Pitchfork highlights Vietnamese songs gone viral on TikTok

In an article published last week, Pitchfork noted that “2 Phut Hon” (Over Two Minutes) by Vietnamese rapper Phao, real name Nguyen Dieu Huyen, and local DJ / producer KAIZ has become popular worldwide on the social media app is.

The song became a mega-hit around the world and in December last year even topped the world’s most searched song list on Shazam, an app that can identify music and TV shows based on a short audio sample. After that, many TikTok users from around the world made a dance cover and swung their hips to the tune. The song was such a TikTok hit that American rapper Tyga Phao contacted to collaborate and jointly released the mixtape ‘2 Phut Hon’ (Make It Hot). [KAIZ Remix].

Vietnamese rap caused a stir on Chinese social networks

A Chinese woman dances to the tune of “2 Phut Hon” in the social media app Douyin. Video from Douyin account Beilajiejie.

In addition to ‘2 Phut Hon’, Pitchfork wrote that many Vietnamese songs “recently moved to international TikTok,” including ‘The Magic Bomb Remix’ by Hoang Read and Tai Muzik, which sparked the ‘chopping dance’ trend.

Both songs were later released on the Dutch electronic music label Spinnin ‘Records. An employee in the company’s A&R (artists and repertoire) department, who is tasked with the talent search, told Pitchfork that Vietnam is being monitored these days.

The release indicated that most of Vietnam’s viral hits have a vinahouse beat, “a remix-centered, high-octane twist on EDM similar to Eurodance that is all but inevitable in Vietnamese clubs.”

However, it was also discovered that a Vietnamese song about the countryside called “Duoi Que Vui Hon” (roughly translated, “It’s more fun in the country”) by singer Luong Khanh Ly went unexpectedly viral on TikTok. Many Vietnamese-Americans have used this song in their short videos to represent their own culture and identity. The song became popular even with non-Vietnamese users.

Several Vietnamese songs are trending on TikTok and the Chinese version Douyin, including “Cu Chill Thoi” (Just Chill) by the indie band Chillies, “De Den De Di” (Easy Come Easy Go) by singer Le Quang Hung.

With 25.4 million followers, Kazakh TikToker Alina Kim did a dance cover based on the Vietnamese song “OK”, while Vietnamese rapper Lona Kieu Loan’s dance went viral earlier this year and received more than three million views.

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