Trang Phap has just released the album Infinity8 and the MV "Be Trap", marking the largest project since becoming the champion of Sister Who Makes Wave season 1.
The MV is inspired by many cultures, with images of palanquins, familiar silk reeling frames of East Asian culture or Western-style settings.
However, the MV has caused controversy because it is said to resemble Blackpink. The intro is reminiscent of the famous opening melody of "Pink Venom".
Both songs were shown to use samples from Fabian Mazur's "Wonky Trap". However, the information that Trang Phap's team bought the copyright and used the same sample as Blackpink has not been confirmed.
In terms of appearance, Trang Phap's appearance is also compared to Blackpink's female warrior/explorer concept in "Pink Venom", "Shut Down" or "Kill This Love".
Many viewers believe that because Trang Phap also loves Blackpink, her style is somewhat influenced by the 4-member girl group and Kpop singers.
However, the girl crush image, although familiar to Kpop fans, is still quite strange to the Vietnamese public, making it difficult to reach the Vietnamese music tastes of domestic audiences.
The audience also said that the chorus of "Be Trap" has a similar rhythm to the drop "This that pink venom, this that pink venom, get 'em, get 'em, get 'em" in the song "Pink Venom".
However, some say Trang Phap's fashion style and musical thinking can be found in many young singers - those who are inspired by modern music trends.
After 2 days, "Be Trap" received more than 290,000 views. This is a rather modest number compared to the popularity of Trang Phap - who came out of Sister Who Makes Wave season 1 as the champion and leader of the band.
Not long ago, Trang Phap released the MV "Gui Chong Tai Lai" in collaboration with Jsol. Although the song was shared on many platforms, its digital music achievements were not high, and the lyrics were criticized for being cliche.
In the middle of this year, she debuted with the group LUNAS with Huyen Baby, Diep Lam Anh, Ninh Duong Lan Ngoc, Khong Tu Quynh. The group also faced some suspicions of "borrowing" ideas from aespa, IVE...
LUNAS released a number of songs composed and produced by Trang Phap but did not make an impression and was rarely invited to perform at music events despite having a cast of beautiful female stars.
