Replicating k-pop

Chinese TV stations are importing South Korean program formats to viewers' delight, but limits on the number of foreign shows suggests joint productions will become the new trend. Han Bingbin reports.

The second season of Running Man - the most popular reality TV show in China last year - was forced to reschedule a recent shoot in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, after thousands of fans clogged the International Financial Center's shopping mall.

The droves came because seven celebrities were scheduled to compete in a "name-tag ripping race"-the show's final and most popular game.