Overview of the events of 2022 in Asian music
List of years in Asian music
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January 12 – Indonesian singer Ardhito Pramono is arrested for possession of marijuana.[ 1]
January 23 – The 31st Seoul Music Awards are held in South Korea, hosted by Kim Sung-joo , Boom , and Kim Seol-hyun .[ 2] Winners include NCT 127 , Lim Young-woong and BTS .
February 18 – Modhaus announce the launch of the world's first "fan-participating girl group", TripleS .[ 3]
February – Punjabi hip hop singer Sidhu Moose Wala faces a court case for contravening the election code of conduct while a candidate for the Indian National Congress .[ 4]
April 11 – Sidhu Moose Wala 's latest single insults some of the voters responsible for his failure in the 2022 Punjab state assembly elections.[ 5]
May 19 – The family of Balwinder Safri , Indian banghra singer from Birmingham, ask New Cross Hospital not to switch off his dialysis machine while he is in a coma after suffering brain damage during an operation.[ 6]
July 19 – Balwinder Safri is reported to have made a "miracle recovery" after several months in a coma. [ 7]
July 28 – During a concert by Cantopop dance group Mirror in the Hong Kong Coliseum , an overhead screen falls onto the stage , injuring two on stage.[ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
September 1 – The English-language film Tár is released, featuring a performance by the Siam Sinfonietta (portraying a Filipino orchestra).[ 11]
October 14 – Asia Song Festival is held at Yeouido Park in Seoul and features performers from South Korea, Japan, Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand and Kazakhstan.[ 12]
December 10 –11 – The UNIK Asia Festival was held in Central Harbourfront Event Space.[ 13]
Film, TV and video game scores[ edit ]
January 2 – Nindy Ellesse [id ] , 54, Indonesian singer, actress and TV presenter.[ 40]
January 8 – Sornphet Sornsuphan , 73, Thai luk thung singer.[ 41]
January 9 – Desmond de Silva , 78, Sri Lankan singer[ 42]
January 17 – Neela Wickramasinghe , 71, Sri Lankan singer and composer[ 43]
February 1 – Hiroshima , Japanese drummer (G.I.S.M. )[ 44] (death announced on this date)
February 6 – Lata Mangeshkar , 92, Indian playback singer[ 45]
February 16
Dorce Gamalama , 58, Indonesian singer and television presenter (COVID-19)[ 46]
Bappi Lahiri , 69, Indian singer, composer and record producer (complications from obstructive sleep apnea)[ 47]
February 22
March 13 – Li Guangxi , 92, Chinese operatic tenor[ 50]
March 22 – Eva Castillo , 52, Filipina singer[ 51]
March 25 – Keith Martin , 55, Filipino singer[ 52]
March 30 – Jun Lopito , 64, Filipino guitarist[ 53]
April 6 – Wen Hsia , 93, Taiwanese singer and actor[ 54]
April 8 – Nagai Sriram , 41, Indian Carnatic violinist[ 55]
April 15 – Koji , 49, Japanese guitarist of kei rock band La'cryma Christi (esophageal cancer)[ 56]
April 17 – Prafulla Kar , 83, Indian Oriya singer, songwriter and musician[ 57]
May 10 – Shivkumar Sharma , 84, Indian composer and santoor player[ 58]
May 29
May 31 – KK , 53, Indian playback singer (heart attack)[ 61]
June 8 – Song Hae , 95, South Korean television host and singer[ 62]
June 18 – Adibah Noor , 51, Malaysian singer and actress (ovarian cancer)[ 63]
June 23 – Yuri Shatunov , 48, Russian singer (heart attack)[ 64]
July 3 – Miu Chu , 40, Taiwanese singer (breast cancer)[ 65]
July 8 – Alam Khan , 78, Bangladeshi composer (lung cancer)[ 66] [ 67]
July 13 – Rubina Qureshi , 81, Pakistani Sindhi classical singer[ 68]
July 18 – Bhupinder Singh , 82, Indian ghazal singer[ 69]
July 26 – Balwinder Safri , 63, Indian folk singer[ 70]
July 31 – Nirmala Mishra , 83, Tollywood playback singer[ 71]
August 11
August 12 – Ebrahim Qanbari-Mehr , 93, Iranian musical instrument maker[ 74]
August 20 – Nayyara Noor , 71, Pakistani playback singer[ 75]
August 27 – Georges Al Rassi , 42, Lebanese actor, singer and songwriter (car accident)[ 76]
August 29 – John P. Varkey , 52, Indian guitarist, songwriter and composer[ 77]
September 10 – Choichi Terukina , 90, Japanese Ryukyuan musician and sanshin player[ 78]
October 7 – Toshi Ichiyanagi , 89, Japanese pianist and composer[ 79]
December 9
December 10 – Sulochana Chavan , 89, Indian Marathi singer[ 82]
December 10 – Nihal Nelson , 76, Sri Lankan vocalist, songwriter and composer[ 83]
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^ "[하이원서울가요대상 D-6]MC 김성주X붐X설현, 특급 시너지 예고" [[High1 Seoul Music Awards D-6] MC Kim Seong-joo X Boom X Seolhyun, special synergy notice]. Sports Seoul (in Korean). January 17, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2022 .
^ " "블록체인·집단지성으로 팬들이 아이돌 그룹 키우죠" " ["Fans raise idol groups with blockchain and collective intelligence"] (in Korean). MK. June 21, 2022.
^ "Punjab polls 2022: CM Charanjit S Channi, singer Sidhu Moose Wala booked for flouting election code of conduct" . Free Press Journal . 19 February 2022. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022 .
^ Jagga, Raakhi (12 April 2022). "Punjab: For electoral loss, Sidhu Moosewala blames 'gaddar' voters in song, AAP lashes out" . The Indian Express . Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022 .
^ "Balwinder Safri: Family of Birmingham bhangra star beg hospital for more time" . BBC News . 19 May 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022 .
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^ Field, Todd. "Tár" (PDF) . Retrieved January 17, 2023 .
^ Kim, Hayeon (2022-10-13). "Seoul's Yeouido district to host Asian cultural gala from Oct. 14" . Korea.net . Retrieved 2022-12-01 .
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^ 임영웅, 5월 2일 첫 정규 앨범 발표...'히어로' 컴백(공식) [Lim Young-woong, first full-length album released on May 2... 'Hero' comeback (official)]. YTN (in Korean). March 25, 2022. Archived from the original on March 25, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022 .
^ "Triple S Acid Eyes Cherry Gene" . Music Gateway . Retrieved 27 July 2023 .
^ "Stray Kids、JAPAN 2nd Mini Albumのタイトルが『CIRCUS』に決定! メインビジュアルやジャケット写真、収録曲も一挙解禁!" . Stray Kids Official Website (in Japanese). Epic JYP. May 16, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2022 .
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^ "Here's a complete who's who of the Mohib Mirza, Sanam Saeed starrer 'Ishrat Made in China' " . Images . 28 February 2022.
^ "Pritam to compose for Aamir Khan's Laal Singh Chaddha" . Cinema Express . Retrieved 2020-12-15 .
^ "Exclusive! AR Rahman on Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan: 'It's probably my most difficult film' " . Indulge Express . Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2021 .
^ "Penyanyi Senior Nindy Ellesse Meninggal Dunia" . CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 3 January 2022 .
^ "เผยกำหนดการรดน้ำศพ "ศรเพชร ศรสุพรรณ" หลังสิ้นตำนานนักร้องลูกทุ่ง" . Bangkok Biz News (in Thai). 9 January 2022.
^ "Veteran singer Desmond De Silva passes away" . Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst . 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022 .
^ "Veteran singer Neela Wickramasinghe passes away" . Adaderana. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022 .
^ "Tohru "Monamour" Hiroshima of GISM has passed away" . Punk News . Retrieved 15 February 2022 .
^ "Lata Mangeshkar: India singing legend dies at 92" . BBC News . 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022 .
^ Hanif Hawari (February 16, 2022). "Dorce Gamalama Mening" . detikhot .
^ "Singer Bappi Lahiri succumbs to obstructive sleep apnea; here's what the health condition means" . Times of India . Retrieved 15 February 2022 .
^ "Caz sanatçısı Ahmet Muvaffak Falay hayatını kaybetti" . sozcu (in Turkish). Retrieved February 22, 2022 .
^ "Actor and singer Jayananda Lama passes away at 65" . Kathmandu Post . February 23, 2022.
^ 著名男高音歌唱家李光曦逝世享年93岁,代表作有《祝酒歌》等 (in Chinese)
^ Gabinete, Jojo (March 23, 2022). "Eva Castillo, Regine Velasquez's former rival, dies at 52" . PEP.ph . Retrieved March 25, 2022 .
^ "Singer Keith Martin's cause of death revealed" . Rappler . March 30, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022 .
^ "Filipino rock icon Jun Lopito has died" . NME . 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022 .
^ Yeh, Kuan-yin; Lo, James. "Taiwan's 'king of banned songs' Wen Hsia dies at 93" . Central News Agency. Retrieved 7 April 2022 . Republished as: " 'King of banned songs' Wen Hsia dies aged 93" . Taipei Times . 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022 .
^ Yogesh Kuradiya (9 April 2022). "Nagai Sriram Death News - भारतीय वायलिन वादक नागाई श्रीराम का 41 वर्ष की आयु में निधन हो गया है!" . dekhnews.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 9 April 2022 .
^ KOJIが安らかに旅立ちました (in Japanese)
^ "Eminent Odia Singer Prafulla Kar Passes Away 83" . OMM . 17 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022 .
^ Suanshu Khurana (10 May 2022). "Santoor maestro Pandit Shivkumar Sharma passes away" . Indian Express . Retrieved 10 May 2022 .
^ 巨星陨落!豫剧大师马金凤病逝,享年100周岁 (in Chinese)
^ Goswami, Sohini (29 May 2022). "Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala shot dead day after govt withdrew his security" . Hindustan Times . Retrieved 29 May 2022 .
^ "Singer KK falls ill at Kolkata performance, dies. He was 53" . Hindustan Times . 2022-06-01. Retrieved 2022-05-31 .
^ Veteran MC Song Hae Passes Away
^ Gordon Kho (18 June 2022). "Malaysian singer-actress Adibah Noor passes away" . The Star . Retrieved 18 June 2022 .
^ "Russian singer Yuri Shatunov from Soviet boyband Laskovyi Mai dies aged 48" . Euro Weekly News . 23 June 2022. (in Russian)
^ "歌手朱俐静抗癌两年后去世 年仅40岁" . ent.sina (in Chinese). 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022 .
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^ "Veteran singer Bhupinder Singh passes away in Mumbai" . NetIndian. Archived from the original on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022 .
^ "Punjabi singer Balwinder Safri dies at 63; music industry mourns demise" . The Tribune . 27 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022 .
^ "Tollywood mourns the demise of eminent singer Nirmala Mishra" . The Times of India . 31 July 2022.
^ Mohamed, Naizak (12 August 2022). "Renowned former singer Huzaam passes away" . Sun . Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022 .
^ "Renowned Kannada playback singer Shivamogga Subbanna passes away" . Times of India . 11 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022 .
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