“I think I'll go crazy if I continue writing love songs”

Hoang Dung revealed the MV "Compass" through a MV teaser consisting of 7 special films. In which, from the first film to the 7th film, the colors are hinted at with phrases representing sins such as: laziness - blue, lust - pink, anger - red, gluttony - orange, jealousy - green, arrogance - purple and greed - yellow. These details also suggest a MV that promises to be interesting in terms of story content and the message the male singer wants to convey in his new musical phase.

Hoang Dung shared that the inspiration for composing the song "La ban" came after the male singer completed the Yen project: “The song La ban comes from the feeling of suffocation and depression inside me and at that time, writing music made me feel better. I went through a period of questioning myself, about the things around me, the future, what I should do and what everyone was doing. When I wrote La ban, I felt like everything was against me - the thoughts in my head were not good, there was not a single ray of light around me. After the Yen EP project, I felt like I didn't want to write love songs anymore, there was too much energy inside me that was accumulating and I couldn't release it. I thought I would 'go crazy' if I continued to write love songs."

Explaining his feelings of not wanting to write love songs, Hoang Dung confided: “I don’t know if it’s because my love story is okay or not. I don’t like the fact that I’m happy in love but write a sad song. Since I decided to make music, although serving the audience is natural, at the same time, I want to put my own things and inner feelings into music. Writing love songs is probably no longer enough for me to feel ‘satisfied’ to explore my new limits. I don’t want to pretend that I’m sad to continue writing a love song. I feel like I have other, better experiences, besides love, to write music.”

Completing the product "Compass" has "helped" the male singer a lot during a stressful period in his life: "Renewing myself is something that sooner or later I will have to conquer. The desire and urge to renew myself in me is enough for me to do this project. When I finished the song "Compass", I felt much lighter, like I had passed a test. There are moments in life where I am very pressured, worried and think about it a lot, but when I finish it, I will realize that overcoming it, confronting it is always more important than the result it brings".

Despite choosing to transform in the upcoming product, Hoang Dung said he still cares about the feelings and expectations of his fans after 2 years: “I am still aware that I should lead my audience slowly on the journey of musical innovation. I am also a listener and receiver of music products, I myself cannot stand the sharp turns or the big contrast in two close products of an artist. The song La ban is like a signal for everyone to see that Hoang Dung is changing, and the process of how I change will be reflected more clearly by the entire project. With the first product after 2 years, I want to give everyone a certain impression, so that everyone's wait is worth it.”

Source: https://vov.vn/van-hoa/am-nhac/hoang-dung-toi-nghi-minh-se-phat-dien-neu-tiep-tuc-viet-nhac-tinh-yeu-post1129464.vov