Son Tung was fined 70 million, removed the new MV on all platforms, returned all revenue

In addition to a fine of 70 million VND, the authorities asked Son Tung M-TP's company to destroy the video recording Theres no one at all.

On the afternoon of May 4, Mr. Pham Cao Thai, Chief Inspector of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism confirmed to Zing that he had sent an invitation to Son Tung to work on May 5. Although the Thai Binh-born star was absent, he authorized Mr. Nguyen Tran Duong - Sales and Development Director of M-TP Entertainment to work at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

After the meeting, Mr. Nguyen Tran Duong left quickly. Responding to reporters' questions about the results of the meeting as well as the reason for Son Tung M-TP's absence, Mr. Nguyen Tran Duong refused to answer.

Mr. Nguyen Duc Tho, Chief Inspector of the Department of Information and Communications of Ho Chi Minh City, said that the Department will not invite Son Tung to work as originally announced. "The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has invited Son Tung to work on May 5. Therefore, the Department will stop," he said.

In the view of a representative of the Department of Performing Arts, the audio and video recording of "There's No One At All" carries a negative, non-educational message with many scenes of chase, destruction, violence and ending. is the image of a suicide character that has had a strong impact on the psychology of viewers, easily influencing and orienting the negative behavior of society, especially children.

The Department of Performing Arts assessed that the above content shows signs of violating the regulation banning "the use of costumes, words, sounds, images, movements, means of expression, forms of performing acts contrary to the law" customs and traditions of the nation, negatively affecting morality, community health and social psychology" in Clause 4, Article 3 of Decree No. 144/2020/ND-CP dated December 14, 2020 of the Government regulations on performing arts activities.

Many people were startled when Son Tung M-TP chose a negative ending for his character. As a youth idol, the way he built a tragic situation like this has been strongly reacted by the audience.

The Chief Inspector of the Ministry decided to sanction the company for the act: "Circulating a video recording of There's no one at all on the YouTube social network with images, movements, means of expression, and forms of performance that have negative impacts. related to ethics, community health and socio-psychology, violating Clause 3, Article 13 of Decree 38/2021/ND-CP on sanctioning administrative violations in the field of culture and advertising".

In addition to being fined 70 million VND, the authorities asked Son Tung M-TP's company to destroy the video recording of 'There's no one at all', remove the MV recording in electronic form on the internet and digital. In addition, the remedial measure requires M-TP company to be responsible for returning the amount of illegal profits collected from the MV. This means that Son Tung cannot promote the MV abroad.

In the context of many cases of students jumping to suicide in recent times, many parents are worried that Son Tung's MV may have a bad impact on young people. Others responded that the MV promotes negative actions and extreme thinking.

Earlier, on the evening of April 29, Son Tung M-TP apologized to the audience. He said: "I understand my position and influence on young people. I always want to bring good values to society and the country."

The singer started the project with the first tunes in mid-2020, and in January this year completed filming for the MV. According to Son Tung M-TP, in art there are always hidden meanings and inner depths of characters, which the artist places in the scenes, wanting the audience to feel.

The singer said that in the new MV, he wanted to send the message: "Let's understand the feelings inside lonely people, understand to love, protect, and open our hearts before it's too late." Son Tung M-TP also wants to show sympathy for the unfortunate lives, saying: "You are not alone, there are many people like you".

Son Tung was absent from the meeting with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on the new MV controversy An Nhi18:24:04 05/05/2022Although he was not directly present at the meeting with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Son Tung authorized the Director of M-TP Entertainment. The fact that the MV Theres No One At All by Son Tung M-TP has an ending scene containing negative content has aroused...