airing on September 6, 28 days after episode 9.
Season 3 of Go Fighting was pulled from air by SARFT a few days before Episode 10 was due to broadcast, and it was reportedly due to the promotion of undesirable social attitudes and a heavy focus on entertainment that didn't reflect the lives of ordinary people.
References
External links Official Weibo