After the opening performance with the medley My Childhood Homeland – If You Love Me, Tuan Hung surpassed Tu Long and Bang Kieu to achieve the highest individual score in the Legendary Talents group. In the early rounds, Tuan Hung was also always in the top in terms of individual firepower.
However, in episode 11 aired on September 21, the audience was surprised when Tuan Hung sat silently waiting from the beginning to the end of the show and was not chosen by any team captain.
In the program, when talking with Cuong Seven, Tuan Hung said that he felt quite offended by putting himself in a situation where he was waiting for someone else to choose in this way.
Tuan Hung - the word "talented" made a strong impression with his handsome appearance, achieved the highest individual score in the Legendary Talent group, but now lost to People's Artist Tu Long in the final rounds.
From a "talented" actor appearing with a somewhat out-of-sync song in the opening performance, People's Artist Tu Long has become a prominent name in the show Brother Who Overcomes Thousands Of Thorns, continuously achieving high personal firepower scores, surpassing 7X talents such as Bang Kieu and Tuan Hung.
Watching Brother Who Overcomes Thousands Of Thorns, one can see the great influence of People's Artist Tu Long on this program. In sideline interviews, the generation of young artists such as Soobin Hoang Son, Kay Tran, Cuong Seven, Duy Khanh, Bui Cong Nam always gave special praise to People's Artist Tu Long.
When the team of Bui Cong Nam, Duy Khanh, Thanh Duy were confused, not knowing how to handle the two songs "Winter Coat - Return", it was Tu Long who evoked the heroic atmosphere of "Winter Coat" in the historical context of the country in the years 1945-1946.
Sharing after this performance, from Thanh Duy to Duy Khanh, Bui Cong Nam all sent special thanks to People's Artist Tu Long because his suggested ideas helped them have an explosive performance night.
Tu Long is always mentioned for his ability to inspire, his respect for traditional culture and folk music has created a great influence on the young generation of artists.
In behind-the-scenes stories, Tu Long also shows his own influence. In the video sharing Bui Cong Nam and Duy Khanh's dance practice, when Duy Khanh fell and broke his finger, Bui Cong Nam said, "I was scared and had to run to find Tu Long to ask him to help Khanh."
Thien Minh said in another video that Thanh Duy had loved People's Artist Tu Long since before joining Brother Who Overcomes Thousands Of Thorns. Thanh Duy gave Tu Long a pillow with a picture of his wife and children printed on it, making Tu Long cry with emotion.
Most recently, Jun Pham, Thien Minh, and Bui Cong Nam filmed a humorous behind-the-scenes scene. When asked a funny question with the main idea, “If you were to choose a man in Brother Who Overcomes Thousands Of Thorns to marry, who would you choose?”, Jun Pham chose People's Artist Tu Long.
Thien Minh joked, "If I marry Tu Long, I will have to be his second wife, because Thanh Duy is always number one, he is Long's first wife", Jun Pham smiled and said: "Even so, I am willing".
Seeing that he participated in Brother Who Overcomes Thousands Of Thorns, Tu Long was very popular with the young artists. Even people of the same age as Bang Kieu always had words of respect for Tu Long.
Many videos of Tu Long and Tuan Hung “sulking” were also shared behind the scenes. Tu Long and his colleagues called Tuan Hung “the sulking saint”. Tuan Hung came to practice late, when he heard Tu Long’s comments, he said, or was scolded by Tu Long, that Tu Long often spoke loudly...
After episode 11, Tuan Hung wrote on his personal page some thoughts, he admitted that he is a person with a strong personality and a big ego, so when participating in a program that requires teamwork and teamwork like Brother Who Overcomes Thousands Of Thorns, Tuan Hung encountered difficulties.
Episode 11 can be seen as an answer to Tuan Hung's strong personality. Because before that, there were also young singers when sharing about Tuan Hung saying, "Mr. Hung has a very strong personality...".
