idol show

In China, since super girl's vocal, a Chinese version of American Idol is put on screen in 2005, and this two year's TV screen is replete with all kinds of idol show, including singing, dancing and even vigorous boys for coming Olympic Games. Therefore, the young boy and girl crazy for participating in such contests and becoming their idol's fans, considered as a short path to become famous, as overnight fame.

Reflecting on the unprecedented popularity of idol show in China, I maintain that three reasons may contribute to this phenomenon. To begin with, idol show, this kind of TV show is firstly put on the television screen of Chinese, people are attracted by its originality and distinctive features which showing an ordinary person's true feeling and performance during the whole competition, lasting several months. Secondly, people can participate in the competition, using short message sending by mobile, showing your support or dislike of anyone in the show and deciding their scores in competition. Thirdly, a sense of satisfactory psychologically can meet in the participation, just like he or she makes a piece of effort to nurturing their idol changing from a common person to a celebrity within several months. Last but not least, the society's ideas and values change with the development of Chinese people's recreation life, pursuing for individualism of success and opportunism in a more democratic society now.