“Youth With You 3″‘s final episode and formation of the idol group scheduled to debut at the end of the program was suspended by the China Media Bureau after discussions about the program. Viewers of “Youth With You 3” expected the show’s producer company to make a statement. Eventually, the producer company made a statement.
IQIYI, a Beijing-based online video platform, posted the announcement about the cancellation of the final episode of Youth With You 3 on its official Weibo page. The production team of the show also debunked rumors that the winners have been selected and a group will still debut.
IQIYI official statement: “As of now, the production team has decided to stop filming the show and cancel the final episode. The production team has not announced before that. The result of the program is about a band’s debut. Information circulating on the internet is not correct. “
The finale was originally scheduled to air on May 8th. Unfortunately, according to the announcement, the final will not be aired and the winners will not be selected.
The Chinese survival show Youth With You has become increasingly popular among C-Pop and K-Pop fans alike. Interest in the program has grown especially last year when BLACKPINK Lisa joined the staff as chief mentor. Lisa returned to mentoring for the show’s third season. The aim of the program was to have a 9-member boy group eliminated from the 119 trainees.
