Famous American band Backstreet Boys opened a year full of international stars for Vietnamese fans Photo: Tuoitre
1. Backstreet Boys :
Four men of the famous American band Backstreet Boys opened a year full of international stars by putting on live concerts at Ho Chi Minh City-based Military Zone 7's Stadium on March 24th, and at Hanoi's My Dinh Stadium two day later.
Thousands of fans showed up for the concerts and enjoyed the music even though ticket prices started at VND500,000 (US$25), and cost up to VND2 million for first-row tickets.
Titled "This is us", the shows ended their world tour that began in October, 2009 in Portugal to promote their seventh studio album, which had the same name as the tour.
Before the concert date, Vietnamese fans held activities to welcome their idols, including a huge singing contest called "Backstreet Boys Wannabe," as well as many flash mob performances accompanied by the band's songs.
At the two concerts the band, which included A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter and Kevin Richardson, sang their hearts out on songs that once made their name recognizable worldwide and topped many music charts, from romantic pop ballad "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely", to the more catchy "Larger than Life," as well as songs from their latest album like "Straight Through My Heart," "PDA," and "Bye Bye Love".
During their performances, the band also gave a one-minute memorial to victims of the massive earthquake in Japan on March 11th.
2. Bob Dylan :
Only two weeks after the four men of the world-renowned boy band Backstreet Boys hit HCMC, the city once again welcomed another big name: legendary American country singer and songwriter Bob Dylan.
Around 5,000 expatriates and local residents flocked to the RMIT University campus on the night of April 10th to see the famous singer, whose songs became anthems for the anti-Vietnam War movement of the 1960's and 1970's, perform for the first time in the country.
The excitement began as soon as Dylan and his band made their appearance on stage, with hundreds of people jumping up and screaming his name.
Dylan, despite his age of 70, sang 20 songs including, "Gonna Change My Way of Thinking," "Like a Rolling Stone," and "Forever Young" without pause.
3. Super Junior :
On May 7th, Korean boy band Super Junior heated up Go Dau stadium in Binh Duong province through its "Super Show 3", which was accompanied by non-stop screams and shouts from ten thousand fans who braved the rain to watch their favorite group perform.
During the three hour show, SuJu performed thirty four songs in Korean, English and Chinese, including hits "Sorry Sorry," "Don't Don," and "Supergirl", on a large stage with LED screens, laser light effects, and a modern sound system, while fans clapped their hands and danced to the tunes with smiles and tears of happiness.
The stadium was lit up with pearl sapphire blue lights and their fan club ELF - Everlasting Friends - also waved thousands of blue light sticks and made a sea of sapphire blue, the club's official color.
That Leetuk, the band's leader, said "Xin Chao"--hello in Vietnamese- while wearing a cone hat given to the band by the fans, and images of Ben Thanh market were displayed during the show, touching the hearts of many local fans.
"Super Show 3" ended at 10pm, marking the end of the band's Asian tour.
4. 2AM :
The following month, on June 10th, 2AM, another popular Korean boy band, captured the hearts of Vietnamese fans through their performance at Hanoi's My Dinh National Stadium for the "The TAL with 2AM" cultural exchange music program.
The group, including Jo-Kwon, Chang-Min Lee, Jin-Won Chung and Seul-Ong Lim, arrived at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on June 8th, attracting a crowd of more than 150 local fans holding banners and posters to welcome the young singers.
The four-person group, aged 20 to 25, which was voted as having the most impressive vocals in the Korean music industry last year by music critics, hypnotized fans with their popular ballads like "Can't Let You Go Even If I Die," "I Did Wrong," and "Like a fool."
The famous Korean musical troupe Taekwondo Absolute Legend also shared the stage with a performance titled "The Mask," which was a combination of music, Taekwondo, and traditional Korean drums.
5. David Cook & Alexandra Burke :
Also in June, American Idol 2008 winner David Cook and Alexandra Burke, winner of the U.K.'s X-factor 2008, gave Hanoi fans a night to remember at the H-Artistry music show at the Quan Ngua Sport Complex.
Despite the rain on the 16th, thousands of people flocked to the stadium to see their idols. A crowd of A-list celebrities, from Miss Vietnam Mai Phuong Thuy, actress Tang Thanh Ha, and model Hoang Yen, to many music big names were spotted in the audience.
Vietnamese-Australian singer Thanh Bui, who finished in the Top 10 of Australian Idol 2008, opened the night with his sweet songs "Quiet Love," "Mirror Mirror," "Speed of Light," and "You and I".
Burke then appeared and fascinated audiences with her hits "Broken Heels," "Bad Boy," "Closer," and "All Night Long" and her sexy dance moves; while Cook won his fans' hearts with the songs that made him famous, such as "Declaration," "Time Marches on," "Light On," and "The Last Goodbye," together with the skillful guitar playing of his band.
Burke and Cook closed the concert by singing a duet of "Rolling in the Deep".
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