Day Day Up


Day Day Up is a popular Chinese talk show broadcast on Hunan Television. The show is co-hosted by Wang Han, Da Zhangwei, Qian Feng, Wang Yibo, and Gao Tianhe. It has drawn great attention from the public, especially student groups and other young people for its humor, style, and the public figures who appear as guests.
The Chinese title of the show "tiāntiān xiàngshàng" comes from a Chinese idiom coined by Mao Zedong, "study hard and make progress every day" which is literally translated as "good study, day by day up".

Background

The talk show was created by the original team behind "More Talk More Happiness". The impetus behind the creation of Day Day Up was that with the 'decline of traditional virtues and etiquette' in China leading up to the 21st Century, the show would play an active role in conveying traditional Chinese values to viewers. This would allow people to enjoy learning about Chinese traditions, especially of the arrival of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games around the time of the show's release. It employs both the young and the old for its humorous hosts in order to convey Chinese traditional values.

Pre-launch marketing

Prior to the release of the talk show, Hunan Television launched a series of marketing campaigns to increase the show's exposure. This was done through multiple 'prequel shows'. Starting from 8 August 2008, daily broadcasts of the show were shown to familiarise audience members with the format of the show and to raise interest towards the show's topics of discussion. In each of these episodes, there would be an opening show, six classes, and finally a talk from the 'Headmaster'.

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