A: After “God of Songs” Jacky Cheung sang for late singer Khalil Fong recently, music streaming service KKBOX also paid tribute to Fong by releasing his greatest hits online.
B: The 20th KKBOX Music Awards ceremony is taking place at the K-Arena in Kaohsiung tomorrow. Fong performed at the ceremonies in the past.
A: Who are the performers this year?
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B: The performers include Taiwanese groups 911, Wolf(s), Ozone, Singaporean pop diva Tanya Chua, and K-pop group Super Junior.
A: South Korean stars actually took four spots among KKBOX’s 2024 Top 10 singles, showing that K-pop is still popular in Taiwan.
A: 除了「歌神」張學友近日為已故歌手方大同獻唱，串流音樂平台KKBOX也在線上推出方大同精選輯向他致敬！
B: 第20屆KKBOX風雲榜明天在高雄巨蛋登場，方大同過去也曾在該典禮演唱。
A: 今年表演來賓有誰啊？
B: 有台灣男團玖壹壹、五堅情、Ozone，新加坡歌后蔡健雅，還有南韓天團Super Junior。
A: KKBOX 2024 10大單曲韓星就佔了4首，可見韓流音樂在台灣還是很紅。
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）
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