A: In early May, there were concerts by Icyball, Chyi Yu, Korea’s EXO and Japan’s Anisama, but I missed them all. What a shame.
B: That’s OK. There are shows coming up by various artists, including Power Station, Accusefive, Japanese singer Mika Nakashima, Chinese-Icelandic jazzer Laufey, and even Singaporean diva Stefanie Sun.
A: After a 12-year hiatus, Stefanie is finally returning to Taipei again.
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B: In late May, there will be more shows by Crowd Lu, WeiBird, Korea’s Donghae, 2AM, EXID, and Thailand’s BUS.
A: The Thai boyband is so popular. It looks like “T-pop” is catching up with J-pop and K-pop.
A: 5月初有冰球樂團、齊豫、韓團EXO、Anisama動漫演唱會，但我都錯過了好可惜。
B: 沒關係5月中還有動力火車、告五人、日星中島美嘉、冰島華裔爵士女伶Laufey、新加坡天后孫燕姿的演唱會。
A: 孫燕姿睽違12年終於來台北開唱了。
B: 5月底則會有盧廣仲、韋禮安，南韓的東海、2AM、EXID，和泰國的BUS。
A: BUS最近超紅耶，可見「泰流」正逐漸追趕上日流、韓流啦！
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）
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