Vietnamese Stars: Being late to show class?

The controversy over Vietnamese celebrities being late has flared up once again after the press conference of The Face 2017. Is this a sign of unprofessionalism or intentional calculation?

“Thai coach arrives on time, Vietnamese coach arrives two hours late” is the headline of a series of articles reporting on the press conference to launch the second season of the show The Face - Brand Face, held on the morning of May 23 in Ho Chi Minh City.

According to the invitation letter sent by the Organizing Committee to the media, the press conference time is 9:30. Guest Lukkade Metinee, a judge of The Face Thailand, arrived a few minutes early in a neat outfit. However, she had to wait two hours for the three young coaches of The Face Vietnam to arrive.

Immediately afterwards, the coaches all spoke up to explain in order to restore their image. Some affirmed that they arrived on time according to the schedule sent by the organizers, others asked for sympathy because they had just been hospitalized for an IV. However, that was not enough to ease the audience's anger.

Just debuted, the three coaches of The Face 2017 were caught up in a scandal of irresponsibility.

Don't blame the audience for being picky.

Instead of the sympathy that the three coaches of The Face Vietnam expected, many audiences and netizens criticized them as "unprofessional", "disrespectful", "shameful"...

Don’t be too quick to blame the audience for being too picky or harsh, this reaction is understandable because they have heard too many apologies and explanations like that. But then every few days, apologies come out of someone else’s mouth, but the explanation is nothing new, still “busy with personal matters, traffic jam, house far away, health reasons…”.

The audience still remembers Dong Nhi's two "scandals" of being late during the filming of The Voice Kids season three. During the press conference, she arrived more than an hour late because she had an urgent matter to attend to.

On the final night, the singer of Vi ai vi anh continued to make the whole crew panic when the program had been on live for 10 minutes before she rushed onto the stage. This time, Dong Nhi explained that it was due to a “traffic jam”.

Or like Miss Vietnam 2014 Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen, being late has become a daily occurrence. Some people even call her “the beauty queen who is always late” because of her bad habit that is hard to break.

Ky Duyen rushed into the press conference for the Northern final round of Miss Vietnam 2016 held in Hanoi in July 2016 because she was late.

In the recent uproar, the audience did not forget to recall the story of Mai Ngo being scolded by Lan Khue for being late at The Face season one. But this time, the incident of being late happened to this model. She was the first to arrive among the three coaches but was still late compared to the appointment time.

For this reason, many viewers ask what coaches can teach their students when they themselves often make mistakes. Or like a famous singer who has influence on millions of viewers, who was chosen as Miss Vietnam, who will they set an example for when they themselves have poor performance.

Late to show class?

Besides the reasons that audiences often hear such as traffic jams, sudden work, hospitalization..., the story of stars being late in many cases also has other meanings.

In mid-2016, Ngo Thanh Van posted her frustration at having to wait nearly two hours to attend a fashion show. She wrote: “I am no longer suited to be an artist. Because being an artist requires spending time on makeup, attending several events, and arriving nearly two hours late to be noticed, to be considered A-list. During that time, I could have done many other important things that are more meaningful to my life.”

At that event, two of the artists who arrived the latest were Angela Phuong Trinh and Miss Ky Duyen.

Ngo Thanh Van once spoke out about stars being two hours late to a fashion event, including Angela Phuong Trinh.

Ngo Thanh Van has many years of experience in the profession, her assessment is very accurate. More specifically, depending on the importance of each character at the event, their appearance time will be different.

For example, at a movie press conference, the supporting actors always arrive first and the most sought-after star arrives last. Once this person arrives, the press conference begins immediately.

No one can explain where and when this came from, but it has become an unspoken rule in Vietnamese showbiz. Because of this, a rather "funny" incident happened at a recent press conference.

The two female judges both wanted to be the last to appear, so they waited in the car even though they had already arrived at the event location. With this mentality, everyone wanted to be the last.

Ironically, at the press conference of The Face 2017, the most prestigious and famous person was the one who had to wait. Later, when asked about spending two hours waiting for her three juniors, the female coach said: "I am a professional, so no matter what the schedule is, I will arrive early."

As the most famous character, The Face Thailand coach was the first to arrive at the press conference and waited... two hours.

It was just a simple sharing, but many people think that Coach Lukkade Metinee has thoughtfully given many Vietnamese stars a basic lesson on how to do the job.

Not only being late, the audience has also witnessed countless funny and sad stories of Vietnamese stars such as withdrawing from a role via text message, leaving because they were not welcomed, not attending the rehearsal, skipping the show...

Year after year, Vietnamese showbiz keeps cherishing the dream of raising its level, but professionalism keeps falling short.

According to Zing