"Pamper" the audience
Coming to My Dinh Stadium during the 2 nights of Anh Trai Say Hi's concert, you will understand the crew's efforts to express their gratitude and appreciation to the audience.
In both shows, the organizers prepared gifts from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi for the "big brothers" to give to the audience.
The crew arrived at My Dinh Stadium early, guiding the audience on how to move, go to the correct ticket area, ensure security and safety, and they stayed until late at night when the concert ended to bow and say thank you.
The staff were arranged in long lines in front of each exit gate to wait for the audience after the show. On stage, the 30 “brothers” took turns wishing the audience good night. They cried and expressed their gratitude and appreciation for what the audience had given Anh Trai Say Hi throughout the journey.
HIEUTHUHAI, Anh Tu Atus and RHYDER all expressed their emotions and were overwhelmed when standing in front of the audience. The artists told the audience to stay warm, stay healthy, and after tonight, sleep well.
To see, the entertainment industry has been most clearly formed from "services", when the audience is now like "godly customers".
Among them, female audiences dominated My Dinh Stadium on both nights of the Anh trai say hi concert. According to the men standing alone on the field, the female audience accounted for 95-96% of the total of more than 30,000 people in the stands at each concert.
The female audience not only shouted, called out names, and sang along with the "older brothers" throughout the 3-4 hours of the concert, they were also the ones who arrived at the stadium at 2am to get a spot in the FanZone (closest to the stage), they also waited for the "older brothers" for many hours at Noi Bai airport, and they themselves stood outside the hotel despite the cold wind to see HIEUTHUHAI, Anh Tu Atus, Quang Hung MasterD, RHYDER or Duong Domic passing by...
“Idol culture” is an indispensable part of the performance industry, where, according to AllKpop, women are the main force that spends money and sustains the performance industry, as they are loyal and enthusiastic about artists not only at concerts.
When women play a dominant role in the performance industry
In Kpop, idol culture has long transcended the limits of a temporary trend to become an economic sector called “fan”. In the fan economy, the female ratio is always overwhelming. Allkpop once had an in-depth analysis of how personality and gender characteristics determine the enthusiasm of women for Kpop artists and groups.
Female Kpop fans have also changed and shifted in their admiration. Previously, they only focused on boy groups, but now they have shifted their admiration to girl groups as well.
There, female fans consider boy bands as “husbands”, “lovers”, “dream boyfriends”, and consider female artists as role models they want to emulate.
When admiring an artist or group, female fans are willing to spend money and time to organize many promotional activities for the artist. Therefore, Allkpop believes that women are the heartbeat and the main energy to sustain the Kpop performance industry.
Fandom is one of the vital measures for artists. BTS, Blackpink, BigBang... are famous for their huge fan communities with the largest fan base in Kpop.
When fandom plays an important role, Korean artists openly "pamper" female fans. They write handwritten letters to fans, organize regular fan meetings, and constantly thank fans when they have the opportunity to do interviews...
Most male artists in Kpop have to accept being single throughout their careers. Kpop used to prohibit idol singers from dating or getting married. Many male singers had to hold press conferences to apologize to fans when they accidentally... dated.
Male singers getting married or having girlfriends is considered a betrayal to the female fan community.
