A Bright World Explained

Genre:talk-variety show
Presenter:Peng Yu, Shen Ling, Liu Yan, Yu Shasha
Country:China
Language:Chinese
Location:China
Runtime:65 minutes
Network:Jiangsu Television
Num Seasons:2

A Bright World was a Chinese talk show based on the popular South Korean talk show Non-Summit. It aired on Jiangsu Television on Thursday at 22:00 beginning April 16, 2015.[1] [2] The show hosts a panel of foreigners living in China, holding discussions in Mandarin on various topics and issues. The atmosphere is meant to emulate a meeting of world leaders, but presented with humor.

The panel consisted of a “Secretary General", a "Vice Secretary General", and 11 "representatives" from different countries known as TK11. In Season 1, there were 11 TK11 representatives. In Season 2, there were 16 TK11 representatives. Every episode 11 of them sit in the middle, and the other 5 sit in the audience area.

Representatives

Current representatives

CountryNameChinese NameBirthdayStartAbsences
Martin Wiley Woods Jr.吴孟天16 August 1989S1 E1S1 E3, 4
Blair Sugarman布莱尔·休格曼18 June 1989 S1 E1S1 E43
Mattia Romeo 罗密欧23 November 1978S1 E1
Cameron Andersen安龙27 October 1983S1 E1S1 E17, 18, 39, 40
Pouya Amani普雅·阿玛尼26 June 1997S1 E1
David Kolosov大卫·克罗索夫9 January 1993S1 E1
Muangphum Harnsiripetch韩冰27 March 1986S1 E1
Isaac Peña Morales穆雷24 August 1988S1 E1S1 E17, 18
Patrick Köllmer吴雨翔16 September 1988S1 E1
Shinji Kuroki黑木真二29 July 1983S2 E1
Thomas Derksen阿福26 October 1988S2 E1
David Gulasi戴维S2 E1
Tordan Ferreira费丹尼S2 E1
Raz Galor高佑思28 September 1994S2 E1
Oguzhan Taşdemir欧赞18 September 1991S2 E1

Gaive Junior朱礼S2 E1
Marcus Bo克罗德S2

Past Representatives

CountryNameChinese NameBirthdayEpisodes
James Alofs詹姆斯·奥夫斯26 September 1986S1 E1 - S1 E46
Han Dong-su韩东秀27 January 1990S1 E1 - S1 E46

Guest Representatives

CountryNameChinese NameBirthdayEpisodes
Antoine Brunel安闹闹24 December 1979S1 E3
Michael Mashakada马正桦24 January 1991S1 E4
Shinji Kuroki黑木真二29 July 1983S1 E17, 18, 29 - 34, 37
Pascal Bonnisseau宋博宁2 July 1981S1 E17, 18, 35, 38, 40, 41, 43
Jonathan Kott江喃S1 E26
Kim Chae-kyung金采景1983 - 1984S1 E39
边斌1987 - 1988 S1 E39
Michael马豆1991 - 1992S1 E39
康可1994 - 1995S1 E39

Siwathep Singh Khanderpor天乐1992 - 1993S1 E39, 40, 42
Rocaius罗凯世1986 - 1987S1 E40
Tyler铁蛋儿1982 - 1983S1 E40
Laurence Larson罗艺恒4 March 1994S1 E40

Similar Shows

South Korean shows

See main article: Non-summit. Non-summit is the original show.

See main article: Where Is My Friend's Home. In 2015, a Non-summit spin-off aired.

Turkish franchise

See main article: Elİn Oğlu. In 2014, atv purchased the rights for a Turkish adaptation of Non-Summit, titled Elİn Oğlu, which premiered on 21 March 2015.[1] [3]

Chinese franchises

See main article: Informal Talks. Informal Talks (非正式会谈) is a Chinese adaptation of Non-Summit, broadcast on Hubei Television. It began its second season in December, 2015.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ko:‘비정상회담’ 중국 이어 터키판 제작…21일 첫 방송. http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/465721. March 12, 2015. Ten Asia. Korean. April 6, 2015. April 9, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150409023102/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/465721. dead.
  2. Web site: zh:《青年说》林志颖自曝曾无证驾驶险被开除. http://ent.sina.com.cn/tv/zy/2015-04-02/doc-ichmifpy5272610.shtml. April 2, 2015. Sina Entertainment. Chinese. April 7, 2015.
  3. Web site: Ghim. Sora. The Chinese And Turkish Versions Of ‘Non-summit’ Reveal Its Poster. April 13, 2015. BNT News. September 4, 2016. August 28, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170828143003/http://www.bntnews.co.uk/app/news.php?nid=19871. dead.
  4. Web site: Li. Lianxing. Taking ties beyond screen. January 17, 2016. China Daily. August 1, 2016.