Chuang Asia: Season 2 | |||||||
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Season 2 | |||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 創造營亞洲第二季 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 创造营亚洲第二季 | ||||||
Literal meaning | Produce Camp Asia Season 2 | ||||||
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Location | Thailand | ||||||
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Original network | Tencent Video | ||||||
Original release | February 2, 2025 – April 2025 | ||||||
Season chronology |
Chuang Asia: Season 2 (Chinese :创造营亚洲第二季; pinyin :chuàngzàoyíng yàzhōu dìèrjì), also known as Chuang Asia 2025, is an upcoming Chinese/Thai reality competition show by Tencent. It is the sixth entry to the Chuang franchise, an idol survival series originally based in China, and the second entry to the Chuang Asia series, following Chuang Asia: Thailand . It will premiere on February 2, 2025, and air every Sunday at 16:50 (UTC+7) on WeTV. [1]
The show gathered sixty male trainees from nine countries to fight for a spot in the final boy group.
On May 10, 2024, a month after the end of Chuang Asia: Thailand , it was announced that a second season of the series is in the work, featuring male trainees. [2] Application to audition for the show was opened on the same day, and ended on September 30. [3]
In October, photos of trainees that have passed the audition surfaced online, including Thai actors Ben Benjamin and Ole Thanakorn known from the series Caged Again (2024) and Monster Next Door (2024) respectively, Thai idol Peanut from the boy group The7, and participants of past idol shows: Smart from Laz Icon (2021), Champ from Project Alpha (2022), and Hu Yetao from Produce Camp 2021 (2021), the fourth entry to the Chuang franchise. [4]
On December 30, a teaser trailer was released, featuring winners of previous Chuang entries—Rocket Girls 101's Yang Chaoyue, R1SE's Zhou Zhennan and Yao Chen, BonBon Girls 303's Chen Zhuoxuan, Into1's Liu Yu, Rikimaru, Mika and Nine, and Gen1es—speaking about their experience in Chuang. [5] That same day, the trainees of Chuang Asia: Season 2 appeared and performed at the Amazing Thailand Countdown 2025 event at the mixed-use development centre Iconsiam in Bangkok. [6] [7]
On December 24, a teaser image was posted on Chuang Asia's social media pages, hinting at the identity of the show's mentors. [8] Two days later, leaked photos from the Chuang Asia: Season 2 set revealed that the show had begun filming. [9] Chinese dancer and Seventeen member The8, Taiwanese actress Ariel Lin, Chinese singer Tia Ray, Thai actress and model Yaya, Thai singer and Chuang Asia: Thailand mentor Jeff Satur, and Thai rapper and Got7 member BamBam were also seen arriving to the set. [9] All of them except Ariel Lin were later confirmed as the show's mentors on January 15, with The8 and BamBam additionally also serving as the show's producers. Ariel Lin was then announced as a guest mentor for the premiere episode. [10]
Name | Age | Role | Notes |
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Tia Ray | 40 | Mentor | Chinese singer |
Yaya Urassaya | 32 | Thai actress | |
Jeff Satur | 29 | Thai singer and actor | |
BamBam | 27 | Producers | Thai rapper and Got7 member |
The8 | Chinese dancer and Seventeen member |
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Final members of the winning group | |
Contestants eliminated in the final episode | |
Contestants eliminated in the third elimination round | |
Contestants eliminated in the second elimination round | |
Contestants eliminated in the first elimination round | |
Contestants left the show |
60 Contestants | ||||
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Aguang (刘云雨) | Alton Ang (洪麒越) | B (Bnapat; บี) | Bianura | David (卫轩汶) |
Dong Dong (东诘翔) | Dorn (ดอร์น) | Duy (Tường Duy) | Earth (เรกซี่) | Gordon (罗泽康) |
Gou Yi (苟一) | Guanming (苏冠铭) | Hikari (稲吉ひかり) | Hikaru (ヴァサイェガ光) | Hong Jin (Leow Hongjin) |
Hu Yetao (胡烨韬) | Ivan (付世杰) | Jackson (黄嘉亨) | Jelly (张国栋) | Jiahao (杨佳豪) |
Jingyu (邱镜宇) | Junhan (高浚涵) | Kao (เก้า) | Kevin (肖凯文) | Kk (杨棋) |
Kohi (이정현) | Koshin (小松倖真) | Lizi (罗卓滨) | Lu Junxi (陆俊熙) | Lyu (児玉龍亮) |
Myst (徐亦圣) | Ninja (นินจา) | Omar (唐奥玛) | Peanut (พีนัท) | Peat (พีท) |
Plengthai | Pray (杨浦睿) | Rexy (黄奕翔) | Ricky (冯俊岚) | Ryan Winter |
Sena (澤井星名) | Shen (申义晟) | Shoya (福田翔也) | Sichen (王思晨) | Smart (สมาร์ท) |
Sunny (叶竞谦) | Tadalee (ธาดา) | Tata (เรกซี่) | Thi-o (ไทโอ) | Tian Qi (黄天崎) |
Tzi Xuan (翁子轩) | Wanxin (万鑫) | Weizhi (覃炜致) | WhyLucas (Lucas Wang; 黄宏溢) | Wuxun (武勋) |
Xiaonian (张铠鹏) | Xin (陈鼎新) | Xiong (林锦雄) | Yao Zihao (姚梓豪) | Yuchen (曹屿辰) |
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