A: Several Japanese and South Korean acts, such as BigBang, are participating in this year’s Coachella Music Festival. Have any Mando-pop singers ever performed at Coachella?
B: Yup, K-pop group GOT7’s Hong Kong member Jackson Wang, and Taiwanese band Sunset Rollercoaster, which primarily performs in English, attended the festival before.
A: It’s a pity that we didn’t fly to Coachella. But in fact, Taipei has also gradually become an Asian music hub in recent years.
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B: That’s true. K-pop sensation Twice just held three concerts at the Taipei Dome, followed by Hong Kong singer G.E.M., who is going to stage four shows starting tonight. And Japanese band One OK Rock will also make their Dome debut late this month.
A: And the “King of Mando-pop” Jay Chou is releasing his new album “Children of the Sun” today. His upcoming concerts will surely draw countless fans from across the world.
A: 今年BigBang等日韓藝人將在「科切拉音樂節」開唱，有華語歌手曾登上科切拉嗎？
B: 有啊韓團GOT7香港成員王嘉爾、以英文創作為主的台灣樂團落日飛車都曾登上科切拉唷。
A: 我們沒飛去科切拉有點可惜，不過近年來台北也逐漸成為亞洲音樂中心。
B: 沒有錯，韓團Twice剛在大巨蛋熱唱3場，香港天后鄧紫棋今天起將連唱4天，日本搖滾天團One OK Rock本月底也將首度攻蛋。
A: 而歌王周杰倫今天則推出新專輯《太陽之子》，新巡演開跑後，想必能吸引無數歌迷來追星！
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）
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