Singer Ayumi Hamasaki updated her Instagram on the 28th. She announced the cancellation of her Shanghai concert scheduled to be held on the 29th of this month. The following is a photo of Ayumi Hamasaki in a tank top, which caused a fan uproar: “Please forgive me for having to give you this very painful notice regarding the Shanghai concert. We have received a sudden request to cancel the show in the morning,” she announced. I don’t intend to meddle in matters of which I have no knowledge. I am only sorry that I could not let the 100 Chinese staff members who worked so hard for Ayumi Hamasaki’s stage and the 100 staff members, dancers, and band members who came across the sea together from Japan perform the show, I can’t believe that I have to leave this stage without having a chance to apologize in person to the 14,000 TAs who came from all over China, Japan, and many other countries. I am sorry,” she apologized, expressing her grief for the people involved and the TAs (fans). Hamasaki also updated Stories on March 27, announcing that she would change her stage direction and costumes in consideration of the victims of the fire that broke out in a high-rise apartment complex in Hong Kong on March 26. In 2024, Hamasaki will hold “ayumi hamasaki ASIA TOUR 2024 A ~I am ayu~” with five concerts in four cities in China: Shanghai, Chengdu, Ningbo, and Guangzhou. This year, as “ayumi hamasaki ASIA TOUR 2025 A I am ayu -ep.II-“, she will hold live concerts in Hong Kong, Singapore, Taipei, Hangzhou, and Beijing in addition to her Japan tour. 29th in Shanghai and January 10th next year in Macau were scheduled to take place.
