‘Grandpa’ version of Call Me By Fire in the works?

Chinese reality show Call Me By Fire has been incredibly successful since its launch, so it’s no surprise that someone will surely find a way to capitalise on it.

Rumour has it that a ‘grandpa’ version of the hit show is in the works. In case you did not know, Call Me By Fire is a Chinese reality show on MangoTV that brings together 33 male celebrities — all past the peak of their careers — who vie to become members of a new 17-member boy band. Contestants include Paul Wong, Vincent Zhao, and Jordan Chan.

Based on reports, data from the website Tianyacha revealed that a company related to MangoTV recently applied for the trademark of a Chinese name that is identical to that of Call Me By Fire’s.

However, the Chinese word for ‘brothers’ in the name has been replaced by ‘grandpas’. Netizens wondered how old the contestants would be and who might be part of the 33 when the news broke, reported AsiaOne.

In Call Me By Fire, the contestants are aged between 27 and 57, so a logical assumption would be that the contestants for the ‘grandpa’ version have to be above 57.

Some of the names bandied around include veteran celebrities like Chow Yun Fat, Patrick Tse, Adam Cheng, Lau Dan, Paul Chun and George Lam.

Netizens were also concerned that the older contestants may not be able to keep up with the training required due to their age.

Besides the ‘grandpa’ version of the reality show, it seems that fans can also look forward to the third season of Sisters Who Make Waves – the female version of Call Me By Fire, and the ‘OG’ (original) as one might call it, is said to begin filming soon.

Apart from that, the list of contestants was reportedly revealed and some of the confirmed names include veteran Hong Kong actress Carina Lau, Taiwanese singer-actress Cyndi Wang, Taiwanese singer Rene Liu and former K-pop idol (of Fiestar fame) Cao Lu.

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