Vietnamese pop music has addressed homosexuality off and on over the years, not just this year.
Other singers offering their takes on LGBT this year include Gil Le, Dao Ba Loc, Mai Tien Dung, Van Mai Huong, Nguyen Tran Trung Quan, and Vu Cat Tuong.ĭirector Huynh Tuan Anh, who shot Van Mai Huong’s musical video 'Nghe Noi Anh Sap Ket Hon' (I’ve Heard You’re Going to Get Married), told the media that the topic of LGBT is inevitable as there is now more social awareness. The most popular has been Truc Nhan’s song titled 'Sang Mat Chua' (Serve You Right), which has amassed almost 45 million views since it was released at the end of July.įilmed for two years in Vietnam and Thailand at a cost of around VND2 billion ($86,000), Nhan’s video features catchy music, slick choreography and a comic story in which a gay man threatens to crash his ex-boyfriend’s wedding to a woman by revealing their previous homosexual relationship.
