| Native Name: | 拜托了冰箱 |
| Genre: | Cooking show, Talk show |
| Starring: | He Jiong Jackson Wang Wei Daxun |
| Country: | China |
| Language: | Primary: Mandarin Secondary: Korean, English and other languages |
| Num Seasons: | 7 |
| Num Episodes: | 70 |
| Producer: | Qiu Yue |
| Location: | China |
| Company: | Tencent Video |
| Network: | Tencent Video, Zhejiang TV[1] |
| Last Aired: | present |
Go Fridge, also known as Play, Fridge, is a Chinese cooking show produced by Tencent Video. The rights were bought from South Korean television series Please Take Care of My Refrigerator.
In each episode, two guests bring their refrigerators to the filming studio and sit down to talk with the hosts and other chefs. At the end of examining the fridge, a guest selects two chefs to cook a dish for them to eat; they will each have 15 minutes to cook the dishes, with the winner selected by the guest alone.
In season 3, the format changed as two X-Factor chefs, mainly professional chefs, joined the show alongside the six regular chefs. If they are picked to cook and win two head-to-head battles, they may be promoted as regular chefs, as with the case with Jeffrey Chen. In the first two seasons, the chefs must use a required extra ingredient to cook; however, in season 3, due to sponsorship with JD.com, they can order an ingredient or cooking utensil not available in the fridge or in the kitchen. The winner would not only win a badge, but also a golden spoon with jade decorations.
The show went through a repackaging and format overhaul that is unique to the Chinese version. The filming area has expanded, there are 4 distinct areas, talk-show area, 2 menu-planning rooms, cooking and dining area that is behind the talk show area, while Gemice ice cream remains the naming rights sponsor. 4 or 5 of the regular chefs would return every 2 episodes on a rotating basis, with 1 or 2 guest members.
The rules have changed to become a team competition, partly in response to season 3, where Liu Kaile and Anaud (X-Factor Chef) were not picked to cook all of season 3.
2 permanent chefs will partner with a guest chef, or 3 permanent chefs will form a team, as well as Jackson and the other guest acting as respective team captains and support people, where they will pick the head chef for each team, who will wear a scarf, and the team will make the dish of his/her idea. By the 4th round, however, Jackson decided to let all chefs make their own dishes, with one main co-ordinator named as Head Chef because Jackson was 0–4 as leader.
Both teams will present one dish or a theme of a few separate dishes, and the fridge owner will pick the preferred dish, and they cannot use the same ingredients from the other team during the initial 1-minute ingredient-picking phase for the talk show segment, which precedes the hosts actually looking through the guests' fridges. The team can ask for the team leaders to bring in additional ingredients and perform basic prep work if required.
The seating arrangements for the dining area has also changed. He Jiong, as referee, will sit next to the fridge owner as hosts of the meal. Team captains will gather ingredients for the head chef, then become support person for doing basic prep work, but are not involved in the actual cooking. Time limit remains at 15 minutes.
The prize for the head chef would be a chef's hat badge made from gold and small diamonds. The teams are fixed for 2 episodes, but the head chefs would change each episode.
It is already confirmed in the first episode of season 5 that Jackson and He Jiong will become head chefs and must be in charge of making a dish within 15 minutes.
In the first episode, they are involved in a replication competition, where they must each replicate one dish from a pre-prepared six-course menu from one of the 6 of the regular chefs with only verbal instructions of the chefs. The match ended in a draw.
Jackson is also the regular assistant chef in the main competition, the other assistant chef is the guest not revealing his/her fridge for the episode, it is a two-people team, because in season 4, it is proven that professional and semi-professional chefs can make a three-course meal in 15 minutes, which is well exceeding most home cooks' abilities. The fridge owner picks the head chefs based on the dishes names, the assistant chefs' assignments are based on the head chefs' picks on name tags under the lid of two small cups of Gemice ice cream, which remains as naming sponsor of the show. The menu-planning rooms are no longer in use, they serve as the chefs' green rooms. If the guest only has one fridge, a 'magnifying glass' will show a part of the ingredients without opening the fridge to guess the general idea of the fridge.
Guest also send in a clip of one meal a week before filming to see their eating habits. On episode 3 of season 5, Chi Zi violated the rules of stuffing the fridge with new items on the day of the fridge being moved, so the new items on the fridge are isolated. On episode 5, the opposite problem occurred, as Peng Yuchang had no edible ingredients in the fridge, and only had instant noodles in his backpack, so the chefs are allowed to shop for ingredients at nearly mall and fresh foods supermarket for 30 minutes, and the chefs are picked based on the bought ingredients, with instant noodles being a fixed and featured ingredient.
At 21:00, there is also a Tencent Video VIP-only extra episode (also available a day later on the YouTube channel), where they show behind-the-scenes and uncut version of the full 15-minute cooks.
The show delayed filming due to timing and location constraints, and the Korean version has not resumed filming for the new season. Jackson Wang was unable to film in China as he was stuck in South Korea as border restrictions were in place due to COVID-19 Pandemic, then self-isolated when borders re-opened between both countries. Wei Daxun returns as stand-in host for the first 6 episodes.[2] An Xianmin and Vinny Huang also missed filming on Episodes 53–54 due to self isolation from travelling cross-provinces to save their respective restaurants. The set had a more Lego-like and pixelized feel, and guests enter from the side door. The fridges are limited to standardized sizes, and are hidden between the two Lego mascots: Popo (Po-tato) and Todi (Pota-to, new in season 6). Also: To better learn about the chefs outside of work, they will only wear the show's own aprons when chosen to cook, and hands are sanitized with sanitizers before food is served. The cooking guests and Wei Daxun also have an apron of their own. In terms of sponsors, all alcoholic sponsors are banned until episode 7. Lipton became their primary beverage sponsor. Mei Yi Tian Milk replaces Germice ice cream as the naming sponsor.
In terms of fridge reveal, a database of analysis is made pre-show to replace chefs writing tags onto the items.
In the end, the winning chef will teach the winning dish in their mother tongue (regional dialects, if applicable).
Unlike the previous seasons, the show transits from the fixed kitchen and dining hall to a "home party" in a three-storey building. Instead of chefs competing for the chance to show off their skills, guests team up with hosts to earn ingredients from their fridges, like games during a house party. Jackson and He Jiong are joined by new fixed members: Nine and AK from the boy group Into1, as well as Chen Ziming as the game planner. Instead of all chefs being around through the season, each episode invites one or two chefs from previous seasons to help the winning team cook with the ingredients they have won. Teams can spontaneously exchange ingredients won by playing games in the designated game area such as ping pong and arcade basketball. Most guests have commented that the new format is much more relaxed and comfortable, including returning guests from previous seasons.
With the main beverage sponsor Cha Li Wang, the cooking portion for each episode includes one interesting dish, dessert or drink that can be made with the help of the drink.
| Name | Profession | Date of birth | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| He Jiong | Host, actor | 1974 4, df=yes | 1–present |
| Jackson Wang[3] | Singer, rapper | 1994 3, df=yes | 1–50, 57–66,[4] 68, 705–6 (as guest) |
| Wei Daxun[5] | Actor | 1989 4, df=yes | 5–6, 51-5637–38, 69 (as guest) |
| Name | Profession | Date of birth | Appearance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nine from INTO1 | Singer, actor | 11 July 1999 | 61-64, 66-70 | |
| AK from INTO1 | Rapper | 18 December 1999 (age 21) | 61-64, 66-70 | |
| Chen Zi Ming | Host, singer | 18 December 1998 (age 22) | 61-70 |
| Name | Profession | Appearance |
|---|---|---|
| Yao Weitao | Singer, chef[6] | 1–30, 33–34 |
| Liu Kaile | Stylist[7] | 1–30, 41–42, 45–60, 64-65 |
| Tian Shu | Actor, restaurant owner, chef[8] | 1–32, 35–36, 39–40, 63, 66 |
| Vinny Huang Yan | Head Chef, restaurant owner, Sake connoisseur[9] | 1–34, 37–52, 55-60, 65, 70 |
| An Xianmin | Restaurant owner and Head Chef[10] | 1–52, 55–60 |
| Hu Shasha | Singer[11] | 1–30, 33–34, 37–38 |
| Jeffrey Chen Ruijie | Restaurant owner, Bartender[12] | 25–26 (as X-Chef)27–44, 47–50, 53–54, 70 |
| Laura Luo La | Food research and developer | 31–32 (as Guest Chef)33–50, 53–54, 59–60, 68 |
| Li Yang | Chef | 41–42, 45–48 (as Guest Chef)51–60 |
| Yang Bei Cun | Executive Chef and Restaurant Owner[13] | 43–46 (as Guest Chef)51–58 |
| Ming Liang | Restaurant Owner, Sous Chef, Singer[14] | 51–56, 59–60 |
| Dong Yanlei | Model, Actor, Self-taught Saucier[15] | 51–60, 69 |
| Arnold Lin Yuzhi | Rapper, Singer-songwriter, Former lobster barbeque shop owner[16] | 55–58 |
| Liang Yanwei | Actor | 61-62 |
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| Season 1 | 10 | ||||
| Season 2 | 10 | ||||
| Season 3 | 10 | ||||
| Season 4 | 10 | ||||
| Season 5 | 10 | 10 April 2019 | 15 June 2019 | ||
| Season 6 | 10 | 28 April 2020 | 30 June 2020 | ||
| Season 7 | 10 | 22 June 2021 | 24 August 2021 | ||
| Episode # | Broadcast Date | Guest(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 December 2015 | Zheng Kai, Chen Xiao |
| 2 | 10 December 2015 | |
| 3 | 17 December 2015 |  Hannah Quinlivan,[17] Wei Chen |
| 4 | 23 December 2015 | |
| 5 | 30 December 2015 | Michelle Chen,  Jackson Wang |
| 6 | 6 January 2016 | |
| 7 | 13 January 2016 | Wowkie Zhang,[18] Shen Mengchen[19] |
| 8 | 20 January 2016 | |
| 9 | 27 January 2016 |  Taeyeon, Jung Yonghwa[20] [21] |
| 10 | 3 February 2016 |
| Episode # | Broadcast Date | Guest(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | 18 May 2016 | Sa Beining, Zeng Shunxi |
| 12 | 25 May 2016 | |
| Special | 1 June 2016 | None[22] |
| 13 | 8 June 2016 | Joker Xue, Li Xiaolu |
| 14 | 15 June 2016 | |
| 15 | 22 June 2016 | Song Jia, Bao Bei'er |
| 16 | 29 June 2016 | |
| 17 | 6 July 2016 | Liu Haoran, Du Haitao |
| 18 | 13 July 2016 | |
| 19 | 20 July 2016 | Song Jihyo, Kang Gary[23] |
| 20 | 27 July 2016 |
| Episode # | Broadcast Date | Guest(s) | X-Chefs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 12 April 2017 | Xie Na,[24] Kevin Tsai[25] | Dai Long,[26] Gu Zhihui[27] |
| 22 | 19 April 2017 | ||
| 23 | 26 April 2017 | "Bring your kids to work" specialLi Xiang,[28] Angela Wang,[29] Sha Yi,[30] Angus Sha[31] | Samantha Lee,[32] Li Ying[33] |
| 24 | 3 May 2017 | ||
| 25 | 10 May 2017 | Cao Yunjin,[34] Zhang Shaogang[35] | Jeffrey Chen, Wei Han[36] |
| 26 | 17 May 2017 | ||
| 27 | 24 May 2017 | Chen He,[37] Lou Yixiao[38] | Holly He[39] [40] |
| 28 | 31 May 2017 | ||
| 29 | 8 June 2017 | Yao Chen,[41] Wang Luodan[42] |  Anaud[43] |
| 30 | 15 June 2017 | ||
| Special[44] |
| Episode # | Broadcast Date | Guest(s) | Guest Chefs | Teams (Head Chef in italics) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 25 April 2018 | House-Husbands specialJason Zhang,[45] Vinny Huang[46] | Li Yang,[47] Laura Luo[48] | Jackson, Jefferey, Tian Shu, Li YangVinny Huang, Vinny, An Xianmin, Laura Luo |
| 32 | 2 May 2018 | Jackson, Jefferey, Tian Shu, Li YangJason Zhang, Vinny, An Xianmin, Laura Luo | ||
| 33 | 9 May 2018 | A Better Tomorrow 2018 special | Laura Luo[51] | Jackson, Jeffrey, Vinny, Yao Weitao Darren Wang, An Xianmin, Hu Shasha, Laura Luo |
| 34 | 16 May 2018 | Jackson, An Xianmin, Hu Shasha, Laura Luo Ma Tianyu, Jeffrey, Vinny, Yao Weitao | ||
| 35 | 23 May 2018 | Online Pals special (part 2: Zhang Xinyi's wedding anniversary) | Li Yang,[54] Laura,[55] Giovanni Young[56] | Jackson, Giovanni Young,[57] An Xianmin, Tian Shu Zhang Xinyi, Li Yang, Jefferey, Laura |
| 36 | 30 May 2018 | Jackson,[58] Giovanni Young, An Xianmin, Tian Shu Li Dan, Li Yang, Jefferey, Laura | ||
| 37 | 6 June 2018 | Northeasterners special | Li Yang[61] | Jackson, Jeffrey, An Xianmin, Laura Song Xiaobao, Li Dan, Vinny, Hu Shasha |
| 38 | 13 June 2018 | Jackson, Jeffrey, An Xianmin, Laura Wei Daxun, Li Dan, Vinny, Hu Shasha | ||
| 39 | 20 June 2018 | Stephy Qi,[62] Cheney Chen[63] | None[64] | Jackson, Tian Shu,[65] Jefferey, Li Yang Cheney Chen, Vinny, An Xianmin, Laura[66] |
| 40 | 27 June 2018 | Jackson, Tian Shu, Jefferey, Li Yang Stephy Qi, Vinny, An Xianmin, Laura[67] | ||
| Special | Let Go of My Babies special[68] [69] Jackson Zhou,[70] Henry Dan[71] | |||
| Special He Jiong, Jackson | None[72] |
| Episode # | Broadcast Date | Guest(s) | Teams (Head Chef in italics) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 10 April 2019 | Li Yuchun,[73] Gabrielle Guan[74] | Gabrielle Guan, JeffereyJackson, Liu Kaile |
| 42 | 17 April 2019 | Li Yuchun, Laura LuoJackson, An Xianmin | |
| 43 | 24 April 2019 | Chi Zi,[75] Orfila Wu[76] Guest Chef: Yang Bei Cun | Jackson, Laura Luo Orfila Wu, Yang Bei Cun |
| 44 | 1 May 2019 | Jackson, Wang Yan Chi Zi, Li Yang | |
| 45 | 8 May 2019 | Lifetime Bachelor and Bachelorette SpecialPeng Yuchang,[77] Shen Yue[78] Guest Chef: Yang Bei Cun | Jackson, Li Yang Shen Yue, Laura |
| 46 | 15 May 2019 | Jackson, Vinny Huang Peng Yuchang, An Xianmin | |
| 47 | 22 May 2019 | University Student-teacher Reunion SpecialZhou Dongyu, Papi Jiang (Jiang Yilei)[79] | Jackson, Laura Papi Jiang, Vinny |
| 48 | 29 May 2019 | Jackson, Vinny Huang Zhou Dongyu, Liu Kaile[80] | |
| 49 | 5 June 2019 | Andy Yang Zi,[81] Mao Buyi[82] | Jackson & He Jiong,[83] Liu Kaile Mao Buyi, An Xianmin |
| 50 | 12 June 2019 | Jackson, An Xianmin Mao Buyi, Jefferey | |
| Special | |||
| None[84] |
| Episode # | Broadcast Date | Guest(s) | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 28 April 2020 | Joy of Life SpecialZhang Ruoyun[85] Kevin Guo[86] | Kevin Guo, An XianminWei Daxun, Ming Liang |
| 52 | 5 May 2020 | Zhang Ruoyun, Yang Bei CunWei Daxun, Dong Yanlei Special feature: Rice Lunch box by An Xianmin | |
| 53 | 12 May 2020 | Guo Jingming,[87] Zheng Shuang[88] | Zheng Shuang, Yang Bei CunWei Daxun, Laura Luo |
| 54 | 19 May 2020 | Special feature: Zheng Shuang's Idealistic FridgeWatermelon BBQ by Dong Yanlei Guo Jingming, Ming Liang Wei Daxun, Liu Kaile | |
| 55 | 26 May 2020 | Fanmeeting specialOuyang Nana,[89] Joe Chen[90] Special Guest via satellite: Yang Di | Joe Chen, An Xianmin Wei Daxun, Vinny Huang |
| 56 | 2 June 2020 | Ouyang Nana, Arnold Lin Wei Daxun, Dong Yanlei | |
| Special | Wei Daxun's Parting Gifts | None[91] | |
| 57 | 9 June 2020 | Season 5 Predictor Special[92] | Jing Boran, An XianminJackson Wang, Arnold Lin |
| 58 | June 16, 2020 | Bai Jingting, Liu Kaile Jackson Wang, An Xianmin | |
| 59 | 23 June 2020 | Northerner Special 2 | Special feature:Johnny Huang's Idealistic FridgeYang Chaoyue, Ming Liang Jackson Wang, Laura Luo |
| 60 | 30 June 2020 | Johnny Huang, Dong Yanlei Jackson Wang, Vinny Huang | |
| Special | None |
| Episode # | Broadcast Date | Guest(s) | Teams | Guest Chef(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 22 June 2021 | Wu Lei, Zhao Liying | Team WinnerHe Jiong, Jackson Wang, Nine, Chen Ziming Team Happy Wu Lei, Zhao Liying, AK | Huang Yan, Liang Yanwei | |
| 62 | 29 June 2021 | Wu Lei, Zhao Liying | Team BossZhao Liying, He Jiong, Jackson Wang, Chen Ziming Generation Z Team | Huang Yan, Liang Yanwei | |
| 63 | 6 July 2021 | Li Xueqin, Vin Zhang, Zhou Jiuliang | He Jiong, Zhou Jiuliang, Nine Jackson Wang, Vin Zhang, AK | Tian Shu | |
| 64 | 13 July 2021 | Gong Jun, Yu Shuxin | He Jiong, Gong Jun, Nine Jackson Wang, Yu Shuxin, AK | Liu Kaile | |
| 65 | 20 July 2021 | Yu Shuxin, Yang Tianzhen | Jackson Wang, Yu ShuxinHe Jiong, Yang Tianzhen | Huang Yan, Liu Kaile | |
| 66 | 27 July 2021 | Wang Sulong, Zhao Lusi | Wang Sulong, Zhao LusiNine, AK | Tian Shu | |
| 67 | 3 August 2021 | Yue Yunpeng, Ma Di, Mao Buyi, Xu Weizhou | Team YueyueYue Yunpeng, Ma Di, Nine, Chen Ziming Team Maomao Mao Buyi, Xu Weizhou, He Jiong, AK | None | |
| 68 | 10 August 2021 | Papi Jiang, Li Xueqin | Jackson Wang, Papi Jiang, NineHe Jiong, Li Xueqin, AK | Laura Luo La | |
| 69 | 17 August 2021 | Yue Yunpeng, Wei Daxun | Team YueyueYue Yunpeng, He Jiong, AK Team Daxun | Dong Yanlei | |
| 70 | 24 August 2021 | Wowkie Zhang, Li Weijia, Liu Yu | Jackson Wang, Wowkie ZhangHe Jiong, Li Weijia | Huang Yan, Jeffrey Chen Ruijie |
First X-Chef in season 3 to be promoted to regular chef after being picked to cook and win both shows in his round as X-Chef. He also became the first former X-Chef to be picked as Head Chef in season 4. Great at changing methods of cooking on the fly.
He lost to Liu Kaile in the final casting for regular chefs in season 1 of the show. He lost again because Jeffrey Chen won twice in the round and was promoted.
He gave Jackson his second consecutive win because Jeffrey's menu is more nutritious.
Loves seafood and bodybuilding protein shakes, has no tolerance to spicy foods.
Due to the fridge unit being in-built kitchenware set causing logistical issues, a 90% replica of the fridge is shown, including a wine fridge unit.
She was unable to follow the footsteps of her grandfather's footsteps to learn Beijing Qinshu due to her not having a high soprano range and a bright head voice.
He was involved in a controversy where he filled the fridge with fresh foods on the morning of the recording, which violates his own philosophy of being a regular takeaway user. Therefore becoming the first person to ever had new items isolated, but can still be used in cooking.
His fridge is the only one that featured all drinks (soft drinks and beer), so all edible resources are only extremely spicy noodles and sausages from his backpack. The rules are temporarily changed so that they can head out to buy ingredients for 30 minutes, but 'instant noddles' must be utilized. The head chef is determined by the ingredients bought.
Loves hotpot with different types of sauces, but also loves to eat healthily.