After yesterday’s cancellation request, we performed from the first song to the encore with no audience before leaving the venue. In the Instagram Stories updated by November 30, the “Japanese singer” who successfully held a major concert in China confided her feelings in the following way: “I am very happy to have been able to perform in China, The singer, Ayumi Hamasaki (47), shared her thoughts in her Instagram Stories, which were updated by November 30. Hamasaki was scheduled to perform in Shanghai, China on the 29th, but on the 28th, she revealed in her Stories that “I finished putting together the stage in Shanghai today after five days of work, but I received a sudden request to cancel the performance in the morning. Also, at the “Bandai Namco Festival 2025” held in Shanghai on the 28th, popular singer Maki Ootsuki (52) was forced to stop the lights and sound suddenly while singing, and popular idol group Momoiro Clover Z was also scheduled to perform at the same festival on the 29th, but the day before the event was canceled The details of the reasons for these incidents are detailed in the following paragraphs. The specifics of the reasons for these cancellations were not disclosed and were described as “unavoidable circumstances,” but needless to say, there is no doubt that they were caused by the worsening of Japan-China relations, which are cooling down. At a November 7 meeting of the Budget Committee of the House of Representatives, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (64) suggested the possibility of exercising the right of collective self-defense under certain circumstances during a questioning session on the Taiwan situation, saying, “If [China] uses warships and the use of force, this could be an existential crisis situation no matter what we think. However, China, which considers Taiwan “part of China” and positions it as its core interest, reacted vehemently to this statement, effectively suspending imports of Japanese marine products and calling for self-restraint in visiting Japan, thereby increasing pressure on Japan. It is unclear whether the series of concert cancellations were ordered by the Chinese government, but there is no doubt that they are the result of worsening Japan-China relations. While many famous Japanese artists have been forced to abandon their activities in China, there is one Japanese artist who has “no wind in her sails. Meilia. She used to be a member of the 5-member female vocal group “Chix Chicks” under the stage name Mai Mizuhashi, and after the group disbanded, she started her activities on Nico Nico Douga under the name “Meilia.” In 2002, she made her major debut as the music unit “GARNiDELiA” and released a solo album in 2009, and is highly popular on X with 220,000 followers. The other day, Meilia attracted attention for her “pet theory” about China and Taiwan. On November 18, Meilia posted on the Chinese SNS “Weibo” that “China is my second home and I support one China forever” and “All my friends in China are my family whom I love dearly. The song “Weibo” was a huge hit with Chinese youths in 2004, and it became a definite hit when it ranked well in a Chinese audition program in 2011. Her popularity became definitive when she placed high in an audition program held in China in 2011. “Meilia’s activities do not seem to have been affected significantly, probably due to her “pro-China” stance. Meilia performed a large-scale live concert at a stadium in Beijing, China, on November 22 as scheduled. She herself reported in Chinese on Instagram that she had completed the concert, and uploaded many photos of the live performance, suggesting that no particular problems have arisen. –(Aforementioned writer with knowledge of China).
