Hurry Up, Brother

Hurry Up, Brother
Also known as Run, Brother
Genre Game-variety show
Based on Running Man 
by SBS
Starring Deng Chao
Angelababy
Li Chen
Michael Chen
Ryan Cheng
Wang Baoqiang
Wong Cho Lam
Country of origin China
Original language(s) Chinese
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 17 (as of April 17, 2015)
Production
Running time About 90 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel Zhejiang Television
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Audio format Stereo
Original run October 10, 2014 – present
Chronology
Preceded by The Voice of China 3
Related shows Running Man
External links
Website
Production website

Hurry Up, Brother (Chinese: 奔跑吧兄弟; pinyin: Bēnpǎo Ba Xiōngdì) is a Chinese variety show broadcast on Zhejiang Television.[1][2] The show is based on the original South Korean series Running Man by SBS.[3] It was first aired on October 10, 2014. This show is classified as a game-variety show, where the MCs and guests complete missions in a landmark to win a race.

Program Name

When Hurry Up, Brother was first announced, it was known as 跑男 or Running Man in Chinese. But the name was non-compliant of broadcasting guidelines for Zhejiang TV variety shows which required five character names.[4] The program was then renamed to 奔跑吧兄弟 or Hurry Up, Brother. But, before the official name change, Zhejiang Satellite TV had registered Running Man as a trademark with the SAIC.[5]

Cast

Name Age Nickname(s) Theme Song(s) Duration Notes
Deng Chao 36 Captain Superman La Song (Rain Effect)
Rain		 First Quarter – present Main host of the show
Angelababy 26 Scream Goddess Baby (My World 2.0)
Justin Bieber
Can't Take My Eyes Off You
Frankie Valli
Fantastic Baby (Alive)
BIGBANG
Li Chen
(also known as Jerry Li)		 36 Big Black Bull The Imperial March
John Williams
Michael Chen 29 "Genius" I Got You (I Feel Good)
James Brown
Ryan Cheng 29 Romantic Prince I Believe I Can Fly
R. Kelly
Wong Cho Lam 35 Grab-Chance King In the Sentimental Past (A Better Tomorrow Soundtrack)
Leslie Cheung
Bao Bei'er 30 Second Quarter - present

Past Members

Name Age Nickname(s) Theme Song(s) Duration Notes
Wang Baoqiang 31 Shaolin Baoqiang Tall in the Saddle
George Lam		 First Quarter episodes Left after the first quarter due to scheduling conflicts

Relationships

Members Relation Details
Wang Baoqiang
Wong Cho Lam		 Royal Brothers
Bao Lam Brothers		 Because the two are of similar height, they were close to each other from the beginning of the series.
Angelababy
Ryan Cheng		 Friday Couple
Friday Partner
Cuckoo Couple		 Inspired by the Monday Couple on SBS Running Man, the two became known as the Friday Couple.
Ryan Cheng
Wang Baoqiang		 Cheng-Wang Combination During Episode 4, they formed a team to manufacture a cardboard boat. The surnames of Ryan Cheng and Wang Baoqiang were combined to create the team name. The name was a homophonic pun of "zhen wang" (perished) and they were made fun of, especially after theirs became the only boat that sank. The relationship name appears in Episode 9.
Deng Chao
Michael Chen		 Dummy Brothers
Super Michael Union		 In the tenth episode, the two had fun in acting as dummies. Then subtitles referred to them as the dummy brothers.
Li Chen
Michael Chen		 Mother and Child
Chen-He Combination		 Since the fight before Episode 4, Michael Chen often succumbed to the rules set by Li Chen. Though he occasionally revolts, he still follows obediently along to Li Chen's instructions.

List of episodes and guests

If more than one set of teams are used other than the Race Mission teams, they are divided and distinguished to the corresponding mission under Teams. Team members are listed in alphabetical order from Team Leader, to Members, to Guests. As some episodes consisted of road missions and were not confined to a single landmark nor was a landmark officially recognized on-air, the landmark shown for those episodes is the final mission venue.

First Quarter

Second Quarter

Episode # Broadcast Date
(Filming Date)		 Guest(s) Landmark Teams Mission Results
1 April 17, 2015
(March 9, 2015)		 Fan Bingbing
Han Geng		 Chengdu International Financial Center
(Chengdu, Sichuan)		 Treasure Quagmire
Yellow Team
(Deng Chao, Wong Cho Lam, Ryan Cheng, Fan Bingbing, Han Geng)
Blue Team
(Li Chen, Angelababy, Michael Chen, Bao_Bei'er)		 Final Task Beat the other teams[nb 11] Yellow Team Wins
Yellow Team receives Athena Cloth and six gold crowns. A male member of the yellow team gives a crown to Angelababy.

Special Episodes

Episode # Broadcast Date
(Filming Date)		 Guest(s) Landmark Teams Mission Results
SP1
[nb 12]		 January 23, 2015
(January 9, 2015)		 Hu Haiquan (Yu Quan)
Chen Yu Fan (Yu Quan)
Show Luo
Cyndi Wang
G-Dragon[8]
JJ Lin
Eleven
Chen Huan		 National Exhibition Centre
Hongqiao Business District, Shanghai)		 2015 Hurry Up, Brother Party
Deng Chao Team
(Deng Chao, Wong Cho Lam, Michael Chen, Chen Yu Fan, Hu Haiquan, Cyndi)
Li Chen Team
(Li Chen, Angelababy, Ryan Cheng, Show Luo)
Special Guests [nb 13]
(G-Dragon, JJ Lin)		 Defeat the other team Li Chen Team Wins
They receive a Lamando vehicle that they donate to a charity that provides running shoes to needy children.

Movie

Running Man is a 2015 Chinese reality comedy film directed by Hu Jia and Cen Junyi.[9] Deng Chao was unable to participate in the movie filming due to scheduling conflicts. The movie was released to theaters on January 30, 2015.[10]

Episode # Broadcast Date
(Filming Date)		 Guest(s) Landmark Teams Mission Results
Movie
(M1)		 January 30, 2015
(December 1, 2014)		 Eleven
Kim Jong-kook[11]
Lynn Hung
Sie Yi-Lin
Guo Jingfei		 (Sanya, Hainan) Missions
Li Chen Team
(Li Chen, Angelababy, Sie Yi-Lin, Wong Cho Lam, Michael Chen)
Zhong Team
(Kim Jong Kook, Ryan Cheng, Guo Jingfei, Wang Baoqiang, Lynn Hung)
Tour Guide
(Eleven)		 Final Task
Killer
(Li Chen)
Li Chen Team
(Wang Baoqiang, Michael Chen, Sie Yi-Lin, Wong Cho Lam, Eleven)
Zhong Team
(Kim Jong Kook, Angelababy, Ryan Cheng, Guo Jingfei, Lynn Hung)		 Killer
Defeat the two teams
Teams
Report the Killer		 Li Chen Team and
Zhong Team Win
Receives a trophy and the two teams split the bonus ¥888,888.

List of guests

The following is a compilation of guests and the number of time they have been on the show. They are listed in order of appearance.

Ratings

 China Zhejiang Television premiere ratings (CSM50)
Episode Date Rating Percent Ranking
1 October 10, 2014 1.132 3.92 3
2 October 17, 2014 1.808 5.95 1
3 October 24, 2014 2.180 7.25 1
4 October 31, 2014 2.140 6.68 1
5 November 7, 2014 2.489 8.04 1
6 November 14, 2014 2.210 7.09 1
7 November 21, 2014 2.455 7.81 1
8 November 28, 2014 2.408 7.73 1
9 December 5, 2014 2.486 8.01 1
10 December 12, 2014 2.775 9.05 1
11 December 19, 2014 2.889 9.59 1
12 December 26, 2014 3.162 10.07 1
13 January 2, 2015 3.180 9.52 1
14 January 9, 2015 4.116 12.43 1
15 January 16, 2015 3.993 12.22 1
SP1 January 23, 2015 2.373 7.14 2
  1. The data determined by CSM.
  2. Ratings ranked above not including CCTV.
  3. Information source:卫视小露电.

Other Activities

Date Location Event Attendees
09 November 2014 Hangzhou, Zhejiang
(China)		 "Hurry Up, Brothers" National Press Conference on Zhejiang TV Deng Chao, Angelababy, Li Chen, Michael Chen, Ryan Cheng, Wang Baoqiang, Wong Cho Lam
31 December 2014 Guangzhou, Guangdong
(China)		 "Hurry Up 2015" New Year's Eve Party on Zhejiang TV Hurry Up, Brother Members:
Deng Chao, Angelababy, Li Chen, Michael Chen, Ryan Cheng, Wang Baoqiang, Wong Cho Lam
Running Man Members:
Ji Suk-jin, Song Ji-hyo
09 January 2015 Shanghai Exhibition Centre, Shanghai
(China)		 Lamando's Night Deng Chao, Angelababy, Li Chen, Michael Chen, Ryan Cheng, Wong Cho Lam

Notes

  1. ↑ Michael Chen was unable to participate in the final mission as he was injured during filming hence his nametag was given to Ryan Cheng.
  2. ↑ Kim Jong Kook only participated in the final task.
  3. ↑ Michael Chen was unable to participate due to injury.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Wong Cho Lam was unable to travel to South Korea to participate. His role was filled by Lin Gengxin.
  5. ↑ The concept of the mission comes from Lost in Thailand.
  6. ↑ Li Chen was unable to participate in the final task due to injury that occurred during filming.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Li Chen was unable to participate due to injuries sustained in Episode 5.
  8. ↑ Angelababy was unable to travel to filming. Her role was filled by Eleven.
  9. ↑ Wong Cho Lam was unable to travel to filming. Shen Ling filled his role.
  10. ↑ Wong Cho Lam was injured during the final task and was unable to continue in the mission. The production team agreed that Yuan Hong would receive his word.
  11. ↑ The concept of the mission comes from Ever Since We Love.
  12. ↑ Eleven and Chen Huan made a special appearance. They did not participate in the mission.
  13. ↑ G-Dragon and JJ Lin appeared in the episode to help with the speech-related task.

References

  1. ↑ ‘런닝맨’ 중국판 제작확정…中 절강위성 우선 협상 (in Korean). TV Report. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  2. ↑ Lee, Min-ji; Jung, Yeawon (30 May 2014). "SBS to Co-Produce Chinese Version of ‘Running Man’ This Year". Newsen. Mwave. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  3. ↑ ‘런닝맨’ 중국판 ‘달려라 형제들’ 10일 중국 전역 첫방송 (in Korean). Tenasia. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  4. ↑ ‘为什么浙江卫视的综艺节目都是5个字? (in Chinese). 8 March 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  5. ↑ 国家工商行政管理总局：商标综合查询 Registration number: 15265867 (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  6. ↑ 李晨录《跑男》与金钟国肉搏被甩飞 眉骨缝针 (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  7. ↑ Actor Li Chen Receives 22 Stitches after Name-Tag Ripping Brawl with Kim Jong kook. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  8. ↑ G-Dragon makes an appearance on Chinese “Running Man” (Hurry Up, Brother) for Angelababy. Koreaboo. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  9. ↑ Running Man 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  10. ↑ 《奔跑吧兄弟》电影曝乱斗版海报 郑恺偷吻baby (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  11. ↑ Kim Jong Kook will appear in movie version of China’s ‘Running Man. KPop Fighting. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2015.

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