Vietnamese artists strive to reach out to Asia
Noo Phuoc Thinh, Isaac, Chi Pu... are more or less known in the Asian market thanks to knowing how to seize opportunities to show their talent and professionalism.
Recently, going abroad to promote regional image has become a new direction for Vietnamese stars, especially 9X artists. Just in early October, a series of actors and singers were present in Busan, Seoul (South Korea) to participate in prominent activities in this country.
Noo Phuoc Thinh, SlimV... perform atAsia Song Festival withfamous Asian artists such as EXO, TWICE, Mamamoo, Seventeen, NCT, Basick...Isaac promotes the movie Tam Cam atBusan Film Festival.Duy Khanh (teacher Khanh) and Kelvin Khanh went to Korea to record and interview for KBS - the most famous TV channel in Korea, while Chi Pu was also busy with communication activities.Cultural exchange, beauty experience with foreign stars.
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Isaac interacts and signs autographs for fans in Busan. |
Appearing in a country with a developed entertainment industry, Vietnamese artists show confidence and somewhat assert themselves.
They received positive feedback fromdomestic and foreign audiences.With two actsWipe away the tears and I don't believe in you on stageAsia Song Festival, Noo Phuoc ThinhHighly appreciated for his good live singing ability, skillful choreography, stage control and high interaction.Audiences in the coastal city of Busan cheered for Noo as enthusiastically as local stars. A Korean news site called him "Vietnamese Rain".
Chi Pu makes the Vietnamese - Korean K-Pop fan community "crazy" when posing intimately withbeautiful female member of T-Ara group:Ji-yeo orExchange beauty secrets with famous Korean makeup artists.The Hanbook Ilbo newspaper had a rather long article about Chi Pu and called her "Vietnamese Kim Tae Hee".
Along with that, they received regional awards. AtBusan Film Festival, IsaacOkayThe "Rising Star" award - one of six categories presented at the Asia Star Awards night - is an activity within the framework of the film festival.
Previously, in September, at the eventSeoul International Drama Awards 2016, Nha Phuong was honored in the categoryAsian Star Prize for the role of Yen Phuong in the movie Song of the Sun.
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Noo Phuoc Thinh's initial successes come from careful and professional preparation with the whole team behind him. |
The positive effects as well as the image advancement of young stars mostly come from careful preparation and calculation.Noo Phuoc Thinh spent money to bring his entire 21-member crew to Korea, including a dance troupe, media manager, photographer, stylist... to ensure his image was beautiful, neat, and appeared on the media as soon as possible. In addition, he and his dance troupe practiced non-stop to sing live well when competing with other country's stars.
Chi Pu also brought her own manager, make-up artist and photographer to Seoul to create the most professional image possible, withCosts sponsored by the inviting unit.
Foreign language is a decisive factor in interaction andConquering foreign audiences by young artists. Noo Phuoc Thinh, Isaac, Chi Pu all have advantages inAbility to communicate in English with confidence."Prince" Isaacmake Vietnamese audiences excited witharticlesing fluent English on stageNoo Phuoc Thinh's team said they also prepared a few Korean sentences for him to "flatter" the native audience.
The youthful, stylish image that is close to Korean trends also gives them the opportunity to integrate and be accepted more easily. Previously, the K-Pop style of the group 365, including Isaac, built by Ngo Thanh Van, received mixed reactions. However, up to this point, the "action girl" has proven that her calculations are reasonable.
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Nha Phuong and "Descendants of the Sun" actor Song Joong Ki. |
In addition, we cannot fail to mention the support from Korean partners. With the intention ofConquering a large number of Vietnamese and many Southeast Asian customers, many Korean music and film producers are recruiting young, versatile artists with good images and great influence in Vietnam. The opportunity to enter the Asian market is wide open for Nha Phuong through the Vietnamese-Korean co-production TV series called Age.i youth. The popularity of the film was so great that the producer continued to make a second part with the same cast, and Nha Phuong alone gained a significant number of fans in Korea. In addition, some new Korean films co-operating with Vietnam are also actively casting actors.
Noo Phuoc Thinh, Chi Pu, SlimV or "Teacher Khanh" all went to Korea at the invitation of the largest media corporation in Korea.Noo Phuoc Thinh was organized a fan meeting in Seoul by his partner, attracting more than 200 attendees. The offline meeting was successful, helping the male singer tom a fan base from Korea and China.
Before the 9X generation of artists, many senior singers such as My Tam and Ho Ngoc Ha also created a certain reputation when reaching out internationally.
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Chi Pu meets T-ara members. |
However, the activities of Vietnamese artists in Asia are mainly for exchange and image promotion.Partly because of the fierce competition and professionalism of the Korean and Japanese markets, few stars dare to think about going to other countries to develop their careers.
Chi Pu shared with VnExpress: "This trip was invited by a partner as a promotional event.culture,Korean beauty experience, but more precisely good for me.Meeting JiYeon T-ara, filming with Miss Korea 2014 and famous Korean beauty creator helped me understand more about the professional working process of the crew from your country.also introduced us to many great partners, giving me the opportunity to return to Korea in a new role in November."
The actress has expressed her intention to develop her career in Korea, however, the trip was a great opportunity to help her improve her image in her home country.
Ngo Thanh Van's student won an award at Busan Film Festival with the film 'Tam Cam'
09:19 | October 8, 2016
According to VNE