Backstreet Boys flash-mob hits Hanoi

Over 50 young Hanoians yesterday evening gathered together in an organized flash mob inside the Hanoi megastar cinema complex to perform tunes from Backstreet Boys to welcome their concert tour next month in Vietnam.

The youths, mostly from Hanoi-based high schools and universities, are members of the “Backstreet Boys’ fan club” on Facebook.

They performed three Backstreet Boys hit songs “As long as you love me”, “Straight through my heart”, and “Everybody” amid tumultuous applause of the crowd at the cinema.

“I am totally absorbed in their performance. I really want to join the fan club when I know it’s an activity to welcome the Backstreet Boys,” 19-year-old Tra My said after attentively watching the amateur show.

“Through our performance, we would like to boost social activities, create a healthy playground for youths and especially show our love to our Idols [Backstreet Boys],) said the team captain Nguyen Vu Khanh.

Backstreet Boys is scheduled to perform in Ho Chi Minh City-based Military Zone 7's stadium in March 24 and to grace Hanoi's My Dinh national stadium two days later.

All tickets to the shows have been sold out, according to the organizers, adding that many customers from other countries in the region like Singapore, Thailand also booked the tickets.

Meanwhile, several expatriates and foreigners, who live and work in Vietnam, are also interested in the coming concert.

“I have lived and worked in Hanoi for 6 years but I have never seen a world-renowned band like Backstreet Boys performing here. I hope other world-famous artists will come to Vietnam for performance in the near future,” said Mike Gallagher, a British national.

Backstreet Boys, one of the biggest teen-pop groups in 1990s, consisting of four members A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter and Kevin Richardson, was formed in Orlando, Florida in 1993. They rose to fame with their debut international album, Backstreet Boys in 1996. They reached to superstardom with their album Millennium in 1999 and its follow-up album, Black & Blue one year later. Richardson left the group in 2006 to pursue other interests, leaving the band as a four-piece, but the remaining members did not rule out a possible return of the singer. The Backstreet Boys have sold over 130 million records worldwide, making them one of the biggest selling artists of all time. According to Billboard, they are the first group since Sade to have their first seven albums reach the top 10 on the Billboard 200.

 

 

Tickets for Backstreet Boys concert set to go on sale

HA NOI — Tickets for a concert by the Backstreet Boys will go on sale tomorrow in Ha Noi, HCM City, Bien Hoa and Hai Phong.

Tickets can also be booked online by visiting the website www.bsb.com.vn, according to Water Buffalo Productions, the organisers.

Tickets cost VND500,000-VND2 million (US$25-100).

The This Is Us concert will take place on March 24 at Military Zone 7's Stadium in HCM City, and on March 26 at My Dinh National Stadium in Ha Noi.

Viet Nam to host inaugural international choir competition

DA NANG — The first ever International Choir Competition will be held in the central city of Hoi An between March 15 and 18, according to Le Van Giang, chairman of the Hoi An People's Committee.

Already, 34 choirs from various countries and territories including Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, Hong Kong and Estonia have registered to take part in the contest, he said.

Around 900 singers and musicians will compete in 13 categories of six different choir groups of various ages.

The opening performance will be held on March 16 on a floating stage in the Hoai River Square.

The event has been jointly organised by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Quang Nam Province authorities and the Germany-based Interkultur organisation.

Tour operator plans underwater weddings in Nha Trang

HCM CITY – HCM City-based tour operator Vietravel has unveiled plans to organise underwater weddings for a record nine couples in Nha Trang on Valentine's Day, February 14.

The Viet Nam Dive Centre, or Vinadive, a branch of Vietravel, said it will organise the 30-minute underwater nuptials with traditional Christian rituals like exchange of rings and kissing of the bride.

Other rituals like popping the champagne and cutting the wedding cake in front of the two families and friends will be held on board the Vinadive off Mun Islet off the central city.

The day before the wedding, Vinadive instructors will teach the couples to dive.

For Valentine's Day this year, Vinadive is offering the package at VND8 million per couple, a discount of VND2 million.

The centre organised Viet Nam's first underwater wedding in 2007.

Further information is available at Vinadive, Biet Thu Street, Nha Trang and www.vietnamdive.com.

Pirated DVD copies of ‘Bi, Don't Be Afraid' flood local shops

HCM CITY — Illegal copies of the award-winning film Bi, Don't Be Afraid are flooding shops in Ha Noi and HCM City a month ahead of its release around the country.

"Many people have bought the bootleg DVDs but they have hazy pictures and awful sound," Chu Tat Khang, a representative of Galaxy, the distributor of Bi, Don't Be Afraid, said.

"I believe buyers of the pirated DVD will buy tickets to see the film at cinemas to enjoy its picture and sound quality," he added.

Bi, Don't Be Afraid, directed by Phan Dang Di, tells the story of a family in Ha Noi as seen through the eyes of Bi, a six-year-old boy.

It won several international prizes last year, including the Best Screenplay Award at the Cannes International Critic's Week and the New Talent Award at the 54th Hong Kong Asian Film Festival.

The film is scheduled to hit the screen on March 13. — VNS

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Backstreet Boys tickets sell online Saturday

The U.S. male pop band Backstreet Boys will perform in Vietnam in March, following their tour to Latin America. The American band said on its website that it expected a total of 55,000 concert attendees in HCMC on March 24 and 26 in Hanoi.

According to the organizer, Water Buffalo Productions, the show is the same as the one performed on other stops during the band’s worldwide This Is Us Tour. The four members of the group, Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell and A. J. McLean, will perform at Military Zone 7 Stadium in HCMC on March 24 and My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi on March 26.

The company says the tickets will sell online from Saturday via the site www.bsb.com.vn.

For online bookings, bring ID card or passport to pay and get tickets. The tickets will be available in Hanoi at: MegaStar VinCom City Towers, Floor 6 VinCom City Towers, 191 Ba Trieu, Hai Ba Trung Street; 11B Tran Quoc Toan Street; 20 Phan Dinh Phung; VIT Building, 519 Kim Ma Street; My Dinh National Stadium, Tu Liem District; and in HCMC at: 75 Pasteur, District 1; Galaxy Nguyen Du Cineplex, 116 Nguyen Du, District 1; Galaxy Tan Binh, 246 Nguyen Hong Dao Street, Tan Binh District; MegaStar Hung Vuong, 126 Hung Vuong Street, District 5. In addition, tickets will be available at MegaStar Cineplexes in Hai Phong and Bien Hoa. 

Tickets range from VND500,000 to VND2 million each.

Backstreet Boys will have two meet-and-greet sessions with fans. The “Fan Meet and greet” will take place on March 23 and the “VIP Party” will be March 25.

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Ticket sale to Backstreet Boys concert announced

Tickets for Backstreet Boys Concert Tour “This is Us” in Vietnam will be available officially from February 12 with prices ranging from VND500,000 (US$25) to VND2 million, according to the tour’s organizer Water Buffalo Productions.

Fans can buy tickets at official ticket outlets in Ho Chi Minh City  and Hanoi (mentioned in the box below), or book online at http://www.bsb.com.vn/bookticket.html, or call 1900 6604 (Hanoi) or 1900 6608 (HCMC) for phone booking and ticket delivery.

Backstreet Boys is scheduled to perform in Ho Chi Minh City-based Military Zone 7's stadium on March 24 and grace Hanoi's My Dinh national stadium two days later.

According to the organizer, a total of 55,000 tickets for the two performances will be sold in Vietnam.

A 30-strong technical and support team is expected to accompany the band.

The band consisting of four members A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter and Kevin Richardson, was formed in Orlando, Florida in 1993.

They rose to fame with their debut international album, Backstreet Boys in 1996.

They reached to superstardom with their album Millennium in 1999 and its follow-up album, Black & Blue one year later.

Richardson left the group in 2006 to pursue other interests, leaving the band as a four-piece, but the remaining members did not rule out a possible return of the singer.

The Backstreet Boys have sold over 130 million records worldwide, making them one of the biggest selling artists of all time.

According to Billboard, they are the first group since Sade to have their first seven albums reach the top 10 on the Billboard 200. 

Hanoi’s five ticket outlets: - Megastar Cineplex Vincom City Tower - 11B Tran Quoc Toan - 20 Phan Dình Phung - My Dinh National Stadium - VIT Tower – 519 Kim Ma HCMC’s ticket offices: - 75 Pasteur Road, District 1. - Nguyen Du Galaxy Cinema – 116 Nguyen Du - Tan Binh Galaxy Cinema – 246 Nguyen Hong Dao, Ward 14, Tan Binh District. - Megastar Cineplex Parkson – Level 10, Parkson Plaza, 60A Truong Son, Tan Binh Hai Phong and Bien Hoa's ticket outlets:  Tickets can be purchased at any Megastar branch.

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Backstreet Boys set to perform in Viet Nam

On tour: The American four-member band Backstreet Boys will perform in Viet Nam in March.

HCM CITY — The male pop group Backstreet Boys (BSB) will perform in Viet Nam in March, following their tour to Latin America.

The American band said on its website that it expected a total of 55,000 concert attendees in HCM City on March 24 and 26 in Ha Noi.

According to organisers, the show is the same as the one performed on other stops during the band's worldwide tour.

"BSB has a very strong and loyal fan base here in Viet Nam. You can sense the excitement about their impending arrival. Water Buffalo Productions (WBP) strives to produce the highest standards and know that the BSB shows will amazing and memorable," says Stephen Bures, the Deputy General Director of the WBP.

"We haven't had a band perform a show of such magnitude in Vietnam, and the WBP is making sure that this show will be on par with any international performance."

The four members of the group, Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell and A. J. McLean, will perform at Military Zone 7's Stadium in HCM City and My Dinh National Stadium in Ha Noi.

They will sing their hits I Want It That Way, I'll Never Break Your Heart, Straight Through My Heart and others from their This Is Us album.

The performance is part of the tour This Is Us that began in fall 2009 and will continue to the end of this year. They have had 20 shows thus far.

This concert tour is the first to feature dancers since the band's 2001 Black and Blue world tour.

After the show in Viet Nam, the group will return to the US to begin a tour with the 1980s-leading band New Kids on the Block.

The vocal group Backstreet Boys was formed in Orlando, Florida in 1993. The band originally consisted of five members, A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter and Kevin Richardson.

They rose to fame with their debut international album, Backstreet Boys in 1996. In the following year, they released their second international album, Backstreet's Back.

The men rose to superstardom with their album Millennium in 1999, with more than nine million sales. The number rose to 13 million in March 2001.

Richardson left the group in 2006 to pursue other interests, leaving the band as a foursome, but the remaining members did not rule out a possible return of the singer.

The Backstreet Boys have sold over 130 million records worldwide, making them one of the biggest-selling artists of all time. — VNS

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Backstreet Boys scheduled to visit Vietnam?

Backstreet Boys, one of the biggest teen-pop groups in 1990s, are scheduled to perform in Vietnam in late March, according to an unconfirmed source revealed by Thanh Nien newspaper.

Backstreet Boys will perform in both Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi.

Thanh Nien reported that they will stay for four days in Vietnam.

The band consisting of four members A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter and Kevin Richardson, was formed in Orlando, Florida in 1993.

They rose to fame with their debut international album, Backstreet Boys in 1996.

They reached to superstardom with their album Millennium in 1999 and its follow-up album, Black & Blue one year later.

Richardson left the group in 2006 to pursue other interests, leaving the band as a four-piece, but the remaining members did not rule out a possible return of the singer.

The Backstreet Boys have sold over 130 million records worldwide, making them one of the biggest selling artists of all time.

According to Billboard, they are the first group since Sade to have their first seven albums reach the top 10 on the Billboard 200.

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