E!
is brings together Asian emerging and established acts to open for the ‘Fresh
Prince of Seoul’
22 November 2013, Kuala Lumpur
– Korean-American singer Jay Park arrives in Kuala Lumpur this Sunday to treat
Malaysian fans in the city with an exclusive showcase. Here in Kuala Lumpur to
present his E! News Asia Special produced by entertainment destination E!, Jay
Park will be performing his much-loved songs to an avid crowd on Sunday
evening. A line-up of both emerging and established talent from South East Asia
will get the chance to wow the crowd right before Jay Park.
E! asked performers across Asia that dance, sing,
beatbox or rap to try for a spot at being the opening act for the ‘Fresh Prince
of Seoul,’ and from online submissions, a number of acts have been selected to
showcase their talent at the showcase.
Jay Park’s E! News Asia Special premieres this
December 3 @9.30pm only on E!. For more information, please visit: www.facebook.com/EOnline. Use, Share this Hashtag! #ESpecialJayPark
The opening acts for Jay Park’s Kuala Lumpur
Showcase are (in alphabetical order):
Karmal
Born and
raised in Kuala Lumpur, rapper, writer and composer Karmal is out to show the
world that he is “not just another rapper” in the music scene. Karmal has
already chalked up an impressive list of experiences including working with
celebrities such as Linda and Diana Rafar, Adam AF2, DJ Fuzz, Altimet, Joe
Flizzow, Vandal, Nadhira, SonaOne, SSK, and Wizzow from Indonesia. After
releasing 3 online mixtapes - 'This is what I do when I'm bored'. 'Ill-Legal
Downloads vol2 (with SonaOne) and 'X' - Karmal released his EP 'Bangkit' in May
2011.
Sammie
A relative newcomer to the field, this ambitious young talent hopes
that this showcase will be a stepping stone to bigger things in her future. Of
Vietnamese descent, Nyugen Dieu Huong Trang (or Sammie) is busy preparing to
take advantage of this fantastic once in a lifetime opportunity to be on the
same stage as her idol Jay Park. This 22 year-old now calls Singapore home and
is busy making her move towards establishing herself through the canny use of
social media and platforms like Youtube! to reach out to her growing fan base.
Trick
Formed in 2012,
Trick is an up and coming Pop duo consisting of veteran singer, songwriter,
producer Marc Lian; and rapper, songwriter Richard Jansen, a well-known face
among SEA music circles. Based out of Singapore, Trick is individualistic in
their ideals, and they produce all of their music themselves with Marc as point
man in the studio. The duo is currently hard at work finishing up their debut
EP following the release of their first single “BPM” las year. Trick is
definitely an act to watch for as they get ready to make waves on the local and
international scene in years to come.
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