Thanh Dien visits Thanh Tuan, tells funny stories about the Four Horsemen of the Golden Bell

Artist Thanh Dien posted a photo congratulating Thanh Tuan on his health and his gradual return to work. At the same time, he mentioned the legend of the 'Four Horsemen of the Golden Bell', which made many viewers wonder.

Thanh Dien affectionately hugs Thanh Tuan to congratulate him on his good health - Photo: NVCC

The "Four Horsemen of the Golden Bell" that Thanh Dien mentioned includes the artists Thanh Dien, Minh Vuong, Thanh Tuan and clown An Danh.

Thanh Dien: Thankful for life because we can still hug each other

Recently, artist Thanh Tuan held a small party at his home and invited familiar artists to join in the fun, celebrating his escape from death's door and his gradual recovery.

Coming to share the joy with Thanh Tuan were many famous artists such as Thanh Dien, Le Thuy, Trong Huu, Tuan Thanh, Phuong Loan, Phuong Hang, Cam Tien, Hong To...

After the congratulatory party, artist Thanh Dien posted a photo of himself hugging Thanh Tuan and wrote words about his beloved younger brother.

Thanh Dien was moved and said that hugging Thanh Tuan was like hugging a youth full of lights and memories. He felt like meeting Thanh Tuan again after a serious illness was like meeting himself in the mirror of memories.

"I'm glad you're alive, but I'm even happier to see you still shining, still the passionate artist in every note, every vọng cổ verse that still captivates listeners like ever.

Over the past few decades, we have gone through many seasons of plays, many times the stage lights have been turned off and on. Time can take away our health, but it cannot take away our artistic love and brotherly affection. We are grateful to life because we can still hug each other!" - artist Thanh Dien confided.

In his article, Thanh Dien also revealed about the group "The Four Horsemen of Kim Chung" of the past, including Thanh Dien, Minh Vuong, Thanh Tuan and clown An Danh. Many viewers wondered why there was a legend about these "Four Horsemen", and why were they only the 4 artists above and not anyone else?

Artists Thanh Dien, Le Thuy, Trong Huu, Phuong Loan... were happy when Thanh Tuan overcame death's door - Photo: NVCC

Thanh Dien remembers the affection and solidarity of ancient artists

Talking to Tuoi Tre Online , Thanh Dien said "The Four Horsemen of Kim Chung" is a funny anecdote about his time and the talented artists associated with the Kim Chung gang.

At that time, he was in Kim Chung's troupe 5 with Le Thuy and Minh Phung as the main actors and actresses. Kim Chung's troupe 2 had more young staff, so Mr. Long sent Thanh Dien to help take care of the troupe with the troupe leader.

Thanh Dien did many jobs such as being in charge of the script, rehearsing plays, directing, and performing some tasks that are almost like the current director title.

At that time, the famous movie "The Four Horsemen" with Jiang Dawei, Di Long, etc. was also popular. So in "Kim Chung 2", people also jokingly called the four men who played important roles in the troupe, Thanh Dien, Minh Vuong, Thanh Tuan and clown An Danh, "The Four Horsemen of Kim Chung".

That funny way of calling was kept by the brothers in the group and until now is still a beautiful memory told when they have the opportunity to meet each other.

Minh Vuong and Thanh Tuan have remained famous singers for decades, while Thanh Dien admitted that he could not sing as well as his "younger brothers" so he switched to acting as a solo actor, becoming an author and director. He An Danh later retired and returned to Can Tho to live a quiet life.

Kim Chung 2 troupe at that time also had famous actresses such as My Chau, Thanh Kim Hue, Bich Hanh... My Chau often acted with Minh Vuong, Thanh Tuan and Thanh Kim Hue were a couple, and Thanh Dien often sang with artist Bich Hanh.

Thanh Dien analyzed that Thanh Tuan and Thanh Kim Hue, his wife, have a fresh way of singing Cai Luong, like to be creative in rhythm and emphasis on the way they sing, so not only do they often perform together on stage, but they also work well together when recording many traditional songs for record companies.

Because of that attachment, the feelings of Thanh Dien - Thanh Kim Hue and Thanh Tuan are very deep.

Thanh Dien said: "We are all old now, so when we see someone healthy and safe, we are happy. Back then, we, the Kim Chung artists, lived very emotionally and unitedly, so we loved each other like family.

That's why any artist who has a problem feels uneasy. When we heard Thanh Tuan overcame this ordeal, we were so happy we wanted to cry. So sad!".

LINH DOAN

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/thanh-dien-tham-thanh-tuan-nhac-chuyen-vui-ve-tu-ky-si-kim-chung-20250619152437544.htm