tyg94 158 Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Another major Chinese TV show has been licensed for adaptation for the US: iQIYI’s street dance battle show Hot-Blood Dance Crew. According to an official statement, the Baidu-backed network that is often dubbed “the Netflix of China“, has “announced it has granted format rights to US production company U2K led by Michael and David Uslan to remake an English version of its hit street dance competition show “Hot-Blood Dance Crewâ€. The new agreement represents the first time U2K has developed the format of a Chinese variety show for English-speaking territories.†The show was one of two major street dance programs to hit Chinese screens this year — the other being Street Dance of China — and filled an apparent gap in iQIYI’s portfolio when it appeared their cornerstone talent show The Rap of China was in jeopardy in the wake of the government’s apparent “hip hop banâ€. “U2K’s decision to remake Hot-Blood Dance Crew for English speaking audiences is truly testament to the cross-cultural appeal of iQIYI’s original variety show content,†Chen Xiao, Vice President at iQIYI was quoted as saying in response to the news. No release date has yet been confirmed for the English-language version. Check out this kung fu-influenced dance to a mash-up of Kanye, Kendrick, and Lil Jon for a taste of what to expect: The article: https://radiichina.com/hit-chinese-street-dance-talent-show-to-get-a-us-remake/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waycrispy1 3,434 Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 I actually preferred Street Dance of China over Hot Blood Dance Crew, but maybe I liked their dancers better. Why do articles keep mentioning a hip hop ban when there clearly wasn't any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singnotes 1,628 Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Hmmm, so I guess what I don't really understand is that are they just buying the rights to use the format of the show? There's already ABDC so is this just catering to a different demographic? Or what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waycrispy1 3,434 Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Hmmm, so I guess what I don't really understand is that are they just buying the rights to use the format of the show? There's already ABDC so is this just catering to a different demographic? Or what. ABDC didn't build a fake city and have the team leaders run around with a time constraint fighting for the best crews, I really liked that part of the show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singnotes 1,628 Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 ABDC didn't build a fake city and have the team leaders run around with a time constraint fighting for the best crews, I really liked that part of the show OMG WHAT. THEY BUILT A WHOLE CITY? OMG. That's really cool. lol, I just thought it was crews battling each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waycrispy1 3,434 Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 OMG WHAT. THEY BUILT A WHOLE CITY? OMG. That's really cool. lol, I just thought it was crews battling each other. I mean, it was a set, but Luhan/Jackson and Victoria/William Chan had to run around the different streets to find different crews or individual dancers that had to remain in that one spot and not move. If they get selected, their names are announced that they were selected to so and so's team. Some crews didn't even get to perform, because they weren't found. It was kind of sad they already wanted to take dibs on some of the more famous crews and just ran past other dancers in search for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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