Youth With You (season 3)

Youth With You 3 (Chinese: 青春有你3; pinyin: QīngChūnYǒuNǐ 3) is a 2021 Chinese male group survival show by iQIYI. The third season features 119 trainees from different entertainment agencies, to form a 9-member male group through global viewers' votes. The group IXFORM officially debuted on 25 July 2021.

Youth With You
Season 3
Promotional poster, with the mentors
Starring	Li Yuchun Li Ronghao Lisa Will Pan
Country of origin	China
Release
Original network	iQIYI
Original release	February 18 (2021-02-18) – May 1, 2021 (2021-05-01)
Season chronology
← Previous Season 2

The show is the third season of the Youth With You series. This season was presented by Li Yuchun, with Lisa, Li Ronghao, and Will Pan serving as mentors.^[1] It aired from February 18, to May 1, 2021 on iQIYI every Thursday and Saturday at 7:00 pm CST, with subtitles available in several languages.

The grand finale, originally scheduled to be streamed live on May 8, 2021, was officially cancelled and the show was terminated after an order from the Chinese media government bureau, due to the show's milk-wasting controversies.

On 25 July 2021, two months after the termination, it was announced that group IXFORM debuted officially with top 9 members, Luo Yizhou, Jojo Tang Jiuzhou, Lian Huaiwei, Neil Liu Guanyou, Jerome Deng Xiaoci, Kachine Sun Yinghao, Liu Jun, X Duan Xingxing, Sun Yihang.^[2]

Concept

In its third season Youth With You^[3] brings 119 trainees^[4] together who are either from entertainment agencies or are not signed under any company. 9 trainees will be selected through viewers' votes to form a boy group after weeks of evaluations, group performances, and eliminations.

Mentor

• Li Yuchun — Youth PD
• Li Ronghao — Vocal mentor
• Lisa — Dance mentor
• Will Pan — Rap mentor
• Esther Yu – Youth tutor

X Mentors

• G.E.M.
• Silence Wang

Contestants

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•   Top 9 of the week
•   Left the show
•   Eliminated in Episode 10
•   Eliminated in Episode 16
•   Eliminated in Episode 20
•   Eliminated in Episode 23
•   Final members of IXFORM

Company	Name	Age	Judges Evaluation^[a]		Rankings
			1	2	E02	E04	E06	E10		E12	E16		E20		E23		Final
					#	#	#	#	Votes	#	#	Votes	#	Votes	#	Votes
Independent Trainees	Liu Jun (刘隽)^1	25	A	A	7	9	8	8	7,763,643	8	9	8,808,048	12	3,574,126
	Huang Hongming / Alan (黄泓铭)	26	N	N	43	53	56	37	1,586,857	24	34	4,534,665	32	Eliminated			32
	Gong Yixing / Owen (龚毅星)	24	N	C	40	49	51	47	1,159,201	28	39	Eliminated					39
RADiANT PiCTURES (光芒影业)	Yan Xi / Liam (彦希)^13, 29	27	C	C	13	18	22	20	2,759,818	20	31	4,853,210	28	Eliminated			28
DngD (咚那个咚)	Chen Zilong (陈子龙)	27	N	N	103	114	113	Eliminated									64 - 118
Original Stone Music (原石音乐)	Wu Yue / May (武悦)	24	C	C	109	101	108	Eliminated									64 - 118
Astro Music (星宇愔乐)	Yu Jingtian / Tony (余景天)^4 ^29	21	A	A	2	1	1	1	19,486,372	1	1	19,504,390	1	13,559,007	Left the show
avex China (爱贝克思)	Xu Ziwei (徐子未)	26	A	C	93	25	15	13	4,206,613	29	17	6,968,144	17	3,377,588
B.K. Entertainment (彬稞娱乐)	Bai Lu (白陆)^30	25	B	C	65	82	60	55	984,809	34	36	3,879,158	Eliminated				36
B/G ENTERTAINMENT (黑金计划)	Wang Nanjun / Krystian (王南钧)^12, 14, 20	23	B	B	36	24	25	24	2,306,340	26	25	6,192,866	20	3,258,319
	Li Qin / Kin (李钦)^14	26	C	N	60	42	43	45	1,256,374	14	24	6,254,348	35	Eliminated			35
	Li Shuo / Joker (李硕)^14	26	C	N	80	69	88	Eliminated									64 - 118
	Ying Chenxi / Layzon (应晨熙)^14	22	C	B	47	56	81	Eliminated									64 - 118
Banana Entertainment (香蕉娱乐)	Jiang Jingzuo (姜京佐)^3, 23	25	C	A	8	13	14	17	3,572,457	23	19	6,829,571	22	2,955,138	Eliminated		22
	Zhao Jinyao / S.Titch (赵瑾尧)	24	N	B	67	66	65	43	1,277,683	58	59	Eliminated					59
BF Entertainment (大脸娱乐)	Wei Hongyu (魏宏宇)	25	A	N	84	4	4	6	11,865,745	32	37	3,779,751	Eliminated				37
ChengMengWenHua (程梦文化)	Ke Er / Cole (柯尔)^24	27	N	N	118	48	58	46	1,179,272	41	44	Eliminated					44
Chenfan Entertainment (宸帆娱乐)	Zhong Fulin / Jony (钟福林)	22	N	N	91	71	59	Eliminated									64 - 118
Beijing Chunyin Culture Media Co., Ltd. (刍音文化)	Zhang Siyuan / G.G (张思源)^10	29	B	C	24	17	19	19	2,782,709	40	18	6,868,656	23	2,879,159	Eliminated		23
CIWEN MEDIA (慈文影视)	Deng Zeming / Jeremy (邓泽鸣)^5, 11	21	B	B	15	20	20	21	2,704,956	19	23	6,265,579	24	Eliminated			24
D.WANG MEDIA (大王娱乐)	Cao Yuxue (曹宇雪)	25	C	C	116	102	115	Eliminated									64 - 118
	Li Tianqi (李天琪)^6	27	B	B	89	103	112	Eliminated									64 - 118
	Li Zichen / Lion Lee (李子晨)^7, 27	25	C	C	110	116	117	Eliminated									64 - 118
	Zhao Mingxuan (赵明轩)	23	C	C	112	115	118	Eliminated									64 - 118
DMDF (大美德丰)	Ka Si / Cass (卡斯)^18	32	C	B	31	45	57	Eliminated									64 - 118
	Chen Dingding / DING (陈鼎鼎)^18	29	C	C	18	28	37	49	1,115,283	52	52	Eliminated					52
	Qi Ha / Husky (七哈)^18	28	C	B	26	33	47	Eliminated									64 - 118
	Shi Qijun / MR.17 (十七君)^18	33	C	C	30	41	53	Eliminated									64 - 118
	Cui Yunfeng / Otter (崔云峰)^18	25	C	A	25	34	44	54	996,506	42	42	Eliminated					42
Emperor (Beijing) Culture Development Co., Ltd. (英皇娱乐)	Yu Yanlong (余衍隆)	23	C	C	50	67	82	Eliminated									64 - 118
FancyTown Culture (范堂文化)	Wang Jiachen (汪佳辰)	23	B	C	63	60	45	27	1,959,790	17	30	4,916,834	27	Eliminated			27
Gramarie Entertainment (果然娱乐)	Hu Xuanhao / SoNeX (胡轩豪)	24	N	B	108	110	101	Eliminated									64 - 118
HAOHAN Entertainment (浩瀚娱乐)	Liu Guanyou / Neil (刘冠佑)^31	21	B	A	44	83	85	32	1,836,217	12	13	8,385,629	6	4,325,637
	Chang Huasen / Waston (常华森)	26	N	N	11	15	17	16	3,580,551	9	10	8,788,404	10	3,655,594
	Liu Junhao / Kaiden (刘俊昊)	25	N	N	42	58	68	48	1,120,631	45	45	Eliminated					45
	Li Tianyi (李添翼)	22	N	N	104	118	73	Eliminated									64 - 118
	Zhang Shuaibo (张帅博)	21	N	C	71	95	100	Eliminated									64 - 118
	Bao Han / Kepler (包涵)	20	N	N	49	89	104	Eliminated									64 - 118
HEDGEHOG BROTHERS (刺猬兄弟)	Wang Haoxuan / WD (王浩轩)^10	23	C	C	27	21	26	35	1,727,882	50	49	Eliminated					49
Beijing Lan Mei Tailor Made Production Culture (海西星生)	Han Jingde / Hans (韩竞德)	22	N	N	56	35	41	50	1,055,870	55	55	Eliminated					55
Hot Idol (好好榜样)	Chen Yugeng / Crayon (陈誉庚)	25	N	B	32	36	33	28	1,913,094	30	20	6,791,387	21	3,180,609	Eliminated		21
HKBX Entertainment (花开半夏文化传媒)	Zi Yu (梓渝)^8	21	C	C	20	27	28	22	2,618,042	18	21	6,572,007	31	Eliminated			31
	Zheng Xingyuan (郑星源)	22	B	B	23	31	34	31	1,867,200	22	27	5,237,392	34	Eliminated			34
	Han Ruize (韩瑞泽)	23	C	N	94	88	75	58	941,419	60	60	Eliminated					60
	Li Mingxu (黎明旭)	22	C	C	55	63	74	56	955,851	57	57	Eliminated					57
	Wan Yuchen / Yuchoen (万禹辰)	23	C	B	72	72	63	44	1,259,659	43	41	Eliminated					41
HUAYI BROTHERS FASHION (华谊兄弟时尚)	Wei Xingcheng / Vic Wei (魏星丞)^17	25	N	C	75	70	77	26	2,190,641	39	40	Eliminated					40
JS Entertainment (集笙文化)	Xiao He / River (小河)	26	N	N	90	44	48	Eliminated									64 - 118
JH Entertainment (瑾和娱乐)	Ayu (阿煜)	29	C	N	28	30	24	33	1,816,188	51	51	Eliminated					51
Kss (快享星合)	Aierfajin / Alpha (爱尔法·金)^15	24	N	N	39	59	72	Eliminated									64 - 118
	Wang Zi’ao / Hussein (王梓澳)^8, 15, 16	22	N	Left the show
	Fu Xueyan / Fu (付雪岩)^15	25	C	N	88	79	79	Eliminated									64 - 118
	Zhou Junyu / Neil (周峻宇)^15	25	N	C	57	80	96	Eliminated									64 - 118
LT. ENTERTAINMENT (龙韬娱乐)	Zhong Junyi / ONE (钟骏一)	21	C	B	62	37	39	57	949,708	54	54	Eliminated					54
LaoyuVision (老鱼映画)	Sun Yinghao / Kachine (孙滢皓)	23	A	A	29	12	11	11	5,577,701	6	6	10,002,859	5	4,748,308
Ling You Jing Ji (领优经纪)	IKELILI (艾克里里)	28	B	B	9	14	18	23	2,436,653	49	50	Eliminated					50
LIANHUAIWEI STUDIO (连淮伟工作室)	Lian Huaiwei (连淮伟)^5	25	C	A	4	6	6	3	13,167,230	3	4	12,537,143	3	5,718,259
Live Nation	Yang Boni / Bernie (杨泊尼)^28	30	N	C	114	104	111	Eliminated									64 - 118
	Yang Yuehan / Johan (杨约翰)^28	28	B	C	115	92	98	Eliminated									64 - 118
M-NATION (辰星娱乐)	Duan Xingxing / X (段星星)	25	A	A	95	23	21	18	3,246,841	10	7	9,627,172	8	3,994,735
MANTRA PICTURES (工夫真言)	Shi An (时安)	22	N	N	101	113	116	Eliminated									64 - 118
Mavericks Entertainment (麦锐娱乐)	Cao Yu / BoogieFish (草鱼)	32	C	B	38	39	38	38	1,562,793	31	33	4,631,728	29	Eliminated			29
	Zhou Zijie (周子杰)	25	C	C	83	55	46	41	1,351,205	56	58	Eliminated					58
summerstar (盛夏星空)	Cao Zijun / Dream (曹子俊)^26	21	N	C	34	51	61	Eliminated									64 - 118
Shanghai ZUI Co., Ltd. (最世文化)	He Derui (何德瑞)	26	N	C	68	98	35	25	2,215,470	15	16	7,089,700	18	3,275,178
MOUNTAINTOP (泰洋川禾)	Yang Haojun / Lucas (杨皓钧)	21	N	N	74	96	106	Eliminated									64 - 118
M+ ENTERTAINMENT (木加互娱)	Chen Junhao / Drcchen (陈俊豪)^8	23	N	C	10	11	13	15	3,704,346	33	32	4,710,917	25	Eliminated			25
firefly (萦火丛传媒)	Xu Xinchi / Nemo (徐新驰)	21	N	C	17	16	12	12	4,892,320	16	14	7,712,046	16	3,384,772
NUCLEAR FIRE MEDIA (火核传媒)	Xiong Yiwen / Kuma (熊艺文)^6, 22	27	B	C	66	85	67	62	849,427	Eliminated							62
	Zhan Zhan / J-jin (湛展)^21	27	C	C	106	117	109	Eliminated									64 - 118
	Liu Fenglei / Leo (刘峰磊)	24	N	N	86	105	86	Eliminated									64 - 118
Original Plan (原际画)	Sun Yihang (孙亦航)^2	21	B	A	5	7	7	7	8,477,428	4	3	13,112,284	7	4,215,269
	Yang Yangyang (杨阳洋)	21	N	C	33	50	71	Eliminated									64 - 118
Qin's Entertainment (坤音娱乐)	Liu Xin / LilStar (刘欣)^19	21	N	B	52	78	94	61	902,540	Eliminated							61
	Yang Tao / TAOO (杨淘)^6, 19	25	N	N	45	57	76	Eliminated									64 - 118
	Lin Yiming / LIN (麟壹铭)^6, 19	27	C	N	78	74	80	Eliminated									64 - 118
	Feng Chen Sinan / Merman (冯陈思楠)^19	23	B	B	82	75	89	63	844,862	Eliminated							63
	Ma Sihan / SAI (马思涵)^19	28	C	C	64	73	78	Eliminated									64 - 118
RE MEDIA (冉翼文化)	Deng Xiaoci / Jerome.D (邓孝慈)	25	N	N	12	8	9	9	5,794,392	38	29	4,938,338	11	3,586,144
R-Star (锐策娱乐)	Qiu Danfeng / Chuk (邱丹枫)	23	N	C	16	22	23	29	1,908,941	37	35	4,323,440	33	Eliminated			33
SY MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT Co., Ltd. (韶愔音乐娱乐)	Chen Xuanxiao (陈泫孝)	28	N	N	73	81	95	Eliminated									64 - 118
SHENGSHIGUANGNIAN (盛世光年)	Yang Haoming (杨昊铭)^9, 25	23	B	B	21	26	27	34	1,801,582	36	28	4,975,631	19	3,265,976
SHOWCITYTIMES (少城时代)	Tang Jiaqi / Andy (唐嘉齐)	26	B	B	105	62	49	Eliminated									64 - 118
	Bai Ding / Dow (白丁)	23	B	N	70	40	32	39	1,535,907	48	48	Eliminated					48
	Chen Junyu / Jaydon (陈俊宇)	25	B	B	58	52	40	53	1,023,334	44	38	3,534,955	Eliminated				38
	Xuan Hao / Swen (宣淏)	25	C	C	102	77	62	Eliminated									64 - 118
SJ. (庶吉影视)	Xu Zhuolun / Casper (许卓伦)	23	C	C	77	61	50	52	1,027,740	53	53	Eliminated					53
Beijing simply joy culture development Co., Ltd. (简单快乐)	Ailizati (艾力扎提)	20	C	C	54	47	55	59	940,993	35	43	Eliminated					43
	Li Yuan / Russell (李远)	25	N	N	79	94	97	Eliminated									64 - 118
Sony Music Labels Inc. (日本索尼音乐)	Yuta Hashimoto / Yuta (桥本裕太)	28	C	B	53	43	42	51	1,038,409	27	22	6,273,772	26	Eliminated			26
Guang Pu Yu Le (光谱娱乐)	Xu Bin (徐滨)	22	N	N	81	64	92	Eliminated									64 - 118
STAR MASTER (匠星娱乐)	Ke’er Lijun / Keerlijun (苛尔力钧)^9	28	B	B	87	93	36	40	1,357,317	46	46	Eliminated					46
	Mu Sen / Tim (木森)^7	28	C	C	85	87	93	Eliminated									64 - 118
	Shi Shang (时尚)	25	B	B	111	106	103	Eliminated									64 - 118
	Zhe Ye / Ken (哲野)^7	28	B	B	100	108	90	Eliminated									64 - 118
STF	Cai Feiyang (蔡飞扬)	23	C	C	59	97	107	Eliminated									64 - 118
	Huang Jianxi / Ebon (黄鉴曦)	25	C	C	69	99	110	Eliminated									64 - 118
	Fang Zheng (方政)	22	C	B	113	112	83	Eliminated									64 - 118
	Wang Linkai / Jason. K (王琳凯)^8	23	C	B	41	65	69	60	922,394	59	56	Eliminated					56
	Yang Zhixiang / The Dream (杨智翔)	23	B	A	117	90	91	Eliminated									64 - 118
Super Idol (超级爱豆)	Huang He / River. (黄河)^17	23	C	B	96	100	84	Eliminated									64 - 118
	Li Haolin / Tommy (李昊霖)	24	C	B	92	111	87	Eliminated									64 - 118
TAOXIUGUANGYING (淘秀光影)	Niu Zaizai (牛在在)	25	N	N	22	29	30	42	1,282,077	47	47	Eliminated					47
HESONG ENTERTAINMENT	Shi Qi / Chase Lee (十七)	21	B	C	14	10	10	10	5,784,055	25	15	7,172,450	9	3,808,876
TIANMAXINGHE (天马星河)	Du Tianyu / Jacky (杜天宇)	21	N	C	61	46	29	36	1,689,609	21	26	5,527,283	13	3,548,949
Times Fengjun Entertainment (时代峰峻)	Li Junhao / Rimiko (李俊濠)	26	C	B	1	2	2	4	12,576,105	11	11	8,486,765	15	3,385,082
Beijing Why Entertainment Co., Ltd. (未禾娱乐)	Zhong Zhuorong / Jeremy (钟卓融)	21	C	N	99	91	99	Eliminated									64 - 118
YG ENTERTAINMENT BEIJING LIMITED (曜星文化)	Yi Xuan / KINGSTON (亿轩)	24	C	C	46	38	31	30	1,875,578	13	12	8,428,171	30	Eliminated			30
	Chen Jinxin / JAYDEN (陈金鑫)	24	B	B	76	86	102	Eliminated									64 - 118
GAOYIBAI STUDIO (翼百影视文化)	Gao Yibai / Hosky (高一百)	26	N	N	19	32	54	Eliminated									64 - 118
YC (一澄娱乐)	Liang Hongli / Evaldo (梁弘立)	24	N	N	37	84	64	Eliminated									64 - 118
TheYoung Entertainment (德漾娱乐)	Liang Sen (梁森)	25	A	B	6	3	3	2	13,748,557	7	8	9,358,521	14	3,447,402
Beijing Youhug Media Co., Ltd. (耀客传媒)	Luo Yizhou (罗一舟)	23	A	A	48	19	16	14	3,766,773	2	2	18,347,358	2	10,637,905
	Chen Jianyu / DeDe (陈建宇)	25	C	C	35	54	66	Eliminated									64 - 118
	Jiang Zhihao / Ian (蒋智豪)^6	27	C	C	98	107	114	Eliminated									64 - 118
	Kong Xiangchi / KK (孔祥池)	25	C	C	107	109	105	Eliminated									64 - 118
YI HUA ENTERTAINMENT (壹华娱乐)	Tang Jiuzhou / JOJO (唐九洲)	25	N	N	3	5	5	5	11,930,095	5	5	11,129,769	4	5,318,850
	Liu Qi (刘琦)	26	C	C	97	76	52	Eliminated									64 - 118
	Zhang Jingyun (张景昀)	22	C	C	51	68	70	Eliminated									64 - 118

Contestant Notes

1. : Choreographer of 1MILLION Dance Studio
2. : Member of Yi An Musical (易安音乐社)
3. : Former contestant on Idol Producer
4. : Former contestant on Produce X 101
5. : Former contestant on Youth With You
6. : Former contestant on Produce Camp 2019
7. : Former contestant on All For One
8. : Former contestant on We Are Young
9. : Former contestant on The Next Top Bang
10. : Former contestant on The Rap of China
11. : Former contestant on The Coming One 2
12. : Former contestant on Super Boy
13. : Former trainee at SM Entertainment
14. : Member of BGCode
15. : Member of Jup1ter
16. : Member of ALIBI
17. : Former trainee of YG Entertainment
18. : Member of Produce Pandas
19. : Member of BC221
20. : Member of Now United
21. : Member of LIMITLESS
22. : Member of D7BOYS
23. : Member of TANGRAM
24. : Member of JULY LAB
25. : Member of All In
26. : Member of Midsummer Cubs
27. : Former member of CNK
28. : Member of BEAUZ
29. : Former trainee of FNC Entertainment
30. : Former trainee of DSP Media
31. : Former trainee of TOP Media

Top 9

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New Top 9

#	Episode 2	Episode 4	Episode 6	Episode 10	Episode 12	Episode 16	Episode 20	Episode 23
1	Li Junhao / Rimiko (李俊濠)	Yu Jingtian / Tony (余景天) ↑1	Yu Jingtian / Tony (余景天) =	Yu Jingtian / Tony (余景天) =	Yu Jingtian / Tony (余景天) =	Yu Jingtian / Tony (余景天) =	Yu Jingtian / Tony (余景天) =
2	Yu Jingtian / Tony (余景天)	Li Junhao / Rimiko (李俊濠) ↓1	Li Junhao / Rimiko (李俊濠) =	Liang Sen (梁森) ↑1	Luo Yizhou (罗一舟) ↑12	Luo Yizhou (罗一舟) =	Luo Yizhou (罗一舟) =
3	Tang Jiuzhou / JOJO (唐九洲)	Liang Sen (梁森) ↑3	Liang Sen (梁森) =	Lian Huaiwei (连淮伟) ↑3	Lian Huaiwei (连淮伟) =	Sun Yihang (孙亦航) ↑1	Lian Huaiwei (连淮伟) ↑1
4	Lian Huaiwei (连淮伟)	Wei Hongyu (魏宏宇) ↑80	Wei Hongyu (魏宏宇) =	Li Junhao / Rimiko (李俊濠) ↓2	Sun Yihang (孙亦航) ↑3	Lian Huaiwei (连淮伟) ↓1	Tang Jiuzhou / JOJO (唐九洲) ↑1
5	Sun Yihang (孙亦航)	Tang Jiuzhou / JOJO (唐九洲) ↓2	Tang Jiuzhou / JOJO (唐九洲) =	Tang Jiuzhou / JOJO (唐九洲) =	Tang Jiuzhou / JOJO (唐九洲) =	Tang Jiuzhou / JOJO (唐九洲) =	Sun Yinghao / Kachine (孙滢皓) ↑1
6	Liang Sen (梁森)	Lian Huaiwei (连淮伟) ↓2	Lian Huaiwei (连淮伟) =	Wei Hongyu (魏宏宇) ↓2	Sun Yinghao / Kachine (孙滢皓) ↑5	Sun Yinghao / Kachine (孙滢皓) =	Liu Guanyou / Neil (刘冠佑) ↑7
7	Liu Jun (刘隽)	Sun Yihang (孙亦航) ↓2	Sun Yihang (孙亦航) =	Sun Yihang (孙亦航) =	Liang Sen (梁森) ↓5	Duan Xingxing / X (段星星) ↑3	Sun Yihang (孙亦航) ↓4
8	Jiang Jingzuo (姜京佐)	Deng Xiaoci / Jerome.D (邓孝慈) ↑4	Liu Jun (刘隽) ↑1	Liu Jun (刘隽) =	Liu Jun (刘隽) =	Liang Sen (梁森) ↓1	Duan Xingxing / X (段星星) ↓1
9	IKELILI (艾克里里)	Liu Jun (刘隽) ↓2	Deng Xiaoci / Jerome.D (邓孝慈) ↓1	Deng Xiaoci / Jerome.D (邓孝慈) =	Chang Huasen / Waston (常华森) ↑7	Liu Jun (刘隽) ↓1	Shi Qi / Chase Lee (十七) ↑6

Elimination Chart

Color key

	Final members of IXFORM
	Contestants eliminated in the final episode
	Contestants eliminated in the third elimination round
	Contestants eliminated in the second elimination round
	Contestants eliminated in the first elimination round
	Contestants left the show

Youth With You Season 3 Contestants
Luo Yizhou (罗一舟)	Lian Huaiwei (连淮伟)	Tang Jiuzhou / JOJO (唐九洲)	Sun Yinghao / Kachine (孙滢皓)	Liu Guanyou / Neil (刘冠佑)
Sun Yihang (孙亦航)	Duan Xingxing / X (段星星)	Deng Xiaoci / Jerome.D (邓孝慈)	Liu Jun (刘隽)	Shi Qi / Chase Lee (十七)
Chang Huasen / Waston (常华森)	Du Tianyu / Jacky (杜天宇)	Liang Sen (梁森)	Li Junhao / Rimiko (李俊濠)	Xu Xinchi / Nemo (徐新驰)
Xu Ziwei (徐子未)	He Derui (何德瑞)	Yang Haoming (杨昊铭)	Wang Nanjun / Krystian (王南钧)	Yu Jingtian / Tony (余景天)
Chen Yugeng / Crayon (陈誉庚)	Jiang Jingzuo (姜京佐)	Zhang Siyuan / G.G (张思源)	Deng Zeming / Jeremy (邓泽鸣)	Chen Junhao / Drcchen (陈俊豪)
Yuta Hashimoto / Yuta (桥本裕太)	Wang Jiachen (汪佳辰)	Yan Xi / Liam (彦希)	Cao Yu / BoogieFish (草鱼)	Yi Xuan / KINGSTON (亿轩)
Zi Yu (梓渝)	Huang Hongming / Alan (黄泓铭)	Qiu Danfeng / Chuk (邱丹枫)	Zheng Xingyuan (郑星源)	Li Qin / Kin (李钦)
Bai Lu (白陆)	Wei Hongyu (魏宏宇)	Chen Junyu / Jaydon (陈俊宇)	Gong Yixing / Owen (龚毅星)	Wei Xingcheng / Vic Wei (魏星丞)
Wan Yuchen / Yuchoen (万禹辰)	Cui Yunfeng / Otter (崔云峰)	Ailizati (艾力扎提)	Ke Er / Cole (柯尔)	Liu Junhao / Kaiden (刘俊昊)
Ke’er Lijun / Keerlijun (苛尔力钧)	Niu Zaizai (牛在在)	Bai Ding / Dow (白丁)	Wang Haoxuan / WD (王浩轩)	IKELILI (艾克里里)
Ayu (阿煜)	Chen Dingding / DING (陈鼎鼎)	Xu Zhuolun / Casper (许卓伦)	Zhong Junyi / ONE (钟骏一)	Han Jingde / Hans (韩竞德)
Wang Linkai / Jason. K (王琳凯)	Li Mingxu (黎明旭)	Zhou Zijie (周子杰)	Zhao Jinyao / S.Titch (赵瑾尧)	Han Ruize (韩瑞泽)
Liu Xin / LilStar (刘欣)	Xiong Yiwen / Kuma (熊艺文)	Feng Chen Sinan / Merman (冯陈思楠)	Qi Ha / Husky (七哈)	Xiao He / River (小河)
Tang Jiaqi / Andy (唐嘉齐)	Liu Qi (刘琦)	Shi Qijun / MR.17 (十七君)	Gao Yibai / Hosky (高一百)	Ka Si / Cass (卡斯)
Zhong Fulin / Jony (钟福林)	Cao Zijun / Dream (曹子俊)	Xuan Hao / Swen (宣淏)	Liang Hongli / Evaldo (梁弘立)	Chen Jianyu / DeDe (陈建宇)
Zhang Jingyun (张景昀)	Yang Yangyang (杨阳洋)	Aierfajin / Alpha (爱尔法金)	Li Tianyi (李添翼)	Yang Tao / TAOO (杨淘)
Ma Sihan / SAI (马思涵)	Fu Xueyan / Fu (付雪岩)	Lin Yiming / LIN (麟壹铭)	Ying Chenxi / Layzon (应晨熙)	Yu Yanlong (余衍隆)
Fang Zheng (方政)	Huang He / River. (黄河)	Liu Fenglei / Leo (刘峰磊)	Li Haolin / Tommy (李昊霖)	Li Shuo / Joker (李硕)
Zhe Ye / Ken (哲野)	Yang Zhixiang / The Dream (杨智翔)	Xu Bin (徐滨)	Mu Sen / Tim (木森)	Chen Xuanxiao (陈泫孝)
Zhou Junyu / Neil (周峻宇)	Li Yuan / Russell (李远)	Yang Yuehan / Johan (杨约翰)	Zhong Zhuorong / Jeremy (钟卓融)	Zhang Shuaibo (张帅博)
Hu Xuanhao / SoNeX (胡轩豪)	Chen Jinxin / JAYDEN (陈金鑫)	Shi Shang (时尚)	Bao Han / Kepler (包涵)	Kong Xiangchi / KK (孔祥池)
Yang Haojun / Lucas (杨皓钧)	Cai Feiyang (蔡飞扬)	Wu Yue / May (武悦)	Zhan Zhan / J-jin (湛展)	Huang Jianxi / Ebon (黄鉴曦)
Yang Boni / Bernie (杨泊尼)	Li Tianqi (李天琪)	Chen Zilong (陈子龙)	Jiang Zhihao / Ian (蒋智豪)	Cao Yuxue (曹宇雪)
Shi An (时安)	Li Zichen / Lion Lee (李子晨)	Zhao Mingxuan (赵明轩)	Wang Zi’ao / Hussein (王梓澳)

Episodes

Premiere (17 February 2021)

The mentors perform their stages. Their performances are repeated in episode 1.

Episode 1 (18 February 2021)

This year the episode starts with a media conference. The trainees are asked to enter an interview either individually or as a group. This is similar to the grouping in the following evaluation performance, except for a group of trainees that have been singled out as the new N-class (stands for newbie class), where each trainee has had equal or less than 3 months of training. There are 30 media representatives present, who interview the trainees about their pasts, interests and ideas on what an idol should represent. Some trainees are shown to be very eloquent, while others quiver in fear. The trainees then move into the dorm.

The next day begins with the stage performances of the mentors. Lisa performs two dances, one to 《Lover》 by Cai Xukun and one to 《Intentions》 by Justin Bieber. Li Ronghao performs his own song 《selfie》, Will Pan also performs his own song 《Coming Home》 and Esther Yu debuts her song 《Gwalla》. Afterwards Li Yuchun enters and explains this years new rules: All performances will be live vocal performances. Each trainee will be graded according to their initial performance with A, B, C or N. A stands for excellent, C stands for pass. N will be the Newcomer class, where trainees will receive extra tutoring from the Youth tutor Esther Yu. Lisa is present via video call, while Esther Yu is not part of the grading. The performances are separated into different categories (e.g. originals, same song, rap battle etc.) and there are always two or more performances in direct comparison.^[5][6]

Episode 1: Evaluation stage^[5][6]

Song	Original Artist	Company	Name	Class
《Hot Hot Hot》	ProducePandas	DMDF Entertainment (大美德丰)	Otter (崔云峰)	C
			DING (陈鼎鼎)	C
			Cass (卡斯)	C
			Husky (七哈)	C
			MR.17 (十七君)	C
《Follow Me》	Original Song	HKBX Entertainment	Han Ruize (韓瑞澤)	C
			Li Mingxu (黎明旭)	C
			Yuchoen (萬禹辰)	C
			Zheng Xingyuan (鄭星源)	B
			Zi Yu (梓渝)	C
《Alive》	Lin Mo/ Yu Muyang/ Mo Wenxuan	Original Plan Entertainment (原际画)	Sun Yihang (孫亦航)	B
			Yang Yangyang (楊陽洋)	N
《Uranus》	Tony	Astro Music (星宇愔乐)	Tony (余景天)	A

Episode 2 (20 February 2021)

Evaluation stages continue.^[7][8]

Episode 2: Evaluation stage^[7][8]

Song	Original Artist	Company	Name	Class
《Very look alike》	Ryan.B	Gramarie Entertainment (果然娱乐)	SoNeX (胡轩豪)	N
		Summerstar	Dream (曹子俊)	N
		M+ Entertainment (木加互娱)	Drcchen (陈俊豪)	N
《THANK U》	IKELILI	Huayi Hohan Film & Television	IKELILI (余晓辉)	B
《Piano》	Liam Yan	Independent Trainee	Liam (彦希)	C
《Tom&Jerry》	Hongyu Wei	BF Entertainment (大脸娱乐)	Wei Hongyu (魏宏宇)	A
《Moonlight》	Lil Milk	Times Fengjun Entertainment	Rimiko (李俊濠)	C
		Banana Entertainment(香蕉娱乐)	S.Titch (赵瑾尧)	N
		Young Entertainment	Liang Sen (梁森)	A
《Excuse Me》	D7 Boys	NUCLEAR FIRE MEDIA	Leo (劉峰磊)	N
			Kuma (熊藝文)	B
			Jin (湛展)	C
《Monica》	Leslie Cheung	D·Wang Entertainment(大王娱乐)	Cao Yuxue (曹宇雪)	C
			Li Tianqi (李天琪)	B
			Lion Lee (李子晨)	C
			Zhao Mingxuan (赵明轩)	C
《Chong Po》	Mr. TyGer	STAR MASTER	Kerlijun (苛爾力鈞)	B
			Tim (木森)	C
			Shi Shang (時尚)	B
			Ken (哲野)	B
《Tiger》	Lil Ghost	B/G Entertainment (黑金计划)	Kin (李钦)	C
			Joker (李硕)	C
			Krystian (王南钧)	B
			Layzon (应晨熙)	C
		Beingjing Youhug Media Co. Ltd	DeDe (Chen Jianyu/陳建宇)	C
			Ian (Jiang Zhihao/蔣智豪)	C
			KK (Kong Xiangchi/孔祥池)	C
			Luo Yizhou (羅一舟)	A
		B.K Entertainment (彬稞娱乐)	Bai Lu (白陆)	B
		M - Nation	X (Duan Xingxing/段星星)	A
		Fatang Culture (范堂文化)	Wang Jiachen (汪佳辰)	B
		LaoyuVision	Kachine (Sun Yinghao/孫瀅皓)	A
《Chu Deng Chang》	Allizati and Russel	Beijing simply joy culture development Co. Ltd.	Allizati (艾力扎提)	C
			Russel (李遠)	N
《Man in the mirror》	River	JS Entertainment	River (小河)	N
《ALL G THE WAY》	G.G. Zhang Siyuan	Beijing Chuyiin Culture Media Co. Ltd.	G.G. Zhang Siyuan (張思源)	B
《Wake Me Up》	WD	HEDGEHOG BROTHERS (刺猬兄弟)	WD (王浩軒)	C
《Light》	Chen Li	HeSong Entertainment	Chase Lee (李政)	B
《Boy》	TREASURE	YG Entertainment	JAYDEN (陳金鑫)	B
			Kingston (億軒)	C
《Let's Dance Together》	Nine Percent	Super Idol	River (黃河)	C
			Tommy (李昊霖)	C
《Falling In Love》	UNIQ	Yihua Entertainment (壹华娱乐)	Liu Qi (劉琦)	C
			JOJO(唐九州)	N
			Zhang Jingyun (張景昀)	C

Episode 3 (25 February 2021)

Evaluation stages continue.^[9][10]

Episode 3: Evaluation stage^[9][10]

Song	Original Artist	Company	Name	Class
《Star Diary》	Nemo	Firefly (萦火丛传媒)	Nemo (徐新驰)	N
《AI》	Z.TAO	LT. ENTERTAINMENT (龙韬娱乐)	ONE (钟骏一)	C
《Ridiculous》	Dreamfish	SHOWCITYTIMES (少城时代)	Jaydon (陈俊宇)	B
			Dow (白丁)	B
			Andy (唐嘉齐)	B
			Swen (宣淏)	C
《Thorn》	BC21	Qin's Entertainment (坤音娱乐)	LilStar (刘欣)	N
			TAOO (杨淘)	N
			LIN (麟壹铭)	C
			Merman (冯陈思楠)	B
			SAI (马思涵)	C
《Slow Cooling》	Fish Leong	SJ. (庶吉影视)	Casper (许卓伦)	C
		Beijing Why Entertainment Co., Ltd. (未禾娱乐)	Jeremy (钟卓融)	C
		Original Stone Music (原石音乐)	May (武悦)	C
		Avex China (爱贝克思)	Xu Ziwei (徐子未)	A
《Growing Up With High Pressure》	Tai Yi	Independent Trainee	Liu Jun (刘隽)	A
《Best of Us》	Best of Us	CIWEN MEDIA (慈文影视)	Jeremy (邓泽鸣)	B
《Love Story Wa Totsuzen Ni》	Tokyo Love Story	Sony Music Labels Inc. (日本索尼音乐)	Yuta Hashimoto (桥本裕太)	C
《Back To Me》	Yang Haoming	SHENGSHIGUANGNIAN (盛世光年)	Yang Haoming (曹宇雪)	B
《Football Gang》	Lu Han	STF	Cai Feiyang (蔡飞扬)	C
			Ebon (黄鉴曦)	C
			Fang Zheng (方政)	C
			Jason. K (王琳凯)	C
			The Dream (杨智翔)	B
《MANTA》	Lexie	LIANHUAIWEI STUDIO (连淮伟工作室)	Lian Huaiwei (连淮伟)	C
《The Second I Got A Name》	5 Different Doors	HAOHAN Entertainment (浩瀚娱乐)	Waston (常华森)	N
			Neil (刘冠佑)	B
			Kaiden (刘俊昊)	N
			Li Tianyi (李添翼)	N
			Zhang Shuaibo (张帅博)	N
			Kepler (包涵)	N
《The Second I Got A Name》	5 Different Doors	Guang Pu Yu Le (光谱娱乐)	Xu Bin (徐滨)	N
		RE MEDIA (冉翼文化)	Jerome.D (邓孝慈)	N
		GAOYIBAI STUDIO (翼百影视文化)	Hosky (高一百)	N
《Gravitation》	Silence Wang	TIANMAXINGHE (天马星河)	Jacky (杜天宇)	N
《It's You》	Ryan B.	Independent Trainee	Alan (黄泓铭)	N
		MANTRA PICTURES (工夫真言)	Shi An (时安)	N
		Beijing Lan Mei Tailor Made Production Culture (海西星生)	Hans (韩竞德)	N
		MOUNTAINTOP (泰洋川禾)	Lucas (杨皓钧)	N
		TAOXIUGUANGYING (淘秀光影)	Niu Zaizai (牛在在)	N
		YC (一澄娱乐)	Evaldo (梁弘立)	N
《ChaCha of Love》	Bao Shi Gem	Chenfan Entertainment (宸帆娱乐)	Jony (钟福林)	N
《To Youth》	Faye Wong	JH Entertainment (瑾和娱乐)	Ayu (阿煜)	C

Episode 4 (27 February 2021)

Position evaluation songs are announced. The first few performances of the Position Evaluations occur.

Missions

Mission 1: Position Evaluation

Color key

•   Winner
•   Leader
•   Center
•   Leader & Center
•   Newbie 'N' Class^[b]

Position	Song	Original Artist	Group Votes	Name	Personal Votes	Rank Within Group	Rank Within Position	Rank Overall
Dance	Sunshine, Rainbow, White Horse (阳光彩虹小白马)	Wowkie Zhang	89	Bai Ding	11	4	17	50
				Cao Yu	16	3	14	33
				Chen Dingding	7	5	27	76
				Duan Xingxing	0	9	43	117
				Huang Jianxi	1	8	39	111
				Lian Huaiwei	27	1	5	15
				Liu Guanyou	17	2	12	30
				Shi Qijun	4	7	31	92
				Sun Yihang	6	6	28	79
	Kick It (英雄)	NCT 127	91	Kong Xiangchi	0	7	43	117
				Luo Yizhou	37	1	1	9
				Wan Yuchen	3	4	33	98
				Wang Jiachen	3	4	33	98
				Yu Jingtian	35	2	2	11
				Zhang Jingyun	10	3	21	59
				Zhong Junyi	3	4	33	98
	Drowned (悬溺)	Ge Dongqi (葛东琪)	83	Bai Lu	6	5	28	79
				IKELILI	18	1	10	26
				Mu Sen	6	5	28	79
				Xiong Yiwen	16	4	14	33
				Xuan Hao	2	7	37	105
				Yan Xi	17	3	12	30
				Zhao Mingxuan	18	1	10	26
	New Creature (新物种)	Chris Lee	94	Jiang Jingzuo	10	5	21	59
				Lin Yiming	11	3	17	50
				Liu Jun	32	1	3	13
				Sun Yinghao	19	2	9	24
				Wang Nanjun	11	3	17	50
				Yi Xuan	10	5	21	59
				Ying Chenxi	1	7	39	111
	The Unknown Me (无人知晓的我)	A-Lin	90	Cao Zijun	8	5	26	67
				Chang Huasen	31	1	4	14
				Du Tianyu	10	4	21	59
				Gong Yixing	4	6	31	92
				Liu Xin	20	2	7	21
				Wei Xingcheng	16	3	14	33
				Yang Haojun	1	7	39	111
	EN (嗯)	Li Ronghao	74	Bao Han	1	7	39	111
				Chen Yugeng	27	1	5	15
				Gao Yibai	2	6	37	105
				Han Jingde	11	3	17	50
				Li Yuan	3	5	33	98
				Zhang Shuaibo	20	2	7	21
				Zhao Jinyao	10	4	21	59
Vocal	Love, Exist (爱,存在)	Wei Qiqi (魏奇奇)	94	Cai Feiyang	3	6	34	98
				Chen Jinxin	14	3	12	39
				Cui Yunfeng	40	1	3	6
				Feng Chen Sinan	18	2	8	26
				Yuta Hashimoto	12	4	16	46
				Zheng Xingyuan	7	5	26	76
	Close To You (天天)	David Tao	95	Chen Junyu	12	4	16	46
				Liu Qi	33	1	5	12
				Shi Shang	2	7	37	105
				Wei Hongyu	3	6	34	98
				Yang Haoming	19	2	7	24
				Zhou Zijie	11	5	19	50
				Zi Yu	15	3	11	37
	Wings of Love (燕尾蝶)	Fish Leong	97	Deng Zeming	17	2	10	30
				Li Tianqi	5	5	29	84
				Tang Jiaqi	2	6	37	105
				Xu Zhuolun	7	4	26	76
				Xu Ziwei	55	1	1	1
				Yu Yanlong	11	3	19	50
	Let Me Stay By Your Side (让我留在你身边)	Eason Chan	97	Ayu	10	5	22	59
				Fang Zheng	38	1	4	8
				Li Mingxu	2	7	37	105
				Li Qin	12	4	16	46
				Ma Sihan	13	3	15	45
				Qi Ha	8	6	24	67
				Zhe Ye	14	2	12	39
	Rainie Love (雨爱)	Rainie Yang	80	Chen Xuanxiao	14	2	12	39
				Chen Zilong	8	5	24	67
				Deng Xiaoci	10	4	22	59
				Hu Xuanhao	26	1	6	17
				Huang Hongming	5	7	29	84
				Liang Hongli	11	3	19	50
				Yang Tao	6	6	28	79
	Gravitation (心引力)	Jolin Tsai, Wang Junkai	85	He Derui	48	1	2	3
				Li Tianyi	5	3	29	84
				Qiu Danfeng	2	7	37	105
				Tang Jiuzhou	18	2	8	26
				Wang Zi’ao	5	3	29	84
				Yang Yangyang	4	5	33	92
				Zhou Junyu	3	6	34	98
Rap	You Can't Beat Me (你打不过我吧)	Gengfeng Chaoren (跟风超人)	85	Cao Yuxue	1	6	33	111
				Fu Xueyan	5	5	26	84
				Han Ruize	6	4	25	79
				Ka Si	12	3	15	46
				Ke’er Lijun	47	1	3	5
				Li Junhao	14	2	12	39
	Unworthy (不值得)	Meng Feichuan (梦飞船)	91	Liang Sen	24	2	7	19
				Shi Qi	16	3	10	33
				Wu Yue	11	5	16	50
				Yang Yuehan	14	4	12	39
				Zhang Siyuan	26	1	6	17
	Dare To Say It (我敢说)	Original	94	Ailizati	20	2	9	21
				Li Zichen	8	4	19	67
				Wang Haoxuan	39	1	4	7
				Wang Linkai	14	3	12	39
				Yang Zhixiang	8	4	19	67
				Zhong Zhuorong	5	6	26	84
	No One (无敌)	Deng Chao	89	Chen Jianyu	4	6	30	92
				Huang He	36	1	5	10
				Jiang Zhihao	11	3	16	50
				Li Haolin	23	2	8	20
				Li Shuo	10	4	18	59
				Zhan Zhan	5	5	26	84
	Can't Help But Love (不得不爱)	Will Pan, Xianzi	83	Niu Zaizai	15	2	11	37
				Shi An	4	5	30	92
				Xiao He	8	3	19	67
				Xu Xinchi	48	1	2	3
				Yang Boni	0	6	35	117
				Zhong Fulin	8	3	19	67
	Love is Doubt (爱是怀疑)	Eason Chan	76	Aierfajin	5	4	26	84
				Chen Junhao	50	1	1	2
				Ke Er	1	6	33	111
				Liu Fenglei	4	5	30	92
				Liu Junhao	8	2	19	67
				Xu Bin	8	2	19	67

Ranking of Position Evaluation (Only Dance)
Name	Ranking	Number of Votes
Liu Jun	1	20032
Sun Yinghao	2	10019
Lin Yiming	3	10011
Wang Nanjun
Jiang Jingzuo	5	10010
Yi Xuan
Ying Chenxi	7	10001
Luo Yizhou	8	3037
Yu Jingtian	9	3035
Zhang Jingyun	10	3010
Wan Yuchen	11	3003
Wang Jiachen
Zhong Junyi
Kong Xiangchi	14	3000
Chang Huasen	15	31
Chen Yugeng	16	27
Lian Huaiwei
Liu Xin	18	20
Zhang Shuaibo
IKELILI	20	18
Zhao Mingxuan
Liu Guanyou	22	17
Yan Xi
Cao Yu	24	16
Wei Xingcheng
Xiong Yiwen
Bai Ding	27	11
Han Jingde
Du Tianyu	29	10
Zhao Jinyao
Cao Zijun	31	8
Chen Dingding	32	7
Bai Lu	33	6
Mu Sen
Sun Yihang
Gong Yixing	36	4
Shi Qijun
Li Yuan	38	3
Gao Yibai	39	2
Xuan Hao
Bao Han	41	1
Huang Jianxi
Yang Haojun
Duan Xingxing	44	0

Ranking of Position Evaluation (Only Vocal)
Name	Ranking	Number of Votes
Xu Ziwei	1	20055
Fang Zheng	2	20038
Deng Zeming	3	10017
Zhe Ye	4	10014
Ma Sihan	5	10013
Li Qin	6	10012
Yu Yanlong	7	10011
Ayu	8	10010
Qi Ha	9	10008
Xu Zhuolun	10	10007
Li Tianqi	11	10005
Li Mingxu	12	10002
Tang Jiaqi
He Derui	14	48
Cui Yunfeng	15	40
Liu Qi	16	33
Hu Xuanhao	17	26
Yang Haoming	18	19
Feng Chen Sinan	19	18
Tang Jiuzhou
Zi Yu	21	15
Chen Jinxin	22	14
Chen Xuanxiao
Chen Junyu	24	12
Yuta Hashimoto
Liang Hongli	26	11
Zhou Zijie
Deng Xiaoci	28	10
Chen Zilong	29	8
Zheng Xingyuan	30	7
Yang Tao	31	6
Huang Hongming	32	5
Li Tianyi
Wang Zi’ao
Yang Yangyang	35	4
Cai Feiyang	36	3
Wei Hongyu
Zhou Junyu
Qiu Danfeng	39	2
Shi Shang

Ranking of Position Evaluation (Only Rap)
Name	Ranking	Number of Votes
Wang Haoxuan	1	20039
Ailizati	2	10020
Wang Linkai	3	10014
Li Zichen	4	10008
Yang Zhixiang
Zhong Zhuorong	6	10005
Zhang Siyuan	7	3026
Liang Sen	8	3024
Shi Qi	9	3016
Yang Yuehan	10	3014
Wu Yue	11	3011
Chen Junhao	12	50
Xu Xinchi	13	48
Ke’er Lijun	14	47
Huang He	15	36
Li Haolin	16	23
Niu Zaizai	17	15
Li Junhao	18	14
Ka Si	19	12
Jiang Zhihao	20	11
Li Shuo	21	10
Liu Junhao	22	8
Xiao He
Xu Bin
Zhong Fulin
Han Ruize	26	6
Aierfajin	27	5
Fu Xueyan
Zhan Zhan
Chen Jianyu	30	4
Liu Fenglei
Shi An
Cao Yuxue	33	1
Ke Er
Yang Boni	35	0

Ranking of Position Evaluation
Name	Ranking	Number of Votes
Xu Ziwei	1	20055
Wang Haoxuan	2	20039
Fang Zheng	3	20038
Liu Jun	4	20032
Ailizati	5	10020
Sun Yinghao	6	10019
Deng Zeming	7	10017
Wang Linkai	8	10014
Zhe Ye
Ma Sihan	10	10013
Li Qin	11	10012
Lin Yiming	12	10011
Wang Nanjun
Yu Yanlong
Ayu	15	10010
Jiang Jingzuo
Yi Xuan
Li Zichen	18	10008
Qi Ha
Yang Zhixiang
Xu Zhuolun	21	10007
Li Tianqi	22	10005
Zhong Zhuorong
Li Mingxu	24	10002
Tang Jiaqi
Ying Chenxi	26	10001
Luo Yizhou	27	3037
Yu Jingtian	28	3035
Zhang Siyuan	29	3026
Liang Sen	30	3024
Shi Qi	31	3016
Yang Yuehan	32	3014
Wu Yue	33	3011
Zhang Jingyun	34	3010
Wan Yuchen	35	3003
Wang Jiachen
Zhong Junyi
Kong Xiangchi	38	3000
Chen Junhao	39	50
He Derui	40	48
Xu Xinchi
Ke’er Lijun	42	47
Cui Yunfeng	43	40
Huang He	44	36
Liu Qi	45	33
Chang Huasen	46	31
Chen Yugeng	47	27
Lian Huaiwei
Hu Xuanhao	49	26
Li Haolin	50	23
Liu Xin	51	20
Zhang Shuaibo
Yang Haoming	53	19
Feng Chen Sinan	54	18
IKELILI
Tang Jiuzhou
Zhao Mingxuan
Liu Guanyou	58	17
Yan Xi
Cao Yu	60	16
Wei Xingcheng
Xiong Yiwen
Niu Zaizai	63	15
Zi Yu
Chen Jinxin	65	14
Chen Xuanxiao
Li Junhao
Chen Junyu	68	12
Ka Si
Yuta Hashimoto
Bai Ding	71	11
Han Jingde
Jiang Zhihao
Liang Hongli
Zhou Zijie
Deng Xiaoci	76	10
Du Tianyu
Li Shuo
Zhao Jinyao
Cao Zijun	80	8
Chen Zilong
Liu Junhao
Xiao He
Xu Bin
Zhong Fulin
Chen Dingding	86	7
Zheng Xingyuan
Bai Lu	88	6
Han Ruize
Mu Sen
Sun Yihang
Yang Tao
Aierfajin	93	5
Fu Xueyan
Huang Hongming
Li Tianyi
Wang Zi’ao
Zhan Zhan
Chen Jianyu	99	4
Gong Yixing
Liu Fenglei
Shi An
Shi Qijun
Yang Yangyang
Cai Feiyang	105	3
Li Yuan
Wei Hongyu
Zhou Junyu
Gao Yibai	109	2
Qiu Danfeng
Shi Shang
Xuan Hao
Bao Han	113	1
Cao Yuxue
Huang Jianxi
Ke Er
Yang Haojun
Duan Xingxing	118	0
Yang Boni

Mission 2: Expression Stage

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Age	Song	Original Artist	Name	Group Votes	Rank Within Age Group	Rank Overall
18-19	Never Get Low (别认怂)	Jam Hsiao, Will Pan, Vava, Henry Lau	Ailizati	138	1	6
			Bao Han
			Deng Zeming
			Fang Zheng
			Han Jingde
			Liu Xin
			Shi An
			Sun Yihang
			Xu Xinchi
			Yang Yangyang
			Zhang Shuaibo
	If It Weren't You (如果不是你)	You Zhangjing	Cao Zijun	125	2	8
			Du Tianyu
			Liu Guanyou
			Shi Qi
			Xu Bin
			Yang Haojun
			Ying Chenxi
			Yu Jingtian
			Zhang Jingyun
			Zhong Junyi
			Zi Yu
20-22	No Music No Life (无乐不作)	Van Fan	Feng Chen Sinan	148	2	4
			Fu Xueyan
			Han Ruize
			Kong Xiangchi
			Luo Yizhou
			Qiu Danfeng
			Tang Jiuzhou
			Wang Jiachen
			Wang Nanjun
			Yi Xuan
	Feeling So Good (倍儿爽)	Wowkie Zhang	Bai Ding	76	5	11
			Huang He
			Li Haolin
			Wang Haoxuan
			Wang Linkai
			Yang Zhixiang
			Yu Yanlong
			Zhao Mingxuan
			Zhong Fulin
	Letting Go (解脱)	Nicky Lee	Chen Yugeng	143	3	5
			Deng Xiaoci
			Gong Yixing
			Hu Xuanhao
			Huang Jianxi
			Li Mingxu
			Li Yuan
			Lian Huaiwei
			Liang Hongli
			Wei Xingcheng
	Who is The Real MVP (谁是MVP)	Will Pan	Aierfajin	102	4	10
			Chen Jinxin
			Chen Junhao
			Chen Junyu
			Sun Yinghao
			Wan Yuchen
			Wei Hongyu
			Wu Yue
			Xu Zhuolun
			Yang Haoming
	Where Has The Time Gone (时间都去哪儿了)	Reno Wang (王铮亮)	Cai Feiyang	169	1	1
			Chen Jianyu
			Cui Yunfeng
			Li Tianyi
			Li Zichen
			Liu Fenglei
			Liu Junhao
			Tang Jiaqi
			Yang Tao
			Zhao Jinyao
			Zheng Xingyuan
			Zhou Junyu
23-25	Ximen Youth (西门少年)	Chris Lee	Bai Lu	110	3	9
			Chang Huasen
			Gao Yibai
			Ke Er
			Ke’er Lijun
			Li Junhao
			Li Qin
			Li Tianqi
			Ma Sihan
			Niu Zaizai
			Zhe Ye
			Zhou Zijie
	The Weight of Life (成长之重量)	Li Ronghao	Chen Xuanxiao	160	1	2
			Chen Zilong
			He Derui
			Huang Hongming
			Jiang Jingzuo
			Li Shuo
			Mu Sen
			Qi Ha
			Xiao He
			Xu Ziwei
			Xuan Hao
			Yan Xi
	Jade (玉)	Tai Yi (太一)	Cao Yuxue	149	2	3
			Duan Xingxing
			Jiang Zhihao
			Liang Sen
			Lin Yiming
			Liu Jun
			Liu Qi
			Xiong Yiwen
			Yang Yuehan
			Yuta Hashimoto
			Zhan Zhan
			Zhong Zhuorong
26+	Come Back (救赎)	Wang Linkai	Ayu	134	1	7
			Cao Yu
			Chen Dingding
			IKELILI
			Ka Si
			Shi Qijun
			Shi Shang
			Yang Boni
			Zhang Siyuan

Ranking of Expression Stage
Name	Ranking	Number of Votes
Cai Feiyang	1	20169
Chen Jianyu
Cui Yunfeng
Li Tianyi
Li Zichen
Liu Fenglei
Liu Junhao
Tang Jiaqi
Yang Tao
Zhao Jinyao
Zheng Xingyuan
Zhou Junyu
Chen Xuanxiao	13	10160
Chen Zilong
He Derui
Huang Hongming
Jiang Jingzuo
Li Shuo
Mu Sen
Qi Ha
Xiao He
Xu Ziwei
Xuan Hao
Yan Xi
Cao Yuxue	25	5149
Duan Xingxing
Jiang Zhihao
Liang Sen
Lin Yiming
Liu Jun
Liu Qi
Xiong Yiwen
Yang Yuehan
Yuta Hashimoto
Zhan Zhan
Zhong Zhuorong
Feng Chen Sinan	37	148
Fu Xueyan
Han Ruize
Kong Xiangchi
Luo Yizhou
Qiu Danfeng
Tang Jiuzhou
Wang Jiachen
Wang Nanjun
Yi Xuan
Chen Yugeng	47	143
Deng Xiaoci
Gong Yixing
Hu Xuanhao
Huang Jianxi
Li Mingxu
Li Yuan
Lian Huaiwei
Liang Hongli
Wei Xingcheng
Ailizati	57	138
Bao Han
Deng Zeming
Fang Zheng
Han Jingde
Liu Xin
Shi An
Sun Yihang
Xu Xinchi
Yang Yangyang
Zhang Shuaibo
Ayu	68	134
Cao Yu
Chen Dingding
IKELILI
Ka Si
Shi Qijun
Shi Shang
Yang Boni
Zhang Siyuan
Cao Zijun	77	125
Du Tianyu
Liu Guanyou
Shi Qi
Xu Bin
Yang Haojun
Ying Chenxi
Yu Jingtian
Zhang Jingyun
Zhong Junyi
Zi Yu
Bai Lu	88	110
Chang Huasen
Gao Yibai
Ke Er
Ke’er Lijun
Li Junhao
Li Qin
Li Tianqi
Ma Sihan
Niu Zaizai
Zhe Ye
Zhou Zijie
Aierfajin	100	102
Chen Jinxin
Chen Junhao
Chen Junyu
Sun Yinghao
Wan Yuchen
Wei Hongyu
Wu Yue
Xu Zhuolun
Yang Haoming
Bai Ding	110	76
Huang He
Li Haolin
Wang Haoxuan
Wang Linkai
Yang Zhixiang
Yu Yanlong
Zhao Mingxuan
Zhong Fulin

Mission 3: Group Battle

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Song	Original Artist	Group	Name	Position	Personal Votes	Group Votes		Studio Evaluation
								Group	Name	Mentor Votes	Best Trainee(s)
OKAY	Jackson Wang	A	He Derui	Lead Singer	20	251		A	Cao Yu	4	Lian Huaiwei
			Shi Qi	Rap, Deputy Lead Singer	12				Li Junhao
			Sun Yinghao	Main Dance, Deputy Lead Singer	97				Sun Yihang
			Yi Xuan	Rap, Deputy Lead Singer	29				Yan Xi
			Yu Jingtian	Rap, Deputy Lead Singer	93				Yang Haoming
		B	Chen Junhao	Rap, Deputy Lead Singer	30	112		B	Ailizati	0
			IKELILI	Deputy Lead Singer	8				Lian Huaiwei
			Liang Sen	Main Dance, Rap, Deputy Lead Singer	38				Wang Jiachen
			Wan Yuchen	Lead Singer	26				Xu Zhuolun
			Wang Haoxuan	Rap, Deputy Lead Singer	10				Zhou Zijie
Stop Sugar	Gen Neo	A	Ke’er Lijun	Rap, Deputy Lead Singer	19	150		A	Bai Lu	0	Jiang Jingzuo
			Li Junhao	Rap, Deputy Lead Singer	23				Chen Junyu
			Xu Zhuolun	Lead Singer	23				Deng Zeming
			Yang Haoming	Main Dance, Deputy Lead Singer	63				Sun Yinghao
			Zhou Zijie	Deputy Lead Singer	22				Zhong Junyi
		B	Li Qin	Rap, Deputy Lead Singer	8	230		B	Chang Huasen	4
			Luo Yizhou	Lead Singer	95				Cui Yunfeng
			Tang Jiuzhou	Deputy Lead Singer	46				Jiang Jingzuo
			Wang Jiachen	Main Dance, Deputy Lead Singer	29				Li Mingxu
			Xu Xinchi	Rap, Deputy Lead Singer	52				Qiu Danfeng
Stand (立)	Jason (符龙飞)	A	Ailizati	Rap	11	204		A	Ayu	4	Wang Haoxuan
			Chen Yugeng	Rap	36				Bai Ding
			Duan Xingxing	Lead Singer	64				Li Qin
			Liu Guanyou	Main Dance, Rap	70				Wang Haoxuan
			Wei Xingcheng	Rap	23				Wei Hongyu
		B	Chen Dingding	Lead Singer	21	154		B	Deng Xiaoci	0
			Ke Er	Rap	20				Han Ruize
			Zhao Jinyao	Rap	17				Huang Hongming
			Zheng Xingyuan	Main Dance, Rap	29				Ke Er
			Zi Yu	Rap	67				Liu Junhao
Tou Tou (偷偷)	Cai Hefeng (蔡鶴峰)	A	Ayu	Deputy Lead Singer	12	87		A	Chen Dingding	1	Liu Jun Chen Junhao Ke’er Lijun Liang Sen
			Bai Ding	Deputy Lead Singer	18				Liu Jun
			Chen Junyu	Lead Singer	22				Niu Zaizai
			Wang Linkai	Rap	21				Wang Nanjun
			Wei Hongyu	Rap	14				Xu Xinchi
		B	Deng Zeming	Deputy Lead Singer	40	271		B	Chen Junhao	3
			Du Tianyu	Rap	23				Ke’er Lijun
			Liu Junhao	Rap	18				Liang Sen
			Xu Ziwei	Lead Singer	128				Zhang Siyuan
			Yuta Hashimoto	Deputy Lead Singer	62				Zheng Xingyuan
History	EXO	A	Cao Yu	Rap, Deputy Lead Singer	26	134		A	Chen Yugeng	4	Zhao Jinyao
			Gong Yixing	Lead Singer	20				Luo Yizhou
			Han Jingde	Rap, Deputy Lead Singer	32				Wang Linkai
			Sun Yihang	Main Dance, Deputy Lead Singer	43				Yi Xuan
			Zhang Siyuan	Deputy Lead Singer	13				Zhao Jinyao
		B	Cui Yunfeng	Lead Singer	47	223		B	He Derui	0
			Jiang Jingzuo	Rap, Deputy Lead Singer	62				Shi Qi
			Liu Jun	Main Dance, Deputy Lead Singer	59				Wan Yuchen
			Wang Nanjun	Deputy Lead Singer	47				Yu Jingtian
			Zhong Junyi	Rap, Deputy Lead Singer	8				Zi Yu
Cinderella	CNBLUE	A	Bai Lu	Main Dance, Rap, Deputy Lead Singer	19	208		A	IKELILI	2^[c]	Liu Guanyou
			Chang Huasen	Deputy Lead Singer	48				Liu Guanyou
			Li Mingxu	Deputy Lead Singer	12				Tang Jiuzhou
			Lian Huaiwei	Rap, Deputy Lead Singer	95				Xu Ziwei
			Yan Xi	Lead Singer	34				Yuta Hashimoto
		B	Deng Xiaoci	Rap, Deputy Lead Singer	34	115		B	Du Tianyu	2
			Han Ruize	Main Dance, Rap, Deputy Lead Singer	6				Duan Xingxing
			Huang Hongming	Lead Singer	32				Gong Yixing
			Niu Zaizai	Deputy Lead Singer	37				Han Jingde
			Qiu Danfeng	Deputy Lead Singer	6				Wei Xingcheng

Ranking of Group Battle
Name	Ranking	Number of Votes
Xu Ziwei	1	80128
Yuta Hashimoto	2	80062
Deng Zeming	3	80040
Du Tianyu	4	80023
Liu Junhao	5	80018
Sun Yinghao	6	30097
Lian Huaiwei	7	30095
Luo Yizhou
Yu Jingtian	9	30093
Liu Guanyou	10	30070
Duan Xingxing	11	30064
Jiang Jingzuo	12	30062
Liu Jun	13	30059
Xu Xinchi	14	30052
Chang Huasen	15	30048
Cui Yunfeng	16	30047
Wang Nanjun
Tang Jiuzhou	18	30046
Chen Yugeng	19	30036
Yan Xi	20	30034
Wang Jiachen	21	30029
Yi Xuan
Wei Xingcheng	23	30023
He Derui	24	30020
Bai Lu	25	30019
Li Mingxu	26	30012
Shi Qi
Ailizati	28	30011
Li Qin	29	30008
Zhong Junyi
Zi Yu	31	67
Yang Haoming	32	63
Sun Yihang	33	43
Liang Sen	34	38
Niu Zaizai	35	37
Deng Xiaoci	36	34
Han Jingde	37	32
Huang Hongming
Chen Junhao	39	30
Zheng Xingyuan	40	29
Cao Yu	41	26
Wan Yuchen
Li Junhao	43	23
Xu Zhuolun
Chen Junyu	45	22
Zhou Zijie
Chen Dingding	47	21
Wang Linkai
Gong Yixing	49	20
Ke Er
Ke’er Lijun	51	19
Bai Ding	52	18
Zhao Jinyao	53	17
Wei Hongyu	54	14
Zhang Siyuan	55	13
Ayu	56	12
Wang Haoxuan	57	10
IKELILI	58	8
Han Ruize	59	6
Qiu Danfeng

Mission 4: Theme Evaluation

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Song	Genre	Style	Before Elimination		After Elimination		Personal Votes	Group Votes	Top 20 Fan Meeting
			Group	Name	Group Name	Name
Domesticator (驯化者)	Trap	Pride and Joy	A	Jiang Jingzuo	Dragon Training Kindergarten	Chen Junhao	6	199	(not performed)
				Liang Sen
				Luo Yizhou		Chen Yugeng	6
				Tang Jiuzhou
				Wang Nanjun		Jiang Jingzuo	7
				Zhang Siyuan
				Zhong Junyi		Liu Guanyou	17
			B	Bai Ding
				Chen Junhao		Luo Yizhou	141
				Chen Yugeng
				Liu Guanyou		Tang Jiuzhou	17
				Luo Yizhou
				Wei Hongyu		Zhang Siyuan	5
				Zhong Junyi
Monsoon (季风环游)	Pop	Sweet and Fresh	A	Ailizati	With You	Deng Zeming	4	41	(not performed)
				Chen Dingding
				Huang Hongming		Huang Hongming	3
				Ke Er
				Niu Zaizai		Liang Sen	9
				Yuta Hashimoto
				Zi Yu		Qiu Danfeng	1
			B	Ailizati
				Deng Zeming		Shi Qi	9
				Niu Zaizai
				Qiu Danfeng		Yuta Hashimoto	13
				Wan Yuchen
				Zhao Jinyao		Zi Yu	2
				Zhou Zijie
Sha Ni (沙溺)	Soul	Loneliness and Heartache	A	Ayu	Cactus	Duan Xingxing	13	44	Duan Xingxing
				Cui Yunfeng
				Duan Xingxing		He Derui	7		He Derui
				Gong Yixing
				Li Mingxu		Li Junhao	5		Liang Sen
				Li Qin
				Yi Xuan		Li Qin	2		Li Junhao
			B	Ayu
				Chen Junyu		Xu Ziwei	7		Liu Guanyou
				Li Mingxu
				Wei Xingcheng		Yan Xi	4		Tang Jiuzhou
				Xu Zhuolun
				Xu Ziwei		Yi Xuan	6		Xu Ziwei
				Yan Xi
Way Up (命中)	Pop	Overbearing and Bossy	A	Ke’er Lijun	Seven Ways	Cao Yu	6	211	Lian Huaiwei
				Li Junhao
				Sun Yinghao		Lian Huaiwei	22		Shi Qi
				Wang Haoxuan
				Xu Xinchi		Sun Yihang	11		Sun Yihang
				Yang Haoming
				Yu Jingtian		Sun Yinghao	20		Sun Yinghao
			B	Cao Yu
				He Derui		Xu Xinchi	8		Xu Xinchi
				Lian Huaiwei
				Shi Qi		Yang Haoming	8		Yang Haoming
				Sun Yihang
				Wang Haoxuan		Yu Jingtian	136		Yu Jingtian
				Yu Jingtian
Bamboo (竹)	Trap	Exotic and Charming	A	Bai Lu	Hotel Elf	Chang Huasen	9	50	Chang Huasen
				Chang Huasen
				Deng Xiaoci		Deng Xiaoci	15		Deng Xiaoci
				Han Jingde
				IKELILI		Du Tianyu	8		Du Tianyu
				Liu Jun
				Wang Linkai		Liu Jun	5		Liu Jun
			B	Chang Huasen
				Du Tianyu		Wang Jiachen	5		Luo Yizhou
				Han Ruize
				Liu Junhao		Wang Nanjun	5		Wang Nanjun
				Wang Jiachen
				Wang Linkai		Zheng Xingyuan	3		-
				Zheng Xingyuan

Ranking of Theme Evaluation
Name	Ranking	Number of Votes
Yu Jingtian	1	200136
Lian Huaiwei	2	50022
Sun Yinghao	3	50020
Sun Yihang	4	50011
Xu Xinchi	5	50008
Yang Haoming
Cao Yu	7	50006
Luo Yizhou	8	141
Liu Guanyou	9	17
Tang Jiuzhou
Deng Xiaoci	11	15
Duan Xingxing	12	13
Yuta Hashimoto
Chang Huasen	14	9
Liang Sen
Shi Qi
Du Tianyu	17	8
He Derui	18	7
Jiang Jingzuo
Xu Ziwei
Chen Junhao	21	6
Chen Yugeng
Yi Xuan
Li Junhao	24	5
Liu Jun
Wang Jiachen
Wang Nanjun
Zhang Siyuan
Deng Zeming	29	4
Yan Xi
Huang Hongming	31	3
Zheng Xingyuan
Li Qin	33	2
Zi Yu
Qiu Danfeng	35	1

Mission 5: Collaboration Stages

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•   Leader & Center

Song	Original Artist	Mentors	Name
Kick Back (秘境)	WayV	Lisa	Duan Xingxing
			Lian Huaiwei
			Liu Guanyou
			Liu Jun
			Yi Xuan
Go Hard (硬闹)	Will Pan	Will Pan	Chen Yugeng
			Du Tianyu
			Huang Hongming
			Shi Qi
			Xu Xinchi
			Yuta Hashimoto
Don't Regret (不遗憾)	Li Ronghao	Li Ronghao	Chen Junhao
			Deng Xiaoci
			Deng Zeming
			Liang Sen
			Tang Jiuzhou
			Xu Ziwei
《YES! OK!》 remix 《We Rock》	Theme Song of Youth With You 2 and 3	An Qi, Yu Yan, Lu Keran (THE9)	Cao Yu
			Chang Huasen
			He Derui
			Yan Xi
			Zhang Siyuan
			Zheng Xingyuan
Superpower (超能力)	G.E.M.	G.E.M.	Jiang Jingzuo
			Li Qin
			Qiu Danfeng
			Wang Jiachen
			Wang Nanjun
			Zi Yu
Shut Up and Dance (闭嘴跳舞)	Chris Lee	Chris Lee	Li Junhao
			Luo Yizhou
			Sun Yihang
			Sun Yinghao
			Yang Haoming
			Yu Jingtian

Mission 6: Final Stage Performance

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Song	Position	Name
界 (OZONE)	Lead Vocalist	Xu Ziwei
	Support Vocalist 1	Liang Sen
	Support Vocalist 2	Shi Qi
	Support Vocalist 3	Wang Nanjun
	Support Vocalist 4	(TBD)
	Support Vocalist 5	Sun Yihang
	Support Vocalist 6	Xu Xinchi
	Support Vocalist 7	Li Junhao
	Rapper 1	Lian Huaiwei
	Rapper 2	Liu Jun
终章# (ZIP)	Lead Vocalist	He Derui
	Support Vocalist 1	Yang Haoming
	Support Vocalist 2	Tang Jiuzhou
	Support Vocalist 3	Sun Yinghao
	Support Vocalist 4	Du Tianyu
	Support Vocalist 5	Duan Xingxing
	Support Vocalist 6	Chang Huasen
	Rapper 1	Luo Yizhou
	Rapper 2	Liu Guanyou
	Rapper 3	Deng Xiaoci

Discography

Singles

Title	Album details
We Rock^[11]	Released: March 8, 2021 Language: Mandarin

Incidents

Censorship

On 25 March 2021, the 11th episode of the season was originally scheduled to be aired on that day, but due to the Xinjiang cotton turmoil, and the clothing title of this show was Adidas, the airing of this episode was postponed. On 27 March 2021, when the episode was aired out of order, the brand logo was blurred out.^[12][13]

Fan behavior

On 11 April 2021, Weibo administrators issued an announcement, citing irrational star-chasing behavior as an excuse to impose a 30-day ban on a series of fan club accounts, many of which are the fan clubs of Youth With You and Produce Camp (Chuang) trainees.^[14]

Departure of Tony Yu Jingtian

On May 5, 2021, it was announced that the leading trainee, Tony Yu Jingtian had officially departed from the show, citing "health reason", right before the final night, possibly due to pressure from recent scandal involving his parents' alleged illegal businesses.

Before the finale, Tony was involved in a controversy on 30 April 2021, when rumors with multiple photo evidence surfaced on Weibo that his parents had relations to a KTV involved with drugs and prostitution.^[15] This caused an outrage among Chinese netizens, as China had a long history of battling with the social implications of drug use. Later that week, it was also questioned if Tony had dual citizenship, having both Chinese and Canadian citizenships, which is illegal in China for anyone over the age of 18 years old.^[16] Tony's mom took to social media that they were no longer involved in the operation after having sold it in 2008 ^[17][15] but Chinese netizens had dug out court documents dating back to 2020 where his parents were listed as the defendants (owners) in a legal battle involving said KTV. Due to these controversies, many Chinese netizens repeatedly called for the withdrawal of Tony, even though netizens refute that he is innocent.

On 5 May 2021, iQiyi issued a statement that the show has suspended production and recording, following an order issued by the Beijing Municipal Radio and Television Bureau, and promises to make adjustments to the show. Shortly after, on the same day, Tony's agency, Astro Entertainment announced he would be leaving the show, citing "health reasons".^[18]

The scandal was investigated to be false accusations, his parents were eventually cleared from any wrongdoing claims.^[19]

Milk-wasting controversy

Aside from theamain votes of the domestic and international iQIYI app, Youth With You series also calculates votes from multiple platforms: Weibo, iQIYI Paopao, Mengniu Dairy milk app on WeChat, and others. Mengniu Dairy is the official sponsor of the series.^[20]

Fans could gain extra votes if they purchase its products and scan the QR codes printed inside the packaging to support their favorite contestant on WeChat. This has resulted in fan clubs buying milk products in huge amounts. This sponsor strategy is also used by another group survival show Produce Camp (Chuang).^[21]

During the second season, the QR codes were printed inside the bottle caps. In this season, the show still uses this strategy for its yogurt drinks, but also uses separate QR cards attached for bundle packs or flavored milk drinks to avoid the need to open the caps.^[22]

However, the show is involved in a major milk-wasting controversy when a video showing thousands of bottles of milk being bought up and then discarded by fans went viral on social media in May 2021. The video shows large amounts of milk was dumped into the drain after opening by some fans during Youth With You Season 2 because fans only needed the bottle caps for the QR codes.^[23] Nearly 270,000 bottles of the beverage were wasted in the video.^[22]

The act triggered massive criticism online. In light of China’s recent legislation to ban food waste, state media outlets and government agencies criticized the milk-wasting behavior.^[21]

On 7 May 2021, iQiyi closed all the voting channels, and announced on social media that the finale is cancelled and postponed, as it reviews and adjusts the rules of the show.^[24]

Finale cancellation

After the milk-wasting controversy broke, the production of the finale scheduled on 8 May 2021 was suspended since 5 May 2021. In the afternoon of 6 May 2021, the eliminated trainees returned to Dachang, the filming site of Youth With You, for the finale rehearsal, but left the site that night.^[25]

On 7 May 2021, iQiyi closed all the voting channels, and announced that the finale is cancelled and postponed. The future of the finale remains unclear at that point, whether it is postponed, cancelled completely, or the filming site will be changed.

News broke out that the finale has been recorded low-key or rehearsed in the midnight of 8 May.^[26] The debut team is reportedly formed and the team name is rumoured to be "NINEVER", while the 9-member line-up is consist of Luo Yizhou, Jojo Tang Jiuzhou, Lian Huaiwei, Neil Liu Guanyou, Jerome Deng Xiaoci, Kachine Sun Yinghao, Liu Jun, X Duan Xingxing, Sun Yihang.^[27] The ranking is speculated to be without manipulation as the show is under pressure.^[28]

Meanwhile, on 8 May 2021, many of the top 19 trainees who are not in the debut team has left respectively.^[29]

However, on 9 May 2021, iQIYI and the management of Youth With You announced on Weibo that the finale is officially cancelled and denied that they have formed a debut team.^[30][31][32]

Notes

1. The trainees are ranked in four classes: A, B, C or N (Newbie).
2. The N Class trainees are grouped separately from Class A, B and C during song selection.
3. Group A won with 36 votes from trainees themselves.

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