The 7th season of China's "Billion Dollar Riding the Wind and Waves" program officially opened with the first two live stage broadcasts on the evening of April 3-4.
After two nights of performances with solo performances by the contestants, the score ranking caused controversy on social networks.
Surprisingly, on April 5, actor Wu Jing liked a post suspecting that "Sisters Who Make Waves 2026" had unfair exam rules.
This post argues that contestant Ha Tuyen Lam had a good performance on the first stage but ranked near the bottom (ranked 31/32), using quite harsh words like "MangoTV (Hunan TV) is really too bad", implying that the program has "vague" in voting.
The action of "liking" Ngo Kinh's article was quickly discovered, although he later canceled it, the screenshot quickly spread widely online.
The incident caused mixed controversy. A part of the audience believes that Ngo Kinh may just accidentally surfed the news online, and immediately corrected it after discovering it. Some people even said that the male actor's left thumb was once injured while filming, affecting the touch operation.
Besides, other opinions speculate that Wu Jing "liked" the post criticizing the program because he agreed with the above opinion.
His wife - MC Ta Nam - also participated in "Sisters Who Make Waves" this season. Before the program took place, Ngo Kinh once shared a video supporting his wife and included the status line: "My son and I have bought snacks, put up chairs and are ready!
According to Chinese media, the central figure of the controversy - actress Ha Tuyen Lam - has a rather special background. She is not only a PhD at the Beijing Film Academy but also a lecturer in acting for Meng Ziyi.
In the first stage, she sang and danced well but only received 332 votes, ranking near the bottom, causing many viewers to be upset about the results. Wu Jing's like, according to some people, is a sympathetic attitude towards the general dissatisfaction of viewers.
Currently, the program has not yet given an official response to the suspicion of "fraud"; and Wu Jing has not spoken out to explain his actions, so the real motive is still a mystery.
Whether Ngo Kinh "accidentally" or "expressed his opinion", this incident has put the program's voting mechanism under public pressure once again. And how far Ta Nam can go in the program will certainly be of interest to the audience.
On the afternoon of April 5th, amidst the wave of controversy, Ngo Kinh still shared Ta Nam's post about the first stage of the program "Sisters Who Make Waves" and praised his wife: "So cool! Ta Nam, just be yourself, there will always be a light shining for you!".
In the first round, Ta Nam ranked 12th overall among the contestants, with 426 points. According to most viewers, Ta Nam is a MC, so this is a pretty good score when she tries her hand at singing and performing.
After finishing the first stage, Ta Nam posted a song sharing his feelings: "I can still feel my heart pounding. Thank you everyone for recognizing my first performance.
She frankly said that the first time standing on stage as a "singer", she was both stressed and confused: "The feeling of nervousness when I first went to the competition 20 years ago suddenly returned clearly".
