The video of Duc Phuc's performance of Phu Dong Thien Vuong at the Intervision 2025 contest, posted by the male singer on his personal YouTube channel, quickly surpassed 1.3 million views in just 3 days.
This is not only a competition that helped him win the championship, but also a performance that touched the hearts of many audiences because of the harmony between modern music and the spirit of Vietnamese culture.
The story of Phu Dong Thien Vuong - Thanh Giong and the verses "Tre Viet Nam" honoring the strength of youth and national strength have touched the hearts of millions of audiences. The video of the performance was found and widely shared on social networking platforms.
Sharing about the idea, Duc Phuc said: The story of Thanh Giong - Phu Dong Thien Vuong and the image of the Vietnamese bamboo tree is not only a legend of Vietnam but also a common symbol of the fighting will, the ability to overcome challenges and the resilience of the Vietnamese people.
I hope international audiences will feel the beauty of Vietnamese culture and find empathy as well as inspiration for their own journey.
Duc Phuc's elaborate and meticulous performance received "reward". Not only Vietnamese audiences, but also Russian audiences commented: Congratulations on your worthy victory. After this competition, we, the Russian people, have known that Vietnam is the homeland of truly talented people. Wishing peace and good luck to all the people of Vietnam. Love from Russia. In addition, many domestic and foreign comments have given comments to cheer for Duc Phuc.
From a professional perspective, musician Luu Quang Minh - lecturer at Hanoi College of Arts, and also a professional manager for the Maius Philharmonic orchestra, commented: "In terms of the song, I think this is a good song. Basically, this is an attractive Pop song with a clear climax, many emotions and impressive EDM arrangements, with a bit of the harmony of the Vietnamese flute.
The lyrics carry the breath of cultural stories, we understand and recognize them, but for international audiences, it is not easy to feel. But the illustrative image and costume helped viewers understand the intention. In general, both the song and the performance can be considered perfect.
According to experts, it was the elaborate staging with many unique ideas inspired by the legend of Thanh Giong that brought separation to Duc Phuc's performance.
Expert Do Quang Chi, who has more than 20 years of experience in managing artists, commented on Vietnamese stars bringing national culture to perform on the international stage: I often think of it as a technology company, artists can have a good product core (identity), but if they do not package it in a friendly - modern interface, it will be difficult to spread. Packaging does not reduce value but helps value be received.
It's great that modern music doesn't enhance identity, if the artist really understands what they're telling. listeners may be attracted to the melody, but they stay because of the Vietnamese soul in it. And that is the greatest success".
Experts highly appreciated the color of national culture, national spirit, and the message conveyed in Duc Phuc's performance "Phu Dong Thien Vuong".
It was the unique cultural color of Vietnam in the overall staging that helped Duc Phuc win, and also helped the performance receive a " compliments' rain" with the effect of spreading, quickly reaching the million-view mark for "Phu Dong Thien Vuong".
