The song "Vietnamese people love each other" composed by Chau Dang Khoa, performed by singers Cam Ly and Hoa Minzy, attracted the attention of the audience.
Accordingly, the line "ripe rice is tall but never bows" became the focus with many mixed opinions.
A part of the audience believes that this way of expressing is contradictory to the familiar saying "ripe rice bows", which symbolizes humility.
The reversal of meaning is considered to easily cause misunderstandings, even distorting the standard values that have been shaped in folk culture.
Before this reaction, Chau Dang Khoa spoke up to explain. He affirmed that he does not deny the traditional meaning of the image of "ripe rice bowing", but the intention in the song is to expand the meaning layer, "not bowing" is understood as not succumbing to adversity or pressure, associated with the resilient spirit of Vietnamese people.
However, this argument is not convincing to the entire public. Many opinions believe that using the image of rice plants in the direction of "not bowing their heads" is both inappropriate for natural reality and easily causes misunderstandings in terms of education.
Chau Dang Khoa was born in 1990 in Buon Ma Thuot (Dak Lak) into a family with artistic traditions. Although passionate about singing since childhood, his family did not support Chau Dang Khoa's pursuit of art.
When he was studying at the University of Economics in Ho Chi Minh City, Chau Dang Khoa hid it from his family to study at the Conservatory of Music. By the second semester of his first year of university, his family fell into difficult circumstances, and the male musician had to earn a living on his own.
During this time, Khoa did many jobs, from selling clothes, helping to sell coffee shops, product advertising cheerleaders, photo models, tutors... After stabilizing his finances, Chau Dang Khoa worked as a trainee at a company but was not promoted.
Before becoming a musician, Chau Dang Khoa often sang, but did not have money to buy songs.
Therefore, Chau Dang Khoa switched to composing, although his debut products were not highly appreciated. When he saw Pham Toan Thang on the "Vietnamese Songs" stage, Khoa was inspired and began to have a clear direction.
The owner of the hit "Stranger Things" determined to make music, sent the song to "Vietnamese Songs" and was selected as "Vietnamese Songs" of the month.
In the following months, Chau Dang Khoa continuously sent his products and won the "Impressive Song of the Month" award. The stepping stone above helped him position his name and have more work.
At this time, many famous singers came to Chau Dang Khoa to buy music. He composed many viral songs (trends) such as "Stranger Things", "Nocturne Flying Far Away", "Honest Love", "Yes I do", "I See Yellow Flowers on Green Grass"...
In 2021, Chau Dang Khoa once shared that one of his songs was paid an average of 7,000 USD, including production costs. Up to now, the above number has increased but has not been specifically disclosed.
Despite his career development, Chau Dang Khoa is also involved in many social media scandals. The most notable case is the case of two female singers accusing the company chaired by Chau Dang Khoa of not being transparent in finance.
The back-and-forth lawsuit between Chau Dang Khoa and 2 singers Orange, Lyly lasted and seriously affected Chau Dang Khoa's career and reputation.
