Exclusive observation｜|The most fierce new variety "We Are Divorced" is on fire. How reproducible is the divorce variety show that reveals the cruel truth?

The collision of divorce narrative and variety show type has inspired the magical power of "divorce" as a topic of Shura field. How can divorce variety show not fall into conventional wisdom?

Article｜Yu Riqing

Han Zong's "We Are Divorced", which was broadcast in November, has recently set off an upsurge of viewing and discussion in Asian countries. And when the production information was revealed in September, this new variety show was not favored. Divorce was originally a place where there was blood everywhere. How do the two who hurt each other face each other after divorce? Will "divorce" eventually fall into the cliche of "remarriage"? Although

has faced many controversies, after a few short periods of time, the wind reviews have greatly changed. Currently, its highest ratings in South Korea have reached 14.7%, making it easy to rank as the ratings champion. In China, the airborne hot search on the first day of the program's launch, the current reading volume of this topic has reached 1.2 billion, and the discussion has reached 120,000. After the popularity of the sweet love observation variety show has swept across, is the observation variety show going to the other side of marriage-divorce and breakup? How did

change from lightning protection to high-score word-of-mouth

divorce variety show?

Judging from the program mode, the structure of "We Are Divorced" is actually very simple, almost the same as traditional observation variety shows: two divorced couples form a guest lineup; fixed MC + guests + psychologists to form an observation group; two independent buildings The small house creates a two-person world for the guests; the reunion and the mode of getting along with divorced couples become the observation content. Z5z

Shuangsong, which has a high voice, did not finally merge in the show. From the lineup, this show is even relatively weak. Generally, there are at least three groups of guests in the observation variety show, while "We Are Divorced" has only two groups of guests. In the selection of guests, the program group did not choose a very topical celebrity couple. For this kind of negative sensitive subject matter, most well-known artists will try to avoid participating in order to avoid suspicion of hype. The differences in age and background between the two groups of guests are also relatively large. The first group of divorced couples are Lee Young Ha and Sun Yu Eun Sook, both of whom are nearly sixty years old. They are Korean national actors. They have been married for 26 years and have two children and have been divorced for 13 years. The other group of guests is a pair. Young couple, they have been married for five years and divorced for seven months. The man is a 30-year-old professional youtuber Cui Fangui, and the woman is a 28-year-old beauty blogger Liu Zisu. The guests of

as MC are Shen Dongye and Kim Won-hee. This time they are working together again after 13 years. Observing guest Zheng Jiaen also has divorce experience. Psychological expert Liang Zaizhen can provide some psychological knowledge.

, however, is such a controversial, topic-sensitive, and traditional variety show, but it did not fall into the stereotypes as expected. After the ratings reached the top, the word-of-mouth gradually increased, and the popularity and discussion volume remained high. . The more sensitive the topic

is, the more it needs to be presented in a simple program mode. is just a divorced couple getting together to live together again. It is already worth seeing without the need for overly complicated settings. It uses a minimalist program mode and a cool and restrained perspective to show the relationship between divorced couples. , Neutralizing the strong conflict of the divorce subject itself, makes the whole program have a direct but real sense of substitution.

At the same time, although the core guests of show only two couples, the whole show has laid out a very rich picture of the characters. For example, the children of Li Yinghe and Xianyu Eunsuk, Xianyu Eunsook in the interview on the program compared to the pain caused by divorce, a word from her son made her mind for 13 years. Another example is the dissatisfaction and even abuse of the man's father in the second couple with the young daughter-in-law, which caused the male guest's embarrassment and choice between the elderly father and wife.

and the details captured by the language of the show's lens are very contagious. For example, Xian Yu Yinshu met with a stylist, Cui Fangui slapped Liu Zisu's hair, etc., carefully portraying this intimate and unfamiliar subtle relationship. The narrative rhythm of the program also naturally brings out the relevant characters and stories, and the overall appearance is full and not boring. also allows the audience to slowly see the rift between the couple and the contradiction between the two families in the gradual process. Z5z

shows ambiguous tonality, second injury to guests

misfit and creation difficulties cannot be ignored

In a social background where divorce has become a high probability event, content creation about divorce is becoming more and more abundant, divorce image and divorce plot are created in film China has become very common.From "The Temptation of Wife" to "The World of Husband and Wife", the narrative description of divorce has not escaped the entanglement of rich revenge. Urban domestic dramas have also stylized and homogenized the creation of divorce plots that are short and stubborn.

The collision of the divorce narrative and the variety show once again inspired the magical power of "divorce" as a topic in the Shura field. The domestic marriage and love mediation program "Love Defense" and "Gold Medal Mediation" are already well known by the audience. It is reported that Li Guoyong, the director of the variety show at the time, was inspired by the domestic mediation show "War of Marriage" and decided to make this divorce variety show, but "We Divorced" has made a fresher exploration of the variety show of intimate relationship observation. After

"We Are Divorced" caused a lot of discussion in China, some netizens soon asked whether the subject could be introduced into the country, and some netizens even made up the guest lineup. In fact, drama series can be directly displayed by artistic means, and variety shows, especially reality show and observation variety shows, are between reality and art, reality and fiction. does face a lot of natural incompatibility in the process of integrating into the variety show for such intimate and sensitive topics as divorce.

netizens brain supplement the domestic divorce theme variety show lineup (picture source: Zhihu)

first is the star guest issue mentioned in the previous article. The divorce variety show is suspected of attracting eyeballs and hype topics, which is unavoidable. Therefore, many well-known artists are naturally unwilling to participate in such variety shows, and it is difficult to use the idea of ​​artist drainage in divorce variety shows. Some couples who divorced due to derailment, domestic violence, and other reasons are even unable to pass the review.

Therefore, the high probability of divorce variety show can only be followed by amateur guests or marginal Internet celebrities. For amateur guests, it takes time for the audience to enter the context again, and it is easy to repeat the mediation mode of "male and female doubles". Edge celebrities may make the show more likely to fall into the criticism of white variety shows or hype variety shows.

Secondly, the second injury to the guests should also be a divorce variety show that cannot be ignored. in "We Are Divorced" can clearly feel that Xian Yu Yinshu still has hope for their marriage, and Li Yinhe's indifference and alienation make Xian Yu Yinshu very lonely. In fact, it takes a lot of courage for lovers who hurt and separate to live together again. When Xian Yu Yinshu said with tears, "Doesn’t it feel like a pity for time?" It is reflection, moving or empathy for the audience. For the person involved, uncovering the scars of the past is a real secondary injury.

Finally, "We Are Divorced" is still on the air, and the follow-up direction of the program is still unclear. A young couple of guests showed a lot of pink bubbles in the show, and the voice of being asked to reconcile is very high. But is the ending of the divorce variety show the remarriage? The happy ending will inevitably make the format of the show fall into cliche and become "We Remarried". Although "We're Divorced" is quite refined from the perspective of perception, , but where is the tonality of the divorce variety show? How to find a suitable place for the show may be a question that needs to be considered in the future.

Currently, Tencent Video has reported that it is planning the first breakup category "Unfinished Love" in China, and it is planned to invite Cai Kangyong and Yi Nengjing. But breaking up is not the same as divorce after all. The audience is wider and the topic may not be too heavy. It is estimated that this program may continue the current domestic love observation variety show, with amateur guests and celebrity observers as the main model, and sparking discussions on breakup topics that young people pay attention to. Overall, it is very operational.

Conclusion

Compared with love and marriage, divorce is obviously more impactful and more topical. Last night, the news of Wang Lixin's divorce broke out and quickly topped the hot search list. Today, it was quickly overwhelmed by the divorce rumors of Zhang Danfeng and Hong Xin. A large number of derivative topics are still entrenched in Weibo, and netizens are always digging for details and finding evidence. The rumors of domestic violence and derailment have caused the parties to refute the rumors many times.

Happy families are always similar, and unfortunately each has its own misfortune, and behind this misfortune are often complicated and unspeakable details and emotions. ’s pursuit of the misfortune of others is human nature. Although these topics are gradually approaching the Rashomon behind the divorce, it is difficult to reveal the truth and reality of married life, and most of them are reduced to lace under the joking of netizens. News will only aggravate the pain of emotional tearing in the married life of modern people.

At the end of the first episode of "We Are Divorced", guest psychologist Liang Zaizhen "Washington Medical University ranks the stress that people experience throughout their lives. The first is the death of a spouse, the second is divorce, and the seventh is Marriage, the ninth place is to reconcile with the spouse". Four of the top ten pressures that a person bears in his life are related to marriage. This is also the most important practical significance of paying attention to divorce groups.

The high divorce rate has become a social topic that cannot be ignored. Whether it is used as an invisible care for the real society or to capture the empathy of the audience, the introduction of divorce in the variety show field is a very good exploration and experiment, both expanding In addition to the appeal and dramatic tension of variety shows, it also caters to the real needs of the people of the times.

is actually a discussion of social topics, we should understand that divorce is just a form of married life, and it should not be stigmatized. The high divorce rate has become a reality. Divorce and the derivative issues after divorce are more worthy of discussion. How should the opposite sex get along after the close relationship? How do couples maintain a healthy relationship with their children after divorce? These issues may be more worthy of attention.

When the divorce variety show is no longer constrained to one place and everywhere, but to focus on broader and deeper social care and humanistic care, it may be possible to avoid falling into stereotypes.