Chuang Asia: Season 2

Chuang Asia: Season 2
Season 2
Native name
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	創造營亞洲第二季
Simplified Chinese	创造营亚洲第二季
Literal meaning	Produce Camp Asia Season 2
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin chuàngzàoyíng yàzhōu dìèrjì
Location	Thailand
Release
Original network	Tencent Video
Original release	February 2, 2025 (2025-02-02) – April 2025 (2025-04)
Season chronology

Chuang Asia: Season 2 (Chinese: 创造营亚洲第二季; pinyin: chuàngzàoyíng yàzhōu dìèrjì), also known as Chuang Asia 2025, is an upcoming Chinese/Thai reality competition show by Tencent. It is the sixth entry to the Chuang franchise, an idol survival series originally based in China, and the second entry to the Chuang Asia series, following Chuang Asia: Thailand. It will premiere on February 2, 2025, and air every Sunday at 16:50 (UTC+7) on WeTV.^[1]

The show will bring male trainees from different countries to form an international boy group through global viewers' votes.

Promotion and broadcast

On May 10, 2024, a month after the end of Chuang Asia: Thailand, it was announced that a second season of the series is in the work, featuring male trainees.^[2] Application to audition for the show was opened on the same day, and ended on September 30.^[3]

In October, photos of trainees that have passed the audition surfaced online, including Thai actors Ben Benjamin and Ole Thanakorn known from the series Caged Again (2024) and Monster Next Door (2024) respectively, Thai idol Peanut from the boy group The7, and participants of past idol shows: Smart from Laz Icon (2021), Champ from Project Alpha (2022), and Hu Yetao from Produce Camp 2021 (2021), the fourth entry to the Chuang franchise.^[4]

On December 30, a teaser trailer was released, featuring winners of previous Chuang entries—Rocket Girls 101's Yang Chaoyue, R1SE's Zhou Zhennan and Yao Chen, BonBon Girls 303's Chen Zhuoxuan, Into1's Liu Yu, Rikimaru, Mika and Nine, and Gen1es—speaking about their experience in Chuang.^[5] That same day, the trainees of Chuang Asia: Season 2 appeared and performed at the Amazing Thailand Countdown 2025 event at the mixed-use development centre Iconsiam in Bangkok.^[6][7]

Chuang Asia: Season 2 gathered 60 trainees from 9 countries & regions who would be accepting several challenges to fight for a spot in the newest boy group.

The show will premiere on WeTV on February 2 and end in April.^[5]

Mentors

On December 24, a teaser image was posted on Chuang Asia's social media pages, hinting at the identity of the show's mentors.^[8] Two days later, leaked photos from the Chuang Asia: Season 2 set revealed that the show had began filming.^[9] Chinese dancer and Seventeen member The8, Taiwanese actress Ariel Lin, Chinese singer Tia Ray, Thai singer and Chuang Asia: Thailand mentor Jeff Satur, and Thai raper and Got7 member BamBam were also seen arriving to the set.^[9]

Name	Age	Role	Notes
Ariel Lin	42	Mentor	Taiwanese actress and singer
Tia Ray	40	Mentor	Chinese singer
Jeff Satur	29	Mentor	Thai singer and actor
BamBam	27	Mentor	Thai rapper and Got7 member
The8		Mentor	Chinese dancer and Seventeen member

Franchise

Main articles: Produce 101 and Chuang (franchise)

References

1. @CHUANGASIA (January 8, 2025). "The journey begins on February 2, 2025, every Sunday at 4:50 PM (GMT+7). Watch the full version on WeTV!" (Tweet). Retrieved January 8, 2025 – via Twitter.
2. เดินหน้าต่อ! CHUANG ASIA SEASON 2 เปิดซีซั่นใหม่ เฟ้นหาไอดอลชาย พร้อมเปิดรับสมัครเด็กฝึกทั่วโลก [Move forward! Chuang Asia: Season 2 new season, searching for male idols and opening recruitment for trainees worldwide.]. Mint Magazine Thailand (in Thai). May 12, 2024. Archived from the original on May 23, 2024. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
3. Kaur, Sushmita (May 10, 2024). "CHUANG ASIA to hold global auditions for second season". Bandwagon.asia. Archived from the original on May 24, 2024. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
4. เตรียมปักเมน! CHUANG ASIA SEASON 2 พาส่องหนุ่มไทย-จีน ออร่าไอดอลมาเต็ม [Get ready to pin your favourite! Chuang Asia: Season 2 take you to see Thai and Chinese guys with full idol aura.]. Sanook.com (in Thai). October 22, 2024. Archived from the original on December 20, 2024. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
5. @CHUANGASIA (December 30, 2024). Teaser Trailer: CHUANG is the original intention, as well as the driving force [CHUANG ASIA S2]. Retrieved December 31, 2024 – via YouTube.
6. เปิดตัวเด็กฝึก CHUANG ASIA S2 โชว์บนเวทีครั้งแรกงานเคาท์ดาวน์ [Chuang Asia: Season 2 trainees debut on stage at countdown event]. Sanook.com (in Thai). December 31, 2024. Archived from the original on January 1, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
7. "ICONSIAM Welcomes 2025 with Global Countdown Spectacle". Bangkok Post. December 10, 2024. Archived from the original on December 10, 2024. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
8. Khanittha, J. (December 24, 2024). CHUANG ASIA S2 ปล่อยภาพปริศนาเติมคำ ใครคือเมนเทอร์ในปีนี้! [Chuang Asia: Season 2 releases a puzzle picture with a fill-in-the-blank answer: Who is this year's mentor?]. Sanook.com (in Thai). Archived from the original on December 24, 2024. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
9. Khanittha, J. (December 30, 2024). CHUANG ASIA S2 ประเดิมบันทึกเทปแรก! เด็กฝึกจัดเต็ม ลุ้นเมนเทอร์สุดเซอร์ไพรส์ [Chuang Asia: Season 2 starts recording its first episode! Trainees go all out, hoping for a surprise mentor]. Sanook.com (in Thai). Archived from the original on December 30, 2024. Retrieved December 30, 2024.

External links

• Official website

Preceded by Chuang Asia: Thailand

Chuang (franchise) Chuang Asia: Season 2

Succeeded by —