# Up Idol

Up Idol (simplified Chinese: 偶像来了; traditional Chinese: 偶像來了; pinyin: Ǒuxiàng Láile; lit. 'The Idols are Coming') is a Chinese celebrity reality show broadcast on Hunan Television. The first season debuted on 1 August 2015 with 12 episodes featuring two captains and ten popular celebrities as they travel to different places and experience the Chinese culture. The program was relaunched in 2016. The Chinese title was changed to We are Coming (simplified Chinese: 我们来了; traditional Chinese: 我們來了; pinyin: Wǒmen Láile) though the official English title remains unchanged as Up Idol. The second season debuted on 22 July 2016 with 12 episodes. The third season debuted on 4 August 2017 with 12 episodes.

## Participants
### Season 1

| Name | Profession | Birthdate & Age |
| Captains |||
| Wang Han | Television presenter | (1974-04-07) 7 April 1974 (age 50) |
| He Jiong | Actordirectorsingerteachertelevision presenterwriter | (1974-04-28) 28 April 1974 (age 50) |
| Idol members |||
| Brigitte Lin | Actresswriter | (1954-11-03) 3 November 1954 (age 69) |
| Yang Yuying | Singer | (1971-05-11) 11 May 1971 (age 53) |
| Athena Chu | Actresssinger | (1971-10-25) 25 October 1971 (age 52) |
| Ning Jing | Actressfashion designermodel | (1972-04-27) 27 April 1972 (age 52) |
| Ada Choi | Actress | (1973-09-17) 17 September 1973 (age 51) |
| Xie Na | Actresssingertelevision presenter | (1981-05-06) 6 May 1981 (age 43) |
| Zhao Liying | Actresssinger | (1987-10-16) 16 October 1987 (age 36) |
| Baby Zhang | Actresssingertelevision presenter | (1989-04-09) 9 April 1989 (age 35) |
| Gülnezer Bextiyar | Actressmodel | (1992-05-02) 2 May 1992 (age 32) |
| Ouyang Nana | Actressmusiciansinger | (2000-06-15) 15 June 2000 (age 24) |

### Season 2

| Name | Profession | Birthdate & Age |
| Captains |||
| Wang Han | Television presenter | (1974-04-07) 7 April 1974 (age 50) |
| Yuan Hong | Actorsingertelevision presenter | (1982-08-23) 23 August 1982 (age 42) |
| Idol members |||
| Angie Chiu | Actress | (1954-11-15) 15 November 1954 (age 69) |
| Carina Lau | Actress | (1965-12-08) 8 December 1965 (age 58) |
| Karen Mok | Actressfashion designerproducersinger-songwriter | (1970-06-02) 2 June 1970 (age 54) |
| Joe Chen | Actresssingertelevision presenter | (1979-04-04) 4 April 1979 (age 45) |
| Xie Na | Actresssingertelevision presenter | (1981-05-06) 6 May 1981 (age 43) |
| Jiang Yiyan | Actresssingerwriter | (1983-09-11) 11 September 1983 (age 41) |
| Ming Xi | Actressmodel | (1989-03-08) 8 March 1989 (age 35) |
| Xu Jiao | Actress | (1997-08-05) 5 August 1997 (age 27) |

### Season 3
#### Captains and idol members

| Name | Profession | Birthdate & Age |
| Captains |||
| Wu Xiubo | Actor | (1968-09-05) 5 September 1968 (age 56) |
| Wang Han | Television presenter | (1974-04-07) 7 April 1974 (age 50) |
| Idol members |||
| Rosamund Kwan | Actress | (1962-09-24) 24 September 1962 (age 62) |
| Jiang Xin | Actress | (1983-05-08) 8 May 1983 (age 41) |
| Michelle Chen | Actresssinger | (1983-05-31) 31 May 1983 (age 41) |
| Victoria Song | Actressmodelsingertelevision presenter | (1987-02-02) 2 February 1987 (age 37) |
| Shen Mengchen | Actresstelevision presenter | (1989-06-13) 13 June 1989 (age 35) |
| Tang Yixin | Actress | (1989-12-09) 9 December 1989 (age 34) |

#### Non-idol members

| Name | Profession | Birthdate & Age | Station(s) |
| Yu Jia | Entrepreneurial | (1989-12-29) 29 December 1989 (age 34) | 1 |
| Winnie Wen | Writer | (1996-03-06) 6 March 1996 (age 28) | 2 |
| Li Shuang | Gourmet | (1994-05-23) 23 May 1994 (age 30) | 4 |
| Caroline Li | Illustrator | (1987-11-02) 2 November 1987 (age 36) | 2–3, 5–6 |
| Ai Hua | Student | (1995-09-30) 30 September 1995 (age 29) | 1, 3–6 |
| Xiao Bai | Stylist | (1990-02-21) 21 February 1990 (age 34) | 1–6 |
| Xu Jiru | Lawyer | (1992-09-08) 8 September 1992 (age 32) | 1–6 |

## Episodes
### Season 1

| Station | EP | Air date | Filming date(s) | Location | Guest Appearance | The Most Popular Idol |
| 1st Leg | 1 | 1 August 2015 | 1–2 July 2015 | Hainan Airlines Haikou, Hainan | | Xie Na |
| 1st Leg | 2 | 8 August 2015 | 1–2 July 2015 | Hainan Airlines Haikou, Hainan | | Xie Na |
| 2nd Leg | 2 | 8 August 2015 | 18–19 July 2015 | Inner Mongolian Grassland Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia | | Zhao Liying |
| 2nd Leg | 3 | 15 August 2015 | 18–19 July 2015 | Inner Mongolian Grassland Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia | | Zhao Liying |
| 3rd Leg | 4 | 22 August 2015 | 2–3 August 2015 | 798 Art Zone Beijing | TFBOYS | Brigitte Lin |
| 3rd Leg | 5 | 29 August 2015 | 2–3 August 2015 | 798 Art Zone Beijing | Sean Zhang | Brigitte Lin |
| 4th Leg | 6 | 12 September 2015 | 15–16 August 2015 | Hunan Broadcasting System Changsha, Hunan | | Ada Choi |
| 4th Leg | 7 | 19 September 2015 | 15–16 August 2015 | Hunan Broadcasting System Changsha, Hunan | | Ada Choi |
| 5th Leg | 8 | 26 September 2015 | 1–2 September 2015 | Chengkancun Chengkan Township, Huizhou District, Huangshan, Anhui | | Athena Chu |
| 5th Leg | 9 | 3 October 2015 | 1–2 September 2015 | Chengkancun Chengkan Township, Huizhou District, Huangshan, Anhui | | Athena Chu |
| 5th Leg | 10 | 10 October 2015 | 1–2 September 2015 | Chengkancun Chengkan Township, Huizhou District, Huangshan, Anhui | | Athena Chu |
| 6th Leg | 10 | 10 October 2015 | 16–17 September 2015 | Shanghai | | Ouyang Nana |
| 6th Leg | 11 | 17 October 2015 | 16–17 September 2015 | Shanghai | Tong Zirong | Ouyang Nana |
| 6th Leg | 12 | 24 October 2015 | 16–17 September 2015 | Shanghai | Stan Lai William Chang | Ouyang Nana |

### Season 2

| Station | EP | Air date | Filming date(s) | Location | Guest Appearance |
| 1st Leg | 1 | 22 July 2016 | 17–19 June 2016 | Macau | Zou Shiming |
| 1st Leg | 2 | 29 July 2016 | 17–19 June 2016 | Macau | |
| 2nd Leg | 3 | 5 August 2016 | 10–12 July 2016 | Suzhou Jiangsu | |
| 2nd Leg | 4 | 12 August 2016 | 10–12 July 2016 | Suzhou Jiangsu | Fei Yu-ching |
| 3rd Leg | 5 | 19 August 2016 | 28–29 July 2016 | Chengdu Sichuan | |
| 3rd Leg | 6 | 26 August 2016 | 28–29 July 2016 | Chengdu Sichuan | Sean Zhang Guo Pei |
| 4th Leg | 7 | 2 September 2016 | 12–15 August 2016 | Tengchong Baoshan, Yunnan | Song Xiaobao |
| 4th Leg | 8 | 9 September 2016 | 12–15 August 2016 | Tengchong Baoshan, Yunnan | Yang Wei Bao Chunlai |
| 5th Leg | 9 | 16 September 2016 | 26–28 August 2016 | Dalian Liaoning | Sun Yang Zhang Jike |
| 5th Leg | 10 | 23 September 2016 | 26–28 August 2016 | Dalian Liaoning | |
| 6th Leg | 11 | 30 September 2016 | 4–6 September 2016 | Turpan Xinjiang | |
| 6th Leg | 12 | 7 October 2016 | 4–6 September 2016 | Turpan Xinjiang | |

### Season 3

| Station | EP | Air date | Filming date(s) | Location | Guest Appearance |
| 1st Leg | 1 | 4 August 2017 | 13–14 July 2017 | Beijing | |
| 1st Leg | 2 | 11 August 2017 | 13–14 July 2017 | Beijing | China women's national judo team Wang Peiyi |
| 2nd Leg | 3 | 18 August 2017 | 4–5 August 2017 | Foshan Guangdong | |
| 2nd Leg | 4 | 25 August 2017 | 4–5 August 2017 | Foshan Guangdong | Yuen Woo-ping |
| 3rd Leg | 5 | 1 September 2017 | 18–19 August 2017 | Yongzhou Hunan | |
| 3rd Leg | 6 | 8 September 2017 | 18–19 August 2017 | Yongzhou Hunan | |
| 4th Leg | 7 | 15 September 2017 | 30–31 August 2017 | Harbin Heilongjiang | |
| 4th Leg | 8 | 22 September 2017 | 30–31 August 2017 | Harbin Heilongjiang | He Wei Hai Jia Tan Yuanyuan |
| 5th Leg | 9 | 29 September 2017 | 17–19 September 2017 | Xi'an Shaanxi | |
| 5th Leg | 10 | 6 October 2017 | 17–19 September 2017 | Xi'an Shaanxi | Coco Lee Sitar Tan Tizzy T |
| 6th Leg | 11 | 13 October 2017 | 29–30 September 2017 | Dongshan County Zhangzhou, Fujian | |
| 6th Leg | 12 | 20 October 2017 | 29–30 September 2017 | Dongshan County Zhangzhou, Fujian | |

## Ratings
### Season 1

China Hunan Television premiere ratings :
| Episode | Date | CSM50 | CSM50 | CSM50 | CSM national network | CSM national network | CSM national network |
| Episode | Date | Rating | Share | Ranking | Rating | Share | Ranking |
| OP | July 25, 2015 | 2.318 | 7.72 | 1 | 2.6 | 9.78 | 1 |
| 1 | August 1, 2015 | 2.392 | 11.05 | 1 | 2.26 | 12.66 | 1 |
| 2 | August 8, 2015 | 2.123 | 9.79 | 2 | 1.95 | 11.35 | 1 |
| 3 | August 15, 2015 | 2.079 | 9.54 | 2 | 1.78 | 10.04 | 1 |
| 4 | August 22, 2015 | 2.041 | 9.38 | 2 | 2.14 | 12.14 | 1 |
| 5 | August 29, 2015 | 2.596 | 11.58 | 2 | 2.23 | 13.16 | 1 |
| 6 | September 12, 2015 | 1.8 | 8.85 | 4 | 1.49 | 9.9 | 1 |
| 7 | September 19, 2015 | 2.132 | 10.40 | 2 | 1.73 | 11.28 | 1 |
| 8 | September 26, 2015 | 1.840 | 9.85 | 3 | 1.57 | 11.8 | 1 |
| 9 | October 3, 2015 | 1.596 | 7.75 | 3 | 1.31 | 8.63 | 1 |
| 10 | October 10, 2015 | 2.013 | 10.11 | 2 | 1.56 | 10.86 | 1 |
| 11 | October 17, 2015 | 1.897 | 9.33 | 3 | 1.46 | 10.42 | 1 |
| 12 | October 24, 2015 | 1.803 | 9.50 | 3 | 1.48 | 10.87 | 1 |
* The data determined by CSM.
* Ratings ranked above not including CCTV.
* Information source: 卫视这些事儿, 卫视小露电, 潇湘卧龙, Hunan Television's WeChat Official Account (ID: happychina1997).

### Season 2

China Hunan Television premiere ratings :
| Episode | Date | CSM52 | CSM52 | CSM52 | CSM national network | CSM national network | CSM national network |
| Episode | Date | Rating | Share | Ranking | Rating | Share | Ranking |
| 1 | July 22, 2016 | 1.535 | 4.70 | 3 | 2.0 | 6.40 | 1 |
| 2 | July 29, 2016 | 1.234 | 3.82 | 4 | 1.46 | 4.80 | 1 |
| 3 | August 5, 2016 | 1.470 | 4.51 | 3 | 1.88 | 5.96 | 1 |
| 4 | August 12, 2016 | 1.292 | 3.80 | 3 | 1.42 | 4.49 | 1 |
| 5 | August 19, 2016 | 1.299 | 3.70 | 3 | 1.68 | 5.18 | 1 |
| 6 | August 26, 2016 | 1.379 | 4.12 | 3 | 1.71 | 5.25 | 1 |
| 7 | September 2, 2016 | 1.320 | 3.92 | 3 | 1.51 | 4.68 | 1 |
| 8 | September 9, 2016 | 1.365 | 4.23 | 3 | 1.59 | 5.02 | 1 |
| 9 | September 16, 2016 | 1.431 | 4.30 | 3 | 1.56 | 4.93 | 1 |
| 10 | September 23, 2016 | 1.311 | 3.97 | 3 | 1.41 | 4.59 | 1 |
| 11 | September 30, 2016 | 1.541 | 4.61 | 3 | 1.86 | 5.73 | 1 |
| 12 | October 7, 2016 | 1.099 | 3.24 | 4 | 1.04 | 3.48 | 1 |
* The data determined by CSM.
* Ratings ranked above not including CCTV.
* Information source: 卫视这些事儿, 卫视小露电, 潇湘卧龙, Hunan Television's WeChat Official Account (ID: happychina1997).

### Season 3

China Hunan Television premiere ratings :
| Episode | Date | CSM52 | CSM52 | CSM52 | CSM national network | CSM national network | CSM national network |
| Episode | Date | Rating | Share | Ranking | Rating | Share | Ranking |
| 1 | August 4, 2017 | 1.038 | 3.47 | 4 | 1.34 | 4.84 | 1 |
| 2 | August 11, 2017 | 0.807 | 2.72 | 4 | 0.99 | 3.52 | 1 |
| 3 | August 18, 2017 | 1.414 | 4.81 | 3 | 1.38 | 4.95 | 1 |
| 4 | August 25, 2017 | 1.127 | 3.84 | 4 | 1.1 | — | 1 |
| 5 | September 1, 2017 | 0.982 | 3.14 | 4 | 0.96 | 3.19 | 1 |
| 6 | September 8, 2017 | 0.919 | 3.09 | 4 | 1.09 | 3.85 | 1 |
| 7 | September 15, 2017 | 0.769 | 2.65 | 6 | 1.13 | 3.97 | 1 |
| 8 | September 22, 2017 | 0.769 | 2.58 | 5 | — | — | — |
| 9 | September 29, 2017 | 0.557 | 2.01 | 7 | — | — | — |
| 10 | October 6, 2017 | 0.792 | 2.70 | 3 | 1.07 | 3.79 | 1 |
| 11 | October 13, 2017 | 0.800 | 2.74 | 3 | 1.1 | 4.04 | 1 |
| 12 | October 20, 2017 | 0.698 | 2.41 | 4 | 0.94 | — | 1 |
* The data determined by CSM.
* Ratings ranked above not including CCTV.
* Information source: 卫视这些事儿, 卫视小露电, 潇湘卧龙, Hunan Television's WeChat Official Account (ID: happychina1997).

## Broadcast TV stations

Start on July 29, 2016, Astro Quan Jia HD air Up Idol simultaneously broadcast with Hunan Television on Fridays 19:50.