If You Are the One (game show)

If You Are the One
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Also known as缘来非诚勿扰 (Yuan Lai Fēi Chéng Wù Rǎo)
非诚勿扰
GenreDating Show
Based onTaken Out
Presented byHost:

Guest Speakers:

  • Le Jia (乐嘉)
  • Huang Han (黄菡)
  • Zeng Zihang (曾子航)
  • Ning Caishen (宁财神)
  • Tong Dawei (佟大为)
  • Huang Lei (黄磊)
  • Huang Lan (黄澜) (incumbent)
  • Jiang Zhenyu (姜振宇)
  • Chen Ming (陈铭) (incumbent)
Country of originChina
Original languageMandarin
No. of episodes616 (original)
Production
ProducerJSBC
Production locationNanjing, China
Running time90 minutes
Original release
NetworkJSBC: Jiangsu Television[1]
Release15 January 2010 (2010-01-15) –
25 March 2017 (2017-03-25)
Release13 May 2017 (2017-05-13) –
28 December 2019 (2019-12-28)
Release4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) –
present
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Fei Cheng Wu Rao (simplified Chinese: 非诚勿扰; traditional Chinese: 非誠勿擾; pinyin: Fēi chéng wù rǎo; lit. 'If Not Sincere', ' Don't Disturb', also broadcast with the titles If You Are the One in Australia and Perfect Match in Malaysia) is a Chinese dating game show hosted by Meng Fei. Loosely based on the Taken Out format, the show is produced by JSBC: Jiangsu Television and taped in Nanjing. It was first broadcast on January 15, 2010, and originally aired twice a week on Saturdays and Sundays until December 2014. From January 2015 to March 2017, it aired on Saturday nights at 9:10 pm on Jiangsu TV. Starting from January 2018 onwards, it airs on Saturday nights at 8:30 pm.

If You Are the One has been a ratings success in China and is now the highest-rated show for Jiangsu TV. Episodes are also widely distributed online. The show is viewed internationally over the internet and satellite television. The show's popularity and social commentary has drawn the attention of academics and foreign media, and after concerns from Chinese regulators in 2011 the show's format was tweaked to de-emphasize factors such as financial wealth.

After a short break from March 2017 to May 2017, If You Are the One returned in a revised format.

In December 2019, it was announced that If You Are the One would return to the original format in January 2020 for the 10th anniversary celebrations. Huang Han and Huang Lei returned for the celebratory episodes, whilst Chen Ming was announced as Jiang Zhenyu's guest speaker replacement for the 2020 season, following the end of the revised 2017 format.[2]

  1. ^ Li Jing (2 July 2010). "Playing by the rules in the game of love". China Daily. Retrieved 9 December 2010. ... the popular dating show If You Are the One ...
  2. ^ "《缘来非诚勿扰》推出"女选男"特别版" [Hold hands and stick to it, thanks for having you all the way on If You Are the One]. yule.com.cn (in Chinese). 16 November 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.