On the evening of June 13, the Korean band Tempest met with the Vietnamese media before their concert in Ho Chi Minh City. The group's lineup of 6 members: Hanbin, Eunchan, Hyuk, Taerae, Lew, Hyungseop greeted in Vietnamese, expressing their thanks for the support of domestic audiences.

This is the second time Tempest has come to Vietnam. The group first came in December 2023 at the Ho Do International Music Festival as special guests.

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Ms. Truc Mai (in black) - representative of the concert organizer and Korean music group Tempest

According to the organizers, instead of holding the tour in their home country of Korea like many other bands, Tempest chose Vietnam to start their first world tour in their career.

Ms. Thai Thi Truc Mai - representative of the concert organizer said that the working process with Tempest's management company encountered many difficulties.

"At this stage, Vietnamese audiences are very concerned about organizing concerts by international artists in Vietnam. Therefore, agreeing on a direction to bring Tempest to perform is not simple. The economic and financial issues and the scale of the show's operation are also carefully calculated by the crew...", Ms. Mai said.

Recently, many Korean stars have chosen Vietnam as the main destination for their personal shows. From faces like BlackPink, Super Junior, Kim Jae Joong, Baekhyun (EXO member), to Tempest and soon Daesung (Big Bang).

One of the reasons given is that K-pop has been very popular in Vietnam for many years. In particular, the fan community is very loyal, enthusiastic and "willing to spend". Along with expectations, many people hope that units in Vietnam need to be professional and upgrade their capacity to organize foreign artists' shows according to international standards.

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Vietnamese-American member Hanbin (wearing a mask) at a media meeting.

At the event, Hanbin - a Vietnamese member of Tempest, asked permission to wear a mask due to poor health. The young singer expressed his pride in having the first important show of his career with the group right in his home country.

Through the show, Tempest wants to bring a mature image, conveying the spirit of talented men who constantly improve themselves.

After the concert, the group has many plans to work with the Vietnamese market, through collaborations, or making music products with cultural exchange characteristics.

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Group members wore ao dai when landing at Tan Son Nhat.

Tempest landed at Tan Son Nhat Airport, Ho Chi Minh City at noon the same day. Many fans carrying banners, banners, and souvenirs were waiting to welcome the members back to Vietnam.

The concert in Ho Chi Minh City on the evening of June 15 will kick off Tempest's first global tour, titled World Premiere: The First Ever Live 2024 Tempest Concert [T-Our: Tempest Voyage].

Tempest is a Korean boy band formed in March 2022 under Yuehua Entertainment. After 2 years of debut, the group has achieved many achievements, winning rookie, new group, and promising artist trophies at many prestigious music awards ceremonies in Korea such as: Genie Music Awards 2022, Asia Artist Award 2022, Seoul Music Awards 2023, Hanteo Music Awards 2022...

Among them, Hanbin, the group's main vocalist and dancer, is Vietnamese. The young man's real name is Ngo Ngoc Hung, born in 1998 in Yen Bai , graduated from the International Faculty, majoring in Marketing, Hanoi University of Commerce.

In 2020, Hanbin attracted attention when he participated in the reality show I-Land of Big Hit Entertainment - the management company of BTS. After that, he joined Yuehua Entertainment as a trainee and successfully debuted with Tempest and other members in March 2022.

Clip Tempest shared at the event

Photo: Bich Ha, Organizing Committee

Hanbin of Korean boy band is proud to return to his homeland Vietnam to sing Hanbin (Ngo Ngoc Hung), expressed his happiness when he and Kpop boy band Tempest returned to Vietnam to perform for the first time, and was welcomed by many fans at home.