HK pop diva to sing in Shenzhen

Following her grand performance in Guangzhou in April, Hong Kong pop queen Joey Yung will kick off the second leg of her mainland tour with a concert at Shenzhen's Bao'an Stadium on July 16.

At a press conference in Shenzhen on Tuesday, Yung told reporters she attached great importance to making the show a success. To make sure she gets good audio and visual effects, Yung will bring over a whole set of facilities that were used for her Hong Kong concerts. "I'm going to move the Hong Kong Coliseum to Bao'an," Yung told the press.

Yung denied recent rumors that she would sing mostly covers. "I will only sing my own songs," she said.

Yung promised that her Shenzhen performance would be exciting and eye-catching. "I'll do a lot of dances and sing songs with fast rhythms. And at the beginning of the concert, I'll appear by riding a silver horse, as I did in Guangzhou."

Kenny Kwan and the new Boy'z band, both from Yung's agency company Emperor Entertainment Group, will sing at the concert as guest performers.

According to the organizers, Yung's concert has already found a ready audience among local concertgoers. In just two days from July 1 to 2, over 1,000 tickets were sold. The next stop on Yung's tour would be in Foshan, the organizers said.

Yung is widely recognized as one of the best female singers in Hong Kong. In recent years, she has also been ever present in films and TV plays. "I hope I can become a versatile person," said Yung. "I admire all-around artists, for example Roman Law, Leslie Cheung and Anita Mui. My dream is to become like them."

Yung also told the conference that she would release a new Cantonese album July 28. This album will follow her musical style and contain some new elements, including rock ‘n' roll and electronic music. 

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