Contestant claiming to be a monk sings on game show, causing controversy

The Information and Communications Department of the Buddhist Sangha of Long An province confirmed that two contestants impersonated monks to compete in the "Duet Dinh Ca" contest.

The teaser of episode two of the show Tuyet Dinh Song Ca, released last weekend, is attracting attention with the scene of two contestants wearing monk's robes and shaving their heads to sing the songA place to return to by Trinh Cong Son. Press release from the program's organizers introducing two monk candidatesLe Thanh Hoan Nguyen (1990) and Le Thanh Nhat Nguyen (1991) are currently practicing at Bong Lai Pagoda (Duc Hoa, Long An).from childhood with the abbotThich Tam Duc

* Teaser of episode two "Duet Peak"

Previously in the Admissions round, candidates Nhat Nguyen and Hoan Nguyen performed the song "Sorrowful Grass" (Trinh Cong Son). The person introduced as abbot Thich Tam Duc was present tocheered both of them on and expressed joy whenHoan Nguyen and Nhat Nguyen enter the Reveal round.

This pair of candidatesonce famous for their videos that attracted millions of views on social networks. Also in brown costumes, they performed many songs by Trinh Cong Son, or bolero music...

September 16,The Long An Buddhist website (under the Information and Communication Board of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha of Long An province) posted a notice in response to the incident. The Executive Board of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha of Duc Hoa and Duc Hue districts said that there are only 55 Buddhist establishments in the area, none of which are named “Bong Lai Pagoda”, as well as the names of the three people above.not in the list of monks and nuns of Duc Hoa district.

Two candidates Le Thanh Hoan Nguyen (left) and Le Thanh Nhat Nguyen.

The Buddhist Information and Communication Board of Long An province said that according to the precepts, monks are not allowed to participate in singing competitions of this type, except in appropriate religious activities or traditional Buddhist festivals.

Sen Vang - the production unit of the show Tuyet Dinh Song Ca - said: "These two contestants are identified as monks at home. In terms of the rules of the game, they did not violate them.CWe just see them as other normal contestants." The producers admitted that they made a mistake in calling these two contestants "masters" in the press release.

A representative of the production unit said that they are meeting with the two contestants and the leaders of the TV station where the program is broadcast to find a solution to the incident. The teaser clip featuring the two contestants has been removed from the contest's YouTube channel.The episode featuring both is scheduled to air on the evening of September 19.

Duet Peak is a musical playground for contestant pairs. The second season of the program has the participation of three pairs of coaches: Dam Vinh Hung - Vu Quoc Viet, Quang Le - musician Hoai An and the couple Cam Ly - Minh Vy. After the reveal rounds,Competing and conquering, the contestants will enter the semi-finals and finals with a total prize worth one billion VND./.

According to VNE