BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- iQIYI, Inc.
(NASDAQ: IQ) ("iQIYI" or the "Company"), an innovative
market-leading online entertainment service in China, recently announced newly appointed
mentors of its hit original variety show Youth with You
("Youth with You Season 2" or the "Show"). Cai Xukun, team
leader of NINEPERCENT, a boy group formed in 2018 through Idol
Producer, an original variety show created by iQIYI, will be
the Show's Youth Producer. Jony J, a popular Chinese hip-hop singer
known by people through The Rap of China, has been appointed as the Show's
rap mentor to provide professional guidance for the trainees.
Following the announcement, the news instantly topped trending
topics of Weibo, Chinese Twitter, with audiences and fans expressed
excitements and great anticipations towards the Show.
Youth with You Season 2 is an idol-selection show that
brings together female idol trainees for training and competition,
of which at the end, only a few girls are selected through viewers'
votes to debut as an idol group. Previously, iQIYI announced at its
annual iJOY Conference that Lisa, the member of K-pop girl group
BLACKPINK, will join as the Show's mentor, generated heated
discussions both in China and
abroad. Having developed a unique trainee selection and operations
system, iQIYI has produced successful boy groups such as
NINEPERCENT and UNINE through its original reality shows, and has
been devoted to leading Chinese youth culture by producing hit
original variety shows including Idol Producer, Youth with You
and The Rap of China.
Youth with You Season 2 will be exclusively streamed on
iQIYI's platform in Q1 2020. Thanks to its strong influence among
younger generations and its endeavors to promote China's youth culture, the Show has received
great recognitions from the industry as being selected onto the
2020 Power List of Making Film Together and awarded with
"Most Anticipated Variety Show" from Entertainment Capital,
both of which are popular Chinese entertainment media.
About iQIYI, Inc.
iQIYI, Inc. is an innovative market-leading online entertainment
service in China. Its corporate
DNA combines creative talent with technology, fostering an
environment for continuous innovation and the production of
blockbuster content. iQIYI's platform features highly popular
original content, as well as a comprehensive library of other
professionally-produced content, partner-generated content and
user-generated content. The Company distinguishes itself in the
online entertainment industry by its leading technology platform
powered by advanced AI, big data analytics and other core
proprietary technologies. iQIYI attracts a massive user base with
tremendous user engagement, and has developed a diversified
monetization model including membership services, online
advertising services, content distribution, live broadcasting,
online games, IP licensing, online literature and e-commerce.
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