I’m pretty sure the judges already hate her.Ĭut to the trainees already in the auditorium. So, without further ado, lets go on a journey, with some beautiful, bald boys.īecause of the trend of having like, five Episode 0’s, Episode 1 dispenses with the formalities, hustling in our boys and introducing the judges.Īnd oh yeah breakout star and 2nd place winner from season 2 Esther Yu is back in all her love-her-or-hate-her glory. I won’t be covering CHUANG (unless there’s a huge outcry for me to talk about Ukranian balladeers in C-Pop) (and I guess Amber Liu as well). So while CHUANG continues to search for a brand identity, YWY3 is only building on the success of last season, and is just a smoother experience at this point in time. For curiosity’s sake I’ve seen a little bit of the the new season, and while at least their editing issues have been fixed, they’ve already stirred up controversy featuring a swath of European and Caucasian contestants (think Lana times 10). However, the wide gulf of quality between the two shows from last season has biased me towards YWY. Rival show (and the legitimate licensee of the Produce 101 property) CHUANG2021 is also broadcasting their latest season concurrently. **Note: The show has some Xtreme firewalling going on, lemme know if these videos work for you or not in the comments. You can watch the show from the beginning w/ English subtitles here at iQiyi: A mix of survival show once-again’ers, Tik-Tok stars, big company trainees and dark horses again vie for the chance to debut in a group.

Youth With You Season 2 (also known as the Han Dong/Aurora Exchange Program) is a show I have often talked about tangentially, but now I have the chance to recap the show’s 3rd season as it goes along.

Idol Survival shows might have taken a beating in Korea, but in China they’re thriving.

Youth with you season 2