It's hard to like the beautiful Trang Phap.

Việt Nam•24/12/2024

Trang Pháp crammed a variety of musical styles into her latest product, but the result was a "hodgepodge" because everything didn't blend together harmoniously.

Trang Phap's new music video features a large and dedicated team. SlimV served as the music producer, overseeing the overall musical production. The music video was directed by Dinh Ha Uyen Thu. Based on initial audience feedback, the music video... Be trap While it's considered to have received significant investment, the core value—the music itself—is not appreciated.

The visuals are the highlight of Trang Pháp's new music video.

Chaotic

Music of Be trap It's a blend of Trap, Rap... The singer's efforts to innovate and break new ground in her music are commendable. However, similarly, the product... Moonlight , a song that, if crammed with too much of anything, will become chaotic. The structure of Wedding tray It challenges the music production team while also testing the audience's ear.

The song opens with a sweeping verse. By the pre-hook, the melody of Be trap The changes and shifts in pitch are more catchy. But the subsequent harmonic progression for the build-up and hook returns to a "flat" sound. Including the rap section and development, Be trap The melody has changed too much.

With this type of structure, Be trap This would suit the nature of a product being created to produce 30- to 40-second clips for TikTok. From Moonlight , a song composed by Trang Phap, didn't quite fit together. Audiences can sympathize with her, as it was a song for many members of the group, created with the goal of evenly distributing the vocal parts so that everyone could contribute.

For Trang Phap personally, this is a very risky choice. Broadly speaking, this type of song structure isn't new; it's already very familiar in Kpop productions. But for a solo singer to handle the entire product, from verse and hook to rap verse, is a difficult task. Of course, in The trap , Trang Phap couldn't solve that problem.

It's easy to understand why, upon her release, the singer received mixed reactions from the audience. From the first element of a hit song—the catchy melody that resonates on the first few listens— Be trap It didn't meet expectations. The song is irritating with its lyrics that are a mix of Western and Vietnamese styles, making it difficult to understand the content.

The biggest highlight of this product is the heavily invested and meticulously crafted visuals in the music video. Music videos in this style are Dinh Ha Uyen Thu's forte. Most of the scenes are set in a studio, combining green screen and special effects. Trang Phap's visuals are fully exploited, and the transitions between scenes in the music video are very interesting.

However, Trang Phap was accused of borrowing styles and imagery from popular K-pop music videos. I can't close my eyes. by Hung Huynh, MV Be trap It is being condemned by the audience.

After 4 days of release, the music video has attracted over 300,000 views. With such a start, based on viewership and engagement metrics, Be trap It's still a long way from reaching the "top trending" spot. Audience reception is the biggest measure of a product's success. Be trap Even though it's labeled as a heavily invested music video, the success of the product ultimately depends on the music itself.

The song Be trap It doesn't attract listeners; regardless of whether it's good or bad, it clearly goes against the current tastes of Vietnamese audiences. Perhaps a particular piece of music... Be trap It will gain attention when attached to content on social media platforms. As for the official product... Be trap It would take a miracle to compete for the "trending" spot.

Trang Pháp is still searching for her first hit song.

A series of setbacks

Trang Phap has been active in the Vietnamese music market for quite some time. Her career has been a rollercoaster. Recently, Trang Phap has regained popularity thanks to her participation in the game show "Beautiful Sister." Partly, the controversies surrounding the game show have made Trang Phap one of the most talked-about "beautiful sisters."

On the other hand, musical quality is a crucial factor that helps Trang Phap shine in a competition. In a competition filled with many artists, each with their own strengths, Trang Phap stands out because of her all-around abilities. She can compose, sing, rap, dance well, has striking visuals, and is capable of participating in music production.

In a short-term competition, with the support and guidance of the group of artists, Trang Phap performed well. Audiences expect the female singer to be a "familiar yet fresh" element, bringing a new breath of fresh air to the music market.

However, without the support of game shows, Trang Phap returned to the independent path of an artist and continuously faced difficulties. Before the MV Be trap , product To my future husband The music video by Trang Pháp and Jsol did not achieve very promising results. Moonlight LUNAS's work once garnered attention, but the factor that made this product famous was largely not the music itself.

Trang Phap wants to rejuvenate her image, choosing a musical style heavily influenced by Kpop, with bizarrely changing melodies, interwoven rap, build-up to electronic music drops, and combined with dance. This choice gives Trang Phap her own path in a market that still favors ballads, R&B, multi-genre pop, or R&B/rap.

However, the reality in the Vietnamese market is that songs heavily influenced by Kpop often fail. While Vietnamese audiences may particularly love Kpop music in general and BlackPink in particular, a Vietnamese artist trying to emulate Kpop is a completely different story.

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