Male counterpart to 《乘风破浪的姐姐》, same Mango TV team. 30+ male artists (often with acting, rock, hip-hop or cantopop backgrounds) compete to form a boy group — season 1 featured 陈小春, 谢天华, 谢霆锋, 林志炫, GAI.
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Title is the chengyu 披荆斩棘 — from 《后汉书·冯异传》, where Emperor Guangwu praises general 冯异 for 'cutting through thistles and thorns' to clear the way west. Used here for older men hacking a path back into the spotlight.
