Super Star (Taiwanese TV series)

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Super Star
Country of originTaiwan
Original languageMandarin Chinese
No. of episodes12 contests
Production
Production locationsNational Taiwan University Sports Center (2010)
Taipei Arena (2011 onwards)
Running time4 hours 30 minutes
Production companyTTV
Release
Original networkTTV Main Channel (Taiwan)
Hub E City (Singapore)
Astro AEC (Malaysia)
TVB J2 (Hong Kong)
Picture format1080i (HDTV) (2000–present)
2160p (4K) (2018–present)
4320p (8K) (2018–present)
Original releaseFebruary 13, 2010 (2010-02-13) –
present
Chronology
Related showsKōhaku Uta Gassen
External links
Official website
Super Star
Traditional Chinese超級巨星紅白藝能大賞

Super Star (Chinese: 超級巨星紅白藝能大賞 lit. Superstars Red and White Talent Awards) is an annual Chinese New Year's Eve television special produced by Taiwanese broadcaster TTV. It is broadcast live simultaneously on television and radio, nationally and internationally by the TTV network and by some overseas broadcasters (Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and South Korea) which also acquired programming rights to air the program. The first special premiered on February 13, 2010, the eve of the 2010's Chinese New Year, and has span a total of 12 competitions since.

The competition is basically similar to the NHK's New Year's Eve special, Kōhaku Uta Gassen, which first premiered in 1951, albeit several differences from the original counterpart.

History and Format[]

Similar to Kōhaku Uta Gassen, these songs and performers are examined by a selection committee put together by TTV. The basis for selection are record sales and adaptability to the edition's theme.

At the same time, a demographic survey is conducted regarding the most popular singers for each and what kind of music people want to hear. This and the song selection explain the amalgamation of the musical genres and its artists.

The show was first announced on October 27, 2009 with Chang Hsiao-yen and Harlem Yu announced as hosts for the special.[1] The special was taped on February 3, 2010 and first broadcast on February 13, 2010, and was held on National Taiwan University Sports Center. Beginning 2011, the special was held at the permanent venue of Taipei Arena.[2]

In 2015, the broadcast was transitioned to High-definition television.[3] In 2018, the number of hosts were added and mediators are now included to serve as the hosts for the special. Chang and Harlem left the show and were respectively replaced by Nadow Lin & Mary Wu and Sam Wang & Jade Chang, respectively, while Mickey Huang served as the show's overall mediator. The show also introduced a newly revamped logo per the renewal process, with an inverted exclamation mark placing on the middle between the red and white words.[4]

Beginning in 2020, Super Star introduced a mascot, "Super King" (an Orangutan dressed in red and white colored shirt with the TTV logo) to promote the competition.[5]

Similar to Kōhaku, the competition is divided into teams of two, either the red team (Chinese: 紅隊; pinyin: Hóngduì) or white team (Chinese: 白隊; pinyin: Báiduì); however, these teams are not gender-affiliated unlike the original. At the end of all performances, the results are determined by the votes cast from the live audience. In 2019, voting was expanded to include the social media viewers, resulting in a turnout of over a million votes. However, in 2021, voting was determined by the social media viewers alone as the contest was held closed doors as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, this also delayed the announcement of the final results, which was posted on its Facebook page instead of airing it.[6]

Unlike Kōhaku, all of the contests are pre-recorded days before actual broadcast, instead of broadcasting live, due to post-production, including the addition of Traditional Chinese captions.

Results[]

No. Filming Date Air Date Red team host White team host Mediator Winning
team		 Overall record
1 February 3, 2010 February 13, 2010 Chang Hsiao-yen Harlem Yu N/A White 0-1
2 January 10, 2011 February 2, 2011 White 0-2
3 January 7, 2012 January 22, 2012 Red 1-2
4 January 26, 2013 February 9, 2013 Red 2-2
5 January 5, 2014 January 30, 2014 Red 3-2
6 January 24, 2015 February 18, 2015 Red 4-2
7 January 9, 2016 February 7, 2016 White 4-3
8 January 7, 2017 January 27, 2017 Red 5-3
9 January 13, 2018 February 15, 2018 Nadow Lin & Mary Wu Sam Wang & Jade Chang Mickey Huang Red 6-3
10 January 5, 2019 February 4, 2019 Sam Wang & Mary Wu Leo Chang & Jade Chang Red 7-3
11 January 12, 2020 January 24, 2020 Nadow Lin & Mary Wu Sam Wang & Jade Chang White 7-4
12 January 23, 2021 February 11, 2021 Red 8-4
The red team has won 8 of the 12 contests.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ 葉文正、張瑞振 (2009-10-28). "張小燕 哈林 彈開9年再合體" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 蘋果日報 (台灣). Archived from the original on 2010-02-03. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
  2. ^ "2011超級巨星紅白藝能大賞". Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  3. ^ "2015超級巨星紅白藝能大賞". Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  4. ^ "2018超級巨星紅白藝能大賞". Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  5. ^ "紅白巨猩 - Facebook". Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  6. ^ "2021超級巨星紅白藝能大賞獲勝的是..." Facebook. TTV 超級巨星紅白藝能大賞. Retrieved 12 February 2021.

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