Ok-pop boyband with Vietnamese member brings warmth to HCMC pageant

TEMPEST, the headliner of the pageant, carried out for the primary time in Vietnam following the invitation of musician Huy Tuan, the director of HOZO. The group got here to HCMC in the future earlier than the principle occasion and noticed tons of of followers ready on the airport. Their seventh member Hwarang was injured and couldn’t go to Vietnam.

The group carried out a sequence of hits like “Vroom Vroom”, “Harmful”, “Can’t Cease Shining”, and “Style the Feeling”. Member Hyeongseop stated town “looks like house” with the help of 1000’s of followers.

Hanbin, actual identify Ngoc Hung (C), is a Vietnamese member of the group. His identify was continuously chanted by the followers. The 25-year-old stated he was proud to carry out within the first present in his hometown as a Ok-pop artist.
His breakthrough got here in 2020 when he participated within the actuality present I-Land of Massive Hit Leisure, the administration firm of famous person group BTS. After that, he joined Yuehua Leisure as a trainee and have become one in every of seven members of TEMPEST.

Hanbin wore the Vietnamese conical hat on stage. He stated earlier than the present that TEMPEST loved Vietnamese delicacies like bun cha (rice vermicilli with grilled pork) pho and banh xeo (scorching pancakes).

On the finish of the present, the group stated they hoped to see Vietnamese followers once more at a live performance with all seven members.
TEMPEST was the primary selection of the organizers for the occasion as a result of there’s a Vietnamese star within the group. They debuted in 2022 with their prolonged play “It is Me, It is We”, which was chosen by Billboard as one of many 25 finest Ok-pop albums of the yr.

The pageant additionally featured different native acts like Van Mai Huong (R), My Anh, Erik and Vu Thao My.
This yr’s HOZO Tremendous Fest takes place on Dec. 22-24 with the slogan “From Ho Chi Minh Metropolis with Love”. The occasion was community-based and was free to enter.