In 2024, singer Tung Duong shared that he received an invitation to a music reality show (an Anh Trai show), but Tung Duong refused because he had many personal plans.
Many artists rose to fame after participating in the two shows Anh trai say hi and Call Me by Fire. In 2024, the two shows Anh trai were more successful than expected, considered a springboard to help many artists rekindle their names, many young artists rose to become new stars.
The explosion of the 2 Brother shows also strongly influenced the music viewing and listening market and the performance market in 2024. Many artists who worked alone and independently (not participating in reality TV) when launching their products were "defeated" by the performances in the 2 Brother shows.
When the 2 shows Anh Trai "made waves", many viewers felt sorry for Tung Duong. However, up to now, Tung Duong has a hit song "Tai Sinh" that has made waves on all social networking platforms, is on the top trending YouTube, is widely shared, integrated into videos, and has achieved high discussion.
After refusing the show Anh Trai, Tung Duong focused on his personal products. He released the album Multiverse with 13 passionate songs about the journey of self-discovery. The hit song Tai Sinh is one of the songs in the album Multiverse. The album received praise from experts for its ideas and quality, reflecting Tung Duong's unique musical personality.
In addition to the Multiverse album, Tung Duong also organized his own live show Nguoi dan ong hat in November 2023 with a lot of effort and investment. The song "Tai sinh" continued to be performed at this live show, the live version of "Tai sinh" also immediately caused a storm, reaching 7 views on the YouTube platform.
Sharing with Lao Dong reporter, Tung Duong said: “I am really surprised by the spread of the song Tai Sinh. I have had many hits before. But I have never seen a hit that is viewed and listened to as widely as Tai Sinh. Wherever I go, on any social networking site, I hear Tai Sinh. Perhaps, everyone finds their own story in Tai Sinh. Tang Duy Tan composed this song with a message about love. But I think Tai Sinh can be understood in many ways, each person will have a different definition of “rebirth”. The audience - everyone wants to be “reborn”, hopes to be “reborn”, or is going through the feeling of being “reborn”... The song is listened to so much that even Tang Duy Tan and I did not expect it. We sincerely thank the audience near and far who have listened to the song, loved it and welcomed it.”
Regarding achieving personal marks, having million-view hits, despite refusing the show Anh Trai, not having support from reality TV, Tung Duong said, “Both Anh Trai shows were very successful, the artists participating in those two shows were also very hard-working, talented, and dedicated. I think the biggest difference between us is just choice. At that time, I had too many unfinished personal plans. If at another more suitable time, maybe I would have also participated in the show Anh Trai to test myself. In any job, any field, when we work hard, enthusiastically, and persistently with the set goals, we will definitely be rewarded with worthy results”.
Despite not having support from reality TV after refusing to participate in the show Anh Trai, both Tung Duong and Truc Nhan made efforts with their personal music products and made their own mark in 2024.
Meanwhile, many artists after leaving Anh trai say hi and Call Me by Fire got caught up in noise and criticism when their personal products were criticized as disasters and plagiarism.
As Truc Nhan said, "The ultimate value of an artist must lie in his personal product, not reality TV."
