The Amazing Race Vietnam 2019 Explained

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Presenter:Song Luân (Episodes 1–6, 8–10)
Hương Giang (Episode 7)
Num Teams:10
Num Legs:10
Num Episodes:10
Network:VTV3
Film Start:[1]
Film End:[2]
Prev Series:Season 5

The Amazing Race Vietnam: Cuộc đua kỳ thú 2019 is the sixth season of the reality television game show, The Amazing Race Vietnam. It featured ten teams of two celebrities in a race around Vietnam for 300 million₫.

The season premiered on VTV3 and aired every Saturday primetime (8:00 p.m. UTC+7) from 6 July to 17 September 2019.[3]

Singer and The Voice of Vietnam contestant Song Luân as well as singer and former racer Hương Giang hosted this season replacing Huy Khánh.

Beauty queens Đặng Thị Lệ Hằng and H'Hen Niê were the winners of this season.

Production

Development and filming

In May 2019, rumors circulated that VTV3 and BHD were attempting to revive the franchise after a three year hiatus from the previous season.[4] Soon after, open casting calls for a new season of The Amazing Race Vietnam appeared.[5] Filming for this season began on May 17, 2019, when fans of the show spotted the racers in Hà Giang Province.[1] [6]

On May 28, 2019, Season 3 winner and Season 5 runner-up Hương Giang posted an image of the show's clue envelope onto her social media leading to speculation that she would appear on the season.[7] Later that day, images surfaced of Hương Giang checking teams into the Pit Stop in Da Lat.[8] It was later revealed that Hương Giang would be temporarily talking over the role of host due to Song Luân having work commitments.[9] Hương Giang is the second former racer that returned to host the show after Toya Montoya, who hosted two seasons of the Latin American edition after competing on the third season, as well as the third woman, after Toya Montoya and Tara Basro, and the first member of the transgender community to serve as an Amazing Race host. This season is also the second time a show has changed hosts partway through filming after the first season of the Chinese edition. Hương Giang also made an appearance during Leg 3 as a judge in one of the challenges.

On June 2, 2019, the show's Facebook page officially announced the revival of the show prior to the completion of the season's filming.[10]

This season was the first time that an Amazing Race franchise visited North Korea, a country the original American edition can't visit due to the prohibition of American travelers to the nation implemented after the death of Otto Warmbier,[11] [12] and was the first foreign reality show to film inside the nation.[13]

This season featured a new twist on the Express Pass. The recipients of the Express Pass could either use it to skip a task of their choosing or use it to save a team from elimination, much like the Salvage Pass. It was subsequently used to save a team during the series's first instance of a Double Elimination. Also, much like the previous season, teams departed the Pit Stop in five-minute intervals instead of the actual time difference between check-ins, similar to the Chinese celebrity series.

For the first time in the franchise's history, four teams raced to the Finish Line in the final leg. Four teams raced on the final legs of Season 25 and Season 26 of the American edition; unlike the former, a fourth team was eliminated early in the leg before reaching the Finish Line.

Marketing

Sting Energy Drink, the primary sponsor of the previous seasons, returned for this season.[10] TikTok and Vingroup also came on as sponsors.[14] [15]

Cast

On June 6, 2019, the cast was officially announced.[3] This season's cast included Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 H'Hen Niê, Miss Universe Vietnam 2015 runner-up Đặng Thị Lệ Hằng, Miss Vietnam 2014 Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên, actor Bình An, Vietnam Idol Season 2 winner Quốc Thiên, Miss Vietnam 2016 Đỗ Mỹ Linh, and model Lê Xuân Tiền. Singer S.T Sơn Thạch previously competed on The Amazing Race Vietnam 2013 with stuntman Lâm Hùng Phong but was part of the first team eliminated.[16]

ContestantsAgeProfessionHometownStatus
40JournalistBắc Ninh, Bắc NinhEliminated 1st
(in Quản Bạ, Hà Giang)
26Sports EditorHải Dương, Hải Dương
24SingerCà Mau, Cà MauEliminated 2nd
(in Hạ Long, Quảng Ninh)
24ActorDa Nang
(Returned to competition)Eliminated 3rd
(in Kon Tum, Kon Tum)
30ModelHanoiEliminated 4th
(in Kon Tum, Kon Tum)
31SingerGia Kiệm, Đồng Nai
27Beauty QueenThái Hòa, Nghệ AnEliminated 5th
(in Tuy Hòa, Phú Yên)
27ActorHo Chi Minh City
27Master TrainerGermanyEliminated 6th
(in Da Lat, Lâm Đồng)
29BusinessmanBerlin, Germany
21ActorHanoiEliminated 7th
(in Ho Chi Minh City)
27SingerHo Chi Minh City
31SupermodelPhú YênFourth Place
23Beauty QueenNam Định, Nam Định
23Beauty QueenHanoiThird Place
23ActorPhú Yên
29Singer
The Amazing Race Vietnam 2013		Ho Chi Minh CitySecond Place
26ActorPhú Thọ, Phú Thọ
26Beauty QueenDa NangWinners
27Buôn Ma Thuột, Đắk Lắk

Results

The following teams participated in the season, with their relationships at the time of filming and designated team colors. Note that this table is not necessarily reflective of all content broadcast on television due to inclusion or exclusion of some data. Placements are listed in finishing order:

TeamPosition (by leg)Roadblocks
performed
1345678910
Lệ Hằng & H'Hen Niê4th5th7th5th2nd2nd3rd1st2nd1stLệ Hằng 3, H'Hen Niê 5
S.T & Bình An1st1st1st1st3rd2nd2nd3rd1st2ndSơn Thạch 4, Bình An 4
Xuân Tiền & Mỹ Linh6th3rd3rd4th4th1st1st2nd3rd3rdXuân Tiền 4, Mỹ Linh 3
Minh Triệu & Kỳ Duyên8th8th4th3rd5th4th4th4thMinh Triệu 4, Kỳ Duyên 4
MLee & Quốc Anh2nd2nd2nd2nd1st4th5thMLee 4, Quốc Anh 3
Johnny & Huy Trần3rd7th5th6th6thJohnny 3, Huy Trần 3
Gia Huy & Hoàng Hạnh9th6th6th5thGia Huy 4, Hoàng Hạnh 1
Quốc Thiên & Anh Quân5th4th8thQuốc Thiên 2, Anh Quân 2
Emma & Kinh Lâm7th6thEmma 1, Kinh Lâm 1
Xuân Tiến & Minh VũXuân Tiến 0, Minh Vũ 1
Key
Notes
  1. Both Lương Gia Huy & Hoàng Hạnh and Vũ Xuân Tiến & Chu Minh Vũ elected to take a 20-minute penalty for not finding a clue during the first task. They checked into the Pit Stop at the same time in last place; however, both teams were not eliminated as Song Luân notified them that Leg 1 was a non-elimination leg.
  2. Hoàng Hạnh elected to perform the Roadblock on Leg 2 but decided to switch and allow her partner Lương Gia Huy to complete the Roadblock as permitted in this task. As she initially declared that she would perform the Roadblock, this is included in her tally.
  3. As both Lệ Hằng & H'Hen Niê and Quốc Thiên & Anh Quân could not row across the lake as part of the Detour, their teams were both issued a 2-hour penalty at the site and had to hold heavy logs on their shoulders while waiting out their penalty.
  4. Johnny & Huy Trần initially arrived 7th, but were issued a 15-minute penalty for covering their Sting case during the final task, which was explicitly prohibited in the clue (Lương Gia Huy & Hoàng Hạnh had also covered the case but their case was also wet, so they had to redo the task and were not issued a penalty). Quốc Thiên & Anh Quân arrived at the Pit Stop right when the penalty-time expired, resulting in both teams checking into the Pit Stop simultaneously in last place. However, both teams were not eliminated as Song notified them that Leg 4 was a non-elimination leg.
  5. Leg 5 was a double-elimination leg. The last two teams checked in at the Pit Stop were both eliminated. Minh Triệu & Kỳ Duyên were initially eliminated for arriving 7th, but S.T Sơn Thạch & Bình An used their Express Pass to save them from elimination.
  6. Lệ Hằng & H'Hen Niê and S.T Sơn Thạch & Bình An both agreed to a 2nd place tie after both teams stepped on the Pit Stop mat at the same time.
  7. Lê Xuân Tiền & Đỗ Mỹ Linh were issued two penalties totalling one hour and 44 minutes (90 minutes for failing to complete the Roadblock, and 14 minutes for breaking seven eggs during the Roadblock). They also received a time credit due to production difficulties. However, neither the penalties nor the time credit affected their placement, and it was unaired.[17]
  8. Johnny & Huy Trần were issued a 15-minute penalty for violating traffic laws while cycling to the Roadblock. As they arrived last to the Pit Stop, they were eliminated without the penalty being applied.

Prizes

Race summary

Leg 1 (Hà Giang)

Airdate: 6 July 2019

Additional tasks

Leg 2 (Hà Giang)

Airdate: 13 July 2019

In this season's first Roadblock, one team member had to solve a brain teaser: "A father has six children and a 5x5 square piece of land and must divide the land so each child has a piece while the father retains the center piece of land." Team members had five minutes to remove bamboo sticks used to create the grid of 25 squares until they removed enough to form six shapes with the center square still untouched to receive their next clue, otherwise they had to wait a fifteen minute penalty before making another attempt. Both team members could collaborate with each other while waiting out penalties, but only the participating member could move the bamboo. Also, teams were also allowed to switch who was performing the Roadblock only once during the task.

This season's first Detour was a choice between Làm? (Make?) or Ăn? (Eat?). In Make?, teams had to prepare fifteen noodle cakes (cái bánh phở) from 5kg (11lb) of bánh phở to receive their next clue. In Eat?, each team member had to eat three bowls of phở Tráng Kìm to receive their next clue.

Additional tasks

Leg 3 (Hà Giang → Quảng Ninh)

Airdate: 20 July 2019

This leg's Detour was a choice between Mềm (Soft) or Cứng (Hard). For both Detour options, teams had to row a sampan from an island on Yên Lập Lake to a nearby pier and then hike to their chosen task. In Soft, teams had to bring fifteen pieces of tofu on one dish to the Lôi Âm Pagoda to receive their next clue. In Hard, teams had to bring ten bricks to Lôi Âm Pagoda to receive their next clue.

In this leg's Roadblock, teams had to travel by boat to Hòn Vụng Hà. There, one team member had to climb a 40m (130feet) rope up one of the islands, pull themselves across a 120m (390feet) zip line across to another island, and climb down a 40m (130feet) ladder to receive their next clue.

Additional tasks

Leg 4 (Quảng Ninh → Quảng Bình)

Airdate: 27 July 2019

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to lead or ride a water buffalo across the Côn River to the riverbank to receive their next clue.

Additional tasks

Leg 5 (Quảng Bình → Kon Tum)

Airdate: 3 August 2019

This leg's Detour was a choice between Nhạc (Music) or Dệt (Weaving). In Music, teams had to learn and correctly recite a Bahnar song to receive their next clue. In Weaving, teams had to weave a section of cloth on a loom to the satisfaction of the weavers to receive their next clue.

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to drive a tractor through a farm to reach a ball that they had to toss into their assigned hole to receive their next clue.

Additional tasks

Leg 6 (Kon Tum → Phú Yên)

Airdate: 10 August 2019

In this season's only Fast Forward, one team had to travel 40km (30miles) to Vực Hồm Waterfall. There, they had to search the waters for clue with a key that would unlock a box containing a smartphone, which provided teams a map to hike to Vực Song Waterfall. There, teams had to find a submerged box, inside of which was another box that contained the Fast Forward award.

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member would have swim rings placed around them (five for men & four for women) that would constrict movement and had to walk to an Amazing Race flag placed at the other end of the beach. Then, they had to flip a tire until they returned to the starting point to receive their next clue.

This leg's Detour was a choice between Chìm (Sink) or Nổi (Float). For both Detour options, teams had to travel by personal watercraft to Ganh Da Dia Beach. In Sink, teams had to scuba dive and search for a Tower of Hanoi puzzle. Teams would only have five minutes per dive to find and memorize the puzzle. Once ashore, teams had to recreate the puzzle and then solve it so that all the discs were on one peg by moving one disc at a time and placing smaller discs atop larger discs to receive their next clue. In Float, both team members would be towed behind a boat while on a wakeboard and had to stand on the board for ten seconds to receive their next clue.

Additional tasks

Leg 7 (Phú Yên → Lâm Đồng)

Airdate: 17 August 2019

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to climb five obstacles on the Datanla High Rope Course and collect two eggs at the end of each. If team members had eight intact eggs by the end of the course, they would receive their next clue.

This leg's Detour was a choice between Ném (Throw) or Sút (Shot). In Throw, one team member had five-minutes to ride an ostrich and toss rings onto cones to receive their next clue, otherwise they had to wait out a fifteen-minute penalty. In Shot, one team member had to kick three balls with their partner on their back through a hole in a goal to receive their next clue. If after six shots, teams did not get three goals, they had to wait out a fifteen-minute penalty.

Additional tasks

Leg 8 (Lâm Đồng → Ho Chi Minh City)

Airdate: 24 August 2019

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to ride a window washer platform 10 stories down from the top of Landmark 81 to a window with the distances between the destinations they visited so far as well as the distances from London and Paris to Ho Chi Minh City. If they could successfully reiterate the distances, they would receive their next clue.

This season's final Detour was a choice between Trang Điểm (Makeup) or Biểu Diễn (Performances). In Makeup, each team member had to apply makeup and dress as a hát tuồng character to receive their next clue. In Performances, teams had to learn and perform music for a hát tuồng performance to receive their next clue.

Additional tasks

Leg 9 (Ho Chi Minh City → China → North Korea)

Airdate: 31 August 2019

Additional tasks

Leg 10 (North Korea → Ho Chi Minh City → Kiên Giang)

Airdate: 7 September 2019

In this season's final Roadblock, one team member had 15 minutes to climb 12 stories up a climbing wall to the top of a floodlight, where they to jump off and grab a bottle of Sting Energy Drink to receive their next clue.

Additional tasks
LegQuestionAnswer
1The first Pit Stop at the Hmong Royal Palace was located at which district in Hà Giang province?AĐồng Văn
4Which task did you not perform in Quảng Bình?ABig Draw
5On which river was the challenge in which you rowed a canoe?BĐăk Bla River
6In the challenge of finding an ancient well in Phu Yen, in which commune was the old well?CPhú Thạnh
9What is the place where Kim Il Sung was born and raised?BMangyongdae

Reception

Controversy

During Leg 6, one task involved teams scuba diving to find a concrete slab puzzle placed on top of a coral reef. Viewers along with The Amazing Race Vietnam 2015 winner and diving coach Ngọc Anh complaining that the task was damaging to a fragile ecosystem. The producers of the show later issued an apology stating that the original intention of the task was for teams to swim through the reef to a strip of sand (murky water conditions near the sand strip also forced them to move the puzzle to the reef in order to see the puzzle clearly), where they would find the puzzle, and assured viewers that a similar setup would not occur in the future.[21]

Details

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lộ ảnh 10 cặp đôi tham gia Cuộc đua kỳ thú 2019, họ là ai?. Vietnamese. Photos of 10 couples participating in The Amazing Race 2019, who are they?. Manse. Tài. Style News. May 16, 2019. May 29, 2019.
  2. Web site: S.T Sơn Thạch - Bình An: "Có những chặng BTC Cuộc đua kỳ thú muốn đội Nâu chậm lại một chút". Vietnamese. Kênh 14. September 8, 2019. September 9, 2019.
  3. Web site: 'Cuộc đua kỳ thú 2019' chính thức công bố 10 đội chơi mới và ngày lên sóng!. Vietnamese. 'The Amazing Race 2019' officially announced 10 new teams and the air date!. Kênh 14. June 6, 2019. June 6, 2019.
  4. Web site: Quang Đại nói gì trước tin đồn tham gia 'Cuộc đua kỳ thú 2019' với Thiên Minh?. Vietnamese. What did Quang Đại say about rumors of participating in 'The Amazing Race 2019' with Thiên Minh?. Kênh 14. May 5, 2019. May 29, 2019.
  5. Web site: Liệu có 'như lời đồn', H'Hen Niê - Lệ Hằng 'tuyên chiến' Kỳ Duyên - Minh Triệu tại Cuộc đua kỳ thú 2019?. Vietnamese. Is it 'rumored', H'Hen Niê - Le Hang 'declared war' on Ky Duyen - Minh Trieu for The Amazing Race 2019?. Manse. Tài. Style News. May 8, 2019. May 29, 2019.
  6. Web site: Cuộc đua kỳ thú 2019: Lộ ảnh cận mặt Lệ Hằng cầm mật thư và làm nhiệm vụ với HHen Niê!. Vietnamese. The Amazing Race 2019: Revealing an image of closeup Le Hang holding a clue and doing a task with H'Hen Nie!. Đầu Báo. May 17, 2019. May 29, 2019.
  7. Web site: Fan 'đứng ngồi không yên' khi Hương Giang 'thả thính' quay trở lại Cuộc đua kỳ thú. Vietnamese. Fan restless after hearing that Huong Giang is back on The Amazing Race. Manse. Tài. Style News. May 28, 2019. May 29, 2019.
  8. Web site: Rò rỉ hình ảnh Hương Giang đảm nhận vị trí Host của 'Cuộc đua kỳ thú 2019'?. Vietnamese. Does Huong Giang take the position of 'The Amazing Race 2019' host in a leaked image?. Tao. Phuong. Yeah1. May 28, 2019. May 29, 2019.
  9. Web site: Còn chưa quay xong, 'Cuộc đua kỳ thú 2019' đã bị lộ Host và top 5?. Vietnamese. Not yet finished, have the host and top 5 of 'The Amazing Race 2019' been revealed?. Ang. Bé. Kênh 14. June 1, 2019. June 1, 2019.
  10. Web site: Nói không với SPOILER . Vietnamese. Say no to SPOILER . Facebook. June 2, 2019. June 2, 2019.
  11. Web site: United States Passports Invalid for Travel to, in, or Through the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Federal Register. August 20, 2019. August 12, 2019.
  12. Web site: North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) Travel Advisory. United States Department of State. July 10, 2019. February 21, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20190831040207/https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/north-korea-travel-advisory.html. August 31, 2019. live.
  13. Web site: The Amazing Race Vietnam to be shot in North Korea. Vietnam Television. Quân. Hồng. August 15, 2019. August 27, 2019.
  14. Web site: Quang Đại nói gì trước tin đồn tham gia 'Cuộc đua kỳ thú 2019' với Thiên Minh?. Vietnamese. TikTok challenge to accompany The Amazing Race. Thế Giới Số. August 30, 2019. September 2, 2019.
  15. Web site: CUỘC ĐUA KỲ THÚ - TOP 4 THOẢI MÁI THƯ GIÃN TẠI KHÁCH SẠN CAO NHẤT ĐÔNG NAM Á - LANDMARK 81. Vietnamese. THE AMAZING RACE - TOP 4 COMFORTABLELY RELAX AT THE HIGHEST HOTEL IN SOUTHEAST ASIA - LANDMARK 81. YouTube. August 31, 2019. September 2, 2019.
  16. Web site: Không chỉ có Kỳ Duyên – Minh Triệu, H'Hen Niê cũng gia nhập Cuộc Đua Kỳ Thú 2019?. Vietnamese. Not only Ky Duyen - Minh Trieu, H'Hen Niê also joined The Amazing Race 2019?. Vietgiaitri. May 17, 2019. May 29, 2019.
  17. Web site: Lê Xuân Tiền giải thích nghi vấn Đội xanh được sắp xếp để về nhất tại Cuộc đua kỳ thú. Vietnamese. Lê Xuân Tiền explained the doubts that the Blue Team was arranged to finish first on The Amazing Race. iOne. August 19, 2019. August 19, 2019.
  18. Web site: CUỘC ĐUA KỲ THÚ - JOHNNY & HUY TRẦN MẠNH MẼ NGHỊ LỰC TỚI THỬ THÁCH CUỐI CÙNG ĐẦY NỂ PHỤC. Vietnamese. JOHNNY & HUY TRẦN REMAINED STRONG TO THE LAST CHALLENGE. YouTube. August 22, 2019. August 23, 2019.
  19. Web site: Cuộc đua kỳ thú: Kỳ Duyên, Đỗ Mỹ Linh ngơ ngác học chép thơ bằng tiếng Triều Tiên. Vietnamese. The Amazing Race: Kỳ Duyên, Đỗ Mỹ Linh bewildered copying poetry in Korean. Kênh 14. August 27, 2019. August 31, 2019.
  20. Web site: THỬ THÁCH QUAY CUỒNG NHẤT TRONG CUỘC ĐUA. Vietnamese. Facebook. December 4, 2019. December 6, 2019.
  21. Web site: The Amazing Race Vietnam under fire for challenge that threatens coral reef. Tuoi Tre News. August 12, 2019. August 28, 2019.

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