Market2018 in Asian music
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2018 in Asian music

Events
January 2 – Police in India arrest singer and instrumentalist Ghazal Srinivas following claims of sexual harassment by an employee of his radio station. • 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. • January 16 – Chinese fans and musicians pay tribute to Dolores O'Riordan, lead singer of The Cranberries, who performed in China in 2011. • January 21The Voice of Mongolia talent contest is launched on Mongol TV, and is eventually won by Enguun. • March 2 – The 14th Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival opens in Jakarta, Indonesia, lasting until 4 March. • March 25Sinta Wullur's ''Tagore's Fireflies'' is premièred at Symphony Hall, Birmingham, during the Debussy Festival. • April – Indonesian actress and singer Maudy Ayunda releases a volume of autobiography in English, titled Dear Tomorrow. • 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==
Albums
AGALuna (January 22) • ArkonaKhram (January 19) • Band-MaidWorld Domination (February 14) • GugudanAct. 4 Cait Sith (February 1) • Koda KumiAnd (February 28) • DNA (August 22) • Kyary Pamyu PamyuJapamyu (September 26) • Morning MusumeHatachi no Morning Musume (February 7) • SeungriThe Great Seungri (July 20) ==Classical==
Classical
Bishnu PriyaThe Good ImmigrantAlexander RahbariMy Mother Persia ==Opera==
Opera
Toshio Hosokawa and Marcel Beyer – Erdbeben.Träume. • Gity Razaz – Fault Lines ==Musical films==
Musical films
7 Din Mohabbat In (Pakistan) • Amma I Love You (India) • Bhaijaan Elo Re (India) • Brihaspathi (India) • Fanney Khan (India) • Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi (India) • Inspector Notty K (Bangladesh) • Jaane Kyun De Yaaron (India) • Kids on the Slope (Japan) • Manto (India - Urdu) • Noor Jahaan (Bangladesh) • Ang Panahon ng Halimaw (Philippines) • Super Hero (film) (Bangladesh) • Teefa in Trouble (Pakistan) • TokiRes the Movie: MIRACLE6 (Japan) ==Deaths==
Deaths
January 3Medeniyet Shahberdiyeva, Turkmen opera singer and music educator, 87 • January 15Sujud Sutrisno, 64, Indonesian street drummer and singer, 64 • January 16Shammi Akhtar, Bangladeshi playback singer, 60 (breast cancer) • January 22Ceylon Manohar, Indian actor and playback singer, 73 • January 25Sabar Koti, Indian singer, 58 • January 31Hwang Byungki, South Korean gayageum player, 81 • February 5Jockie Soerjoprajogo, 63, Indonesian musician and songwriter • March 1Arabinda Muduli, 56, Indian musician and singer • May 2Vadim Mulerman, 79, Soviet singer • May 4Abi Ofarim, 80, Israeli singer and dancer • May 6Arun Date, 84, Indian singer • Gurukrushna Goswami, 84, Indian lyricist • May 16Hideki Saijo, 63, Japanese singer (heart failure) • July 30Khayyam Mirzazade, 82, Azerbaijani composer and academic • August 1Umbayee, 66, Indian ghazal singer (cancer) • August 5Ellen Joyce Loo, 32, Canadian-born Hong Kong singer (fall) • September 19Buren Bayaer, 58, Chinese singer and journalist (heart attack) • October 2Balabhaskar, 40, Indian violinist, composer and record producer (cardiac arrest) • October 9Nitin Bali, 47, Indian singer (traffic collision) • October 13Annapurna Devi, 91, Indian classical musician • October 14Aziza Niyozmetova, 46, Uzbekistani singer • , 57, Malaysian singer (traffic collision) • October 16Du Yuwei, 19, Chinese singer (suicide) • October 18Ayub Bachchu, 56, Bangladeshi singer-songwriter • October 30Rico J. Puno, 65, Filipino pop singer (heart failure) • Yashwant Dev, 91, Indian poet and composer • November 14Masahiro Sayama, 64, Japanese pianist. • November 22Imrat Khan, 83, Indian sitar player • November 27Mohammed Aziz, 64, Indian playback singer (heart attack) • December 22 – Indonesian musicians killed in the Sunda Strait tsunami: • Windu Andi Darmawan, drummer (Seventeen). • Muhammad Awal Purbani, bassist (Seventeen). • Herman Sikumbang, 36, guitarist (Seventeen). == By country ==
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