
The Success of Produce 101
After the first airing of Produce 101 back in 2016, more and more Produce 101 series have appeared. Starting from the ongoing season, Produce 101 Season 2, Produce 48, and Produce X 101, there is also an adaptation in various countries such as China and Japan. Fans really love the concept of survival show including one hundred trainees from various agencies to compete to form an idol group. Being in Produce 101 has actually helped a lot of other trainees, or an underrated idol, to get more recognition from the public with their talents.
In this article, Channel-Korea will be providing you with all the information you need to know about Produce 101‘s Chinese adaptation, Chuangzao 101. So, stay tuned!
About Chuàngzào 101

Chuàngzào 101, or also known as Produce 101 China, is on Tencent’s Chinese music survival competition where 101 female trainees from all sorts of agencies compete to form a new girl group of 11. The show is a spinoff of the South Korean television show Produce 101. The filming began on March 21st, 2018, and the show was released on Tencent Video on April 21st, 2018. The series is produced jointly by 7-D Vision and Tencent Penguin Pictures, operated by Mnet’s promoter, CJ E&M. The show received over 4.3 billion views on Tencent Video.
Since the popularity of Super Girl (2004-2006) in China, a national show that has generated as much attention from the public in the same way, has yet to come. Subsequently, while the series launched the careers of many young solo vocalists, the Chinese-speaking world has lacked female girl groups. S.H.E. was the biggest girl group in the early 2000s and there has been a lack of well-known organized girl groups as popular since then.
Chuàngzào 101 aims to create a brand new It girl group that represents modern women and the new generation appealing to all genders. Unlike the original version, this spinoff introduced a number of different rules and challenges starting in episode 2. Another such example is the introduction of “knock-out” challengers who can take the place of a 101 candidate in the initial “auditions” depending on the judgment of coaches about the skills of the challengers relative to the original trainees. Those members who had the highest votes in the first expulsion could also choose to save a member who was up for elimination as a “private” second chance.
Judges and Mentors

Not to be mistaken with iQIYI’s Idol Producer, including famous K-Pop stars such as EXO’s Lay, GOT7’s Jackson, and PRSTIN’s Kyulkyung, Produce 101 China features an equally impressive group of mentors. In an unexpected twist of fate, ex-EXO member Tao is announced as the show’s main host. S.H.E’s Ella and Chinese pop singer Jason Zhang will act as voice mentors, Chinese singer-songwriter Tiger Hu will be responsible for composition, while Mandopop dance king Show Luo and UNIQ’s Wang Yi-bo will take on the role of a dance instructor.
Here’s the complete list of the mentors:
Name | Age (then) | Age (now) | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tao | 25 | 26 | Nation’s Producer | |
Tiger Hu | 34 | 36 | Songwriting/Composition instructor | |
Jason Zhang | 35 | 37 | Vocal instructor | |
Ella Chen | 36 | 38 | Member of S.H.E | |
Show Lo | 38 | 40 | Dance instructor | |
Wang Yibo | 20 | 22 | Member of UNIQ |
And watch their appearance as mentors in the video below!
The mentors are just as amazing as the ones in the original version, right?
Trainees and Agencies

Similar to the Korean version, all of the trainees are presented by their agencies and choose from #1 to #101 where they want to sit. Once each girl is seated, the room darkens and Tao invites the mentors to each perform their own piece. After the mentors’ results have finished, contestants compete from grades A to F alongside their label mates for a pre-made party to be judged.
Check out the introduction of the trainees by their respective agencies:
And here is the complete list of trainees:
Company | Name | Chinese Name | Grade evaluations | 1st ranking period | Final Rank | ||||
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Individual Trainee (No company) | Wang Ju | 王菊 | C | C | Saved | B | A | N/A | 15 |
Ge Jiahui | 葛佳慧 | D | C | B | Eliminated | 10 | 43 | ||
Luo Tianshu | 罗天舒 | C | C | Eliminated | 82 | 92 | |||
AKB48 CHINA | Liu Nian | 刘念 | C | F | Saved | Eliminated | 61 | 42 | |
Mao Weijia | 毛唯嘉 | D | D | Eliminated | 64 | 70 | |||
Banana Entertainment | Qiang Dongyue | 强东玥 | A → B | B | A | A | B | 2 | 21 |
Fu Jing | 傅菁 | B | A | A | A | B | 8 | 10 | |
Wang Yiran | 王亦然 | B | B | Eliminated | 81 | 83 | |||
Lu Niyi | 刘尼夷 | C | C | Eliminated | 80 | 75 | |||
Wang Manjun | 王曼君 | C | D | Eliminated | 96 | 96 | |||
Checkmate Entertainment | Yang Han | 杨晗 | C | B | Eliminated | 89 | 93 | ||
Li Tianyun | 李天韻 | D | D | Eliminated | 43 | 80 | |||
C.Y Media | Lin Chiaan | 林珈安 | C | B | Eliminated | 62 | 72 | ||
DongLun Media | Wang Moha | 王莫涵 | D | C | D | B | Eliminated | 33 | 29 |
Dream Entertainment | Ju Lin | 菊麟 | D | F | D | Eliminated | 71 | 45 | |
Shao Xia | 邵夏 | F | C | Eliminated | 92 | 73 | |||
Emperor Entertainment Group | Angela Hui | 许靖韵 | A | C | D | C | B | 32 | 19 |
EMT Academy | Liu Renyu | 刘人语 | A | A | B | B | B | 24 | 13 |
Luo Yijia | 罗奕佳 | B | B | B | C | Eliminated | 44 | 36 | |
Su Ruiqi | 苏芮琪 | C | B | C | C | Eliminated | 78 | 25 | |
Ma Xingyu | 马兴钰 | D | F | B | Eliminated | 28 | 53 | ||
Zhang Jingxuan | 张静萱 | D | F | Eliminated | 95 | 62 | |||
Wang Yalin | 王雅凛 | C | D | Eliminated | 85 | 77 | |||
Yan Kexin | 颜可欣 | C | D | Eliminated | 97 | 98 | |||
Esee Model Management | Re Yina | 热依娜 | A | F | B | Eliminated | N/A | 40 | |
HIM International Music | Wu Yunting | 吴昀廷 | D | D | Eliminated | 94 | 95 | ||
Liu Yushan | 刘宇珊 | F | D | Eliminated | 84 | 85 | |||
Huakai Banxia Culture | Zhang Chuhan | 张楚寒 | F | C | D | Eliminated | 31 | 55 | |
Jiang Yanxi | 姜彦汐 | D | D | Eliminated | 80 | 58 | |||
Zhang Xinjie | 张新洁 | D | F | Eliminated | 79 | 65 | |||
Wu Xiaoxuan | 吴小萱 | F | D | Eliminated | 88 | 61 | |||
Huanri Shiji Culture | Qiu Luqing | 邱路晴 | D | F | Eliminated | 101 | 100 | ||
Yin Rouyi | 尹柔懿 | D | F | Eliminated | 86 | 91 | |||
Zhu Jiaxi | 朱佳希 | D | D | Eliminated | 49 | 86 | |||
Huayi Brothers | Qi Yandi | 戚砚笛 | B | C | C | B | B | 55 | 18 |
Huaying Yixing | Huaying Yixing | 李紫婷 | A → B | A | A | A | A | 11 | 9 |
Ivy Culture | Lu Xiaocao | 鹿小草 | D | F | C | C | Eliminated | 27 | 32 |
JC Universe Entertainment | Yamy | 郭颖 | A | A | A | A | A | 1 | 5 |
Wei Jin | 魏瑾 | A → B | B | C | C | Eliminated | 39 | 30 | |
Luo Yitian | 罗怡恬 | C | C | C | C | Eliminated | 60 | 34 | |
Du Jinyu | 杜金雨 | C | C | D | Eliminated | 59 | 37 | ||
Chou Chou | 丑丑 | A → B | B | D | Eliminated | 58 | 44 | ||
Luo Zhiyi | 罗智仪 | B | B | D | Eliminated | 70 | 50 | ||
JOY Entertainment | Chen Yihan | 陈意涵 | C | F | C | C | B | 20 | 14 |
JXJY Culture | Yin Rui | 尹蕊 | F | C | C | Eliminated | 45 | 58 | |
K-L Entertainment | Sunnee | 杨芸晴 | A | B | A | A | A | 6 | 8 |
Zhao Yaoke | 赵尧珂 | F | D | B | B | Eliminated | 17 | 24 | |
Wang Qing | 王晴 | B | C | B | Eliminated | 9 | 39 | ||
Yu Meihong | 于美红 | C | F | C | Eliminated | 25 | 41 | ||
Lucia Chen | 陈盈燕 | C | F | Eliminated | 34 | 57 | |||
Zheng Chengcheng | 郑丞丞 | C | F | Left the show | 93 | Left the show | |||
Lajin Media | Wang Juemeng | 王珏萌 | C | D | Eliminated | 100 | 99 | ||
Zhang Xinyue | 张馨月 | B | D | Eliminated | 36 | 64 | |||
Long WuTian Culture | Duan Aojuan | 段奥娟 | B | C | A | A | A | 3 | 4 |
Mango Entertainment | Lu Xiaoyu | 吕小雨 | A | A | B | B | B | 35 | 20 |
Mavericks Entertainment | Zhang Zining | 紫宁 | A | A | B | A | A | 47 | 7 |
Blair Yue | 王玥 | C | D | Eliminated | 51 | 74 | |||
Zhang Ruimeng | 张芮萌 | D | F | Eliminated | 29 | 79 | |||
MOMO Limited | Zhang Xinlei | 张鑫磊 | F | F | Eliminated | 57 | 56 | ||
OACA | Li Zixuan | 李子璇 | B | A | A | B | B | 12 | 12 |
Lin Junyi | 林君怡 | A | B | Eliminated | 46 | 71 | |||
Ni Qiuyun | 倪秋云 | B | C | Eliminated | 65 | 67 | |||
Poodoo Entertainment | Wang Ting | 王婷 | F | B | D | C | Eliminated | 50 | 31 |
Gou Xueying | 勾雪莹 | D | D | D | Eliminated | 69 | 48 | ||
Qigu Culture | Lai Meiyun | 赖美云 | B | B | B | B | A | 18 | 6 |
Jiang Shen | 蒋申 | C | C | Saved | C | Eliminated | 56 | 23 | |
Xu Shiyin | 许诗茵 | D | F | Eliminated | 72 | 75 | |||
RealShow Entertainment | Cindy | F | Eliminated | 15 | Eliminated | ||||
Dora | F | Eliminated | 68 | Eliminated | |||||
Abby | D | Left the show | 23 | Left the show | |||||
ReDu Music | Liu DanMeng | 刘丹萌 | A → B | B | C | C | Eliminated | 38 | 33 |
Rhonin Studio | Zhang Yuwen | 张瑜纹 | B | D | Eliminated | 99 | 97 | ||
Liu Jiaying | 刘佳莹 | D | C | Eliminated | 87 | 94 | |||
Rongyi Culture | Zhou Xue | 周雪 | F | C | Eliminated | 53 | 60 | ||
Sanmei Entertainment | Chiao Manting | 焦曼婷 | F | D | B | B | Eliminated | 19 | 35 |
SDT Entertainment | Gao Yingxi | 高颖浠 | C | A | C | B | B | N/A | 17 |
Wu Qianying | 吴芊盈 | B | A | C | C | Eliminated | N/A | 27 | |
Super Jet Entertainment | Zhu Tiantian | 朱天天 | B | F | C | Eliminated | 90 | 38 | |
Liu Dexi | 刘德熙 | A → B | C | D | Eliminated | 37 | 46 | ||
T-Trainee Culture | Wu Yingxiang | 吴映香 | A | B | B | C | B | 14 | 22 |
Universal Music Taiwan | Kimberley Chen | 陈芳语 | A | B | A | B | Eliminated | 7 | 26 |
Wenlan Culture | Yang Chaoyue | 杨超越 | C | F | A | A | A | 4 | 3 |
Yang Meiqi | 杨美琪 | F | D | Eliminated | 54 | 69 | |||
Yang Meiling | 杨美玲 | D | F | Eliminated | 75 | 87 | |||
Zhao Ling | 赵羚 | F | Eliminated | 98 | Eliminated | ||||
Yuehua Entertainment | Meng Meiqi | 孟美岐 | A | A | A | A | A | 16 | 1 |
Wang Xuanyi | 吴宣仪 | A → B | A | A | A | A | 5 | 2 | |
Shao Ximengna | 邵西蒙娜 | B | B | C | Eliminated | 52 | 52 | ||
Jiang Jinger | 江璟儿 | C | B | D | Eliminated | 40 | 47 | ||
Zhang Xi | 张溪 | B | B | D | Eliminated | 42 | 51 | ||
Pan Junya | 潘珺雅 | C | C | Eliminated | 63 | 76 | |||
Ruihan | 杨蕊菡 | C | B | Eliminated | 83 | 68 | |||
YY Media | Fan Wei | 范薇 | C | C | C | C | Eliminated | 22 | 28 |
Liu Sixian | 刘思纤 | D | D | C | Eliminated | 76 | 54 | ||
Wu Qian | 吴茜 | D | C | D | Eliminated | 74 | 57 | ||
Xiang Yuxing | 向俞星 | C | F | D | Eliminated | 30 | 56 | ||
Chen Yifan | 陈怡凡 | D | D | Eliminated | 66 | 81 | |||
Z-Cherry Culture | Yang Bing | 杨冰 | D | F | D | Eliminated | 26 | 49 | |
Chen Yuyan | 陈语嫣 | C | B | Eliminated | 41 | 82 | |||
Xia Shijie | 夏诗洁 | F | C | Eliminated | 48 | 84 | |||
Zhiyi Media | Ren Zhen | 任真 | D | D | Eliminated | 73 | 66 | ||
Hu Yueer | 胡悦儿 | D | D | Eliminated | 67 | 78 | |||
Zimei Tao Culture | Gao Qiuzi | 高秋梓 | D | D | B | A | A | 21 | 16 |
Xu Mengjie | 徐梦洁 | C | C | B | B | B | 13 | 11 | |
Han Dan | 韩丹 | D | D | Eliminated | 91 | 89 |