In recent days, when facing a series of noisy scandals from sensitive statements, Negav has apologized 4 times on many different platforms.
On the evening of October 2, the male rapper locked all social media accounts, from Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, and announced the cancellation of all upcoming schedules.
Several brands that have collaborated with and are scheduled to invite Negav have also removed the rapper's image. There are rumors that Negav will be absent from the upcoming Anh trai say hi concert.
However, some viewers question whether Negav can still return to showbiz because he still has a large number of fans supporting him.
Under Negav's apology posts, there are still thousands of supportive comments. Negav's fan club still tells each other to patiently wait for Negav to get through the storm.
Speaking with Lao Dong, MSc. Le Dinh Quyet - Lecturer at Hanoi Law University, Senior Advisor at LVI Law Firm - said that although there are still fans supporting him, it is clear that brands have removed Negav's photos, and many viewers have spoken out against it.
"Young people today are quite open about gender-related issues. Their views and approaches to this topic are also very different. Many young people still body-shame others and do not care about how the listener will be affected.
Commenting on appearance, commenting on sexual topics, and sexual harassment are social realities that are happening among young people, especially on social media.
Most of Negav's fans are quite young, just students. Maybe many people read Negav's quotes and find them normal, because in their daily conversations, they still hear them often, and even use them. They still do not turn their backs, still support and protect Negav. This situation is very worrying," Mr. Le Dinh Quyet shared.
Before the scandal, Negav was called "Ut Kho", "little An" because of his naive and innocent personality when playing game shows. After 3 months of becoming a star, with each account having hundreds of thousands of followers, Negav gradually lost control.
When the audience commented on his weak live singing and lack of talent, Negav replied: "And yet he is still famous and successful. How annoying."
With the statement "Do you think it's right to let me stay home from school?" in front of thousands of viewers, Negav was further criticized for being arrogant and presumptuous.
When the male rapper was "dug up" about establishing a group of 3,000 members, using vulgar and crude language, many people were shocked because at that time, he was only 19 years old.
Negav's personality in real life seems to be very different from the image he built on the game show. After just 1 night, the halo of "the hit maker" for Say Hi Brother collapsed.
Experts say that Negav is suffering the consequences of his unethical and uncivilized actions: "In recent days, Negav has been strongly condemned, boycotted by the online community, and brands have removed his images. Public opinion has created a great impact, deterring individuals from doing inappropriate things."
In reality, sexually suggestive comments and jokes are often taken lightly. Meanwhile, victims are still hesitant and afraid of social prejudice, so they do not speak up to report sexual harassment.
From an expert's perspective, young people need to be aware of body shaming and other forms of sexual abuse and harassment and need to have a strict attitude and condemn such actions.
"Not only in Vietnam but also in many Asian countries, victims dare to speak out for fear of affecting their image. However, sexual harassment is a serious problem. Ethically, each person needs to have a clear point of view and a strict attitude towards harassment. Legally, state agencies and management agencies need to take serious action and investigate and verify sexual harassment. For those who are harassed, they need to be brave enough to stand up to denounce the behavior, speak up to protect their legitimate rights and interests," said Master Le Dinh Quyet.
