I think every country had some song which were copied from one another it is because the music might be a certified hit, They wanted to have a much broader reach to the audience so they translate it to their own native language in order for the people living in their country to understand it.

I think it also depends who sings it. I know that not many people like the A Teens who sang "Can't Help Falling In Love" so not many people listened to it I suppose. Where as F4 is an AWESOME boy group well known and liked in Asia. Basically what I'm saying is if like NSYNC or Britney or some one like that would sing it, it would've been more popular

well u onli talk about how viet imitate on artist songs..but wat about when krn Japanese chinese..imitate american songs..n plus..its not o nli vietnames artist who copy other artist songs but so do laos,korean,chinese,and manyothers..
plus..we do have alot of songs tat are original..you jus never heard cuz probaly u r not vietnames..but there is alot of good vietnames original songs.

now-a-days everyone copies from everyone.. not that it's wrong.. well.. it is when you really think of it.. i mean... whatever happened to being unique? creative? and most importantly -yourself?

Don't u think that a vast majority of viet music is copied from other artists? (chinese,japanese etc)...hey  i'm not saying there is anything wrong with that...honestly....hmm but still... ...

haha how about tuan hung's version of craig david's 'walking away' song.. sounds pretty dodgy.. esp when he's singing in english

There's nothing wrong with "copying" music as long as it's legal and the singer obtained permission from the original song writer.

we had our own music too!and some other people translated it into their own languages,so we are not the only ones that copy,and its only in vids not selling its just for fun

Don't u think that a vast majority of viet music is copied from other artists? (chinese,japanese etc)...hey i'm not saying there is anything wrong with that...honestly....hmm but still... ...

IN GENERAL ..eheh... i think that viet artists should stop copying and make their own music....why...why! why?! must they copy....i'm sure that they can think of their own type of music....WHICH WILL BE BETTER...and WILL BE KNOWN AS THEIR OWN WORK...thus wouldn't be branded by many as ****dadada..(trying not to be specific)..wannabes...and therefore they can be praised by their work and effort too!

because they're too poor to make it sound any better.. haha i duno
buT the viet music industry is prolli more than ten years behind the rest of the world

wOW i realli didnt know that hey.
but i would say.. more the copied songs are more popular or something..... because most of the viet songs are i have are copies (eSP. the viet american artists)

vieTS are worst at copying than other asians. it sounds soo bad in comparison with the original for most songs.. but i guess its not their fault.. but the viet from america is reALLLY bad

I've seen vietnamese pop muisic it's funny because it's like watching an 80's karoke song everything kinda sounds the same and when u hear them sing it's like they're singing from a karoke bar.

Why does viet music sound like that?

Japanese jazz pianist accuses Vietnamese musician of piracy

06 April 2004

Keiko Matsui, one of Japan's most popular contemporary jazz pianists and composers, has accused a famous Vietnamese musician of stealing one of her tracks and putting his name to it.

In a letter sent to Vietnamese state media, Matsui's husband, Kazu, who is also her producer, expressed his shock that her 1991 composition "Frontier" had been copied by Bao Chan and renamed "Tinh Thoi Xot Xa".

"What I can say is that this case is very clear. Since the two versions are exactly the same tune, not just some sections are similar, nor some ideas are copied, but the whole tune is copied," he said in a letter written in English.

"I did not want to use the word 'stolen', but in this case he copied (the) whole tune ... saying that he composed it. That is very wrong."

He added: "Her (Matsui's) talent is in composition. She does not have to copy anything and I have produced all the albums. All the tunes were born in our house in Tokyo or (the) US."

"Frontier" was released on Matsui's acclaimed "Cherry Blossom" album in 1992. "Tinh Thoi Xot Xa" was first sung in Vietnam after that by Hong Nhung, one of the country's most loved divas.

Chan, 54, however, has insisted that he did not steal Matsui's composition and said it was a coincidence that the two sounded similar.

"It is normal that 'Tinh Thoi Xot Xa' has similarities to a Japanese piece of music and I am sure that the Japanese did not steal my music and me neither," he told Tuesday's Tuoi Tre newspaper.

"I composed it in the 1980s but I do not remember what year exactly and I did not keep the draft music."

But Kazu, 49, said that if this had happened in the United States, their management company would have taken Chan to court "and we can win easily."

"But we are not sure what we should do. Since it happened in Vietnam and we do not know people there.

"Please ask Vietnamese people for us, what we should do. Please tell them to make the composer, Bao Chan, to tell the truth and make us some suggestions," he said. "Bao Chan knows, we know and Buddha knows the facts.

Tran Quoc Hung, deputy head of the music and dance section at the culture and information department in Ho Chi Minh City -- Chan's hometown -- said they were monitoring the case.

"We've just heard about it through state media and public opinon. We will not be able to do anything until we receive official complaints from both sides."

Unauthorised, illegal copies of music CDs and movie DVDs are widely available in Vietnam, where enforcement of copyright, trademarks and intellectual property rights is extremely poor, but this is believed to be the first time a foreign artist has made such accusations.

The classically-influenced Matsui, who is discreet about her age and lives in Tokyo and Los Angeles with her husband and their two daughters, has released 16 albums in Japan, the United States and Europe, all composed by her.

Her latest album "Wildflower" hit the charts in February 2004 as part of a project supporting the UN World Food Programme's activities in Africa.

Vietnamese musician disciplined for copying Japanese jazz pianist

09 June 2004

A Vietnamese musician has been disciplined following a complaint by Keiko Matsui, one of Japan's most popular contemporary jazz pianists and composers, that he copied her material.

The Vietnam Musicians Association, which is under the control of the Communist Party, ruled that Bao Chan had been "seriously infected" by overseas influences, the state-controlled Thanh Nien newspaper said Wednesday.

Specifically, the Association, in an official report issued on Monday, said his piece "Tinh Thoi Xot Xa" bore significant resemblance to Matsui's 1991 composition "Frontier".

It issued a formal warning to the 54-year-old, but stopped short of imposing a fine or any other sanction.

"Frontier" was released on her acclaimed "Cherry Blossom" album in 1992. "Tinh Thoi Xot Xa" was first sung in Vietnam after that by Hong Nhung, one of the country's most loved divas.

The case first came to light when Matsui's producer-husband, Kazu, sent a letter sent to Vietnamese state media in April accusing Chan of stealing his wife's composition.

"What I can say is that this case is very clear. Since the two versions are exactly the same tune, not just some sections are similar, nor some ideas are copied, but the whole tune is copied," he said in English.

"I did not want to use the word 'stolen', but in this case he copied (the) whole tune ... saying that he composed it. That is very wrong."

Unauthorised, illegal copies of music CDs and movie DVDs are widely available in Vietnam, where enforcement of copyright, trademarks and intellectual property rights is extremely poor, but this was believed to be the first time a foreign artist had made such accusations.

The classically-influenced Matsui, who is discreet about her age and lives in Tokyo and Los Angeles with her husband and their two daughters, has released 16 albums in Japan, the United States and Europe, all composed by her.

Her latest album "Wildflower" hit the charts in February 2004 as part of a project supporting the UN World Food Programme's activities in Africa.