Tung Duong chose his birthday, September 18, to release a song called “Men Don’t Need to Cry” composed by young musician Antoine Lai, born in 1998, currently living and working in France.
With “Men Don’t Need to Cry”, Tung Duong showed his dedication when writing the script with the consultation of Ngan Thanh and Nghia Kao to tell an emotional story, while inspiring the beauty of the souls of men, even though they have to go through great challenges in life, but the most meaningful thing for them is empathy, to be able to comfort each other with warm words of encouragement “Men don’t need to cry” and if you have to cry, let the tears flow back into your heart.
Under the talented arrangement of his close collaborator - musician Nguyen Huu Vuong, the song takes listeners from gentle and soft prelude notes, with lyrics that seem to gently confide, to unexpected and continuous transitions, and then ends brilliantly and becomes a space for Tung Duong to show off the best in his voice.
“Men Don’t Need to Cry” will also help the audience see two Tung Duongs in one story. A Tung Duong of the future looks back at the ups and downs of his life, quietly observing a Tung Duong of the past.
The journey of the characters in the MV also shows the bravery of men, both at their strongest and at their weakest, bringing many emotions, because besides the fictional and iconic characters, there are real stories, with real characters from those stories stepping out, vividly appearing before the eyes of the viewers.
A dancer in a wheelchair (played by actor Chien Bui), a lonely clown (played by actor Quang Tuan), a transgender male bodybuilder - Tino Huynh and especially, the climax of the story about the hidden tears of a man, is the presence of actor Quoc Tuan and his son - Bom. The two people have created an inspiring story about fatherly love and the unspeakable sacrifice of a father so that his child can live a normal life in extremely difficult circumstances.
Actor Quoc Tuan revealed that this was the first time he and his son Bom participated in a music video and were very happy that it was of a very famous and talented singer like Tung Duong. Because of their respect for each other, when Tung Duong invited them, actor Quoc Tuan and his son immediately accepted without any requirements.
Introducing the MV “Men Don’t Need to Cry” at this time, for Tung Duong, has another meaning when he and his friends make efforts to help the victims of the recent storm and flood. The male singer wants to share his feelings through this song, as a word of encouragement for everyone to go through the great challenges in life together, to share love and sympathy to bring beautiful things to life.
