Melody Journey
| Melody Journey | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | 音樂潮計劃 |
| Chinese | 音乐缘计划 |
| Genre | Variety Show |
| Presented by | Li Hao |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Mandarin Chinese |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 11 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Jiang Fangming, Wu Han, Li Guanghan |
| Production locations | Filming: Sifang Art Lake District, Nanjing Performances: MGM Cotai, Macau |
| Camera setup | Multicamera setup |
| Running time | 150 minutes |
| Production companies | Jiangsu Satellite TV iQiYi |
| Original release | |
| Network | Jiangsu Satellite TV iQiYi |
| Release | 18 August 2024 – present |
Melody Journey is an original Chinese reality show jointly produced by Jiangsu TV and iQiyi. The first episode aired simultaneously on both platforms on August 18, 2024.[1] The program aims to match singers with songwriters in order to promote and showcase original songs.
On April 23, 2025, iQiyi announced that the second season has been ordered.[2] The show's English title was changed to Crush of Music for the second season.
Show format
Basic premise
Each episode features 5-8 original songs by songwriters, who perform their demos to a group of singers. Singers, each with six CDs as tokens, then visit songwriters' rooms during the conversation stage to express their interest in the songs via giving the songwriters CDs. Singers may give more than one CD to indicate higher level of interest. Based on the CDs received, songwriters select the singer who best suits their song.
After matching, the singer works with the songwriter to finalize the song before the performance stage at MGM Cotai.[3]
"Burst light" option
Singers can claim a song via the "burst light" option, adapted from the dating show If You Are the One. When the "burst light" time window is announced, singers race to the "burst light" podium and press the numbered light corresponding to the songwriter's room of the song they wish to claim.[4] Each singer may only use this option once and each song can only be claimed once.
During the performance stage, both the matched version and the "burst light" version of the song are performed. In season 1, the audience votes between the two to determine if the "burst light" version has successfully challenged the matched version. If successful, both versions will be released on QQ Music and KuGou Music at the same time. If unsuccessful, the "burst light" version will be released 24 hours after the matched version. In season 2, the same rules apply except instead of the audience votes, the "burst light" version will be unlocked once it reach 100,000 music score on QQ Music and KuGou Music.
In season 1, variations of the "Burst light" option appeared in the following episodes:
- Episodes 3, 7, 9: Each singer may only use this option once and only two songs can be claimed.
- Episode 4: Up to four songs can be claimed, two during the demo stage and two during the regular time window.
- Episodes 5-6: Each singer only has one "burst light" chance in these episodes.
- Episodes 8: No "burst light" option available.
- Episodes 10: Only one "burst light" option available.
As of season 2 episode 6, the show has consistently followed the default rule for the "Burst light" option.
Possible outcome variations
Because of the "burst light option," there are several different possible outcomes for a song:
- Song is matched to a singer with no "burst light" claim; one performance stage.
- Song is matched to a singer with "burst light" claim by another singer; two performance stages, audience votes.
- Song is matched to a singer and claimed by same singer via "burst light"; one performance stage, no audience votes.
- Song is not matched to a singer and is only claimed via "burst light"; one performance stage, no audience votes.
- Song is not matched to a singer and is not claimed via "burst light"; no performance stage, considered a "passed" song.
Song with most potential
Each episode, Jiangsu TV's AIGC determines the song with the most potential based on current trends, listeners demographic, and genre of music.
Advantage/disadvantage cards
Beginning in season 2, singers play mini games where the winners gain advantage cards and loser receive disadvantage cards that activate during the conversation stage.[5] Advantages include limiting two singers movement during the conversation phase by handcuffing them together, learning the songwriters' ideal match for their songs, and using the "burst light" at any time.[6] Disadvantages include remaining silent for the first 15 minutes during the conversation stage, having fewer number of CDs to give to the songwriters, and having to roll the correct room number on a die before entering the songwriter's room.[7]
Cast
Season 1
- Main
- Joker Xue (Singer: Episodes 1, 3–4, 7–8, 11; Songwriter: Episodes 2, 9–10)
- Zhou Shen (Singer: Episodes 1–11)
- Shan Yichun (Singer: Episodes 1–11)
- Lars Huang (Singer: Episodes 1–11)
- Liu Duan Duan (Singer: Episodes 1–9, 11)
- Recurring
- Jane Zhang (Singer: Episodes 1–4)
- Chen Linong (Singer: Episodes 1–4)
- Mooney (Singer: Episodes 3–4; Songwriter: Episodes 2, 8)
- Chen Zhuoxuan (Singer: Episodes 5–6, 11)
- Bibi Zhou (Singer: Episodes 7–11)
- Liu Yuning (Singer: Episodes 7–11)
- Lil Ghost (Singer: Episodes 7–11)
- Guest
- Essay Wang (Singer: Episodes 1–2)
- Duan Aojuan (Singer: Episodes 1–2)
- Xiao Ke (Singer: Episodes 2; Songwriter: Episode 1)
- Meng Jia (Singer: Episodes 3–4)
- Li Jiage (Singer: Episodes 3–4)
- Kenji Wu (Singer: Episodes 5–6)
- Cai Guoqing (Singer: Episodes 5–6)
- Yuexin Wang (Singer: Episodes 5–6)
- Ayanga (Singer: Episodes 5–6)
- Liu Xijun (Singer: Episodes 9–10)
- Yao Xiaotang (Singer: Episodes 9–10)
Season 2
- Main
- Joker Xue (Singer: Episodes 1-11)
- Jane Zhang (Singer: Episodes 1-11)
- Zhou Shen (Singer: Episodes 1-11)
- Lars Huang (Singer: Episodes 1-11)
- Liu Yuning (Singer: Episodes 1-11)
- Recurring
- Yisa Yu (Singer: Episodes 1-4, 11)
- Zhang Junhao (Singer: Episodes 1-4, 11)
- Ouyang Nana (Singer: Episodes 1-2, 5-8, 11)
- Wei Xiang (Singer: Episodes 1-2, 7-8)
- Yu Yan (Singer: Episodes 1-2, 7-8, 11)
- Curley G (Singer: Episodes 3-4, 9-10)
- Zhang Chi (Singer: Episodes 3-4, 9-11)
- Tan Jing (Singer: Episodes 5-6, 9-10)
- Li Angxing (Songwriter: Episodes 4, 9-10; Singer: Episode 11)
- Jiang Man (Songwriter: Episodes 3, 6-7, 10; Singer: Episode 11)
- Guest
- Chen Zhuoxuan (Singer: Episodes 3-4)
- Liu Duan Duan (Singer: Episodes 5-6, 10)
- Robby Huang (Singer: Episodes 5-6)
- R.E.D (Singer: Episodes 5-6, 11)
- Jiang Dunhao (Singer: Episode 7-8)
- Yao Xiaotang (Singer: Episode 7-8)
- Essay Wang (Singer: Episode 9)
- Hou Minghao (Singer: Episode 9-10)
- Xiao Aqi (Singer: Episode 9-10)
- Bi Xiaoxin (Songwriter: Episode 7; Singer: Episode 11)
- Chen Xukan (Songwriter: Episode 8; Singer: Episode 11)
- Eric (Songwriter: Episode 8; Singer: Episode 11)
- Murphy Band (Songwriter: Episode 5; Singer: Episode 11)
- Yang Moyi (Songwriter: Episodes 1, 7; Singer: Episode 11)
- Dong Jiahong (Singer: Episode 11)
- Qiao Juncheng (Songwriter: Episodes 4, 10; Singer: Episode 11)
- Wang Zi (Songwriter: Episode 9; Singer: Episode 11)
- KAZE Zhan Yixuan (Songwriter: Episodes 2, 9; Singer: Episode 11)
- Chen Guanyu (Songwriter: Episode 1; Singer: Episode 11)
Episodes
Season 1
Songs are listed in order of the room number each songwriter was in. For the End-of-Season Festival, which was a celebration of the season with collaborative performances of standout songs from various episodes, songs are listed in order of appearance.
| Melody Journey: Season 1 Episode 1 (August 18) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Song | Songwriter(s) | Singer(s) | Notes | Ref. |
| Not Mentioning a Word (只字不提) | Bao Anquan | Joker Xue | Joker Xue was matched with the song but chose not perform it because he and Bao Anquan were unable to reach a consensus regarding lyrics. | [8][9] |
| Zhou Shen | Claimed via "burst light" option; no challenge. | |||
| Catchphrase (口頭禪) | Yang Moyi | Jane Zhang | — | |
| DO U | Xiao Ma M.Refre$H | Lars Huang | — | |
| Silence of the Lamb (沉默的羔羊) | Yu Dongran | Zhou Shen | Song with most potential. | |
| My Last Lover (最後的愛人) | Xiao Ke | Essay Wang & Duan Aojuan | — | |
| Come, Go (來, 走) | Liu Lian | Liu Lian & Essay Wang | A duet stage because Liu Lian stated she was looking for someone to sing the song together. | |
| Melody Journey: Season 1 Episode 2 (August 25) | ||||
| Song | Songwriter(s) | Singer(s) | Notes | Ref. |
| Sun Princess (太陽公主) | Wang Zi | Shan Yichun | — | [10] |
| I Really Can't Leave You (真的離不開你) | Xu Huanliang | Lars Huang | — | |
| Nothing Left (没有了) | Mooney | Liu Duan Duan、Duan Aojuan | — | |
| Chen Linong | Claimed via "burst light" option; challenge successful. | |||
| In Between the Upside Down (顛倒之間) | Wu Hewen | Zhou Shen | Matched and claimed via "burst light" option. Song with most potential. | |
| Moonlight (月色) | Luan Yize | Lars Huang | — | |
| Hobby (愛好) | Joker Xue | Chen Linong | — | |
| Xiao Ke | Claimed via "burst light" option; challenge successful. | |||
| Melody Journey: Season 1 Episode 3 (September 1) | ||||
| Song | Songwriter(s) | Singer(s) | Notes | Ref. |
| Asking Knowingly (明知故問) | Jace Guo | Jane Zhang & Shan Yichun | Songwriter and singers agreed on a duet instead of a solo stage. Song with most potential. |
[11] |
| Brain (腦) | Hu Mengzhou | Meng Jia | — | |
| Give It A Try (試試吧) | Chen Tongyan | Li Jiage & Mooney | Songwriter and singers agreed on a duet instead of a solo stage. | |
| Strive for Your Best (奮力一搏) | Huang Kuo-lun | Mooney | Claimed via "burst light" option. "Passed" song; only has "burst light" performance stage. | |
| Okay, No Problem, It's All Fine (好的, 沒關係, 都可以) | Guo Jiaqi | Lars Huang | — | |
| Wait for You (等你) | Chen Shengyu | Zhou Shen | — | |
| Liu Duan Duan | Claimed via "burst light" option; challenge unsuccessful. | |||
| Melody Journey: Season 1 Episode 4 (September 8) | ||||
| Song | Songwriter(s) | Singer(s) | Notes | Ref. |
| Furnace (爐) | He Jiale | Li Jiage | — | [12][13] |
| Let Me Go | Guan Haode | Shan Yichun | — | |
| Jane Zhang | Claimed via "burst light" option; challenge unsuccessful. | |||
| Rent, Purchase (租購) | Dong Jiahong | Joker Xue | — | |
| Chen Linong | Claimed via "burst light" option; no challenge. Because Dong Jiahong wrote the song specifically for Joker Xue, he was the one to decide if the "burst light" version would be released online; he chose to have both versions released online. | |||
| Whenver I (每當我) | Zhou Fujin | Lars Huang | — | |
| Only Related to Me (只與我有關聯) | Zhong Tianli | Zhou Shen | — | |
| Li Jiage | Claimed via "burst light" option; challenge unsuccessful. | |||
| I Want to Forget You Right Now (我好想現在就把你忘了) | Zhong Wanyun | Jane Zhang | Song with most potential. | |
| Liu Duan Duan | Claimed via "burst light" option; challenge unsuccessful. | |||
| Melody Journey: Season 1 Episode 5 (September 15) | ||||
| Song | Songwriter(s) | Singer(s) | Notes | Ref. |
| Black Hole (黑洞) | Yi Zeyu | Liu Duan Duan & Chen Zhuoxuan | — | [14] |
| Good Night, The One Knocking on My Door (晚安, 敲門者) | Wang Yaoyang | Lars Huang & Wang Yuexin | Song with most potential. | |
| I Don't Care How Absurd the World Is (我不在乎世界如何荒唐) | Cai Youqi | Ayunga | — | |
| The End of Flowers (花開盡頭) | Liu Fengyao | Kenji Wu | — | |
| Lifelong Loneliness (終身孤獨) | Ye Qing Sai Lan | Shan Yichun | — | |
| Melody Journey: Season 1 Episode 6 (September 22) | ||||
| Song | Songwriter(s) | Singer(s) | Notes | Ref. |
| Forget Me (忘了我) | Jiang Haonan | Zhou Shen | — | [15][16] |
| Liu Duan Duan | Claimed via "burst light" option; challenge unsuccessful. | |||
| My New World (我的新世界) | Xiao Huangqi | Liu Duan Duan & Xiao Huangqi & Tong Mengshi | Tong Mengshi appeared as a special guest for the performance stage. | |
| Mine | Qian Runyu | Zhou Shen & Qian Runyu | Song with most potential. | |
| Give My Last Tenderness to the Neighbor's Dog (把最後的溫柔給鄰居家的狗) | Li Zheng | Wang Yuexin | Matched and claimed via "burst light" option. | |
| The Cicadas' Chirping on the Eighth Day (八日蟬鳴) | Wei Luyao | Cai Guoqing & Ayunga | — | |
| Chen Zhuoxuan | Claimed via "burst light" option; challenge successful. | |||
| Riddle (谜语) | Wang Jingwen | — | "Passed" song; no performance stage. While Wang Jingwen received CDs from Cai Guoqing and Ayunga, those were gestures of support and not interest in performing the song. | |
| Melody Journey: Season 1 Episode 7 (September 29) | ||||
| Song | Songwriter(s) | Singer(s) | Notes | Ref. |
| Do You Dare? (你敢嗎) | Ding Yu | Liu Yuning | — | [17][18][19] |
| Liu Duan Duan | Claimed via "burst light" option; challenge successful. | |||
| Against the Wind (逆風) | AI generated | — | "Passed" song; no performance stage. | |
| Wasp (蜂) | James Lee & Joker Xue & Jace Guo | Zhou Shen | Demo was titled Resist and in English; after a discussion about the low marketability of an all-English song, Jace Guo and Joker Xue rewrote the lyrics in Chinese. | |
| Don't Keep Feeling Crestfallen (你不要垂頭喪氣的) | Dong Jiahong | Joker Xue & Dong Jiahong | Claimed using the "burst light" option. "Passed" song; only has "burst light" performance stage. Joker Xue invited Dong Jiahong to perform with him. | |
| Love in Blue (愛在藍) | Ma Zihao | Bibi Zhou | Demo was titled The Chaos of Flowers (意乱花丛), it was renamed after Ma Zihao rewrote the lyrics to better suit Bibi Zhou. | |
| This Blue (這蔚藍) | Zhou Fujin | Liu Yuning | Song with most potential. | |
| Melody Journey: Season 1 Episode 8 (October 6) | ||||
| Song | Songwriter(s) | Singer(s) | Notes | Ref. |
| Insignificant and Majestic (渺小与巍峨) | Bao Anquan | — | "Passed" song; no performance stage. | [20] |
| Red Light Walk (红灯行) | Yang Moyi | — | "Passed" song; no performance stage. | |
| I Want to Write a Song for You (想給你寫首歌) | Xiao Ma M.Refre$H | Liu Yuning & Lil Ghost | — | |
| Empty (空空) | Xu Huanliang | — | "Passed" song; no performance stage. | |
| Gold Rush (淘金熱) | Jace Guo | Joker Xue & Jace Guo | Joker Xue invited Jace Guo to perform with him. | |
| That Day On the Road of No Return (在那天回不去的路上) | Mooney | Joker Xue | — | |
| Desolate Land (荒蕪之地) | Zhou Fujin | Zhou Shen | Song with most potential. | |
| The Lonely Musician (孤獨音樂家) | Jiang Haonan | Bibi Zhou | — | |
| Melody Journey: Season 1 Episode 9 (October 13) | ||||
| Song | Songwriter(s) | Singer(s) | Notes | Ref. |
| A Free and Useless Soul (自由而無用的靈魂) | Luan Yize | Lars Huang | Song with most potential. | [21] |
| No Regrets in Youth (無悔青春) | Deng Zhiwei | Lars Huang | — | |
| Put Pen to Paper (落筆成書) | Vincent Fang & Yanis Huang | Shan Yichun | — | |
| Liu Xijun | Claimed via "burst light" option; challenge successful. | |||
| Worst Kind of Love | Miao Weilin | Lil Ghost | — | |
| Yao Xiaotang | Claimed via "burst light" option; challenge unsuccessful. | |||
| Farewell My Concubine (霸王別姬) | Joker Xue | Yao Xiaotang & Liu Duan Duan | Yao Xiaotang was matched with the song and invited Liu Duan Duan to perform with her. | |
| Tender | Lai Zhenming | Shan Yichun | — | |
| Melody Journey: Season 1 Episode 10 (October 20) | ||||
| Song | Songwriter(s) | Singer(s) | Notes | Ref. |
| Hardworking Person (努力的人) | Li Bofan | — | "Passed" song; no performance stage. | [22] |
| Colony (菌落) | Wang Zi | Bibi Zhou | — | |
| Exhaustion (耗盡) | Zhong Wanyun | Yao Xiaotang | — | |
| The Years That Were Good to Me (對我好的那些年) |
Fang Wenshan & Huang Yuxun | Lil Ghost | — | |
| Hertz 1520 (赫茲1520) | Luo Jingwen | Lars Huang | — | |
| More and More (越來越) | Joker Xue | Liu Xijun | Matched and claimed via "burst light" option. Song with most potential. | |
| Falling (掉) | Sun Wei | Liu Yuning | — | |
| The Art of Farewell Behavior (告別時的行為藝術) | Sun Aili | — | "Passed" song; no performance stage. | |
| Melody Journey: Season 1 End-of-Season Festival (October 27) | ||||
| Song | Songwriter(s) | Singer(s) | Notes | Ref. |
| When I (每當我) | Zhou Fujian | Lars Huang & Liu Yuning | Episode 4: Matched with Lars Huang | [23] |
| The Lonely Musician (孤獨音樂家) | Jiang Haonan | Bibi Zhou & Zhou Shen | Episode 8: Matched with Bibi Zhou | |
| Do You Dare? (你敢嗎) | Ding Yu | Liu Duan Duan & Chen Zhuoxuan | Episode 7: Claimed by Liu Duan Duan via "burst light" option | |
| Tender | Lai Zhenming | Shan Yichun & Bibi Zhou | Episode 9: Matched with Shan Yichun | |
| Rent, Purchase (租購) | Dong Jiahong | Dong Jiahong | Episode 4: Matched with Joker Xue Cantonese version | |
| Hertz is the Frequency of Love (赫茲就是愛的頻率) | Luo Jingwen | Lars Huang | Episode 10: Matched with Lars Huang Modified title and lyrics to serve as promotional song of the title sponsor Hawthorn Tree | |
| Not Mentioning a Word (只字不提) | Bao Anquan & Joker Xue | Zhou Shen & Joker Xue | Episode 1: Claimed by Zhou Shen via "burst light" option Performance featured lyrics written by Joker Xue | |
| I Don't Care How Absurd the World Is (我不在乎世界如何荒唐) | Cai Youqi | Chen Zhuoxuan & Cai Youqi | Episode 5: Matched with Ayunga | |
| Worst Kind of Love | Miao Weilin | Lil Ghost & Liu Duan Duan | Episode 9: Matched with Lil Ghost | |
| Lifelong Loneliness (終身孤獨) | Ye Qing Sai Lan | Shan Yichun & Lars Huang | Episode 5: Matched with Shan Yichun | |
| Hardworking Person (努力的人) | Li Bofan | Liu Yuning | Episode 10: Passed by all singers | |
| Red Light Walk (紅燈行) | Yang Moyi | R.E.D | Episode 8: Passed by all singers | |
| I Want to Write a Song for You (想給你寫首歌) |
Xiao Ma M.Refre$H | Liu Yuning, Lil Ghost & other singers | Episode 8: Matched with Liu Yuning and Lil Ghost | |
Season 2
Songs are listed in order of the room number each songwriter was in. For the End-of-Season Festival, which was a celebration of the season with collaborative performances of standout songs from various episodes, songs are listed in order of appearance.
| Crush of Music: Season 2 Episode 1 (October 24) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Song | Songwriter(s) | Singer(s) | Notes | Ref. |
| Stubborn Illness (顽疾) | Chacha & Joker Xue | Joker Xue | Joker Xue wrote additional lyrics for the song. Song with most potential. |
[24] |
| Self-Praised Comprehensiveness (自诩周全) | Pan Xiao & Ji Kuikui | Zhou Shen | — | |
| Liu Yuning | Claimed via "burst light" option. | |||
| Time Difference (时差) | Yang Moyi | Wei Xiang | — | |
| Zhou Shen | Claimed via "burst light" option. | |||
| Real Man (大丈夫) | ODD Chen Sijian | Zhang Junhao | Matched and claimed via "burst light" option. | |
| Regret Is (遗憾是) | Chen Guanyu & Xing Pai | Jane Zhang | — | |
| Lars Huang | Claimed via "burst light" option. Invited Ouyang Nana to play the cello. | |||
| Kite (风筝) | Zhang Ronghao | Yisa Yu | — | |
| Ouyang Nana | Claimed via "burst light" option. | |||
| Crush of Music: Season 2 Episode 2 (October 31) | ||||
| Song | Songwriter(s) | Singer(s) | Notes | Ref. |
| Kids (小孩) | KAZE Zhan Yixuan | Seven Kids (Jane Zhang, Liu Yuning, Lars Huang, Ouyang Nana, Yisa Yu, Yu Yan, Zhang Junhao) | Liu Yuning had said if he was matched with the song, he would adapt it into a group song. Song with most potential. |
[25] |
| Lake (湖泊) | Zhang Ronghao | Joker Xue | — | |
| Youth (青春呐) | Jiang Haonan | Liu Yuning | — | |
| Ouyang Nana | Claimed via "burst light" option. | |||
| Off-Key (跑调) | Hua Tong & Jian Dabai | Wei Xiang | Matched and claimed via "burst light" option. | |
| Chain Reaction (连锁反应) | Fang Yi | Yisa Yu | — | |
| Yu Yan | Claimed via "burst light" option. | |||
| Bad Song (烂歌) | Zhou Yongcheng | Lars Huang | — | |
| Crush of Music: Season 2 Episode 3 (November 7) | ||||
| Song | Songwriter(s) | Singer(s) | Notes | Ref. |
| Evening Breeze, Please Tell Her (晚风请你告诉她) | Mao Ranhe & Cheng Huan | Zhou Shen | Song with most potential. | [26] |
| Conan (柯南) | Xiaobin & Zhang Ludi | Lars Huang | Matched and claimed via "burst light" option. | |
| It Doesn't Matter (无所谓) | Zhang Yunong & Pei Zhisen | Liu Yuning & Yisa Yu | Originally, Liu Yuning was matched with the song and Yisa Yu claimed it via "burst light" option. They decided to perform it together instead of separately. | |
| Creation (造物) | Yutian & Li Cong | Zhou Shen | — | |
| Curley Gao | Claimed via "burst light" option. | |||
| Scar Body (疤痕体) | Fang Yi Khloe | Jane Zhang | — | |
| Mediocre (平庸) | Jiang Man & Joker Xue | Joker Xue | Joker Xue wrote additional lyrics that were used in both performance versions. | |
| Jane Zhang | Claimed via "burst light" option. | |||
| Crush of Music: Season 2 Episode 4 (November 14) | ||||
| Song | Songwriter(s) | Singer(s) | Notes | Ref. |
| Raise the Ante (加码) | Yu Yifan | Jane Zhang | Matched and claimed via "burst light" option. | [27] |
| It's the Rainy Season Again (雨季又来临) | Pan Cheng & Zhao Nan & Lu Huaiye | Zhou Shen | — | |
| The Elephant Man (象人) | Li Angxing | Zhang Chi | — | |
| Zhou Shen | Claimed via "burst light" option. | |||
| Say Your Name Ten Thousand Times (把你的名字念一万遍) | Qiao Juncheng | Liu Yuning | Song with most potential. | |
| Qiao Juncheng & Zhang Junhao | Zhang Junhao | Claimed via "burst light" option. Zhang Junhao wrote additional lyrics for his performance. | ||
| What Am I To You (这样一来我算什么) | Guan Haoyi | Joker Xue & Crystal Chan | Intended to be a duet, matched to Joker Xue and Crystal Chan. Also claimed via "burst light" option by Joker Xue. | |
| Doomsday Sprint (末日狂奔) | Yutian & Xie Jinlin | Yisa Yu | — | |
| Lars Huang | Claimed via "burst light" option. | |||
| Crush of Music: Season 2 Episode 5 (November 21) | ||||
| Song | Songwriter(s) | Singer(s) | Notes | Ref. |
| I'm Too Poor (我太穷了吧) | Bao Anquan & Ma Yike & Zhang Sansan | Robby Huang & Muzi Song | Invited Muzi Song to perform with him. | [28] |
| Liu Duan Duan | Claimed via "burst light" option. | |||
| Farewell Trip (告别旅行) | Li Youyu & Fu Yao | Liu Yuning | — | |
| Zhou Shen | Claimed via "burst light" option. | |||
| Alice (爱丽丝卿) | Mooney | Zhou Shen | Song with most potential. | |
| Robby Huang & Tan Jing | Claimed via "burst light" option. Invited Tan Jing to perform with him. | |||
| It's Me, and It's Us (是我, 也是我们) | Uncle Ning of Lu Ke & Xu Chonglai | Tan Jing | Invited Ouyang Nana to play the cello. | |
| Lars Huang | Claimed via "burst light" option. | |||
| Pretentious People (装货) | Zhu Dengyu & Dai Jiamian & R.E.D | R.E.D | R.E.D wrote additional lyrics to add a rap segment in the song. | |
| Zhu Dengyu & Dai Jiamian & Joker Xue | Joker Xue & Ouyang Nana | Claimed via "burst light" option. Joker Xue wrote additional lyrics to change the song into a duet. Invited Ouyang Nana to perform with him. | ||
| The Rhetorical Devices I Know (我所知道的修辞手法) | Murphy Band | Jane Zhang | Matched and claimed via "burst light" option. | |
| Crush of Music: Season 2 Episode 6 (November 28) | ||||
| Song | Songwriter(s) | Singer(s) | Notes | Ref. |
| Possession (占有) | Jiang Man & Gao Lechang | Ouyang Nana | — | [29] |
| R.E.D | Claimed via "burst light" option. | |||
| Thump Thump (扑通扑通) | Mooney | Liu Yuning | — | |
| Zhou Shen | Claimed via "burst light" option. | |||
| Escape the Night (逃开夜幕) | Zhao Jiarui & Bai Siyun & Zhou Shen | Zhou Shen | Zhou Shen wrote additional lyrics to add a rap segment in the song. | |
| Busy, Dazed, Blind (忙茫盲) | Dong Jiahong | Tan Jing | — | |
| I Hate Her (我讨厌她) | Li Junyi & Yao Yuzheng | Robby Huang | — | |
| Jane Zhang | Claimed via "burst light" option. | |||
| Farmers and the Land (农民与土地) | Chengliang & Joker Xue | Joker Xue | Joker Xue wrote additional lyrics for the song. Song with most potential. | |
| Crush of Music: Season 2 Episode 7 (December 5) | ||||
| Song | Songwriter(s) | Singer(s) | Notes | Ref. |
| Frank (坦白) | Yu Yifan | Joker Xue | Song with most potential. | [30] |
| Compassion (怜悯) | Jiang Man | Jane Zhang | — | |
| Zhou Shen | Claimed via "burst light" option. | |||
| Riddle (哑谜) | Lin Yifan & Ji Mingle | Yao Xiaotang | — | |
| Lars Huang | Claimed via "burst light" option. | |||
| Make Up Forever | Bi Xiaoxin | Zhou Shen | — | |
| Yu Yan | Claimed via "burst light" option. | |||
| Good Friend (好盆与) | Yang Moyi | Ouyang Nana | — | |
| Jiang Dunhao | Claimed via "burst light" option. | |||
| Easter Egg (彩蛋) | Zhou Can'en & Fu Yao & Li Youyu | Wei Xiang & Xiaoshenyang | Invited Xiaoshenyang to perform with him. | |
| Crush of Music: Season 2 Episode 8 (December 12) | ||||
| Song | Songwriter(s) | Singer(s) | Notes | Ref. |
| Sometimes I Want to Be a Cat (有时候想变成一只猫) | Sun Muhhan | Jane Zhang | — | [31] |
| Ouyang Nana | Claimed via "burst light" option. | |||
| The Child and Me (小孩与我) | Yu Yifan | Wei Xiang & Joker Xue | Invited Joker Xue to perform with him. | |
| Jiang Dunhao | Claimed via "burst light" option. | |||
| The Earth Without You (地球没有你) | Age of Water and Wood | Zhou Shen | — | |
| Half (一半) | Zheng Kai & Chen Xukan | Lars Huang | Song with most potential. | |
| Yu Yan | Claimed via "burst light" option. | |||
| Flip-Flops (人字拖) | Fang Yi & Joker Xue | Joker Xue | Joker Xue wrote additional lyrics for the song. | |
| Or Maybe We Should Just Forget It (不然算了吧) | Eric | Liu Yuning | — | |
| Crush of Music: Season 2 Episode 9 (December 19) | ||||
| Song | Songwriter(s) | Singer(s) | Notes | Ref. |
| Another Day Has Passed (又过了一天) | Wang Zi | Lars Huang | — | [32] |
| Tan Jing | Claimed via "burst light" option. | |||
| Friendly Reminder (友情提示) | Li Angxing | Hou Minghao | — | |
| Joker Xue | Claimed via "burst light" option. | |||
| Expired Food (过期食品) | Yuan Jingxiang | Jane Zhang | Song with most potential. | |
| Cartoon Battle (动画片战役) | ODD Chen Sijian | Zhang Chi | — | |
| Essay Wang | Claimed via "burst light" option. | |||
| Signal (讯号) | KAZE Zhan Yixuan & Guan Tiantian | Seven Kids (Jane Zhang, Liu Yuning, Lars Huang, Ouyang Nana, Yisa Yu, Yu Yan, Zhang Junhao) | Liu Yuning was matched with the song and reunited the Seven Kids group to perform it with him. | |
| Curley Gao | Claimed via "burst light" option. | |||
| Raining All Over the World (全世界下雨) | Xiao Ma M.Refre$H | Zhou Shen | — | |
| Crush of Music: Season 2 Episode 10 (December 26) | ||||
| Song | Songwriter(s) | Singer(s) | Notes | Ref. |
| Those Who Are Meant to Meet Will Meet Again (该相逢的人会再相逢) | Qiao Juncheng | Liu Yuning | — | [33] |
| Regret Is Like a Breeze (遗憾是一阵风) | Wang Yaoyang & Fan Fan | Liu Duanduan | — | |
| Retreat (撤退) | Jace Guo | Hou Minghao | — | |
| Xiao Aqi | Claimed via "burst light" option. | |||
| Night at the Museum (博物馆奇妙夜) | Zhang Ronghao | Curley Gao | — | |
| Bat (蝠) | Li Angxing | Tan Jing | — | |
| Zhang Chi & Joker Xue | Claimed via "burst light" option. Invited Joker Xue to perform with him. | |||
| Mountain Spirit (山灵) | Jiang Man | Zhou Shen | — | |
| Crush of Music: Season 2 End-of-Season Festival (January 2) | ||||
| Song | Songwriter(s) | Singer(s) | Notes | Ref. |
| Say Your Name Ten Thousand Times (把你的名字念一万遍) | Qiao Juncheng | Liu Yuning & Zhang Junhao | Episode 4: Matched with Liu Yuning and claimed by Zhang Junhao via "burst light" option. | [34] |
| The Rhetorical Devices I Know (我所知道的修辞手法) | Murphy Band | Jane Zhang & Yu Yan | Episode 5: Matched with Jane Zhang. | |
| Doomsday Sprint (末日狂奔) | Yutian & Xie Jinlin | Lars Huang & Yisa Yu | Episode 2: Matched with Yisa Yu and claimed by Lars Huang via "burst light" option. | |
| Self-Praised Comprehensiveness (自诩周全) | Pan Xiao & Ji Kuikui | Zhou Shen & Liu Yuning | Episode 1: Matched with Zhou Shen and claimed by Liu Yuning via "burst light" option. | |
| The Elephant Man (象人) | Li Angxing | Zhang Chi & Li Angxing | Episode 4: Matched with Zhang Chi, | |
| Regret Is (遗憾是) | Chen Guanyu & Xing Pai | Ouyang Nana | Episode 1: Ouyang Nana played the cello during Lars Huang's performance. | |
| Expired Food (过期食品) | Yuan Jingxiang | Jane Zhang | Episode 9: Matched with Jane Zhang. | |
| Or Maybe We Should Just Forget It (不然算了吧) | Eric | Liu Yuning | Episode 8: Matched with Liu Yuning. | |
| Half (一半) | Zheng Kai & Chen Xukan | Lars Huang | Episode 8: Matched with Lars Huang | |
| Compassion (怜悯) | Jiang Man | Zhou Shen | Episode 7: Claimed by Zhou Shen via "burst light" option. | |
| Kids (小孩) & Signal (讯号) | KAZE Zhan Yixuan, KAZE Zhan Yixuan & Guan Tiantian | Seven Kids (Jane Zhang, Liu Yuning, Lars Huang, Ouyang Nana, Yisa Yu, Yu Yan, Zhang Junhao) | Episodes 2 & 9: Matched with Liu Yuning, who organized the Seven Kids group. | |
| Thump Thump (扑通扑通) | Mooney | R.E.D | Episode 6: Matched with Liu Yuning and claimed by Zhou Shen via "burst light" option. | |
| Possession (占有) | Jiang Man & Gao Lechang | Zhou Shen & Joker Xue | Episode 6: Matched with Ouyang Nana and claimed by R.E.D via "burst light" option. | |
| Another Day Has Passed (又过了一天) | Wang Zi | Lars Huang & Zhang Chi | Episode 9: Matched with Lars Huang. | |
| Make Up Forever | Bi Xiaoxin | Yisa Yu & Yu Yan | Episode 7: Claimed by Yu Yan via "burst light" option. | |
| Youth (青春呐) | Jiang Haonan | Ouyang Nana & Zhang Junhao | Episode 2: Claimed by Ouyang Nana via "burst light" option. | |
| Farewell My Concubine (霸王別姬) | Joker Xue | Joker Xue & Jane Zhang | Season 1 Episode 9: Joker Xue appeared as the songwriter for that episode. | |
| It's Me, and It's Us (是我, 也是我们) | Uncle Ning of Lu Ke & Xu Chonglai | Bi Xiaoxin, Chen Xukan, Eric, Murphy Band, Yang Moyi, Dong Jiahong, Qiao Juncheng, Jiang Man, Li Angxing, Wang Zi, KAZE Zhan Yixuan, Chen Guanyu | Episode 2: Matched with Tan Jing and claimed by Lars Huang via "burst light" option. Performed by songwriters. | |
QQ Music Heatscore
Season 1
| Melody Journey Season 1: Song with Highest QQ Music Heatscore (as of December 20, 2025)[35] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode # | Song | Songwriter(s) | Singer | Heatscore |
| 1 | DO U | Xiao Ma M.Refre$H | Lars Huang | 27.25 million |
| 2 | Nothing Left (没有了) | Mooney | Chen Linong | 18.69 million |
| 3 | Asking Knowingly (明知故問)1 | Jace Guo | Jane Zhang & Shan Yichun | 10.76 million |
| 4 | Rent, Purchase (租購) | Dong Jiahong | Joker Xue | 106.93 million |
| 5 | Lifelong Loneliness (終身孤獨) | Ye Qing Sai Lan | Shan Yichun | 7.16 million |
| 6 | Forget Me (忘了我) | Jiang Haonan | Zhou Shen | 10.80 million |
| 7 | Don't Keep Feeling Crestfallen (你不要垂頭喪氣的) | Dong Jiahong | Joker Xue & Dong Jiahong | 8.66 million |
| 8 | That Day On the Road of No Return (在那天回不去的路上) | Mooney | Joker Xue | 12.65 million |
| 9 | Farewell My Concubine (霸王別姬) | Joker Xue | Yao Xiaotang & Liu Duan Duan | 10.63 million |
| 10 | Hertz 1520 (赫茲1520) | Luo Jingwen | Lars Huang | 8.50 million |
| End-of-Season Festival | Not Mentioning a Word (只字不提) | Ou Heng & Joker Xue | Zhou Shen & Joker Xue | 23.01 million |
^Note 1 : Selected as song with most potential of the episode.
| Melody Journey Season 1: Top 10 Songs with Highest QQ Music Heatscore (as of December 20, 2025)[35] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Song | Songwriter(s) | Singer | Heatscore | Episode # |
| 1 | Rent, Purchase (租購) | Dong Jiahong | Joker Xue | 106.93 million | 4 |
| 2 | DO U | Xiao Ma M.Refre$H | Lars Huang | 27.25 million | 2 |
| 3 | Silence of the Lamb (沉默的羔羊) | Yu Dongran | Zhou Shen | 25.34 million | 1 |
| 4 | Not Mentioning a Word (只字不提) | Ou Heng & Joker Xue | Zhou Shen & Joker Xue | 23.01 million | 11 |
| 5 | Nothing Left (没有了) | Mooney | Chen Linong | 18.69 million | 2 |
| 6 | Not Mentioning a Word (只字不提) | Bao Anquan | Zhou Shen | 15.97 million | 1 |
| 7 | Nothing Left (没有了) | Mooney | Liu Duan Duan & Duan Aojuan | 13.81 million | 2 |
| 8 | That Day On the Road of No Return (在那天回不去的路上) | Mooney | Joker Xue | 12.65 million | 8 |
| 9 | In Between the Upside Down (顛倒之間) | Wu Hewen | Zhou Shen | 11.50 million | 2 |
| 10 | Forget Me (忘了我) | Jiang Haonan | Zhou Shen | 10.80 million | 6 |
Season 2
| Crush of Music Season 2: Song with Highest QQ Music Heatscore (as of January 2, 2026)[36] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode # | Song | Songwriter(s) | Singer | Heatscore |
| 1 | Time Difference (时差) | Yang Moyi | Wei Xiang | 70.37 million |
| 2 | Lake (湖泊) | Zhang Ronghao | Joker Xue | 17.74 million |
| 3 | Mediocre (平庸) | Jiang Man | Joker Xue | 83.94 million |
| 4 | Say Your Name Ten Thousand Times (把你的名字念一万遍)1 | Qiao Juncheng | Liu Yuning | 34.91 million |
| 5 | Alice (爱丽丝卿)1 | Mooney | Zhou Shen | 31.16 million |
| 6 | Farmers and the Land (农民与土地)1 | Chengliang & Joker Xue | Joker Xue | 32.93 million |
| 7 | Compassion (怜悯) | Jiang Man | Zhou Shen | 69.99 million |
| 8 | The Earth Without You (地球没有你) | Age of Water and Wood | Zhou Shen | 22.71 million |
| 9 | Raining All Over the World (全世界下雨) | Xiao Ma M.Refre$H | Zhou Shen | 20.19 million |
| 10 | Mountain Spirit (山灵) | Jiang Man | Zhou Shen | 14.39 million |
| 11 | Possession (占有) | Jiang Man & Gao Lechang | Zhou Shen & Joker Xue | 0.31 million |
^Note 1 : Selected as song with most potential of the episode.
| Crush of Music Season 2: Top 10 Songs with Highest QQ Music Heatscore (as of January 2, 2026)[36] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Song | Songwriter(s) | Singer | Heatscore | Episode # |
| 1 | Mediocre (平庸) | Jiang Man | Joker Xue | 88.13 million | 3 |
| 2 | Compassion (怜悯) | Jiang Man | Zhou Shen | 76.19 million | 7 |
| 3 | Time Difference (时差) | Yang Moyi | Wei Xiang | 72.22 million | 1 |
| 4 | Stubborn Illness (顽疾) | Chacha & Joker Xue | Joker Xue | 66.57 million | 1 |
| 5 | Self-Praised Comprehensiveness (自诩周全) | Pan Xiao & Ji Kuikui | Liu Yuning | 59.03 million | 1 |
| 6 | Time Difference (时差) | Yang Moyi | Zhou Shen | 56.83 million | 1 |
| 7 | Self-Praised Comprehensiveness (自诩周全) | Pan Xiao & Ji Kuikui | Zhou Shen | 49.46 million | 1 |
| 8 | Say Your Name Ten Thousand Times (把你的名字念一万遍) | Qiao Juncheng | Liu Yuning | 35.56 million | 4 |
| 9 | Farmers and the Land (农民与土地) | Chengliang & Joker Xue | Joker Xue | 34.46 million | 6 |
| 10 | Alice (爱丽丝卿) | Mooney | Zhou Shen | 31.96 million | 5 |
Cumulative
| Melody Journey: Singers with Highest QQ Music Heatscore Songs (as of January 2, 2026) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Songs | Singer | Song | Songwriter | |
| 8 | Joker Xue | Rent, Purchase (租購) | Dong Jiahong | |
| Don't Keep Feeling Crestfallen (你不要垂頭喪氣的)2 | ||||
| That Day On the Road of No Return (在那天回不去的路上) | Mooney | |||
| Not Mentioning a Word (只字不提)2 | Ou Heng & Joker Xue | |||
| Lake (湖泊) | Zhang Ronghao | |||
| Mediocre (平庸) | Jiang Man & Joker Xue | |||
| Farmers and the Land (农民与土地) | Chengliang & Joker Xue | |||
| Possession (占有)2 | Jiang Man & Gao Lechang | |||
| Zhou Shen | Forget Me (忘了我) | Jiang Haonan | ||
| Not Mentioning a Word (只字不提)2 | Ou Heng & Joker Xue | |||
| Alice (爱丽丝卿) | Mooney | |||
| Compassion (怜悯) | Jiang Man | |||
| The Earth Without You (地球没有你) | Age of Water and Wood | |||
| Raining All Over the World (全世界下雨) | Xiao Ma M.Refre$H | |||
| Mountain Spirit (山灵) | Jiang Man | |||
| Possession (占有)2 | Jiang Man & Gao Lechang | |||
| 2 | Lars Huang | DO U | Xiao Ma M.Refre$H | |
| Hertz 1520 (赫茲1520) | Luo Jingwen | |||
| Shan Yichun | Asking Knowingly (明知故問)2 | Jace Guo | ||
| Lifelong Loneliness (終身孤獨) | Ye Qing Sai Lan | |||
| 1 | Chen Linong | Nothing Left (没有了) | Mooney | |
| Jane Zhang | Asking Knowingly (明知故問)2 | Jace Guo | ||
| Dong Jiahong | Don't Keep Feeling Crestfallen (你不要垂頭喪氣的)2 | Dong Jiahong | ||
| Yao Xiaotang | Farewell My Concubine (霸王別姬)2 | Joker Xue | ||
| Liu Duan Duan | ||||
| Liu Yuning | Say Your Name Ten Thousand Times (把你的名字念一万遍) | Qiao Juncheng | ||
| Wei Xiang | Time Difference (时差) | Yang Moyi | ||
^Note 2 : Multiple performers.
Episode ratings
Season 1
| Melody Journey: Season 1 Ratings | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode # | Network | Time slot | CSM71 | CSM 35 | Ref. | ||
| Rating | Ranking | Rating | Ranking | ||||
| 1 | Jiangsu Satellite TV | Sundays, 9:00pm CST | 1.95 | 1 | 2.16 | 1 | [8] |
| 2 | 2.12 | 1 | 2.36 | 1 | [10] | ||
| 3 | 1.79 | 1 | 1.99 | 1 | [11] | ||
| 4 | 2.23 | 1 | 2.51 | 1 | [13] | ||
| 5 | 1.96 | 1 | 2.20 | 1 | [14] | ||
| 6 | 2.41 | 1 | 2.73 | 1 | [15] | ||
| 7 | 2.17 | 1 | 2.43 | 1 | [17] | ||
| 8 | 2.19 | 2 | 2.45 | 2 | [20] | ||
| 9 | 1.98 | 1 | 2.24 | 1 | [21] | ||
| 10 | 2.31 | 1 | 2.63 | 1 | [22] | ||
Season 2
| Crush of Music: Season 2 Ratings | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode # | Network | Time slot | CSM71 | CSM 35 | Ref. | ||
| Rating | Ranking | Rating | Ranking | ||||
| 1 | Jiangsu Satellite TV | Fridays, 8:30pm CST | 1.75 | 2 | 1.86 | 2 | [37] |
| 2 | 1.583 | 2 | 1.716 | 2 | [38] | ||
| 3 | 1.663 | 2 | 1.732 | 2 | [39] | ||
| 4 | 1.762 | 2 | 1.876 | 2 | [40] | ||
| 5 | 1.533 | 1 | 1.569 | 1 | [41] | ||
| 6 | 1.658 | 1 | 1.703 | 1 | [42] | ||
| 7 | 1.617 | 1 | 1.657 | 1 | [43] | ||
| 8 | 1.326 | 1 | 1.404 | 1 | [44] | ||
| 9 | 1.595 | 1 | 1.660 | 1 | [45] | ||
| 10 | 1.237 | 1 | 1.281 | 1 | [46] | ||
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | TV Landmark Awards (TV地标) | Provincial Satellite TV's Annual Innovative and Influential Program (省级卫视年度创新影响力节目) | Won | [47] |
| Weibo Variety Show Awards (微博综艺大赏) | Popular Variety Show of the Year (年度人气综艺) | Won | [48] | |
| 2025 | Asian Television Awards (亚洲电视大奖) | Best Music Program (最佳音乐节目) | Won | [49] |
| Weibo Vision Conference (微博视界大会) | Most Popular Work of the Year (年度大众喜爱作品) | Won | [50] |
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