Talking to Lao Dong reporters on the morning of April 22, representatives of the Duc Tri music night organizing team at Ben Thanh Theater (HCMC) on the evening of April 23 confirmed: "For personal reasons, Trung Quan Idol has been replaced by Phuong Thanh".
Musician Duc Tri's music night was previously introduced to have the participation of 4 singers, including Trung Quan Idol.
On April 21, information that Trung Quan Idol was accused of assaulting a female doctor in a drunken state attracted public attention.
On the same evening, Saigon Ward Police in Ho Chi Minh City conducted verification of information from a Facebook post related to allegations that Trung Quan Idol had assault.
By the morning of April 22, on forums and social networks, information about the incident of male singer Trung Quan Idol assaulting a female doctor was widely shared. Many social network users expressed outrage and disappointment at the male singer's actions while drunk.
It is unacceptable to just blame it on being drunk and then doing nonsense. Then what law is left, men beating women like that is too wrong, let alone using the excuse of being drunk and then assaulting people is unacceptable. It is proposed that the law intervene and handle appropriately as an example," a user commented.
Unacceptable", "Singers like this are not worthy of standing on stage"... are comments that received many interactions on social networking forums.
On the Bui Nguyen Trung Quan fanpage, Trung Quan Idol posted a long article apologizing for assaulting female doctor Nguyen Linh Thuy while drunk.
This male singer announced the temporary suspension of his artistic activities to focus on resolving the incident and directly apologize to the victim and her family. Currently, the male singer has locked his Fanpage and personal Tiktok pages in the face of the wave of public outrage.
Trung Quan Idol (real name: Bui Nguyen Trung Quan, born in 1989 in Da Lat) is a famous male singer, known as "Rain Saint" with many songs about rain.
Bui Nguyen Trung Quan attracted attention from the Vietnam Idol 2008 competition but stopped in the Top 8.
