Recently, Phan Dinh Tung officially spoke out about protecting the legitimate rights and interests related to copyright, related rights and intellectual property rights for the song "Birthday Song" attracting attention from the audience.
The incident took place in the context of the Ministry of Public Security continuously cracking down on copyright infringement acts, when it simultaneously prosecuted 5 criminal cases for the crime of "Infringing copyright and related rights", prosecuted 7 defendants, and expanded the investigation and recovered many related assets.
Happy Birthday Song" has long become a familiar melody for a large number of Vietnamese audiences on every birthday.
Sharing about the song considered a "national hit", Phan Dinh Tung said that he wrote the first lines in 2000 and only made the MV 5 years later when the song spread strongly in the public.
The male singer expressed that his initial goal was to create a song that any Vietnamese person could sing on their birthday and in fact it exceeded expectations when the song became an indispensable part of many parties. "That brought me great happiness, even beyond my initial expectations," he shared.
Up to now, after 9 years of release, the song has reached 309 million views on YouTube, meaning that every year there are more than 34 million people "happy birthday" with Phan Dinh Tung's song.
According to SocialBlade statistics, Phan Dinh Tung's YouTube channel was established in 2013, currently has more than 771,000 followers and more than 393 million views, bringing in estimated revenue from 342 million VND to 5.3 billion VND. In which, "Happy Birthday Song" accounts for nearly 80% of the total views of this channel.
The total actual views of this song on YouTube are much higher if you add up karaoke video versions, remix versions and thousands of self-uploaded (re-up) videos from other users.
On TikTok, as of May 2026, the original audio version of Phan Dinh Tung - Birthday Song has been used as background music for more than 26,900 videos.
Besides, there are hundreds of remix versions, speed up versions or videos self-uploaded by users attracting millions of views.
According to regulations, in addition to revenue from MVs released on YouTube, Phan Dinh Tung - the author of "Happy Birthday Song" - also enjoys additional income from copyright for this song.
Accordingly, the male singer will receive copyright money when the song is used for broadcasting on television, radio, music production units and organizations, cafes, restaurants, hotels, media, digital platforms....
On the official website of the Vietnam Center for Protection of Music Copyright (VCPMC), Phan Dinh Tung's song is on the list of songs authorized by the male singer to VCPMC to collect music copyright fees.
However, Phan Dinh Tung once shared that his income from the song "Birthday Song" is not as much as people think.
He explained that many viewers do not play music on YouTube but download it to avoid being involved in advertising. "If that song is monitored and controlled more closely, I can live healthy without doing anything," the 7X singer said.
