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The Jay Chou Toronto concert has finally been posted on Ticketmaster! Right now the site just offers information and they won’t be selling tickets until September 29, 2008. If you want to secure your tickets before then you can get them through Etrends. Here is the following information for that via the Facebook group, Jay Chou - Toronto Music Journey 2008.

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Submit E-mail to:
fbsales@2008jaychoutoronto.com

Eugene
eugene@2008jaychoutoronto.com
416-666-9377 (call after Sept 28, I still in HK, or FB/MSN me is fine)
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Links:
Jay Chou - Toronto Music Journey 2008 (Facebook Group)
Official Jay Chou Toronto Concert Site
Etrends

So Wonder girls got a boost in exposure by being featured (and praised!) by none other than Perez Hilton himself. Talk about lucky! And they’re not even the most talented artists in the mainstream Korean music industry. This might actually have benefits for BoA since she’s planning to debut in the US in the near future. I was really ticked off by some of the ignorant comments made on the post though. There were so many comments perpetuating stereotypes of East Asians with broken English, exoticizing East Asian women as sex objects, and just references to East Asain restaurants (as if that’s all they can succeed in, in America). Honestly, it is disgusting how much racism there still is. Anyway, I hope this exposure helps Korean artists trying to break into the American music industry. I hope that with representations from East Asians who don’t fit the stereotype of idiotic jesters that ignorance against Koreans and other East Asians (who tend to be lumped into a huge category despite their vast diversity) can diminish.

You can read the Perez’s post on the Wonder Girls here.

I got a message from the Facebook group Jay Chou - Toronto Music Journey 2008 regarding the Jay Chou Toronto concert ticket prices in accordance with the seating play they will have at the ACC. This is the seating plan they will have.

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The price tickets are as follows:
$388 - the blue seating area
$288 - seat sections 101 to 106, 121, 122
$138 or 188* - seat sections 107, 108, 109, 118, 119, 120
$78 or $98* - seat sections 110 to 117
$58 - seat sections 301 to 324

* the front parts of these sections are the higher price and the back seats in the sections are the lower price

Tickets are still not available for purchase online but you can try to purchase them beforehand from Etrends. Here are their instructions: Contact Eugene Chan at e-mail: eugene@2008jaychoutoronto.com or on msn: eugenechan_214@hotmail.com for tickets by providing your name, email, tel# and # of ticket and section.

Links:
Jay Chou - Toronto Music Journey 2008 (Facebook Group)
Official Jay Chou Toronto Concert Site

I’m not sure what it is about awesome Asian artists coming to Toronto at the end of 2008, but it’s great (aside from killing my wallet). In addition to the Dir En Grey concert on November 16 and the Jay Chou concert on December 18, I am now also going to the Polysics concert on November 5. The last time they were in Toronto was in 2005. I’m so excited! I can’t believe how spoiled I am for being able to go see so many people that I love. *squee*

CONCERT INFORMATION
Artist: Polysics [Official Site] [Wikipedia]
City: Toronto, Ontario Canada
Venue: The Horseshoe Tavern
Date: November 5, 2008
Time: 8:00 pm
Tickets: Ticketmaster

I read that the prices for the Jay Chou Toronto concert at the ACC (December 18, 2008) will be the following: $58, $78, $98, $128, $188, $288 (VIP tickets) and $388 (Fan’s Zone). I’m not sure what the seating arrangement is for each price but I will post as soon as I find out. If you want to purchase the tickets now you can do so through the Facebook group, Jay Chou - Toronto Music Journey 2008. Just message the administrators for more information or to purchase tickets. Tickets are not for sale yet on ticketmaster. See you there! =D

Links:
Jay Chou - Toronto Music Journey 2008 (Facebook Group)
Official Jay Chou Toronto Concert Site

It is not official yet but there is a strong rumour that Jay Chou will be having a concert in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on December 18, 2008. Tickets are not up yet (obviously since it’s not confirmed), but the venue would be the Air Canada Centre. I will post more when I find our more information. I really hope this gets confirmed. I would love to go!