‘Call Me By Fire’ results leaked

China — For those following the Chinese reality competition show Call Me By Fire, it has been a rollercoaster ride. One of the contestants, world-famous pianist Li Yundi was arrested by Chinese police just last week for soliciting a prostitute, which is illegal in China.

Despite everything, the show has to go on. Viewers who have been waiting for the results can now breathe easy as the results of who will be part of the 17-member boy band have been released.

Based on media reports, the final results for the reality show have apparently been leaked to Weibo ahead of its telecast of the finale on Oct 29.

Hong Kong singer-actor Jordan Chan appeared to have come in first. The other 16 members of the band were listed but not in order. It has been reported that F4 member Jerry Yan came in at the fifth position, reports Asia One.

Call Me By Fire is a Chinese reality show on MangoTV that gathers together 33 male celebrities — all past the peak of their careers — who vie to become members of a new 17-member boy band. Contestants include Paul Wong, Vincent Zhao, and Jordan.

Apart from Jordan and Jerry, the other 15 members of the band are:

• Taiwanese singer Terry Lin
• Hong Kong singer-actor Julian Cheung
• Hong Kong singer-actor Michael Tse
• Chinese actor Vincent Zhao
• Chinese actor Max Zhang
• Taiwanese rapper MC Hotdog
• Chinese actor Kido Gao
• Chinese singer Pax Congo
• Chinese rapper Gai
• Korean-American singer Lee Seung-hyun
• Hong Kong musician Paul Wong
• American rapper MC Jin
• Chinese singer Zhang Qi
• Chinese actor Leon Zhang
• Chinese dancer Liu Jia

Those who didn’t make the cut are Chinese singer Hu Haiquan, Chinese actor Zheng Yin, Chinese dancer Li Xiang, Hong Kong actor Jerry Lamb, and Korean-American musician James Lee.

The list of special guests appearing in the finale concert was released earlier, and the stars include Jordan’s actress wife Cherrie Ying, Julian’s actress wife Anita Yuen, Max’s actress wife Ada Choi, and Hong Kong singer Karen Mok. /TISG