Introduction

Takes a Real Man (simplified Chinese: 真正男子汉; traditional Chinese: 真正男子漢; pinyin: Zhēnzhèng Nánzǐhàn) is a Chinese variety show that airs on Hunan Television.

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The show is based on the South Korean series Real Men by MBC.

Outline

The show is a large national defence education special programme in the People’s Republic of China.

Takes a Real Man Series

• Season 01:
  • Season 01 began airing on 01 May 2015, Friday nights at 10:00 PM with 12 episodes total.
  • The first season would start by enlisting 6 males in the People’s Liberation Army Ground Force.
  • Cast:
    • Wang Baoqiang (badly hurt in Episode 5, returned to the troop in Episode 7).
    • Zhang Fengyi.
    • Yuan Hong.
    • Guo Xiaodong.
    • Du Haitao.
    • Liu Haoran.
    • Oho Ou (first appeared in Episode 6).

• Season 02:
  • Season 02 began airing on 21 October 2016 on Friday nights with 14 episodes total.
  • The second season differed from the first season by enlisting 4 females and 4 males in the People’s Liberation Army Air Force.
  • Cast:
    • Yang Mi.
    • Jiang Jinfu.
    • Sun Yang (left the troop in connection with swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics#Men’s events in Episode 2, returned in Episode 5).
    • Huang Zitao.
    • Tong Liya.
    • Shen Meng Chen.
    • Zhang Lanxin.
    • Li Rui.

• Season 03:
  • Season 03 started filming on 18 June 2017.
  • Cast:
    • Liu Tao.
    • Jackson Yi.
    • Yang Zi.
    • Zhang Tianai.
    • Huang Xuan.
    • Zhu Yawen.
    • Wang Luodan.
    • Zhang Dada.

Production & Filming Details

• Original Network: Hunan Broadcasting System (HBS) and Hunan Television.
• Release Date: 01 May 2015 to 2017.
• Running Time: 90 minutes.
• Country: China.
• Language: Mandarin.

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