Consequences of closed groups with many Vietnamese stars participating

Negav has not commented on the recent scandals.

On the afternoon of October 1, a series of artists from Orange, Lena, Blacka, Trung Quan, Huynh Tu to Tung Maru... spoke up one after another. All of the artists' posts were related to a private Facebook group created in 2020 by the account Dang Thanh An (believed to be rapper Negav). Some explained the reason for joining the group, others posted apologies.

"Congress" of explanations and apologies from Vietnamese stars

Over the past few days, posts in this group have been circulating on social media. The general reaction of the online community upon reading the posts is indignation and anger. The content of the posts (mostly from Dang Thanh An’s account) has been pointed out to be offensive, vulgar, and even sexually harassing. This has led to the singers and actors discovered to be in that closed group being criticized by the audience.

The consequences and scope of influence of the incident quickly spread. For the first time, a closed Facebook group involved so many Vietnamese celebrities and they had to speak up to explain.

Orange said she joined the group because she initially saw that there were many colleagues. But she left the group shortly after. Meanwhile, Blacka said he did not know when he was added to the group or by whom. The rapper has not posted anything in the group.

As for Lena, she was discovered to have a post in the group and it is worth mentioning that the post is also being criticized by the online community. However, the female singer affirmed that the post was only intended to be a joke and other than that, she did not have any other status in the group. When she saw that the content in the group was increasingly vulgar, Lena left.

Tung Maru and Lena were discovered to be members of a secret group.

Following that were explanations from Trung Quan, Rum, Nhung Gumiho, Huynh Tu and Tung Maru. According to Huynh Tu's explanation, she did not remember when she was added to the group. At first, the female singer simply thought it was a group of brothers gathering to have fun talking with each other. Later, seeing that she was no longer suitable for the group, she stopped interacting.

“I am sure of one thing, I have never said anything bad or had any wrong thoughts. My life is very stable and peaceful, so I just hope that people will not drag me into it or mention me in those bad news anymore,” Huynh Tu wrote.

Meanwhile, Tung Maru confirmed that he left the closed group 2 years ago and has never promoted deviant or sexual harassment. He wrote: “I was added about 4 years ago and interacted with posts unrelated to sensitive issues or tissues. After that, I let the group go like hundreds of other groups on Facebook. I did not know that participating in such groups would unintentionally promote problems, including sexual harassment. I apologize very much.”

Apart from the artist who has never posted or interacted with offensive posts, the remaining cases have more or less been discredited after this incident.

Lessons for celebrities in Korea, China

Chinese stars must shoulder "social responsibility," the China Film Association, China Musicians Association, China Television Artists Association, China Performing Industry Association, and China Online Audiovisual Program Service Association asserted. Among them, the China Television Association stated that abiding by laws and regulations is the basic standard. Literary and artistic practitioners should regard artistic ethics as an uncrossable red line.

In fact, in today's Chinese showbiz, in addition to personal factors such as appearance and ability, becoming a star is increasingly related to "social responsibility". Specifically, as a public figure with great influence on society, every gesture, word, and action of an artist can be imitated. Being an artist is not only a profession but also has to bear many social responsibilities and must become a strong protector of public morality and an active leader of social values, HK01 wrote.

Also because of the strict requirements and regulations, Chinese stars rarely have singers and actors posting offensive or sexually harassing posts and comments. Meanwhile, in Korean showbiz, many famous people have also paid a heavy price for their irresponsibility on the internet. Not to mention offensive comments, just sharing hidden meanings and touching other colleagues is enough to ruin their entire careers.

Because of the conversation with Sua (D-Day) and actress Yoon Ee Na, Soyeon (T-ara) was accused of implicitly mocking Yoon Eun Hye. Without naming anyone, but because of mentioning Stitch and Kenzo, Soyeon was condemned. In the chat, the trio implied that a person nicknamed Stitch was old and hot-tempered but still liked to "pretend to be young" and use Kenzo products. Yoon Eun Hye's nickname is Stitch and likes to use Kenzo products. Soyeon later denied the incident, but the incident caused her to be boycotted for a long time.

Previously, the post was said to imply that member Hwayoung had completely sunk T-ara's career when they were at their peak.

Returning to Vietnamese showbiz, many Vietnamese stars have been fined for making inappropriate statements and posts on social networks. For example, Nam Em was fined twice in the past year for making offensive statements and actions on the internet. The first time, she was fined 37.5 million VND and the next time, 10 million VND.

Meanwhile, Negav has remained silent about the incident. The account Dang Thanh An, believed to be his, deleted the controversial private group and posted an apology, but set it to friends. By October 1, the brands that collaborated with him had taken action to hide images or content related to the rapper. Public pressure on Negav is growing.

In a post on the evening of October 1 about the private Facebook group with obscene content, Huynh Tu, in addition to apologizing, said that she considered this incident a lesson in using social networks. Perhaps not only Huynh Tu, the recent noise will be a lesson for any artist or celebrity to maintain their responsibility as a public figure.

TB (according to Znews)

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