Reception to the new season has been impressive. The first episode garnered more than 25 million views on iQiyi, one of the biggest online streaming platforms in China.
According to Zhao Wenzhu, the producer of Give Me Five, the primary audience of the show comprises college students and women aged under 30.
In the first episode, the five stars visit Manzhouli, the largest land port on the China-Russia border and learn how to work as firefighters for a day. In the second episode, the stars travel to a small town named Shigu in Lijiang, Yunnan province. Here, they cross the Jinsha River, a place with historical value - the Red Army crossed this water body in May 1935 before successfully breaking through enemy lines.
"One of the most memorable moments was meeting a local villager from Shigu town whose mother helped a Red Army soldier before the army crossed the Jinsha River," says Wang Junkai, 18, a member of the popular Chinese boy group TFBoys.
On May 10, the five stars of the show appeared at Sichuan University of Media and Communication where they filmed another episode of Give Me Five, drawing thousands of fans to the venue.
