Is young Vietnamese’s idolization of celebs good or bad?

Many young locals have expressed excessive adoration for their showbiz idols in recent years, with the latest incident being the overenthusiastic embrace of seven K-pop bands arriving in Vietnam for a concert on the weekend.

The seven popular K-pop boybands and girlbands – SHINee, Sistar, Teen Top, Block B, A Pink, EXO, and GOT7 – immensely enthralled their fans in the “Music Bank Hanoi” show, which took place at My Dinh Stadium at 6:00 pm on Saturday.

The three-hour event saw the bands “explode” the stage with their hits and impress diehard fans with their performances of Vietnamese songs.

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