The guy who always wore sunglasses – the "bad boy" look on the Vietnam Idol stage years ago – is actually a genuine "good boy" in real life, with his mischievous double eyelids and gentle smile. "But 2026 can't be 'gentle,' it's the year of the horse, and it's my zodiac year too, I have to run!" Huy said.
Vietnam Idol 2023 Champion Ha An Huy
Photo: Provided by the interviewee
The champion is in no hurry.
Exactly one year after releasing his EP (a medium-sized musical product, falling between a single and an album ) titled 'N / and officially going solo, ending his relationship with his management company, the winner of Vietnam Idol 2023 is expected to release an album in which the dapper Ha An Huy will showcase more diverse styles, corresponding to the four seasons of the year. It won't just be Ha An Huy of his signature ballad style, but possibly house and jazz, or even funny jazz. "People always think I belong to ballads. But actually, I'm very close to jazz. I always feel most relaxed when I'm in jazz," Huy shared.
"My Mind" - a hit song by Ha An Huy at Big Song Big Deal 2022 - is also the most "self-portrait-like" song, according to his interview with Thanh Nien . Huy revealed that two lines from the song will serve as guiding principles for his career: "Why the rush?", but also "Don't stop moving forward."
Huy isn't in a hurry, because after consecutively winning first place in two major competitions ( Big Song Big Deal 2022 and Vietnam Idol 2023), instead of capitalizing on the hype of his title, he's been quiet and cautious, even "sometimes stressed," as he says, in his approach to moving forward. The lyrics of his hit song " Falling " sometimes seem to reflect the author himself: "A corner of life brightens / The sunflowers have faded / Truly out of reach… On the day the flowers bloomed brightly, you left / So who will receive the forest of flowers? "...
"Understanding what you have and what you want is always the hardest challenge for a young person. That's why I don't want to rush until I find the answer," Huy explained about his periods of silence, when he was once accused of missing the "golden moment" in his career.
Will it be a "warhorse"?
He wasn't in a hurry before, but 2026 is different. "This will definitely be the year everyone sees Ha An Huy transform, from his appearance to his musical style. He will definitely be more unconventional and even rebellious. He will be like a galloping horse, after taking a deep breath," the young man born in the year of the horse confidently stated. A major game show scheduled to air in June this year will bring to light a Ha An Huy – a "warhorse" version that has almost never appeared before. It's very possible that he will be a "rebellious" Huy, instead of the elegant Huy.
"Looking at my 'obedient' appearance, few would know that my specialty is… my stubbornness. I was determined to compete in The Voice Kids for two consecutive years and… failed miserably. Then, a year later, I took another risk and competed in The Voice 2015, but this time I didn't even get to because I wasn't old enough. It's just that I always want to go to those places to observe carefully who gets chosen, what factors help people become stars…", the Vietnam Idol winner didn't hide her "ambition".
In some ways, Ha An Huy's case is reminiscent of Soobin Hoang Son: both come from musical families, deeply rooted in traditional music; both rose to prominence from game shows, both possess a bright stage presence, height, a "clean" image, songwriting ability, and the ability to play multiple instruments, along with a modern musical mindset… But why can't Ha An Huy be like Soobin? "He's an older colleague I greatly admire, someone who knows what he has and knows how to offer what the market needs. To some extent, I also think what I have is what the market needs, thankfully! However, what I lack is a boost and a stable professional environment, instead of constantly traveling back and forth between Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi like this…", the Vietnam Idol winner shared with Thanh Nien .
"My most prominent characteristic is optimism. In my compositions, although many have a melancholic tone, there is always what I call 'the light at the end of the tunnel'," An Huy shared, adding, as he once wrote in "Falling": "But I believe in miracles/Waiting for tomorrow to come…" The man who once made My Tam exclaim on the Vietnam Idol judging panel: "I like Huy a little too much!" when she heard Huy cover Wren Evans' hit " I like you a little too much, " believes that one day, not too far in the future, the audience will also "like Huy a little too much" if Huy is bold enough and can showcase that "boldness" of himself.
Deep within the memory of the 24-year-old, there was once a "distant painting," as the title of the song Huy sang at Vietnam Idol suggests. "When I was born in the year of the horse, my mother brought home a painting of horses. To this day, I still vividly remember the scene of the horses galloping forward, among them a stunning white horse, distinctly different from the others: it was both galloping and exuding a strange sense of ease…," Huy recalled. " Anhuyungdung ," which Huy chose as the title track for his EP ' N /', is often used to emphasize his mindset and approach to life in showbiz. But from 2026 onwards, that leisurely horse will also become a warhorse, soaring towards that "distant painting."
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/ung-dung-nhung-se-la-ngua-chien-185260120212443644.htm
