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Vietnam Joins the Amateur Idol Brigade

Vietnam Joins the Amateur Idol Brigade

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Jul 14, 2007
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Boyish, cheeky and immaculately groomed, 20-something model Tommy Tran bears a striking resemblance to his American counterpart, Ryan Seacrest, the host of the runaway television success American Idol. Tran is eye candy to thousands of local teenage girls, and as confident as any Western-educated, young bachelor who returns to Vietnam.

But unlike Seacres…

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