Dam Vinh Hung has a 'star attitude' even though his salary is only 500,000 VND

Since his early days of singing, even though he received a salary of 500,000 VND for two shows, the king of Vietnamese music still had a different way of spending money.

On the morning of June 4, Dam Vinh Hung shared his memories from his early days of singing on his personal page. For Mr. Dam, those were the days of running shows everywhere crazily all night long, hard but unforgettable in his singing career.

At that time, artists went to perform in the provinces in large groups, with limited budgets but the "collective spirit" was there. "In those old days, we went to perform in the provinces in groups of dozens of people, ate in groups, slept in groups, and did makeup in the afternoon," Dam Vinh Hung recalled.

Dam Vinh Hung, Hoai Linh and other artists in the new stage of singing. Hoai Linh and Dam Vinh Hung also spent many days gathering at show producer Duy Ngoc's house to receive their salaries and program flyers. Photo: FB.

The male singer said that from the day he first entered the profession, he received only 500,000 VND for two shows but he still had "the attitude of a star".

When arriving at each performance venue, Dam Vinh Hung was not comfortable sleeping with the whole group, so he took a tricycle to the market to rent a private room. “I rented a room at the market for 120,000 VND to stay comfortably even though I only earned 500,000 VND for two nights,” he said.

The male singer of the song "Tieng gio xon xao" still remembers the scene where many famous artists today such as comedian Hoai Linh, Kieu Oanh, singer Y Phung, Nhat Linh had to gather at the house of show producer Duy Ngoc to wait for their salary. After that, they excitedly received promotional flyers for their upcoming performances.

Dam Vinh Hung has had a "luxury" way of living since his early singing days.

“Young singers today, even if they spend billions, will never have the same feelings and memories as our generation. How can we bring back time?” Dam Vinh Hung shared.

Dam Vinh Hung's sharing reminded many people of Hoai Linh's past. In a rare interview in 2015, comedian Hoai Linh admitted that he often took on wedding and restaurant shows on weekends when he first came to America.

At that time, despite his busy schedule, his salary was only about 50 USD. At that time, his family did not agree with him singing, and advised him to learn a trade to have a stable life.

"But I feel like I'm getting old, why study? Let the younger ones study better," comedian Hoai Linh said.

According to Zing