Chen Xiaodong Pilgrimage to GD's Concert Gives Negative Review, Angers Fans and Quickly Closes Comments

Hong Kong singer Chen Xiaodong attended Korean superstar G-DRAGON (GD)'s solo concert at Tokyo Dome in Japan on the 10th. He posted several photos and video clips from inside the venue, starting his review with "negative review." He commented on too few songs being sung, too much time spent talking on stage, and the length of interview videos. This led to backlash from GD's fans, who criticized him for "not understanding and just joining the trend," "following the trend while being disrespectful," and "a washed-up artist acting as a music critic." He quickly turned off the IG comment function.

49-year-old Chen Xiaodong celebrated his 30th anniversary in the entertainment industry last year and performed for the first time at Taipei Arena, arranging 40 songs in 3 hours, many of which were dance tracks. After singing and dancing, he was out of breath and jokingly lay down on stage to rest for a while. On the 10th, he watched GD's concert in Tokyo, wearing a shiny leather jacket paired with bell-bottom pants, still exuding star quality in an all-black outfit. He shared his thoughts on GD's concert, starting with a negative review, then explaining "sang 10 songs+, talked for 1hr+, played videos for 45 minutes, personal interview videos were too boring." He thought the best parts were the lighting, costumes, glow sticks, lasers, mechanical dog, and Beatboxer Wing, and had mixed feelings: "Some song styles were good..."

His blunt comments upset GD's fans, as singers have their own ideas to express, and concert styles and interaction methods with audiences vary. Fans were unhappy he pretended to understand, taking up a seat from true fans. Most fans enjoy GD talking with them and look forward to the talk segments at concerts, while the videos show the mental journey of making this album. Some netizens laughed, "I admire him for daring to openly criticize GD, it's like declaring war on fans worldwide. Is it courageous or just foolish?" Others think that since it's labeled as a concert, some people simply want to hear music. According to online compiled data, GD's entire concert, including encore songs, featured a total of 21 songs.