The tragicomic story behind the wedding-disrupting music video that garnered 145 million views for the song "Wife of Another Man".

The appearance of director Kien Ung and the fact that the once-popular song "Vo Nguoi Ta" (Someone Else's Wife) was auctioned off in a music reality show has brought back old behind-the-scenes stories.

Image from the demo of the music video "Wife of Another Man". Photo: Screenshot

Accordingly, in 2015 when Phan Manh Quynh Still a relatively new name in the Vietnamese music scene, he collaborated with director Nhu Dang and cinematographer Kien Ung to create a music video for the song "Vo Nguoi Ta" (Someone Else's Wife).

When the team completed the demo, which depicted Phan Mạnh Quỳnh playing a villager disrupting his ex-girlfriend's wedding, the musician disagreed with it. Phan Mạnh Quỳnh criticized the video's filming quality and requested that Kiên Ứng and Nhu Đặng revise it.

However, Kien Ung and Nhu Dang unexpectedly uploaded this demo to various platforms and it became incredibly popular. In 2015, the song "Vo Nguoi Ta" (Someone Else's Wife) was even dubbed "Song of the Year" because its melody could be heard everywhere. The music video for "Vo Nguoi Ta," with its humorous and entertaining story of disrupting a wedding, immediately achieved record-breaking viewership numbers.

Even more surprising is that the demo version of the "Wife of Another Man" music video has far surpassed the official music video in views. Currently, the demo has 145 million views, while the official version only has 19 million. Many people have even commented that they only knew about the demo version of the "Wife of Another Man" music video and were completely unaware of the existence of the official music video.

After 9 years, Phan Mạnh Quỳnh has become one of the most sought-after songwriters in Vietnamese music. Not only does he have a string of million-view hits, but Phan Mạnh Quỳnh is also highly valued in the field of film music, including songs he composed for movies. Tran Thanh's song "Mai" has just sparked an unprecedented controversy on social media.

Nine years later, Quỳnh Kool, the female lead in the demo of the music video "Vợ người ta" (Someone Else's Wife), who was once a hot girl from the comedy group Kem Xôi, has become the female lead in a prime-time television series.

In 2018, while participating in Ha Anh Tuan's live show, Phan Manh Quynh shared that he composed "Vo Nguoi Ta" (Someone Else's Wife) when he was only 25 years old, his thoughts were still immature, and it was his first time experiencing the emotion of his ex-girlfriend getting married.

The music video for "Vợ người ta" (My Wife's Husband) has reached 145 million views. The MV also features Quỳnh Kool in a performance. (Image: Screenshot)

Meanwhile, Ha Anh Tuan considers Phan Manh Quynh a precious gem of music. Ha Anh Tuan recounted that the first time he heard the song "Vo Nguoi Ta" (Someone Else's Wife), he turned to his assistant and asked, "Who is this guy? What kind of song is this? It sounds so messy." But after listening to the song continuously for six months, Ha Anh Tuan had memorized "Vo Nguoi Ta" without even realizing it.

Ha Anh Tuan realized that Phan Manh Quynh was far from "ordinary" and collaborated with the musician on many musical projects afterward.

Phan Mạnh Quỳnh was born in 1990 in Diễn Châu, Nghệ An . He is the author of a series of popular hits such as "Vợ người ta" (Someone Else's Wife), "Có chàng trai viết lên cây" (A Boy Wrote on a Tree), "Nước ngoài" (Abroad), "Tri kỷ" (Soulmate), "Hồi ức" (Memories), "Sau lời từ khử" (After the Rejection), "Ngày chưa giông bão" (The Day Before the Storm)...

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