On the evening of February 9 (ie the 30th of Tet), Apple Army 2024 aired in the excitement of millions of Vietnamese viewers. This year, the program innovates in format. Specifically, instead of the Kitchen Gods reporting, most of the context is the journey on earth of the Jade Emperor and Nam Tao.
In addition, many old artists such as Chi Trung, Xuan Bac, Van Dung, Tu Long, Quang Thang were absent, replaced by artists: Ba Anh, Tu Oanh, Quoc Quan, Thanh Huong. Former artists participating in the program include Quoc Khanh, Do Duy Nam, and Trung Ruoi.
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Although considered a national play, this year’s Kitchen God received a lot of “criticism” from netizens. Many people consider the Tao Quan 2024 scenario to be too light. The program was criticized for lacking highlights and the laughter it brought was not refreshing.
According to some opinions, the script focuses too much on real estate issues through Ngoc Hoang and Nam Tao’s journey to see the house, while prominent issues in other fields can be pushed to create popularity. The bitter laugh was passed over. Many netizens expressed that this year’s show is just a comedy that no longer has the Kitchen God character.
“The feeling about Kitchen God this year is as follows: It took too much time in the livestream, 23 minutes but the message was not conveyed clearly. The next hour mainly reflected on mini-apartments and real estate, with a few interludes about street jacking, price gouging,…
The Kitchen Gods’ acting space is not much and consists of reciting lines in the last 25 minutes. The ending was bland and did not introduce the actors like other years,” a netizen named BHPN shared.
“This year the script is a bit boring. There are many hot and shocking events in 2023, but perhaps they are all events that are difficult to analyze in depth like previous years, so watching them is not enough at all. It’s a bit sad,” a netizen named TC wrote.
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The performances of the new artists of Tao Quan 2024 have not convinced the majority of the audience. “This year the new Apples are so boring, still far behind the old Apples, luckily the Jade Emperor came down to save the world”, “I also want to accept the new lineup and they also try very hard but they Doesn’t make me want to watch it again,” commented some netizens.
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In addition to content, Tao Quan also lost points for cramming ads. In just the first hour, there were at least 4 times Ngoc Hoang and Do Duy Nam had PR lines planted.
Specifically, these two characters clearly read advertisements for a type of fish sauce, a taxi calling application, an instant noodle brand and an advance salary application. Many people criticize the ads for being too crude and too forced.
In addition to PR lines, throughout Tao Quan 2024 program, banners of sponsoring brands also appear in the right corner of the TV screen with a high frequency of about 30 minutes, the advertising program lasts about 5 minutes. Some viewers expressed: “While watching an advertisement, the station suddenly puts Tao Quan in, right?”.
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Besides, many viewers complained about the actors’ dialogue being difficult to hear. Some netizens humorously asked the program to have subtitles.
Although Kitchen God 2024 encountered some problems but we cannot deny the efforts of the program crew. Many people hope that the crew will learn from experience to bring better spiritual dishes next year.
Watch video: Xuan Bac shares about Tao Quan positions over the past 20 years.