A bit of digging around on the microblogging platformWeibohas revealed that the second season of the Chinese hit reality TV showCall Me By Fireis currently in the works and will see newcomers in addition to return contestants. Of all the new faces on the show, 32-year-old Thai star Mike Angelo has excited Chinese netizens the most.
Both a reality TV show and a talent competition,Call Me By Firepitches established male celebrities against one another, with the winners forming a performance group. Not limited to singers and dancers, the contest welcomes entertainers of all sorts, including actors and martial artists.
A massive hit when it debuted last summer, the all-maleMango TVprogram is a follow-up to the all-female reality TV showSisters Who Make Waves, which aired itsthird seasonin May.
Angelo will appear alongside other famous faces such asWilber Pan, Richie Jen, Alec Su,Van Ness Wu, Zheng Jun, Alex To, Chang Chen-yue, Raymond Lam, Hawick Lau, Jordan Chan, Julian Cheung, and Nathan Scott Lee.
Angelo, a Chinese-Thai singer, actor, model, and dancer, was formerly a member of the band Golf-Mike. He has appeared in Thai dramas like Full House and Kiss Me as well as Chinese dramas such as Wu Xin: The Monster Killer, My Amazing Boyfriend 2, and Delicious Destiny.
In 2021, Angelo was cast in the Hollywood blockbuster The Misfits alongside Pierce Brosnan and Jamie Chung.
Netizens are hyped for his upcoming appearance onCall Me By Fire. A Weibo hashtag related to the news has accumulated almost 46 million views at the time of writing. Fans have also dropped adoring and supportive comments underneath photos and videos of the Thai star.
“I’m expecting brother [Angelo] to shine on the stage!”commenteda fan.
“He’s so handsome. I wish I were in the audience! My heart has already fallen for him,”wroteanother netizen.
Banking on the influence of celebrities who have been in the entertainment industry for over a decade, the show’s first season hit a nostalgic note with viewers and was a huge success.
While an official release date has yet to be announced for the second season, it is rumored to be released as early as August 2022.
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