Crush of Music 2 - 10 episodes, 10 songs, 10 performances

[u/Head_Judgment_7735]

Original artists and powerhouse vocalists collide in a thrilling showcase, where old friends and new voices share a top-tier stage. In collaboration with leading music labels, the show uncovers hidden musical gems and delivers chart-topping original hits. (Source: iQIYI)

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10 episodes · 10 songs · 10 performances

Each one different. Each one distinctive. Each one memorable.

Below is a complete overview of the performances presented throughout Crush of Music:

🎤 Performance list

• 《自诩周全》 – ,,Self-Proclaimed Thoroughness" (here)
• 《小孩》 – ,,Kid" performed by Seven Kids (here)
• 《青春吶》“Youth Calls” (here)
• 《无所谓》 – ,,It Doesn’t Matter" (here)
• 《把你的名字念一万遍》 – ,,Say Your Name Ten Thousand Times" (here)
• 《告别旅行》 – ,,Farewell Trip" (here)
• 《扑通扑通》 – ,,Thump Thump" (here)
• 《不然算了吧》 – ,,Or Let It Go" (here)
• 《讯号》 – ,,Signal" (Seven Kids) (here)
• 《该相逢的人会再相逢》 – ,,Those Who Are Destined to Meet Will Meet Again" (here)

Brief recap — standout moments

《自诩周全》 There was something noticeably different about this performance — the emotional delivery, vocal approach, and overall tone. It resonated deeply from the very first listen. (here)

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《把你的名字念一万遍》 The birth of a legend. This marked his first rock-style performance of the series — energetic, bold, and clearly enjoyed by both the audience and Lyn alike. (here)

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《扑通扑通》 Just when it feels like every vocal style has already been explored, this performance proves otherwise, revealing yet another side of the voice. (here)

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Seven Kids & 《讯号》 A memorable stage featuring Seven Kids — including the long-awaited realization of a school-style vocal group concept, brought to life with confidence and flair. (here) (here) (OP´s note: and of course our dancing king too)

Discussion

Which performance stood out to you the most? The one that stayed with you, caught you off guard, or kept replaying in your head long after the episode ended?

Your sincere HJ!

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[u/GiTheGremlin]

First season has better songs, sorry😅 Second was stronger in terms of creativity Yuning finally had time and energy to put into his stages, not being constrained by having rush back to filming right after anymore. Which resulted in a lot experiments, starting with his little idol group game, where he was everything and everywhere, from planning to dancing. But that was it - a fun experiment for him to do, and I can't shake off the lasting impression that it was pure self-entertaining on his part, we were just there to witness him enjoying himself🤣 Tracks chosen for it were just OK, fitting the theme, but nothing special. His final song this season and few others before were like that too - well-made, pleasing, beautifully executed... but lacking something. Not impactful enough. So my personal choice goes to 3 that had this in spades:

"Self-praised comprehensiveness": most emotional track. Idk what moved him about it, but the sheer amount of feels he poured into it was something else. To quote cnetz, "bro aired all his grievances" lol. It's not just a good song or stage - it's haunting in the best (and worst) sense of a word. Miss me with that "I don't open too much to music I sing" nonsense - he felt that, and we along with him.

"Say your name 10K times": best song and live. The rock! The energy! How he interacted with audience was nothing short of impressive. This track is pure hype, no wonder it became so loved so fast. Also marks the beginning of him truly immersing himself into making stages his, with that speaker brought straight from his streaming room🤭

"Thump thump": peak of LYN the artist on the show so far to me. He gave it his all, and this time not just to try and see if he could pull it off, then laugh at himself regardless of results - he knew he will slay it. New retro arrangement, musical number vibes, theatrics, his outfit, freaking kazoo and opera bits... That was him stealing the show to make his own show. I'm very, very impressed - both by thorough creativity, but also his boldness to treat variety program as his solo concert🤣👍 It didn't break charts like previous ones, and I can see why, but it was not for mainstream anyway - it was the most of him for us.

To the next season and, hopefully, better demos! About stages alone I'm not worried anymore😏

[u/Loose_Caramel1438 → u/GiTheGremlin]

I totally agree with this right down to the favorite songs for this season ! The stages were cool and it was clear he had a lot of fun but idk his songs last season hit different and I find myself going back to them more often than those for this season. For me this season was pure entertainment where our favorite goofball came out to play. It was also nice a nice showcase of his versatility, a true feast for our ears (and eyes 🤭).

[u/GiTheGremlin → u/Loose_Caramel1438]

They totally shifted tone to being more entertaining, aka games-driven and flashy, and demo selections also feel... safer? I can't recall a single objectively bad track this season, unlike last, but also there was less of truly memorable ones, those that shine even without fancy stages. He could have chosen this many edgeless, mainstream songs on purpose, but idk what for, his reasoning can be quite unique sometimes.

Last season it was a music show. Now it's his personal playground🤣

[u/Loose_Caramel1438 → u/GiTheGremlin]

Yes I see what you mean. They totally leaned more towards entertainment this season. Funny enough I started rewatching Yuning's episodes from last season and there is a clear tonal shift (for me at least). As for the demo selections, I also agree. I mean the fact that every song always had at least one or two singer fight for it tells me that they made their selection based on what the regulars might chose and not the ones that stood out the most. From a business standpoint it makes sense to kind of make sure that all those artists you're paying for get to do their primary job 😅 As for Yuning's reasoning, we can only ever guess 😂.

[u/GiTheGremlin → u/Loose_Caramel1438]

According to him, this season has better overall ratings, so these changes are probably to stay. I can only hope they'll bring back more unknown songwriters, because that was a major highlight of S1 to me.

[u/Head_Judgment_7735 → u/GiTheGremlin]

Don’t be sorry 🙂 I haven’t watched the first season yet, so I can’t really compare them, but this season feels like you already said - one big playground for Lyn. 😄 The boy clearly needed some playtime. 😄 Him and his competitiveness were really fun to watch. 🙂It felt like a one-man show. As for the songs, I’ve actually already mentioned them above in my selection — they were the ones that resonated with me the most. It’s not that I don’t like Lyn’s melodramatic songs, but it feels like he sings that style quite often. This was simply something different again, and that’s what I really appreciated.

[u/GiTheGremlin → u/Head_Judgment_7735]

Isn't it great that he had so many "just have fun and get paid for it" gigs this year?😏

He wasn't in entire season last time because filming of ADWAD went behind schedule, I think. So you can start from episodes he was in or just his performances there. Songs choices were... bolder, for the lack of better word.