Youth With You 2

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**Youth With You 2** (Chinese: 青春有你 2; pinyin: *Qīngchūn yǒu nǐ 2;* also known as ***Idol Producer 3***), is a Chinese survival show, which was first premiered on March 12, 2020 on the video platform iQiyi. The show is presented by Cai Xukun with Lisa, Jony J and Ella Chen as the mentors. 109 female trainees from different companies will compete against each other, who are being voted on by viewers. The Top 9 trainees with the most votes in the final episode get to debut in the Chinese girl group THE9.

TRI.BE's member Kelly also took place in the show, but was eliminated in episode 10 and finishing on rank #64.

## Episodes

### Episode 1 (12 March 2020)

Four mentors arrive at the welcome party and met the 109 trainees. In the last seasons, the mentors would only be able to meet the trainees on the stage of preliminary rating. This time the mentors get to meet them in advance to learn about their characters and backgrounds so that they can talk with the trainees in a better way. Every trainee introduces herself at the party and seated herself around a very long table next to each other. On the next day, the four mentors give their performance on the stage for the trainees. Dance mentor Lisa performs *In the Name of Love* and *Attention*; rap mentor Jony J performs *My Man*; vocal mentor Ella performs *How Old Are You*; and youth producers' representative Kun performs *YOUNG.* Then comes the stage of preliminary rating for the trainees. The trainees who choose the same song are automatically paired one-to-one and compete against each other. The one-to-one performance makes it easier to observe and compare the trainees. The mentors will then rank them from Class A to F according to their performance.

### Episode 2 (14 March 2020)

The stage of preliminary rating continues. Kong Xueer becomes the first trainee that is assigned to Class A. She and Zhao Xiaotang talk about being trainees who have already debuted before and how their experiences make them more mature and independent, resonating many trainees who have similar experiences. Wang Qing and Zhang Yu perform *Theme Song of Love* using their very unique style and make all the mentors and trainees laugh a lot. Wang Qing's management of facial expression and her overall performance touch the judges and get she into Class A. A fierce battle rises within Shangguan Xiai, An Qi and Xu Jiaqi. All of them prove themselves by their solo performances and are all assigned to A class. Chua Zhuoyi bursts into tears when she shares how she feels about the odium from people on the Internet towards her. They think that her experience makes her "unqualified" for being a member of a girls' team. She insists that she doesn't live in the comments at all, and she will love herself, be herself, and go ahead bravely. Vocal mentor Ella says that girls shouldn't have only one look, and a girls' team shouldn't be defined, so *Youth With You Season 2* will let girls' team have an evolution.

### Episode 3 (19 March 2020)

The stage of preliminary rating continues. Duan Xiaowei's performance of new Japanese sign dance amazes everyone. Then she is assigned to Class A. After performing, "chatty" Yu Shuxin spends 3 minutes explaining how she tries to show her feelings through acting in the show, but Kun points out that Shuxin is trying too hard and it is better if she just highlights particular parts. As time goes, sleepiness comes quietly, but Yu Yan's stunning opening of her show awakes everyone, and she is assigned to Class A. Only Liu Yuxin chooses *No Joke*, so she does not have a rival. Her perfect performance wins mentor over. Lisa says this is what she has been waiting for, and Yuxin aced all the aspects. Everyone is very surprised about Qinniu Zhengwei coming to this stage, but Qin thinks it is difficult to understand someone through the Internet, so she wants to show more about herself through the program. The battle between AKB48 and SNH48 also attracts everyone's attention as the two groups are from the same system. Though they already have some achievement in their circle, Mo Han says they are in a status of closed-loop development, so they want to get out of the loop and make progress step by step. Ella points out that both groups' performances are quite formulized and lack personal characteristics. They should think about what kind of girl group members they want to become to let people remember each of them. Everyone in these two teams is assigned to Class D.

### Episode 4 (21 March 2020)

The stage of preliminary rating continues. It begins with the competition within the original rap team. Jony J says rappers in this program are like playing away from home because this is the home for trainees. He is stricter than the trainees expect. When he criticizes Gia's performance, everyone is quite shocked. As a professional rapper, NINEONE has released over 30 original pieces, but Jony J says the song she chooses is not competent enough in such a competitive part because it doesn't show what she is capable of. Kun and Jony J have different opinions on Xie Keyin's ranking. Kun thinks Xie Keyin deserves Class A based on her performance as a whole. Still, Jony believes it is better to give her a signal that she is good, but not good enough, so they assign her to Class B. After the performance of rap team, Lin Xiaozhai attracts the trainees' attention because she is already a very famous influencer and owns a successful business. Xiaozhai says she chooses to come here because she thinks an Internet influencer's career is very fragile, so she wants to develop more skills. The performance of the girls from Yuehua ENT is great as a whole, but the mentors are not impressed by any of them as they don't have distinct characteristics, so all of them are assigned to Class C.

The preliminary rating finally ends. The first mission for the trainees is position assessment. There are three positions: Vocal, Dance and Rap. At first, every trainee gets to choose the position they want. Different songs are for different positions, but only trainees in Class A has the right to select the song they prefer. Out of everyone's expectation, Shangguan chooses *Kissing the Future of Love* because she wants to show the audience that she can give everything they want. After choosing the song they want, Class A trainees can also select the teammates they want. The order of selection is decided by random draw. The trainee that is drawn can finish her selection of teammates at once. After Class A trainees finish their grouping, there are still several songs left. For all the left songs, they are chosen by picking up balls. However, if some trainees are not chosen to perform the remaining songs in their position, they will then be assigned to other groups.

After the grouping ends, responsibility assignment comes. Every group needs to choose a leader and centre. Everyone wants the centre position, so the battle for it begins. For the group *Oh Boy,* Wang Chengxuan and Shen Jie battles for the centre position, but Chengxuan loses in the voting because the three sisters of Jie, Shen Bing, Shen Qing, Shen Yu all vote for her. The discussion becomes quite intense. Jie's sisters think Chengxuan and Jie are equally matched, but Jie has a bright spot and catches their eyes. However, the other two members don't agree because they think Chengxuan's level is way above the rest of the members. In the end, the sisters persuade others, and Jie becomes the centre.

## References

1. ↑ Ep1 Part1 Producer KUN's performance wowed the audience | iQIYI (en).
2. ↑ Ep1 Part2 Lisa's stage made fans' eyes moist | iQIYI (en).
3. ↑ Ep2 Part1 Fierce battle between contestants | iQIYI (en).
4. ↑ Ep2 Part2 The first contestant who gets an A | iQIYI (en).
5. ↑ Ep3 Part1 LISA talks about idol power, tears wet her eyes | iQIYI (en).
6. ↑ Ep3 Part2 Esther Yu's performance on the rating stage stunned KUN | iQIYI (en).
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Ep4 Part1 LISA's live teaching drew cheers | iQIYI (en).
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Ep4 Part2 KUN announced the position evaluation | iQIYI (en).