Compiled by JUNAID IBRAHIM and JAROD LIM
“MANDOPOP King” Jay Chou (pic) has become the first Taiwanese artiste to be named in the Global Artiste Chart 2022 by the International Federation of Phonographic Industry (IFPI), coming in at ninth place, reported China Press.
The top three spots were clinched by American singer Taylor Swift who led the chart for the third time, followed by K-pop boy group BTS and Canadian rapper Drake.
The chart lists the top recording artistes based on physical and digital album sales.
Announcing the achievement on Instagram, Chou said he was happy that fans from around the world listen to his albums.
“I have always been ambitious in my music and it would be a pity if my songs were only heard in Asia. I hope Chinese songs can be liked by more people around the world,” he said.
Chou’s latest album, Greatest Works of Art, was released last July.
> The daily also reported that a man in Xian, Shaanxi province, China, was shocked to find that the woman he had engaged as a sex worker at a hotel was actually his wife.
Angered by the discovery, he beat his wife, who screamed for help. Guests and hotel staff heard the commotion and called the police who then detained the couple.
During the incident, the man had reached Xian late and decided to stay the night at the hotel to avoid inconveniencing his family. He then called for a sex worker.
The man was detained for eight days and fined 400 yuan (RM256) while the wife was detained for three days and fined 200 yuan (RM128).
> Taiwanese singer-actor Cyndi Wang teased that she would be releasing an album in conjunction with the 20th anniversary of her debut, reported Oriental Daily.
“How time flies. It has been 20 years. This year, I will be releasing an album and I keep thinking about how to surprise you (her fans),” she wrote on Instagram.
The post had since garnered many comments, with fans pledging support and congratulating her on the anniversary.
The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.
