MC Hong Nhung's pain and the journey of growing up with the nickname 'Nhung Luon'

Born in 1992, originally a dancer, MC Hong Nhung has been working as a program host for 15 years. She is a familiar voice to millions of listeners nationwide through live programs broadcast on VOV Giao thong channel such as:Rush Hour, On the Road, Radio Date, Late Night…

Few people know that behind that voice is a challenging childhood and a bumpy journey. At the age of 14, she left her family, brought her luggage to the dormitory to study at a dance school. In the afternoons after school, she walked home, looked through the window at families gathered around the dinner table and cried. Sweat soaked after each hour of ballet, folk, contemporary... but Hong Nhung still did not give up. Because she understood that she had to be strong, had to succeed to make her parents proud.

Not long after graduating, the biggest event in Hong Nhung's life came when her father suddenly passed away. What she regretted was that her father passed away without seeing his daughter's success. But from that shock, Hong Nhung grew up and found a new path - making friends with listeners through radio waves.

Hong Nhung came to the radio profession by chance: "Once, while taking a taxi quite late, the driver turned on the FM91MHz frequency. During the whole journey, I listened to the editor of VOV Giao thong sharing stories about life, love... very touching. I thought, if only I could also go on air to comfort someone who was sad, give them a song that suited their mood, how great that would be."

And then, when VOV Giao thong opened a recruitment round, she boldly applied for the second time before being accepted. For the first half of the year, she only sat and listened to veteran editors host the program, learning how to pause, convey emotions and listen. But because of her love for the job and her desire to become a true "travel companion", she never thought of giving up.

As the MC of live interactive programs, every day I have to update information about collisions, traffic jams... Hong Nhung admits that at first I was overwhelmed because I could not believe that there would be so many incidents in one day. "I constantly received news from the authorities, observed cameras, received feedback from field reporters and drivers. There were nights when I still dreamed about... traffic jams", Hong Nhung confided.

After 8 years of hard work, that voice has now become familiar to millions of people across the country through programs such asRush Hour, Late Nightor the interactive sessions where she transforms into a witty girl, juggling with the audience through quizzes. To the point, the drivers affectionately call her by the nickname 'Nhung Luon'.

What Hong Nhung is most proud of is the connection between people through the small microphone. There are couples who became husband and wife thanks to the radio, there are young people who found their career direction after receiving support from the community and many broken relationships were mended after sharing their feelings on air.

But the most touching were the letters from blind listeners. They could not see the light, but listened to the radio to feel this world. And for Hong Nhung, being the "radio eyes" for someone is an honor beyond compare.

Ask Hong Nhung:As a beloved but often unseen voice, does it ever feel sad?She replied: "I'm happy that listeners remember me as 'driver Hong Nhung' who always accompanies me, as 'witty Nhung Luong', as a good matchmaker... Even though they don't know me, they still love me and entrust me. For me, that's enough to overcome all my fears."

Not only stopping at radio, Hong Nhung also spreads positive energy through social networks. Currently, she has 4 fanpages to share inspirational stories...

Hong Nhung will be the MC of the contest soon.Mrs Grand Vietnam 2025took place on June 29 at the Vietnam-Soviet Friendship Cultural Palace.

Although she spends most of her time working and is a good matchmaker, Hong Nhung is quite introverted and rarely shares about her love life, because according to her: "I have not met anyone who understands me enough to really want to share. Fate - I let fate decide. The most important thing for me is to live happily and peacefully with myself every day. Because happiness is a journey, not a destination."

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