A: Although Misia canceled her concert yesterday, I’m going to K-pop diva IU’s show at the Taipei Arena this weekend.
B: Didn’t IU set a new record?
A: Yes, over 700,000 fans went online at the same time to fight for tickets to her shows, setting a new record in Taiwan.
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B: You’re so busy during the Tomb-sweeping Day long weekend. Will you still have time to sweep your ancestors’ tombs?
A: My ancestors may have to wait for a while. I plan to sweep their tombs next weekend.
A: 雖然米希亞取消了昨晚的演出，南韓流行天后IU李知恩也會來台開唱。
B: 聽說IU還創下新紀錄？
A: 對啊，聽說有超過70萬人同時上線搶購她的門票，因此創下台灣娛樂圈新紀錄！
B: 你在清明節連假好忙，有空去幫祖先掃墓嗎？
A: 祖先可能要先等一下，我下週末再去掃墓吧。
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
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A: Apart from singer Daniel Kang, more South Korean stars are coming to Taiwan in March. B: Really? Like who? A: Taeyeon of Girls’ Generation will hold a concert at the Taipei Dome on March 16. B: So she’ll set a milestone by becoming the first K-pop artist to stage a show at the venue. A: Singer Lee Mu-jin, boy group NCT 127 and girl group GFRIEND are also visiting Taiwan. I can’t wait. A: 除了姜丹尼爾，3月有不少韓星訪台。 B: 真的嗎？有誰啊？ A: 像是少女時代的太妍，3月16日即將唱進大巨蛋。 B: 成為首位破蛋的韓流歌手，這可真是一項里程碑！ A: 歌手李茂珍、男團NCT 127、女團GFRIEND 3月也要來，真是令人期待。 （By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）
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