Japanese pop diva Namie Amuro is set to bid farewell to the showbiz industry in September, as she ends her legendary singing career that has spanned a quarter-century. The singer is currently in the middle of a farewell concert tour and the two concerts scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at the Taipei Arena will be her last shows overseas.
Before her retirement, Amuro released a three-CD greatest hits set, Finally, late last year to celebrate the 25th anniversary of her debut, and the album quickly sold more than 2.55 million copies in Japan alone. This makes her the first and only artist in the Japanese music industry to have sold a million records in her teens, 20s, 30s and 40s.
To leave the pop diva with fond memories of Taiwan, Taiwanese fans have raised over NT$500,000 (about US$16,794) through crowd-funding. They plan to show their love for Amuro via “illuminated images” using LED wall lights outside the Taipei 101 building this evening and again on Sunday evening.
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(Liberty Times, translated by Eddy Chang)
日本流行天后安室奈美惠預計於今年九月告別演藝圈,結束二十五年傳奇的歌唱生涯。她目前正舉行告別巡迴演唱會,本週六、週日在台北小巨蛋登場的兩場演唱會,是她在海外的最終場。
安室在引退前,於去年底推出慶祝出道二十五週年的三CD精選輯「Finally」,光是在日本很快就狂賣超過兩百五十五萬張,讓她榮登日本樂壇第一,也是唯一在十幾、二十幾、三十幾、四十幾歲皆有百萬專輯銷售紀錄的歌手。
為了讓這位流行天后在台灣能留下美好回憶,粉絲也展開群眾募資活動,募得逾五十萬元新台幣(約一萬六千七百多美元),打算於今日和週日晚間在台北101大樓「點燈」,透過點亮外牆LED燈圖示表達對她的愛。
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A: This year’s Special Contribution Awards go to singer Cheng Hua-jiuan and composer Liu Ching-chi. B: Cheng was not only a singer, but also wrote hundreds of hits in both the Chinese and Taiwanese languages. I listened to her music show on the radio when I was young. A: It was so sad to hear of her death in March. B: But why doesn’t the organizer present a Special Contribution Award to the late singer CoCo Lee? A: CoCo was not a Republic of China national, so she’s not eligible for this category. A: 今年金曲獎特別貢獻獎頒給歌手鄭華娟、編曲劉清池! B:
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A: The 35th Golden Melody Awards ceremony will take place at the Taipei Arena on Saturday. B: Who are this year’s nominees for Best Male Singer? A: The nominees are Xu Jun, JJ Lin, Marz23, MC HotDog and Jude Chiu. B: How about the nominees for Best Female Singer? A: The nominees are Faith Yang, Shi Shi, 9m88, Su Yunying and Tia Ray. A: 第35屆金曲獎本週六即將在台北小巨蛋登場! B: 今年入圍最佳男歌手的有誰啊? A: 入圍的有:許鈞、林俊傑、Marz23、熱狗、裘德。 B: 最佳女歌手呢? A: 入圍的有:楊乃文、孫盛希、9m88、蘇運瑩、袁婭維。 (By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times/台北時報張聖恩)