Khá Bảnh
{{Short description|Vietnamese YouTuber, internet personality}}
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Ngô Bá Khá ({{IPA|vi|ŋo˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˦ xaː˧˦}}; born 27 November 1993), better known by his pseudonym Khá Bảnh ({{IPA|vi|xaː˧˦ ʔɓajŋ̟˧˩}}; {{literal translation|quite handsome}}), is a Vietnamese YouTuber, internet personality and amateur actor. He is known primarily for posting videos with controversial statements and content, as well as "múa quạt",{{efn|"Múa quạt" ({{literal translation|fan dance}}), also known as "helicopter dance".}} which became a youth trend in Vietnam.
Throughout his career, Khá Bảnh has become the subject of many controversies due to his behavior and content of his YouTube channel, most notably a promotional video that featured a scene in which he and his friends burned a brand new scooter. On 2 April 2019, Khá Bảnh was arrested during a police raid and sentenced to 10.5 years in prison for illegal gambling. Immediately after Khá Bảnh was arrested, his YouTube channel, which at the time had more than 2 million subscribers, was terminated.{{cite web |author1=B.C |title=Google mạnh tay xóa kênh Youtube Khá "Bảnh" |url=http://cand.com.vn/Cong-nghe/Kha-banh-nhap-kho-kenh-Youtube-bi-xoa-so-539328/ |website=Báo Công an nhân dân điện tử |access-date=16 March 2021 |language=vi |date=3 March 2019|location=Hanoi|publisher=Ministry of Public Security}}
Early life
Ngô Bá Khá was born on 27 November 1993, in Tam Sơn, a town in Từ Sơn, Bắc Ninh, Vietnam, as the youngest child and the only son to a family of four children. His mother is Nguyễn Thị Khánh (born 1956) and his father–whose name is unknown–passed away in 2010.{{cite web|author1=Thành Hưng|author2=Nam Phương|title=Mẹ ruột Khá 'bảnh' tiết lộ quá khứ của con|url=https://vietnamnet.vn/vn/doi-song/gioi-tre/me-ruot-kha-banh-tiet-lo-qua-khu-cua-con-517956.html|website=VietNamNet|publisher=Ministry of Information and Communications|access-date=2021-01-11|location=Hanoi|language=vi|date=2019-04-03}}
Khá attended Elementary School and Middle School in his hometown Tam Sơn, but had to dropout at 7th grade due to reasons related to his family. Despite numerous attempts, the school committee and his class teacher could not convince him to go back to school.{{cite web|author1=Nam Phương|author2=Thành Hưng|title=Khá 'bảnh' nghỉ học từ lớp 7 do hoàn cảnh gia đình|url=https://vietnamnet.vn/vn/doi-song/gioi-tre/kha-banh-qua-loi-ke-co-giao-cap-2-518027.html|website=VietNamNet|publisher=Bộ Thông tin và Truyền thông|accessdate=2021-01-11|location=Hà Nội|language=vi}} At the age of 14, Khá attempted to be a wood carpenter and worked in various jobs in the years that followed,{{cite web|author1=Phạm Dự|title=Quá khứ tù tội của Khá 'Bảnh'|url=https://vnexpress.net/qua-khu-tu-toi-cua-kha-banh-4012162.html|publisher= VnExpress: Tin nhanh Việt Nam|accessdate=2020-07-26|location=Bắc Ninh|language=vi|date=2019-11-14|archive-date=2020-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727080003/https://vnexpress.net/qua-khu-tu-toi-cua-kha-banh-4012162.html|url-status=live}} until he was detained in Yên Mô Youth Detention Center, Ninh Binh at the age of 17 after being arrested and charged with assault.{{cite web|author1=Quỳnh Anh|title=Lai lịch bất hảo ra tù vào tội của Khá "bảnh"|url=https://www.baogiaothong.vn/lai-lich-bat-hao-ra-tu-vao-toi-cua-kha-banh12897351-d416272.html|website=Báo Giao thông|accessdate=2021-02-26|date=2019-04-02|archive-date=2020-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727080002/https://www.baogiaothong.vn/lai-lich-bat-hao-ra-tu-vao-toi-cua-kha-banh12897351-d416272.html|url-status=live|language=vi}} Shortly after his release in 2012, Khá Bảnh was again charged for the same reason and had to spend another 5-month sentence in jail. Upon returning home, he tried various jobs but ended up as a loan shark. However, Khá Bảnh later claimed that he was not involved in any illegal business.{{cite web |author1=Phạm Dự |title=Quá khứ tù tội của Khá 'Bảnh' |url=https://vnexpress.net/qua-khu-tu-toi-cua-kha-banh-4012162.html |website=VnExpress |access-date=27 February 2021 |location=Bắc Ninh |language=vi |date=4 April 2019}}
Internet career
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Khá Bảnh quickly rose to fame due to a series of videos–which he himself described as "funny"–about his life on his Facebook page, where he can be seen at work, partying or hanging out with his friends. He was also known for his unusual taste in clothing, as well as his hair–a variant of the mullet hairstyle.{{cite web |author1=Buu |title=Khá Bảnh 'tạm biệt' mái tóc bờm ngựa trong thời gian bị tạm giam chờ điều tra xét hỏi |url=https://2sao.vn/kha-banh-cat-bo-mai-toc-bom-ngua-trong-thoi-gian-bi-tam-giam-n-180573.html |website=2Sao |access-date=27 February 2021 |language=vi |date=8 April 2019}} In 2017, after realizing that his videos had received a lot of attention from people, mostly teenagers, he decided to create his own YouTube channel.{{cite web |author1=Hoàng Lam |title=Yêu cầu gỡ bỏ kênh YouTube của Khá Bảnh, Dũng Trọc |url=http://hanoimoi.com.vn/tin-tuc/Oto-xemay/981346/yeu-cau-go-bo-kenh-youtube-cua-kha-banh-dung-troc |website=Hà Nội Mới |access-date=27 February 2021 |language=vi |date=20 October 2020}} The channel grew rapidly within a few months of its creation. He then assembled his own camera team that help create "professional" videos depicting his giang hồ (gangster) life and to create a picture of him as a man of honor who possesses many moral principles such as trượng nghĩa ('from a sense of justice').{{cite web |title=Diễn cảnh anh hùng, giang hồ đua nhau làm video bạo lực trên Youtube |url=https://laodong.vn/phap-luat/dien-canh-anh-hung-giang-ho-dua-nhau-lam-video-bao-luc-tren-youtube-850820.ldo |date=2020-11-03 |website=Lao Động|publisher=Vietnam General Confederation of Labour |access-date=27 February 2021 |language=vi |author1=}}
The disco dance-style "múa quạt", which was originally a dance move performed by G-Dragon in Big Bang's music video "Fantastic Baby",{{cite web |author1=Quỳnh Thư |title=Khá Bảnh liệu có phải "ông tổ" điệu "múa quạt" khiến bao đứa trẻ học theo? |url=https://kienthuc.net.vn/cong-dong-tre/kha-banh-lieu-co-phai-ong-to-dieu-mua-quat-khien-bao-dua-tre-hoc-theo-1310309.html |website=Kiến Thức |access-date=27 February 2021 |language=vi |date=30 November 2019}}{{cite web |title=Không phải Khá Bảnh, từ 7 năm trước G-Dragon đã là 'ông tổ' khai sinh điệu múa quạt đình đám |url=https://2sao.vn/khong-phai-kha-banh-g-dragon-moi-la-ong-to-mua-quat-n-203603.html |website=2Sao.vn |access-date=27 February 2021 |language=vi |date=26 November 2019}} had become one of Khá Bảnh's trademarks.{{cite web |author1=Nguyễn Hương |author2=Xuân Mai |title=Ngăn chặn "rác" độc trên không gian mạng |url=http://cand.com.vn/Van-de-hom-nay-thoi-su/Ngan-chan-rac-doc-tren-khong-gian-mang-619687/ |website=Báo Công an nhân dân điện tử |access-date=27 February 2021 |language=vi |date=14 November 2020}} Because of him, this dance quickly became a trend in Vietnam and has been well received by a significant number of young people.{{cite web |author1=Hà My |title=Lại xuất hiện màn 'múa quạt Khá Bảnh' của thí sinh Đường lên đỉnh Olympia gây tranh cãi |url=https://saostar.vn/doi-song/lai-xuat-hien-man-mua-quat-kha-banh-cua-thi-sinh-duong-len-dinh-olympia-gay-trai-cai-4875735.html |website=Saostar |access-date=27 February 2021 |language=vi |date=1 April 2019}}{{cite web |author1=Ban Biên tập |title=VĐV Việt Nam "múa quạt" trước khi bắt đầu phần thi đấu tại SEA Games 30 |url=https://hoahoctro.tienphong.vn/hht-doi-song/vdv-viet-nam-mua-quat-truoc-khi-bat-dau-phan-thi-dau-tai-sea-games-30-1613046.tpo |website=Chuyên trang Hoa Học Trò – Chuyên trang Hoa Học Trò – Báo điện tử Tiền Phong |access-date=27 February 2021 |language=vi |date=9 December 2019}}
Controversies
Despite his popularity, many people argue that his videos are inappropriate according to traditional Vietnamese values. Khá Bảnh often uploads violent videos showing his gangster life, which involve fighting or insulting other people.{{cite web |author1=Bảo An |title=Khá 'Bảnh' được tìm kiếm nhiều trong tuần |url=https://vnexpress.net/kha-banh-duoc-tim-kiem-nhieu-trong-tuan-3905396.html |website=VnExpress |access-date=27 February 2021 |language=vi |date=5 April 2019}} Many videos show him walking through the street with illegal weapons such as a machete or expandable baton.{{cite web |author1=Huệ Linh |title=Vì sao Khá Bảnh được nhiều bạn trẻ coi là thần tượng? |url=https://anninhthudo.vn/vi-sao-kha-banh-duoc-nhieu-ban-tre-coi-la-than-tuong-post388801.antd |website=Báo Điện tử An ninh Thủ đô |access-date=27 February 2021 |language=vi |date=3 April 2019}} Despite that, he still made large sums of money from YouTube, estimated to be up to $20,000 per month, without any restrictions.{{cite web |author1=Cao Nguyên |title=Khá Bảnh kiếm tiền tỉ qua Youtube: Tổng cục Thuế nói gì? |url=https://laodong.vn/kinh-te/kha-banh-kiem-tien-ti-qua-youtube-tong-cuc-thue-noi-gi-721305.ldo |website=Lao Động |publisher=Vietnam General Confederation of Labour |access-date=27 February 2021 |language=vi |date=2019-04-05}}{{cite web |author1=Hiệp Bình |title=Video trên Youtube của Khá "bảnh" có tháng được Google trả tới 19.500 USD |url=http://cand.com.vn/doi-song/Video-tren-YouTube-cua-Kha-banh-co-thang-duoc-Google-tra-toi-19-500-USD-539436/ |website=Báo Công an nhân dân điện tử |publisher=Ministry of Public Security |access-date=27 February 2021 |date=2019-04-04}}
On 10 March 2019, Khá Bảnh posted group photos on Facebook showing him with his friends standing in a row on the Hanoi–Haiphong Expressway while leaving their cars on the side of the highway. The day after, Khá Bảnh was dragged to the police station, where he testified that he and his friends were taking a toilet break on their way home after attending a wedding in the neighboring Thái Bình Province and the group photos were thus "unintentional".{{cite web |author1=Cường Ngô |title=Dàn hàng ngang chụp ảnh trên cao tốc: Cục CSGT mời Khá Bảnh làm việc |url=https://laodong.vn/xa-hoi/dan-hang-ngang-chup-anh-tren-cao-toc-cuc-csgt-moi-kha-banh-lam-viec-661710.ldo |website=Lao Động|publisher=Vietnam General Confederation of Labour |access-date=27 February 2021 |language=vi |date=2019-03-11}} Khá Bảnh subsequently had to pay a fine of VNĐ5.5 million ({{Inflation|US|237|2019|fmt=eq|cursign=$|r=-1}}) and his driver's license was suspended for 2 months.{{cite web |author1=Thái Sơn |title=Phạt Khá "bảnh" 5,5 triệu đồng, tước bằng lái xe 2 tháng |url=https://thanhnien.vn/thoi-su/phat-kha-banh-55-trieu-dong-tuoc-bang-lai-xe-2-thang-1063010.html |website=Báo Thanh Niên |access-date=27 February 2021 |language=vi |date=21 March 2019}}
On 29 March 2019, Khá Bảnh uploaded a video that later turned out to be a promotional video showing him alongside a burnt Honda PCX scooter and suggested other people buy an electric motorbike that supposedly was cheaper to operate. His action was not welcome by most people and he was forced to remove the video that evening.{{cite web |author1=Việt Đức |title=Khá Bảnh đốt xe để quảng cáo vi phạm luật cạnh tranh? |url=https://znews.vn/kha-banh-dot-xe-de-quang-cao-vi-pham-luat-canh-tranh-post930931.html |website=Zing News |date=2019-03-30 |access-date=27 February 2021 |language=vi}}
Arrest
On 1 April 2019, Khá Bảnh was arrested during a police raid on allegations of using drugs, organizing gambling, and illegal money lending. His initial drug test resulted positive. While searching his home for further investigations, the police found various indications of illegal gambling, lottery and money lending.{{cite web |title=Vietnamese Youtube troublemaker arrested for legal infringements – News VietNamNet |url=https://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/society/221193/vietnamese-youtube-troublemaker-arrested-for-legal-infringements.html |website=VietNamNet English |access-date=27 February 2021 |date=3 April 2019 |archive-date=20 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020072648/https://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/society/221193/vietnamese-youtube-troublemaker-arrested-for-legal-infringements.html |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |author1=Danh Trọng |title='Giang hồ' Khá Bảnh bị bắt, dương tính ma túy |url=https://tuoitre.vn/giang-ho-kha-banh-bi-bat-duong-tinh-ma-tuy-20190402081711031.htm |website=TUOI TRE ONLINE |access-date=27 February 2021 |language=vi |date=2 April 2019}} On 13 November 2019, he was sentenced to 10 years and 6 months in prison, along with a fine of VNĐ30 million for gambling and organizing gambling.{{cite web |title=Jail sentence given to gambling ring associated with 'social media influencer' |url=https://vietnamnet.vn/en/society/jail-sentence-given-to-gambling-ring-associated-with-social-media-influencer-588544.html |website=VietNamNet Global |access-date=27 February 2021 |date=15 November 2019}}{{cite web |author1=Danh Trọng |title=Tuyên phạt Khá Bảnh 10 năm 6 tháng tù |url=https://tuoitre.vn/tuyen-phat-kha-banh-10-nam-6-thang-tu-20191113120840266.htm |website=TUOI TRE ONLINE |access-date=27 February 2021 |language=vi |date=13 November 2019}} During his trial, Khá Bảnh was cheered on by a large crowd gathered outside the district court of Từ Sơn, whom he promised that he would return after few years.{{cite web |author1=Hoàng Trúc |title=Về phiên tòa Khá Bảnh và văn hóa giang hồ |url=https://www.bbc.com/vietnamese/forum-50432243 |website=BBC News Vietnamese |access-date=27 February 2021 |location=Ho Chi Minh City |language=vi |date=16 November 2019}}{{cite web |author1=Tấn Đạt |title=Từ vụ Khá 'bảnh' lãnh án hơn 10 năm tù: Lệch lạc 'thần tượng' của người trẻ |url=https://thanhnien.vn/gioi-tre/tu-vu-kha-banh-lanh-an-hon-10-nam-tu-lech-lac-than-tuong-cua-nguoi-tre-1148335.html |website=Báo Thanh Niên |access-date=27 February 2021 |language=vi |date=14 November 2019}}
Personal life
In 2013, Khá married a woman from his village, but the couple divorced in 2017. Shortly after Khá's arrest in 2019, while searching his home for evidence, the police met two women who claimed to be his wives. However, neither of them had a marriage certificate to prove their statements.{{cite web |author1=Ngọc Thắng |title=Thông tin bất ngờ: 2 cô gái nhận là vợ Khá Bảnh thời điểm công an khám nhà |url=https://toquoc.vn/thong-tin-bat-ngo-2-co-gai-nhan-la-vo-kha-banh-thoi-diem-cong-an-kham-nha-20190402174006427.htm |website=Tổ quốc |publisher=Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism |location=Hà Nội |language=vi |date=2019-04-02 }} Khá was allegedly in a relationship with a woman named Hương Dương since 2018. Not much is known about her other than she makes online sales on her Facebook page, which has grown significantly due to Khá's popularity.{{cite web |author1=Thảo Nguyên |title=Thực hư cô gái xinh như hotgirl được cho là người yêu Khá Bảnh sẽ cưới vào cuối năm? |url=https://yan.thethaovanhoa.vn/tim-ra-co-gai-duoc-cho-la-nguoi-yeu-kha-banh-se-cuoi-vao-cuoi-nam-199841.html |website=Thể thao & Văn hoá |access-date=26 February 2021 |language=vi |date=2019-04-05}} The current status of their relationship is unclear. However, there have been rumors that the couple split up after Khá Bảnh went to jail.{{cite web |title=Khá Bảnh đi tù mới hơn 1 năm, 'vợ suýt cưới' ở quê bị đồn yêu người mới |url=https://2sao.vn/kha-banh-di-tu-1-nam-nguoi-yeu-o-que-co-ban-trai-moi-n-228191.html |website=2Sao.vn |access-date=27 February 2021 |language=vi |date=8 July 2020}}
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