Surprise with 'singer' performing the song "I love table tennis"

Mr. Nguyen Manh Hung performs the song "I love table tennis" - Photo cut from clip

In recent days, Facebook has shared a clip of a middle-aged man performing a song titled "I love table tennis" at the anniversary celebration of a table tennis club in Nha Trang City ( Khanh Hoa Province).

After being posted, the clip had more than 1.7 million views, 3,600 comments, and more than 23,000 interactions.

"Surpassing pickleball with the song I love table tennis . We invite everyone to enjoy the song, composed by Nguyen Quoc Thang, performed by singer Manh Hung, and the dance group are retired female cadres who love table tennis in Nha Trang" - the content accompanying the clip.

Talking to Tuoi Tre Online , Mr. Nguyen Manh Hung (54 years old, residing in Nha Trang City, a military medical officer at Military Hospital 87) said he was the one who performed the song I love table tennis in the above clip.

Mr. Hung said that although he is not a good table tennis player, when performing a song about table tennis, he had to find out what strengths this sport has in order to convey it truthfully to the listeners.

According to Mr. Hung, since receiving the above song, he really liked it and understood the song's spirit of encouragement, so he wanted to fully express this spirit.

In the clip, while Mr. Hung hums a song, behind him is a dance group consisting of many older women who share a passion for table tennis.

Immediately after the clip was posted, netizens sent compliments to Mr. Hung for performing the song in a simple way but still conveying the message of promoting sports training.

"The song has all the technical terms of table tennis, the melody is cheerful and easy to listen to, for an amateur mass tournament, singing and accompanying is too good" - commented account Nguyen Lam.

"After listening, I want to go play table tennis right away. It's civilized, polite but no less passionate. You guys are now healthy and happy" - commented Tran Anh.

Besides, some people also think that the lyrics of this song are funny. In response to these opinions, Mr. Hung said he happily accepted them all, the main purpose is to promote the spirit of sportsmanship.

NGUYEN HOANG

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/bat-ngo-voi-ca-si-the-hien-bai-hat-co-dong-toi-yeu-bong-ban-20250513102404026.htm