QUOTE(Megumi @ Sep 14 2007, 03:29 PM)

^ LOL, Trinh Cong Son, the Viet Godfather of lyrics, you call that Vpop? XD
Anyway, I actually think Vpop is just stupid. Being Vietnamese myself, I try to get myself into my own music, but everytime I hear SOMETHING, I end up hating it badly. Because it's either way a cover of a Chinese, Korean or Japanese song or just a stupid composed song by the viet themselves. They should send the composers abroad to learn how to actually make 'teen'/'modern' music ._. Cause really, it's crap.
I'm usually very open to new stuff, but Vietnamese music always gave me the "Meh..." -feeling. Watching Paris by Night these isn't much fun anymore as it was before the millenium lol.
well... those times that you hear those bad songs... you can't really generalize the WHOLE v-pop with those....
v-pop is INDEED infamous for copying songs from other countries... but in fact... it's the AUDIENCE that makes it seem that way sometimes...
I'm surfing vpop forums pretty much everyday so yah... I do follow vpop to find GOOD songs to listen to... these are situations that the fault kinda goes to the audience~
1. there's this Viet girl-band, May Trang... the leader [ Thu Ngoc] wrote the Vietnamese version for one of Twin's songs and they sang it... that song was SOOO famous that she wasn't stupid to claim it her own... but it was the mistake from the TV people that labeled that song as Thu Ngoc's song [idk if I make any sense xD]... and they got blamed for it... It was originally a cover song.... now the audience [mostly anti-fans] blamed it to the singers themselves due to a small mistake and it wasn't even their mistake~
2. some Viet composers are really losers... they copy songs/write Viet lyrics... sell the copyright of that song to a singer [she totally wasn't aware of it AT ALL] ... and when she sang it.... she got blamed for copying by the audience... but in fact it was the loser-face composer's fault... it was partially her fault for not being careful~ but she didn't deserve the blame for copying~...
3. nowadays, ANY songs with a bit English words or with GOOD beat... audience [yeppp mostly anti-fans of that singer as well] accused that those songs have the "copy" feelings from Korean/Chinese/English/whatever music...
more but I cant remember atm

.... but yeah.... from the generalization.. v-pop does have a bad reputation... especially if you're Viet and you don't grow up in Vietnam... I grew up in Vietnam... that's why I follow the vpop trend and look up info/more new songs and stuff... so I know all these small things... that's why I don't hate vpop... =)
kk... introducing to you guys some Viet songs out of gazillion other good Viet songs out there~ [these are purely composed by Viet singers that are never "yet" been proven copy songs

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listen and opinionate on these =)
1. Khoc Them Lan Nua [Cry One More Time or simply Cry Again]- Bao Thy [i know she kinda has a bad reputation after covering the 10 Minutes Viet version of Hyori's song but she does have a good voice~]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FI3V0PhzNSQ2. Tim Dau [Where?]- Bao Thy ft. Vuong Khang
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y46O_nuHZj0 3. Con Mua Chieu [The Afternoon rain?! xD haha idk] - Bich Tram
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjI1JVCsmus she has nice voice =)
4. Thien Duong Vang Em [heaven without you] - Dang Khoi [i like his voice as well]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5PA-mbkmCkmore if you're INTERESTED.....