Singer Ayumi Hamasaki updated her Instagram on April 29 to report that she had performed her live concert to the end, with no audience, following the cancellation of her concert in Shanghai, China. [Photo] Ayumi Hamasaki gathers with Chinese staff & her big family in Japan Message spells Hamasaki posted an image of the article on Instagram Stories and wrote, “As you can see in this article, we went from the first song to the encore with no audience after the cancellation request yesterday, then left the venue. We were able to perform with all of our hearts to the 14,000 TAs we were supposed to meet,” he said. In another post, he wrote, “I am moving forward with my troupe, the Chinese staff, and my big family in Japan, with whom I have fought through this tour. Please don’t worry about me. I hope you will find something positive, no matter how small, to enrich your heart and protect yourself. Entertainment should be a bridge between people, and I still strongly believe that I want to be the one to build that bridge. Many Chinese fans responded to this message. One fan wrote, “I am very sorry that the recent political issues have caused you and the staff of this concert so much inconvenience. We hope you understand that the government’s position does not represent the position of all ordinary citizens,” he explained. He added, “Many young Chinese people love Japanese pop culture, and many on Chinese social media have criticized the decision to cancel the concert for no reason. We hope to see you again in the future. If possible, we would also appreciate it if you could tell your friends in Japan that Chinese people are also kind. We hope that we will be able to travel normally to Japan soon and attend concerts in China.
