The anticipated teen TV series will officially premiere March 2nd, airing every Mondays, Tuesdays, & Wednesdays at 9:10 PM (VN time).
Despite the circling controversies, producers of Nhung Thien Than Ao Trang/White-Shirted Angels have finally confirmed it’s hosting station being VTV3 as well.
Những Thiên Thần Áo Trắng began filming since April 2009. Director Le Hoang confidently stated, “I decided to make this because Vietnamese TV drama sucks big time!”. Well um, who can guarantee his drama will be any better? I mean, as if the pink didn’t already make you want to slap a ho, what’s with the sailor hats?! And don’t even get me started on those socks…
Anyway, because of that statement, much more information regarding the series were leaked. In addition, the fact that shooting wrapped up nearly a year ago but the series still haven’t premiered yet have attracted even more publicity for the series. Many sources assume that the series will never launch due to the mentions of many sensitive topics in VietNam’s education system, as with the drama Thu Tuong/ Prime Minister of the same director Le Hoang a few years ago which was not allowed to air.
Like Bo Tu 10a8, Những Thiên Thần Áo Trắng will also try to present the ever-controversial theme: school is not just for studying but also a place for students to show off their personalities, passions and dreams. The main character is a smart & pretty girl named July Miu (Anh Nhat). She recently returned from studying abroad and asked for permission to enter a gifted class in an international school at home.
Far from passive and shy, July Miu nominated herself to be the leader of the class to other students’ surprises and admiration. From there, she started teaching her classmates how to cope with many constraints in school. With some help, July convinces others against studying by “memorization and regurgitation”, mindlessly taking notes like a robot, and getting tutored from their home teacher. (This can only be understood by Vietnamese students; besides going to school, they usually have to go to their teachers’ houses for additional tutoring sessions or else they would automatically be behind & get bad marks in class.)
My Duyen, Anh Nhat, Phi Thanh Van
Midu, Tung Lam
Unlike other dramas consisting of one main story throughout, each episode of Nhung Thien Than Ao Trang will raise a different problem. There will also be a weird but reasonable and convincing solution for each.
The drama features a popular young cast such as Midu, Kubi Thanh Hai, Nam Cuong, Mai Phuong, Tung Lam, Anh Nhat…etc.
Press conference:
My Duyen (Khi Yeu Dung Quay Dau Lai)
February 27, 2010 at 7:10 PM
…sorry, but I smell a fail ._.
I could be wrong but~~~
February 28, 2010 at 2:31 AM
a show where phi thanh van is supposed to be smart? well, that sounds like crap to me!
February 28, 2010 at 5:43 AM
ummmm that’s not the school uniform in vietnam right? wtf stop trying to be all korean/japanese not cool…keep the traditional long dress! anyway the plot screams fail
February 28, 2010 at 7:27 AM
looks like another embarrassment for the Viet entertaiment industry.
February 28, 2010 at 12:43 PM
completely agree with LaLaLa^
total FAIL!
February 28, 2010 at 7:24 PM
I agree with director Le Hoang, Viet TV drama sucks big Time. hopefully this one will be good
March 1, 2010 at 8:15 AM
Is it as bad as you guys say it is? I hope not. The Viet Industry needs new script writers. Probably being too influenced with K-pop and such, I think I too think that us Viet are copying the KR peeps. Why the weird uniform? The Ao Dai is already good, why change it? I mean, Bo Tu 10A8’s uniform is like Japanese/Korean style. Even their hair seems like it too. We need a totally original stylist, and new vietnamese oriented script writers, where that person can express our cultures within the scripts not someone elses. My opinion and thoughts.
March 2, 2010 at 8:08 PM
I watched some of it last night and it seemed decent enough but yes passive learning (memorization and regurgitation) is a big issue in Vietnam next to studying higher than your own level. In grade 3 but studying at the level of grade 5 or grade 6.
March 3, 2010 at 7:59 AM
@ John: Definitely agree. I’ve watched my cousins study one time. Man did she repeated everything she read without looking at the book and it was loooonnng. To me that seems harder than studying about it, do good on the test, and forget about it later. In their case, they have to repeat those lines to the teacher when ask. Maybe that’s why the students in Vietnam have really good memory!!! Lol.
March 3, 2010 at 8:45 AM
Lê Hoàng is the no.1 douchebag, the vietnamese answer to Kanye West! Hope that this TV show will suck real bad!
please, someone please burn those ridiculous halloween costume used as school uniform in the movie.
March 3, 2010 at 10:56 PM
i want to see it!!!!
March 6, 2010 at 12:35 PM
Watched the first part of episode 1. It was totally boring! Let’s see how it progresses.
March 15, 2010 at 1:21 PM
I’ve watched a few episodes and it seems okay to me. The sound, dialogues, lighting, angle suck though. The one thing that I do like about this series is that it implies that VN needa be more civilized (illustrated by the main character July Miu (i think?)). The director is clearly giving out a message here, and that is people needa speak their mind and stand up for what they believe instead of just sitting there listening to other people. (that’s what i’m getting from this series)
May 3, 2010 at 11:39 AM
It;s funny how all the criticism has stopped. I amm watching this and this is to me history!!! Le Hoang is Michael Moore of Vietnam. I am so surprised it’s even allowed to air.
In one episode, Julie Miu explains what freedom is all about, and said the fight for freedom is still on going and the teacher repeats: “Van con tiep tuc.”
I guess Bo Van Hoa is too stupid to see the hidden criticism throughout the entire series and so they allowed it to air? Or things have finally changed?
I am hooked. Best film I’ve seen so far. Enjoying every details. The dialogs are now almost par with the world, at least that’s the level of “Van Hoa” I expect from the youths. Although not natural reactions. People should check out SDND’s Hello Baby on Youtube. That’s what I meant by “Natural Reactions. Tu*. Nhie^n”. Those girly entertainers are smart naturally.
Here is wondering how to get a copy of “Thu Tuong”, the one that was forbidden.
Every forum I went, I see past criticism from the obsolete souls. They still can’t accept the idea of free thinking, freedom of speech, that women could be on top, (hieu truong, lop truong) and men could be secondary, (hieu pho, lop pho). Le Hoang is a genius.
May 3, 2010 at 11:50 AM
And did you notice that in the class that gathers the best students of the schools, girls out numbered guys? Hahahah. As I said, Le Hoang is a genius. It’s no wonder LH bi. chui? qua’ xa’.
Bobby Jagdev
For peace, we must prepare for war.
Unknown
Prejudice begins with ignorance and ends with understanding.
Jetli
A mob is a group of persons with heads but no brains.
And from Einstein himself:
“Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocre minds. Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocre minds. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence”
“Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.”
May 3, 2010 at 11:52 AM
People should volunteer to create English Subtitles to this series, so that the world could enjoy.
May 3, 2010 at 11:57 AM
Did you all see in that episode where Ngoc was teased by her male classmate as “Tieu Thu Coi Phim Doi Truy” and she turned around and slapped him? Goodness, in a society where the males beating up women is a common thing, it’s refreshing to see that scene.
August 30, 2010 at 7:46 PM
Where can I download this show, or what’s the best way to watch it? I can’t read Vietnamese too well, so I can’t always tell what’s going on in the forum sites. The main download post about files from shareflare is missing lots of episodes, eg ep 4.