A: Also in May, CTBC Brothers’ Channel B Music Festival will feature K-pop icon Psy, while K-Spark Concert will feature G-Dragon, Tae-yeon and FTIsland.
B: In addition to multiple live concerts, Japan’s supergroup Arashi will put on a farewell concert on May 31, while offering a paid online livestream for the show.
A: And the 2026 Hito Music Awards are coming soon. This year’s top 10 award-winning Chinese songs include: A-Lin’s “Happiness is Singing,” Icyball’s “Don’t Care,” and Jolin Tsai’s “Pleasure.”
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B: Wow, I like all these hits.
A: Hopefully, Mando-pop can also conquer the world, just like J-pop and K-pop.
A: 5月底中信兄弟的「Channel B棒球音樂祭」邀來江南大叔Psy等人，K-Spark演唱會則邀來G-Dragon、泰妍、FTIsland等人。
B: 除了多場實體演唱會，日本天團嵐5月31日的告別演唱會，將開放付費網路直播。
A: 此外「2026 Hito流行音樂獎」將登場，今年得獎的10大華語歌曲有：A-Lin《幸福在歌唱》、冰球樂團《不在乎》、蔡依林《Pleasure》……等。
B: 這幾首歌我都很喜歡。
A: 希望華語歌曲也能像日流、韓流征服全世界！
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）
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