Five Asian artists that shot to global stardom in 2017
Performers from Korea, Hong Kong and China have been lighting up the stage this year, achieving success and gaining recognition both at home and away
Asian artists have been hitting the big time in 2017. Here are five acts that have shot to stratospheric fame.
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The Korean boy band formed in 2013 with seven members has certainly gained the world’s attention this year.
After becoming the first K-pop group to win an award at the Billboard Music Awards in May, the band went even further when they broke into the top 40 of the US singles chart for the first time and then won three more awards at the Mnet Asian Music Awardsin Hong Kong in December.
The nine-year-old girl from Hong Kong amazed American judges and audience with her voice on season 12 of the show America’s Got Talent.
Tam made it to the semi-finals before being eliminated. But her performance of the song, My Heart Will Go On, was Hong Kong’s top-trending YouTube video of 2017 and has been viewed more than 42 million times worldwide.