After 30 years, how is MC Thanh Huong of VTV Sunday Arts now?
MC Thanh Huong shares her time with VTV, from the early days of experimenting with director Khai Hung to becoming the MC of the Sunday Arts program.
After more than 30 years, MC Thanh Huong returns to VTV screen with a familiar greeting in the seriesVTV Memoriesbroadcast on the evening of August 9.
From the first awkward days on television to becoming a familiar face to millions of viewers, the programSunday ArtsNot only is it a TV show, but it is also a big challenge for Thanh Huong as a program host.
Recalling the first days on air, Thanh Huong shared about the difficult "testing" process, having to try many times before being accepted by director NSND Khai Hung - the father of the program - as the MC of the program.
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According to director Khai Hung, the program was born from the idea of the then VTV General Director, Mr. Ho Anh Dung, with the desire to have a program broadcast on Sunday and was namedSunday Arts,released on September 4.
The program structure at that time was quite simple with 3 main sections. Thanh Huong led the audience through the opening greeting, the sectionAuthor - Works, International News, partRelaxand ends with a lead-inMovie.
Meritorious Artist Minh Vuong shared, at that time the partRelaxThe show lasted 1-2 minutes with 3-4 short skits that became the highlight and were enthusiastically received by the audience. The influence of the show was such that the audience called Minh Vuong "the elastic lady".
Meritorious Artist Viet Anh expressed his great love for Meritorious Artist Minh Vuong and artists Pham Bang, Van Hiep, Trinh Mai - names that have become the childhood of an entire generation.

With Editor Thuc Khue,Sunday Artsnot just work but like a real family. She once wanted to change the familiar image of the MC sitting on a rattan chair in an ao dai. However, as soon as the change was broadcast on Sunday, by Monday, the audience called to protest and demand a return to the old image.
Among the memorable responses, a student wrote a letter to MC Thanh Huong, sharing her love for the show and wishing to be given the ao dai that the MC often wears on air.
Actress Dieu Huong shared: "From the first films that made me feel moved, associated with my youth, my childhood and ignited my love for cinema, everyone has to start somewhere. And fortunately, the Vietnam Television Drama Production Center - VFC has created opportunities for young people like me, helping dreams come true."