The Study On Singing Reality Shows In Chinese Mainland

Singing reality show has been produced and developed in China for more thanten years, and it has got widespread concern. According to the source of contestants,its development process can be divided into three stages: the first is the stage ofcommon people which started in2003. In this part, shows focus on displaying whatcontestants really are and how they become superstars overnight; the second is thestage of semi-elite which started in2012. Almost every player, equipped withprofessional musical knowledge and skills, is picked by strict standards before theblind audition, and after that, they would become a student of one tutor and learnsomething; the third is the stage of elite which started in2013. At this suction,contestants are mature singers. In order to satisfy audience, they keep gettingbreakthroughs and prove themselves in the show which contains fully humanconcern.Chinese singing reality show is an artistic activity in the contexts of massculture, is a microcosm of foreign cultural learning and development, is commercialcompetitions between broadcasters and between advertisers, is a reflection ofaudience’s deep need, is a revolution of new words. The success of shows isinseparable from rapid developed new media and foreign culture promotion and theinfluence of postmodern culture. The author believes that the development ofChinese singing reality shows have made a big difference. On the political level, it isthe public expression of democratic consciousness, which is mainly reflected in theplayers, game system and communication channels; on the economic level, it is thekey to Chinese TV industry chain; on the cultural level, it is the gradual integrationof popular culture and elite culture; on the audience level, it is the indicator ofaudience’ rising aesthetic level.This paper not only analyzes the development process of Chinese singingreality shows and explores the future direction and current barriers to shows，but alsocritical analyzes existing disadvantages of television production and broadcastingtelevision system. The author hopes to provide a realistic reference to domesticmedia and television production companies.