Call Me by Fire (Season 2) (Chinese: 披荊斬棘; pinyin: Pī jīng zhǎn jí) is a 2022 Chinese singing reality television show which premiered on August 19, 2022, on Mango TV.[1] The second season of Call Me by Fire, it features 32 seasoned male celebrities from mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand and the US who compete to form a boy band. The Chinese title of the show has also been renamed from 披荆斩棘的哥哥 to 披荊斬棘.[2]
| Call Me by Fire | |
|---|---|
| Season 2 | |
.webp) Official poster of season 2 | |
| Native name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 披荊斬棘 |
| Simplified Chinese | 披荆斩棘 |
| Literal meaning | Big Brothers That Cut Through Thorns |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Pī jīng zhǎn jí |
| Presented by | Qi Sijun |
| No. of contestants | 32 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Mango TV |
| Original release | August 19, 2022 – 4 November 2022 |
| Season chronology | |
Contestants
editEach contestant's English name will be used if known. Otherwise, the hanyu pinyin version of the name would be used in the order of surname followed by given name. All Chinese names are in simplified Chinese.
| Name | Profession | Birth Place | Birthdate (Age) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Chan | 陈小春 | Actor, singer | Guangdong | July 8, 1967 |
| Raymond Lam | 林峯 | Actor, singer | Xiamen | December 8, 1979 |
| Ron Ng | 吴卓羲 | Actor, singer | Hong Kong | September 2, 1979 |
| Deric Wan | 温兆伦 | Actor, singer, songwriter | Hong Kong | November 18, 1964 |
| Vanness Wu | 吴建豪 | Singer, actor | United States | August 7, 1978 |
| Mike D. Angelo | 迈克·D·安吉洛 | Actor, singer | Thailand | December 19, 1989 |
| Fan Shiqi | 范世锜 | Singer | Jilin | March 23, 1992 |
| Zhu Jiaqi | 朱嘉琦 | Actor | Hebei | October 21, 1992 |
| Shin | 信 | Singer, actor | Taiwan | May 14, 1971 |
| Hao Yun | 郝云 | Singer, songwriter | Henan | February 25, 1979 |
| Julian Cheung | 张智霖 | Actor, singer | Hong Kong | August 27, 1971 |
| Ma Di | 马𬱖 | Singer, songwriter | Beijing | January 15, 1989 |
| Zheng Jun | 郑钧 | Singer-songwriter | Xi'an | November 6, 1967 |
| Yida Huang | 黄义达 | Singer, songwriter | Singapore | August 11, 1979 |
| Ren Ke (lead singer of folk band Wu Tiao Ren (五条人)) |
仁科 | Singer, accordionist, guitarist | Guangdong | June 17, 1986 |
| Pakho Chau | 周柏豪 | Singer, actor | Hong Kong | November 12, 1984 |
| Richie Jen | 任贤齐 | Singer, actor | Taiwan | June 23, 1966 |
| Will Pan | 潘玮柏 | Singer, actor | United States | August 6, 1980 |
| Kenji Wu | 吴克群 | Singer, songwriter, actor | Taiwan | October 18, 1979 |
| Ice Yang | 杨长青 | Rapper, singer | Sichuan | May 14, 1996 |
| Chang Chen-yue | 张震岳 | Singer, songwriter | Taiwan | May 2, 1974 |
| Hawick Lau | 刘恺威 | Actor, singer | Hong Kong | October 13, 1974 |
| Darren Wang | 王大陆 | Actor | Taiwan | May 29, 1991 |
| Julian Cai | 蔡珩 | Actor | Shanghai | November 17, 1986 |
| Nathan Scott Lee | 李承铉 | Singer, actor | United States | October 30, 1984 |
| Alen Fang | 方逸伦 | Singer, actor | Zhejiang | December 26, 1992 |
| Johnny Zhang | 张峻宁 | Actor, singer | Jiangsu | March 22, 1985 |
| Alex To | 杜德伟 | Singer, actor | Hong Kong | February 10, 1962 |
| Jin Han | 金瀚 | Actor, singer | Qinghai | June 7, 1993 |
| Mike Tsang | 曾比特 | Singer | Shanwei | November 7, 1993 |
| Leon Zhang | 张云龙 | Actor | Dalian | March 2, 1988 |
| Alec Su | 苏有朋 | Actor, singer | Taiwan | September 11, 1973 |
References
edit- ↑ "Call Me By Fire season 2 contestants confirmed, include Singapore's Huang Yida, Julian Cheung, Van Ness Wu". AsiaOne. August 18, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
- ↑ "Alex To, Richie Ren, Raymond Lam And The Other Stars Competing In Call Me By Fire 2". 8 Days. Retrieved August 20, 2022.