Actor Ta Hien passed away right at the time his son Ta Dinh Phong was touring "Evolution Nic Live".
This is his first large-scale solo tour in more than 20 years, starting in Hong Kong (China) in 2025 and continuing to expand to many cities in mainland China in 2026.
Nicholas Tse is scheduled to hold his next concert in Qingdao (China) on July 25-26. But when the information about the death of Nicholas Tse was announced on July 20, many fans worried that the performance could be cancelled.
However, on July 23, netizens caught Ta Dinh Phong appearing at the general rehearsal for the concert, showing that the program is likely to still take place as planned.
According to media reports, initially Ta Dinh Phong planned to take a private flight to Qingdao, but then switched to a civilian plane and arrived with the crew.
Fans recorded his image during the general rehearsal. Many netizens expressed their sorrow, saying that Ta Dinh Phong is trying to persevere to complete his work, and called on the audience who came to see the concert to cheer him out.
Sources in the industry said that in fact Ta Hien passed away on July 16. The family followed his will, organizing the funeral in a discreet manner. On the morning of July 20, the cremation ceremony was held under his real name Ta Gia Ngoc. The family did not organize a public funeral.
According to sources, Nicholas Tse was always by his father's side in the last moments of his life. After seeing his father off, despite being extremely sad, he quickly put aside the loss.
The male singer is said to be fulfilling Ta Hien's will and the concert on July 25-26 is highly likely to still take place as planned.
In a post commemorating his father on July 20, Nicholas Tse recalled the saying he always kept in mind: "The show must go on" - "The show must continue".
He also hopes that everyone, when remembering their father, will not cry, will not be too sad, because "he will see that this is not enough form".
Previously, when participating in Lu Yu's program, Xie Xan once laughed and said that he and Nicholas Tse were "not close". He recounted that his 16-year-old son had entered the entertainment industry, and the two father and son did not meet each other many times a year, and did not say much to each other.
But later, the father-son relationship gradually reconciled. When receiving the "Photo Emperor" Kim Tuong award in 2011, Ta Dinh Phong choked up and apologized to his father right on stage.
He talked about the fact that he once appeared arrogant when he won the "Best New Actor" award at the age of 18, criticizing his father for starring in hundreds of movies but not yet having the Golden Statue award.
That sentence tormented him for 12 years, and at the same time hoped that his father would not keep it in his heart. Nicholas Tse hoped his father would forgive the arrogant, disrespectful child who did not know high heaven and low earth that day.
Raising a difficult child like you, who has to smile at everyone every day, father is the Best Actor," the actor sent a message to his father - Ta Hien.
In his old age, Ta Hien was arranged by Ta Dinh Phong to live in an apartment overlooking the sea and hired 4 professional caregivers with medical expertise to take turns on duty 24/24.
