The second season of "Beautiful Sister Riding the Wind" received some criticism for being less appealing. This was mainly due to comparisons with highly successful shows like "Brother Overcoming a Thousand Obstacles." Even "Brother Overcoming a Thousand Obstacles" was criticized midway through. Naturally, the second season of "Beautiful Sister" failed to maintain the novelty of the first season.
Beautiful Sister Season 2 The lineup is younger and more evenly matched in terms of both ability and energy. The previous contestants were more reserved, with only Trang Phap daring enough to pole dance. Now, the contestants are doing fire dancing, net dancing, bamboo circus acts, aerial acrobatics… there's nothing they can't do. There are also significantly more contestants with songwriting and music production skills.
Tears of a beautiful woman
The show added two more beautiful women in season 1. It's unclear whether My Linh and Thu Phuong's entry as mentors will add more appeal to the show, but it's certainly a way to create something different. Surprisingly, the competition between these two "leading ladies" isn't very balanced. My Linh almost always wins, especially in the random challenges. In a recent episode, during the "spinning flower" challenge, when My Linh said "stop," the flower stopped spinning. The camera hidden inside the flower then pointed towards Linh – meaning she had the right to choose.
In spite of Thu Phuong She often wears black and seems to attract bad luck, but in return, she has extremely loyal juniors like Pham Quynh Anh, who always refuses to confront her. Then the two hugged, and tears fell. It was a bit cheesy, but that didn't make it any less touching.
Some argue that because there was some kind of conflict between a few contestants in season 1 that caused negative public opinion, the organizers emphasized from the beginning that the contestants should be friendly and sociable in season 2. However, another viewpoint suggests that this is precisely why this season has become bland. Regardless of the outcome, the feelings and expressions of the contestants should be respected. That's what reality television should be all about.
Regardless of whether the contestants received guidance from the program or not, the sweat and tears they shed were real. Bui Lan Huong was initially perceived as somewhat cold and reserved (and almost eliminated), but in episode 11, she cried profusely when she had to say goodbye to three teammates at once. She decided to give up her spot to her teammates, but it wasn't accepted. Those who had to leave mostly didn't cry; instead, they had to comfort those who remained. Maitinhvi only shed tears when Thu Phuong hugged her and "soothed" her with a song.
It seems that after the emotional shock of witnessing her teammates' departure, Bui Lan Huong's creativity was also activated. Not only did she become more open and closer to her fellow contestants, but Huong also delivered an outstanding performance in the segment "Gently Refusing." She set Ho Xuan Huong's poem to music in a folk style and sang it herself, earning high praise from My Linh. If the organizers had allowed Huong to leave in the previous episode, this performance would not have happened.
On Kieu Anh's team, Phuong Thanh also had the opportunity to sing Cai Luong (traditional Vietnamese opera) and share some heartfelt words, which heightened the nationalistic spirit in the studio. So, after "Brother," it was the turn of "Beautiful Sister" to skillfully incorporate traditional elements into seemingly unrelated pop songs, creating an interesting effect. However, it's quite possible that if traditional elements were incorporated into songs with broader emotional themes, such as praising the homeland or expressing family feelings, they would have a much stronger impact.
Headaches because of the law.
Just like in the UK, there's always a mix of performance episodes and episodes dedicated solely to selecting members, songs, and performance order, but Season 2 of "Beautiful Sister" has significantly more "evolved" procedures than Season 1. To fully understand these unpredictable rules, viewers not only need to watch all the episodes but also carefully follow each one. Even those involved are frustrated by the overly complicated and unpredictable rules. For example: "The 'Beautiful Sister' from Season 1 whose performance score exceeds the average score of the 5 performances in Performance 3 will receive 1 'Wind-Riding Flower'," or: "According to the rules of Performance 4, the team whose total performance score surpasses the milestone of the 'Beautiful Sister' from Season 1 in the same race means the challenge is successful. The whole team is safe." It's just overwhelming.
Reality, Beautiful woman riding the wind It still attracts a considerable audience, leading to spectacular achievements such as reaching Top 1 in viewership ratings on VTV for episodes 1 to 12 (excluding episode 8 which aired at a different time slot), which is comparable to, if not better than, "Brother". According to the organizers, albums 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 all topped iTunes charts. Songs like "Good Fortune", "Seeking Love", "I No Longer Write Love Songs", "Gently Refuse"... also achieved similar success.
But the tricky rules of the game serve to make the contestants reveal their tricks, adding excitement to the show. For example, Duong Hoang Yen (following MisThy's advice) pretended not to accept Toc Tien's offer to join her team, even though she really wanted to. This was because the rules allowed the opposing team to steal a member. As a result, Kieu Anh, who was about to run and hug Yen thinking she would join her, suddenly stopped, and asked advisor Xuan Nghi to intervene in time… Surely, after the initial headache, the contestants will find the challenging rules interesting and exciting. Only some viewers might become impatient and discouraged.
Hau Hoang generally maintained a relaxed attitude after being eliminated. As she confessed, knowing her limitations, she had to say goodbye to her dream of becoming a singer, but then she was invited to participate by the "Beautiful Sister" show. Her childhood dream came true. Xuan Nghi also broke free from her image as a child singer thanks to the program. However, she showed that she hadn't wasted her time by honing a range of skills, making herself a rare talent in the program.
The program's invitation of individuals with outstanding achievements in other fields is also an interesting way to honor them. For example, without the "Beautiful Sister" show, many viewers wouldn't know about Chau Tuyet Van, even though she is a prominent Taekwondo record holder. Besides being admired for her martial arts skills, Van unexpectedly "gained" recognition and love from the audience thanks to her stage presence.
The inclusion of two former Season 1 beauties, My Linh and Thu Phuong, to lead the younger generation may or may not increase the show's appeal, but it's certainly a way to create something different. Surprisingly, the competition between the two "leading ladies" isn't very evenly matched. My Linh almost always wins, especially in the games of chance.
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