I Can I BB
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I Can I BB (also known as You Can You BB from the first to the seventh season) is an online debate variety show in China. It was produced by IQIYI and MEWE. The first season was released in 2014. In total, there are seven seasons until 2021. The show host is Ma Dong.[citation needed] Many famous people in different fields in China were invited to the show. These guests could be an economist (e.g. Zhaofeng Xue)，a businessman (e.g. Zhengyu Luo), or a talk show performer (e.g. Dan Li and Jin Xing), etc. I Can I BB reached 780 million viewers in its fourth season. It is one of the most popular shows in China, especially on social media such as the Chinese TikTok.
Meaning of “BB”
[edit]“BB” is in Beijing and Northeastern dialect, originally coming with a slang “You can you up, No can no BB” (“你行你上，不行就别BB”）. This slang means that “if you are better than who you criticize, you go and do it; if not, then shut up”. “BB” means “to talk nonsense”.[1]
Topics and contestants
[edit]Topics
[edit]Topics and resolutions are collected from online platforms such as Weibo and in IQIYI PaoPao. The resolutions in the show are from day to day topics, including relationships, family, ideology, trends, careers, friendship, etc. Everyone can come up resolutions and hashtag a specific hashtag requested by IQIYI. Then IQIYI and MEWE sort the suggestions and open public poll to finalize the resolution list.
Contestants
[edit]Contestants' background are diverse. Candidates are selected from the people who are fluent in Chinese all over world. Many of them are not even Chinese. Some of them are from Singapore and United States. In the early seasons, many candidates are professional debaters from top universities such as Yale University, Peking University, but most of the contestants originally major in non-debate areas. There are fashion hosts, actors, college professors, politicians, students, writers, etc.
Seasons and episodes
[edit]The first season
[edit]In this season, Ma Dong is the program host. Kevin Tsai, Xiaosong Gao are the instructors. In each episode, one famous female is invited to the show. They joke around and decide which debater is kept and which is knocked out at the end of the episode.
Results
[edit]- 1st place: Weiwei Ma
- 2nd place: Rujing Yan
- 3rd place: Xiao Xiao
Episodes and resolutions
[edit]The following table is a summary of the resolutions discussed and their corresponding show date of Season 1.
| Release Date | Resolutions |
|---|---|
| 11/29/2014 | Should a beautiful woman work hard or look for a good partner? |
| 11/30/2014 | Should we check our partner's phone? |
| 12/04/2014 | Is appearance more important? |
| 12/05/2014 | Should we divorce if there is no love in our marriage anymore? |
| 12/06/2014 | Am I wrong to report dishonesty in projects? |
| 12/07/2014 | Should we get rid of the money as a wedding gift? |
| 12/13/2014 | If I fall in love with one of my friend's partner, should I pursue her? |
| 12/14/2014 | Do matching family background matter for marriage? |
| 12/20/2014 | Is urging one to get married love or craziness? |
| 12/21/2014 | Is “he/she is my best guy/girl friend” a lie? |
| 12/27/2014 | Should we split the bill on the first date. |
| 12/28/2014 | Is it reasonable to sacrifice Jia Ling to save everyone else? |
| 01/02/2015 | If the leader is wrong, should we tell him? |
| 01/03/2015 | Which one do you think is more disgusting? Having an emotional affair or a physical affair? |
| 01/10/2015 | Should we marry someone you love or someone loves you? |
| 01/11/2015 | Which do you prefer? A big city with high living cost or a small city with low living cost ? |
| 01/17/2015 | Can we maintain the friendship with our ex(es)? |
| 01/18/2015 | Should we pursue a stable job or pursue our dream(s) in/after our thirtieth? |
| 01/24/2015 | Encountering a b*tch at the workplace, should you fight back or ignore him? |
| 01/25/2015 | Should underaged dates be supported? |
| 01/31/2015 | To succeed, should we accept the hidden rules in the industries? |
| 02/01/2015 | Am I wrong if I don't want a kid in my marriage? |
| 02/07/2015 | Is being hypercritical a good thing? |
| 02/15/2015 | N/A |
| 02/28/2015 | N/A |
The second season
[edit]Instructors: Kevin Tsai and Jin Xing
Results
[edit]- 1st place: Chen Qiu
- 2nd place: Xiao Xiao
- 3rd place: Ming Chen and Rujing Yan
Episodes and resolutions
[edit]The following table is a summary of the resolutions discussed and their corresponding show date of Season 2.
| Release Date | Resolutions |
|---|---|
| 06/26/2015 | If your good friend's partner cheats on him, should you tell him? |
| 06/27/2015 | If we encounter our true love outside our marriage, should we divorce our partner? |
| 07/03/2015 | Which type of dating partner should we look for? The one with more experience or the one with little experience? |
| 07/04/2015 | Is open marriage acceptable? |
| 07/10/2015 | If the end of the world was in one month, should the government announce it? |
| 07/11/2015 | Should we tell our parents if we are homosexual? |
| 07/17/2015 | If you are in bad economic circumstances, is having a baby a good idea? |
| 07/18/2015 | Should you have a “Plan B” when in a long-term dating? |
| 07/24/2015 | If kids were bullied, should they fight back or report it to the teacher? |
| 07/25/2015 | Is it okay to have sex with our good friends? |
| 07/31/2015 | Is my partner's money also mine? |
| 08/01/2015 | Should we tell our partner about our love history? |
| 08/07/2015 | Should we press our friends for the payment of a debt? |
| 08/08/2015 | Is immortality a good thing? |
| 08/21/2015 | Can plastic surgery help you be successful? |
| 08/22/2015 | Should we block our parents on WeChat Moments? |
| 08/28/2015 | If colleagues are not responsible, should I mind the business for them? |
| 08/29/2015 | Should we change to what our partner wants us to be like? |
| 09/04/2015 | Can girls pursue the boys? |
| 09/05/2015 | Does the main person of a scandal deserve to be scolded by the population for a long time? |
| 09/11/2015 | Should we be thrifty and save money? |
| 09/12/2015 | Is it a waste to be a housewife with a high education level? |
| 09/18/2015 | Is traveling on a budget worth being proud of? |
| 09/19/2015 | Which is better? Buy or not buy a house? |
The Seventh Season
In the seventh season of I Can I BB, the show heritage the rules from previous season. The hoster Dong Ma invited four famous instructors who are expert from their area:
Kevin Tsai, a Taiwanese writer, television host. film director and screenwriter.
Dan Li, a Chinese stand-up comedian, scriptwriter, planner, and writer.
Zhaofeng Xue, an internet economics scholar and former co-director of Peking University's Law and Economics Research Center.
Qing Liu, professor of East China Normal University, director of the Center for World Politics at East China Normal University.
In this season, the show's criteria for selecting debate topics are more relevant to the present, with priority given to topics that "can only be discussed in 2020".
The final BBKing（Champion）: ShouEr Fu.
What's new?
There is a new competition for the comeback spots called “That's Nonsense” in which debaters have been asked some random nonsense sentences from online. Then debater needs to react quickly and argue back.
Episodes and resolutions
[edit]The following table is a summary of the resolutions discussed and their corresponding show date of Season 7.
| Release Date | Episode | Resolution |
|---|---|---|
| 12/17/2020 | EP00 Part 1 | N/A(A Thousand people audition) |
| 12/19/2020 | EP00 Part 2 | N/A(A Thousand people audition) |
| 12/24/2000 | EP01 | N/A(second round audition) |
| 12/26/2020 | EP02 | N/A(second round audition) |
| 12/31/2020 | EP03 | N/A(second round audition) |
| 01/02/2021 | EP04 | N/A(second round audition) |
| 01/07/2021 | EP05 | "Mom is crazy to support male celebrities, completely absent from home, should I stop her?" |
| 01/09/2021 | EP06 | "Qipa planet is going to launch 'Ex Review App', do you support it?" |
| 01/14/2021 | EP07 | "Adult meltdowns, to hide or not to hide？" |
| 01/16/2021 | EP08 | "Should I return a work message after work?" |
| 01/21/2021 | EP09 | "Parents are touting teachers in the group chat, should I follow them?" |
| 01/23/2021 | EP10 | "Should I receive a bride price if I am an independent woman?" |
| 01/28/2021 | EP11 | "My wife earns a million dollars a year, should I quit my job and become a full-time father?" |
| 01/30/2021 | EP12 | "The true love is very afraid of dogs, should I send my dog away?" |
| 02/04/2021 | EP13 | "Should parents tell their children that the family is not rich?" |
| 02/06/2021 | EP14 | "Qipa planet new technology, people can freely buy and sell life time, do you support it?" |
| 02/11/2021 | EP15 | "People around my age are better off than me, should I work hard to catch up?" |
| 02/13/2021 | EP16 | "Is it my problem to be cheated frequently?" |
| 02/18/2021 | EP17 | "My best friend lost love to find me crying everyday, I'm tired of listening. Should I palter him/her?" |
| 02/20/2021 | EP18 | "There is an overnight success opportunity, should I take it at age 20?" |
| 02/25/2021 | EP19 | "As a newcomer in the workplace, my boss obviously doesn't like me, should I quit my job?" |
| 02/27/2021 | EP20 | "Should parents teach older siblings to yield to younger siblings?" |
| 03/04/2021 | EP21 | "Receiving the life advice from yourself in 30 years. Should I read it?" |
| 03/06/2021 | EP22 | "In order to improve efficiency, Qipa planet invented the "no sleep drug", do you support it?" |
Platforms that I Can I BB is on shown
[edit]Type “奇葩说” into the search bar.
| Platforms | Links |
|---|---|
| IQIYI | https://www.iqiyi.com/ |
| TENCENT TV | https://v.qq.com/ |
References
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