The MTV VJ Hunt is a search conducted by certain
MTV
MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a di ...
channels in Asia for their respective channels' newest
VJs.
Indonesia
MTV VJ Hunt Indonesia in 2014 was the last VJ Hunt competition in the country as the MTV license for Indonesia was cut because of economic reasons (albeit MTV Indonesia is closed first in 2012 because of some undisclosed reasons.). In MTV VJ Hunt Indonesia 2011,
Haries Argareza (Arga) Harahap was chosen as the runner up and
Andra Ziggie got the 3rd place.
Philippines
The MTV VJ Hunt in the
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
was held every two years, and has produced notable Filipino VJs. During the 2005 MTV VJ Hunt, instead of choosing the standard two winners, four winners were picked for the first time. One winner, Colby Miller became the first Philippine VJ Hunt winner to be hired by MTV Asia. During the whole duration of
MTV Philippines
MTV Philippines was a 24-hour music/entertainment television network owned by All Youth Channels, Inc., through a partnership with MTV Networks Asia Pacific. The network originally started its broadcast on January 1, 2001. Two other MTV-brand ...
, KC Montero became the longest active VJ Hunt winner.
1997
* Shannen Torres (1997–2000)
* Jamie Wilson (1997-1998)
1999
*
KC Montero
Casey Wyatt Miller (born June 17, 1978), known professionally as KC Montero, is an American radio DJ and actor currently based in the Philippines. He is currently the Vice President of Marketing and Head of Content at Kumu.
Personal life
He wa ...
(1999–2007)
*
Belinda Panelo
Belinda Jay Panelo is a Filipino American actress and former commercial model who became an MTV VJ after winning the MTV VJ Hunt in 1999, along with K. C. Montero. She is the daughter of U.S. vet, Salvador Sauza Panelo (not to be confused with t ...
(1999–2003)
2001
*
Derek Ramsay
Derek Arthur Ramsay Jr. (born December 7, 1976) is a British-Filipino model, actor, and host. As of 2019, he is an exclusive talent of GMA Network. In 2021, he file for indefinite leave and is currently inactive in showbiz to attend personal li ...
(2001-2002)
* Anna Shier (2001–2003)
2003
* Patty Laurel (2003–2004)
* Johan Ekedum (2003)
2005
*
Colby Miller
Colby Miller (born February 19, 1980) is an MTV VJ for MTV Asia. He began his career as an MTV VJ after winning the Philippine MTV VJ Hunt 2005.
Biography
Early life
Miller was born in Spanaway, Washington. He graduated in 2004 from Central Was ...
(2005–2007)
* Nicole Fonacier (2005–2006)
* Claire Olivar (2005-2006)
* Don Puno (2005)
2007
*
Kat Alano
Katherine Anne Alano is a Filipino-British model, actress and television presenter/ VJ in the Philippines.
Early life
Kat Alano was born to an English mother and a Filipino father. She was educated at Gresham's School, Norfolk, England, and a ...
(2007-2009)
* Andi Manzano (2007–2009)
* Sib Sibulo (2007–2009)
Vietnam
The first season of the search for a VJ on MTV Vietnam begins from July 15, 2012.
Utt Panichkul
Greg Uttsada Panichkul ( th, อัษฎา พานิชกุล; ; born September 3, 1973) is an American-born Thai actor, television presenter and model. He was a VJ for MTV Asia for over 15 years, making him one of Asia's longest running ...
(from
MTV Asia
MTV was a pan-Asian music pay-television channel which launched on 3 May 1995 as a standalone pay television channel. It was owned by Paramount Networks EMEAA.
History
MTV Asia was officially launched on 3 May 1995 as a 24-hour English-languag ...
) and former model Thúy Hạnh (from Vietnam) are the permanent judging members. They are joined hands by Holly Grabarek (MTV Asia),
Thanh Bạch, music producer
Huy Tuấn
Huy ( or ; nl, Hoei, ; wa, Hu) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. Huy lies along the river Meuse, at the mouth of the small river Hoyoux. It is in the '' sillon industriel'', the former industrial ...
,
Nguyễn Hải Phong
Nguyễn () is the most common Vietnamese surname. Outside of Vietnam, the surname is commonly rendered without diacritics as Nguyen. Nguyên (元)is a different word and surname.
By some estimates 39 percent of Vietnamese people bear this s ...
, actress
Ngọc Hiệp, actress Lê Khánh, and fashion designer Công Trí throughout 12 weeks.
References
External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20091121022338/http://www.mtvindia.com/vjhunt/
* https://archive.today/20130421192540/http://vjcamp.mtvvietnam.com.vn/
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