Next year will mark the 20th year of Taiwan’s “king of rock” Wu Bai’s showbiz career. He announced during a press conference in Greater Kaohsiung last Wednesday that he will celebrate the arrival of the New Year by singing at the 2012 Kaohsiung Countdown to New Year concert. It will be the first concert of his 20th year in show business and be dedicated to his fans in southern Taiwan.
Wu Bai and Golden Bell award-winning director Tsai Yueh-hsun were invited to attend last Wednesday’s press conference to promote the 2012 Kaohsiung Countdown to New Year concert. Under the theme of “hero,” the star-studded event will see, besides Wu Bai, a lineup of popular acts, including Wang Lee-hom, Kenji Wu, rock band Sodagreen, Aska Yang, Daniel Chan, and Huang Yi-ling.
Wu Bai launched his “More Earth” photography exhibition in Greater Kaohsiung earlier this year. The exhibition attracted tens of thousands of Greater Kaohsiung residents. Moved by their enthusiasm, Wu Bai and his band China Blue decided to give their first performance at the 2012 Kaohsiung Countdown to New Year concert as the band enters its 20th year.
(LIBERTY TIMES, TRANSLATED BY LIN YA-TI)
Photo: Huang Chih-yuan, Taipei Times
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明年將是台灣搖滾天王伍佰出道二十週年,他上週三到高雄出席記者會,宣布將參加跨年晚會,開唱迎新。他入行二十年的第一個表演,將獻給南台灣的粉絲。
二○一二高雄市跨年活動,上週三舉行記者會,邀請伍佰和「金鐘導演」蔡岳勳出席。這次眾星雲集的跨年晚會是以「英雄」為主題,除了伍佰之外,還有王力宏、吳克群、蘇打綠、楊宗緯、陳曉東和黃乙玲等受歡迎歌手。
伍佰今年稍早在高雄舉辦的「More Earth」攝影展,吸引了超過上萬高雄鄉親觀賞,讓他被高雄人的熱情所融化,決定把China Blue成軍二十年的第一個表演,獻給高雄跨年晚會。
(自由時報記者林佳宏)
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