Online music show evokes beautiful memories

Singer and songwriter Kai Dinh performs his own song Chuyen Nha Be Thoi, Con Dung Ve (Just Family Stuff, You Don’t Need to Come Home) on a bus trip. Photo courtesy of the producer

The show called Eye Contact Live features street performances of singers Anh Tu, Hoa Minzy and Van Mai Huong, and songwriters Bui Cong Nam, Hua Kim Tuyen and Kai Dinh.

During the show, the artists cover favourite Vietnamese songs from the 1990s and 2000s, such as Ta Chang Con Ai (No One Beside), Tha Lam Hat Mua Bay (I Love Being a Raindrop), and Tinh Yeu Mang Theo (Fading Love).

The performances of their own songs featuring love, youth and family have also caught viewers' attention.

The songs include Ly Do Nao De Yêu Em (The Reason Why I Love You) by Bui Cong Nam, Ta Quen Nhau Chua (Have We Forgotten Each Other) by Hua Kim Tuyen, and Chuyen Nha Be Thoi, Con Dung Ve (Just Family Stuff, You Don’t Need to Come Home) by Kai Đinh. 

The performances were recorded at familiar spots such as grocery stores and street coffee shops, or during bus trips, that were popular during their youth.

The singers’ pretty voices combined with familiar songs and places in the show have left a deep impression on audiences.

Hung Duy, a YouTube user, said the singers and the show’s production staff "brought me back to beautiful memories and feelings as I was young".

He said that the show kept artists, music and fan closer than ever.

Eye Contact Live, produced by Forest Studio, premiered on its YouTube Channel on April 15. It now has 11 videos, attracting more than 247 million views.

The show is a sequel of Xuan Ha Thu Dong Roi Lai Xuan (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, and Spring again), a TV reality show showcasing street performances of singers from Eye Contact Live.

The 10-episode Xuan Ha Thu Dong Roi Lai Xuan was broadcast on HCM City Television (HTV)’s HTV9 channel from January to May, which received a great welcome from TV audiences, especially young people.

Its videos have earned tens of millions of views on YouTube.

Musician Tuyen, 27, from St.319 Entertainment, one of the country’s leading entertainment companies, said: “Eye Contact Live is a gift to fans of Xuan Ha Thu Dong Roi Lai Xuan.

“We want to send our gratitude to audiences in the country who have always supported us and our products since the beginning,” he added. 

Eye Contact Live’s new video will premiere at 8pm every Thursday on YouTube./.

VNA