Twice member Tzuyu covers Stefanie Sun’s First Day in Taiwan performance
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Tzuyu performed four songs and a dance number during an hour-long set on July 3.
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- Tzuyu, a Twice member, performed solo for the first time in her hometown at the Beer Rock Festival in Kaohsiung on July 3.
- She covered Stefanie Sun’s classic Mandopop song First Day and performed songs from her EP Aboutzu and Twice’s hits.
- Tzuyu expressed excitement and gratitude to fans, encouraging sing-alongs and signalling plans to return to Kaohsiung.
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Tzuyu, a member of girl group Twice, covered Singapore Mandopop singer Stefanie Sun’s hit song First Day in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on July 3 evening.
Local media outlets reported that it was the K-pop star’s first performance as a solo artiste in her hometown.
She was the last performer to take the stage on the first day of Beer Rock Festival, a three-day event.
Other artistes in the line-up include K-pop artiste Rain, K-pop boy band Riize, Mandopop singer Kimberley Chen and Taiwanese television show host and singer Jacky Wu.
“I am a little nervous, but I am also very excited and happy to see the fans,” Taiwan-born Tzuyu told the audience, as quoted by broadcaster Formosa Television.
Wearing a white two-piece outfit, she performed four songs and a dance number during her hour-long set, which included Run Away and Fly from her extended play Aboutzu (2024), as well as Twice’s What Is Love? (2018).
First Day was the last song on her set list and Tzuyu urged the audience to sing along with her.
At the end of the performance, she waved to the fans and said: “Thank you, Kaohsiung! I’ll see you again!”
First Day was part of Sun’s ninth album, A Perfect Day (2005) and has become a classic in Mandarin-speaking communities.
Aside from Tzuyu, other artistes who have previously performed the song include Mandopop band Mayday, whose lead singer Ashin wrote the lyrics, and singers Aska Yang, Angela Zhang and Chen Linong.
This was not Tzuyu’s first Mandopop cover. On Valentine’s Day 2024, she surprised fans with a cover of LaLa Hsu’s I Dare You (2012), which she posted on Instagram.
