Airing since 2003, Tao Quan is considered to have contributed to the fame of a series of veteran faces such as: People's Artist Quoc Khanh, People's Artist Cong Ly, People's Artist Xuan Bac, People's Artist Tu Long, Meritorious Artist Quang Thang, Meritorious Artist Chi Trung, artist Van Dung.... However, "old bamboo, new shoots grow", over the course of more than 20 years, one of the biggest pressures for the program's crew is the "blood change" of the cast. Starting from small roles such as extras, the young cast is gradually assigned to take on important positions in Thien Dinh.
First of all, we have to mention Tao Quan 2017, when the Jade Emperor (played by People's Artist Quoc Khanh) decided to dismiss Bac Dau (played by People's Artist Cong Ly) and Nam Tao (played by People's Artist Xuan Bac) to hand over to Do Duy Nam and Trung Ruoi.
The Taos' performance touched on a series of hot issues, including officials abusing their power and appointing their children too young and inexperienced. The two young actors Do Duy Nam - Trung Ruoi in the roles of Nam Tao - Bac Dau were the Jade Emperor's test to show the Taos the consequences of appointing the wrong people.
When the Jade Emperor revealed that this was just a test, the Taos breathed a sigh of relief. After that, Nam Tao and Bac Dau were returned to the two veteran actors.
The 2017 crew's experiment was considered smart as it both helped to add freshness to the program and gave the young cast a chance to showcase their talents.
Besides, faces like Dung Hon, Minh Tit... also left many impressions thanks to their humorous style when playing Thien Loi, deputy Thien Loi.
Until 2024, it is considered a turning point for Tao Quan, marking the "blood change" of the cast when a series of new actors appeared and many veteran actors were "absent". Do Duy Nam in the role of Nam Tao had quite a lot of acting when accompanying the Jade Emperor (Meritorious Artist Quoc Khanh) on a secret trip.
Meanwhile, in his 8th year participating in Tao Quan, young actor Trung Ruoi plays the role of an apartment manager. Over the years appearing in Tao Quan, Trung Ruoi has played many types of roles from an extra to the capricious Bac Dau...
Although they have not been able to overcome the "shadow" of the veteran cast who have been associated with Tao Quan, the efforts of the young actors cannot be denied. For young actors such as Do Duy Nam, Trung Ruoi, Dung Hon... playing Tao Quan is considered an honor throughout their career.
However, that also comes with pressure, as the audience is too familiar with the old faces and finds it difficult to accept change after 20 years. Do Duy Nam once confided that both he and Trung Ruoi were under a lot of pressure when taking on the roles of Nam Tao - Bac Dau in Tao Quan 2022 when the acting of actors like People's Artist Xuan Bac and People's Artist Cong Ly was so deeply ingrained in the audience's hearts.
2025 will be the second year that actress Thanh Huong appears in the Tao Quan program. Sharing with Lao Dong, the actress said that it is an honor that not everyone has.
Talking about the pressure when acting in Tao Quan, Thanh Huong shared: "I won't say there is pressure when acting in Tao Quan anymore because this is my second year performing. If there is pressure, I probably won't be able to do the role well and affect the group. Not to mention whether I do well, do well and get praise from the audience or not, but I think not affecting everyone, not deviating from everyone, to be able to accompany and produce a complete Tao Quan product is the most important thing."
