Go Fridge
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| Go Fridge | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 拜托了冰箱 | |
| Genre | Cooking show, Talk show |
| Based on | Please Take Care of My Refrigerator |
| Starring | He Jiong Jackson Wang Wei Daxun |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original languages | Primary: Mandarin Secondary: Korean, English and other languages |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 70 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Qiu Yue |
| Production location | China |
| Production company | Tencent Video |
| Original release | |
| Network | Tencent Video, Zhejiang TV[1] |
| Release | 3 December 2015 – present |
Go Fridge (simplified Chinese: 拜托了冰箱; traditional Chinese: 拜託了冰箱; pinyin: Bàituōle bīngxiāng), 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.
Formats
[edit]Seasons 1–2
[edit]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.
Season 3
[edit]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.
Season 4
[edit]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.
Season 5
[edit]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.
Season 6
[edit]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).
Season 7
[edit]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.
Cast
[edit]Hosts
[edit]| Name | Profession | Date of birth | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| He Jiong | Host, actor | 28 April 1974 | 1–present |
| Jackson Wang[3] | Singer, rapper | 28 March 1994 | 1–50, 57–66,[4] 68, 70
5–6 (as guest) |
| Wei Daxun[5] | Actor | 12 April 1989 | 5–6, 51-56
37–38, 69 (as guest) |
Attendees
[edit]| 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 |
Chefs
[edit]| 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 |
Episodes
[edit]Series overview
[edit]| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| Season 1 | 10 | 3 December 2015 | 3 February 2016 | |
| Season 2 | 10 | 18 May 2016 | 27 July 2016 | |
| Season 3 | 10 | 12 April 2017 | 15 June 2017 | |
| Season 4 | 10 | 25 April 2018 | 27 June 2018 | |
| 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 | |
Seasons 2-6 have 11 total episodes because of the special.
Season 1
[edit]| 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 |
Season 2
[edit]| 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 |
Season 3
[edit]| 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" special |  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] |
Season 4
[edit]| Episode # | Broadcast Date | Guest(s) | Guest Chefs | Teams (Head Chef in italics) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 25 April 2018 | House-Husbands special | Li Yang,[47] Laura Luo[48] | Jackson, Jefferey, Tian Shu, Li Yang
Vinny Huang, Vinny, An Xianmin, Laura Luo |
| 32 | 2 May 2018 | Jackson, Jefferey, Tian Shu, Li Yang
Jason 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 | 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] | |||
| Special
He Jiong, Jackson |
None[72] |
Season 5
[edit]| Episode # | Broadcast Date | Guest(s) | Teams (Head Chef in italics) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 10 April 2019 | Li Yuchun,[73] Gabrielle Guan[74] | Gabrielle Guan, Jefferey
Jackson, Liu Kaile |
| 42 | 17 April 2019 | Li Yuchun, Laura Luo
Jackson, 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 Special
Peng 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 Special | Jackson, Laura
Papi Jiang, Vinny |
| 48 | 29 May 2019 | Jackson, Vinny Huang
Zhou Dongyu, Liu Kaile[80] | |
| 49 | 5 June 2019 | Jackson & He Jiong,[83] Liu Kaile
Mao Buyi, An Xianmin | |
| 50 | 12 June 2019 | Jackson, An Xianmin
Mao Buyi, Jefferey | |
| Special | |||
| None[84] |
Season 6
[edit]| Episode # | Broadcast Date | Guest(s) | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 28 April 2020 | Joy of Life Special
Zhang Ruoyun[85] Kevin Guo[86] |
Kevin Guo, An Xianmin
Wei Daxun, Ming Liang |
| 52 | 5 May 2020 | Zhang Ruoyun, Yang Bei Cun
Wei 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 Cun
Wei Daxun, Laura Luo |
| 54 | 19 May 2020 | Special feature: Zheng Shuang's Idealistic Fridge
Watermelon BBQ by Dong Yanlei Guo Jingming, Ming Liang Wei Daxun, Liu Kaile | |
| 55 | 26 May 2020 | Fanmeeting special
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 Xianmin
Jackson Wang, Arnold Lin |
| 58 | June 16, 2020 | Bai Jingting, Liu Kaile
Jackson Wang, An Xianmin | |
| 59 | 23 June 2020 |
|
Special feature:Johnny Huang's Idealistic Fridge
Yang Chaoyue, Ming Liang Jackson Wang, Laura Luo |
| 60 | 30 June 2020 | Johnny Huang, Dong Yanlei
Jackson Wang, Vinny Huang | |
| Special | None |
Season 7
[edit]| Episode # | Broadcast Date | Guest(s) | Teams | Guest Chef(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 22 June 2021 | Wu Lei, Zhao Liying | Team Winner
He 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 Boss
Zhao 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 Shuxin
He Jiong, Yang Tianzhen |
Huang Yan, Liu Kaile |
| 66 | 27 July 2021 | Wang Sulong, Zhao Lusi | Wang Sulong, Zhao Lusi
Nine, AK |
Tian Shu |
| 67 | 3 August 2021 | Yue Yunpeng, Ma Di, Mao Buyi, Xu Weizhou | Team Yueyue
Yue 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, Nine | Laura Luo La |
| 69 | 17 August 2021 | Yue Yunpeng, Wei Daxun | Team Yueyue
Yue Yunpeng, He Jiong, AK Team Daxun |
Dong Yanlei |
| 70 | 24 August 2021 | Wowkie Zhang, Li Weijia, Liu Yu | Jackson Wang, Wowkie Zhang | Huang Yan, Jeffrey Chen Ruijie |
References
[edit]- ^ "Season 2 for Take Care of My Fridge announced + Jackson to film Day Day Up – OMONA THEY DIDN'T! Endless charms, endless possibilities". Omonatheydidnt.livejournal.com. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ^ "Stuck in South Korea, Jackson Wang Will Not Be Returning for "Go Fridge" Season 6". JayneStars.com. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ Singer from Hong Kong, member of South Korean group Got7. His mother in from Shanghai. Has allergic reactions to overly spicy foods, cheese lover.
- ^ Absent for early half of Season 6 due to COVID-19 related travel restrictions from Korea.
- ^ From Jilin Province. Substitute Host for when Jackson was a guest. He substituted again in 2020 as Jackson is stuck in South Korea. Unlike Jackson, he loves spicy foods. His new group name with He Jiong, He Wei, was rejected, as it was He Jiong's father's name (different characters). Therefore, Wei He (Why) was formed. As a sous chef, he has no finer knife skills (i.e. brunoise, chiffonade, julienne).
- ^ Former hotel vegetable chef, from Shanghai, but is fluent in Korean. Specialize in sports nutritional statistics. During season 4, he was in the process of opening a new restaurant in Shanghai. However, in season 4, he has no grasp on the new equipments in the kitchen (deep fryer, commercial steamer, etc)
- ^ From Hunan, 27 on debut. He beat Wei Han in the final casting before season 1. He was not picked to cook at all in season 3. Took leave of absence in season 4. As such, he had the longest gap between wins (between Ep. 7 of season 3 to Ep.8 of season 6, or 1057 days, or 151 weeks)
- ^ Vegetarian, likes Chinese poetry and medicine. Building the first vegetarian restaurant in 2018. Worked in a hotel as a seafood chef. Due to his poetic language being unintelligible to Jackson, he was never picked as head chef until ep. 9 in season 4.
- ^ From Beijing, Worked in Japan, fluent in Japanese, mostly made Japanese, Chinese French and Italian Cuisine. Known for his efficiency, speed and intricate knife skills. This is why he can still work well under An Yanmin despite their contrasting working styles and ideologies. He also has extremely high heat tolerance, often picking up hot foods with bare hands.
- ^ Left-hander, Korean Restaurant owner from Busan. An Asian Fusion Chef, works in Beijing. His first mentor in Chinese Cuisine was a descendant of the recipe for Kung Pao Chicken. Known to be the slowest cook, likes to squeeze every second of cook time, tendency to flambé and high head tolerance and intricate sauce combinations. He also became an internet chef after season 4.
- ^ From Tianjin. Written and performed the theme song for the second season, can speak basic Korean, An Xianmin's culinary student.
- ^ Gemini from Shanghai, but also has American citizenship. Likes East-Western fusion and dietetics. Forms rivalry with Yao Weitao that if they face each other in the future, the loser may leave the show, but the rivalry was on hold in season 4 due to a change in format. 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.
- ^ Southerner, executive chef in a Shanghai haute cuisine fusion restaurant. Known as "Mini Li Dan" due to their resemblance. Known to be a nomad, as he never stayed in one residence for more than three years in his lifetime.
- ^ A third-generation owner of a family-owned restaurant and preserved foods business. Known for his precise knife skills and artistic food sculptures. He is in the same agency as Tao competing in The Next Top Bang. On episode 61, he became the first newcomer to defeat an original chef on his first appearance and first episode of a season.
- ^ Born in 1996 self-taught saucier, from Shandong Province, made his own version of Lao Gan Ma Chilli sauce. He passed audition in this show by showing off his abilities in stretching Chinese noodles from scratch. He participated in Idol Producer as a model trainee, and finished in 37th place. As Jackson was the rap instructor for the season. The two couldn't reunite. He's also a gamer and impulse-buyer.
- ^ Was a contestant in Super Idol 3 and Idol Producer season 2 (31st place). From Canton of Teochew descent. Despite increasingly known for his speed-rapping, he aspires to retire early and have a slower pace in life. Known for his black gloves, beanie, poker face at work and multitasking on the stoves because he used to own a lobster barbeque shop.
- ^ Tetra-racial. Wife of Jay Chou. Have both Australian-Danish and Taiwanese-Korean descent.
- ^ Punk band frontman, Actor, Host.
- ^ Actress, Host, gained fame as 'Managers' of various singers in the Chinese I Am A Singer series
- ^ "Taeyeon and Jung Yong Hwa Are Welcomed to "Please Take Care of My Refrigerator" in New Photos". Soompi.com. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ^ Filmed in the original set in Korea.
- ^ The cast of Go Fridge head to Korea to visit GOT7 during their concert (JB was absent due to injury), and also behind the scenes of Are You Normal recordings.
- ^ "Gary and Song Ji Hyo to appear together on Chinese version of 'Please Take Care of My Refrigerator'". Allkpop.com. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ^ Jason Zhang's wife, who was not pregnant at the time of recording, she gave birth to twin girls before season 4 when Jason appeared on the show.
- ^ "《拜托了冰箱》第三季完整版：[第1期]谢娜曝张杰再上《歌手》内幕，"何尔萌"遇谢娜出现危机？". Youtube. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ Hong Kong Chef of Teochew descent. Known as God of Cookery because the movie is based on his real-life story of gaining Le Cordon Bleu certification and the rebuilding of his crumbling business empire
- ^ Hong Kong chef and CEO of Peking Kitchen
- ^ TV host
- ^ 7, child-model. Daughter of Li Xiang from her second marriage.
- ^ Actor, best known as a main antagonist in many films.
- ^ 5, Eldest son.
- ^ Food blogger, gained attention due to her postings of her kid's meal online
- ^ Restaurateur, opened Shanghai's first western restaurant targeted at children. He shares the exact same name and characters as his wife.
- ^ Xiangsheng Comedian
- ^ TV Host, News critic, Media studies professor.
- ^ Season 1 winner of MasterChef China and has a certificate from Le Cordon Bleu. He was a French-speaking tour guide. 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.
- ^ Comedic actor
- ^ Singer, Actress
- ^ Former tax accountant, painter, now a food blogger and cook, Le Cordon Bleu Graduate
- ^ Since Jeffrey Chen was picked to cook in both episodes of the last round and won both times, he was promoted to become a regular chef. He is a restaurateur and bartender from Shanghai.
- ^ Actress
- ^ Actress, Singer
- ^ Restaurateur from Provence, France, met his wife in London and married in her hometown in Beijing. He was the only X-Chef that was not picked to cook in the round, and performed sabering champagne in the special.
- ^ At the beginning of season 3, it was revealed that He Jiong lives alone and doesn't have a regular residence due to his extremely hectic schedule as a host, so his fridges are bare. Therefore, all guests throughout the season and regular chefs had sent him gifts to fill up his hotel fridge.
- ^ Singer from Sichuan, husband of Xie Na. As Xie Na was still lactating at the time, all spicy foods were removed from the fridge.
- ^ Actor and reality star from Nanjing, resides in Beijing. Starred in Where Are We Going, Dad with his daughter.
- ^ Born after 1990, Gemini from Beijing, he won World Pasta Championship in Romania in 2017 in sea food category, China's youngest world champion in the event. He was also expecting to become a father (born before season 5). His leadership and work style is similar to Jeffery.
- ^ 25, Food research and developer from Fuzhou. Already has a 4-year-old.
- ^ Pescestarian, has been living alone since 18, typical homeboy, and extremely introverted. Has low tolerance to alcohol and spicy foods.
- ^ Prefers staying with flatmates, which is completely different from Ma Tianyu
- ^ Remained as guest chef with 5 regular chefs as she was the winning member of the team competitions in the last round. She was picked as Head Chef in episode 3, but her lack of familiarity of the kitchen, and lack of experience as a head chef, showed.
- ^ Errenzhuan actor, author from inner Mongolia, renting in Beijing. Nicknamed 'Mr. Egg' due to the homonym of his name.
- ^ Actress from Sichuan, married Justin Yuan in 2016. Has alcohol allergies.
- ^ Returning from Round 1, first guest chef to win twice as Head Chef in episode 5.
- ^ Won 4 of the 5 contests, with 3 in a row, once as a Head Chef, promoted to regular chef, replacing Liu Kaile. It is revealed on the 30 May episode, on Zhang Xinyi's wedding anniversary, that she is a single parent.
- ^ Chinese. Born in September 1994, making Jackson the second-youngest member for the first time ever. Executive Chef of an Italian restaurant, with vast experience working in Michelin-starred restaurant.
- ^ Named as Head Chef, but each chef will make their own dishes, with Giovanni as the Co-ordinator. The strategy is formed as Jackson has not won in 4 consecutive battles as Team Leader. Jackson lost for the 5th time in a row.
- ^ Was forced to swim naked if he suffers 6 consecutive losses, but the losing streak was snapped.
- ^ Actor. First ever returnee to the show. Was Jackson's substitute host when Jackson was a guest in season 1. Loves cold drinks even in winter, also prefers savoury and bitter drinks because he once weighted over 100 kg before high school. He gave Jackson his second consecutive win because Jeffrey's menu is more nutritious.
- ^ Two-people rotation actor from Jilin Province.
- ^ Laura Luo officially becomes a regular Chef.
- ^ Singer-actress from Sichuan. Married American-Korean Nathan Lee Seung-hyun, and has a daughter. Have very high tolerance to sweetness, sourness and spiciness.
- ^ Singer-Actor from Wenzhou. Stars in the Chinese version of Let Go of My Babies with Jackson Wang, and also competing in King of Cross-Field Singers, a singing competition for singers who originally debuted as other non-musical professions in the entertainment industry. Loves seafood and bodybuilding protein shakes, has no tolerance to spicy foods.
- ^ Li Yang earned the promotion after winning 2 Head Chef badges, tied with Vinny Huang, later, An Xianmin also joined them.
- ^ Tian Shu is finally picked by Jackson to be Head Chef for the first time, and won his first badge.
- ^ Chef's lineup is the same as Round 1.
- ^ With her second win as Head Chef, she tied with An Xianmin, Li Yang and Vinny as Best Head Chef in Season 4 with 2 wins each. Jackson finished with under 50% win rate.
- ^ A show similar to The Return of Superman. Jackson Wang & Cheney Chen are regular cast members in season 3.
- ^ Before the start of episode 10, the Head Chef's badges chart between the 6 chefs in Round 5 are: Vinny, An Xianmin, Li Yang (2 each) Jefferey, Tian Shu, Laura (1 each)
- ^ 4, American-Chinese biracial.
- ^ 3, from Shanghai
- ^ At the end of the final episode, all 6 chefs made a meal for He Jiong and Jackson using the remaining items from Stephy and Cheney's fridges.
- ^ Singer-songwriter. Gained famed for her unisex look and a low-range mezzo-soprano, a rarity amongst Chinese singers.
- ^ Actress, from Beijing of Manchu descent. Known for her long legs and the girlfriend of Lu Han. Owner of the largest ever fridge in the program thus far. 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.
- ^ Born in 1995 from Henan, but raised in Beijing, a talk show comedian and social commentator, known for his marked comments, formerly a food blogger. A teetotal, but loves Sprite. Like Gabrielle Guan: Dislikes blue cheese. 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.
- ^ Actress from Liaoning, lives in Changsha. Owner of 3 fridges, but only one for food (despite mostly for Chinese medicines and supplements). He Jiong knows of her smallest cosmetics fridge in Happy Camp. Despite her ability to make mulled wine, she has very low tolerance to alcohol. A homebody and an introvert, she has been entering shows that really didn't suit her style, but they were all her efforts to lose weight.
- ^ Actor, same age as Jackson, but younger by 7 months. Known for his massive appetite, rapid yet healthy weight loss and premature hair loss. 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.
- ^ Actress from Hunan, best known for her roles in A Love So Beautiful and Meteor Garden. Often collects tools and gadgets, as she has a very structured lifestyle and low-fat diet.
- ^ Actress, director, vlogger, Chinese Internet Personality of 2016. Has a Masters Degree in Filmmaking. Was Zhou Dongyu's supervisor her final Bachelor's thesis.
- ^ Liu Kaile earned his first win in team competition format, and ended the longest drought (1057 days, or 151 weeks).
- ^ Actress, Jackson's idol. Hates spicy food. Her family is known for storing food for emergency, especially plain Chinese buns.
- ^ Singer-songwriter, a former nurse. As Yang Ziyi and he are both renters, they each have a fridge of the exact same model, yet most items in his fridge belong to his flatmates, two of which were with him when they competed in The Coming One. He decided to stay in a dorm because during he lived alone during his trainings as a nurse, and has developed a fear of being alone.
- ^ Since Jackson is a fan of Yang Zi, there was a deal made to let He Jiong to take over for 7.5 minutes, so they could have a mini fan meeting.
- ^ Jackson and He Jiong each write names to predict the pair of guests for the first episode of season 6 as a bet. If they are unsuccessful, they must wear a costume of the partner's choosing.
- ^ Actor from Beijing, Known to be a highly relaxed homebody/elite gamer outside of work. A decent cook himself. Wife was pregnant with a child at the time. As such, he separated his personal fridge and one for his family.
- ^ Born in 1996, Xiangsheng actor, founding members of Deyunshe, a crosstalk and comedy group. An introverted renter as he hasn't lived in Beijing for over 5 years (since 2017, where most of his foods were gifted, so many items in the fridge were well-overdue). Lives minimalistically except for gaming, yet easily guilt-tripped by retailers into buying anything. Loves rice and fried foods.
- ^ Author, Screenwriter, Director, Actor and Lyricst. Has OCD, perfectionistic, heliophobic and workaholic tendencies. Had shipped home decor to movie sets to cut costs. A glassware and stemware collector. Fruit-lover, dislikes fried foods.
- ^ Actress from Shenyang. Was lead actress in some film adaptations of Guo Jingming's books. Loves watching, but dislikes being in idol dramas due to its over-idealistic view of the world. An indecisive buyer.
- ^ Taiwanese celloist, pianist, singer-composer, actress, amateur fashion merchandiser and vlogger currently based in China. A middle child and child star, studied in The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, left at 16 and never learnt to sing until she studied in Berklee College of Music in Boston from 18 (still studying online). Likes vegetable and fruits, dislikes refined sugars and exercise.
- ^ Taiwanese singer, actress, TV Host based in Beijing. Started as a model-actress trainee, with strict monthly evaluations akin to Korean trainee systems. Loves different kinds of sweet and spicy sauces, strong, pungent preserved pastes and innards.
- ^ Jackson returns from episode 7, as such ends Wei Daxun's stint as host. Each chef's parting gift is a postcard with each chef's offer to cook him a meal, a lifetime free dining pass from He Jiong, and the main plaque from the cooking area of the filming set, along with his own apron.
- ^ At the end of Season 5, both He Jiong and Jackson both predicted their first guests on postcards sealed in a wax-sealed envelopes. The reveal was delayed. Both correctly picked Bai Jingting and Jing Boran, but on a tie-breaker to predict the other person's predictions, only Jackson correctly predicted He Jiong would pick Bai Jingting.
- ^ Actor, former pianist and hip-hop songwriter from Huairou District of Beijing of Manchurian descent. Although he still lives with his family, he has to rent an apartment closer to the city. He is also the celebrity spokesperson for Mei Yi Tian Milk range, the new naming sponsor for the show on season 6. Loves hotpot with different types of sauces, but also loves to eat healthily.
- ^ Actor/Singer from Liaoning, known to be very fashionable and has a dedicated non-alcoholic drinks fridge with fancy packaging. Dislikes light to the point that his house is full of dark lightings. His house has the same interior design as He Jiong's and designed by the same designer that made Bai Jingting's house, but with very different styles. Unlike Guo Jingting, his glassware collection is mostly for coffee mugs and teacups.
- ^ Singer/Actress from Jiangsu. As of 23 June 2020, a former member of Rocket Girls 101, and is the only remaining member of CH2, making her a solo artist after disbandment. She enjoys being a host because the cue cards would give her spoilers and instructions ahead of time.