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Unreleased song to mark singer's death anniversary

Unreleased song to mark singer's death anniversary

The Star10-05-2025

AN unreleased song by legendary singer Teresa Teng would be launched next month to mark the 30th anniversary of her death, Nanyang Siang Pau reported.
The announcement was made by Teng's brother, Frank Teng Chang-fu, at a special commemorative concert in Taiwan.
He said the family had gone to great lengths to secure the rights to the Japanese track, literally translated as 'Romance Song Loves the Foggy Night', as the original songwriters had died.
Frank also shared that his sister cherished every song she performed, with her favourite being the Japanese hit Toki no Nagare ni Mi o Makase (Give Yourself to the Flow of Time), released in 1986, which helped her gain popularity in Japan.
The Chinese version of the song, Wo Zhi Zai Hu Ni (I Only Care About You), was released the following year.
Throughout her career, Teng recorded more than 1,700 songs in various languages.
She died on May 8, 1995 in Thailand. She was 42.
> Major Chinese dailies reported that a television drama, based on the award-winning novel The Age of Goodbyes by Malaysian author Li Zi Shu, would begin filming in July.
The entire filming process will take place in Malaysia.
Set against the backdrop of Ipoh, the novel follows the life of a blind woman, Yin Xia, chronicling her journey alongside childhood friends over several decades.
It was reported that the production team from China spent two years developing the script before preparing to film last year.
The drama will feature 20 episodes and is expected to air in August 2026.
> The above article is compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with this ' >'sign, it denotes a separate news item.

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