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: K-pop supergroup Bigbang’s frontman G-Dragon is set to hold three concerts at the Taipei Arena starting tonight. B: His new hit “Too Bad” has gone viral lately. During my visit to Haidilao hotpot not long ago, the chef even grooved to this song while performing a noodle dance. A: Actually, Bigbang member Dae-sung just staged a show in Taiwan last month as well. B: Plus, another member, Tae-yang, also held a concert here last December. A: I wonder when the three members will rock Taiwan as a group again. A: Bigbang隊長、韓流天王G-Dragon權志龍今晚起將在台北小巨蛋嗨唱3場。 B: G-Dragon的新歌《Too Bad》爆紅！連我去海底撈用餐時，廚師表演拉麵秀都在跳這首歌。 A: Bigbang成員大聲6月才剛來台開唱。 B: 該團成員太陽去年12月也曾來台開唱。 A:
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