Category Archives: Music

J-pop Icon Ayumi Hamasaki Performs Entire Concert to Empty Stadium After Chinese Government Cancels it Due to Political Beef with Japan

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Since she is already Japan’s biggest pop star for three decades running its hard to give her more accolades and props and yet she still impresses in her professionalism and perseverance. J-pop idol Ayumi Hamasaki made lemonade out of lemons this weekend after the Shanghai leg of her tour was cancelled the day before the event. She ended up performing … Continue reading →

Top J-pop Star Ayumi Hamasaki’s Shanghai Concert Abruptly Cancelled Last Minute as China-Japan Political Spat Worsens

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I can see not scheduling or postponing further out events but to cancel a big concert the day before the event is really bad political PR. But I guess the Chinese government doesn’t care as this Saturday’s big J-pop concert in Shanghai but top star Ayumi Hamasaki was abruptly cancelled the day before the event. Her side is not commenting … Continue reading →

Korean Singer Wheesung Found Deceased in His Home in Another Tragic Passing in the Industry

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There is another sad news out of K-ent this week and its the passing of a singer that I remember his OST songs so well is some of my favorite K-dramas. R&B and ballad singer Wheesung has passed away, having been found deceased in his home and the cause of death is under investigation though it’s being initially identified as … Continue reading →

C-actor Chen Zhe Yuan Mocked by Netizens for Microphone Misstep that Revealed His Performance was Lip Synched

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So this is a little embarrassing event for C-actor Chen Zhe Yuan to kick off his 2025 new year. The star was performing a duet with actress-singer Cheng Xiao at the Hunan New Year’s celebration stage when he slipped up to reveal that he was lip synching. The song began to play including his sung lyric lines but his microphone … Continue reading →

TW-singer Hebe Tian’s Upcoming Performances in Mainland China Hastily Withdrawn After C-netizens Still Cancelling Over Her Pasta Incident Two Years Ago

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Sometimes pasta is just yummy pasta but for TW-singer Hebe Tian it’s the source of two years and counting being cancelled by Mainland China. You would think she doesn’t care, and so far she hasn’t, but she was invited to two singing events in Mainland China in May and was planning to go until last minute the whole thing blew … Continue reading →

Gong Hyo Jin Reunites with Incarnation of Jealousy Male Lead Jo Jung Seok as His Singer Debut MV Female Lead Directed by Actor Jung Kyung Ho

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It’s nice to have friends in talented places and the very very multi-talented Jo Jung Seok deserves all the love. He’s debuting as a singer this year through a Netflix show A-List to Playlist that chronicles his real life path to a singing debut after 20 years in the movie, television, and stage acting industry. It will show his song … Continue reading →

C-actor Zhang Zhe Han Returns to Entertainment Industry as Singer and Wins Award and Holds Fan Meeting in Singapore

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So there has been one return from the recent batch of cancelled C-stars and it’s none other than the talented Zhang Zhe Han. Unfortunately for his OG fans who became his fans through his breakout hit period C-drama Word of Honor, his acting career in Mainland China remains so over with zero hope of return but he is back as … Continue reading →

Jo Seung Woo Stars in the 2023 Korean Revival of The Phantom of the Opera But the Promos are Missing One Crucial Element

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Musical The Phantom of the Opera was my entry into the world of stage where it’s been a lifelong love affair. The score and songs remain excellent to this day but once I got older I realized how sus the entire story was haha. Everyone loved the Phantom over lame Raoul but honestly the former was basically groomer/kidnapper. Anyhoo, the … Continue reading →

Lee Jun Ki Continues His Close Friendship with IU After Moon Lovers and Attends Her 2022 Concert The Golden Hour

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I feel like the real life friendship between IU and Lee Jun Ki happened because they are both so hard working and cool in real life and because it is sort of karma for how much the viewers shipped them in Moon Lovers and we all got shafted. It wasn’t just the sad ending, we knew what Bu Bu Jing … Continue reading →

Devastating Giant TV Screen Accident at the Concert of Hong Kong Boy Band Mirror Sends Two Backup Dancers to the Hospital ICU

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This is such a shocking and terribly sad accident and it’s trending all over global news portals. HK 12-member boy bang Mirror was holding a large concert at Hong Kong Coliseum on Friday when during the performance one of the three giant LED screens hanging over the stage suddenly fell and unfortunately struck two backup dancers. One was critically injured … Continue reading →

Rapper Lisa of Blackpink Tests Postive for COVID-19 After Return from LA, Rest of BP Members Getting Testing and May Need Quarantine

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I still contend that the news about K-stars testing positive for COVID-19 this year in 2021, the second full year of the pandemic, is around 2-3 a month. Nothing wildly high but it’s been steady and not surprising as stars need to travel overseas for work (as permitted) and also film dramas/movies/CFs/perform on stage without wearing a mask. Thankfully the … Continue reading →

Mnet Announces Return of Song Joong Ki as the Host of MAMA 2020 Scheduled for December 6th Live Show in South Korea

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I’m all for shows to go on as long as it can be done safely, and this year South Korea has managed a dash more normalcy with adjusted events than other countries. The biggest music event of the year is always the Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) which has been held overseas or in multiple venues on different days in … Continue reading →