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Somebody check on the millennials: F✦FOREVER (F4) set for two-night KL concert this August

12 June 2026 at 05:06

Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 — For fans who spent the early 2000s swooning over Meteor Garden and singing along to Meteor Rain, the wait is almost over.

Asian supergroup F FOREVER (F4) is bringing its highly anticipated F FOREVER 1st World Tour to Kuala Lumpur for a two-night stand this August.

Organised by Live Nation Malaysia, the group will perform at the Unifi Arena on August 7 and 8, 2026, with both shows scheduled to begin at 8pm.

Members Jerry Yan, Van Ness Wu and Vic Chou — joined by Ashin from Taiwanese rock band Mayday — will take the stage on a 360-degree, four-directional star-shaped extending platform designed to maximise fan interaction.

Ken Chu is absent from the F FOREVER line-up, with Taiwanese media reports linking his non-participation to an alleged disagreement with B’in Music.

Ashin, who has been widely credited as the driving force behind F4’s reunion, was included in the touring line-up to complete the quartet.

The F FOREVER tour kicked off with four shows in Shanghai last December before continuing in Chengdu in January, and later in Shenzhen and Wuhan in March.

The South-east Asian leg of the tour was unveiled in April, with Kuala Lumpur joining Manila, Bangkok and Singapore on the itinerary.

Originally comprising Yan, Wu, Chou and Chu, F4 was formed in 2001 following the runaway success of Taiwanese idol drama Meteor Garden (2001–2002), in which the quartet portrayed a clique of wealthy, privileged students known collectively as F4.

For many across Asia, the group became synonymous with the Mandopop boom of the early 2000s, with heartfelt ballads and infectious pop anthems that continue to resonate with fans decades later.

Newer releases, including Forever Forever and Always Be My Bro, have also found an audience, bridging generations of listeners who grew up during Mandopop’s golden era.

Although the group officially disbanded in 2009, they delighted fans with a surprise reunion performance during Mayday’s concert at the Taipei Dome in July 2025.

General ticket sales will begin on June 25, 2026, at 12pm, via BookMyShow Malaysia.

For the latest updates, fans can follow Live Nation Malaysia’s official social media channels.

‘I’ve waited so long my hair turned white’: Jay Chou and JJ Lin’s surprise duet sparks fan frenzy (VIDEO)

12 June 2026 at 03:23

Malay Mail

TAIPEI, June 12 — When two of Mandopop’s biggest names casually decide to share a microphone, the internet doesn’t exactly stay calm.

Fans were sent into meltdown mode this week after Jay Chou and JJ Lin teased — and swiftly delivered — an unexpected musical collaboration.

It all started when Jay, 46, posted a photo with the Singaporean singer on Instagram on Tuesday, revealing that JJ would be covering one of his latest songs.

“Which of my new songs would everyone like to hear JJ Lin cover? Stay tuned tomorrow at noon!” Jay wrote, referring to JJ by his fan-bestowed nickname, the “walking CD” — a nod to his reputation for sounding just as flawless ‘live’ as he does on record.

The cryptic post immediately triggered a wave of speculation, with fans trying to guess which track would get the JJ treatment.

Some eagle-eyed followers pointed out that JJ had previously hummed part of Jay’s recent release It Rained That Day during a livestream, fuelling suspicions that the duo had been planning something behind the scenes.

Others wondered if the photo had been snapped during filming for Jay’s travel variety series J-Style Trip, given the pair’s long-standing friendship and habit of popping up in each other’s projects.

As it turned out, fans didn’t have to wait very long for answers.

Later that same evening, JJ uploaded a video of the two stars singing a portion of It Rained That Day together.

“Lovin’ the duet vibes – jamming with the GOAT,” JJ captioned the clip.

The short video was enough to send fans into overdrive, with many praising the effortless harmonies between the Mandopop heavyweights.

But admiring the vocals quickly turned into demands for something bigger.

Calls for a proper collaboration flooded the comments section, with fans pitching everything from an original duet to a full-blown joint concert.

“When can we see them perform together again?” one fan asked, while another joked: “When are you two releasing a song together? I’ve waited so long my hair has turned white.”

A third summed up the collective mood with a simple request: “Give us a JJJay concert!”

Others were just excited by the prospect of seeing more of the duo’s chemistry on the upcoming season of J-Style Trip.

The surprise appearance was so unexpected that one fan admitted to spending “five seconds checking if they were the real ones”.

In fairness, that’s not entirely unreasonable. The singers’ celebrity lookalikes had previously gone viral online for staging their own unofficial “collaboration”.

This time, though, the real Jay and JJ showed up — and fans are already hoping it’s only the opening act.

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