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Even from the first note of their debut single, it is easy to tell: 4minute is not just another girl group. The sounds and words are wild and free — uninhibited — a rarity in an industry that prefers to keep all material fine-tuned for maximum listener friendliness. Since their debut in June 2009, the [...]
The fourth season of Vietnam Idol, a local reality television competition to find new solo singing talents, started on Tuesday with the announcement of a new judging panel and new format. Singer My Tam will serve on the jury for the first time alongside film director Nguyen Quang Dung and songwriter Quoc Trung. The contest [...]
Spanish and Vietnamese guitarists will share the stage for a concert at the Hanoi Opera House on May 10. The concert will include many energetic and fun Spanish pieces played by Lopez Vicente and Alfredo Lagos. Lagos has a contemporary perspective based on classic Jerez-style flamenco, and has collaborated with guitar greats throughout the world. [...]
Around 300 local models, actors and singers will join the fashion show titled “Dem Hoi Chan Dai” (Long-legged Festival) which will be held in Ho Chi Minh City next week. Themed “Fashionnista,” the 6th annual event organized by local Venus model management company aims to honor fashion lovers, and introduces the latest fashion collections by [...]
The traditional Tay wedding boasts some of the most fascinating and romantic of all the ethnic minority marriage customs. It may seem strange that only after many years of living in the city did I, a member of the Tay ethnic minority, finally discover and understand the significance of my people’s traditional marriage [...]
Like other ethnic minorities, the Lo Lo people regard marriage as an extremely important event in an individual’s life. According to Lo Lo custom, the groom’s family must select four match- makers – two men and two women -to officiate at the marriage proposal ceremony. Two happily married couples are usually chosen to carry out [...]
Dang Quan and Ngoc Bao continued proving their dancing talent in the first final show of the Vietnam’s Got Talent 2012 on the evening of April 22. Dang Quan and Bao Ngoc. The two kids performed a perfect dance, with a complete storyline: The late King of Pop–Michael Jackson went to Vietnam to sing. He [...]
The event opened on April 20 at Grand Plaza center, Hanoi, with the participation of Vietnamese and foreign fashion designers and models. Below are photos of the opening show. Some designs in the “Gone with the wind” collection by Xuan Thu. “Bonjour Vietnam” collection by Telesam and Travisn Designer Giao Linh with “Paint me Wonderful” [...]
Singer Tung Duong has won the Cong Hien (Dedication) Award for the fifth time. At the awards ceremony held in Ho Chi Minh City on April 23, he was chosen as Singer of the Year. Duong’s last December live show- the first after eight years of singing was highly praised by both audience and critics. [...]
Disabled Chinese ballet dancers Ma Li and Zhai Xiaowei will perform in Hanoi in a charity show this weekend. Ma Li (R) and Zhai Xiaowei performing “Hand in Hand.” Photo: Tuoi Tre In the show titled “The Empathy Hearts,” the duo will give a performance called “Hand in Hand”, which has made their name [...]