Where Are We Going, Dad? (TV series)
Where Are We Going, Dad? (Chinese: 爸爸去哪儿; pinyin: Bàba qù nǎr) is a Chinese reality TV show broadcast on Hunan Television. Based on the original South Korean reality show Dad! Where Are We Going?, the first season debuted on 11 October 2013 featuring five fathers and their children as they travel to rural places. The series has become a massive ratings hit, attracting 75 million viewers per episode to Hunan Television every week.[1] It was adapted into a film, Where Are We Going, Dad?, that was released on 31 January 2014. A second film, Where Are We Going, Dad? 2, was released on 19 February 2015.The second season debuted on June 2014 while the third season filmed on 17 May 2015 in Yulin.
| Where Are We Going, Dad? 爸爸去哪儿 Bàba Qù Nǎr | |
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 Logo for the second season of Where Are We Going, Dad? | |
| Created by | Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation |
| Starring | 1: Jimmy Lin Chih-ying, Wang Yuelun, Guo Tao, Zhang Liang, Tian Liang 2: Francis Ng Chun-yu, Huang Lei, Lu Yi, Gary Chaw Ge, Yang Wei 3: Liu Ye, Hu Jun, Zou Shiming, Lin Yongjian, Chris Downs, Wang Baoqiang 4: Tian Liang, Zhang Lun Shuo, Cai Guoqing, Sha Yi, Dong Li 5: Jordan Chan, Wu Chun, Will Liu, Deng Lun, Du Jiang (Jiang Du) |
| Ending theme | 《爸爸去哪儿》 Where Are We Going? Dad |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language(s) | Standard Chinese |
| No. of series | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 54 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Lyu Huanbin, Zhang Huali, Li Hao |
| Editor(s) | Xie Dikui, Hong Tao |
| Camera setup | Multicamera setup |
| Running time | 90 ~ 120 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | HBS: Hunan Television |
| Picture format | 576i (16:9 and 4:3) (SDTV), 1080p (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 11 October 2013 – present |
| External links | |
| [Season 1 Website Season 2 Website] | |
Participants
Season 1
| Father | Child | ||||
| Name | Profession | Birthdate & age | Name | Birthdate & age Age at the beginning of the season | |
| Jimmy Lin Chih-ying 林志颖; Lín Zhìyǐng | singer, actor, & race-car driver | 15 October 1974 | Kimi/Xiǎoxiǎo Zhì (小小志)/Hēimǐ (黑米) Kimi Lin | son | 15 September 2009 age 4 |
| Wang Yuelun 王岳伦; Wáng Yuèlún | director | 27 September 1973 | Angela/Tiántián (恬恬) 王诗龄; Wáng Shīlíng | daughter | 13 October 2009 age 3 |
| Guo Tao 郭涛; Guō Tāo | actor | 17 December 1969 | Shítou (石头) 郭子睿; Guō Ziruì | son | 26 February 2007 age 6 |
| Zhang Liang[2] 张亮; Zhāng Liàng | model | 26 March 1982 | Tiāntiān (天天) 张悦轩; Zhāng Yuèxuān | son | 12 November 2007 age 5 |
| Tian Liang 田亮; Tián Liàng | diver & actor | 27 August 1979 | Cindy / Sēndié (森蝶) 田雨橙; Tián Yǔchéng | daughter | 15 April 2008 age 5 |
Season 2
| Father | Child | ||||
| Name | Profession | Birthdate & age | Name | Birthdate & age Age at the beginning of the season | |
| Francis Ng Chun-yu 吴镇宇; Wú Zhènyǔ | actor & director | 21 December 1961 | Feynman 吴费曼; Wú Fèimàn (Actual Chinese name undisclosed) | son | 27 September 2008 age 5 |
| Huang Lei 黄磊; Huáng Lěi | actor, director, singer, model, & screenwriter | 6 December 1971 | Christine/Duōduō (多多)/Dà Jiějiě (大姐姐) 黄忆慈; Huáng Yìcí | daughter | 6 February 2006 age 8 |
| Lu Yi 陆毅; Lù Yì | actor & singer | 6 January 1976 | Belle/Bèi'er (贝儿) 陆雨萱; Lù Yǔxuān | daughter | 26 October 2008 age 5 |
| Gary Chaw 曹格; Cáo Gé | singer-songwriter | 9 July 1979 | Joe 曹三丰; Cáo Sānfēng | son | 21 August 2008 age 5 |
| Grace/Jiějiě (姐姐) 曹华恩; Cáo Huá'ēn | daughter | 24 September 2010 age 3 | |||
| Yang Wei 杨威; Yáng Wēi | gymnast | 8 February 1980 | Yáng Yángyáng (杨阳洋) 杨文昌; Yáng Wénchāng | son | 6 November 2009 age 4 |
Season 3
| Father | Child | ||||
| Name | Profession | Birthdate & age | Name | Birthdate & age Age at the beginning of the season | |
| Liu Ye 刘烨; Líu Yè | actor | 23 March 1978 | Noé/Nuòyī 刘诺一; Liú Nuòyī | son | 10 October 2010 age 4 |
| Hu Jun 胡军; Hú Jūn | actor | 18 March 1968 | Kāngkāng 胡皓康; Hú Hàokāng | son | 11 November 2008 age 6 |
| Zou Shiming 邹市明; Zōu Shìmíng | professional boxer | 18 May 1981 | Xuānxuān 邹明轩; Zōu Míngxuān | son | 27 June 2011 age 4 |
| Lin Yongjian 林永健; Lín Yǒngjiàn | actor | 14 February 1970 | Dàjùn 林大竣; Lín Dàjùn | son | 25 August 2010 age 4 |
| Chris Downs 夏克立; Xià Kèlì | anchor, actor, writer, & producer | 6 February 1972 | Poppy/Xiàtiān Kyana Poppy Downs; 夏天; Xiàtiān | daughter | 2 December 2009 age 5 |
| Wang Baoqiang (since Ep. 9) 王宝强; Wáng Bǎoqiáng | actor | 29 May 1984 | Nànà (娜娜) 王子珊; Wáng Zǐshān | daughter | 28 October 2011 age 3 |
Season 4
| Father | Child | ||||
| Name | Profession | Birthdate & age | Name | Birthdate & age Age at the beginning of the season | |
| Cai Guoqing 蔡国庆; Cài Guóqìng | singer | 17 September 1968 | Qìng Qìng(庆庆) 蔡轩正; Cài Xuānzhèng | son | 15 April 2011 |
| Sha Yi 沙溢; Shā Yì | actor | 15 February 1978 | Ān jí(安吉) 沙俊伯; Shā Jùnbó | son | 16 July 2011 |
| Tian Liang 田亮; Tián Liàng | diver & actor | 27 August 1979 | Xiǎo Liàngzǎi(小亮仔) 田宸宇; Tián Chényŭ | son | 8 November 2011 |
| Jacky Heung (Interim Father) 向佐; Replaced Huáng Zhìliè | Actor | 20 July 1984 | Lǐ Yìháng 李亦航 | son | 28 May 2011 |
| Dong Li (Interim Father) 董力; Dǒng Lì | fencing athlete | 23 August 1993 | Ā Lāléi(阿拉蕾) 崔雅涵; Cuī Yǎhán | daughter | 1 October 2012 |
| Zhang Lunshuo (Stepfather) 张伦硕; Zhāng Lúnshuò | actor & singer | 9 July 1982 | Cayla/Kǎo Lā (考拉) 严稚棱; Yán Zhìléng | daughter | 6 February 2010 |
Season 5
| Father | Child | ||||
| Name | Profession | Birthdate & age | Name | Birthdate & age Age at the beginning of the season | |
| Jordan Chan 陈小春; Chén Xiǎochūn | singer & actor | 8 July 1967 | Jasper Chan 陳胤捷 (小小春) | son | 1 July 2013 |
| Wu Zun 吳尊; Wú Zūn | actor, singer & model | 10 October 1979 | Neinei 吳欣怡; Wú Xīn Yí | daughter | 10 October 2010 |
| Max 吳欣樂; Wú Xīn Lè | son | 11 October 2013 | |||
| Du Jiang 杜江; Dù Jiāng | actor | 10 September 1985 | Eń hēng (嗯哼) 杜宇麒; Dù Yǔqí | son | 19 September 2013 |
| Will Liu 刘畊宏; Líu Gēnghóng | singer, actor & songwriter | 7 October 1972 | Xiǎo Pàofú (小泡芙) 刘宇芙; Liú Yǔfú | daughter | 22 July 2013 |
| Deng Lun (Interim Father) 邓伦; Dèng Lún | actor | 21 October 1992 | Xiǎo Shān Zhú (小山竹) 纪美伊; Jì Měiyī | daughter | 19 September 2012 |
Episodes
Season 1
| Station | EP | Air date | Filming date(s) | Landmark | |
| Location | Geographical feature | ||||
| 1st Leg[3][4] | 1 | 11 October 2013 | 24–25 August 2013 | Lingshuicun Mentougou District, Beijing |
A North China hamlet |
| 2 | 18 October 2013 | ||||
| 2nd Leg[5][6] | 3 | 25 October 2013 | 17–19 September 2013 | Tengger Desert Shapotou District, Zhongwei, Ningxia |
A Northwest China desert |
| 4 | 1 November 2013 | ||||
| 3rd Leg[7][8] | 5 | 8 November 2013 | 15–16 October 2013 | Puzhehei Qiubei County, Wenshan Prefecture, Yunnan |
A Southwest China karst |
| 6 | 15 November 2013[a] | ||||
| 4th Leg[9][10] | 7 | 22 November 2013 | 29–30 October 2013 | Jiming Island Rongcheng, Weihai, Shandong |
A East China island |
| 8 | 29 November 2013 | ||||
| 5th Leg | 9 | 6 December 2013 | 15–16 November 2013 | Beisicun Pingjiang County, Yueyang, Hunan |
A South Central China hamlet |
| 10 | 13 December 2013 | ||||
| 6th Leg | 11 | 20 December 2013 | 27–28 November 2013 | Xuexiang Hailin, Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang |
A North East China hamlet |
| 12 | 27 December 2013 | ||||
| Film | 31 January 2014 | 16–17 January 2014 | Chimelong Safari Park Panyu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong |
A South Central China safari park | |
Season 2
| Station | EP | Air date | Filming date(s) | Landmark | Guest Appearance | |
| Location | Geographical feature | |||||
| 1st Leg | 1 | 20 June 2014 | 11–13 May 2014 | Xiaozhai Tiankeng (Yuquancun) Wulong County, Chongqing |
A Southwest China sinkhole | Huang Jianxiang |
| 2 | 27 June 2014 | |||||
| 2nd Leg | 3 | 4 July 2014 | 24–26 May 2014 | Xinyecun Jiande, Hangzhou, Zhejiang |
An East China hamlet | Yao Ming |
| 4 | 11 July 2014 | |||||
| 3rd Leg | 5 | 18 July 2014 | 7–8 June 2014 | Ethnic Miao Camp Jingzhou County, Huaihua, Hunan |
A South Central China hamlet | Wang Han |
| 6 | 25 July 2014 | |||||
| 4th Leg | 7 | 1 August 2014 | 23–24 June 2014 | Hongkou Township Dujiangyan, Chengdu, Sichuan |
A Southwest China basin | Mother Group |
| 8 | 8 August 2014 | |||||
| 5th Leg | 9 | 15 August 2014 | 7–8 July 2014 | Inner Mongolian Grassland Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia |
A North China grassland | Guo Tao, Shitou, Zhang Liang, Tiantian |
| 10 | 22 August 2014 | |||||
| 6th Leg | 11 | 29 August 2014 | 28–30 July 2014 | Yellow River Stone Forest Jingtai County, Baiyin, Gansu |
A Northwest China desert | none |
| 12 | 5 September 2014 | |||||
| 7th Leg | 13 | 12 September 2014 | 13–15 August 2014 | Formosa (Treasure Island) Ruisui, Hualien County, Taiwan |
An Amis Aboriginal Heartland coastal hamlet in Eastern Taiwan |
Jimmy Lin Chih-ying, Kimi |
| 14 | 19 September 2014 | |||||
| 8th Leg | 15 | 26 September 2014 | 2-? September 2014 | Rotorua Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand |
A Māori Heartland volcanic and geothermal hamlet |
Huang Bo, Tong Dawei |
| 16 | 3 October 2014 | |||||
| Film 2 | 19 February 2015 | ? January 2015 | Viti Fiji |
A Southern Pacific Melanesian island | ||
Season 3
| Station | EP | Air date | Filming date(s) | Landmark | Guest Appearance | |
| Location | Geographical feature | |||||
| 1st Leg | 1 | 10 July 2015 | 18–21 May 2015 | Wangyangwacun Zizhou County, Yulin, Shaanxi |
A Northwest China plateau (Loess Plateau) | |
| 2 | 17 July 2015 | |||||
| 2nd Leg | 3 | 24 July 2015 | 16–19 June 2015 | Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture Menghai County, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan |
A Southwest China rainforest | |
| 4 | 31 July 2015 | |||||
| 3rd Leg | 5 | 7 August 2015 | 6–9 July 2015 | Hekengcun Shuyang, Nanjing County, Fujian |
South China hills and tulou | Kingdom Yuen, Liu Nina |
| 6 | 14 August 2015 | |||||
| 4th Leg | 7 | 21 August 2015 | 20–24 July 2015 | Qingwaxiang Gaochang District, Turpan, Xinjiang |
Northwest China oasis (Turpan Depression) | Zou Minghao |
| 8 | 28 August 2015 | Ulastai Ranch Ürümqi County, Ürümqi, Xinjiang |
A Northwest China grassland | |||
| 5th Leg | 9 | 11 September 2015 | 11–13 August 2015 | Guanxia Ethnic Miao Township Suining County, Shaoyang, Hunan |
A South Central China hamlet | |
| 10 | 18 September 2015 | |||||
| 6th Leg | 11 | 25 September 2015 | 22–24 August 2015 | Beixiacun Qingyuan District, Ji'an, Jiangxi |
An East China hamlet | Liu Nina Mothers: Anais Martane, Ran Yingying, Zhou Dongqi, Phoebe Huang, Ma Rong |
| 12 | 2 October 2015 | |||||
| 7th Leg | 13 | 9 October 2015 | 6–8 September 2015 | Hengdian World Studios Hengdian, Dongyang, Jinhua, Zhejiang |
Film studio replica of the Forbidden City | Vanness Wu, Wong Cho-lam, Ning Jing, Louis Fan, Liu Tao, Da Zhangwei |
| 14 | 16 October 2015 | |||||
| 8th Leg | 15 | 23 October 2015 | 22–24 September 2015 | Perth Western Australia, Australia |
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| 16 | 30 October 2015 | |||||
Season 4
| Station | EP | Air date | Filming date(s) | Landmark | Guest Appearance | |
| Location | Geographical feature | |||||
| 1st Leg | 1 | 14 October 2016 | 14–16 September 2016 | Baihabacun Tireketi Township，Habahe County, Altay Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region |
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| 2 | 21 October 2016 | |||||
Ratings
Season 1
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| Episode | Date | CSM46/48 | CSM national network | ||||
| Rating | Share | Ranking | Rating | Share | Ranking | ||
| 1 | October 11, 2013 | 1.423 | 6.74 | 1 | 1.1 | 7.67 | 1 |
| 2 | October 18, 2013 | 2.588 | 11.53 | 1 | 1.67 | 11.45 | 1 |
| 3 | October 25, 2013 | 3.116 | 14.43 | 1 | 1.8 | 13.47 | 1 |
| 4 | November 1, 2013 | 3.471 | 15.26 | 1 | 2.16 | 13.70 | 1 |
| 5 | November 8, 2013 | 3.851 | 16.73 | 1 | 2.13 | 13.47 | 1 |
| 6 | November 15, 2013 | 4.024 | 18.16 | 1 | 2.30 | 15.92 | 1 |
| 7 | November 22, 2013 | 4.748 | 20.68 | 1 | 2.69 | 17.37 | 1 |
| 8 | November 29, 2013 | 4.76 | 21.11 | 1 | 2.81 | 18.51 | 1 |
| 9 | December 6, 2013 | 4.98 | 22.12 | 1 | 2.9 | 18.68 | 1 |
| 10 | December 13, 2013 | 5.3 | 23.22 | 1 | 3.21 | 20.37 | 1 |
| 11 | December 20, 2013 | 5.008 | 22.14 | 1 | 3.40 | 21.41 | 1 |
| 12 | December 27, 2013 | 4.916 | 22.06 | 1 | 3.64 | 22.45 | 1 |
Season 2
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| Episode | Date | CSM50 | CSM national network | ||||
| Rating | Share | Ranking | Rating | Share | Ranking | ||
| 1 | June 20, 2014 | 3.927 | 16.82 | 1 | 2.43 | 14.24 | 1 |
| 2 | June 27, 2014 | 3.570 | 15.39 | 1 | 2.06 | 11.59 | 1 |
| 3 | July 4, 2014 | 3.605 | 15.81 | 1 | 2.34 | 14.06 | 1 |
| 4 | July 11, 2014 | 3.393 | 15.40 | 1 | 2.12 | 12.67 | 1 |
| 5 | July 18, 2014 | 3.08 | 13.73 | 2 | 1.91 | 11.24 | 2 |
| 6 | July 25, 2014 | 3.387 | 14.04 | 2 | 2.62 | 14.27 | 1 |
| 7 | August 1, 2014 | 3.485 | 14.78 | 2 | 2.44 | 13.76 | 1 |
| 8 | August 8, 2014 | 3.718 | 16.07 | 2 | 2.79 | 15.59 | 1 |
| 9 | August 15, 2014 | 3.640 | 15.45 | 2 | 2.53 | 14.85 | 1 |
| 10 | August 22, 2014 | 3.372 | 14.51 | 2 | 2.27 | 13.27 | 1 |
| 11 | August 29, 2014 | 3.296 | 13.45 | 2 | 2.46 | 13.21 | 1 |
| 12 | September 5, 2014 | 2.774 | 11.98 | 2 | 2.18 | 12.53 | 1 |
| 13 | September 12, 2014 | 3.067 | 12.96 | 2 | 1.99 | 11.28 | 1 |
| 14 | September 19, 2014 | 2.960 | 13.41 | 2 | 1.90 | 11.68 | 1 |
| 15 | September 26, 2014 | 2.844 | 12.47 | 2 | 1.84 | 10.58 | 1 |
| 16 | October 3, 2014 | 2.838 | 14.80 | 1 | 2.09 | 14.34 | 1 |
Season 3
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| Episode | Date | CSM50 | CSM national network | ||||
| Rating | Share | Ranking | Rating | Share | Ranking | ||
| 1 | July 10, 2015 | 2.856 | 14.16 | 1 | 2.28 | 13.82 | 1 |
| 2 | July 17, 2015 | 2.418 | 10.68 | 3 | 1.82 | 9.88 | 2 |
| 3 | July 24, 2015 | 2.461 | 11.41 | 3 | 1.94 | 10.96 | 2 |
| 4 | July 31, 2015 | 2.331 | 11.40 | 3 | 1.81 | 11.32 | 2 |
| 5 | August 7, 2015 | 2.496 | 11.45 | 2 | 1.97 | 11.21 | 2 |
| 6 | August 14, 2015 | 2.625 | 11.74 | 2 | 1.98 | 11.51 | 1 |
| 7 | August 21, 2015 | 2.454 | 10.92 | 2 | 1.90 | 10.86 | 2 |
| 8 | August 28, 2015 | 2.422 | 10.86 | 2 | 1.73 | 10.59 | 2 |
| 9 | September 11, 2015 | 2.441 | 10.83 | 2 | 1.76 | 10.68 | 2 |
| 10 | September 18, 2015 | 2.132 | 10.34 | 2 | 1.43 | 9.72 | 1 |
| 11 | September 25, 2015 | 2.077 | 9.31 | 2 | 1.27 | 7.64 | 2 |
| 12 | October 2, 2015 | 2.217 | 10.999 | 1 | 1.66 | 10.69 | 1 |
| 13 | October 9, 2015 | 1.643 | 9.128 | 1 | 0.97 | 7.55 | 2 |
| 14 | October 16, 2015 | 2.136 | 10.529 | 1 | 1.41 | 9.43 | 2 |
| 15 | October 23, 2015 | 2.175 | 11.02 | 1 | 1.32 | 9.19 | 2 |
| 16 | October 30, 2015 | 1.572 | 8.004 | 3 | 1.12 | 7.84 | 3 |
Marketing
Infiniti became a supplier for actors' official passenger vehicles, including Infiniti JX, Infiniti QX50, Infiniti QX70, Infiniti QX80.[11][12][13]
Broadcast TV Stations
Start on July 24, 2015, Sky Link TV air Where Are We Going, Dad? simultaneously broadcast with Hunan Television on Fridays 21:00.
References
- "Enlight adapts father-son reality show to film". Film Business Asia. 14 December 2013.
- 凱渥模特兒經紀公司張亮簡介 Archived 2014-10-31 at the Wayback Machine 2013年10月13日
- 《爸爸去哪儿》第一期 優酷網 2013年10月11日
- 《爸爸去哪儿》第二期 優酷網 2013年10月18日
- 《爸爸去哪儿》第三期 優酷網 2013年10月25日
- 《爸爸去哪儿》第四期 優酷網 2013年11月01日
- 《爸爸去哪儿》第五期 優酷網 2013年11月08日
- 《爸爸去哪儿》第六期 優酷網 2013年11月15日
- 《爸爸去哪儿》第七期 優酷網 2013年11月22日
- 《爸爸去哪儿》第八期 優酷網 2013年11月29日
- 关于《爸爸去哪儿》节目官方用车的声明 Archived 2014-02-03 at the Wayback Machine
- 英菲尼迪全系SUV车型护航 重量级嘉宾吴秀波现身探班 《爸爸去哪儿》第一季圆满谢幕 Archived 2014-07-25 at the Wayback Machine
- 赞助“爸爸去哪儿”获成功 英菲尼迪在华全面提速
External links
- Hunan TV Official website
- Sohu TV site
- Where Are We Going, Dad? at the official Hunan TV YouTube channel - Available in Chinese with English subtitles
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