Although Ouyang Fei-fei (
While she's been a model, a television personality, and a singer over the years, it was a string of disco hits in the mid-1970s that paved the way for her success.
Coming hot on the heels of her taking top honors in the foreign performers' category at a talent show organized by Japan's NHK broadcasting company in 1971, her thumping disco sound set her up as Japan's number-one foreign act. Her popularity and passion for disco music led to her becoming dubbed Japan's "disco queen."
Since her early disco days Fei Fei has moved on musically and now performs a trademark package of Japanese/Mandarin ballads, love songs, pop and the occasional disco-tune at sellout concerts throughout Japan.
Her huge popularity in Japan, however, has meant that with the exception of an eyeful of her cleavage on a television commercial for beauty products, local fans get very few chances to see Fei Fei these days. This concert is in fact her first such grand scale venture in Taiwan in nearly 23 years.
Even though her trips to Taiwan have been few and far between since she transplanted herself to the Land of the Rising Sun, whenever she has returned Fei Fei has found herself in demand.
Fei Fei's most recent visit took place late last year when she came to help her brother, actor Ouyang Lung (
The singer won't be campaigning for anybody but herself and her 27-member backing crew this weekend, however, nor will there be any commercial breaks when she takes to the stage of the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall.
As for flaunting her assets, well, while fans are guaranteed a glimpse of her NT$10 million baubles, they'll have to wait and see how risque her costume designers have chosen to be for the rest.
Ouyang Fei-fei will be performing at Taipei's Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (
Tickets for the shows cost between NT$800 and NT$2,500 and are available in advance from ERA ticketing outlets nationwide or at door prior to the performances.
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