A: Apart from BTS’ J-Hope and EXO’s Xiumin, Hong Kong singer Eason Chan is holding six concerts in Kaohsiung.
B: And versatile British musician Jacob Collier is visiting Taiwan for the first time, performing in New Taipei City tonight.
A: US singer Lauv and rock band LANY will also stage individual shows in Kaohsiung next week.
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B: Plus, Singaporean singer JJ Lin will hold two concerts at the Taipei Dome in early June.
A: Which show are you going to?
A: 除了BTS的J-Hope和EXO的Xiumin，香港歌王陳奕迅正在高雄熱唱6場。
B: 而多才多藝的英國歌手雅各柯里爾首度訪台，今晚即將在新北開唱！
A: 美國歌手洛夫、搖滾樂團藍尼下週也分別在高雄演出。
B: 此外新加坡歌王林俊傑則將於6月初，首次挑戰台北大巨蛋嗨唱兩場。
A: 你想去聽誰的演唱會？
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）
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