Recently, a video recording the moment Bang Kieu reminisced about his youthful love affair with My Linh in the game show "A.I is who" (broadcast in November 2025) was suddenly widely shared again on social networks.
Bang Kieu made diva Tran Thu Ha laugh when he confided: "Back then we were very innocent, we never even held hands.
My Linh's A.I version shared that she and Bang Kieu met when the diva was still in 11th grade, and the voice of "Trái tim không ngủ yên" was her first love.
Bang Kieu also nodded in confirmation. However, My Linh later clarified that the two actually started a relationship when she was in 12th grade.

The initial love story of My Linh and Bang Kieu is shared throughout forums. The majority of the audience expressed their love when both are leading names with voices that have left a deep impression in the hearts of many generations.
Information about the love affair between My Linh - Bang Kieu was also recalled.
My Linh and Bang Kieu once had a six-year relationship in the early 1990s. During a business trip abroad, because he missed his lover, the male singer composed the song "Star River" for My Linh.
In 1997, despite breaking up, the two still made an impression with the hit song "Trai tim khong ngu yen" (Sleepless Heart) by musician Thanh Tung. My Linh once shared that when recording this song, she had difficulty getting into character, but when Bang Kieu appeared, the two quickly harmonized harmoniously.
Currently, My Linh has a happy life with musician Anh Quan. The two got married in 1998, have two children together and always accompany each other in both music and life.
On Bang Kieu's side, he welcomed his fourth child with his girlfriend working in the medical field. Before that, he had been married to singer Trizzie Phuong Trinh and had three sons.
Many years after breaking up, Bang Kieu and My Linh maintained a close friendship.
The two have appeared together many times at live shows and game shows. In 2023, musician Anh Quan - husband of diva My Linh - once remixed the song "The Heart Doesn't Sleep" for My Linh and Bang Kieu to duet on stage.