The emotional melody and memorable lyrics make the audience quickly memorize the chorus: "I'm drunk not because of alcohol but because you love me so much that I forget...".

Without an official release or media campaign, the song still created a great attraction. The MV using AI voice posted on Ken Quach channel (August 8, 2025) currently has over 15 million views. The version performed by singer Nguyen Vu (September 25, 2025) reached nearly 300,000 views after only 1 day, to date it has more than 2.3 million views. Singer Phan Dinh Tung also has a version that is close to reaching 1 million views.

On stage, the clip of Anh Quan Idol singing reached nearly 50,000 views. Meritorious Artist Minh Thu, Ha Nhi and many young singers also continuously covered it, making Say mot doi vi em spread strongly on all platforms, becoming a favorite song.

The rapid popularity also led to controversy: many artists and some news sites misunderstood that Say mot doi vi em was composed by AI. In fact, the owner of the song is Huong My Bong (real name Nguyen Thi Huong Bong, living in Hanoi ).

The 8X female author shares for the first time her songwriting journey, revealing many little-known stories behind this hit.

Sharing with VietNamNet reporter, My Bong said that the handwritten sketch was formed in April 2025 and completed on May 16, 2025, originally named Men say . The author also kept the audio file recorded in her own female voice.

Huong My Bong said the song was born when she was going through a period of healing after an emotional shock: "I often sat alone on the balcony facing a very real loneliness. Memories of a sister-brother relationship with a younger man I had never met but was profound and full of regrets kept appearing."

Lyrics like "I sit with my own shadow/ You are like a cloud drifting across the sky, and I am the one sitting and playing with my shadow" or "The pain cannot be named" are all expressions of personal experience.

At the age of 40, the author wrote the sentence: " When drunk for so long, my hair turns gray/ But my heart is still tangled like a tangled thread" - reflecting her emotional state at that time.

Huong My Bong emphasized: "Each song has its own meaning that only the composer can understand. AI cannot simulate such emotional associations and experiences."

When the AI ​​voice recording was posted on Ken Quach's channel and displayed the names of the two authors Ken Quach - Huong My Bong, the audience further misunderstood that this was a composition by AI or Ken Quach. In fact, Ken Quach only arranged and produced the music . He signed to transfer all copyright of the arrangement to Huong My Bong on September 11, 2025 and confirmed by email and minutes that he was not a co-author.

The author would like to thank the artists who performed the song and the audience for their love. However, to protect creative rights, music copyright units will begin to implement necessary measures according to regulations to ensure a transparent music environment.

"I hope the audience continues to love Say mot doi vi em while respecting the author and intellectual property rights - what creates fairness and kindness in the music-loving community," Huong My Bong shared.

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Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/tac-gia-say-mot-doi-vi-em-mong-nghe-si-ton-trong-ban-quyen-2469724.html