The newly released 1992-set drama “A Virtuous Business” features the first band that laid the foundation for the powerful K-pop industry, Seo Taiji and Boys.
In one scene, the female lead stood in front of Seo Taiji and Boys’ performance with a look of surprise, as the three boys danced and rapped. Rap music – at that time, was a completely new genre of music for Koreans.
Seo Taiji and Boys used Western music, in which the main material was pop, rap combined with choreography, performing according to the concept (idea) to bring a fresh breeze, create strong attraction, and lay the first brick for Kpop.
Also in the scene, when the female lead expressed surprise at the new music, at Seo Taiji's somewhat strange rap, the male lead said, "Whoever is ahead of the times, knows how to do new things better than others, will definitely succeed."
The main character of the group is Seo Taiji who teamed up with Yang Hyun Suk - a dancer. Yang Hyun Suk taught Seo Taiji to dance and then they teamed up with Lee Jun No - one of Korea's top dancers, to form the group Seo Taiji and boys, singing, rapping, and performing according to the staged ideas to bring liveliness to the stage.
From the formula of Seo Taiji and Boys, a billion-dollar industrial empire was born. Kpop is a systematic, professional system for groups that can sing, rap and perform skillful choreography.
The power of Kpop has spread across the globe, taking over the world market, making even English-speaking singers - who once dominated world music - wary.
Even the most prestigious awards ceremonies in the world in the field of art such as Oscar or Grammy have to rely on the reputation of BTS - the typical representative of Kpop - to increase their ratings.
However, the power of handsome men who can sing, rap and dance was only truly evident in Vietnam when Anh trai say hi and Anh trai vu ngan cong gai aired from the end of June 2024.
Say Hi Brother did not have much appeal in the early days of its broadcast because most of the contestants were quite unfamiliar and very few viewers knew them. However, after each live stage, the appeal of the group performances by the "brothers" with bright stage appearances increased rapidly.
"Ngao ngo" is the show with the highest number of views Anh trai say hi with 26 million views, proving that when handsome guys stand on the same stage, sing, rap, and perform choreography with a special concept, it will create such "huge" power.
“Ngao ngo” with the performance of HIEUTHUHAI, Anh Tu Atus, Jsol and Erik with a strong supporting dancer team is considered a performance that is both pleasing to the eye and pleasing to the ears. The performance was staged with black umbrellas that created a sudden appearance and disappearance for the singers, bringing a great visual impression.
The “Halo” performance went viral as soon as it aired, with the participation of Rhyder, Duong Domic, and Phap Kieu, leaving a big impression with their performance on a rotating, constantly moving stage. The supporting dancers with beautiful interactions for the 3 performing singers brought an emotional “Halo”.
The success of Anh trai say hi or Anh trai vu ngan cong gai has a great contribution from the team of dancers, choreographers, and stage directors. It is the unique stage design ideas, along with the supporting performances of dozens of dancers that create the atmosphere and satisfaction for the performances.
The Middle Eastern-inspired performance "Just Let Him Leave" helped Duong Domic, Quang Hung MasterD, Song Luan... shine, creating a widespread impression, when it was beautifully staged with unprecedented stage effects.
Music with pleasing listening and viewing tastes from two reality shows, Anh trai say hi, Anh trai vu ngan cong gai, has entered the market and shown its overwhelming power. The performances dominated all charts. Two concerts attracting about 20,000 spectators were held on the same evening, October 19, in the same city - something that has never happened before.
