The reality show Let's Feast Vietnam has just held its launching event in Ho Chi Minh City, welcoming the show’s guest watchers, including Tran Thanh, Hari Won, Ky Duyen, Minh Trieu, and Vietnamese contestants Thao Nhi Le, Rocker Nguyen, Dino Vu and nearly 100 content creators, US Ambassador Marc E. Knapper, as well as many guests and reporters.
On the show, fourteen talented content creators from 6 Asian countries embark on an exciting journey with unique culinary and travel experiences to discover the country and people of Vietnam through dynamic destinations, including Ho Chi Minh City, Phu Quoc, Ha Long, and Hanoi.
The journey to discover Vietnam is a double challenge for the contestants as they have to complete many tasks from the show while creating Reels videos under time pressure. With a new concept, Let's Feast Vietnam promises to bring exciting, thrilling, and desirable entertainment moments to audiences. The program’s short video challenge has a total prize of up to 800 million VND, of which 500 million is the prize for the team with the most likes and 300 million is the prize for the audience's favorite on social networks.
The contestants of the program are content creators from 6 Asian countries with 1st Runner Up Miss Universe Vietnam 2022 Thao Nhi Le, talented food blogger Vu Dino; two multi-talented artists Rocker Nguyen from Vietnam and Hwang Joo Won from Korea; Runner Up Miss Charm 2023 Olivia Tan from Indonesia and Korean content creator Seo Yeon Kim; Anisha Thai – a joyful dancer who is half Vietnamese and her best friend J Lou from Hong Kong (China), funny creators from the Philippines Aaron Macacua and Jaime Marino; a famous chef duo who have reached the top 3 of Master Chef Indonesia - Machel Wie and Arsyan Dwianto; Comedian Brandon and Joliechi from Taiwan (China).
Ms. Nguyen Phuong Hoa, Head of the International Cooperation Department - Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, shared: “Let's Feast Vietnam brings a youthful and vibrant energy in the journey to discover the beauty of Vietnam. Vietnam has become the place where young people connect with all the excitement, passion for creativity, commitment and experience.”
Mr. Khoi Le, Country Director of Meta in Vietnam, emphasized: “In addition to connecting Asian content creators, Meta is excited to be able to promote Vietnam's culture, cuisine, and people through platforms like Facebook and Instagram. Audiences will experience an authentic Vietnam through Reels created by content creators throughout the program. Let's Feast Vietnam is both an entertaining reality show and a new and effective step to help attract curiosity and inspire international travelers to come visit Vietnam. Meta has a long-term commitment to contribute to promoting tourism, stimulating digital economic growth as well as conveying valuable messages about Vietnam through short videos like Reels, which has shown strong growth recently.”
Besides the contestants, the program also welcomes Producer, Actor, MC Tran Thanh, singer Hari Won, and supermodel duo Miss Minh Trieu & Ky Duyen as watchers.
“Let’s Feast Vietnam is a lovely and authentic reality show that fosters cultural exchange. The multinational nature of the show erases the barriers of language and cultural differences to engage fully and share our experiences with each other. Moreover, the show also helps our international friends learn more about our beautiful country.” - MC Tran Thanh shared with excitement.
With 10 episodes, Let’s Feast Vietnam will broadcast every Tuesday and Wednesday on Netflix Asia and DANET platforms from August 15 to August 29, 2023. In addition, Reels, short video content made by the contestants as well as behind-the-scene moments will be shared on Facebook and Instagram of BHD, Meta VN, and on social channels of 14 content creators/celebs from 6 countries and regions.
At the launching event, many celebrities and creators have attended and congratulated the contestants and producers on completing a meaningful and interesting program. The Reels Challenge Amazing Journey has launched, with which anyone can create their own short video about their own Amazing Journey in Vietnam to answer the question "What is Vietnam to me?". Any Vietnamese person or international friend who has visited Vietnam can become a Tourism Ambassador promoting the country to the world. To join the challenge of #HanhTrinhKyThu #LetsFeastVietnam #MyVietnam, the Let’s Feast Vietnam crew and nearly 100 content creators participating in the event took a photo of “300 million followers”* to officially launch the contest.
