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[Upcoming Event] First dimsum THAI POP 2019 Music Showcase in Malaysia Announced

dimsum THAI POP 2019 Music Showcase in Malaysia!

Nine performing artistes led by Sunny Suwanmethanont and Tor Thanapob!

Petaling Jaya, October 2019 – In conjunction for the celebration of the upcoming third anniversary in November, dimsumis proud to announce its first Thai music showcase, dimsumTHAI POP 2019 on November 10, 2019 at IDEAL Convention Centre, Shah Alam.

The showcase ensembles nine artists including Sunny Suwanmethanont, and Tor Thanapob Leeratanakachorn, Jaylerr Kritssanapoom Pibulsonggram, Captain Chonlathorn Kongyingyong and Ice Paris Intarakomalyasut from 9BY9 for 12 group or solo performances.

dimsum THAI POP 2019 Music Showcase in Malaysia

Venue: IDEAL Convention Centre, Shah Alam

Date: 10^th November 2019

Time: 6pm

dimsumTHAI POP 2019 is supported by Royal Thai Embassy, Kuala Lumpur. Special thanks to Official Hotel: New World PJ Hotel, Official Showcase Venue: IDCC Shah Alam, Official Shopping Mall: Central I-city, Official Beverage: Pepsi. Official media partners for the event are The Star, mStar, 988, Suria FM, and Hot FM.

ARTIST INTRODUCTION

Sunny Suwanmethanont is an acclaimed actor best known for his leading role in Dear Dakanda, which he won the Best Actor award. His other box-office movies are I Fine… Thank You… Love You, Heart Attack and Brother of the Year. He reunites with Mai Davika in his recent medical romance, My Ambulance.

9BY9 is a Thai boy group that first debuted in 2018 and best known for their drama together, In Family We Trust. Four of its members will be participating in the showcase: Tor Thanapob Leeratanakachorn is the group’s vocalist whose recent drama, Man of Vengeance becomes a hit in Asia; Jaylerr Kritssanapoom Pibulsonggram the rapper; as well as vocalists Captain Chonlathorn Kongyingyong and Ice Paris Intarakomalyasut.

Sky Wongravee Nateetorn, Bilkin Putthipong are Thanaerng Kanyawee Songmuang are young actors and actress that starred in My Ambulancealongside Sunny. Pearwah Nichaphat Chatchaipholrat, who is known for her role in Hormone series, sings the hit million-viewed theme song of My Ambulance with Ice.

SCHEDULE AND TICKETING

Pre-sale tickets will be available for active dimsumsubscribers from September 17, 2019 at 12pm throughemail invitations, with some exclusive VVIP tickets. Public on sale will start from September 19, 2019 at 12pm. The prices are scaled from RM199 (PS3), RM299 (PS2), RM359 (PS1) to RM599 (VIP). VIP tickets may include fan benefits including hi-touch session, group photo, backstage exclusive and autographed poster.

The tickets can be purchased at TicketCharge (www.ticketcharge.com.my). For more ticket details, visit www.dimsum.asia, dimsum official Facebook (@dimsum.asia) or Instagram (@dimsumasia).

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[Coverage] YANNICK BOVY CELEBRATES 100 YEARS OF NAT KING COLE

Kuala Lumpur, October 2019 – As per mentioned in our previous article (read the article here: https://www.wljack.com/2019/07/upcoming-event-yannick-bovy-celebrates.html), Universal Music artiste Yannick Bovy has put up an unforgettable show of “YANNICK BOVY CELEBRATES 100 YEARS OF NAT KING COLE” at Istana Budaya, Kuala Lumpur last week on 4^th and 5^th October 2019! It was indeed a memorable weekend as we were brought down the memory lane of 50s classical Nat King Cole music by the melodious voice of Yannick Bovy!

The opening show on 4^th October 2019 was hosted in aid of Yayasan Tunku Naquiyuddin. Yayasan Tunku Naquiyuddin was established in 1996 (23 Years Ago) and its principal focus is on the B40 group in which they provide financial assistance to the needy students. Via this show, Yayasan Tunku Naquiyuddin managed to raise a total of RM 330,000.00.

In addition to that, the night was also graced with the presence of Their Royal Highness Yang Di Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan and Tunku Ampuan Besar. The opening show also featured local jazz celebrity Sharizan Borhan as the emcee!

Spectacular Voice of Yannick Bovy Celebrates 100^th Year of Nat King Cole!
As we all know, Nat King Cole is the King Of Swing and has been one of the best crooners who has ever existed. If he is still alive, he would have celebrated his 100^th Birthday this year.

The young crooner from Belgium, Yannick Bovy was able to bring back to life the hits by Nat King Cole via these shows last weekend. Yannick Bovy has a wonderful voice which has totally mesmerized the audiences as he sang the songs like “Unforgettable”, “Mona Lisa”, “When I fall in love”, “Fly me to the moon”, “Smile”, “L.O.V.E” and etc.

There were many close-up interactions between Yannick Bovy with the audiences as well as some surprising moments as well. Some of the highlights included when Yannick Bovy suddenly brought up roses from the stage and walked down the stage to pass them to some lucky fans.

Another highlight of the night was the moment when he saw a female fans who was holding a card saying “Waited for 6 years for Yannick Bovy”. He spontaneously came down to the stage and take a photo with this lucky female fans.

Of course, the other remarkable moment was when our local jazz celebrity Sharizan Borhan sang duet with Yannick Bovy for the song “L.O.V.E”! Both of their vocals are great and blended with each other’s very well.

Last but not least, it was a pleasant surprise for the finale as Yannick Bovy performed a classical Malay song titled “Getaran Jiwa”! His pronunciation of the Malay lyrics were spot on!

Overall, it was a really amazing night at “Yannick Bovy Celebrates 100 Years Of Nat King Cole” in Istana Budaya. Million thanks to milestone production for bringing the show to Malaysia. Will look forward for more exciting events by milestone production again.

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[Upcoming Event] Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)

THE MAGIC FLUTE: AN ENCHANTING AND MAGICAL TREAT FROM MOZART

Kuala Lumpur, October 2019 – A magical and enchanting opera, Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) is happening this November 2019! It is brought to you by KLCO!

DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE (THE MAGIC FLUTE) – Show Details:

Date and time:

Thu 21 November, 2019, 8:00PM

Fri 22 November, 2019; 8:00PM

Sat 23 November, 2019; 8:00PM

Sun 24 November, 2019; 8:00PM

Free pre-performance talk half an hour before the show.

Venue

Pentas 1, Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (KLPAC)

Back in 1790, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the prolific composer of his times, had fallen on hard times and struggling to make ends meet. Constantly short of money and recognition, caring for his wife who is often ill and living a life filled with misfortune was depressing. A chanced reunion with an old friend, Emanuel Schikaneder, who was looking for a new play to thrill the Viennese gave rise to the Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute).

Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) is an opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. The work was premiered on 30 September 1791at Freihaus-Theater auf der Wieden in Vienna, just two months before the composer's premature death.

The Magic Flute tells the story of Tamino, a prince who must undergo a series of tests, accompanied by his sidekick Papageno, in order to marry the princess Pamina. Alongside the priest Sarastro, Tamino, Papageno, and Paminabattle Pamina's mother, the evil and mysterious Queen of the Night.

KLCO established since 2012, is the only active opera company in the country presenting and promoting western operas. Some of KLCO’s past productions include Verdi’s La Traviata, Puccini’s La Bohème, Madama Butterfly, Bizet’s Carmen, Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore, La fille du régiment, Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors, Mozart’s masterpiece, The Marriage of Figaro (Le Nozze di Figaro)and Engelbert Humperdinck’s Hansel & Gretel.

Conducting an orchestra ensemble of 24 playersis a renowned Colombian Conductor, Juan Montoya, recipient of the Order of Merit Don Juan de Correl, Silver Category awarded by the Colombian government and city council of Medellin and winner of the 2019 BOH Cameronian award. He has been the principal conductor at KLCO in Malaysia since 2014. KLCO welcomes back award-winning stage director, actor and lighting designer, Amelia Tan who had previously directed KLCO’s productions La fille du régiment and Madama Butterfly.

KLCO’s production of The Magic Flute will feature a double cast for the leading roles of Pamina, Tamino, Papageno and Queen of the Night. Sopranos, Yeoh Ker Ker and Evelyn Toh will share the role of Pamina and tenors, Yap Jin Hin and Heo Yueh Ren will sing the role of Tamino. Playing the role of Papageno will be Samuel Lim and Köln-based Malaysian baritone, Aw Yeow Hoay.

As part of KLCO’s mission of providing a platform for young singers, Joyce Lee Tung (Queen of the Night), Florence Chong (Queen of the Night), Janet Kan (First Lady), Tan Sin Sim (Second Lady) and Dennis Lau (Speaker of the Temple) makes their debut with the company. Other familiar faces returning to the production are YiLing Chaing (Third Lady), Bui Yik Ling (Papagena), Joseph Ng, Alphonsus Sim (Armored Man, Priests).

The cast will be supported by a 50-member KL City Opera Chorus and children from the Opera for Kids and Teens workshop.

DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE (THE MAGIC FLUTE) – Show Details:

Date and time:

Thu 21 November, 2019, 8:00PM

Fri 22 November, 2019; 8:00PM

Sat 23 November, 2019; 8:00PM

Sun 24 November, 2019; 8:00PM

Free pre-performance talk half an hour before the show.

Venue

Pentas 1, Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (KLPAC)

Jalan Strachan off Jalan Ipoh

51100 Kuala Lumpur

Ticket Price

Thu 21 November, 2019; 8:00PM RM128.00, RM148.00

Fri 22 November, 2019; 8:00PM RM128.00, RM148.00

Sat 23 November, 2019; 8:00PM RM148.00, RM168.00

Sun 24 November, 2019; 8:00PM RM148.00, RM168.00

Early bird 20% discount (1 August –15 September, 2019); Minimum 1 ticket & applicable for all price categories

Student/Senior/Physically Challenged Price 10% discount

Tickets are available from http://www.proticketshop.com.myor KLPAC's Box Office 03-40479000.

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[Upcoming Event] ART IN THE CITY 2019 (AITC 2019)

CENDANA AND DBKL LIVENS UP KUALA LUMPUR WITH ART IN THE CITY 2019!

An Art-Filled October with Many Interesting Programmes!

KUALA LUMPUR –In order to raise greater awareness on the vibrant Malaysian arts and culture scene while making art more accessible to the public, CENDANA together with Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur are bringing back the second edition of Art In The City (AITC) with a slew of exciting programmes and activities to engage with the local audiences.

Themed ‘I heART KL’, AITC 2019 taking place on 18 – 27 October 2019, will feature 3 site-specific commissioned art installations by Malaysian artists, a video competition, Lucky Pao Market, public art forum and workshop as well as fringe activities which aim to celebrate the diverse artistic, creativity, compassion and imagination of Malaysians.

PUBLIC SCULPTURE AND INSTALLATION PROGRAMME

Following an open call for public art in June to find for the best artistic proposal to keep the city’s vibrancy charged, the final artists are Filamen, Joshua Teo and Pamela Tan. Besides site-specific activations, there will be workshops conducted by the artists in conjunction with their commission period. The art works finalised by the Selection Panel and curator Snow Ng, will be available along the River of Lifefrom 18 October 2019 until February 2020.

I heART KL VIDEO COMPETITION

With a goal to celebrate the multitude of creativity, CENDANA launched a video competition to invite Malaysians to present an interesting narrative of what makes Kuala Lumpur unique through the lens of arts and culture. The call-out received overwhelming responses and 8 entries have been selected for the public to vote on CENDANA’s facebook page for their favorite video. The winner will win attractive cash prizes and enjoy special screening sessions at the Lucky Pao Market on 19 October 2019.

LUCKY PAO MARKET

Jalan Raja will be transformed into a creative marketplace this 19 October from 5pm - 11pm to bring the historic landscape of Kuala Lumpur to life with surprises, feel-good moments and unforgettable experiences for the public. Lucky Pao is a gathering of artisans featuring local crafts, creations, artworks as well as the best local music performances like Kyoto Protocol, Johny Comes Lately, Bizhu and The Nadir Music Collective, in addition to community activations. On top of that, it will be a feast of senses, which promises to transport you to the street markets of Malaysia with popular rakyat food, delicacies and market stalls.

TIME, PLACE AND CHALLENGES: A PUBLIC ART FORUM

A forum and workshop will be organised to discuss about the role of arts and culture in public spaces to share best practices and experiences within the country, regionally and internationally. The forum on 20 October from 10am - 5pm features Nani Kahar, Dr Rosli Zakaria, Tetawowe Atelier, Aisyah Baharuddin, Lim Soo Ngee(Singapore), Ahmad Khairudin (Indonesia), Snow Ng and moderated by Pang Khee Teik. A two-day Public Art Workshop will also be taking place on 21-22 October 2019 from 10am - 6pm. Both programmes will take place at RUANG by Think City. Register via emilychowwengi@gmail.com

OTHER FRINGE ACTIVITIES

· Panggung Rakyaton 19 October 2019 I 8.30pm – 11pm: The programme serves as a public arts platform at Jalan Raja that seeks to educate, engage and energise Malaysia’s unique arts and cultural heritage through a series of curated authentic traditional performances and interactive workshops, displays and talks. October will feature the Ronggeng performance from Nusantara Performing Arts Research Center (NusParc).

· Walking / Gallery Tours on 18 – 27 Oct 2019: Curated tours in collaboration with The Art Seni to highlight other art exhibitions and shows happening around Kuala Lumpur will also be taking place during the commission period of Art In The City. Get yout ticket via +6017 3300 012.

· Sketchwalk by KL Sketchnation on 20 October 2019: Join for a stroll in Kuala Lumpur and experience Art In The City with your sketchbook and pens! It's a beginner-friendly event and there will also be sketching demonstrations. Register via +6012 2051 990.

· ACE Bootcamp Indie Music on 30 Oct 2019: Independent musicians, promoters, recording labels, artist managers and cultural workers in the music businesses are encouraged to attend the networking session at the ACE Bootcamp Indie Music edition at The Bee, Publika. The bootcamp aims to support and stretch the ambition of independent musicians and music workers through targeted content mentored by music heavyweights in the industry, including Dato’ Ahmad Izham Omar, CEO of Primeworks Studio, Jennifer Thompson, Managing Director of J Two Entertainment, Rahul Kukreja, lead guitarist for One Buck Short and Director of The Bee, and other great minds. Register to network via artedu.cendana@gmail.com

Art In The City 2019 is brought to you by CENDANA and DBKL, and supported by Ministry of Federal Territories, Ministry of Communications and Multimedia, Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Tourism Malaysia, Hop On Hop Off Bus, The Art Seni and KL Sketchnation.

For more information on Art in the City 2019, visit the www.cendana.com.my

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[Upcoming Event] Madagascar The Musical @ KLCC Plenary Hall

Move it, Move it to the beat of Madagascar The Musical in Kuala Lumpur

JoinAlex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, Gloria the Hippo on a fun adventure this December at KLCC Plenary Hall!

Kuala Lumpur, October 2019 – Let’s get move it this 5^th– 8^th December 2019 as the musical show based on the smash-hit DreamWorks animated motion picture, “Madagascar The Musical” is making its way to Kuala Lumpur!

Madagascar The Musical in Malaysia

Show Date: 5^th– 8^th December 2019

Venue: Plenary Hall, KLCC

Join Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe and Gloria the Hippo as they bring you on an exciting adventure as they make an escape from their home in New York’s Central Park Zoo and enter into a madcap world of the hilarious King Julien. Malaysiais the first in Southeast Asia to host the International DreamWorks Production; Madagascar The Musical.

Madagascar The Musical follows the story of Alex the Lion as the main attraction at the New York’s Central Park Zoo. He and his friends have spent their whole life before the public, curious to see what else is out there, his best friend Marty the Zebra lets his curiosity get the better of him and escapes from the zoo and into the city that takes them on a wild adventure straight into the zany world of King Julien’s Madagascar!

The Plenary Hall at KLCC is set to be transformed into a colourful jungle world of the island of Madagascar with props and background depicting the animated motion picture. Audiences will also get to catch penguins Skipper, Kowalski, Rico, and Private as they are set to go on a wacky adventure along with Alex and his friends. You and your family are sure to be entertained with its lively performances, storytelling, dance and music that will make you want to ‘Move it, Move it’.

“We are thrilled to be hosting Madagascar The Musical live in Malaysia for the first time together with International DreamWorks since its acclaimed UK Tour. Madagascar The Musical is a vibrant and entertaining show, each of the characters has something unique to offer for the whole family to enjoy. By bringing these internationally recognized entertainments to our Malaysian audience, we believe this will help to further position Malaysia to be an entertainment hub in the region. We’re looking forward to more and exciting shows to come in the near future”, said Dato’ Grace Lee, Managing Director of Milestone Production.

Produced in the UK with collaboration with DreamWorks, Madagascar The Musical will feature iconic songs including “I Like To Move It, Move It” and other new songs that will surely keep audiences moving to the beat.

For more information on the show, cast and where to purchase tickets, visit www.milestone-entertainment.comor www.facebook.com/MilestoneEntertainment.Show/

It’s time to go wild!

Show Date: 5^th– 8^th December 2019

Venue: Plenary Hall, KLCC

Ticket Prices:

RM498 (Premium) | RM368 (VIP) | RM268 (CAT A) | RM188 (CAT B) | RM98 (CAT C)

*Ticket prices are subject to an RM4 ticketing fee

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[Upcoming Event] AN ACCIDENT OF LOVE MUSICAL IN MALAYSIA 2019 《搭错车》

Massive Musical with Strong Cast, “An Accident of Love Musical In Malaysia” is happening this November 2019!

Kuala Lumpur, October 2019 – A musical based on the popular 1983 movie of the same name “An Accident Of Love 《搭错车》” is coming to Malaysia this November 2019!The cast for the show includes the pop diva Della Ding Dang丁当, famous musical artistes Nylon Chen 陈乃荣, Berson Wong柏森and etc. The show will be happening on 23^rd November 2019, 8.30pm at Arena Of Stars, Resorts World Genting.

An Accident Of Love Musical In Malaysia 2019

Date: 23^rd November 2019

Time: 8.30pm

Venue: Arena of Stars, Resorts World Genting

The Artiste Management B’in Music相信⾳乐唱⽚has spent two years with a huge budget to produce this show. The musical has 4 main themed background, transitions with great lighting and features top-notch visual & audio. It has toured from Taipei to Toronto, Vancouver, Shanghai and other big cities. The musical has received a positive response from audiences from all of these places.

“An Accident Of Love” centres around the lives of a speech-impaired bottle recycler and his adopted daughter. The play explores the themes of love, family and friendship, and it includes classic hits like 《样的光》、《酒干倘卖》、《请跟我来》、《是否》as well as original compositions 《斗》and 《天后与玩偶》 by Andrew Chu.

The musical tour is organized by Star Planet星艺娱乐. You can now purchase the tickets via Star Planet Website or via www.ticketcharge.com.my. Star Planet Members can receive 10% Discount for the ticket purchase (Except PS4 tickets) while Resorts World Genting Members can also receive the discount (first come first serve basis).

Tickets Prices Are As Below:

588 (VIP),468(PS1),368(PS2), 278(PS3) and 188(PS4)

(An additional RM 4 processing fee will be charged)

You may get your tickets via

Star Planet 03-9223 3667 / TicketCharge 03-9222 8811 / Resorts World Genting 03-2718 1118

For more info, you can visit www.starplanet.com.my

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[Upcoming Event] Don Quixote @ Istana Budaya, Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur, October 2019 – Asia Ballet Academy is presenting to you, Don Quixote, a classical ballet which was first presented in the year of 1869 this December 2019!

The iconic ballet was first presented by Ballet of the Imperial Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, Russia. It is a ballet in Spanish style with bright red long dresses and the use of fan as well as tambourine.

Don Quixote @ Istana Budaya
Date: 14 & 15 December 2019

Venue: Istana Budaya, Kuala Lumpur

Ticketing Fees: RM 68, RM 88, RM 98 , RM 108

It’s going to be a wonderful show to watch!

You can get more information via the link: https://www.asiaballetacademy.com

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[Upcoming Event] Asia Comic Con (ACC) @ Midvalley Exhibition Centre

A Bigger And Better Asia Comic Con (ACC) making its way back to Malaysia!

Kuala Lumpur, October 2019 – Take note, all anime and manga fans! Asia Comic Con (ACC) is coming back this year in an even bigger scale and better contents!

Asia Comic Con 2019 (ACC 2019)

Date: 26^th-27^th October 2019

Venue: Midvalley Exhibition Centre

Let’s gear up for the amazing experience as you can get up close and personal with your favourite movie and comic icons at Asia Comic Con (ACC) 2019! Happening in Malaysia for the second time, ACC 2019 is a 2-day experience of galacticproportions from 26-27 October.

A 1-day ticket is priced at RM30 while 2 days ticket at RM60.

Students tickets are priced at RM10 cheaper for a 1-day ticket.

If you’re going in a group of 5, the tickets would be RM125 so make sure you go with your friends.

ACC 2019 features SIX unique zones dedicated to comics, movies, series, manga, anime, toys, gaming, and cosplay where fans can enjoy a vast selection of exhibits, collectables, and interactive activities.

Don’t miss key highlights such as:

• Jason Paige, the original singer of Pokemon’s theme song. I am pretty sure all of you are very familiar with the lyrics, “ I wanna be the very best like no one ever was…”. Here’s the legend himself!

• Mika Kobayashi, who has contributed to multiple soundtracks of popular anime such as Shingeki no Kyojin, Gundam UC, Guilty Crown, and Ao no Exorcist; the television series Iryu 3.

• Scott Koblish, a comic artist whose most popular for his work on Marvel’s Deadpool

• Ario,a comic artist who has worked with both Marvel and DC

• Wirru, the Champion of World Cosplay Summit 2019! All the way from Sydney - a costume designer, cosplayer, model and workshop presenter. He would be sharing his craft so if you’re a cosplayer yourself you wouldn’t want to miss it!

• Deejay BenKun, he plays drums. Bass, hip-hop and trap. He also has experience spinning anisong for club events.

Apart from that, other highlights to take note include:

All Cosplayers, take note! It will be free entry for you too! (Terms and Conditions apply)

Asia Comic Con (ACC) is an event that gathers pop culture from various countries in Asia, with fan base from countless interests ranging from TV series, movies, toys and collectables, animation, games and cosplay. The main purpose of this event is to serve the fans and create the most unforgettable FANS’ EXPERIENCE. Taking place in Malaysia for the first time last year, ACC 2018 was a three-day experience held in Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre. This year it’s going to be even more promising!

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[Upcoming Event] “Un Yamada x Kelantanese Traditional Music Collaboration Project”

Kuala Lumpur, October 2019 – Organized by The Japan Foundation, Kuala Lumpur together with National Academy of Arts Culture and Heritage (ASWARA) , “Un Yamada x Kelantanese Traditional Music Collaboration Project” will be happening from 16 to 28 October 2019.

Un Yamada, a choreographer and dancer who has been active both in Japan and overseas countries will collaborate with local talents Zamzuriah binti Zahari (ASWARA) as project coordinator, Kamarul Baisah Hussin (ASWARA) and Mat Din Hussin as multi-instrumentalists together with Eddin Khoo from Pusaka as advisor and moderator for the showcase and talk session.

Since Un Yamada’s first visit to Malaysia in 2012, she has been contributing the cultural exchange between Malaysia and Japan through dance by conducting workshops for students, creating a new piece with local dancers and also inviting them to perform in Japan.

This collaboration project aims to create a new dance-music piece with the theme of “Blessings for Life”, which can appeal to various audience, while strengthening and building up the network between the professionals in the fields of dance and music.

During this project, they will visit Kelantan, a state that is full of traditional performing arts, to refer Main Puteri which is the combination of dance and music as a healing method.

A showcase and talk on 26 and 27 Octoberwill be held by the project participants to share the process and results of this collaborative projects.

Date and Time:

26^thOctober 2019 (Saturday), *8.00pm

27^thOctober 2019 (Sunday), *3.00pm

Venue:

Black Box, National Academy of Arts Culture and Heritage (ASWARA) (464, Jalan Tun Ismail, 50480, Kuala Lumpur)

Admission:

Free admission but registration is required via Eventbrite.com

For more information, please visit www.jfkl.org.myand our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/theJapanFoundationKL/

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[Coverage] Oh!K’s 5th Birthday Celebration featuring Sung Hoon

Kuala Lumpur, October 2019 – In conjunction with Oh!K’s 5^th Birthday Celebration, Oh!K has brought Sung Hoon, the host of Korea’s hottest variety show, I Live Alone to Malaysia for a meet and greet session last week in 1 Utama, Petaling Jaya. The event has attracted a huge crowd of approximately 3,000 fans who came to witness the presence of their idol in person.

During the event, Sung Hoon has shown off his DJ skills live and has heated up the atmosphere of the mall. The set include a remix of Birthday Song which was dedicated to Oh!K for the 5^th Anniversary.

Apart from that, Sung Hoon has also interacted with all of the Malaysian fans via several exclusive activities such as hi-touch, stage activities as well as group photos with the lucky fans. Some lucky fans even get to selfie with him.

The remarkable fans servicing that Sung Hoon has provided to the fans include looking at the lucky fans in their eyes, recording personal wake-up calls for them and etc. These were all like dreams come true for the fans!

It was definitely a great treat for the fans!

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[Local Entertainment] The Singing Pizza Concert

STAR STUDDED EVENT AT THE SINGING PIZZA CONCERT!

PETALING JAYA, 22 October 2019 – Earlier this month, Pizza Hut and Universal Music Malaysia have passionately brought pizza and music enthusiasts an immersive experience with a night of flavours and musical wonders via ‘The Singing Pizza Concert’.

The exclusive star-studded concert has taken place at Bentley Music Auditorium in Petaling Jaya. It has provided more than 500 fans an up close and personal evening with seven unique Malaysian acts.

The concert, which came after a series of passion-driven experiences as part of ‘The Singing Pizza’ campaign, marks a cross-industry collaboration between Pizza Hut and Universal Music Malaysia to connect and inspire Malaysians’ passion for life with richer pizza experience elevated through music.

Aman Ra heated up the night with his most recognized hit, “Budak Flat”, and continued to flaunt his impressive bars from his latest drop “Fighter” that led the crowd to “Bangun” from their seats.

Zen then took over the stage and mesmerized the audience with her latest single, “If I Knew”. The vocal powerhouse also surprised her fans with a special mashup of “Kenangan Terindah and See You Again” leaving the crowd amazed.

There was an interactive game segment “Blind Pizza Tasting” where four fans had an intimate and unforgettable moment with Zen and Aman Ra on stage. Up-and-coming pop sensation, Shalma Eliana; took the stage next with her debut hit, “Janji Terindah”. She also took on the R&B number, “If I Ain’t Got You” and closed her set with her latest single, “Mahukah Kamu”.

Alvin Chong then put on an impressive performance with latest tracks like “Tajam” and “Bei Ni Chong Ai” along with his own rendition of the ever-popular “Cinta Luar Biasa”. Two lucky fans were delighted as they were announced the winners of the special ‘Singing Pizza’ contest where they will be flying off to Sydney, Australia with Alvin Chong to catch Shawn Mendes live.

Fans were swooning over Fattah Amin who took the night for a romantic turn with his performance of “Isterimewa” and “1234U”. The duo ThomasJackdemonstrated powerful showmanship with “Rumours”, a cover of “Ku Jugak Mencintaimu” and a “Mungkin Nanti” duet with Zen.

The night closes with a ‘bang’ with Fazura, who appears on stage with her uplifting number “Bangun”. Her husband, Fattah Amin joined her on stage for the duet of “Paling Sempurna” and the ballad number “Bisa Apa” before ended the night with “Can’t Forget Me”.

Fans were also treated to a throwback of “Pizza Hut Moment”, where lucky fans got to experience special moments with their favourite artists, including a Pizza Baking Session with Fattah Amin, a manicure session and teatime at Pizza Hut with Shalma Eliana, a special dance workshop instructed by ThomasJackand Zen with a pizza feast after practice, and an exclusive studio session followed by a Pizza Hut dinner with Aman Ra.

Conceptually turning a regular pizza box into a music box, ‘The Singing Pizza’ comes with vinyl-themed pizza boxes featuring illustrations of Fazura, Fattah Amin and Alvin Chongwith a QR Code to access 200 exclusive tracks, including top trending and unreleased tracks that are updated biweekly on The Singing Pizza App, which will be available until the end of the year.

‘The Singing Pizza’ campaign was recognised with the “Excellence in Marketing Innovation” award at the recent Marketing Excellence Awards 2019 organised by Advertising+Marketing Magazine.

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[Coverage] Asia Comic Con (ACC) 2019 @ Midvalley Exhibition Centre

Kuala Lumpur, October 2019 – As per mentioned in my previous post (read the article here:https://www.wljack.com/2019/10/upcoming-event-asia-comic-con-acc.html) Asia Comic Con (ACC) has made its way back to Malaysia last weekend!

Asia Comic Con 2019 (ACC 2019)

Date: 26^th-27^th October 2019

Venue: Midvalley Exhibition Centre

2 Days Full of Anime Manga Comic Fun!

ACC 2019 this year has featured different zones which were dedicated for fans of comics, movies, series, manga, anime, toys, gaming and cosplay. As per usual in the comic convention, there was a large space of “market place” for the fans to visit and purchase their merchandise of interest. There were also areas for computer gaming, card games and etc.

In addition to that, the growing community of cosplayers in Malaysia was also a bonus as it has made the event even merrier. Look at some of the cool cosplayers that we spotted during the event!

Original Pokémon Theme Song Singer, Jason Paige Made His First Appearance in Malaysia!

Childhood Moment Relived! I wanna be the very best, like no one ever was!

One of the biggest highlight of the event this year was the presence of Jason Paige, the original singer for the Pokémon theme song, a song that has captured the hearts of many 90s kids.

Jason Paige was surely full of energy. When he appeared on stage, he was very enthusiastic and has shared with us a lot of his past experience in his singing career. Apart from the Pokémon theme song, he was actually the singer for many other cartoon songs. He also sang for the background of Michael Jackson’s songs. He also demonstrated his skills in beatboxing and loop station. It was just amazing!

The most memorable moment was when he sang the Pokémon theme song! It was a great view to see how the kids who are now grown-ups singing together as he performed the song LIVE!

Mika Kobayashi, sweet and melodic performance!

Apart from Jason Paige, the other highlight of the event was the anisong performance by Mika Kobayashi! Anime fans have known her well in performing multiple soundtracks of popular anime such as Shingeki no Kyojin, Gundam UC, Guilty Crown, and Ao no Exorcist; the television series Iryu 3. She has mesmerized all of the audience with her melodic voice!

Scott Koblish’s drawing demonstration on stage!

The popular comic artist Scott Koblish was also invited to Asia Comic Con 2019. He is famous for his work on Marvel’s Deadpool. During the event, he has demonstrated his drawing process on stage.

Apart from all these, the event also features Ario,a comic artist who has worked with both Marvel and DC, Wirru, the Champion of World Cosplay Summit 2019 Deejay BenKun, who spins anisong for events and etc.

It was a fun-filled weekend!

Our team really enjoyed Asia Comic Con (ACC) 2019 and we are looking forward to the future Asia Comic Con again!

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[Performing Arts Coverage] “Un Yamada x Kelantanese Traditional Music Collaboration Project – Blessing Of Life”

Kuala Lumpur, November 2019 – Our team has attended a unique show recently, “Un Yamada x Kelantanese Traditional Music Collaboration Project – Blessing Of Life”. (read our previous article here:https://www.wljack.com/2019/10/upcoming-event-un-yamada-x-kelantanese.html)

An Unexpected Collaboration of Two Different Cultures!

Presented by Un Yamada, a Japanese contemporary dancer with an ensemble of traditional musicians from Kelantan, the showcase “Blessing Of Life” has taken place at BlackBox, National Academy of Arts and Culture (ASWARA) on 26^th and 27^th October 2019. The show was organized by The Japan Foundation, Kuala Lumpur in collaboration with ASWARA.

“Main Puteri” a local culture and traditional ritual was the main focus of the show. Before the initiation of the project, Yamada has met up Eddin Khoo, the founder of PUSAKA to gain the basic knowledge about traditional performing arts in Malaysia.

“I got interested in Main Puteri, because of its relationship with disease. I started dancing when I got an incurable disease when I was 14,” said Yamada while sharing about her rheumatic disease.

“Without the disease, I would not have started dancing. Without dancing, I would have been defeated by the disease. Until now, my relationship with ‘disease’ has continued and it is the theme of my life. I feel like I am coming back to my origin by working on this showcase,” said Yamada before the start of the project.

Kamarul Baisah Hussin, music director and Zamzuriah Zahari, project coordinator took Yamada to their hometown in Kelantan to allow her to see and experience Main Puteri. This first-hand exposure has inspired Yamada a lot in the presentation of the showcase.

The showcase has blended the traditions of 2 different cultures, namely Kelantan and Japan. It has infused the elements of Main Puteri such as the dialogues, singing dialogues, the physicality of the patient with a disease, shamanic physical sensation of the possession by another spirit, and movements which resembles a trance.

Via the show, you can see how “Tradition” such as Main Puteri blends with “Modern”contemporary dance and finally demonstrated via this showcase.

The show also sees the presence of Kelantanese Musicians including Mat Din Hussin, Salihin Bin Azman and Ahmad Ridwan Hussin. It has been a challenge for them too to include the “Modern” contemporary element into their usual traditional performance. The outcome turns out to be refreshing in a lot of ways.

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[Coverage] 2019 CHA EUNWOO FANMEETING in KUALA LUMPUR [Just One 10 Minutes]

Kuala Lumpur, November 2019 – It was a lovely evening on 27^th October 2019 in Menara PGRM as the fans of the Kpop star Cha Eunwoo have the opportunity to watch their oppa idol LIVE in front of them during the event of “2019 CHA EUNWOO FANMEETING in KUALA LUMPUR [Just One 10 Minutes]”!

More Than Just 10 Minutes!

While the title of the event was “Just One 10 Minutes”, the show was definitely more than 10 minutes in many aspects. The event lasted for nearly 3 hours and it was a dream comes true for the AROHAs in Malaysia.

Kicking off the show with the song “Please Remember”, Cha Eunwoo appeared on stage in his Yi Rim’s attire from the TV Series “Rookie Historian Goo Haeryung”. This has heated up the atmosphere and got all the AROHAs excited from the beginning of the event itself!

Following his first song performance, the event proceeded with the first interactive session of the night “Challenge: CHA!pago”. This session involves trivial quizzes for Cha Eunwoo to answer. It was a fun time looking at how he answered the questions as serious as he could!

Next, the event introduced a session known as “C.M.I (Cha Eun-Woo Much Information) that derived from the T.M.I (Too Much Information). This session exposed the oppa’s daily lives activities and some P&C footages of him being captured without his prior knowledge. It was amazing how he could remember which colour of shoes he wore in one of the footage revealed!

Some of the “much information” we got during the event include what’s the songs in his playlist now, his favourite colour and etc. He informed that he was listening to Pinocchio’s “Between Love and Friendship” and he also mentioned that he preferred Blue colour.

Singing Performance Apart from Just Interaction!

Cha Eunwoo has also mesmerized his fans during the event by performing a few songs. After the session of C.M.I, he has performed the cover of “Love Yourself” while playing the piano himself. He also surprised the AROHAs with a Malay Song, “Sampai Ke Hari Tua (Until the old days)”in which he has delivered all the pronunciation spectacularly accurate.

After the singing performance, the show continued with the 3^rd session titled as

“Cha!possible”. This segment challenged Cha Eunwoo with basketball shooting as well as archery game. During the basketball game, Cha Eunwoo cheekily waited for the timer to almost run out as he was very confident that he could land his last shot before the countdown stopped.

The 4^th interactive session was “Made By Cha Eunwoo” in which the oppa demonstrated his skills in craftsmanship and he decorated the traditional fans with his creativity!

The whole night was full of gifts to the fans as lucky draws were held during some of the interactive segments. The lucky AROHAswere able to bring back the memorable items via these lucky draws.

Last but not least, Cha Eunwoo has continued to amaze the fans with his voice via another two singing performance of the song “Rainbow Falling” and the encore song “You & Me”.

I am very sure that the AROHAs have totally enjoyed the event very much! Million thanks to MacpiePro for the wonderful event!

Credits to MacpiePro and Fantagio Music for the marvellous official photos too!

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[Coverage] Anugerah Skrin 2019

Kuala Lumpur, November 2019 – One of the most prestigious awards show in Malaysia, Anugerah Skrin 2019 has taken place over last weekend on 1^st November 2019 at Merdeka Hall, Putra World Trade Centre (PTWC). It was broadcasted live on TV3 and was streamed live via www.tonton.com.my.

Anugerah Skrin gave recognition towards credible locally produced drama, films and in-house productions. Still maintaining the same objective since its first organization in 1994, ASK 2019 continues to set out their effort to raise the entertainment industry with giving recognition and celebration of local players in the industry. Apart from TV3, ntv7, TV9, and 8TV that are ensconced under Media Prima Berhad, TV3 as the organiser also offer the opportunity to other broadcasting stations, RTM and BERNAMA to participate in ASK 2019.

Anugerah Skrin 2019 is radiated by Nivea as the co-sponsor, supported by Hot FM and Kool FM as the official radio partner, also tonton, xtra, Oh Bulan! and Drama Sangat as digital partners.

Apart from the awards presentation for 30 categories including 14 drama categories, 7 film categories, 9 non-drama and technical categories, the awards show also featured spectacular performances by popular celebrities such asDato' Jamal Abdillah & Sissy Imann, Syamel & Ernie Zakri, Hael Husaini & Dayang Nurfaizah, Ayda Jebat & Santesh, fascinating magic performance by The MADgicians, energetic dance performance by 2Twenty2 Squad, comedy sketch starring Ebby Yus, Issey & Zizi Kirana, as well as powerful performances from Andi Bernadee & Psycusix and the 10 proteges of Mentor Milenia 2019

The awards show was hosted by 6 popular and sensational celebrity couples, Zizan Razak & Nabila Huda, Rozita Che Wan & Zain Saidin, Siti Sarah & Shuib, Shaheizy Sam & Syatilla Melvin, Eira Syazira & Azad Jasmin, and Elly Mazlein & Shuk Sahar.

The night was star-studded with celebrities in glittering dresses and outfits! Check out some of the photos taken during the red carpet!

Congratulations to All of the winners for the Night of Anugerah Skrin 2019!

Here’s the winner list for Anugerah Skrin 2019:

Best Film Supporting Actress: Siti Saleha (7ujuh)

Best Film Supporting Actor: Zahiril Adzim (One Two Jaga)

Best Drama Editor: Izar Masuri (Di Sisi)

Best Drama Videography: Junaimeramfizal Rahmat (Telingkah)

Best Magazine Show: Sahabat Backpackers

Best Reality Show: The Z Power

Best Screenplay: Pitt Hanif, Namron & Mohd Syafiq (One Two Jaga)

Best TV Screenplay: Amin Masyur (Di Sisi)

Best Drama Supporting Actress: Amyza Aznan (Batik Zakiah)

Best Drama Supporting Actor: Ruzaidi Rahman (Di Sisi)

Best Comedy Drama: Budak Usin (Radius One Sdn. Bhd.)

Best Drama Series Actress: Zara Zya (Pia)

Best Drama Series Actor: Dato’ Fizz Fairuz (Kamar Kamariah)

Best Drama Series (Chinese): Sweet Delicacy (The Rock Productions Sdn. Bhd.)

Best Drama Series (Malay): Kamar Kamariah (Suhan Movies & Trading Sdn. Bhd.)

Best Film Director: Mamat Khalid (Hantu Kak Limah)

Best Film Actress: Diana Dianelle (Gol & Gincu Vol.2)

Best Film Actor: Dr. Rosdeen Suboh (One Two Jaga)

Best Drama Director: Wan Afzam Wan Daud (Di Sisi)

Best Drama Actress: Nabila Huda (Dia Tidak Berdosa)

Best Drama Actor: Faizal Hussein (Samad Tedung)

Best Film: One Two Jaga (Pixel Play Entertainment)

Best Drama: Di Sisi (Unit Drama TV, Radio Televisyen Malaysia)

Best Set Design: Mohd. Rafi & Mohd. Rashidy Samsudin (Anugerah Skrin 2018)

Best Montage: Mohd Rizuan Abd Rahman & Zarul Eskandar (Halaqah 2019)

Best Documentary Show: Majalah 3 (Pertabalan Yang Dipertuan Agong Yang Ke-16)

Best Talk Show: Feel Good Show (Istimewa Deepavali) Intan Noorbaizura & Thayalan Krishna

Best Special News Report: Buletin Utama (Aduan Rakyat - Kampung Sampah) Khairul Rizuan Azizan & Khairul Azwan Khalil

Best Entertainment Show: Konsert Minggu Ini (Ratu 2.0) Ellia Norni Elias & Rashidah Ali

Best Award Show: Anugerah Juara Lagu 33 - Nurhul Huda Haji Khalid & Hamsiah Biri

ASK 2019 production crew is led by executive producer, Tengku Shahilawati and Shahrizan Razali as the producer. Heat ASK 2019 up on your social media with the hashtag #ask2019!

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[Interview Coverage] Anugerah Skrin 2019 with Winners of Best Reality Show, The Z Power and Best Drama Series (Chinese) , Sweet Delicacy

Kuala Lumpur, November 2019 – As per previous article, one of the most prestigious awards show in Malaysia, Anugerah Skrin 2019 has taken place last weekend on 1^st November 2019 at Merdeka Hall, Putra World Trade Centre (PTWC). (Check out our coverage article here: https://www.wljack.com/2019/11/coverage-anugerah-skrin-2019.html)

During the event, we get the opportunity to take part in the interviews with the winners of Best Reality Show, The Z Power《了不起的Z世代》 and Best Drama Series (Chinese), Sweet Delicacy, 《开餐吧！吃货小妹》.

The Z Power Won Best Reality Show!

Second Season Announced!

This year, The Z Power 《了不起的Z世代》which was hosted by Owen Yap 叶剑锋has triumphed as the Best Reality Show. It was a tight competition as the other nominees include 《学霸》,《Bintang Bersama Bintang Musim 3》and《Da’i》that are very positively received by the audiences as well.

Owen mentioned that he have never expected that they would win the award. He felt that the main reason would be due to the unique elements in The Z Power which have garnered the votes. Right at the backstage, it was revealed that there will be second season for The Z Power.

The filming for the second season will begin next year. The location for the filming is not set yet but Owen felt that it will be more interesting if it could be filmed in countries with theme parks.

Debbie, on the other hand, expressed that she has been memorizing the script before she went on stage to receive the awards. When asked whether she will still be featured in the next season, she mentioned that she would have been beyond the age limit for the next season.

Besides, there will also be a Malay Version for The Z Power and both the version will be produced by the same team.

Best Drama Series (Chinese), Sweet Delicacy, 《开餐吧！吃货小妹》!

Sweet Delicacy, 《开餐吧！吃货小妹》has won the best drama series (Chinese) during Anugerah Skrin 2019. The actor Steve and the directors谭少偶 and苏钰祺 were also shocked with the outcome. Steve initially thought that he heard wrongly when the winner name was announced. He has to double-check the English title of the drama before going up on stage. He was anticipating the winner to be either “My Sensei Nyonya娘惹相思格” or “The Promise守百年之约”.

The three of them then shared a little of what they have been working on recently. Steve mentioned that he was involved in filming at Mexico and he has been utilizing his skill as rescue diver in that project too.

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[Coverage] 《声音猎人》“Social Playlist” Song Composing Sharing Session

Kuala Lumpur, November 2019 – In conjunction with the showing of 《声音猎人》“Social Playlist” in Astro AEC on 2020, Astro has collaborated with HIM Music Ma 华研国际音乐to organize a song composing competition which provides a chance for talented people to express themselves via composition of a song titled “多一点关心”.

Astro and HIM Music Ma 华研国际音乐have recently organized a song composing sharing session from 7^th– 9^th November 2019 in Selangor and Penang. The guests who were invited for the sharing session included popular music composers and lyricists Percy Pang彭学斌and 陈信延，as well as singers including KY Tha赵洁莹(Selangor Session), Boon Hui Lu文慧如and Yise Loo 罗忆诗(Penang Session).

Our team from www.wljack.com has attended the session in Selangor held at Little Giraffe Library 长颈鹿图书馆.

During the session, Percy Pang has shared with the attendees regarding his source of inspiration in song composing and regarding his views on creativity. He felt that composing is an art form for someone to express himself or herself. Everyone shouldn’t fix their own style of composing with what they deemed successful by others. He advised the attendees to compose in the styles that they like. If they fail in the process, he advised to learn from the mistakes and do more “homeworks” before producing the next pieces. Getting tips from the seniors in the same field may help too.

On the other hand, 陈信延has shared his secret formula in writing lyrics for songs. He usually does his lyrics-writing in steps and sequences, beginning with song title name creation first, followed subsequently with the writing of lyrics that focused on “easy to memorize” element, creativity and finally fitting the rhythm of the song. He mentioned that education level is not an indicator to define someone’s success in writing lyrics. However, he advised those who are interested, to read more as reading is very helpful for someone to gain inspiration for lyrics creation.

Boon Hui Lu文慧如has shared regarding her career so far as a singer. She has gained a massive popularity after she sang a cover for Namewee’s 飘向北方. However, many may not know that she was actually a song composer prior to the success of the song cover. One of her earlier song compositions was even chosen by Hebe to be recorded into her album. Later in her career as song composer, a lot of her songs were rejected. She felt a bit stressful that time and even questioned her own capabilities. She soon discovered that she needs to learn how to enjoy failures in order to gain more inspirations in her work. She also shared her thoughts in performing original song as well as cover song.

KY Tha赵洁莹has shared with the attendees regarding her experience during the singing competition《Astro 新秀大赛》many years back. She used to pick lively and joyful songs during the competition as she wanted to entertain the audiences. However, when she decided to sing sad songs, the outcome is not as good. Since then, she realized that she needs to diversify her feelings and thoughts in singing in order to perform even better. Nowadays, she has also dared herself to compose songs. She advised everyone not to belittle themselves and should have more courage to do something they wanted to do.

The sharing session ended with a group photo with the guest speakers and attendees. It’s a fruitful session!

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[Coverage] dimsumThai Pop 2019

Kuala Lumpur, November 2019 – Organized by dimsum, supported by Royal Thai Embassy, the first ever large scale dimsumThai Pop 2019 Concert was held on 10^th November 2019 in IDCC Shah Alam. It was an exciting concert that has garnered over 2,000 fans!

Star-studded Performance! Thai-Sensation Took Over The Stage!

The concert consists of a total of 9 acts from Thailand including Sunny Suwanmethanot, Thanapob Leeratanakachorn (Tor), Kritssanapoom Pibulsonggram (Jaylerr), Chonlathorn Kongyingyong (Captain), Ice Paris Intarakomalyasut, Wongravee Nateetorn (Sky), Billkin Putthipong, Kanyawee Songmuang (Thanaerng)and Nichaphat Chatchaipholrat (Pearwah).

The event kicked off at 6pm sharp with the spectacular performance by Tor, Jaylerr, Ice and Captain, performing the song “The Lucky One”. Their charisma has captivated the hearts of the audiences! It was then followed by Tor who sang “Hua Jai Kaung Tur”, the opening song of “Hua Jai Sila (Heart of Stone). The performance has obtained screams and cheers from the fans!

The fans of “My Ambulance” were delighted as they got the chance to listen to quite a number of LIVE performance of the drama OSTs during that night including the song with the same title “My Ambulance” performed by Ice and Pearwah, “It’s OK” performed by Thanaerng, “You Are My Everything” by Billkin and “Love Message” by Sunny and Sky.

Ice has also performed “Let It Be” and has mesmerized the crowd. We also got to see the performance of “Comethru” by Captain, “Humble” by Jaylerr and “Counting Stars” by Tor.

Apart from all the wonderful singing performances, there was also up-close and personal moments between the celebrities and the fans. Some lucky fans get to interact with their favourite idols on stage!

The show ended with “Uptown Funk”, a finale which was performed by all of the artistes together.

Million thanks to dimsumand Royal Thai Embassy for organizing such a wonderful event for the Thai-Pop fans in Malaysia!

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[Coverage] Lazada 11.11 Super Show 2019

Kuala Lumpur, November 2019 – In conjunction with 11.11, Lazada has presented to us Lazada 11.11 Super Show 2019 at Putrajaya International Convention Centre. The show was graced by one of the popular Kpop idol group, Apinkalongside with big names such as Man Bai, Hujan, Ayda Jebat, Zizan Razak, Hael Husaini, Siti Nordiana, Naim Daniel, K-Clique, Ismail Izzani as well as Indonesia artiste, Cinta Laura!

The show was broadcasted LIVE via TV3, Xtra (xtra.com.my), tonton, Youtube TV3Malaysia as well as via Lazada Apps.

Apink’s Mesmerizing performance! Dream Comes True For the Pink Pandas!

Being one of the main highlight of the night, Apink is definitely one of the biggest reason which has attracted the audiences for the show that night. Everyone was screaming and shouting for their presence when they appeared during the red carpet for Lazada 11.11 Super Show!

As the saying goes, save the best for last, Apink was one of the final acts for the night after a series of great performances by other artistes!

The girl group of six members consisting of Oh Hayoung, Yoon Bomi, Jung Eunji, Son Naeun, Park Chorong and Kim Namjoo have charmed all the audiences with their lovely voices and dance performance.

The girl group has performed a total of 3 songs including “Mr Chu”, “I’m So Sick” and “Luv”. It was such a wonderful performance!

Cinta Laura, The final act for the night!
Of course, another highlight of the night was the finale performance by Cinta Laura, an Indonesian-German electropop singer! Cinta Laura has also put up a spectacular performance via her performance of the songs “Oh Baby” and “Vida”!

Lazada Super Show 11.11! Variety of Interactive Sessions!

Apart from the highlights as per mentioned, Lazada Super Show 11.11 also involved multiple interactive sessions with brands like Carlo Rino, Nestle, Lactogrow, Nutox, Nano White, Samsung, Touch ‘n Go, RinggitPlus, Citibank and Photobook.

The whole show was full of Dance Gimmick, Sketch Performance, Fashion Show, Rap Battle as well as Singing Performances.

I am sure the audiences were entertained with the marvellous performances by names like Ayda Jebat, Man Bai, Hujan and etc too.

Overall, it was an amazing show which celebrates the 11.11 sale! This was the second time it was held in Malaysia and we hope that it can become an annual event, something which we can look forward to every year!

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[Entertainment] 2020 AIM 中文音乐颁奖典礼 Announcement of Nominees

Kuala Lumpur, November 2019 - 《2020 AIM 中文音乐颁奖典礼》has received a good response and active participation from local music talents and singers. The award show this time has garnered over 1,000 entries. The judging process is fair as it involved 54 popular musicians, producers, talents as the panelists and the vote counts were assisted and supervised by MAZARS.

As per mentioned in our previous post (https://www.wljack.com/2019/09/entertainment-news-2020-aim-new-record.html), the competition this time around is going to be tight.

In the most recent press conference held, the organizing committees have invited the biggest winners from the previous awards show, Nicholas Teo 张栋梁and Geraldine Gan 颜慧萍to announce the latest nomination lists!

Priscilla Abby 蔡恩雨has made it into the nominations for total of 8 categories including ：「最佳新人」，「最佳作曲」，「最佳编曲」，「最佳歌曲制作」，「最佳专辑」,「最佳女歌手」,「最佳歌曲制作」and 「最佳编曲」 while Shio 郭修彧has been nominated for 7 categories: ：「最佳新人」，「最佳女歌手」，「最佳作曲」，「最佳作词」，「最佳电视/电影主题曲」，「最佳专辑」and「最佳金曲」.On the other hand, Nicholas Teo 张栋梁was nominated in 6 categories while Namewee 黄明志was nominated in 5 categories.

In addition to that, there will be a new awards category 「最高串流量单曲」 (The most streamed singles) based on the data collected from 5 platforms: Apple Music, Deezer, iTunes, KKBOX and Spotify. The winner for this category will be announced on the night of the awards show.

Besides, 2020 AIM has collaborated with TikTok to initiate a campaign that encourages everyone to cover the local Mandopop songs. This campaign aims to promote local music as well as providing an opportunity for the youth to perform on stage. The best cover singer in TikTok will be invited for a performance during the award show.

For more information about《2020 AIM中文音乐颁奖典礼》, you can visit:

Official Facebook Page:

https://www.facebook.com/AIMChineseMusicAwards

Official Instagram Page:
@aim_chinesemusicawards

https://www.instagram.com/aim_chinesemusicawards/

Official Website:

www.aim.org.my

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