The organizers confirmed that Ho Quynh Huong left the "hot seat" because she was not allowed to sit in the middle.
Hari Won was only a guest judge but was arranged by the organizers to sit in the middle. This made Ho Quynh Huong's side unhappy and she requested to cancel the contract and not participate in liveshow 9 and the final night.
On the morning of June 14, the organizers of Be a star - You are the star continued to share more about the noise surrounding singer Ho Quynh Huong. They said that after live show 8, they received questions from Ho Quynh Huong's representative asking why the female singer was not allowed to sit in the middle seat in previous shows, while Hari Won, who was only a guest judge, was allowed to sit in the middle. This made Ho Quynh Huong's side unhappy and requested to cancel the contract, not participate in live show 9 and the final night.
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Singer Ho Quynh Huong. |
When the incident happened, the organizers explained to Ho Quynh Huong's representative and hoped for the singer's understanding. However, Ho Quynh Huong's side still insisted on canceling the contract because the seating was very important. "We do not want to bring this incident to the media, but we realize that the TV audience, contestants, and crew need to know the reason why we could not convince singer Ho Quynh Huong's side."
The organizer added that the main judge's cancellation of the contract before the last two competition nights was extremely regrettable for the program, contestants and audience. "There were issues that seemed very simple, such as seating arrangements, but were technically complicated and time-consuming and labor-intensive. We regret that we were unable to meet the above requirements and were unable to convince singer Ho Quynh Huong in this matter."
The program also explained more about the judges' seating positions. Accordingly, from the beginning of the competition, the two main judges' positions, Ho Quynh Huong and Duong Khac Linh, were fixed, while the third chair was the guest judge's position. The organizers limited the change of the main judge's position as much as possible for two reasons. One was that the television audience was used to the main judges appearing in order from left to right on the screen.
Second, in terms of technology, when a judge votes, the score will be immediately updated to the voting system, and at the same time, the judge's avatar will appear on the TV screen in the corresponding position. If there is a change in the judge or the seating position, the organizer must redo two things: re-encode the voting software for the judge, and change the avatar that appears on TV to correspond to the judge's position to avoid confusing the audience.
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In all the live shows that Ho Quynh Huong participated in, she always sat on the far right. |
As for Ho Quynh Huong, her manager and sister is the one who contacted the press on her behalf. However, at this time, they do not want to speak up. They only said that they are liquidating the contract and there is much more to say about this story. They will share after the contest ends.
According to the Star