Asia 44 – Mua He Ruc Ro 2004

Before delving into the musical portion of Asia’s Mua He Ruc Ro 2004, allow me this opportunity to thank those activists who have been working hard to bring us freedom. I want to congratulate the successful individuals who featured on the show. I also would like to extend my recognition to any of you out there who stay in school and pursue your dreams. You are the future of Vietnamese American and we are very proud of you. Lastly, to our young boys, please stay away from Michael. Yeah! Bad joke, I know. Let’s get to the fun part, shall we?

It’s a pleasant surprise to see the appearance of Tuan Vu and Son Tuyen. They both look good (much better than years ago). Tuan Vu looks like he is off cracks for good. Unfortunately, his vocals seem to be weakening without cracks. Thanks to plastic surgery, Son Tuyen looks much better than before although her nose reminds me of Michael. Hopefully, they didn’t go to the same doctor. I am just playing, Michael. You know I am feeling your pain. Anyway, glad to see both Tuan Vu and Son Tuyen back.

Da Nhat Yen impressed me once again with her creativities. Unlike her best friend Trish, Da Nhat Yen always brings something new to the audience. This time, her traditional northern vocals on “Con Rong Chau Tien” are hypnotizing. Of course, her stage charisma is perfect for an opening; however, Gia Huy simply ruined it. What were Asia thinking? Pairing up a skillful performer with a guy who has no rhythm is a big mistake. The opening would have exceededly better with Da Nhat Yen alone.

Nguyen Khang delivered an exquisitely beautiful performance on “Nhung Dieu That La.” Although this is a Truc Ho’s song, he made the right decision by choosing Nguyen Khang instead of Lam Nhat Tien. Nguyen Khang’s cracked-voice mantra fits gorgeously with the jazz-fueled musical arrangement. Truc Ho is a fantastic producer and he knows what works best for Nguyen Khang; therefore, Truc Ho ought to produce a CD for Nguyen Khang. With Truc Ho’s musical talent and Nguyen Khang’s marvelous vocals, together they will create an indelible album (hint… hint…).

More hightlights from Mua He Ruc Ro 2004 includes: “Dau Chan Cua Bien” which is nicely done by Lam Nhat Tien and Y Phuong (a new face with potential); Thanh Truc, Diem Lien, and Phillip Huy were incredible on “Lien Khuc Hanh Trinh Tim Tu Do;” and the mesmerizing “Lien Khuc Ao Dai” with Asia’s male artists.

Of course, there is the flip side of the show as well. Trish stated in one of her interviews that she wants to sing for the kids yet her performance filled with half naked dancers. I am sure many parents will appreciate that. As for her music and dance, there are nothing new. Manh Dinh and Doanh Doanh is another horrible miss match. Manh Dinh cannot sing anything that is not “sen” and “Canh Hong Trung Quoc” sounded like switching between a Chinese and Vietnamese radio dial. Cardin has the groove but “Nang Sieu Nhan” is a lyrical nightmare. While Asia 4 need to “Shake” themselves offstage, Hong Dao and Quang Minh need to reinvent themselves. Their jokes have been pathetic lately.

Overall, Asia did a much better job than their competitor (Thuy Nga) and they seem to take the viewers’ comments seriously (unlike Nguyen Ngoc Ngan and Thuy Nga). For instance, the digital background improved tremendously from the previous show. They also did a great job of editing the video down two DVDs instead of three. They give you just enough so you’ll want more instead of bored you to death with all the senseless talking with an extra DVD. Hopefully, Asia will keep up the good work by listening to their viewers and continue to find innovative ideas.

73 Comments

  1. man…Your review make me so tempting to buy the DVDS.

    Comment by Andy — 18 October 2004 @ 3:40 pm
  2. Before it was 3 DVDs instead of 2???

    Nice reviews…

    Comment by Anonymous — 18 October 2004 @ 9:55 pm
  3. Great observations! I’ve already placed an order for this dvd tonight. I know .. the reviewer has no connection with Asia .. I can’t resist the temptation of owning the dvd after reading this write-up.
    LOL, As for Trish’s comment, I think she implied “high school” kids.
    Cheers!

    Comment by sv — 18 October 2004 @ 11:02 pm
  4. Hey there, excellent review. I’ll try to clone..oh I mean buy myself a copy of Asia’s Mua He Ruc Ddo soon. Take care.

    Comment by Truong — 20 October 2004 @ 12:18 am
  5. hey, Donny. Did you know that KY DUYEN and TRINH HOI (the lawyer that served Vietnamese refugees somewhere on earth that I don’t know) they are married. If you knew this news and didn’t inform us, I’ll be really mad.

    Anyway, I like the music of this Asia. but about the people they honored…I have no comments about their choices to honor the people that helped our community. But I hoped they would introduce us the success of the young generation like they did last year (you know, DAT PHAN, LEYNA NGUYEN…).

    I think the comedy was not that bad, but it’s kinda short. Oh, one more thing, TUONG NGUYEN, is he also a fashion designer? I saw him in the audience and when they introduced the designer of the long dresses.

    Comment by illusion — 20 October 2004 @ 5:56 pm
  6. Illusion, no I didn’t know that. Thanks for the info. I was wondering what the heck Ky Duyen was doing in Asia video. However, why did he say “thanks to my girlfriend for support me even my job makes no money”?

    Comment by Donny — 20 October 2004 @ 7:23 pm
  7. By the way, isn’t he a bit too young for her? Just a curiousity. Doesn’t matter to me. The older the better I guess. Since she is full of experience, I can let here incharge and just ride along :)

    Comment by Donny — 20 October 2004 @ 7:25 pm
  8. Donny, you can search in yahoo or google (search: KYDUYEN-TRINH HOI wedding) to find the link to their photo album, sorry because I forgot the site). I also found that MANH QUYNH also just got married. so did THANH HA.
    I wonder what season it is that people start getting married.
    I think KY DUYEN support TRINH HOI to his volunteer work without complaining because she makes a lot of money herself. I don’t think she needs his money.

    Comment by illusion — 21 October 2004 @ 9:33 am
  9. Good review! Personally, I think Mua He Ruc Ro 2 was very entertaining. Asia4′s performance was fun to watch – the dancing and the choreography was very impressive (no comment on the song though). It looks like Asia4 is better off without Cardin. Cardin’s song was pathetic. I couldn’t help but to fast forward the song. Overall, I was really enjoyed watching it and I hope you do too. Kudos to Asia Entertainment for another job well done!

    Comment by Anonymous — 21 October 2004 @ 10:37 am
  10. Illusion,

    You said: “but about the people they honored…I have no comments about their choices to honor the people that helped our community. But I hoped they would introduce us the success of the young generation like they did last year (you know, DAT PHAN, LEYNA NGUYEN…). ”

    That’s an intelligent saying for a little kiddo like you!

    There is one thing I would like to share; to me, Leyna Nguyen is not that successful in community like every overseas Vietnamese think of her, not because Nam Loc or some of Asia Ent. gang members is sugarcoating and polishing her as “used to be a TV anchor and what not”. Matter of fact, she is just another puppet of Asia Ent’s puppet show.

    Now, Dat Phan is growing more successful in Vietnamese community as well as American community (nationwide). He works on his own. Although he struggles in some aspects, but he’s quite an independent guy!

    Comment by Trung — 21 October 2004 @ 12:10 pm
  11. illuson,
    TRINH HOI (the lawyer that served Vietnamese refugees somewhere on earth that I don’t know)what are you thinking..!!you know how to search in yahoo or google on their wedding day..you should spend more time on how much works Trinh Hoi did for our community.
    I totally respected his works in the last ten years …free legal advised for a Vietnamese boat people who get strapped in the detenton camps and refugee camps all over Hong Kong and Phillippine.How many of us actually volunteer served our community at all…without thinking about your future career and money….
    “Most of us Vietnamese over sea are boat people and lot of us come out of Viet Nam with a help of boat people..,and Mr.TRINH HOI is very few who helping those last boat people in South east Asia which have been forgotten by us and the wolrd”
    We should be very proud to have some awsome guy like TRINH HOI in our Vietnamse community !!!!and wishes him all the best with his choice of married to KY DUYEN.What a great choice of ASIA entertainment !!!

    Comment by hoang — 21 October 2004 @ 4:20 pm
  12. Hoang, Kiddo (Illusion) is just interesting in celebrity’s weddings for now. That’s pretty much understandable for me. It’s our little kiddo we’re talking about here. :)

    Comment by Trung — 22 October 2004 @ 12:43 pm
  13. Nguyen Ngoc Ngan and Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen DOES take da viewers’ comments seriously…if you dun know shit then stop puttin things tat aren’t true…

    Comment by yomama — 23 October 2004 @ 2:07 am
  14. Donny…Uh oh! see…I told you! The PBN gang is monitoring you!

    Comment by Trung — 23 October 2004 @ 2:57 am
  15. Trung, it’s all good. I can take the heat. LOL! Just hope that people would back up their statement intelligently instead of just talk “shit.”

    Comment by Donny — 23 October 2004 @ 11:09 am
  16. i liked cardin song! and his dancing have really improved! His lyris is not so bad, he is pretty young and did grew up in America, at least he can compose and write in viet. better then that trish! that girl get me so annoy! she can’t dance..she can’t speak viet..purity is sooo going to kick her ass!

    ugh..Asia4 performance was not all that good..like there was only one good dancer in that group..and like I read somewhere that he wasn’t even viet, he is like flip or whatever.

    Y phuong, the chick that sing with lam nhat tien is not all that good. I don’t think she can carry a note…but i agreed with you on the opening act though! man what were asia thinking paring those two up!

    and oh yeah..did anyone noticed that shayla lost a lot of weight…

    Comment by katherine — 24 October 2004 @ 1:42 am
  17. Thank you, Trung. That’s for sure that I am interested in celeb gossips. There is one mor reason why I don’t know where TRINH HOI volunteers because they didn’t say Philippine (which my mom just told me), but they said something else, so I didn’t understand it. Also it is not so easy to find the information about TRINH HOI on the internet.

    Comment by illusion — 25 October 2004 @ 9:24 am
  18. For your viewing pleasure, someone just sent me a link to Ky Duyen and Trinh Hoi’s wedding. They look pretty good together. Wish them best of luck.

    Comment by Donny — 27 October 2004 @ 3:23 pm
  19. Excellent review …!
    ASIA scores again !!!
    I couldn’t agree more especially with Nguyen Khang ‘s performance! I knew it since the last ASIA production. It’s the ultimate combination – putting together
    Truc-Ho’s music and incredible arrangement with Nguyen-Khang’s exceptional voice!
    Of course, we can’t wait for more…

    Best,

    Comment by Bobo — 28 October 2004 @ 9:20 pm
  20. Ky Duyen’s wedding

    http://img94.exs.cx/img94/1889/KyDuyen1.jpg

    http://img94.exs.cx/img94/3340/Kyduyen17.jpg

    http://img91.exs.cx/img91/7713/KyDuyen20.jpg

    Manh Quynh’s wedding

    http://www.benxuạcom/xGallery/photos/46/211/120×90.aspx

    http://www.benxuạcom/xGallery/photos/46/212/120×90.aspx

    More Ky Duyen & Manh Quynh’s pics here

    http://www.benxuạcom/xGallery/default.aspx?so=3&page=1

    Enjoy,

    Nguyen Minh Tri’

    Comment by Nguyen Minh Tri — 1 November 2004 @ 4:54 am
  21. Who are two little girls standing between Trinh Hoi & NCKD (NCKD’s daughters?). Does anyone know?

    in this pic below

    http://img94.exs.cx/img94/1889/KyDuyen1.jpg

    Nhi`n ca’i ma(.t o^ng Nam Lo^.c…Tha^’y kho’ u+u la`m sao dda^’y!!! O^ng ca` giu+.t…

    Comment by Trung — 1 November 2004 @ 3:43 pm
  22. the bride is drinking like crazy …

    http://www.maiyeuem.net/vtopic6185.html

    Comment by dvh_traitimhat2003 — 1 November 2004 @ 5:53 pm
  23. I think Asia did a great job in their overall performance. I really liked Purity, Trish and doanh doanh/ manh dinh’s performance in particular. They are tremendously improving in their entertainment and responding to their consumers attentively. I hope they keep up the good work. I have to admit that they are really beating PBN down…I haven’t been very impressed with any of PBN entertainments….I think I’m gonna stop buying their DVDs…

    Comment by Anonymous — 9 November 2004 @ 3:13 am
  24. I think THAI DOANH DOANH should be arranged to sing with some younger male singers than MANH DINH. but their performance this time was good though. I have to give them credit for that.

    Comment by illusion — 9 November 2004 @ 10:24 am
  25. how could u not talk about “tinh yeu vut sang” by chau tuan, khai tuan, and minh khang? i think their performance was very charasmatic (sP) wasn’t it?

    Comment by dix — 11 November 2004 @ 2:38 am
  26. do you like Trish’s outfit this time. I don’t think it’s that good. My sister says her 2 red marks on her face made her look like a Native American.

    Comment by illusion — 12 November 2004 @ 10:33 am
  27. your asia 44 so coll we want more than that

    Comment by cool — 12 November 2004 @ 4:53 pm
  28. Chuc Mung Ky Duyen va Trinh Hoi Tram Nam hanh phuc. That la xung doi… va Ky duyen xung dang la mot nguoi con gai VietNam kieu mau.

    Nguoi Chong cua Ky duyen la mot nguoi tot va rat hanh phuc , xung dang nhan duoc nhung gi tot dep nhat.

    Do la cam nghi cua toi sau khi biet qua ve Trinh Hoi.. va rat ngac nhien khi thay dam cuoi cua Ky Duyen… toi tuong co ta da lay chong tu lau..va chong co ta la mot bacsi sua sac dep. Bay gio moi hieu ro…hon.

    Comment by New reader — 16 November 2004 @ 5:48 pm
  29. A’ch Chu`!!! Ngu+’a mu~i qua’…A’ch chu`

    Comment by Trung — 18 November 2004 @ 9:41 pm
  30. Troiiii… Vay la Ky Duyen va TrinhHoi di Philippine… truoc la de.. hen ho.. va sau moi la .. lam viec giup thuyen nhan…
    huhuhu Dating is more important than helping the boatpeople

    Comment by thu phuong — 15 December 2004 @ 11:41 pm
  31. Ky Duyen is 38 yrs old , she ‘s divorced and had 2 daughters. Trinh Hoi, however is 4 yrs her junior and never been married. They looked good together. But I’m surprise someone at his calibur , Trinh Hoi is not able to find someone more suitable for him, I know so many 30′s somethings Vietnamese females that just as educated as they are attractive , and never been married. I know Trinh Hoi can do better than that !! well only time will tell , let see how long will this union last compared to her “perfect” first union to the plastic surgeon .

    Comment by bebe — 28 December 2004 @ 8:17 pm
  32. by the way, you’re right !! Nguyen Khang is the best…Quang Dung, Quang Tuan , Nguyen Khang, Anh Tuan, Huy MC these are the new special breeds..up and coming major voices in our Vietnamese Music Industry

    Comment by bebe — 28 December 2004 @ 8:23 pm
  33. who has purity lyrics if u want it tell me i wrote it ou

    Comment by Anonymous — 10 January 2005 @ 2:30 pm
  34. You guys need to stop talking shit about KY DUYEN & TRINH HOI gosh ..who cares if he’s younger than her or she’s older than him..as long as they love each other…and as long as she didn’t cheat on her husband with TRINH HOI…which she probaly did !! hiihhiih lolz

    Comment by Tracey Pham — 3 March 2005 @ 12:52 pm
  35. No more Chinese. We are a Vietnamese music production. We do not need Chinese songs to improve our quality. It won’t work.

    Comment by Jack — 21 March 2005 @ 4:34 pm
  36. yes please ban all the chinese songs, they are boring and i fail to see how they’re relevant to a viet music show. anyway, i love everyone’s bashing of trish-talentless and lame

    Comment by Thanh — 29 April 2005 @ 10:37 am
  37. i agree on most of the comment. It’s a great video btw. But i thought cardin’s song was not a lyrical nightmare, listen to it carefully. This guy is a genius, he’ll be the next truc ho for sure. With younger music and of course, a very good performer.

    Comment by manh tuan — 2 May 2005 @ 3:12 am
  38. my mom wants to see manh quyhn’s wedding pictures

    Comment by lorraine — 14 May 2005 @ 1:02 am
  39. i like trish song… i like Da Nhat Yen’s songs too

    Comment by kim — 2 June 2005 @ 9:02 am
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  41. i like your video because it is interesting so far. my favorite singer is thanh truc,shayla,trish,da nhat yen,phillip huy,diem lien,ngoc huyen,and the purity girls. they are all fantastic. see you later!

    Comment by trinie huynh tram — 6 July 2005 @ 12:04 pm
  42. i like thanh truc in the song doi cho. thanh truc look very cute and pretty. right now thanh truc is 33 years old. her birthday is on september 9,1971. i hope i can find her old cd all by herself. i like asia so far.asia, good luck!

    Comment by trinie huynh tram — 6 July 2005 @ 12:20 pm
  43. i heard that thanh truc were married to vu tuan something. i don’t really know his full name. you know what, i really want to be a singer like thanh truc. i don’t know if i have experience yet. keep a secret ok? don’t tell anyone.

    Comment by trinie huynh tram — 6 July 2005 @ 12:23 pm
  44. i like it when da nhat yen and trish sang seal it forever keep up the good work

    Comment by christine do — 4 August 2005 @ 8:21 pm
  45. hi everyone it’s me again i just want to say did u know that trish and cardin they both was born in vietnam? katherine trish can speak vietnamese she wrote song in vietnamese before cardin did and trish can dance too! if u like cardin so much why don’t u marry him

    Comment by christine do — 4 August 2005 @ 8:36 pm
  46. did u know that trish and cardin they both was born in vietnam? katherine trish can speak vietnamese she wrote song in vietnamese before cardin did and trish can dance too! if u like cardin so much why don’t u marry him

    Comment by from trish number one fan — 4 August 2005 @ 8:38 pm
  47. I’m the back up of Christine Do so you better like Trish ,katherine. U think you’ll all that with your big fat butt with a broomstick sticking out of your butt! U think Trish is lame because u don’t know how to sing. You suck out of this world! Yeah! (from Christine Do!)

    Comment by christina do — 7 August 2005 @ 2:28 pm
  48. I’m another back up of Christine Do and I’m her cousin. So everyone should fear me!

    Comment by anthony le — 7 August 2005 @ 2:49 pm
  49. I CAN’T BELIEVE THAT THANH TRUC WERE MARRIED TO VU TUAN DUC. I DON’T LIKE VU TUAN DUC. HE IS UGLY. I ONLY LIKE THANH TRUC.

    Comment by TRINIE HUYNHTRAM — 12 August 2005 @ 12:54 pm
  50. I DON’T REMEMBER THAT DIEM LIEN WERE IN ASIA 45. I ALSO LIKE DIEM LIEN. SHE IS PRETTY AND CUTE.

    Comment by TRINIE HUYNHTRAM — 12 August 2005 @ 1:01 pm
  51. THANH TRUC,DIEM LIEN, AND PHILLIP HUY SANG GOOD IN MUA HE RUC RO 2004. I HOPE TO SEE MUA HE RUC RO 2005.

    Comment by TRINIE HUYNHTRAM — 12 August 2005 @ 1:03 pm
  52. I just got through watching this DVD and I enjoyed it alot. I have to defend Cardin in this review. I think he’s a very talented young man. He’s young, can dance, and can write and sings vietnamese. His vietnamese lyric to the song “Nang Sieu Nhien” is not bad. NOT a lyrical nightmare. I remember in the old days when vietnamese singers/songwriters translated new wave songs from English to Vietnamese, it sounded so stupid —make no sense. Writing songs in vietnamese that has the groove, the beat is not easy, so I think Cardin did a pretty good job writing and singing in both Vietnamese and English.

    Nguyen Khang voice is nice but if I listen to him 2 songs in a row, I’d fall asleep :).

    I do like the 2 two new singers too. Thanh Phuong and Ha Phuong.

    Trish – same stuff, her dance is too stiff!

    Thanh Ha – Goodness… she looks slutty :)

    Comment by P.Mai — 17 August 2005 @ 8:38 pm
  53. HOW COME THAI DOANH DOANH KEEP SINGING CHINESE? THIS IS A VIETNAMESE SHOW, NOT A CHINESE SHOW. IF SHE LIKES SINGING CHINESE, THEN TELL HER TO GO SING FOR A CHINESE SHOW. WE DON’T NEED HER ANYWAY.

    Comment by Anonymous — 31 August 2005 @ 10:40 am
  54. Anyway, I’m not buying Asia anymore because I think it’s getting more and more Chinese. I rather support Paris By Night because they’re Vietnamese.

    Comment by Anonymous — 31 August 2005 @ 10:46 am
  55. i like dan hat yen very much because she’s pretty,cute, and she sang very well. i want to meet her someday aroundnext or this year.

    Comment by triniehuynh — 18 September 2005 @ 9:31 pm
  56. i have mus he ruc ro 2004 and it’s realli good…=D
    but now i want to buy mua he ruc ro 2005 soo bad!

    Comment by vietsweeti — 1 October 2005 @ 11:51 am
  57. Why does Thai Doanh Danh singg so good I got all of her cd I love her music if only I could see her in real life I would be so happy I am a girl name Lucky. I like the song Tinh Ca Alasan I think thats whut its called well I am in school right now so I cant spell it I am Vietnamese!! If you can visit my website please
    -Lucky

    Comment by Lucky — 7 October 2005 @ 10:42 am
  58. TRINH HOI , I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH

    Comment by girl07 — 28 November 2005 @ 10:09 am
  59. asia4′s song i didnt really like.. where did spencer go? anyways evan’s twin bro is pretty hot…
    I liked Diem Lien, Phillip Huy and thanh truc’s performance aswell

    Comment by asialuver — 1 December 2005 @ 3:03 am
  60. I think trish is cool. She’s talented and can really sing. I LOVE U!

    Comment by kayla — 14 January 2006 @ 12:55 pm
  61. Asia 4z too effin loud. They shoud all get da heck outa show biz

    Comment by kenshin_da_swordman — 26 February 2006 @ 2:16 pm
  62. i am love ASIA…..THEY are #1,compare to thuy nga is 0(nothing),anyway i love ASIA KEEP GOING MY PAL…..

    Comment by tnt nguyen — 28 February 2006 @ 5:54 pm
  63. umm… i like ur review, well i luv ASIA, Thuy Nga is so freakin borin as hell and so lame!!! n i like Asia 4, Trish Thuy Trang, Cardin, and the last is Puriti!!!!! neway, later y’all

    Comment by annie — 31 March 2006 @ 11:55 pm
  64. hi how u doing i like you asia,thuy nga,and van son

    Comment by ve vu — 24 May 2006 @ 7:02 pm
  65. hi i like evrything of your video.its very cooooool.loll

    Comment by nancy — 24 May 2006 @ 7:04 pm
  66. hi ky duyen my name is duyen and u r so cool

    Comment by sharon — 5 November 2006 @ 3:38 am
  67. hi ky duyen your wedding pics r so cool!!!!!!!!!!

    Comment by jenny — 5 November 2006 @ 3:41 am
  68. i hope u have a great life and u r so pretty

    Comment by sharon — 5 November 2006 @ 3:44 am
  69. ya i agree withe the person above about TDD..wat the hell is up with Thai Doanh doanh ya. she keeps singing chinese! man and her face is so annoying looking. you just want to pinch the crap out of her

    Comment by watever — 17 April 2007 @ 7:43 pm
  70. I Like Asia 4 and trish And Cardin and Anh minh And Thuy huong And Thai Doanh Doanh

    Comment by Thuy — 23 July 2009 @ 8:17 pm
  71. Chi Manh Dinh He Is A Singer With Ha Phuong

    Comment by Thuy — 7 August 2009 @ 7:38 pm
  72. We Have With Dang The Luan And Bang Tam And Spencer Nguyen And Le Anh Quan

    Comment by Thuy — 28 May 2010 @ 1:25 pm
  73. I Love Da NhatYen She Is Wonderfull Singer

    Comment by Thuy — 10 June 2010 @ 8:26 pm