Banding together to change their tune

He admits that it's difficult to form bands that still function after the variety show ends. Also, a band needs time to gel to create good music.

"Our competition rule is no jungle law. We've weakened the competitive mechanism, encouraging them to have fun. Also, the participants don't care much about victory or defeat, so they have little pressure in that regard."

During a period of more than two months, the variety show－which has attracted widespread attention on Chinese social media platforms－will examine participants' performances and audience reviews to help several of them to establish a new band.

Fan is touched that participants have deepened their attachment to each other during filming.

"They have to socialize with one another, because of the importance of teamwork as a band. They find suitable partners based on the expectations of the music they will perform onstage, which has nothing to do with age or experience," he says.

Viewers will watch more bands perform as the episodes air, because members will take time to bed in. In the later episodes, the participants have to write a song within a week.

Fan says the stage designs and lighting are diversified, to cater to different themes of songs.