Ho Quynh Huong leaves the hot seat because the producer is 'dishonest'

Ho Quynh Huong affirmed that neither Hari Won nor any other guest was the reason for the decision to cancel the show.

On the morning of June 26, Ho Quynh Huong's media representative sent an official press release to the media about the female singer leaving the hot seat of the program Be a Star - You are a star, suspected of competing for a seat with Hari Won.

Accordingly, Ho Quynh Huong's side affirmed that neither Hari Won nor any other guest was the reason for the decision to cancel the above show. The reason Ho Quynh Huong did not continue to participate in the last 2 competition nights (show 7 and show 8) of the program Be a star - You are a star is due to the violations of the contract by the producer TVHub.

Ho Quynh Huong in the program Be A Star.

Ho Quynh Huong's side said that in February 2017, Ho Quynh Huong received an offer to be one of the two main judges in the program Be a star - You are a star. Specifically, Ho Quynh Huong will be a professional judge, giving comments to help the contestants improve their singing. The two sides signed a contract after discussing and discussing in detail the terms of rights, obligations, commitments and responsibilities of each party.

“According to the contract, after live show 5, the producer of the program Be a star - You are a star TVHub must pay the singer Ho Quynh Huong's salary. If the deadline is missed, the singer has the right to unilaterally terminate the contract. However, by show 7, TVHub still has not paid, nor has it notified us of the late payment. When we called, the company's accountant said that they were having financial difficulties and could not answer when they would pay. The reason: they have not yet collected the debt from the customer,” said Ho Quynh Huong's representative.

Furthermore, at this point, the program has ended but TVHub has not yet paid the full amount to Ho Quynh Huong's crew according to the working content between the two sides on June 14.

Ho Quynh Huong on the hot seat of the program.

The second reason why Ho Quynh Huong canceled the show was because the female singer discovered the dishonesty of the producer, leading to unfairness for the contestants.

Specifically, contestants who sing with a band sing for real, while those who sing on disc just sing over a pre-recorded voice. When contestants sing over a song, their voices will definitely be better and smoother. This will affect the reputation of the judges, especially professional judges like Ho Quynh Huong. Because it is not difficult for those in the profession and music-savvy audiences to recognize this truth. Ho Quynh Huong talked to the person in charge of the music, requesting that the practice of singing over a song be stopped immediately. But by show 6 (duet night with a guest), the old situation recurred.

Ho Quynh Huong confirmed that she left the hot seat not because she was angry with Hari Won.

And another reason that Ho Quynh Huong's side gave was that before signing the contract, they discussed with TVHub's representative to arrange for Ho Quynh Huong to sit in the middle, to facilitate discussion with the judges on both sides. TVHub's side said that they also wanted that, because the program focuses on professional factors the most. The seating position became a condition for implementing the contract signed between the HQH crew and TVHub.

However, in live show 1, the producer thought that to make the lineup look good, the male judge should sit between the two female judges. On days when the guest judge was a male, Ho Quynh Huong would sit in the middle. The female singer agreed, finding it reasonable.

However, in show 3, the guest is male, TVHub still cannot arrange for the singer "Anh" to sit in the middle because "the technical setup is very difficult". Instead, Duong Khac Linh and Ho Quynh Huong will sit in the same position throughout. For the common benefit of the whole program, Ho Quynh Huong's side agreed.

In liveshow 8, which Ho Quynh Huong was absent from due to touring in Japan and had agreed upon before signing the contract, guest judge Hari Won was seated in the middle. Ho Quynh Huong's team realized that this change of judge position was not technically difficult.

"Our legitimate request is that TVHub comply with the content of the signed contract, but TVHub sent the media unclear information, deliberately steering the story to the direction that Ho Quynh Huong left the show because she was angry with Hari Won. This seriously affected her image as well as pushed both singers into misunderstandings and scandals," said Ho Quynh Huong's side.

Ho Quynh Huong's team texted and met directly with the producer's representative to ask for an explanation. However, they affirmed that they had not sent any press releases, but that the newspapers had reported the news themselves. When Ho Quynh Huong's side requested a written correction, they did not:

"We regret having to stop participating in the program because it more or less affects the contestants' psychology. However, we are forced to speak up when the program organizers did not comply with the contract and intentionally pushed the matter too far. This is a move to protect the image of singer Ho Quynh Huong from the false information that TVHub sent. We request TVHub to be responsible for complying with the signed agreements. We leave open the next possibilities if TVHub's violations are not corrected"./.

According to VOV