Running Man Vietnam is a Vietnamese version of the Running Man program that has been produced for many seasons in Korea. This is a program with special appeal when staging attractive physical games with the participation of famous cast (artists).
Season 1 of Running Man Vietnam was produced with the participation of Tran Thanh, Lan Ngoc, Jun Pham, Ngo Kien Huy, Lien Binh Phat, Truong The Vinh and BB Tran. The program has a record high rating, was filmed elaborately, and staged many attractive physical games. When the COVID-19 pandemic occurred, season 1 of Running Man Vietnam was widely reviewed.
The program is highly entertaining, the cast shows their own unique personal characteristics, especially Tran Thanh plays many roles, both as a "national MC" and a strongest opponent that has created great attraction for Running Man Vietnam.
In season 2, Running Man Vietnam had a change in the copyright buyer, resulting in a change in the cast. Tran Thanh and BB Tran did not appear, instead Thuy Ngan, Truong Giang, Jack, Karik participated alongside Lan Ngoc, Jun Pham, Ngo Kien Huy, Truong The Vinh.
As soon as it aired, Running Man season 2 was met with backlash when a singer was involved in many personal scandals like Jack. Under public pressure, Jack was later cut off. Running Man season 2 also did not have the same appeal as season 1. The majority of the audience thought that Thuy Ngan, Karik or Truong Giang did not bring the show special personal colors like Tran Thanh and BB Tran.
Truong Giang himself had to speak up afterwards, he hoped the audience would stop comparing him to Tran Thanh. Truong Giang said, "I can't be as good as Tran Thanh, I will always be like that. I can't be equal to Tran Thanh. Tran Thanh is so good. Therefore, I beg the audience to stop comparing.
BB Tran, once considered the "dirty player" in Running Man, is also a unique personal color that Thuy Ngan cannot replace.
When Running Man Vietnam announced that there was a season 3, all over social networks were bustling with names of Tran Thanh, Lan Ngoc and the cast of season 1. In particular, Tran Thanh is considered the "soul" of Running Man Vietnam season 1. When participating in the program, Tran Thanh showed that he has many aspects to become an irreplaceable name, Tran Thanh is both humorous, intelligent, and has the ability to connect all members, and is also a " strong" with healthy physical strength, can dominate many games that require dramaticity such as tearing up the nameplate.
Currently, a large audience is calling on the producer of Running Man Vietnam season 3 to invite Tran Thanh and Lan Ngoc and keep many faces of season 1 participating because of the successes they have achieved.
