Taiwanese Singer Jolin Tsai to Tour China; Single ‘We're All Different, Yet the Same’ Proves to Be a Big Hit
K.E. Pulumbarit | | Jun 03, 2015 09:19 AM EDT |
(Photo : REUTERS /EDGAR SU /LANDOV) Jolin Tsai performs after judging a dance competition in Singapore on January 18, 2013.
Taiwanese actress and pop sensation Jolin Tsai is set to take Mainland China by storm with her 2015 Play World Tour throughout the month of July. The first leg of her concert in China is scheduled on July 4 in the province of Guangdong. The capital city of Beijing will experience her electrifying dance moves on July 11, as reported in China Daily. Tsai's last stop will be in Shanghai on July 18 but she is slated to return to the country later this year.
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Popular among fans as the "Queen of C-Pop," Tsai is also a favorite among critics. Just recently, she bagged four awards at the 2015 Hito Music Awards. She took home Best Female Artist for her 2014 album Play. The same album won her Best Album for the longest reign at the top of Hito music chart. Her similarly named track "Play" emerged as Top Single of 2014 and shared a spot in the Top 10 Mandarin Songs of 2014.
"Thank you to those who are here, and those who voted for me in front of the computer. Thank you for helping me climb onto the throne," Want China Times quoted Tsai.
Since her music debut in 1999, Tsai has produced more than 20 albums. Many of her hits sold well across Asia and gained her a strong following. Joining the ranks of her chart-topping songs is "We're All Different, Yet the Same," the final track in the album Play. The song tackles about the importance of realizing similarities in people despite diversity in beliefs.
However, Singapore's Media Development Authority (MDA) did not appear to be delighted with the song's liberal stand on equality. In May 27, Billboard reported that Tsai's hit song has been banned from radio, cable, and free TV. In the music video, Tsai and Taiwanese actress Ruby Lin portrays two women who are in a long-term relationship. One scene shows Tsai and Lin, both in wedding dresses, exchanging a kiss.
In response to the ban, Tsai issued a statement through her agent maintaining her support for marriage equality. Her agent further relayed that Tsai respects different views despite the ban on her song, which she considers "a pity," according to Billboard.
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