This study focuses on improving the increasingly homogeneous market of idol training talent shows. It is based on multiple academic papers and employs the method of literature analysis, comparatively analyzes the innovative aspects of the attraction mechanisms of Chinese idol training talent shows compared to those of other types of talent shows in China in the early years, make a systematical research on development history of Chinese idol training talent shows, and it takesProduce101 for instance, make a contrast analysis of the attraction mechanisms of Chinese idol training talent shows before and after 2018 from five aspects: competition system design, audio-visual language, narrative techniques, business models and fan participation. The study found that Chinese idol training talent shows have undergone a development process from imitation and introduction to localization and innovation, several programs, such as Produce101 and Idol Producer were produced. They attract audiences by enhancing fan engagement, creatively and rationally designing the competition system, enriching audio-visual techniques, applying companion-style narrative strategies, and promoting the systematization and diversification of business models. This article focuses on the development history and innovation points of idol training talent shows, analyzes the attraction mechanisms for their successful viewership, and conducts research on issues such as how they survive and develop, in order to promote related academic research and apply it more deeply in guiding practice.
Zhuoyue Zhang (Wed,) studied this question.