Chuang Asia: Season 2
2025 Thai TV series
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Chuang Asia: Season 2 (Chinese: 创造营亚洲第二季; pinyin: chuàngzàoyíng yàzhōu dìèrjì), also known as Chuang Asia 2025, is a 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 premiered on February 2, 2025, and aired every Sunday at 16:50 (UTC+7) on WeTV.[1]
| Chuang Asia: Season 2 | |||||||
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| Season 2 | |||||||
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| 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 | ||||||
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| No. of contestants | 60 | ||||||
| Location | Thailand | ||||||
| No. of episodes | 10 | ||||||
| Release | |||||||
| Original network | Tencent Video | ||||||
| Original release | February 2 – April 6, 2025 | ||||||
| Season chronology | |||||||
The show gathered sixty male trainees from nine countries to fight for a spot in the boy group Next1de.
Promotion
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]
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 begun filming.[9] Chinese dancer and Seventeen member The8, Taiwanese actress Ariel Lin, Chinese singer Tia Ray, Thai actress and model Yaya, Thai singer and Chuang Asia: Thailand mentor Jeff Satur, and Thai rapper and Got7 member BamBam were also seen arriving to the set.[9] All of them except Ariel Lin were later confirmed as the show's mentors on January 15, with The8 and BamBam additionally also serving as the show's producers. Ariel Lin was then announced as a guest mentor for the premiere episode.[10]
| Name | Age | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tia Ray | 40 | Mentor | Chinese singer |
| Yaya Urassaya | 32 | Thai actress | |
| Jeff Satur | 29 | Thai singer and actor | |
| BamBam | 27 | Producers | Thai rapper and Got7 member |
| The8 | Chinese dancer and Seventeen member |
Guest Mentors
Episodes
Episode 1 & 2: Global Audition Stage
The show begins with the Grand Audition stage. The contestants are split into self-arranged groups, similarly to last season. This time, however, the contestants are graded individually. They are judged based on three criteria—vocals, dance, and visual—and are given a grade for each category The final grade is determined when the contestant receives two or three of the same grades, or to be determined by the producers BamBam and The8 if all three grades are different.
| Group | Contestants | Song | Original Artist(s) | Grades | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visual | Dance | Vocal | Final | ||||
| Soda Mentos | Duy | "Welcome to the Show" | Day6 | A | B | B | B |
| Gordon | A | B | B | B | |||
| Hong Jin | B | C | C | C | |||
| Kohi | B | C | C | C | |||
| First Blood | Xiong | "Bite Me" | Enhypen | B | B | B | B |
| Shen | C | C | C | C | |||
| David | B | C | B | B | |||
| KK | B | B | A | B | |||
| The Weather Forecast | Yuchen | "Tonight, It Will Rain" (今夜有雨) | h3R3 | B | B | A | B |
| Wuxun | B | B | B | B | |||
| Jingyu | C | C | C | C | |||
| Junhan | C | C | C | C | |||
| Guanming | C | C | B | C | |||
| 3D Surrounding | Alton Ang | "Swim Against the Current" (逆流而上) | Lil Ghost | B | B | B | B |
| Jackson | B | C | B | B | |||
| Myst | B | B | B | B | |||
| Tian Qi | C | C | C | C | |||
| Yao Zihao | A | A | A | A | |||
| Super Thai | Dorn | "Runaway Baby" | Bruno Mars | A | A | A | A |
| Plengthai | B | B | C | B | |||
| Tadalee | B | B | B | B | |||
| Peanut | B | B | B | B | |||
| Ninja | B | B | B | B | |||
| Thi-o | A | A | A | A | |||
| 185+ Club | Peat | "Breeze Through Summer" (风吹一夏) | DP龙猪, Swei水, Rays陈袁 | B | B | C | B |
| Lizi | B | B | B | B | |||
| Sichen | B | B | B | B | |||
| Xin | C | F | C | C | |||
| Omar | A | A | B | A | |||
| 5 Stars Michelin | Earth | "Domino" (English version) | Stray Kids | C | F | F | F |
| Hikari | B | C | F | C | |||
| Koshin | C | C | C | C | |||
| Sena | C | F | F | F | |||
| Sunny | B | C | C | C | |||
| Maison B | Hikaru | "Get Loud" | Maison B[a] | B | A | A | A |
| Lyu | B | B | B | B | |||
| Shoya | A | A | B | A | |||
| Why Not | Aguang | "Moonlight Thoughts" (寄明月) | Sing | F | F | F | F |
| Ivan | C | F | F | F | |||
| Tzi Xuan | F | F | F | F | |||
| Xiaonian | F | F | F | F | |||
| Friday At | Kevin | "Princess Rescue Plan" (公主营救计划) | Friday At[a] | F | F | F | F |
| Wanxin | C | F | C | C | |||
| Weizhi | B | C | B | B | |||
| 4inlove | Lu Junxi | "Magician" (爱无限) | Lexie Liu | C | F | F | F |
| Smart | C | C | F | C | |||
| Hu Yetao | A | A | A | A | |||
| Gou Yi | B | B | B | B | |||
| 4ever | B | "Situationship" | 4Eve | C | C | C | C |
| Jiahao | C | C | F | C | |||
| Kao | C | F | F | F | |||
| Tata | F | F | F | F | |||
| Apple Mint | Bianura | "On The Way Home" | Apple Mint[a] | C | C | C | C |
| Ryan Winter | C | C | C | C | |||
| Racebace | Dong Dong | "La La La" | Racebace[a] | A | A | A | A |
| Jelly | B | B | C | B | |||
| Ricky | B | B | B | B | |||
| Heart Stealers | Pray | "What Makes You Beautiful" | One Direction | B | B | B | B |
| Rexy | C | C | C | C | |||
| WhyLucas | A | A | B | A | |||
Episode 2: Theme Song Mission
In the second half of episode 2, the contestants are introduced to the Theme Song Mission. The contestants are to perform the theme song "Skyline", and are judged based on one of the previous three criteria of their choice. Those who picked the 'Vocal' position had to sing through a headset, while those who chose the 'Visual' position had a camera focused on their facial expressions.
Episode 3 & 4: The First Public Stage
In the First Public Stage, the contestants are split into ten groups of six, with a pair of groups competing with each other. Within the team, the contestant with the highest vote will also be crowned the MVP.
The Centers for five of the teams were chosen from Class A by the trainees in Class B, C and F. The other five centers were chosen by each of the Class A members from Class B, C and F. The Center that the Class A trainee chose was the Center for their rival team. The choice of the songs were made based on the ranking of the contestants. Each center has to pick a different song. The other trainees chose in order of their class and ranking within their class.
| Winning Group | |
| Center | |
| MVP | |
| Center and MVP |
| No. | Song | Contestants |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "A" by Got7 | Omar |
| Junhan | ||
| Jingyu | ||
| Peat | ||
| Aguang | ||
| Sichen | ||
| "Ok, Ok, Ok" (好吗，好啦，好吧) by Lexie Liu | Kk | |
| Hong Jin | ||
| Jiahao | ||
| B | ||
| Ivan | ||
| Smart | ||
| 2 | "Bad News" by Kiss of Life | Dong Dong |
| Hikaru | ||
| Gordon | ||
| Jelly | ||
| Tian Qi | ||
| Pray | ||
| "Hard to Say" (爱你但说不出口) by Karencici | Koshin | |
| YuChen | ||
| David | ||
| Duy | ||
| Weizhi | ||
| Rexy | ||
| 3 | "Attention" by Charlie Puth | Ninja |
| Hu Yetao | ||
| WhyLucas | ||
| Myst | ||
| Alton Ang | ||
| Bianura | ||
| "Still Monster" by Enhypen | Xiong | |
| Earth | ||
| Guanming | ||
| Sena | ||
| Shen | ||
| Wuxun | ||
| 4 | "Under The Moon Road" (月下路) by I'll Be Home Soon (等一下就回家) | Shoya |
| Gou Yi | ||
| Kohi | ||
| Plengthai | ||
| Tzi Xuan | ||
| Wanxin | ||
| "Super" (손오공) by Seventeen | Dorn | |
| Yao Zihao | ||
| Tadalee | ||
| Ricky | ||
| Peanut | ||
| Jackson | ||
| 5 | "True Love" (รักแท้) by NuNew | Sunny |
| Kao | ||
| Lu Junxi | ||
| Ryan Winter | ||
| Tata | ||
| Xiaonian | ||
| "Firework" by &Team | Thi-o | |
| Hikari | ||
| Kevin | ||
| Lizi | ||
| Lyu | ||
| Xin |
After all the rounds, it was announced that all members of the winning team would get an added 1000 voting points as benefit. The MVPs of the winning team each got an additional 2000 points as benefit and Omar from team 'A' was determined as the MVP of MVPs and received an additional 3000 points as benefit. The MVPs of all ten teams are said to perform the theme song at "Thailand's Biggest Music Festival"
At the end of the fourth episode, trainees had a Q&A session with Lisa from Blackpink.
Episode 5
Episode 5 was a sports day event. The trainees formed into various teams according to their dorm rooms and participated in various games.
Episode 6: First Elimination
The number of trainees said to remain after the first eliminations were 35. There were ranges of ranking set up at different floors of the building. The trainees could choose to go up to one floor and check if their ranking was at that location. If they are, they had letter stating their rank in that range. If not, trainees had to await their ranking till all trainees completed this process. The results of the trainees that were remaining were announced upon completion of this process.
Episode 7 & 8: The Second Public Stage: Position Cooperation Stage
The remaining 35 trainees competed in 7 groups that focused on one of the 3 positions: Dance (3 groups), Vocal (3 groups) and Original (1 group). Each performance featured a guest performer. The on-site voting this week had a different approach where the on-site audience could vote for all trainees in the group if they wished to instead of the usual singular vote. However they could only vote once per trainee. As per usual, the trainee with the highest vote was the MVP and the team with the most on-site votes were the MVP team.
In episode 7, Rikimaru was a guest mentor for the trainees. He also choreographed the performance for "Mic Drop".
| MVP Team | |
| Center | |
| MVP | |
| Center and MVP |
| No. | Position | Song | Guest Performer | Contestants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dance | "Mic Drop" (Steve Aoki remix) by BTS | Qiao Yiyu (Gen1es) | Aguang |
| Koshin | ||||
| Lyu | ||||
| Omar | ||||
| Tian-Qi | ||||
| 2 | Vocal | "Crush" by Sunkis, Astin, and Bren Joy | Didi (Gen1es) | Alton Ang |
| KK | ||||
| Myst | ||||
| Pray | ||||
| Wuxun | ||||
| 3 | Vocal | "Last Fireworks of The Summer Night" (夏夜最后的烟火) by Ele Yan | Yaya | Duy |
| Gordon | ||||
| Jackson | ||||
| Peat | ||||
| Rexy | ||||
| 4 | Dance | "When We Disco" by J. Y. Park and Sunmi | Naomi Wang | DongDong |
| Dorn | ||||
| Ninja | ||||
| Peanut | ||||
| Xiong | ||||
| 5 | Dance | "Python" by Got7 | Li Zixuan | Tadalee |
| Shen | ||||
| B | ||||
| Sunny | ||||
| Hikaru | ||||
| 6 | Vocal | "I Dream" by 15& | Tia Ray | Smart |
| Junhan | ||||
| Kohi | ||||
| Bianura | ||||
| Shoya | ||||
| 7 | Original | "No Way" (Original song) | Ouyang Nana | Hu Yetao |
| Thi-O | ||||
| Yao Zihao | ||||
| Yuchen | ||||
| WhyLucas |
After all the rounds, it was announced that all members of the 'MVP Team' would get an added 10000 voting points as benefit. The MVPs of each team each got 10000 points as benefit each and Xiong from team 'When We Disco' was determined as the MVP of MVPs and received an additional 10000 points as benefit.
Episode 9: Second Elimination
The number of trainees after this elimination round is 21. These are the trainees that are part of the final episode- 'Debut Night: Live'. There was a separate live stream that showcased the eliminations of the contestants that did not make it through. In this episode, the remaining 21 contestant found their rankings. There were envelops, one with each trainees ranking, placed in a room. The trainees went and picked up an envelop, either their own or another. Once everyone had picked an envelop, the trainees took turns in opening the envelop and revealing the rankings. After the ranking announcement, the song selection for the final round took place. There will be three teams of seven, and the centers were chosen through a fan vote. The first, second and third place and thus the centers of the three songs were Hu Yetao, Thi-o and Dorn.
Episode 10: Grand Debut Night Live
The finale was telecasted live on the WeTV app, hosted by Bam Pitipat. The show opened with a performance of the signal songs of past Chuang seasons, featuring one member of the winning groups from each season—Meng Meiqi of Rocket Girls 101, Ren Hao of R1SE, Zhao Yue of BonBon Girls 303, Mika of Into1, and Qiao Yiyu of Gen1es. The finale consisted of two rounds of performances by the trainees, guest performers Gen1e, Mika, Meng Meiqi, and Smart and Boom from Top Form: The Series, and by the show's mentors BamBam, Yaya, Tia Ray, and Jeff Satur.
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At the end of the show, the final members of the new group, Nextt1de, was announced in the following order: Xiong in 6th place, Omar in 5th, Shen in 4th, Yao Zihao in 7th, Hu Yetao in 3rd, Dorn in 1st, and Thi-o in 2nd.
Contestants
Color key
| Final members of Next1de | |
| Contestants eliminated in the final episode | |
| Contestants eliminated in the second elimination round | |
| Contestants eliminated in the first elimination round |
| 60 Contestants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorn (ดรณ์) | Thi-o (ไทโอ) | Hu Yetao (胡烨韬) | Shen (申义晟) | Omar (唐奥玛) |
| Xiong (林锦雄) | Yao Zihao (姚梓豪) | Ninja (นินจา) | Yuchen (曹屿辰) | Bianura |
| Dong Dong (东诘翔) | Koshin (小松倖真) | Aguang (刘云雨) | Hikaru (ヴァサイェガ光) | Peanut (พีนัท) |
| Kohi (이정현) | Tadalee (ธาดา) | WhyLucas (Lucas Wang; 黄宏溢) | Kk (杨棋) | Myst (徐亦圣) |
| Wuxun (武勋) | Junhan (高浚涵) | Lyu (児玉龍亮) | Alton Ang (洪麒越) | Jackson (黄嘉亨) |
| Sunny (叶竞谦) | Duy (Tường Duy) | Pray (杨浦睿) | Shoya (福田翔也) | Rexy (黄奕翔) |
| Smart (สมาร์ท) | Peat (พีท) | Gordon (罗泽康) | B (Bnapat; บี) | Tian Qi (黄天崎) |
| Xin (陈鼎新) | Plengthai (เพลงไท) | Hong Jin (Leow Hongjin) | Lu Junxi (陆俊熙) | Hikari (稲吉ひかり) |
| David (卫轩汶) | Sichen (王思晨) | Ryan Winter | Lizi (罗卓滨) | Tzi Xuan (翁子轩) |
| Kao (เก้า) | Earth (เอิร์ธ) | Ricky (冯俊岚) | Tata (ตาต้า) | Jiahao (杨佳豪) |
| Jelly (张国栋) | Gou Yi (苟一) | Kevin (肖凯文) | Jingyu (邱镜宇) | Wanxin (万鑫) |
| Sena (澤井星名) | Weizhi (覃炜致) | Guanming (苏冠铭) | Xiaonian (张铠鹏) | Ivan (付世杰) |
Ranking
Color key:
| New top 7 | |
| Comeback to top 7 |
| # | Ep. 2[11] | Ep. 3 | Ep. 4 | Ep. 5 | Ep. 6[12] | Ep. 7[13] | Ep. 8 | Ep. 9[14] | Ep. 10 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid [15] |
End [16] |
Mid [17] |
End [18] |
Mid [19] |
End [20] |
Mid [21] |
End [22] |
Mid 1 [23] |
Mid 2 [24] |
Mid 3 [25] |
Mid 4 [26] |
End [27] | ||||||
| 1 | Hu Yetao | Hu Yetao (  ) |
Hu Yetao ( ) |
Thi-o (  1) |
Thi-o ( ) |
Thi-o ( ) |
Hu Yetao ( 2) |
Hu Yetao ( ) |
Dorn ( 2) |
Dorn ( ) |
Dorn ( ) |
Dorn ( ) |
Thi-o ( 2) |
Dorn ( 1) |
Dorn ( ) |
Thi-o ( 2) |
Dorn ( 2) | |
| 2 | Thi-o | Thi-o ( ) |
Thi-o ( ) |
Hu Yetao (  1) |
Dorn ( 1) |
Dorn ( ) |
Thi-o ( 1) |
Thi-o ( ) |
Hu Yetao ( 1) |
Hu Yetao ( ) |
Hu Yetao ( ) |
Hu Yetao ( ) |
Dorn ( 1) |
Thi-o ( 1) |
Hu Yetao ( 1) |
Hu Yetao ( ) |
Thi-o ( 1) | |
| 3 | Dorn | Dorn ( ) |
Dorn ( ) |
Dorn ( ) |
Hu Yetao ( 1) |
Hu Yetao ( ) |
Dorn ( 1) |
Dorn ( ) |
Thi-o ( 1) |
Thi-o ( ) |
Thi-o ( ) |
Thi-o ( ) |
Hu Yetao ( 1) |
Hu Yetao ( ) |
Thi-o ( 1) |
Dorn ( 2) |
Hu Yetao ( 1) | |
| 4 | Omar | Omar ( ) |
Omar ( ) |
Omar ( ) |
Omar ( ) |
Omar ( ) |
Omar ( ) |
Omar ( ) |
Omar ( ) |
Omar ( ) |
Xiong ( 1) |
Xiong ( ) |
Xiong ( ) |
Shen ( 2) |
Xiong ( 1) |
Xiong ( ) |
Shen ( 2) | |
| 5 | Yao Zihao | Yao Zihao ( ) |
Yao Zihao ( ) |
Yao Zihao ( ) |
Yao Zihao ( ) |
Xiong ( 1) |
Xiong ( ) |
Xiong ( ) |
Yao Zihao ( 1) |
Xiong ( 2) |
Omar ( 1) |
Yao Zihao ( 1) |
Yuchen ( 3) |
Xiong ( 1) |
Omar ( 1) |
Omar ( ) |
Omar ( ) | |
| 6 | Aguang | Xiong ( 2) |
Xiong ( ) |
Xiong ( ) |
Xiong ( ) |
Yao Zihao ( 1) |
Yao Zihao ( ) |
Yao Zihao ( ) |
Ninja ( 1) |
Yao Zihao ( 1) |
Yao Zihao ( ) |
Omar ( 1) |
Shen ( 3) |
Omar ( 1) |
Shen ( 2) |
Shen ( ) |
Xiong ( 2) | |
| 7 | Yuchen | Aguang ( 1) |
Yuchen ( 1) |
Yuchen ( ) |
Yuchen ( ) |
Ninja ( 1) |
Ninja ( ) |
Ninja ( ) |
Xiong ( 2) |
Ninja ( 1) |
Ninja ( ) |
Ninja ( ) |
Omar ( 1) |
Ninja ( 1) |
Ninja ( ) |
Yao Zihao ( 1) |
Yao Zihao ( ) | |
Result
The finale was held on April 6, 2025, and was broadcast live. The final seven contestants debuted as Next1de.[28]
| # | Name | Votes | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dorn (ดรณ์) | 4,579,164 | Handsome Entertainment |
| 2 | Thi-o (ไทโอ) | 4,281,436 | Bacillus Entertainment |
| 3 | Hu Yetao (胡烨韬) | 3,692,691 | Mistar |
| 4 | Shen (申义晟) | 2,484,722 | Original Plan |
| 5 | Omar (唐奥玛) | 1,943,494 | Youhug Media |
| 6 | Xiong (林锦雄) | 1,793,535 | Sense Stage |
| 7 | Yao Zihao (姚梓豪) | 1,668,350 | Top Class Entertainment |
Discography
Compilation albums
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Skyline (天际线) |
Track list
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Singles
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Skyline" (English version) | 2025 | Skyline |
| "No Way" (Live version) | Non-album single |
Franchise
Notes
- Original song