Synopsis
Idol Producer (偶像练习生) is a Chinese reality boy group survival show produced by iQiyi. Idol Producer brings together 100 trainees from 31 different entertainment companies and talent agencies, both within and beyond China, including individual trainees who aren't associated with any agencies. Out of the 100 trainees, 9 of them will be chosen to debut through viewer voting.
Episodes
Season 11
Episode 1Contestants grade themselves from A to F prior to entering the studio. They seat themselves amongst a pyramid of chairs. The mentors are introduced and begin to judge the contestants' first performance. The trainees are reassigned new grade levels from A to F.77m2
Episode 2The rankings for the first round of voting are revealed while agency evaluations continue. The show's theme song "Ei Ei" is revealed and trainees must prepare to film an individual performance in 3 days. The mentors reassign grades once again based on the trainees' performance video.94m3
Episode 3The trainees practice for the theme song "Ei Ei" and the Center position is chosen from the group of A grade trainees. Following the recording for "Ei Ei", the second mission, Team Battle evaluation, is revealed. The trainees are to be put into 16 teams to perform 8 songs.154m4
Episode 4The remaining Team Battle performances are shown. It is revealed that the trainees ranked 61 to 96 next week will be eliminated.199m5
Episode 5The first elimination takes place with only the Top 60 contestants to remain. Polls are held amongst the trainees for "Best Visual" and "The Person I Would Most Want to Introduce to My Little Sister". The trainees play a game to obtain Chinese New Year presents for their fans. The mentors also hold a dance battle, where the trainees dance to "Ei Ei" at various speeds, to help the trainees relax. The winner of the dance battle requests for a group Hot Pot outing as his wish, to which the director agrees.154m6
Episode 6The third mission, Position Evaluations, begins. There are 5 songs for the vocal category, 4 songs for the dance category, and 4 songs for the rap category.
The trainees with higher rankings pick their songs first, and once the chosen song reaches its member limit, the later trainees can no longer pick that song.132m7
Episode 7Position Evaluation performances continue. The trainee with the most votes in each of the categories (vocal, dance, rap) are revealed.164m8
Episode 8The fourth mission, Concept Evaluation, is revealed. Trainees are presented with 5 new original songs of varying genres. They are placed into groups of 12 via fan votes. Temporary Center positions are picked as only 7 trainees may perform each song following eliminations. The second elimination takes place with only the Top 35 contestants to remain.165m9
Episode 9Teams are reorganized following eliminations and Concept Evaluation performances commence. Live audience voting results are announced following all performances.138m10
Episode 10118m11
Episode 11171m12
Episode 12186m
Episode 1Contestants grade themselves from A to F prior to entering the studio. They seat themselves amongst a pyramid of chairs. The mentors are introduced and begin to judge the contestants' first performance. The trainees are reassigned new grade levels from A to F.77m2Episode 2The rankings for the first round of voting are revealed while agency evaluations continue. The show's theme song "Ei Ei" is revealed and trainees must prepare to film an individual performance in 3 days. The mentors reassign grades once again based on the trainees' performance video.94m3Episode 3The trainees practice for the theme song "Ei Ei" and the Center position is chosen from the group of A grade trainees. Following the recording for "Ei Ei", the second mission, Team Battle evaluation, is revealed. The trainees are to be put into 16 teams to perform 8 songs.154m4Episode 4The remaining Team Battle performances are shown. It is revealed that the trainees ranked 61 to 96 next week will be eliminated.199m5Episode 5The first elimination takes place with only the Top 60 contestants to remain. Polls are held amongst the trainees for "Best Visual" and "The Person I Would Most Want to Introduce to My Little Sister". The trainees play a game to obtain Chinese New Year presents for their fans. The mentors also hold a dance battle, where the trainees dance to "Ei Ei" at various speeds, to help the trainees relax. The winner of the dance battle requests for a group Hot Pot outing as his wish, to which the director agrees.154m6Episode 6The third mission, Position Evaluations, begins. There are 5 songs for the vocal category, 4 songs for the dance category, and 4 songs for the rap category.
The trainees with higher rankings pick their songs first, and once the chosen song reaches its member limit, the later trainees can no longer pick that song.132m7Episode 7Position Evaluation performances continue. The trainee with the most votes in each of the categories (vocal, dance, rap) are revealed.164m8Episode 8The fourth mission, Concept Evaluation, is revealed. Trainees are presented with 5 new original songs of varying genres. They are placed into groups of 12 via fan votes. Temporary Center positions are picked as only 7 trainees may perform each song following eliminations. The second elimination takes place with only the Top 35 contestants to remain.165m9Episode 9Teams are reorganized following eliminations and Concept Evaluation performances commence. Live audience voting results are announced following all performances.138m10Episode 10118m11Episode 11171m12Episode 12186mCast
