Ly Hung: Still single at 45 because he hasn't gotten over Y Phung.

The Vietnamese film industry is very familiar with the name Ly Hung. In the 1990s, the golden age of "instant" films, Ly Hung once set a record as the actor who played the most leading roles.

He's had over 30 on-screen romances with actresses and beauty queens. His on-screen love stories sometimes brought tears to the audience's eyes, and at other times were intense and dramatic. However, in real life, his love life is a "quiet" affair that few people know about.

First love: a chance encounter, but no destiny together.

Speaking of the beautiful actresses who have worked alongside Ly Hung, many viewers will immediately remember famous screen beauties of the past such as Thu Ha, Diem Huong, Viet Trinh, Y Phung, Ly Thu Thao… Welcoming us into his small house, which also serves as his family's film studio (located on 3/2 Street, District 10), Ly Hung laughed heartily when his name was mentioned. He said: “Acting alongside them was not only fun but also made me very happy. My friends, when they meet me on the street, say that I'm the luckiest, that I hug every young and beautiful woman I meet. I just laugh because that's quite normal in this profession.”

The phenomenon of "on-screen romance turning into real-life love" among actors is not uncommon. Of course, a star like Ly Hung, who holds the record for the most leading roles, is most famous for his "prince charming" characters, and has had over 30 on-screen lovers, is no exception. However, in real life, Ly Hung only had one significant woman by his side: the famous actress Y Phung.

To this day, Ly Hung rarely talks about the past because he is a private person and doesn't want to affect others. However, when mentioning the love affair that is deeply buried in his memory, he also sighs with emotion: "Let bygones be bygones. Everything is just beautiful memories now. Y Phung and I were in love for 4 years, but many family issues prevented us from being together. I regret it very much, but it's also fate. There's an old saying: 'Those destined to meet will meet even across a thousand miles.' When fate brings us together again, I will love. But for now, I want to focus on my work and family."

Believing that love is a matter of fate, Ly Hung doesn't place much importance on finding a lover. In his view, anything that comes quickly also ends quickly. Therefore, he carefully considers who he loves. He shared: “I'm not the type to be overly picky, but I also don't like things to be taken lightly in love. For me, love must always involve both reason and the emotions of the heart. I can love wholeheartedly if that person knows how to care, share, understand, and appreciate family values.”

Diem Huong is just a close colleague.

Although he rarely meets with the actresses he once worked with, Ly Hung still remembers the memories from their time filming. He especially remembers Diem Huong from their two films, "Pham Cong Cuc Hoa" and "Thang Long De Nhat Kiem." At that time, they were both young. He can never forget the romantic scenes he filmed playing Nguyen The Trung in "Thang Long De Nhat Kiem": “In the scene where I fly up and dance with my sword, causing plum blossoms to fall, she watched and clapped. That night, we sat and talked, preparing for Huong to go to China with King Le Chieu Thong the next morning. She hugged me and cried. In that scene, Diem Huong cried for real, and I felt so sorry for her! After the scene ended, we looked at each other and smiled. She wiped away her tears and said it was because she was so immersed in the role! The audience loved us and thought we were husband and wife. Back then, at the end of each year, we would often take calendar photos, and we even had… our two children with us. Actually, Diem Huong and I are just colleagues.”

Ly Hung also added that, in the past, when Diem Huong was famous, she would just finish filming and go home, not going out much. After that, the actress left the screen and lived a secluded life with her family. Since then, he hasn't seen his co-star again, but he knows that Huong is married and has four children.

In contrast to the gentle and introverted Diem Huong, Viet Trinh is known as a sharp and strong woman. Although Ly Hung had little contact with Viet Trinh in real life, he wholeheartedly supported her when she faced difficulties.

He argued that the controversies surrounding Viet Trinh and her wealthy lovers, which led to legal troubles, were the responsibility of each individual. "It's not like everyone who knew her suffered such misfortune. Everyone has their own fate. If Viet Trinh were guilty, she wouldn't be able to survive as she is now. Public opinion is being too harsh. A man should take responsibility for his actions; one shouldn't blame others," he expressed.

Ly Hung and Viet Trinh.

Recently, Ly Hung has acted in films alongside young and beautiful actresses such as Dinh Ngoc Diep and Thanh Truc… Although he has acted with many beautiful young women from both generations of Vietnamese cinema, Ly Hung has yet to find his life partner. “Everyone hopes to have their own family to share life with, to return to after a hard day's work, but I haven't found my soulmate yet, despite several setbacks. I'm not picky; I just need someone who is genuine, kind, hardworking, and faithful. It might seem contradictory, but I want my wife to be beautiful, even if she's not from a similar social background,” Ly Hung revealed his ideal partner.

He will marry a woman who resembles his mother.

Talking to Ly Hung, when we mentioned his family, we could see the joy and love in his eyes. Taking a sip of his slightly bitter iced coffee, he turned to look affectionately at his father, martial arts master Ly Huynh: “Thanks to training, my father is still very sharp. Although he suffers from a few age-related ailments, he remains quite active, enjoys traveling, and chatting with friends.”

From his own love story, he then brought up his parents' love story. He said that back then, his father was a martial arts master and his mother was a student. Admiring his father's talent, his mother secretly fell in love with him. It wasn't until much later that his father discovered her feelings. He reciprocated with a small, warm wedding. "I like my girlfriend the same way my mother likes her. I love slowly, like a slow, steady rain that soaks the ground. I'm afraid of anything fleeting or hasty," Ly Hung confided.

Lý Hùng's father, besides being a martial arts master, was also a veteran actor of his time. Therefore, the time he spent with his family was very limited. There were periods when Lý Huỳnh had to eat and sleep on film sets for days at a time. However, according to Lý Hùng's account, his mother was never jealous or resentful of her husband. On the contrary, she wholeheartedly took care of the household so that her husband could focus on acting and contributing to the film industry.

When Ly Hung was a child, he said the happiest moments were when he and his siblings gathered to help their mother refill ballpoint pens with ink: "If a woman loves me, I want her to have the same hardworking and resilient qualities as my mother. Of course, no two people are alike, but as an artist, my work requires me to travel frequently. Sometimes, for many films, I have to be away from home for several months at a time. Having a woman who is wholeheartedly devoted to her husband and children would be wonderful."

"Are you being too demanding in love when, in today's life, how many women are as hardworking as your mother?" Hearing our question, Ly Hung happily replied, "I'm not being demanding at all. Actually, there are still many women like my mother in society today. The only difference is their outward appearance. Of course, when I get married, I don't want my partner to have to work so hard to serve her husband and children. Currently, I'm confident that I earn a lot of money, so my wife shouldn't have to suffer because of me. What I need is for her to care about the family, my parents, and sacrifice her personal feelings so that I can feel secure and comfortable performing far from home."

According to Zing.vn