2018 in Asian music

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## Events

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* January 2 – Police in India arrest singer and instrumentalist Ghazal Srinivas following claims of sexual harassment by an employee of his radio station.[1]
* January 4 – It is reported that British singer Jessie J will be among the competitors in the new season of Chinese talent show The Singer 2018, to be broadcast on Hunan TV.[2]
* January 16 – Chinese fans and musicians pay tribute to Dolores O'Riordan, lead singer of The Cranberries, who performed in China in 2011.[3]
* January 21 – The Voice of Mongolia talent contest is launched on Mongol TV, and is eventually won by Enguun.[4]
* March 2 – The 14th Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival opens in Jakarta, Indonesia, lasting until 4 March.[5]
* March 25 – Sinta Wullur's Tagore's Fireflies is premièred at Symphony Hall, Birmingham, during the Debussy Festival.[6]
* April – Indonesian actress and singer Maudy Ayunda releases a volume of autobiography in English, titled Dear Tomorrow.[7]
* August – Armand Maulana, Anggun and Titi DJ are announced as judges for Season 3 of The Voice Indonesia, along with singers Vidi Aldiano and id:Anindyo Baskoro as joint coaches.

## Albums

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* AGA – Luna (January 22)[8]
* Arkona – Khram (January 19)[9]
* Band-Maid – World Domination (February 14)
* Gugudan – Act. 4 Cait Sith (February 1)[10]
* Koda Kumi
* And (February 28)[11]
* DNA (August 22)[12]
* Kyary Pamyu Pamyu – Japamyu (September 26)[13]
* Morning Musume – Hatachi no Morning Musume (February 7)
* Seungri – The Great Seungri (July 20)[14]

## Classical

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* Bishnu Priya – The Good Immigrant[15]
* Alexander Rahbari – My Mother Persia

## Opera

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* Toshio Hosokawa and Marcel Beyer – Erdbeben.Träume.
* Gity Razaz – Fault Lines[16]

## Musical films

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* 7 Din Mohabbat In (Pakistan)
* Amma I Love You (India)
* Bhaijaan Elo Re (India)[17][18]
* Brihaspathi (India)
* Fanney Khan (India)
* Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi (India)[19]
* Inspector Notty K (Bangladesh)
* Jaane Kyun De Yaaron (India)
* Kids on the Slope (Japan)
* Manto (India - Urdu)[20]
* Noor Jahaan (Bangladesh)
* Ang Panahon ng Halimaw (Philippines)[21]
* Super Hero (film) (Bangladesh)[22]
* Teefa in Trouble (Pakistan)
* TokiRes the Movie: MIRACLE6 (Japan)

## Deaths

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* January 3 – Medeniyet Shahberdiyeva, Turkmen opera singer and music educator, 87[23]
* January 15 – Sujud Sutrisno, 64, Indonesian street drummer and singer, 64[24]
* January 16 – Shammi Akhtar, Bangladeshi playback singer, 60 (breast cancer)[25]
* January 22 – Ceylon Manohar, Indian actor and playback singer, 73[26]
* January 25 – Sabar Koti, Indian singer, 58[27]
* January 31 – Hwang Byungki, South Korean gayageum player, 81[28]
* February 5 – Jockie Soerjoprajogo, 63, Indonesian musician and songwriter[29]
* March 1 – Arabinda Muduli, 56, Indian musician and singer[30]
* May 2 – Vadim Mulerman, 79, Soviet singer[31]
* May 4 – Abi Ofarim, 80, Israeli singer and dancer[32]
* May 6
* Arun Date, 84, Indian singer[33]
* Gurukrushna Goswami, 84, Indian lyricist[34]
* May 16 – Hideki Saijo, 63, Japanese singer (heart failure)[35]
* July 30 – Khayyam Mirzazade, 82, Azerbaijani composer and academic[36]
* August 1 – Umbayee, 66, Indian ghazal singer (cancer)[37]
* August 5 – Ellen Joyce Loo, 32, Canadian-born Hong Kong singer (fall)[38]
* September 19 – Buren Bayaer, 58, Chinese singer and journalist (heart attack)[39]
* October 2 – Balabhaskar, 40, Indian violinist, composer and record producer (cardiac arrest)[40]
* October 9 – Nitin Bali, 47, Indian singer (traffic collision)[41]
* October 13 – Annapurna Devi, 91, Indian classical musician[42]
* October 14
* Aziza Niyozmetova, 46, Uzbekistani singer[43]
* Saleem [ms], 57, Malaysian singer (traffic collision)[44]
* October 16 – Du Yuwei, 19, Chinese singer (suicide)[45]
* October 18 – Ayub Bachchu, 56, Bangladeshi singer-songwriter[46]
* October 30
* Rico J. Puno, 65, Filipino pop singer (heart failure)[47]
* Yashwant Dev, 91, Indian poet and composer[48]
* November 14 – Masahiro Sayama, 64, Japanese pianist.[49]
* November 22 – Imrat Khan, 83, Indian sitar player[50]
* November 27 – Mohammed Aziz, 64, Indian playback singer (heart attack)[51]
* December 22 – Indonesian musicians killed in the Sunda Strait tsunami:
* Windu Andi Darmawan, drummer (Seventeen).[52]
* Muhammad Awal Purbani, bassist (Seventeen).[53]
* Herman Sikumbang, 36, guitarist (Seventeen).[54]

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## See also

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* 2018 in music

## References

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1. ^ "Ghazal Srinivas remanded for 10 days in sexual harassment case". The Hans India. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
2. ^ "Jessie J 'set to compete in a Chinese TV talent competition against Angela Chang and Wang Feng'". Metro UK. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
3. ^ "Chinese musicians, fans mourn Cranberries singer O'Riordan". Asia One. Archived from the original on January 18, 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
4. ^ B. Batchimeg (28 May 2018). "Ts.Enguun becomes winner of Voice of Mongolia show". Montsame. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
5. ^ "Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival 2018". EverFest.com. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
6. ^ "Sinta Wullur - Tagore's Fireflies". Birmingham Contemporary Music Group. Archived from the original on 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
7. ^ "Mengenal Lebih Dekat Maudy Ayunda dalam Medium Cetak!". Bentang. 4 April 2018. Archived from the original on 18 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
8. ^ "AGA's album "LUNA" topping the charts. AGA: "I cried immediately when I heard it"". HK01. 4 February 2018.
9. ^ "Details Of New Album 'Khram' Issued By Arkona". Metal Underground. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
10. ^ 구구단, 신보 발표 2월 1일로 연기 '앨범 완성도 위해'. edaylish (in Korean). Naver. 25 January 2018. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
11. ^ "Koda Kumi Announces First Album of 2018". Neko Pop. December 31, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
12. ^ "デイリー アルバムランキング2018年08月21日付 (Daily Album Rank 2018.08.21)". Oricon. August 21, 2018. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
13. ^ "オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2018年09月24日～2018年09月30日 11～20位".
14. ^ "Update: BIGBANG's Seungri Drops A New Teaser For "The Great Seungri" On Comeback Day". Archived from the original on 2018-07-20.
15. ^ "National Sawdust, 11 January 2018 programme". Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
16. ^ Anne Midgette (2018-01-21). "The American Dream as American nightmare: An opera for our time". Washington Post. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
17. ^ Ittefaq, Daily. "ভাইজানের 'বেবি জান' সামনে এল". ittefaq.com.bd. Archived from the original on 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
18. ^ Bangladesh, Ekti. "'বেবি জান' শিরোনামে ভাইজান এলো রে ছবির প্রথম গান প্রকাশ". ektibd.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
19. ^ "Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Saavn. 2 August 2018.
20. ^ "'Nagri Nagri' from 'Manto' charts the writer's journey across decades". Scroll.In. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
21. ^ "Press Releases: 68th Berlinale". 22 January 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-01-23. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
22. ^ Nafiu, Rummana Foisal (1 July 2018). "Shakib Khan's 'Super Hero': A VFX fiasco". Dhaka Tribune.
23. ^ Скончалась Медениет Шахбердыева - "туркменский соловей" вокального искусства Archived 2018-02-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
24. ^ Seniman Jalanan Yogyakarta Sujud Kendang Tutup Usia (in Indonesian)
25. ^ Noted singer Shammi Akhtar passes away
26. ^ 'Surangani' singer Ceylon Manohar passes away
27. ^ Punjabi singer Sabar Koti dies
28. ^ Korean music master Hwang Byung-ki dies at 82
29. ^ Yockie Suryo Prayogo 'God Bless' Meninggal Dunia (in Indonesian)
30. ^ "Bhajan Maestro Arabinda Muduli passes away". Archived from the original on 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
31. ^ Ушел из жизни певец Вадим Мулерман (in Russian)
32. ^ Abi Ofarim dead: Cinderella Rockefella singer dies at home after ‘long illness’ age 80
33. ^ Leading Marathi bhavgeet singer Arun Date passes away at 84
34. ^ Lyricist Gurukrushna Goswami dies at 84
35. ^ "Singer Hideki Saijo dies". Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
36. ^ Скончался выдающийся композитор, народный артист Хайям Мирзазаде (in Russian)
37. ^ Malayalam Ghazal maestro Umbayee passes away
38. ^ Hong Kong pop star Ellen Joyce Loo dies in fall from building at age 32
39. ^ 蒙古族歌手布仁巴雅尔因去世 享年58岁 Archived 2018-09-20 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
40. ^ Violinist Balabhaskar dies a week after car crash that killed his daughter
41. ^ Singer Nitin Bali, 47, Dies In Car Accident
42. ^ Legendary Indian classical musician Annapurna Devi dies at 91
43. ^ Умерла известная узбекская певица Азиза Ниёзметова (in Russian)
44. ^ Rock legend Saleem of Iklim dies at 57
45. ^ 憾！女星當小三被甩 她在家中燒炭亡
46. ^ Legendary singer Ayub Bachchu dies
47. ^ "OPM legend Rico J. Puno dies at 65". Archived from the original on 2018-11-01. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
48. ^ Veteran Singer Yashwant Dev Dies At The Age Of 91
49. ^ 【訃報】ジャズピアニスト 佐山雅弘氏のご逝去について (in Japanese)
50. ^ Noted Indian classical musician Ustad Imrat Khan dies in US
51. ^ Veteran singer Mohammed Aziz dies of a heart attack at 64
52. ^ "BREAKING NEWS: Jenazah Drummer Seventeen, Andi Darmawan Ditemukan". 24 December 2018.
53. ^ Sambi Menangis, Ifan Seventeen Kabarkan Dirinya Selamat, Istri dan Personel Lainnya Belum Ditemukan (in Indonesian)
54. ^ Sambil Menangis, Ifan Seventeen Kabarkan Gitaris dan Drummer-nya Hilang Saat Tsunami Banten (in Indonesian)

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