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.”
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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。
B: 小步有33首冠軍單曲，是冠軍最多的日本歌手耶。
A: 她還被《時代》雜誌譽為日本「流行女皇」！
B: 她曾於2007、2008年連續來台開唱，當時掀起一陣狂熱。
A: 可惜她自2008年左耳失聰，右耳聽力也逐漸減退，能再看到她開唱太開心啦。
(By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪)
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