Audiences expect Tao Quan 2025 to heat up the spiritual dish that has somewhat "cooled down" on New Year's Eve in recent years.
For more than two decades, Meeting at the End of the Year (Tao Quan) has been an unmissable meeting point, a “farewell to the old, welcome to the new” laugh for many generations of audiences. However, that laughter has gradually diminished in recent years. Most recently, Tao Quan 2024 with a disjointed script and a renewed cast has not been able to meet the audience’s expectations.
This year, Tao Quan welcomes the return of veteran artists whose names are closely associated with the program. This is a positive signal to warm up the spiritual food for the coming Tet holiday. The audience is looking forward to an attractive script, summarizing a series of outstanding events in each field. In particular, the character played by People's Artist Tu Long will be the center of attention with the appeal of Anh trai traversing thousands of obstacles.
Veteran artists return
For a long time, personnel has always been a hot topic of debate in each Tao Quan season. Most audiences believe that the matter of "old bamboo, young bamboo" needs to be considered. In 2022, the duo Nam Tao and Bac Dau were led for the first time by two young actors Duy Nam and Ha Trung, replacing People's Artist Cong Ly and People's Artist Xuan Bac. In 2024, an unprecedented "blood change" took place in Tao Quan. However, these adjustments were not effective.
After a year of absence, veteran artists including People's Artist Tu Long, Meritorious Artist Quoc Khanh, Meritorious Artist Quang Thang, Meritorious Artist Chi Trung, and artist Van Dung will reunite with the audience in Tao Quan 2025. However, People's Artist Xuan Bac and People's Artist Cong Ly will not appear in this year's program. In addition, young actors such as Duy Nam, Ha Trung, Manh Dung, etc. will continue to accompany the Taos.
The mark of Tao Quan is not only the familiar faces, but also the format and content. The program focuses on reflecting social issues through a humorous and scathing lens. With the structure of Taos reporting to the Jade Emperor, the program has repeatedly innovated its approach through competitions, incognito missions, or television game shows.
According to the image posted by Meritorious Artist Chi Trung, Tao Quan 2025 organizes a contest called "The Road to Heaven" with Taos representing the four seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter.
In fact, the competition format has been used many times in Tao Quan such as "Hoa Tao" in 2009, "Tao Idol" in 2011 based on the music program Vietnam Idol, "Ai la tro ly" in 2015 based on the program Ai la trieu phu and "Tao da" in 2023. Therefore, the depth or blandness of Tao Quan 2025 depends on the choice of prominent issues, the way to catch the trend through the juggling of the artists.
In 2024, major events will take place in the political, economic, cultural and social fields. The fight against corruption, negativity and waste will continue to be promoted. Many major cases were tried in the past year, including those at Van Thinh Phat Group, Tan Hoang Minh... attracting public attention.
Last year, the historic storm Yagi and floods caused great damage to the northern provinces, but during these difficult days, many stories of sharing and brotherhood were spread.
The cultural and entertainment sectors exploded when the two programs Anh trai vu ngan cong gai and Anh trai “say hi” were broadcast along with an unprecedented series of concerts. Recently, sports made their mark with the 2024 ASEAN Cup championship of the Vietnamese men's football team.
In addition, some other viral events on social networks promise to be mentioned such as pickleball, the "canvas" lifestyle in charity, the scene of people rushing to buy gold... The treasure trove of diverse and rich materials, but Tao Quan 2025 also depends on how the crew processes and stages the program.
The thorns of Tao Quan
Over the years, the quality of Tao Quan has rapidly declined, viewers have been disappointed by the stereotyped staging, awkward comedy, and expected issues that are only mentioned in name, lacking depth. For many viewers, seeing the veteran artists is the reason they continue to accompany the program.
"Audiences love Tao Quan because of the comedians Tu Long, Xuan Bac, Chi Trung, Van Dung, Quoc Khanh, Quang Thang, Cong Ly who juggle with each other, their witty and profound dialogues... not because they watch bland comedy. So the show feels a bit lost without one of them, let alone without two," the audience commented.
Tao Quan encountered difficulties when the veteran cast showed signs of fatigue, but the audience was still shocked when Tao Quan 2024 suddenly changed the veteran cast, leaving only Meritorious Artist Quoc Khanh in the role of Jade Emperor.
This year, Tao Quan renewed its production team when starting the new season. Tao Quan 2025 is produced by VTV3 crew, instead of VFC as in many years. The program is hosted by director, Meritorious Artist Bui Nhu Lai - Vice Principal of Hanoi Academy of Theatre and Cinema. However, the remaining positions are all familiar faces as the script is still written by Dinh Tien Dung, designer Duc Hung is in charge of costumes and singer Minh Quan participates in music production.
With a new production team, the problem of improving the program is still open. Previously, the Tao Quan crew had experimented and tried to innovate both the format and the cast. Through each season, there were points that the program was recognized, but there were times when it could not satisfy the audience. Witnessing Tao Quan's struggles over the years shows that it is not easy to innovate the highlight program of New Year's Eve.
For now, Tao Quan 2025 has the advantage of a huge amount of material this year and the return of veteran artists. Notable among the Tao cast is People's Artist Tu Long. The male artist has been all over social media since the show Anh trai vu ngan cong gai.
Through the images shared by Meritorious Artist and Designer Duc Hung from the first recording session, Meeting at the end of the year, At Ty spring, mentions the story of going on a storm, most likely the characters Khuong "lieu" (Duy Hung) and Chai (Long Vu) will also appear.
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