A decade of spectacular transformation of Tran Thanh

From an MC who was criticized for his 'tactless' way of speaking, Tran Thanh has become the most famous multi-talented artist in Vietnamese showbiz.

Tran Thanh is a familiar face on many TV channels every Saturday and Sunday night as well as many large and small stages. Looking at Tran Thanh’s current success, few people know that he used to be an MC who was criticized for being… tactless wherever he went.

MC Tran Thanh

A next generation Hoai Linh?

Tran Thanh can be said to be an MC with the most "strange" and winding career path in Vietnamese showbiz. He started out as a young man studying at the University of Theatre and Cinema. Naturally fluent and quick-witted, in 2006, when he was only 19 years old, Tran Thanh tried his hand at the TV Host contest and won 3rd place.

So, the fate of cinema has not yet come, Tran Thanh hastily kicked the porridge to become a program host. However, with a rather limited knowledge combined with young age and impulsiveness, from 2006 to 2010, Tran Thanh was often hated by many people because of his lack of charm as a program host. He could speak fluently, read the program quickly but often joked too much.

From small provincial and city level programs to live stages, Tran Thanh often makes mistakes and makes the program organizers laugh and cry, that's why many show organizers at that time, just hearing about Tran Thanh hosting the program, made their faces… distorted.

Tran Thanh won 3rd prize in the "TV Host 2006" contest.

Tran Thanh's gradual maturity in his MC career also continued in parallel with his acting and comedy. He has good command of his voice, is active, and improvises quickly, so he is very easy to do comedy with. He can juggle with anyone next to him.

Besides, Tran Thanh is also famous for his talent of imitating voices: Duy Manh, Lam Truong, Thanh Lam, Hong Ngoc...

This ability is very useful when people want to pursue a career in comedy, so there was a time when people saw Tran Thanh doing comedy shows so much that they called him the next generation of Hoai Linh.

And indeed, it is not an exaggeration to say so. Tran Thanh has all the qualities to become a second Hoai Linh. He is both good at acting and very… calm, able to control many levels of emotions of the audience.

The process of training himself with comedy and participating in many films such as Gia su nu quai, Yeu anh em danh khong, Quy tu bat di... has helped Tran Thanh become more elegant and impressive.

He understands moderation when appearing in public, knows what to say and what not to say, always maintains professionalism and neatness but also does not forget to keep his own personality.

Among the programs that Tran Thanh has hosted, the most successful is probably Dancing With The Stars.

In this program, the audience witnessed a multi-colored Tran Thanh, both tough and soft, both rational and emotional, both humorous and very serious and mature.

And it was also the process of participating in being the MC of this program that became the final training ground in Tran Thanh's 10-year process of self-improvement. 10 years, from 2006 until now, is a completely impressive and surprising transformation process.

Still going far

Of course, with what Tran Thanh has today, plus a busy show schedule and dozens of invitations "lining up", whether Tran Thanh is the second Hoai Linh is no longer worth worrying about. Now, Tran Thanh is Tran Thanh and Hoai Linh is Hoai Linh.

Tran Thanh has even surpassed Hoai Linh's shadow, surpassing his senior in being a better and better MC. Perhaps in terms of comedy, Tran Thanh still has a lot to learn because he doesn't have as much life experience as Hoai Linh, but in terms of being in demand and attracting audiences, they are "equal".

Tran Thanh changes day by day, adapts very quickly and always knows how to improve. The audience commented on him in a live show, a few days later he changed and gave up that bad trait immediately.

Or when asked by the media to comment on his seniors and fellow comedians, Tran Thanh always maintains a moderate, dignified and polite attitude. He rarely criticizes or speaks ill of anyone, but only does his job, because more than anyone else Tran Thanh understands that only work brings joy, not gossip.

That is also the reason why in Vietnamese showbiz, Tran Thanh is very discreet and rarely has scandals. As an artist who rose from confusion and loss, Tran Thanh has now found his own path and is determined to pursue it.

Perhaps, it will be a long time before anyone can be like Tran Thanh, as hot as Tran Thanh, as successful as Tran Thanh despite having to go through many criticisms. And of course, the Vietnamese comedy or MC community would be so boring without the Tran Thanh of today.

According to Zing.vn