A: Wow, the 36th Golden Melody Awards ceremony is set for this weekend.
B: I like all the nominees for Best Mandarin Album: Incomplete Rescue Manual by various artists, Outcomes by J.Sheon, Invisible Color by Terence Lam, The Dreamer by Khalil Fong, Haosheng Haochi by Trout Fresh and Ordeal by Pearls by Waa Wei.
A: Despite struggling with serious illness, Fong managed to finish his last album before he died.
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B: With his hit Twenty Three, he is also nominated for Best Song, Lyricist and Composer, and will receive a Special Jury Award for his album.
A: And this year’s performers include Japanese pop diva Misia. Isn’t that exciting?
A: 哇第36屆金曲獎頒獎典禮，預計將在本週末登場。
B: 入圍最佳華語專輯獎的作品都不錯唷：包括合輯《不完全自救手冊》、J.Sheon《結果論》、林家謙《隱形色》、方大同《夢想家》、呂士軒《好聲豪氣》、魏如萱《珍珠刑》。
A: 儘管病痛纏身，方大同過世前還是奮力完成了最後一張專輯。
B: 而他還以單曲《才二十三》入圍年度歌曲獎、最佳作曲人、作詞人獎，並以該專輯榮獲本屆評審團獎。
A: 今年表演嘉賓則包括日本歌后米希亞，真是令人興奮！
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪)
A: Apart from the musical Sunset Boulevard, Japanese pop diva Ayumi Hamasaki is also touring Taiwan after a 17-year wait. She’s holding two concerts starting tonight. B: Ayu has the most No. 1 hits of any Japanese solo artist, with 33 total. A: “Time” magazine even crowned her as “The Empress of Pop.” B: She staged shows in Taipei back in 2007 and 2008, causing an “Ayu fever” across Taiwan. A: Unfortunately, the singer has been deaf in her left ear since 2008, and is gradually losing hearing in her right ear. I’m so excited to see her singing in Taipei again. A: 除了音樂劇《日落大道》，日本歌后濱崎步睽違17年，今晚起在台北熱唱兩場。
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A: After touring Taipei, the play Life of Pi is now heading to Taichung. You wanna go? B: Did you forget? We’re going to Taipei this weekend to see the musical Sunset Boulevard and go to Japanese pop diva Ayumi Hamasaki’s concert. A: Oh yeah, that’s right. The classic composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber is touring Taiwan for the first time. B: I heard that it’s adapted from a 1950 film with the same title. A: And the show will feature legendary soprano Sarah Brightman, who is finally returning to the musical stage after 30 years. We can’t miss it. A: 在台北巡演後，戲劇《少年Pi的奇幻漂流》本週起將移師台中。要去嗎？
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