The owners behind famous comedy and bolero game shows
In 2014-2019, comedy game shows once "made waves" on Vietnamese television.
Before having to stop production, comedy game shows along with a series of bolero programs had a prosperous time, so they should be made.
Behind the once popular shows are the entertainment media tycoons.
Do Van Buu Dien - often called Color Man, the boss of Dien Quan - was once famous for game shows such as "Challenge of Comedy", "The Voice of the Who", " singing the Song of Dreams"... After the company went bankrupt, he almost withdrew from showbiz, focused on business and made his personal YouTube channel.
Earlier this year, he livestreamed about why Dien Quan has "disappeared" for the past 6 years despite "making waves" on television: "Since I started making entertainment programs, I have never thought about being glorious. What I always think of is renewing programs
For example, the programs Comedy Challenge, Song Mai Thuong... season 1 is already good, so season 2 must be new, creative, find new stories, and colors. Therefore, every time I enter the new season, I feel extremely pressured, not thinking about becoming famous".
When mentioning Color Man, it is unforgettable to mention director Khuong Dua - the person behind many entertainment programs of Dien Quan. In June this year, Color Man had a meeting with director Khuong Dua after a long time since the company went bankrupt.
Currently, Khuong Dua continues to produce web dramas (movies released online) and some small game shows, while maintaining her own YouTube channel.
Director, Meritorious Artist Vu Thanh Vinh participated in staging famous game shows in the early 2000s such as "Happy Music", "Golden Dragon", "Laughing Across Vietnam"... The owner of Khang Media also contributed to restoring Bolero music with a series of programs such as "Love Bolero", "Solo with Bolero", "Love Bolero celebrating"...
However, he himself admitted that he was heartbroken when he had to stop his famous shows such as "Laughing Across Vietnam", "Solo with Bolero". However, he believes that this series of programs has completed its "mission".
According to him, if we try to do things the same way, the quality will decline and directly affect our reputation. For nearly two years, he has been absent from any of the game shows.
Vu Thanh Vinh also frankly admitted that the time of comedy game shows has passed, while young audiences are now attracted by new ways of organizing such as music reality shows such as "Anh trai say hi", "Anh trai vu ngan cong gai", "Em xinh say hi"...
Therefore, his company's personnel are now adjusted to focus on the film industry, instead of dividing resources into declining TV game shows.
Reasons for stopping the production of a series of famous game shows for a while
From 2022 - 2024, comedy game shows are sparse, many popular programs such as "Lang Com O Dang", "Tieu Lam Tu Long", "Challenge of Famous Comedy", "Challenge of the Lam Lam" have stopped production. Many music programs about bolero are not as popular as before.
One of the important causes is saturatation. In the period of 2014 - 2019, the audience was almost "surrounded" by a series of similar programs, exploiting familiar pieces together. The skits gradually fell into wear, sometimes abusing the elements that easily make people laugh, even forced. This caused the audience to gradually lose interest and excitement.
Meanwhile, entertainment tastes have changed rapidly. If from 2014 to 2017, audiences still spent a lot of time on TV, then from 2018 onwards, the rise of YouTube and TikTok has changed entertainment habits.
Young people like to watch short, new content, update trends, instead of sitting in front of a screen for hours.
Comedy game shows and bolero shows therefore have to compete directly with countless parody clips, livestreams... which are faster, cheaper and closer.
Television game shows are dependent on advertising, but when ratings (viewership rates) decrease, sponsors are no longer interested in investing. The limited budget makes it difficult for the crew to maintain the quality of the staging, making the show even less attractive.
The personnel factor is also a big challenge. When previous famous artists gradually withdrew or changed direction, the show lacked face that was strong enough to guarantee ratings. Finding a next layer is not easy.
