After Jack announced a temporary suspension of activities, J97 Promotion company also announced a temporary suspension of all communication and performance cooperation activities of singer Jack (real name Trinh Tran Phuong Tuan) to "view back, reflect and orient the upcoming path more carefully and clearly.
A series of scandals
Singer Jack (Trinh Tran Phuong Tuan) was born in 1997 and emerged from 2018 to 2019, when he was just over 20 years old. He once caused a stir when he had a million-view collaboration with K-ICM to release a series of attractive MVs such as: "Silverity", "Song gio", "Em gi o"..., making Jack a "rookie" with special appeal.
Jack at that time showed his ability to compose, sing, and have a large fan base. The powerful fan base named "Dom tam" has pledged views and supported Jack so that this male singer can demonstrate his influence and power in competition with Son Tung M-TP.
However, as soon as he was able to influence, Jack and K-ICM's friendship broke down. The noisy farewell between them unexpectedly put an end to Jack's brilliant days, and began a series of "stormy" days.
In 2021, Jack was accused by his ex-girlfriend Thien An (the female lead in the MV Song Gio) of "insulting", "catching fish with many hands", and being irresponsible. Thien An revealed that they had a child together, but Jack tried to deny the responsibility and neglect her when Thien An was pregnant.
The back-and-forth fight between Jack and his ex-girlfriend lasted until 2025 with many "turnarounds". Most recently, Jack held a press conference that lasted for many hours to talk about the problems in his relationship with Thien An. It is not clear whether it is wrong or right, but the many years of private life scandals and lack of clear and specific answers have seriously affected Jack's image and career.
In 2023, Jack released the MV "From where I Was Born" with the appearance of the 6-second "greatest player of all time" Lionel Messi, which was heavily questioned by sports experts and Messi fans.
Jack was criticized for taking advantage of Messi's image to "grow views" for his personal music product.
The incident also lasted for many weeks due to the back-and-forth arguments between Jack and Mr. Quoc Cuong - who connected Jack to meet Messi. The exchange of words has revealed the nature of the matter, Jack came to Messi as a fan, and there is no signing on the use of the male player's image in the MV From where I was born.
In 2024, Jack continued to launch Thien Ly O. But once again, the MV made the male singer "excited" when streamer ViruSs accused Jack of using the music together without permission. According to ViruSs, the beat of the song Thien Ly oi was co-produced by him and Jack, but the male singer released the product without mentioning it to ViruSs.
During his artistic career, his continuous involvement in scandals and arguments made Jack mentioned more about scandals than his musical impressions. This male singer had to "go silent" many times, temporarily stop appearing, then return to release new MVs and songs.
However, Jack's new products are hardly well received. The audience also constantly recalled the unresolved scandals of the male singer.
No more opportunities for artists to be involved in many scandals
Talking to Lao Dong reporter, media expert Hong Quang Minh commented that at the present time, when public opinion is becoming increasingly strict, artists after being involved in scandals will find it difficult to return.
When the scandal with his ex-girlfriend had not yet been resolved, Jack continued to receive criticism for having offensive and vulgar lyrics at a music night held in Hanoi.
Experts say this could be the end of Jack's career after a series of scandals. Despite his efforts to return after the scandal and continuously release products, this male singer has not shown any awareness and responsibility in maintaining his image.
From 2022 to present, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has coordinated with relevant agencies to develop a process for handling people working in the art field. If artists have cultural deviations, they can be subject to penalties such as being banned from broadcasting, performing, being banned from activities online, and having their public images limited.
As audiences become increasingly strict, authorities become increasingly strict in management, and the path back to art for singers like Jack seems to be gone.
