When Call Me by Fire held 2 explosive concert nights, many audiences mentioned the "sweet fruit" for Sister Who Makes Wave. With Say Hi Brother, they also held 4 consecutive concerts, attracting tens of thousands of audiences each show.
In season 1, Sister Who Makes Wave had many impressive performances, reaching millions of views on YouTube and gathering famous stars.
The show did not have a concert after its conclusion due to many objective and subjective reasons. That made the audience expect Sister season 2 to be able to organize a large-scale performance.
However, looking back at the journey of season 2, Sister Who Makes Wave is unlikely to end up with a grand concert like the show Call Me by Fire had.
After 3 performances, the program has not created a widespread effect. Up to now, only 3/23 performances in the performances have reached over 1 million views, of which "If I Were You" has the highest achievement of entering the top 10 YouTube Trending.
That number is quite modest compared to Call Me by Fire, whose "Drum Rice" stage caused a fever, reaching #1 on YouTube Trending right after its first performance.
In terms of music, the professional quality of Sister Who Makes Wave season 2 has not found a touch point with the audience.
The songs are mainly listened to a lot because the original song is famous, the repeat listening is not high and the ability to climb the rankings is almost non-existent.
Audiences commented that even performances with unique styles such as "June Rain" inspired by anime (Japanese animation) or "Because of Love, I Jump In" with a fantasy color, "September Flower" with a fairy concept, the musical material was still bland, making the audio not match the visual.
That's why songs that are familiar to the audience "dressed in new clothes" receive mixed opinions, some people say they forgot the original, or don't recognize the original song.
Looking back at the more than 20 remixed songs, it can be seen that most of them are pop songs, familiar to Gen Z or 9X audiences, with few songs that have stood the test of time.
Therefore, the program also loses its original spirit of connecting the past and present, serving many generations of audiences.
The fact that music director Hua Kim Tuyen continuously included her own compositions in the performance also made the show's musical color lack diversity, with few "national" songs that are decades old.
Every performance, the winner or loser is decided by the studio audience, causing controversy. The impressive acts sometimes come second to last, or a team wins because of many members with high public recognition.
Not to mention, after nearly 2 months on air, the "Sister" cast does not have a solid community of fans in general and in particular.
Because to organize a concert, two factors are needed: the program must have a large audience and each individual must have their own fan community.
Except for some famous singers like Minh Hang, Toc Tien or young stars with many fans like MisThy, Gil Le, the remaining "Sisters" have few "hardcore" fans who can support them long-term and spend money on promotional activities.
There are still 2 more shows and the finale for Sister Who Makes Wave to win over the audience. But to get the audience to pay for the concert, above all, the quality of the music and stage must be truly commensurate.
