Chi Pu - the only Vietnamese artist to attend the Asian Artist Awards ceremony
Chi Pu has just unexpectedly revealed that she will be traveling to Korea to attend the 2016 Asia Artist Awards ceremony at the invitation of the organizing unit Starnews.
Asia Artist Awards 2016 is an important event of the Korean entertainment industry to honor artists in both music and film based on their performance in Korea and the Asian region.
Attending the awards ceremony were many famous Korean singers and bands such as EXO, TWICE, BTS, SEVENTEEN, BLACKPINK, NCT17, BAP, Block B, VIXX, AOA, Gummy, Dynamic Duo, MAMAMOO, Hwang Chi Yeol, Han Dong Geun, Park Bo Gum, Kim Yoo Jung... In addition, the red carpet of the awards ceremony also welcomed famous Korean actors such as Park Shin Hye, Bae Suzy, Nana (After School), Ryu JunYeol, Kwak Si Yang, Park Hye Soo, Shin Hyun Su, Jin Goo, Kim Ji Won, Nam Goong Min, Sung Hoon, Lee Jung Shin...
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Singer, actress Chi Pu |
With the large scale of Asia Artist Awards 2016, the event also had the participation of many artists from Asian countries such as Japanese band BOYS AND MEN, Chinese singer Khalil Fong (Phuong Dai Dong) and Vietnamese actress - Chi Pu. She is the only representative of Vietnam at this event.
Chi Pu's participation at the 2016 Asia Artist Awards was reported by many major Korean newspapers such as Osen, Starnews, Korea Daily... "Chi Pu is a talented actress and film producer. With great influence and millions of followers on social networks, Chi Pu is considered one of the most famous stars in Vietnam today" - Osen introduced Chi Pu.
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Korean newspaper reported that Chi Pu will attend Asian Artist Awards 2016. |
Meanwhile, Starnews posted: "As the ambassador of the recent K-Beauty Trip program, Chi Pu plays the role of a cultural and entertainment bridge between Vietnam and Korea. The Vietnamese star promises to attract a lot of attention in her return to Korea at the Asia Artist Awards."
Regarding the information that is attracting public attention, Chi Pu said: “I feel honored to be invited to attend the Asia Artist Awards 2016. The representative of the Organizing Committee said that they had learned about me before and highly appreciated my artistic activities during the past time. Being present at the Asia Artist Awards gives me the opportunity to learn more about the Korean entertainment industry, build and develop working relationships. This is also an opportunity for me to promote the image of the country and people of Vietnam through a large-scale entertainment event in the Asian region."
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Chi Pu and her crew are currently arranging their busy year-end schedules to go to Korea starting today, November 15. In addition to attending the awards ceremony, Chi Pu also has an interview with local media along with some other work schedules. This is the second time the actress has made a business trip to the land of kimchi.
Previously in October 2016, Chi Pu was invited to Seoul to attend K-Beauty Trip - a beauty culture experience tour with Miss Korea 2014 Lee Sarah and two famous Beauty creators Ssinim and Min Garden. The actress also had a meeting with T-ara member Ji Yeon before the girl group officially returned. On this occasion, the Korean Daily interviewed Chi Pu and affectionately called her the Kim Tae Hee of Vietnam.
The red carpet and Asia Artist Awards ceremony will begin at 4pm (local time) on November 16 at the Grand Peace Hall - Kyung Hee University, Seoul. Vietnamese audiences can watch the program live on vlive.tv.
According to VOV