Below is the list of 12 Vietnamese game shows you can watch on YouTube. The links in this list are from the official YouTube channels of production companies or TV channels/networks.
I am not endorsing any of these shows or paid to mention them. I am creating this list for Vietnamese language learners who are interested in watching Vietnamese game shows and practicing their Vietnamese listening skills but do not know where to find them.
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Nhanh Như Chớp
English name: Lightning Quiz Vietnam
First released in: 2018
Literal translation of Nhanh Như Chớp is “fast as lightning.”
Players sit on a “lightning machine” and have 2 mins to answer a set of questions. Each time the player answers a question correctly, the machine moves up one level. When the player answers incorrectly, it moves downward. Each season has qualifying rounds, quarterfinal, semi-final and final.
Where to watch: Nhanh Như Chớp Season 1 Episode 1
Bài Hát Hay Nhất
English name: Sing My Song
First released in: 2016
Literal translation of Bài Hát Hay Nhất is “The Best Song.”
Contestants must perform songs that they composed in front of four coaches, who then select certain number of contestants to join their teams and compete in later rounds.
Where to watch: Bài Hát Hay Nhất – Sing My Song – Season 1 Episode 1 (part 1)
Gương Mặt Thân Quen
English name: Your Face Sounds Familiar Vietnam
First released in: 2013
Literal translation of Gương Mặt Thân Quen is “familiar face.”
In each episode, each participant or celebrity transforms and performs as a different well-known artist which is randomly selected. The judges then judge their performances on how similar it is to the original song and performer.
Where to watch: Gương Mặt Thân Quen 2020 Episode 1
Rap Việt
Licensed from The Rapper show of Thailand Workpoint TV.
First released in: 2020
A Vietnamese rap competition. All participants perform a rap song. The coaches then select participants they like to join their teams and proceed to the next round.
Where to watch: Rap Việt Season 1 Episode 1
Người Ấy Là Ai?
English name: Who is Single Vietnam
First released in: 2018
A game show to help single women find their match from 5 participating men. The leading lady also has to guess who is single, taken or from LGBT community. The original version is called Who is Single from Thailand.
Where to watch: Người Ấy Là Ai 2022 Episode 1
Giọng Ải Giọng Ai
English name: I Can See Your Voice Vietnam, Hidden Voices
First released in: 2016
Guest artists must guess who skilled vocalists and tone-deaf vocalists are from a group of mysterious participants without listening to them singing.
Where to watch: Giọng Ải Giọng Ai Season 1 Episode 1
Ký Ức Vui Vẻ
English name: Happy Memories
First released in: 2018
A game show to remind beautiful memories from the 1960s through 2010s. Contestants must answer questions about those times. The show is the Vietnamese version of a Belgium show called De Generatieshow.
Where to watch: Ký Ức Vui Vẻ Season 4 Episode 1
Siêu Trí Tuệ Việt Nam
English name: The Brain Vietnam
First released in: 2019
A talent show originating from Germany. The show seeks people with extraordinary intelligence.
Where to watch: Siêu Trí Tuệ Việt Nam Season 2 Episode 1
Cuộc Đua Kỳ Thú
English name: The Amazing Race Vietnam
First released in: 2012
A reality show about the competition between two teams racing across Vietnam. They must obtain clues to progress.
Where to watch: Cuộc Đua Kỳ Thú 2016 Episode 1
Bạn Muốn Hẹn Hò
First released in: 2013
Literal translation of Bạn Muốn Hẹn Hò is “You want to date.”
A dating show that allows two complete strangers to talk and learn more about each other through the help of the MCs without seeing each other. Their faces are then revealed to each other at the end before they decide if they want to date each other by pressing a button.
Where to watch: Bạn Muốn Hẹn Hò Episode 1
Vietnam’s Next Top Model
First released in: 2010
A reality show about a group of contestants who must live together, complete challenges and go through elimination to be named “Vietnam’s Next Top Model.”
Where to watch: Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2014 Episode 1
Đấu Trường Âm Nhạc
English name: Singing Battle
First released in: 2018
Different groups of contestants must battle each other in singing.
Where to watch: Đấu Trường Âm Nhạc Season 4 Episode 1