Chinese netizens 'dethroned' Phuong My Chi, accused Vu Tru Co Anh of plagiarizing Chinese rap, Vietnamese fans were angry

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Joining Sing! Asia , AmsyarLee and Phuong My Chi seemed to have a tense confrontational relationship, but in reality, both of them maintained affectionate interactions in real life and on social media. When AmsyarLee left the show in frustration, the Vietnamese representative encouraged her.
AmsyarLee is a contestant representing Malaysia, who made an impression at Sing! Asia by using a falsetto to sing songs that were originally in a female tone. Despite his talent, he had to leave the show in frustration, accusing the organizers of 'playing unfairly', constantly making things difficult for him, and on the contrary, blatantly 'clearing the way' for his own contestant, Chu Phi Ca .
After the show, AmsyarLee continuously posted emotional messages on her personal page. As a close and sociable international friend, Phuong My Chi quickly left emotional messages: "Oh my god miss you so much" . This action shows that the two have a very good relationship. AmsyarLee even learned to cover Bong Phu Hoa by the Vietnamese representative because she felt inspired.
Before these warm moments, people questioned: Does AmsyarLee feel 'sympathetic' to Phuong My Chi because both of them were under pressure from the Sing! Asia Organizing Committee, especially when social media erupted in controversy about the performance "Vu co anh" by 'Chi Bay' being cut from the second semi-final?
In the episode broadcast on July 18, with the hit song Universe with you, Phuong My Chi overwhelmingly defeated her Chinese opponent, becoming one of the four best faces to enter the final round of Sing! Asia 2025.
Her transformation into a modern Tam won over the majority of the audience, including Truong Luong Dinh and To Huu Bang. This was the first time they voted for a Vietnamese representative. Previously, both were suspected by Vietnamese audiences of bias towards Chinese contestants because they repeatedly did not choose Phuong My Chi.
Fans were proud of what Bay showed at the international stage. Hundreds of people flooded the YouTube channel of iQIYI - the show's producer - to cheer for Phuong My Chi. However, they discovered that the performance "The Universe Has You" had been cut almost entirely, leaving only the opening and ending.
Phuong My Chi was not the only contestant whose performance was cut. Malaysian singer Amsyar Leeeâs performance was completely cut, leaving only the judgesâ comments and sharing. More importantly, the performances of the other 6 contestants were all flawless.
This has left many netizens confused and indignant. Some people even question whether Phuong My Chi and Amsyar Leee are being oppressed.
Viewers commented: "Why did the channel cut out Phuong My Chi's singing part?", "Why did the crew cut out Phuong My Chi's performance? It seems disrespectful", "Amsyar's performance was cut. What is the show afraid of?", "I didn't see Amsyar Lee's performance. Is there something wrong with not showing it?", "Amsyar's performance was cut? What's wrong here? If the performance was cut, how can the audience know who sang better? Does the show's fairness really exist?".
However, iQIYI explained that some parts of episode 9 were cut due to copyright issues. Viewers can watch the full episode on the streaming platform's international app.
Additionally, only the Chinese version of iQIYI's YouTube channel has this issue. The Vietnamese version shows the full performance of Phuong My Chi and Amsyar Leee.
The skepticism of some viewers about Sing! Asia 2025 is not without reason. It all started with the result of the confrontation between Amsyar Leee and Chu Phi Ca. This was the last pair of contestants competing in the second semi-final, to choose the 4th ticket to the final round. As a result, Chu Phi Ca won.
However, this result did not convince the majority of the audience. Many opinions said that Amsyar performed better, while Chu Phi Ca was monotonous and did not make an impression.
What made viewers even more upset was that all three judges at the studio chose Zhou Feige. The final score was 7-17, in favor of the Chinese representative. Many people believed that Zhou Feige was clearly biased and that the victory was not transparent.
As for Amsyar Leee, right after the second semi-final episode aired, he posted a "letter of apology" to fans, and revealed that the song was changed at the last minute.
This surprising revelation led many to believe that Amsyar was implying that the Sing! Asia 2025 organizers had rigged the results to favor the "home" contestant.
The reason why Chinese diva Su You Peng "turned around" and chose My Chi to be the finalist of Sing! Asia Nguyễn Tuyết14:16:59 19/07/2025In the second semi-final of Sing! Asia 2025, Phuong My Chi once again made the audience and experts admire when she won convincingly, advancing to the fierce final round.
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