Michael Learns to Rock, Wonder Girls at Vietjet’s concert

Vietjet will bring the legendary Danish band Michael Learns to Rock and iconic band of the Republic of Korea Wonder Girls to Vietnam for the region’s largest musical concert, “SKY CONNECTION.”
Michael Learns to Rock, Wonder Girls at Vietjet’s concert ảnh 1Legendary band Michael Learns to Rock (Source: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – New-age carrier Vietjet will bring the legendary band MichaelLearns to Rock (MLTR), the Danish group that sold over 9 million records, andiconic band of the Republic of Korea Wonder Girls to Vietnam for the region’slargest musical concert, “SKY CONNECTION.”

The concert will be held at Quan Khu 7 Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City on December21, 2016.

The event will bring together multi-generational music idols performing on thesame stage, and is the first event of its kind to be held in Vietnam.

It will also contrast the two unique and inspirational performance styles oftwo world class bands. The event features some of Vietnam’s top singers,including Thu Minh “Sexy Queen” and Son Tung M-TP “Vietnam Idol,” along withthe appearance of Vietnamese top model Thanh Hang, supermodel Lan Khue and MissUniverse Vietnam Pham Huong.

The concert was designed to be an astonishing gift to music lovers, and is heldunder the auspices of Vietjet’s 5th Anniversary.

Concert tickets are now available for booking at https://ticketbox.vn/event/sky-connection-63444?showingId=38491 and are priced from 100,000 VND to 2 million VND.

MLTR band won hearts through the hit songs, Sleeping Child, 25 Minutes, TakeMe To Your Heart, Out Of The Blue, and That’s Why You Go Away, bringingthem fame and fortune among world music rankings. Meanwhile, Wonder Girls arerenowned for their impressive Retro Pop style which is popular throughout all ofAsia. They remain one of the RoK’s top music bands with hit songs that include Nobody,Tell Me, and So Hot.

Following the two groups’ massive achievements, their appearance at the SkyConnection concert is a precious chance for global music fans to enjoy aworld-class music festival in celebration for Vietjet’s 5th Anniversary with IMC Corporation as the event’s media partner.

Vietjet is the firstairline in Vietnam to operate as a new-age airline with low-cost anddiversified services to meet customers’ demands. It provides not only transportservices but also uses the latest e-commerce technologies to offer variousproducts and services for consumers.

The carrier recently became a fully-fledged member of International AirTransport Association (IATA) after receiving the IATA Operational Safety Audit(IOSA) certificate two years ago.

Vietjet was also named as one of the Top 500 Brands in Asia 2016 by globalmarketing research company Nielsen and “Best Asian Low Cost Carrier” at the TTGTravel Awards 2015, which compiles votes from travelers, travel agencies andtour operators in throughout Asia. The airline was also rated as one of the topthree fastest growing airline brands on Facebook in the world by Socialbakers.

Currently, the airline boasts a fleet of 40 aircraft, including A320s andA321s, and operates 350 flights each day. It has already opened 53 routes inVietnam and across the region to international destinations such as Thailand,Singapore, the Republic of Korea, Chinese Taiwan, China and Myanmar. It hascarried nearly 30 million passengers to date.-VNA
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