{"id":5671,"date":"2026-08-07T14:43:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T14:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=5671"},"modified":"2026-08-07T14:43:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T14:43:00","slug":"vietnamese-boy-band-uprize-wants-to-take-over-the-world-we-wont-set-limits-for-ourselves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=5671","title":{"rendered":"Vietnamese Boy Band Uprize Wants to Take Over the World: \u2018We Won\u2019t Set Limits for Ourselves\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n\tAsk Uprize what makes their sound unmistakably theirs, and the seven-member group doesn\u2019t point to a hook or a genre. They point to each other. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=5668\">Take-Two Interactive Reaches $1.4 Billion in Sales During \u2018GTA 6\u2019 Preorder Opening Quarter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cWe won\u2019t set limits for ourselves,\u201d says member Leon. And across the conversation, that refusal to be boxed in becomes the closest thing Vietnam\u2018s newest idol group has to a mission statement.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tUprize didn\u2019t start as a band \u2013 it\u2019s formed of seven finalists from \u201cShow It All,\u201d a Vietnamese televised talent competition that dominated ratings on national broadcaster VTV3. Today, the group is Vietnam\u2019s first idol act built on the K-pop model \u2014 backed by a joint venture between management agency SYE, YeaH1 Group and Sony Music \u2014 and armed with debut album \u201cTh\u0103ng,\u201d released in June, that has topped the iTunes Vietnam chart and trended on YouTube Music.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe group\u2019s seven members \u2013 Leon, Lavm, Dylan, PN, W\u00f4nbi, BeX and O.D \u2013 say the album grew out of the seven of them working as one, without any fixed songwriting or performance roles.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cWe want to convey to all audiences our youthfulness and energy, as well as the fact that we always try our best and won\u2019t set limits for ourselves,\u201d Leon says. \u201cWe always want to try new things in music and send our audience our confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe band\u2019s creative team has described \u201cTh\u0103ng\u201d as a title track built from seven distinct musical \u201cpuzzle pieces,\u201d reflecting that collective process. \u201cWe don\u2019t divide roles rigidly,\u201d Lavm says. \u201cAll members sit down together, and each has a role in building the foundation for the song.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe group has been open about drawing on Korean expertise \u2013 training from specialists who have worked with K-pop idols \u2013 while insisting its sound remains distinct. \u201cWhat we bring from ourselves is our musical identity, our style, Vietnamese culture, as well as the colors of the seven of us,\u201d Lavm says. \u201cWe don\u2019t consider ourselves a copy. We see ourselves as a strong biological weapon, invested with power from both Korea and Vietnam.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThat balance between global format and local identity runs through the group\u2019s approach to language as well. Despite operating in an industry increasingly shaped by English-language crossover hits, Uprize says it intends to keep singing primarily in Vietnamese.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cEnglish isn\u2019t the only medium for us to take our music further,\u201d Dylan says. \u201cAudiences all over the world listen to Korean, Japanese, Spanish and Brazilian music without understanding the language, because they can feel the energy and the emotion. Above all, we are proud to be Vietnamese, and we want the Vietnamese language to accompany us throughout this journey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe joint venture with Sony Music has been a central part of Uprize\u2019s rollout. Dylan says the backing has sharpened rather than altered the band\u2019s original ambitions.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cHaving the investment and companionship of Sony Music is something we\u2019re very grateful for,\u201d Dylan says. \u201cOur dream hasn\u2019t changed, but with that support, it has become more realistic and much clearer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=5665\">Luca Guadagnino to Receive Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker Award at Venice Film Festival<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tPerformance has been positioned as central to the group\u2019s identity, following stage appearances at events including Coca-Cola Fest and a 10-hour Y Concert marathon. PN said the band\u2019s live shows grow directly out of studio sessions rather than being choreographed separately.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cThe sound really moves us, and it inspires how we look at the stage,\u201d PN says. \u201cWe always want to move with the sound. It\u2019s like a moment when we\u2019re happy, and we live with the music, and we just have fun with each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAsked what Uprize hopes to communicate beyond entertainment, PN points to the band\u2019s fanbase, known as Rizer, and the broader experience of young people navigating pressure and change. \u201cWe all love music, and we all love the support of our fans, and we also care about the community and everything that happens around us,\u201d PN says. \u201cWe\u2019re really honored if we have a chance to represent the power of youth, to walk together and go through struggle together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tBeX says Rizer\u2019s early support has been a marker of the group\u2019s momentum \u2013 the band sold out its pre-order run before the album\u2019s official release. \u201cThat\u2019s one of the milestones we\u2019re very proud of, and something that also created curiosity among fans overseas,\u201d BeX says.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tW\u00f4nbi frames the scrutiny of being one of Vietnam\u2019s first idol-model boy bands as motivation rather than burden. \u201cWe won\u2019t dodge the pressure \u2014 we\u2019re proactive and we\u2019re ready to embrace it,\u201d W\u00f4nbi says. \u201cThe bigger the pressure, the higher Uprize\u2019s determination will be. We\u2019re here to face it, to overcome it and to prove ourselves through our music.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAsked which song they would play for a listener encountering V-pop for the first time, the group points to \u201cTh\u0103ng\u201d itself, whose music video \u2014 shot over two days \u2014 depicts each member with a distinct superpower, a visual echo of the band\u2019s \u201cseven puzzle pieces\u201d framing.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cWe wanted to show how much we\u2019ve progressed since the show, and the song captures our musical mindset and personality as a group,\u2019 O.D says.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tLooking ahead, Uprize\u2019s plans extend beyond Vietnam. YeaH1 Group is organizing a world tour later this year, including a U.S. stop under the banner \u201cV-Beyond,\u201d which the band frames as a foundational step toward the global stage.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cWe are so excited, and in the coming time Uprize will have a concert, and we promise that we will release the second album as soon as possible,\u201d PN says. \u201cIn the U.S., it\u2019s something very new for us. 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