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Monthly Press Review 18 – August 2025

Sunset Rollercoaster rocks at Fuji Rock

Taiwanese indie band Sunset Rollercoaster (落日飛車) performed at the Japanese music festival Fuji Rock, and reveals in this Taipei Times article how they became the accidental stars of city pop.


An emotional “海闊天空” at Kuala Lumpur International Airport

After participating to the “re:spect Memorial Concert” dedicated to the late Wong Ka Kui in Malaysia, singer of the Hong Kong rock band Beyond, renowned Hong Kong pianist and musician Anthony Sun Wei Ming delivered an impromptu performance of Beyond’s classic “Hoi Fut Tin Hong” (海闊天空), before his departure at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, according to TRP.


Shallow Levée in Singapore

Taiwanese indie band Shallow Levée will tour Singapore (Singatour?) in August, while the frontman Yiling will also present her new book, Singing songs for yourself in Darkness (在燈暗的時候唱歌給自己聽), according to Bandwagon.


The continuous success of SKAI ISYOURGOD

We talked last month about the international success of Chinese rapper SKAIISYOURGOD. This month he met with NBA superstar Ja Morant according to Lifted. Sixth Tone also published an article on the unlikely global rise of Lanlao (the other name of SKAI ISYOURGOD).


Hakka pop-punk band 粹垢 Traego in Vancouver

Taiwanese Hakka pop-punk band 粹垢 Traego will perform in Vancouver at the Rally for Taiwan: Music in the Soundscape of Democracy 拉力台灣:音樂在民主的聲場中, according to Pancouver. Performing at the same event and on the same website, Taiwanese Tudi-Voice frontman A-Tat emphasized critical connection between folk music and mother tongues. In an article on Focus Taiwan, Tudi-Voice reveals that they are working with Portuguese bands in order to revisit the two countries’ authoritarian pasts.


Ashin from Mayday is in fashion now

StayReal, the fashion brand co-founded by Chinese rock band Mayday’s lead singer Ashin, opened a pop-up exhibition at a Beijing shopping mall in July, according to China.org.cn.


New Pants and the Minions

Beijing alternative rockers New Pants 新褲子 performed at Universal Beijing Resort with the Minions, according to China.org.cn.


A new mid-sized live venue in Hong Kong?

After the closure of countless live venues in Hong Kong, the bad guys from Live Nation are planning to open-up a new mid-sized live venue names TIDES at The Whampoa in Kowloon, according to HKFP.


The success of The Landlord’s Cats and indie female collaboration

An article on Trending On Weibo about the success story of the Shanghai female duo The Landlord’s Cat 房東的貓, redefining female collaboration in the Chinese indie music scene, as they embark in a world tour.


Haya tour and new album

An article in the China Daily on the recent tour by Haya, an Inner-Mongolian rock band who participated to the season 2 of The Big Band.


Collaboration between Suede and Modern Sky

The British legendary rock band Suede just announced a cooperation with Chinese label Modern Sky according to the China Daily. Modern Sky will become the official copyright partner for the British rock band in China.


The end of the hallyu ban… again?

Last month, like every month, we talked about the supposed end of the “hallyu ban”. In September, a “large” K-Pop concert was supposed to be organized in Fujian province. Now we have news! According to the Korea Herald, the K-pop band Kep1er is going to perform in front of… 1000 people on September 13 in Fuzhou. Let’s see next month.



OpenEdition vous propose de citer ce billet de la manière suivante :
Nathanel Amar (8 septembre 2025). Monthly Press Review 18 – August 2025. Scream For Life. Consulté le 24 janvier 2026 à l’adresse https://doi.org/10.58079/14ly5


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