Richie Jen
The series, like its British and American counterparts, aims to find the best new singer in China based on viewer voting and participation. "Chinese Idol" employs a panel of judges to select the finalists and will then critique their performances, these include international recording artists Coco Lee and Vivian Hsu, Chinese recording artist Han Hong, Chinese actor Huang Xiaoming, Taiwanese actor and singer Richie Jen, and Taiwanese producer Wang Wei-chung.