Produce 101 () is a Chinese reality show, which premiered on Tencent Video and based on the South Korean franchise show of the same name. It premiered on and aimed to form an eleven-member girl group.
The series was jointly produced by 7-D Vision and Tencent Penguin Pictures, under license from Mnet's owner CJ E&M. The show attracted more than 4.3 billion views on Tencent Video.
Background Since the success of Super Girl in China, no other show had sparked audience interest to the same degree. While the show launched the careers of many talented solo vocalists there has been a lack of girl groups in the Chinese-speaking world. The biggest girl group in the early 2000s was S.H.E and since then, there has been a lack of well-known girl groups that have reached the same success.
The show aims to create a brand new "it" girl group that represents modern women and appeals to all genders for the new generation.
Unlike the original Korean version, Produce 101 China has a number of different rules and challenges introduced beginning in episode 2. One such example is the inclusion of "knock-out" challengers who can take the place of a 101 member in the original "auditions" based on mentors discretion of the challengers' skills in comparison to the original trainees. In the first elimination, certain members who had highest votes could also choose to save a member who was up for elimination as a second chance "intern".
Mentors NameAge (then)RoleNotesTao25Nation's Producer Former member of ExoTiger Hu34Songwriting/Composition instructorJason Zhang35Vocal instructorElla Chen36Member of S.H.EShow Lo38Dance instructorWang Yibo20Member of UNIQ
Contestants
Evaluations
Group Battle Performances (Episode 3)
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#TeamOriginal Artist(s)SongTeam NameContestants1斌斌的啦 (Ella and Hu Yanbin)S.H.E中国话 (Chinese Language)酱酱酱酱酱酱 (JiangJiangJiangJiangJiangJiang) YamyWei JinMenaDu JinyuNi QuiyunWang Ju志杰晋级 (Zhang Jie and Show Luo)Hua Chenyu异类 (Aliens)闭眼玩家 (Close-Eyed Player) Ju LinLi TianYyunBlairGou XueyingJCYin Rouyi2志杰晋级 (Zhang Jie and Show Luo)Mayday我又初恋了 (Another First Love)你的初恋 (Your First Love) Wu XuanyiLuo YitianLuo ZhiyiWu QianWang YiranYang Ruihan斌斌的啦 (Ella and Hu Yanbin)Maroon 5Sugar怎么看怎么丑 (Ugly however you look) SunneeLi ZixuanXu MengjieXu JingyunLiu DanmengYin RuiRe Yina3志杰晋级 (Zhang Jie and Show Luo)Mavis Fan那种女孩 (That Kind of Girl)要你管哦 (Not your business) Chen FangyuChen YuyanLin Jia'anLiu YushanWu YuntingQiu Luqing斌斌的啦 (Ella and Hu Yanbin)Tanya Chua红色高跟鞋 (Red High Heels)Hotty Li ZitingZhang JingxuanWu YingxiangLiu SixianZhang Yuwen4斌斌的啦 (Ella and Hu Yanbin)JJ Lin不潮不用花钱 (High Fashion)Super Lady Fu JingWang MohanXia ShijieWang TingQi YandiShao Xia志杰晋级 (Zhang Jie and Show Luo)Show Luo撑腰 (Support)罩腰镜 (Magic Mirror) Meng MeiqiZhang XiJiang JingerZhou XueJiang ShenChen Yifan5斌斌的啦 (Ella and Hu Yanbin)Mavis Fan你的甜蜜 (Your Sweetness)螃蟹研究队 (Crab Investigation Team) Zhu TiantianFan WeiLiu DexiLin JunyiRen ZhenLiu NiyiGao Yingxi志杰晋级 (Zhang Jie and Show Luo)TFBOYS宠爱 (Tender Love)让我宠你吧 (Let us give you tender love) Liu RenyuWang QingZhao YaokeChen YingyanYang HanWang Juemeng6斌斌的啦 (Ella and Hu Yanbin)Jay Chou爷爷泡的茶 (Grandfather's Tea)状元功夫茶 (Champion Kung Fu Tea) Qiang DongYueChiao MantingLu XiaoyuZhang XinyueTan Churan (Chou Chou)Luo TianshuHan Dan志杰晋级 (Zhang Jie and Show Luo)BAAD好想大声说爱你 (Want to loudly say I love you)哆唻咪发嗦啦嘻哆 (Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do) Lu XiaocaoZhang ZiningYang MeilingSu RuiqiLui JiayingWang ManjunYan Kexin7志杰晋级 (Zhang Jie and Show Luo)Jacky Cheung头发乱了 (Hair is Messy)洗剪吹 (Wash Cut Dry) Zhang XinjieZhang XinleiGe JiaHuiYang BingMao WeijiaHu Yue'er斌斌的啦 (Ella and Hu Yanbin)Dragon Pig全部都是你 (All About You)一队 (Number One Team) Jiang YanxiYang ChaoyueWu XiaoxuanYang MeiqiPan JunyaXu Shiyin8志杰晋级 (Zhang Jie and Show Luo)Cyndi Wang爱你 (Love You)中华田园动物园 (China's Countryside Zoo) Duan AojuanLai MeiyunLiu NianWu QianyingZhang ChuhanXiang YuxingChen Yihan斌斌的啦 (Ella and Hu Yanbin)Make-Up少女圣斗士 (Saint Seiya)炎燚圣斗士 (Brightly Burning Warriors) Luo YijiaGao QuiziMa XingyuRui MengWang YalingYu Meihong
Position Evaluation Performances (Episode 6)
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Bold denotes the person who picked the team members (highest ranking trainees from the previous round of eliminations)
# PositionOriginal Artist(s)SongTeam NameContestantsVotes1DanceGong Linna忐忑 (Uneasy)美人鱼 (Mermaids)Meng Meiqi562Du Jinyu123Mena208Yang Bing268Jiang Shen5332Composition-木兰说 (Mulan Says)走火入魔之太太你有事吗 (Madam, do you have a problem with getting obsessed?)Yamy348Sunnee346Wei Jin404Ge Jiahui104Chiao Manting304Wang Ju2533Composition-麻烦少女 (Troublesome Girl)-Yang Chaoyue252Chen Yihan417Lu Xiaocao232Liu Renyu526Tan Churan (Chou Chou)172Xu Shiyin2194VocalStefanie Sun逆光 (Against the Light)水晶晶 (The Crystals)Chen Fangyu326Li Ziting569Wu Yingxiang430Liu Dexi309Chen Yuyan1195DanceHuang ZitaoPromise天天用实力说话 (Using our abilities to speak everyday)Wu Xuanyi508Jiang Jinger254Ju Lin255Zhang Chuhan310Wang Mohan310Zhu Tiantian916DanceTaylor SwiftLook What You Made Me DoSurpriseXu Mengjie491Luo Yitian321Su Ruiqi323Wu Qian224Xiang Yuxing3617VocalONE OK ROCKLiar佛系少女 (Buddhist Girls)Fu Jing397Zhang Zining465Qi Yandi206Luo Yijia998DanceXiao Quan海草舞 (Seaweed Dance)海草帮 (Seaweed Gang)Li Zixuan423Wu Qianying442Yu Meihong326Zhang Xi239Ma Xingyu1199VocalDJ SnakeLet Me Love You白雪女王和公主们 (Snow White Queens and Princesses)Duan Aojuan420Xu Jingyun479Lai Meiyun458Gao Qiuzi352Liu Nian15110DanceTiger Hu覅忒好 (Can't Get Better Than This)新郎团 (Bridegroom Team)Zhao Yaoke295Wang Ting396Liu Danmeng271Luo Zhiyi232Yang Han25411VocalYoon Mi-raeAlways裙子特大号 爱你的心也特大号 (Supersized dresses and supersized hearts that love you)Qiang Dongyue284Gou Xueying256Re Yina279Liu Sixian321Luo Tianshu30812DanceBruno MarsMarry You你的丘比特 (Your Cupid)Wang Qing286Lu Xiaoyu596Gao Yingxi334Fan Wei368Yin Rui247
Pending Trainee VotesNameVotesJiang Shen 301Wang Ju 90Liu Nian59Yang Han56Luo Tianshu49Xu Shiyin36Chen Yuyan36
Concept Evaluation Performances (Episode 8)
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Bold denotes centres picked in the previous episode
# Producer Song Team name Team votes Guest performer Contestants Votes1Jin Zhiwen摩天輪的眼淚 (Ferris Wheel's Tears)喜欢你 (We Like You)123Hu YitianZhang Zining563Sunnee116Qiang Dongyue32Wei Jin21Jiang Shen32Chen Yihan302Zheng NanShinyShiny 萤火虫 (Shiny Fireflies)156Xiong ZiqiWu Xuanyi326Fu Jing153Su Ruiqi72Luo Yijia23Fan Wei63Gao Yingxi1343Tiger Hu我就是這種女孩 (I'm That Kind of Girl)你的女孩 (Your Girls)286Xiao ZhanMeng Meiqi330Xu Mengjie92Liu Renyu143Li Ziting124Wang Ting19Gao Qiuzi554Maria Stratton / K.Chozen / Renzo Bravo不負青春 (Live Up to Our Youth)青春无畏 (Fearless Youth)41Mao BuyiYang Chaoyue111Lu Xiaoyu115Liu Danmeng71Qi Yandi330Chiao Manting54Wu Qianying1295master key / ear attack別人家的小孩 (Someone Else's Kid)土小孩 (Old Fashioned Kids)125Wang YiboYamy83Li Zixuan249Chen Fangyu69Wu Yingxiang59Xu Jingyun250Lu Xiaocao336Alina Smith / Annalise Morelli / Ingemar Aberg了不起 (Awesome)一锅乱炖 (A Pot of Messy Stew)85Wei DaxunLai Meiyun361Wang Ju171Duan Aojuan90Luo Yitian44Wang Mohan102Zhao Yaoke40
Ranking
Top 11 E02E03E04 E05E06E07 E08E09 E101YamyWu XuanyiWu XuanyiMeng MeiqiMeng MeiqiMeng MeiqiMeng MeiqiMeng MeiqiMeng Meiqi2Qiang DongyueYamyYamyWu XuanyiYang ChaoyueYang ChaoyueWang JuWang JuWu Xuanyi3Duan AojuanYang ChaoyueYang ChaoyueYamyWu XuanyiWu XuanyiWu XuanyiWu XuanyiYang Chaoyue4Yang ChaoyueDuan AojuanMeng MeiqiYang ChaoyueYamyYamyDuan AojuanYamyDuan Aojuan5Wu XuanyiQiang DongyueQiang DongyueZhang ZiningZhang ZiningDuan AojuanLi ZitingDuan AojuanYamy6SunneeMeng MeiqiDuan AojuanDuan AojuanLi ZitingLi ZitingYamyLi ZitingLai Meiyun7Chen FangyuSunneeSunneeQiang DongyueSunneeZhang ZiningLai MeiyunYang ChaoyueZhang Zining8Fu JingFu JingChen FangyuSunneeDuan AojuanSunneeGao QiuziZhang ZiningSunnee9Wang QingWang QingLi ZixuanFu JingFu JingFu JingYang ChaoyueLai MeiyunLi Ziting10Ge JiahuiLi ZixuanFu JingLi ZixuanQiang DongyueQiang DongyueZhang ZiningGao QiuziFu Jing11Li ZitingLi ZitingLi ZitingLi ZitingGao QiuziGao QiuziSunneeSunneeXu Mengjie
Elimination chart
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+105 contestants Meng Meiqi () Wu Xuanyi () Yang Chaoyue () Duan Aojuan () Yamy () Lai Meiyun () Zhang Zining () Sunnee () Li Ziting () Fu Jing () Xu Mengjie () Li Zixuan () Liu Renyu () Chen Yihan () Wang Ju () Gao Qiuzi () Gao Yingxi () Qi Yandi () Angela Hui () Lu Xiaoyu () Qiang Dongyue () Wu Yingxiang () Jiang Shen () Zhao Yaoke () Su Ruiqi () Kimberley () Wu Qianying () Fan Wei () Wang Mohan () Wei Jin () Wang Ting () Lu Xiaocao () Liu DanMeng () Luo Yitian () Jiao Manting () Luo Yijia () Du Jinyu () Zhu Tiantian () Wang Qing () Re Yina () Yu Meihong () Liu Nian () Ge Jiahui () Chou Chou () Ju Lin () Liu Dexi () Jiang Jinger () Gou Xueying () Yang Bing () Luo Zhiyi () Zhang Xi () Mena () Ma Xingyu () Liu Siqian () Zhang Chuhan () Xiang Yuxing () Wu Qian () Yin Rui () Zhang Xinlei () Lucia Chen () Jiang Yanxi () Zhou Xue () Wu Xiaoxuan () Zhang Jingxuan () Zhang Xinyue () Zhang Xinjie () Ren Zhen () Ni Qiuyun () Yang Ruihan () Yang Meiqi () Mao Weijia () Lin Junyi () Lin Jiaan () Shao Xia () Blair () Xu Shiyin () Pan Junya () Wang Yalin () Hu Yueer () Zhang Ruimeng () Li Tianyun () Chen Yifan () Chen Yuyan () Wang Yiran () Xia Shijie () Liu Yushan () Zhu Jiaxi () Yang Meiling () Liu Niyi () Han Dan () Yin Rouyi () Luo Tianshu () Yang Han () Liu Jiaying () Wu Yunting () Wang Manjun () Zhang Yuwen () Yan Kexin () Wang Juemeng () Qiu Luqing () Zheng Chengcheng () Abby () Cindy () Dora () Zhao Ling ()
Episodes
Episode 1 () The audience is introduced to the Lady Bee trio who walks in to a dark studio wondering where to go. The lights suddenly turn on and 101 seats are shown. Similar to the Korean counterpart, contestants are introduced by label and choose where they want to sit from #1 to #101. Once every girl is seated, the studio darkens and Tao introduces the mentors with each of the mentors performing their own song. After the performances by the mentors have ended, contestants perform with their label mates or a pre-made group to be evaluated from grades A to F. During the episode, it is revealed that only 11 trainees are only to be sorted into the A group, once 11 girls are filled, another girl that has been given the A rank will have to take a girl's nominated seat, voluntarily if a girl in the top 11 chooses to downgrade to the B rank or through a battle. At the end of the episode, we see 11 spots filled yet Yamy is given an A rank. The mentors discuss heavily to choose whom to demote to B rank. They choose Qiang Dongyue and she agrees to a battle with Yamy. Yamy wins the battle and Qiang Dongyue is reluctantly demoted to the B rank.
Episode 2 () The evaluations go on where former SNH48 member Ge Jiahui performs with her group and trainees continually get evaluated to their respective ranks. There is a twist after all 101 girls are graded when the mentors announce that girls who are not from idol companies will also be competing for a spot in the top 101. If any of them get above an F grade, they may take the spot of another girl in F grade, eliminating her from the competition. Gao Yingxi, Wu Qianying and Re Yina take Cindy, Dora and Zhao Ling's place on the show. Re Yina also receives an A grade and battles Li Ziting for her spot in A class. Re Yina wins. Sunnee questions the mentors on this decision and Tao responds saying Re Yina's style is more unique and Li Ziting went off key during the vocal part of the battle while Ye Rina did not. Tao reassures the trainees that if they felt they were placed in an incorrect grade if they work hard it will be seen.
The girls arrive at their dorms and all the trainees envy A class' rooms being pink and bigger than all the others and having its own couch. Yina and Sunnee are placed in the same room which causes some tension between them.