Mango TV’s “Sisters Who Make Waves 2026” (also known as “Sister Lang 7”) has been sparking constant discussion since it premiered at the beginning of this month. This new season uses a “live, unedited vocals” format, which has put a lot of pressure on many contestants. Chinese actress Li Xiaoran performed “Wishes Sticky Note” in the first group competition, but seemed to struggle with singing on stage—going off-key as soon as she started. Clips of her performance quickly went viral and were widely imitated. She recently admitted that she cried for two nights over it.
Li Xiaoran previously met Mrs. Xiang (Chen Lan) through the reality show “A Journey of Blossoms,” so Mrs. Xiang called her during a recent livestream to check in on her feelings about the competition. Li Xiaoran frankly confessed that she was upset about singing off-key, crying over it for two days. “I didn’t know I sounded so bad when singing. I do okay at karaoke, so why is it that when I put on those (in-ear monitors) and get on stage, I just can’t do it? I really worked hard to sing on key, but I lost it from the first note.”
She went on to explain that there were only 24 hours from receiving the assigned song to rehearsal review, including time spent moving house and sleeping. “You know how hard this is for me; I’m 50, I just can’t memorize it. When I went up there, my mind was just blank—no lyrics, just a daze.” She recalled that as soon as the performance ended and she learned she had the highest audience popularity, she felt bad, describing it as being “put on a spit over a fire.” “I knew as soon as I got offstage, I’d be completely slammed.”
Li Xiaoran emphasized that she didn’t go off-key on purpose, “But it just happened. The truth is, I cried because I was afraid the others on my team would be affected. I really was upset, but I honestly didn’t expect it would turn out like this,” adding that she’s now determined to practice her singing.
News Source: China Times News Network