Artist Phi Phung speaks out when told 'only works on TikTok when it's past its prime'
Phi Phung is not sad despite receiving negative comments when making TikTok. The female artist tries to spread meaningful messages through her channel.
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Artist Phi Phung admits she is brave to make TikTok at the age of nearly 60. |
Recently, in addition to participating in acting in film projects, artist Phi Phung has also developed a personal TikTok channel. She records simple moments at the market, supporting people in difficult circumstances to trade. However, that is what makes the film starSaigon I love yousaid to be out of date so turned to TikTok.
Artist Phi Phung said she was not sad to receive these negative comments because that was each person's perspective. "Let anyone say whatever they want, but I think this comment is only a small number," the actress shared. At the same time, Phi Phung added that when making clips on TikTok, she received support from young people so she did not encounter any difficulties.
On TikTok, artist Phi Phung also just shared a clip about the incident. Expressing about being told that her time is up, the actress said: "When the Creator no longer lets me sing, then I'm out of date. As for acting, the advantage is that even though I'm old, I can still play the role of a mother, a grandmother... I can act at any age. Because I see that TikTok is a trend now, there are many good things, so I do it. I also have to choose positive, optimistic things, spreading good things...".
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Artist Phi Phung wants to spread positive things to everyone when making TikTok. |
Artist Phi Phung said that for many other people, when they are nearly 60 years old, they spend more time with their families. The actress felt brave when deciding to make TikTok at this age. “I saw many young people making TikTok and found it interesting, so I learned from them. I go to the markets, see if any merchants or elderly people are having difficulty doing business, I help and share with them. I am very happy to do that,” she said.
Artist Phi Phung added that currently, due to the difficult economic situation, the market is not as crowded as before. However, when the female artist invited customers, many people still happily bought to support her, which made her emotional.
“Someone even said: “I don’t buy from anyone else, but if Phi Phung sells, I will buy from her.” I was happy to hear that even though I knew they hadn’t sold anything since this morning. Everyone knew that I was doing this to help others, so they supported me,” Phi Phung said.