The older brother just left, "Mr. Long" arrived.
While the echoes from the earthquake Anh trai vu ngan cong gai (ATVNCG) are still hot on all forums, in just a few days the VPBank K-Star Spark in Vietnam 2025 music festival will take place with the participation of "Kpop king" G-Dragon (nicknamed Anh Long by Vietnamese fans), CL - former leader of 2NE1, DPR IAN, TEMPEST.
Kpop fan groups are excitedly discussing the return of the Kpop king after more than a decade away. Many places, typically Da Nang International Airport, have been covered with petalless daisies, the symbol of the fashion brand founded by G-Dragon. Some restaurants and hotels in major cities in the country have also taken advantage of the G-Dragon whirlwind to promote new services and products.
But there is another activity that is still going on vigorously - the G-Dragon 2025 ticket exchange activity. There are many people who need to transfer tickets on the online ticket market for many different reasons: having an urgent matter, wanting to sell to switch to a luxury ticket. Some people sell G-Dragon tickets because they have devoted their efforts and finances to ATVNCG.
The phenomenon of discounting tickets compared to the original price has appeared quite commonly. There are CAT 3 tickets with the original price of 2,500,000 VND/ticket, resold for 2,000,000 VND/ticket; CAT 1 (standing) with the price of 3,000,000 VND/ticket, resold below the original price, transacted at home ( Hanoi ) or at the stadium on the day of the round change and the day of the performance, no deposit required. A ticket seller complained that he had 2 CAT 1 tickets but could not sell them, so he went to an online group to ask for tips on selling tickets from experienced people.
Someone is holding 4 VIP 2 tickets and selling them at the original price and promising that if anyone is willing to take all 4 tickets, they will receive a gift. No account has left a comment wanting to “take” the tickets, only accounts that are transferring them. One account is eager to sell the CAT 3 ticket at any price, because the owner was given tickets but has no need to chase “Mr. Long”.
Taylor Swift's international tour The Eras Tour (2023-2024) was a huge success, bringing the American singer and songwriter a lot of money and fame. In Singapore, she had 6 shows. The first show attracted 50,000 spectators. Her 6 shows are estimated to attract about 350,000 spectators. BlackPink's two shows in Hanoi, within the framework of the Born Pink tour, attracted nearly 70,000 spectators. From the above figures, Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Van Cuong commented that the two nights of ATVNCG attracted up to 220,000 visitors, an international number, a miracle in the Vietnamese music market, up to this point.
There are still accounts that transfer tickets for a difference, but the difference is not significant, for example, transferring 2 VIP tickets for 1 is only 500,000 VND different. The concert took place on June 21, at this time many audiences still decided to wait for tickets to be discounted further before buying. They had experience hunting for BlackPink tickets. At that time, the ticket holders cried, the buyers through transfer made a big profit.
Hoai Thu, an audience member who has been "following" ATVNCG for 2 nights, will continue to "follow" the big concert with Mr. Long, who thinks that the big concert is still exciting and attracts a large audience, but it is difficult to "compete" with the heat of ATVNCG day 5 and day 6. The phenomenon of ticket selling does not occur at ATVNCG - literally "burning out". tickets”. A Vietnamese overseas “girl” said: “I like Anh Trai more than Anh Long so I only spend money to chase my brothers”. The ATVNCG and Anh Trai Say Hi fevers have divided the audience, causing foreign Idols to cool down somewhat.
Domestic idols are increasingly rising in rank
Among the 220,000 visitors attending ATVNCG day 5 and day 6, there were also special guests. Producer and director Mai Thu Huyen escorted her daughter to ATVNCG day 6. She shared: “For the first time in my life, I had to stand in the rain for 7 hours straight, pouring rain, thunder and lightning, power outages 2-3 times, almost an hour, but no audience member wanted to leave. Even when the show ended and the music was turned off, many people still refused to leave, just hoping that the organizers would announce the next concert. My daughter was among them.”
In the eyes of a professional, the female director assessed that the program was excellent, the audience was enthusiastic and the artists were dedicated. Director Mai Thu Huyen agreed with the assessment that in the current domestic market, the appeal of domestic Idols overwhelms foreign Idols.
Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Van Cuong agreed. He said: “We should start thinking about this. It is unimaginable that Vietnamese music in 2025 can do such a miracle.” According to the researcher, this is not the first time that domestic entertainment products and domestic artists have prevailed. “Remembering the 80s and 90s of the 20th century, that was the period when foreign music attacked the Vietnamese market. In Vietnam, wherever you go, you can hear foreign music. But when the Blue Wave came, a new period opened, foreign music was pushed back. Not only in music, but also in movies. There was a time when Korean movies dominated with Winter Sonata, Autumn in My Heart… then they were also pushed back. Now domestic idols overpowering foreign idols is just history repeating itself,” he analyzed.
Regarding the success of ATVNCG, Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Van Cuong highly appreciated the team behind it. “The director, music director and a whole group silently support the talents. The number 1 sound and lighting system, all-in, expensive, applying top technology”, he assessed. The brothers are not only multi-talented, their appearance on stage is also sparkling. “Is Soobin less beautiful than G-Dragon? Son Thach also has legendary angles. I think ATVNCG owns a team of great stylists and makeup artists. They deserve to be wizards, helping the talents look fashionable and attractive”, the cultural researcher commented.
But the talent of the cast or the people behind the stage was not enough for ATVNCG to create a miracle of attracting 220,000 visitors, even though the show took place in unusual weather conditions, a super hot night and a night of pouring rain. It is the love for the homeland that is inherent in the hearts of the audience, combined with music imbued with Vietnamese identity, that is the endless power that makes domestic Idols win over foreign Idols in the domestic market.
Source: https://baoquangninh.vn/idol-noi-lan-luot-idol-ngoai-3363207.html
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