A: South Korea’s Golden Disc Awards ceremony is taking place at the Taipei Dome on Saturday. Eighteen acts are taking to the stage, including Blackpink’s Jennie.
B: The hottest boy group CORTIS is also performing. I can’t wait to see James, the Taiwanese member of the band, perform.
A: Who else are playing at the K-pop show?
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B: This year’s lineup is stacked, including: Allday Project, ARrC, Ateez, Boynextdoor, Close Your Eyes, Enhypen, IVE, Izna, KiiiKiii, Le Sserafim, Monsta X, NCT Wish, Stray Kids, TWS, Zerobaseone and Zozazz.
A: SKZ, Enhypen and Ateez dominated Billboard’s 2025 Year-End World Albums Chart. It would be amazing to see them all perform.
A: 南韓「金唱片獎」本週六將在台北大巨蛋登場，Blackpink 的Jennie 等18組藝人將熱情燃燒舞台。
B: 超人氣男團CORTIS這次也將登台演出唷，真等不及想看台灣成員趙雨凡的精彩表演！
A: 本屆韓流盛典，其他演出藝人還有誰？
B: 華麗陣容包括︰Allday Project、ARrC、Ateez、Boynextdoor、Close Your Eyes、Enhypen、IVE、Izna、KiiiKiii、Le Sserafim、Monsta X、NCT Wish、Stray Kids、TWS、Zerobaseone 和Zozazz。
A: SKZ、Enhypen、Ateez稱霸《告示牌》2025年世界專輯榜，能看到他們同台飆唱真是太驚人了。
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）
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