Don't think Vietnamese showbiz is like Korean, Chinese, Thai

Director Neko Lê analyzed that, for fans in Vietnam, artists' incomes are much lower than in Korea, China, and Thailand, so they cannot afford large production teams.

Singer Jun Pham held a fan meeting with over 600 attendees on November 1st - Photo: Provided by the artist.

Recently, singers who rose to fame after appearing on popular TV game shows have been continuously organizing concerts and fan meetings.

The fan community was outraged for several reasons. They argued that the singer's influence was immense, and the event should be grand instead of just selling a few hundred tickets. Some fans criticized the ticket sales process. The artists had to explain the situation on behalf of the organizers. Showbiz Vietnam doesn't have the large budget and crew that Thailand, South Korea, and China have.

Fame comes with pressure.

Recently, some fan communities have offered feedback on the operation of fan clubs or artists' personal teams, and the ticket sales methods for certain concerts.

For example, fans of talented guys, the guys who stepped out of... My brother overcame countless obstacles. good My brother said hi They believe that because their idols are famous and influential, selling only a few hundred tickets for a concert or fan meeting is a waste of money.

A concert by the Cactus band had to resell tickets using a new format after audience feedback - Photo: Provided by the artist.

Recently, the Cactus group held a concert (from My brother overcame countless obstacles. On November 17th at the SOL 8 stage ( Hanoi ), the ticket sales process was inappropriate, so all tickets that had been sold had to be canceled and resold using a new method.

Specifically, fans complained about the way tickets were sold via hotline numbers without disclosing ticket prices, quantities, or sales opening times.

One of the singers who rose to fame after "Brother Says Hi" Duong Dominoc faced fame pressure when rumors surfaced that he was dating hot girl Linh Ka.

Although neither has confirmed anything, Linh Ka's personal page has received many negative comments. As for Duong Domic, he had to post an explanation back in August when the rumors first started circulating.

Duong Dominoc is one of the young singers who rose to stardom thanks to "Anh trai say hi" (My Brother Says Hi) - Photo: Provided by the artist.

Through television game shows, both long-standing and young artists gain new fans who are good at keeping up with trends.

This trend is somewhat similar to the entertainment industries of South Korea, Thailand, and China – where audiences spend a lot of money to "support" artists in many ways: buying albums, buying souvenirs produced by the artists themselves, buying concert tickets, fan meeting tickets, and giving mountains of gifts to artists (sometimes even bouquets of flowers and cash)...

Currently, the Vietnamese showbiz industry is also learning from fan models similar to those abroad, so initial unfamiliarity is inevitable.

Artists and audiences empathize with each other.

When fan communities constantly "stir up" with criticism about event organization or team management, many artists have to speak up to explain and ask for audience understanding and more time.

Rapper and director Neko Lê often openly shares his views on Vietnamese showbiz with his fans - Photo: Provided by the artist.

In his broadcast, the rapper-director Neko Le Expressing opinions to fans.

He argued: "Because you're imagining the Vietnamese entertainment industry to be like Korea, China, or Thailand."

Many fans want concerts or fan meetings to be really big, but in Vietnam, a show with around 1,000 people is very risky.

If an event is organized for 1,000 people but several hundred seats are empty, the show organizers will incur losses, so they need to choose a safe option.

"I know you all love your idols, but please don't be overly critical of the production team. If partners see an artist with such aggressive fans, who would dare to collaborate with them anymore?"

"We're trying to understand you guys better, so we hope you'll understand Vietnamese showbiz culture," Neko Le wrote.

He added that in the Vietnamese showbiz industry, the budget isn't as large as that of entertainment companies in Korea, China, and Thailand, allowing an artist to have a large team to handle all issues promptly.

Still In late August, when dating rumors surfaced, Duong Domic addressed them through a post on his fan page but inadvertently mentioned the French-American rapper Phap Kieu, despite having no connection to him. Fans blamed Duong Domic's team for their lack of tact. Later, the team edited the post and published another apology.

"Duong apologizes for the lack of coordination in his work with the team regarding the information posted, which caused discomfort and misunderstanding among many viewers," the singer wrote.

Within a few months, many artists become incredibly famous, leading to various problems - Photo: Vieon

On the social media platform Threads, these issues are often hotly debated by fans. Besides the conflicting opinions, some viewers argue that because the artist has become incredibly famous in a short period, their team needs time to adapt to the sudden influx of work.

Audiences want the entertainment industry to operate more professionally, while artists want audiences to understand the existing shortcomings. They both need to empathize with each other.

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