Neon light sticks, sequined dresses and colorful bracelets: In a heated concert-like atmosphere in Beijing, Taylor Swift's Chinese fans are thrilled in front of a huge screen, even though they can't see her on stage.
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The American singer, who made history with a fourth Grammy nomination on Sunday, is preparing to kick off the Asia-Pacific leg of her Eras tour in Japan.
Taylor Swift will also travel to Australia and Singapore for six dates in early March. However, not in China, where the 34-year-old artist, who has millions of fans, performed in 2019.
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The disappointment among his supporters is huge. And since there is nothing better at the moment, they applaud their idol in the cinema.
Like in Beijing, where a Taylor Swift concert was shown in a cinema last weekend.
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“I go to the cinema every weekend to see this concert,” says enthusiastic Mu Guangyuan, a 25-year-old consultant who has been following Taylor Swift “for 15 years” and will travel to Singapore to see her with his own eyes.
“I hope she can [un jour] Come to China and meet her fans there,” he told AFP in a black and purple graduation dress, the same one the singer wore during an honorary doctorate in 2022.
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Taylor Swift's Chinese fans, the “Swifties,” know all of her songs by heart. And many of them have “13” tattooed on their hand, the singer’s lucky number.
Power over opinion
More than 1.8 million movie tickets have been sold in China since a recording of the singer's concert was released in December.
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With sales of 93 million yuan (12 million euros), it is already the most profitable musical work in cinemas in this country.
“Today I saw the film for the eighth time” of her concert, said Qi Yi, a 28-year-old educator who, with a microphone in hand and a sequined dress, tried to resemble her idol.
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If Taylor Swift comes to China, “I will attend all her concerts, whether in Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou or Shenzhen,” assures another fan, Chen Qing, a 22-year-old university graduate.
Jess Wang, an unconditional fan of the singer who saw her at a concert in the USA, doubts this. Because Taylor Swift's support for the LGBTQ+ cause and her suggestive outfits are red lines for the Chinese authorities, Ms. Wang suspects.
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With her hundreds of millions of followers on social media and her base of dedicated “Swifties,” the singer can change the tide of opinion with little effort.
“I don’t think Taylor Swift’s entourage will risk censoring elements” that displease the Chinese authorities “just to get approval” for concerts, says Jess Wang.