All of them just turn 18, and are now studying at Vientiane International School

ooops,   i mean    "  stripers  "

You forgot one more p to add!
The correct word is : stripper

Stripper = a performer who takes his or her clothes off in a sexuality exciting way in front of an audience

Yes, it could be wrong. People could have a different taste or choice. Don't be so conservative and be so sure. The right answer is depending on custumers.
 For you may be like that, for another customer may be another thing. As far as know westerners always Laos is too silent or sleeping country.   

So for you, just forget and destroy the culture and identity of your country is a good thing if it can just attract more tourists? Are you sure "selling" your country this way is the best future for Laos?

You are ready to change everything just to please more tourists? but what about people who like Laos as it is (lao people and foreigners), the only ones who really respect this country?

I'm not so conservative (for sure, i'm little bit conservative just because I love many things in Laos that i wouldn't like to see disapearing). For me, many things can be improved and developed in Laos... but no need to destroy all the beauty of this country just to "follow others"
- Laos can become a leader in ecologic energy (with hydroelectrics and solar), and with this get money to develop better hospitals and better schools...that would really improve life for lao people. Laos can also build more road or railway to make people and goods travelling more easily and cheaper (so imported products can be cheaper and exported products more competitive). This is real and sustainable developement.
- But Laos can also benefits from developing it's cultural life: traditional lao culture is very very rich, and can attract many tourists (and their money)... as long as you preserve it while "developing" your country. When someone say "Laos is poor", i say : "Laos is not really poor: it's poor in money, but very rich in culture". Traditional culture can also evolve (like modern clothes using traditional lao silks), but this evolution should always be respectfull of the spirit of the country.... just copy other countries is non-value because in this domain, value comes from specificity. Promote and Sell traditional products all over the world can also be a way to get money. But replacing traditional dances by modern sexy pop groups "western style" (who get more success from their miniskirts than from their artistics skills) is according to me certainly not the best way to value and develop lao culture.
Same for clothes: Do you think a foreign woman will buy a lao made dress if she can get the same 'made in china' or 'made in thailand' for lower price? certainly not. Do you think she will pay for a very beautifull-very specific dress using wonderfull lao silks, with a part of lao style (but maybe adapted to foreign taste)? certainly yes, because it's unic! No other country in the world can do this, so it's interesting.

I want Laos to develop, but develop without loosing it's spirit... that's vey important. In french we say "ne vends pas ton ame au diable" "don't sell your soul to the evil"!


hey! maybe we could open a new street in Vientiane: a street with many many prostitutes as in Bangkok!!! good idea, it could attract many many tourists!!!!!!
i'm kidding.... of course i don't wish this at all for Laos, and i hope not any Lao people wish this for his country!
this is just an "extreme exemple" to explain what i would not like Laos to become.

There are many many thing in "developed countries" that look good at first view but are in fact not soo good when you really analyse them or live with it every day... I just hope Laos won't copy this while developing itself.

-- Edited by paris_vientiane at 09:51, 2007-09-10

Having just Singers doesn't mean that Lao people will not develop their own cultures or sell our country . That would never happend. 
I myself really apprecite their ability, their idea creating such performance. This proved that our young genarations can go inter. They are not too bad compare with other nations. Don't be too serious.  

New genaration

Now i know how hard it is for ladies to make themself look hot and sexy

HI,,i'm very glad to know that there is not only me who concern about young people in laos..in fact these girls are very talents, but to show off this way make them look too cheap. i agree that i like to see hot chics, but just see ,thats all...refer to the comment that comparing laos and singapore, you should think how far has singaore go? economy, education, and the poeple.but for laos,we still a developing country, if we dont improve our people, how can we just run after other countries who have different background.

It's quite interesting comparison. It really makes me want to share my thought. First, I really like the saying of Mr. Lee Kuan Yew who said: "Singaporean will make Singapore good as much as Washington, London or Paris. What the good things they have Singapore should have". I think he means that Singapore should be the best country in the world which has a good rule of law, has a friendly environment for the people to live and to business, where anywhere is clean; where the security is perfect, where the education is in world standard and so on. Yes, the person who earlier quoted this saying, he might want to say if our country has a good and friendly environment to people such as keeping city clean, good security and so on, as well as good songs, people or tourists may want to come to our country much more than we have now.
Second, someone, especially who stays abroad, may not know that in Laos there are 3 types of songs: Sting, folk and lum. The songs which "the Princess" sing are referring to sting songs. Admittedly, nowadays our young people are proud to sing Lao song, unlike last time before 1990. At that time there was almost no sting song. Last time they liked to sing Thai or English or Lao old song instead of Lao song. But now the situation is changing otherwise. In fact, this kind of song is born not today, but about 15 years ago. I am really thankful to our Lao government policy which opens a good opportunity for our young people to perform themselves. Also, there is not only one the "Princess" in Laos, there is lots sing sting songs. Besides this type of song, other types are also developed. People may know the singer whose name is Alexandra Thidavanh. She sings sting, folk and variety of lum (traditional song). Talking about the clothes, which they never wear at home or in society, that singers used when they perform. Of course, it should be suitable with the type of song. But it does not mean they will forget our Lao culture like sinh. It is just for performance. I think it like movie star who acted according to the content of story. 
Yes, I really agree with person who said that one should understand that we cannot force each other when it comes to the feeling or taste of people, especially when we open our country, otherwise it would make them like they are in the hell. They cannot do what they want, cannot sing what they like. Sorry with my great respect, I cannot agree with the French person, who comes to Laos for a while and go back to France and listen the nice French songs in France, claiming we will sell our country. That would have never happened. As someone mentioned earlier having such singers doesn't mean Lao people will not develop our cultures, instead otherwise.
Now young Lao people are proud to sing Lao songs. When they meet with their international counterparts they can perform very well with no shame. They show our Lao folk and Lao sting songs with Lao style and probably with including the best thing from the west. Their counterparts also can enjoy and like Lao songs. 

Regards
TSP                  
  

Mr. Paris_Vientiane

Yes, to some extend sexy clothes could play a big role to attract their audience. I myself have never seen their show. Probably, my daughter had seen already. Actually, when I saw the photos posting in this topic, I aslo felt as though they go too fast or in short, nothing different with how you felt. I do not know how these photos related to their show. To be honest, if my daughter wears in society like this, I would shock to die. Anyway, I presume these photos are just for show for their audience. 
 But then when compared them with neighbouring countries singers, I think their clothes seemed to me normal, especially the real show in the video clip. Have you watched the video clip? 
It could be the case, in our region these kinds of clothes are prefered when you perform in front of audience. Have you seen the Japanese or Korean singers' performances?
Yes, I do agree with you that in Euroupean region this kind of thing cannot be seen. I also do watch concerts  from TV set from your side and once I had ever studied in Ukraine. 

      

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these girls are ok looking. not very hot.  i think the miss apone girls are much hotter.

I don't know what all the long posts were about but...

Damn they looked good in that last photo.

you don't even need to know how to sing these days. it can all be fixed in the studio. and these girls are definitely lip-syncing which means they aren't really singing and it's just a cd playing the backround. that's what a lot of the artists do in Laos and Thailand and in american standards we wouldn't accept that. just like ashley simpson! haha but anyway, these girls are definitely copying western culture. there is nothing lao about this music or dance. they are trying to please the younger generation who has become corrupted by watching too many hollywood movies and thai tv. but i guess it's kind of inevitable which means it's hard to avoid and it will happen eventually. the best thing to do is encourage the younger generation to study the traditional lao culture and music and maybe some kids will like it and continue the tradition so it isn't lost.

i will ask what the point of selling for the group?
what does the singer should pround on their job?
voice? songs? clothes? or sexy body?or face?
for marketing is really need a lot of technique
to sell  including wear bit, but make more sexy.
do they want to be a famous singer song group who can sing well or
who just have sexy performance?
as a profesianal on field, could they  pround on their main duty yet?