There was a time when people were all about K-pop, and then V-pop came in as a strong competitor to it. V-POP indeed has taken some view from the industry of K-POP , anyhow it existed since the existence of K-POP. V-POP was influenced by American and French ballads in the past.
One of the valuable artists of VPop is Nguyễn Thanh Tùng alias Sơn Tùng M-TP.