Director Le Quang Tu Do: Jack's song lyrics are offensive and show signs of violation

On October 27, the Department of Performing Arts and the Department of Radio, Television and Electronic Information (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) held a working session after many songs with offensive lyrics and cultural deviations were recently performed and spread on the internet.

At the meeting, Mr. Le Quang Tu Do - Director of the Department of Radio, Television and Electronic Information mentioned the song by singer Jack with offensive content that has been spreading on social networks in recent days. The Department found that the song's content had signs of violation, with many offensive words and inappropriate language. Although not yet discussing whether the song is in the licensed list or not, Mr. Tu Do affirmed that "right from the lyrics, we saw a problem".

Jack received controversy because the song had offensive lyrics.

With the singer's management unit's explanation, the Department listened to it over and over again, slowed down to listen and confirmed that the management unit's explanation was a sign of defense.

Mr. Tu Do emphasized that the management agency cannot rely solely on the explanation of the artist or production crew but must rely on actual assessment and public feedback.

"Even the Propaganda Department and the Mass Mobilization Department of Ho Chi Minh City have opinions that the song's lyrics are vulgar, offensive, and can have a negative impact on young people," he said.

The Director of the Department of Radio, Television and Electronic Information cited an example: "Sentences like "Those who don't like me in real life, how dare they. I sing for fun, more than they work in their whole life..." sung by singer Jack are negative, provocative words, not suitable for the cultural behavior of an artist."

In addition, he rejected the singer's excuse of "improvisation": "Clearly, the performance had a dance team that matched the rhythm, proving that it was rehearsed beforehand, and cannot be considered improvisation."

From the above analysis, the Department of Radio, Television and Electronic Information has recommended the Department of Performing Arts and the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports to clarify and strictly handle the case.

In recent days, singer Jack’s performance at the Moonlit Childhood program on the evening of October 16th has become the focus of attention on social networks. The male singer performed an impromptu performance of an unnamed song, but the lyrics have caused heated controversy because they are said to use offensive language.

In response to the controversy, Jack’s management company said that because the song does not have an official audio version and was performed spontaneously, the recordings from the audience may lead to distortions in listening and interpretation. “We hope that the audience will patiently wait for the upcoming standard release to have a more accurate assessment,” added a representative of J97 Promotion.

According to Jack's management company, the song was composed with the spirit of self-encouragement, encouraging people to believe in their own values, overcome criticism, and carry a positive message, not with the intention of causing offense or being harsh with anyone.

In addition, the event organizers also confirmed that the original lyrics in the song, "Lao gi cung toi", do not have the offensive meaning as the audience speculated.

Sharing with VTC News, the leader of the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports said that he had granted permission for the Moonlit Childhood program to take place on October 16. However, Jack's controversial song was not on the list of songs that the event organizers sent to the Department for censorship and permission. The Department is reviewing the case and will request the organizer to come to work.

Ngoc Thanh

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