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This variety show pairs up new Chinese singers with popular and well-established Chinese singers that have been singing for years to bring you a new version of classic award-winning songs. At the same time, they will compete with their performance. (MDL-2019)
Best Competition Show I've watched. It is not rigged, the talent is immeasurable, the songs are divine, the chemistry and friendship between all participants is **chef's kiss**
The good thing about this show is that the participants are all established singers, so there is no desperate feelings of having to win. All of them are in the show to learn and to have fun.
There are a couple of new singers that didn't really need any improvement and were more like veterans, so in that sense, the competition was not equal. You can't really compare the likes of Zhou Shen and Ayunga to Xiao Zhan and Jiang Yi Qiao. The first two exude confidence in their field; the second pair was shyer and with less experience/confidence and in spite of being very talented and having an amazing voice, they were still obviously new.
Group A is like the artistic group that wants to experience new genres and styles, Group B was more close-minded.
The last 2 episodes are not subbed, sadly, and my understanding of Chinese is null, but I still enjoyed every minute of it, since they are only eating, performing amazing songs and just having fun. Even the MC (Lin Hai) was a sweetheart, I dare people who watch this show to not love every single one of them by the final episode.
SPOILERS BELOW:
- Fei Yu Ching + Timmy Xu Duo: I think anyone with a deep voice would have done great with FYC. His voice is so fitting for Chinese songs and I loved all his performances, whether it was with TX or Ayunga. To me he was the winner, this Buddah-like old man. He was truly there in the show to enjoy his last days before retiring. I've never heard anything from this singer before and I am sad he retired.
- Zhou Shen + Hacken Duo: this was obviously the winner from the very first time they performed (blindly nonetheless!) I mean, a couple of people cried because of their performance for God's sake. They complimented each other so well, the higher voice of ZS + the deeper voice of Hacken. My favorite song was the one from the Return of the Condor heroes... WOW
- Luo Qi + Xiao Gui Duo: this is the only pair where the younger singer seemed the most veteran, only because this young guy exudes such a confidence! And the veteran even cries once O_O and was obviously more nervous. He was full of ideas and really just enjoys music, but to me he was my least favorite only because I am not a fan of rap. But he is certainly very talented and was born to be on stage... a real performer!
- Richie Ren + Liu Yu Ning: how sweet was that LYN wanted to be with Richie from the moment he knew RR was on the show? And they get paired till the end. Vocally speaking, Richie was the least talented, but he performed so well and has such a charm. Very outgoing and truly like a father to LYN. Honestly speaking, I think they deserved to pass the next round instead of Emil-ge + Yi Qiao.
- Ayunga + Tanya: they were like the Queen and King of the prom, winners from the beginning. Heavenly voices. Too bad she was in only a couple of episodes, but I still loved Ayunga + FYC and to me they were the real winners. One of the reasons I wanted to watch this show was to get to know more about Ayunga and I wasn't disappointed. A handsome gentleman with such a talent.
- Xiao Zhan + Na-jie: thank you XZ for make me your fan and make me watch this awesome show. In spite of being his fan and loving his voice and everything about him, I knew from the beginning that he was no match to ZS nor Ayunga. And although I loved the chemistry between him and Na-jie and I love he worked with someone he is fan of, I think he was better with Angela Chang. Na-jie didn't really challenge XZ like he deserved. In my opinion, he shined with Angela both in Faded and Ho-hi-yian. The songs selected with Na-jie were MEH.
- Wakin Emil + Yi Qiao: I really liked their relationship of mentor + apprendice but I think Emil-ge didn't challenge YQ like she deserved. She had the potential but could not shine with the songs they performed (except the 1st (?) one, the one from an old movie). Although I started to listen to Emil-ge after this show and liking his songs, I think their performances were lacking the WOW factor.
- Mimi + Christopher Wong: unfortunately they just didn't click from the very beginning; they got together only because they had to so their performances weren't that memorable (except for that one that was more lively). Christopher Wong, just like Na-jie and Emil-ge, was also very close-minded and all 3 of them were like afraid of perform something different from what they are used to.
Thank you Our Song for introducing me to beautiful traditional Chinese songs; I am going to miss all of them.
**My rating: 10/10**
Best Competition Show I've watched. It is not rigged, the talent is immeasurable, the songs are divine, the chemistry and friendship between all participants is **chef's kiss**
The good thing about this show is that the participants are all established singers, so there is no desperate feelings of having to win. All of them are in the show to learn and to have fun.
There are a couple of new singers that didn't really need any improvement and were more like veterans, so in that sense, the competition was not equal. You can't really compare the likes of Zhou Shen and Ayunga to Xiao Zhan and Jiang Yi Qiao. The first two exude confidence in their field; the second pair was shyer and with less experience/confidence and in spite of being very talented and having an amazing voice, they were still obviously new.
Group A is like the artistic group that wants to experience new genres and styles, Group B was more close-minded.
The last 2 episodes are not subbed, sadly, and my understanding of Chinese is null, but I still enjoyed every minute of it, since they are only eating, performing amazing songs and just having fun. Even the MC (Lin Hai) was a sweetheart, I dare people who watch this show to not love every single one of them by the final episode.
SPOILERS BELOW:
- Fei Yu Ching + Timmy Xu Duo: I think anyone with a deep voice would have done great with FYC. His voice is so fitting for Chinese songs and I loved all his performances, whether it was with TX or Ayunga. To me he was the winner, this Buddah-like old man. He was truly there in the show to enjoy his last days before retiring. I've never heard anything from this singer before and I am sad he retired.
- Zhou Shen + Hacken Duo: this was obviously the winner from the very first time they performed (blindly nonetheless!) I mean, a couple of people cried because of their performance for God's sake. They complimented each other so well, the higher voice of ZS + the deeper voice of Hacken. My favorite song was the one from the Return of the Condor heroes... WOW
- Luo Qi + Xiao Gui Duo: this is the only pair where the younger singer seemed the most veteran, only because this young guy exudes such a confidence! And the veteran even cries once O_O and was obviously more nervous. He was full of ideas and really just enjoys music, but to me he was my least favorite only because I am not a fan of rap. But he is certainly very talented and was born to be on stage... a real performer!
- Richie Ren + Liu Yu Ning: how sweet was that LYN wanted to be with Richie from the moment he knew RR was on the show? And they get paired till the end. Vocally speaking, Richie was the least talented, but he performed so well and has such a charm. Very outgoing and truly like a father to LYN. Honestly speaking, I think they deserved to pass the next round instead of Emil-ge + Yi Qiao.
- Ayunga + Tanya: they were like the Queen and King of the prom, winners from the beginning. Heavenly voices. Too bad she was in only a couple of episodes, but I still loved Ayunga + FYC and to me they were the real winners. One of the reasons I wanted to watch this show was to get to know more about Ayunga and I wasn't disappointed. A handsome gentleman with such a talent.
- Xiao Zhan + Na-jie: thank you XZ for make me your fan and make me watch this awesome show. In spite of being his fan and loving his voice and everything about him, I knew from the beginning that he was no match to ZS nor Ayunga. And although I loved the chemistry between him and Na-jie and I love he worked with someone he is fan of, I think he was better with Angela Chang. Na-jie didn't really challenge XZ like he deserved. In my opinion, he shined with Angela both in Faded and Ho-hi-yian. The songs selected with Na-jie were MEH.
- Wakin Emil + Yi Qiao: I really liked their relationship of mentor + apprendice but I think Emil-ge didn't challenge YQ like she deserved. She had the potential but could not shine with the songs they performed (except the 1st (?) one, the one from an old movie). Although I started to listen to Emil-ge after this show and liking his songs, I think their performances were lacking the WOW factor.
- Mimi + Christopher Wong: unfortunately they just didn't click from the very beginning; they got together only because they had to so their performances weren't that memorable (except for that one that was more lively). Christopher Wong, just like Na-jie and Emil-ge, was also very close-minded and all 3 of them were like afraid of perform something different from what they are used to.
Thank you Our Song for introducing me to beautiful traditional Chinese songs; I am going to miss all of them.
**My rating: 10/10**
