- The KKBOX Music Awards 2019 is having its first-ever live streamon Twitter via @KKBOX, from 7:00pm - 10:30pm (GMT+8), Jan.26th, and thePre-Party-Liquid Nights on Jan.25th, from 10pm (GMT+8)
- Mandopop fans around the world can engage with their favoritemusicians, like Alan Walker, SuperJunior, Jam Hsiao, Jolin Tsai, etc. and joinreal-time conversations by Tweeting the hashtags with customized emoji
SINGAPORE- Media OutReach - 24 January 2019 - Twitterand KKBOX (@KKBOX), Asia's leading music streaming brand,announced that KKBOX Music Awards 2019 will be getting live stream on Twitterfor the first time. The two platforms will join hands together to create a livemusic banquet on social platform for Mandarin pop fans around the world and toraise the appreciation of Mandarin pop music from Taipei to the whole world.
To help fans betterengage with their favorite musicians, like global superstar DJ ALAN WALKER (@IAmAlanWalker), K-pop star SUPER JUNIOR (@donghae861015) ,Jam Hsiao (@JamHsiao0330), Jolin Tsai, etc., and toattract them join real-time conversations, Twitter also launched a customizedemoji exclusively designed for the awards ceremony. By Tweeting the hashtags #KKBOXMusicAwards, #MusicBeyondImagination, #KKBOX風雲榜, #超越想像 and #風雲榜 will generate theemoji, which well-presents the fans' passion and enthusiasm for their favoritemusic and musicians. If you are a fan of Mandarin pop, EDM and KPOP, you do notwant to miss that.
Embeddable Tweet: https://twitter.com/KKBOX/status/1086178600968019968
Catherine Chien, Vice President of Marketing& Content Strategy Center at KKBOX said, "KKBOX Music Awards is one of themost important music events in Asia and has become the indicator of theforefront trends of mandarin music field. By extending our partnership withTwitter based on our ongoing collaboration on the weekly music chart show,KKBOX Music Supper, we believe that it will attract more fans to experience thelive show across Asia, and drive more social conversations around that.
"Twitter is the best platform to see what'shappening around the world and to share and discuss about that. We are soexcited to get KKBOX Music Awards live streaming on Twitter for the first time.This joint effort provides mandarin pop fans on Twitter the unprecedentedexperience to enjoy the ceremony and join in live conversations concerningtheir favorite music and musicians," said Carl Cheng, Head of EntertainmentPartnerships, Southeast Asia and Greater China, at Twitter.
Join us via @KKBOX on Twitter on Jan.25, to enjoy the pre-party -Liquid Nights from 10pm (GMT+8) featuring global superstar DJ ALAN WALKER, andwatch the live stream of the KKBOX Music Awards 2019 to enjoy the ultimatesound and light experiences from 7pm on Jan.26, (GMT+8).
Follow the official @KKBOX and @KKBOXSEA accounts on Twitter to be among the first tosee videos from the popular Chinese pop musicians who will be performing at themusic award show. Remember to use #KKBOXMusicAwards, #MusicBeyondImagination, #KKBOX風雲榜, #超越想像 and #風雲榜 hashtags tojoin the conversation about the KKBOX Music Awards on Twitter.
Embeddable Tweet: https://twitter.com/KKBOX/status/1088068268605157377
AboutKKBOX
KKBOX, Asia's leading music streaming serviceand music media, was established in 2005. KKBOX features 40 million legaltracks, including the most comprehensive Asia-Pop music library, and iscurrently available in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and Malaysia withover 10 million users. KKBOX members gain access to exclusive video, artistinterviews, live concert reports, and entertainment news. The yearly KKBOXMusic Awards is the most influential C-POP music event in Asia; with 12Maudiences watching the show via live broadcast, it marks KKBOX's position inthe Asian music scene. For more details, please visit kkbox.com.
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Twitter is what's happening in the world andwhat people are talking about right now. From breaking news and entertainmentto sports, politics, and everyday interests, see every side of the story. Join the open conversation. Watch livestreaming events. Available in more than 40 languages around the world, theservice can be accessed via twitter.com,Twitter Lite (mobile.twitter.com), an array of mobile devices, and SMS. For moreinformation, please visit about.twitter.com,follow @TwitterSG, and download both the Twitterand Periscope apps at twitter.com/downloadand periscope.tv.