The group of male students who won "Pride of Vietnam" share their dreams of university

(Baonghean.vn) – With their excellent performance in the video clip “Thai Hoa in me”, three students from Thai Hoa High School, Thai Hoa Town, Nghe An won first prize in the video clip category in the “Pride of Vietnam” contest organized by the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union in coordination with the Ministry of Education and Training.

They are three students: Tran Danh Huy (HuyGO), Kieu Ngoc Thanh, and Ho Gia Bao. The special thing is that all three boys in this "boyband" are students of class 12A3 and are outstanding artists of the school.

The group of authors of the video clip "Thai Hoa in me" performed at the Award Ceremony held in Hanoi on January 13, 2016. Photo: Thai Hoa High School Youth Union.

Although the students are in their final year of high school, when they heard about the contest, the group quickly came up with ideas and received enthusiastic support from the school's Board of Directors and teachers in both content and funding during the implementation process.

The song “Thai Hoa trong toi” is also the title of the video clip composed by HuyGO and Phu Hurter. The lyrics depict famous landmarks, the unique features of the land and people of the central town of Phu Quy region with Hieu river, Lang Vac archaeological site, Bau Sen lake, Sao Sa peak… as well as the picture of a dynamic young urban area that is developing every day.

The impressive point of the song is not only the clear and familiar lyrics, but the children also put those lyrics into very interesting rap parts that are suitable for the music listening style of young people, so the message conveyed about the history of the homeland to the young generation is closer and more novel.

Sharing with us, HuyGO said: “Being born and raised in Thai Hoa town, we are very familiar with the famous historical sites and monuments of our hometown. From the time we came up with the idea and set out a specific direction, we researched more historical documents and composed the song within just one month. After that, the whole group went down to record in Vinh city.”

Group representative received first prize in the video clip category of the "Pride of Vietnam" contest. Photo: Thai Hoa High School Youth Union.

HuyGO is also the member who performs the rap parts in this song. The other two vocalists, Kieu Ngoc Thanh and Ho Gia Bao, also performed the song excellently with smooth, warm voices.

Besides the lyrics, the images in the video clip “Thai Hoa in me” also bring an impressive experience to viewers with flycam footage of Thai Hoa Town, in which the highlight is the locations mentioned in the lyrics as well as the confident performance of the three boys in this “boyband”.

“Because we have to spend time studying, the group has very little time for outdoor filming. Therefore, we always try to perform as best as possible,” Ngoc Thanh and Gia Bao modestly said when I mentioned the very natural performance style of the three boys in the clip.

Group members and teachers took a souvenir photo at the award ceremony in Hanoi. Photo: Thai Hoa High School Youth Union.

Beautiful scenes, natural acting and especially close, clear lyrics, expressing the historical characteristics of Thai Hoa land and people along with a form of delivery suitable for young people, the video clip "Thai Hoa in me" conquered the judges of the Vietnam Pride contest. Surpassing 476 other video clips sent by students nationwide, "Thai Hoa in me" excellently won the first prize.

The award ceremony took place in Hanoi on January 13. The three boys in this student "boyband" were arranged by the Organizing Committee to perform live the song "Thai Hoa Trong Toi" in front of a large number of students from all over the country attending the award ceremony of the contest and received enthusiastic cheers.

Video clip "Thai Hoa in me". Source: Thai Hoa High School Youth Union.

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On the online video sharing site Youtube, although it has only been shared for over a month, the video clip “Thai Hoa in me” has attracted nearly 26,000 views with very enthusiastic comments of support. In addition, this video clip has also been viewed and shared a lot on social networking sites.

Teacher Le Anh Tuan - Secretary of the Youth Union of Thai Hoa High School, who accompanied the group throughout the contest, said: "Responding to the contest "Thai Hoa in me", Thai Hoa High School is the unit with the most participating students in the top group in the country. In particular, the video clip "Thai Hoa in me" won the first prize, which brought a very good effect and opened up a new approach in teaching and learning history. This is truly an interesting and attractive playground to help students love the history and geography of their homeland and country more."

The group members include: HuGo (far right), Ho Gia Bao (second from right) and Kieu Ngoc Thanh (far left) discussing with teacher Le Anh Tuan, Secretary of the school's Youth Union, about their successes when participating in the contest. Photo: Thanh Duy

As for HuyGO, Ngoc Thanh and Gia Bao, putting aside the joy after the competition, these days they are actively studying and practicing to achieve the best results in their final year of school and to get into their dream university. Both HuyGo and Ngoc Thanh are aiming to pass the military entrance exam, while Gia Bao dreams of passing the medical entrance exam.

“The success of the contest is a beautiful memory in our student life. Besides focusing on studying for the exam, we plan to make a unique video clip to give to our teachers and friends when we graduate,” said the three boys in the “boyband” that won Pride of Vietnam.

Thanh Duy