A: While Taylor Swift’s new album conquers the Billboard charts, Billboard Live Taipei is set to open next month.
B: Isn’t that a Japanese “live house” of the same name with the magazine?
A: Yup, and the live music club’s first Taiwanese branch can accommodate 300 guests.
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B: Who will be performing at the club’s opening show?
A: Japanese singer Mika Nakashima will play four gigs over two nights. Wanna go to the club and watch her perform up-close?
A: 天后泰勒絲的新專輯再度征服《告示牌》排行榜，告示牌音樂台北則預計將在下月開幕。
B: 那不是跟《告示牌》同名的日本現場音樂餐廳嗎？
A: 對，這家連鎖餐廳的台灣首店約可容納300名觀眾！
B: 開幕秀的表演者是誰？
A: 是日本歌手中島美嘉，想近距離看她現場演出嗎？
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）
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