'Du idol' is a term used to refer to die-hard fans of idol artists, always ready to support and follow all activities of their idols. The fever of tickets to see the live show in Hanoi of the group BlackPink is creating many opinions on online forums.
Idolatry and prejudices
In recent days, Vietnamese youth have been buzzing with the news that the famous Korean idol group BlackPink will come to Vietnam to perform at the end of July. Accordingly, the BlackPink ticket hunting fever has broken out all over social networks, with tickets costing up to tens of millions of VND. From this ticket hunting fever, many funny and sad stories have occurred, creating many conflicting opinions. Many people have criticized the "following" of Idols by young people, saying that these are immature, thoughtless actions that have a negative impact on society...
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In fact, idols are an indispensable part of popular music culture. They are music stars created to attract crowds, gather audiences and fans, thereby creating trends in popular culture, influencing the lifestyle and spiritual life of the generation. Therefore, it is completely normal for idols to have many passionate fans who share their joys and sorrows with them, and it happens in every country and every culture.
Even half a century ago, when the King of Rock'n Roll Elvis Presley or The Beatles became famous, they had many enthusiastic fans, ready to follow them everywhere, present at every performance.
During the recorded concerts of The Beatles, it can be seen that there is no shortage of fans sitting below crying, spinning around, and cheering. And thanks to that, The Beatles popularized existential culture to the masses, to be recorded in history as a cultural and artistic movement... John Lennon was even murdered by a crazy fan.
Later, the King of Pop Michael Jackson became the Idol with the most passionate fans. Each of Michael Jackson's live shows attracted at least tens of thousands of viewers and many cried, fainted, and struggled when they saw their idol on stage. When Michael Jackson passed away, some fans even committed suicide.
Idols are an integral part of popular music culture.
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Other famous stars like Madonna, Britney Spears, U2, Whitney Houston… also have no shortage of passionate fans. And all of them, through their audiences, create trends in music, fashion , and audio-visual culture.
In Vietnam, the relationship between music idols and fans has existed for a long time, more or less. Tham Thuy Hang and Thanh Nga are both big idols with a large number of passionate fans. Tham Thuy Hang is so famous that wherever she goes, people gather around her. Famous singer Mai Le Huyen recounts that whenever Tham Thuy Hang sits down to eat at the market, people gather around her, and she can't escape for 3 hours. Or, when Thanh Nga passed away, fans from all three regions of the country came to see her off, lining up for kilometers.
Meritorious Artist Kim Tu Long once confided that there was an elderly fan who admired him so much that he followed him to every performance from the South to the North, even bringing food backstage for him. This fan also filled a room with tapes, CDs, and memorabilia of Kim Tu Long.
Musician Phu Quang also revealed that there was a couple who were so enamored with him that they sold their motorbike to buy a pair of tickets to see his concert. And of course, big stars like My Tam, Dan Truong, Lam Truong... have no shortage of passionate fans.
Thus, it can be seen that fanatic admiration for idols is normal and occurs in all ages, all times, and all countries, not just among today's youth. For the mass audience, idols are the embodiment of dreams, dreams of a luxurious, sparkling halo like a star in the sky, something that they can hardly reach or touch. Therefore, the mentality of fanatic admiration for idols and the desire to see idols outside, to see a concert of idols in person is understandable.
Spending money on idols: Right or wrong?
In the case of BlackPink coming to Vietnam to do a live show, for the majority of young Vietnamese audiences, especially the Kpop fan community, this is a "shocking" event. The reason is because BlackPink's influence on the spiritual life of young people is huge and profound, covering everything from music, movies to fashion, entertainment, trends on social networks... BlackPink itself is also a world-class music group, with coverage across all continents, spreading to the European and American markets, not just Asia.
Therefore, it is understandable that young people are crazy about "hunting" for BlackPink tickets. Adults who do not listen to BlackPink, but in the past also hunted for tickets, were crazy about Bao Yen, Thanh Lam or Boney M, Modern Talking..., why are they so harsh on their children? Everyone was once young, do not judge young people through the lens of adults.
Fans should only follow and admire "Idols" in a civilized way.
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Mr. Nguyen Dinh Lam shared: "I once spent 30 million VND to go to Thailand to watch Madonna's show while my income at that time was only about 10 million VND/month. But of course, I contributed money for many consecutive months since I heard that Madonna would come to Thailand to perform without borrowing from anyone. And I feel that the effort I put in was worth it. Madonna is my biggest idol in life and her live show is so classy and professional. If I hadn't tried to save up to watch that live show, I would still regret it now because even if I had money, I wouldn't have been able to watch a live show like that."
Reader Nguyen Truong commented: "BlackPink fans are quite lucky when their Idol comes to Vietnam, they only have to pay for the ticket. I am a fan of Celine Dion and also spent a lot of money to go to Singapore to see her perform. I think spending tens of millions to buy a ticket to see your Idol perform is normal if you can afford it. Many people also spend that much money to buy a phone, an item or a trip, so it is normal for us fans to buy tickets to see our Idol, just to satisfy our needs."
Of course, it has to be said again and again. Being an idol fan is not wrong, but being too crazy, disregarding everything to get a ticket to see your idol when circumstances do not allow it is unacceptable. In recent days, the stories of some young people with difficult family circumstances, whose parents work hard but find ways to ask for money to buy tickets to see BlackPink have been posted, causing public opinion to disagree. Some of them do not know how to balance "following idols" with studying and working, causing their study and work results to decline.
The excessive "Idol" fandom has been harshly condemned because it will affect the fans themselves as well as those around them because of the troubles it brings. A typical case is the case of a milk tea chain in Ho Chi Minh City having to cancel its opening because the Korean actor's fans gathered too much, constantly cheering, affecting traffic and the safety of the fans themselves when they gathered on the street.
Over the years, the issue of "following idols" has always caused a lot of controversy. Some people think that admiring an idol brings many benefits, while others think that it causes many negative effects. In my opinion, fans should only follow and admire "Idols" in a civilized way, within the allowed conditions, knowing how to balance between idolizing and life, and should not have reckless actions that leave bad consequences for themselves and their loved ones.
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