Phuong My Chi is considered one of the singers who persistently pursues folk music, combining contemporary breath.
In a recent project, the female singer appeared in a stylized outfit combined with a Piêu scarf. The use of the scarf as the skirt has faced many reactions from the online community, especially comments from the Thai ethnic people.
Previously, singers such as Hoang Thuy Linh, Hoa Minzy also had some music products approaching traditional cultural materials in contemporary music.
Many products are also controversial, even reacted to.
In August 2019, singer Hoang Thuy Linh released the MV "Tu Phu". Only nearly 1 week after release, the female singer's product ranked 2nd in the trend charts. The MV is a combination of electronic music and folk music, considered a bold and groundbreaking step of Hoang Thuy Linh in music.
However, besides those who expressed support for Hoang Thuy Linh's way of bringing folk beliefs into music, there are also some people who think that her way of doing things is not appropriate, does not understand Mother Goddess properly, does not do it well and has inappropriate creations in terms of image.
Besides, some viewers expressed their opinions that Hoang Thuy Linh's image is not like Co Bo, the Saint Co of Thoai Cung because there is no paddle symbol, and the costumes are not accurate either. The female singer has only shown femininity, and the grace of a goddess, she has not done.
In April 2020, Hoang Thuy Linh launched the project "The Thief Meets the Old Lady", based on the content in famous Hang Trong paintings.
However, some viewers believe that Hoang Thuy Linh's outfit in the MV is similar to ao dai but does not wear pants in the dance scenes. Some viewers commented that her outfit is quite similar to the way American singer Kacey Musgraves wore it, which also caused controversy.
Hoa Minzy is also a young singer with exploration and creativity when bringing many traditional cultural elements into music projects.
In May 2020, Hoa Minzy released the MV "Cannot Be Together for Life", recreating the love story of Empress Nam Phuong (Hoa Minzy) and King Bao Dai (actor Xuan Phuc).
After its release, Hoa Minzy's Nam Phuong Empress image faced many controversies, some opinions said that this image was not up to par. Some viewers said that Hoa's acting was full of drama (drama) like Korean movies, not yet seeing the luxury of the Empress at the end of the Nguyen Dynasty.
In early 2025, Hoa Minzy launched "Bac Bling", a music project praising the homeland with the characteristics of the Kinh Bac region, with the participation of artist Xuan Hinh and 300 people in Lac Xa (Bac Ninh). Besides the compliments on the cultural value of the MV "Bac Bling", audiences believe that this name is quite sensitive when using wordplay with the name of a province of Vietnam.
Some opposing opinions said that the song title is difficult to understand, not close to the original name of Bac Ninh. Many opinions suggested that Hoa Minzy should keep the name of her hometown, or put the word Bling in quotation marks to avoid causing misunderstanding.
