Overview of the events of 2022 in Asian music
List of years in Asian music
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January 12 – Indonesian singer Ardhito Pramono is arrested for possession of marijuana.[ 1] January 23 – The 31st Seoul Music Awards are held in South Korea, hosted by Kim Sung-joo , Boom , and Kim Seol-hyun .[ 2] Winners include NCT 127 , Lim Young-woong and BTS . February 18 – Modhaus announce the launch of the world's first "fan-participating girl group", TripleS .[ 3] February – Punjabi hip hop singer Sidhu Moose Wala faces a court case for contravening the election code of conduct while a candidate for the Indian National Congress .[ 4] April 11 – Sidhu Moose Wala 's latest single insults some of the voters responsible for his failure in the 2022 Punjab state assembly elections.[ 5] May 19 – The family of Balwinder Safri , Indian banghra singer from Birmingham, ask New Cross Hospital not to switch off his dialysis machine while he is in a coma after suffering brain damage during an operation.[ 6] July 19 – Balwinder Safri is reported to have made a "miracle recovery" after several months in a coma. [ 7] July 28 – During a concert by Cantopop dance group Mirror in the Hong Kong Coliseum , an overhead screen falls onto the stage , injuring two on stage.[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] September 1 – The English-language film Tár is released, featuring a performance by the Siam Sinfonietta (portraying a Filipino orchestra).[ 11] October 14 – Asia Song Festival is held at Yeouido Park in Seoul and features performers from South Korea, Japan, Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand and Kazakhstan.[ 12] December 10 –11 – The UNIK Asia Festival was held in Central Harbourfront Event Space.[ 13] Film, TV and video game scores[ edit ] January 2 – Nindy Ellesse [id ] , 54, Indonesian singer, actress and TV presenter.[ 40] January 8 – Sornphet Sornsuphan , 73, Thai luk thung singer.[ 41] January 9 – Desmond de Silva , 78, Sri Lankan singer[ 42] January 17 – Neela Wickramasinghe , 71, Sri Lankan singer and composer[ 43] February 1 – Hiroshima , Japanese drummer (G.I.S.M. )[ 44] (death announced on this date) February 6 – Lata Mangeshkar , 92, Indian playback singer[ 45] February 16 Dorce Gamalama , 58, Indonesian singer and television presenter (COVID-19)[ 46] Bappi Lahiri , 69, Indian singer, composer and record producer (complications from obstructive sleep apnea)[ 47] February 22 March 13 – Li Guangxi , 92, Chinese operatic tenor[ 50] March 22 – Eva Castillo , 52, Filipina singer[ 51] March 25 – Keith Martin , 55, Filipino singer[ 52] March 30 – Jun Lopito , 64, Filipino guitarist[ 53] April 6 – Wen Hsia , 93, Taiwanese singer and actor[ 54] April 8 – Nagai Sriram , 41, Indian Carnatic violinist[ 55] April 15 – Koji , 49, Japanese guitarist of kei rock band La'cryma Christi (esophageal cancer)[ 56] April 17 – Prafulla Kar , 83, Indian Oriya singer, songwriter and musician[ 57] May 10 – Shivkumar Sharma , 84, Indian composer and santoor player[ 58] May 29 May 31 – KK , 53, Indian playback singer (heart attack)[ 61] June 8 – Song Hae , 95, South Korean television host and singer[ 62] June 18 – Adibah Noor , 51, Malaysian singer and actress (ovarian cancer)[ 63] June 23 – Yuri Shatunov , 48, Russian singer (heart attack)[ 64] July 3 – Miu Chu , 40, Taiwanese singer (breast cancer)[ 65] July 8 – Alam Khan , 78, Bangladeshi composer (lung cancer)[ 66] [ 67] July 13 – Rubina Qureshi , 81, Pakistani Sindhi classical singer[ 68] July 18 – Bhupinder Singh , 82, Indian ghazal singer[ 69] July 26 – Balwinder Safri , 63, Indian folk singer[ 70] July 31 – Nirmala Mishra , 83, Tollywood playback singer[ 71] August 11 August 12 – Ebrahim Qanbari-Mehr , 93, Iranian musical instrument maker[ 74] August 20 – Nayyara Noor , 71, Pakistani playback singer[ 75] August 27 – Georges Al Rassi , 42, Lebanese actor, singer and songwriter (car accident)[ 76] August 29 – John P. Varkey , 52, Indian guitarist, songwriter and composer[ 77] September 10 – Choichi Terukina , 90, Japanese Ryukyuan musician and sanshin player[ 78] October 7 – Toshi Ichiyanagi , 89, Japanese pianist and composer[ 79] December 9 December 10 – Sulochana Chavan , 89, Indian Marathi singer[ 82] December 10 – Nihal Nelson , 76, Sri Lankan vocalist, songwriter and composer[ 83] ^ Ng, Scott (January 25, 2022). "Ardhito Pramono enters rehab, issues statement on drug charges: "I apologise with all my heart" " . NME . Retrieved January 27, 2022 . ^ "[하이원서울가요대상 D-6]MC 김성주X붐X설현, 특급 시너지 예고" [[High1 Seoul Music Awards D-6] MC Kim Seong-joo X Boom X Seolhyun, special synergy notice]. Sports Seoul (in Korean). January 17, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2022 . ^ " "블록체인·집단지성으로 팬들이 아이돌 그룹 키우죠" " ["Fans raise idol groups with blockchain and collective intelligence"] (in Korean). MK. June 21, 2022. ^ "Punjab polls 2022: CM Charanjit S Channi, singer Sidhu Moose Wala booked for flouting election code of conduct" . Free Press Journal . 19 February 2022. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022 . ^ Jagga, Raakhi (12 April 2022). "Punjab: For electoral loss, Sidhu Moosewala blames 'gaddar' voters in song, AAP lashes out" . The Indian Express . Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022 . ^ "Balwinder Safri: Family of Birmingham bhangra star beg hospital for more time" . BBC News . 19 May 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022 . ^ "Balwinder Safri: 'Miracle' as Birmingham bhangra star recovers after coma" . BBC News . 19 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022 . ^ Tsang, Denise; Cheng, Lilian; Lam, Jeffie; Kong, Harvey (28 July 2022). "As many as 3 people injured by giant video screen falling onto stage at Mirror concert in Hong Kong" . South China Morning Post . ^ "(Video) Two dancers injured as big screen suddenly falls off at Mirror's concert" . The Standard . 28 July 2022. ^ HO, KELLY (28 July 2022). "Giant screen falls on stage during concert by Hong Kong boy band Mirror, two performers injured" . Hong Kong Free Press . Retrieved 29 July 2022 . ^ Field, Todd. "Tár" (PDF) . Retrieved January 17, 2023 . ^ Kim, Hayeon (2022-10-13). "Seoul's Yeouido district to host Asian cultural gala from Oct. 14" . Korea.net . Retrieved 2022-12-01 . ^ "UNIK ASIA FESTIVAL" . Retrieved 30 March 2023 . ^ Lee, Seul (December 23, 2021). "원위, 미니 2집 콘셉트 포토 공개…절제된 표정 '깊어진 분위기' " [Onewe releases 2nd mini album concept photo... Understated expression 'deep atmosphere']. Export News (in Korean). Retrieved January 21, 2022 . ^ "Hikaru Utada Will Release 8th Studio Album Bad Mode Wednesday, January 19 From Milan Records" . Retrieved January 13, 2022 . ^ "Boris To Release New Album "W" In January, Premiere "Drowning By Numbers" Video" . ThePRP. November 30, 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2021 . ^ "Cloud Wan bought her first extended play at CD store" . Ming Pao Daily News. 20 December 2022. ^ "Confess premiere new video Megalodon MMH" . mmhradio.co.uk . October 1, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2021 . ^ "@onefiveが1stアルバム「1518」本日リリース、リード曲MVを高校生と共同制作" . Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 2022-02-02. Archived from the original on 2024-01-04. Retrieved 2023-12-29 . ^ "GIRISH AND THE CHRONICLES To Release New Studio Album 'Hail To The Heroes' In February; Premiere 'Primeval Desire' Music Video" . Metal Forces . December 2, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021 . ^ "Gin Lee attending "Time & Faith" CD Signing Event" . am730 newspaper. 12 September 2022. ^ "JAM Project BEST COLLECTION XIV" . CD Japan . Retrieved 21 April 2023 . ^ Japan, Billboard (2021-12-01). "Japan's SCANDAL Set to Drop New Album 'Mirror,' Announces World Tour Schedule" . Billboard . Retrieved 2022-03-05 . ^ "Indian Folk Nu-Metal: Bloodywood Bring the Ruckus on "Gadaar" " . MetalSucks . November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2021 . ^ "Janice's new concept album with all female songwriters" . am730 newspaper. 19 December 2022. ^ "Jay Fung's new album recording love and loss" . Ming Pao Daily News. 28 December 2022. ^ "倖田來未、ニューアルバム『heart』が本日より全曲配信スタート" . THE FIRST TIMES . February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2022 . ^ Ihaza, Jeff (March 31, 2022). "How Bape Founder Nigo Made an Album for His Friends" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved March 31, 2022 . ^ 임영웅, 5월 2일 첫 정규 앨범 발표...'히어로' 컴백(공식) [Lim Young-woong, first full-length album released on May 2... 'Hero' comeback (official)]. YTN (in Korean). March 25, 2022. Archived from the original on March 25, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022 . ^ "Triple S Acid Eyes Cherry Gene" . Music Gateway . Retrieved 27 July 2023 . ^ "Stray Kids、JAPAN 2nd Mini Albumのタイトルが『CIRCUS』に決定! メインビジュアルやジャケット写真、収録曲も一挙解禁!" . Stray Kids Official Website (in Japanese). Epic JYP. May 16, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2022 . ^ Andrew Clements (2022-01-04). "LSO/Rattle review – Kavakos brings brilliance and depth to Unsuk Chin's violin concerto" . The Guardian . Retrieved 2022-01-10 . ^ Michael Quinn (2022-01-19). "A Dust in Time (Del Sol String Quartet)" . Limelight Magazine . Retrieved 2022-01-24 . ^ "Japan Society Unveils 2022-23 Season" . OperaWire . Retrieved 11 June 2023 . ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (August 5, 2021). "Adventure TV Anime Orient Reveals Cast, Staff, Visual" . Anime News Network . Retrieved August 5, 2021 . ^ Kanoj, Priyanka (25 August 2021). "Akkineni clan comes together for the sequel to 'Soggade Chinni Nayana' which is titled 'Bangarraju': Father-son duo to entertain the audience" . IBTimes . Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2022 . ^ "Here's a complete who's who of the Mohib Mirza, Sanam Saeed starrer 'Ishrat Made in China' " . Images . 28 February 2022. ^ "Pritam to compose for Aamir Khan's Laal Singh Chaddha" . Cinema Express . Retrieved 2020-12-15 . ^ "Exclusive! AR Rahman on Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan: 'It's probably my most difficult film' " . Indulge Express . Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2021 . ^ "Penyanyi Senior Nindy Ellesse Meninggal Dunia" . CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 3 January 2022 . ^ "เผยกำหนดการรดน้ำศพ "ศรเพชร ศรสุพรรณ" หลังสิ้นตำนานนักร้องลูกทุ่ง" . Bangkok Biz News (in Thai). 9 January 2022. ^ "Veteran singer Desmond De Silva passes away" . Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst . 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022 . ^ "Veteran singer Neela Wickramasinghe passes away" . Adaderana. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022 . ^ "Tohru "Monamour" Hiroshima of GISM has passed away" . Punk News . Retrieved 15 February 2022 . ^ "Lata Mangeshkar: India singing legend dies at 92" . BBC News . 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022 . ^ Hanif Hawari (February 16, 2022). "Dorce Gamalama Mening" . detikhot . ^ "Singer Bappi Lahiri succumbs to obstructive sleep apnea; here's what the health condition means" . Times of India . Retrieved 15 February 2022 . ^ "Caz sanatçısı Ahmet Muvaffak Falay hayatını kaybetti" . sozcu (in Turkish). Retrieved February 22, 2022 . ^ "Actor and singer Jayananda Lama passes away at 65" . Kathmandu Post . February 23, 2022. ^ 著名男高音歌唱家李光曦逝世享年93岁,代表作有《祝酒歌》等 (in Chinese) ^ Gabinete, Jojo (March 23, 2022). "Eva Castillo, Regine Velasquez's former rival, dies at 52" . PEP.ph . Retrieved March 25, 2022 . ^ "Singer Keith Martin's cause of death revealed" . Rappler . March 30, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022 . ^ "Filipino rock icon Jun Lopito has died" . NME . 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022 . ^ Yeh, Kuan-yin; Lo, James. "Taiwan's 'king of banned songs' Wen Hsia dies at 93" . Central News Agency. Retrieved 7 April 2022 . Republished as: " 'King of banned songs' Wen Hsia dies aged 93" . Taipei Times . 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022 . ^ Yogesh Kuradiya (9 April 2022). "Nagai Sriram Death News - भारतीय वायलिन वादक नागाई श्रीराम का 41 वर्ष की आयु में निधन हो गया है!" . dekhnews.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 9 April 2022 . ^ KOJIが安らかに旅立ちました (in Japanese) ^ "Eminent Odia Singer Prafulla Kar Passes Away 83" . OMM . 17 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022 . ^ Suanshu Khurana (10 May 2022). "Santoor maestro Pandit Shivkumar Sharma passes away" . Indian Express . Retrieved 10 May 2022 . ^ 巨星陨落!豫剧大师马金凤病逝,享年100周岁 (in Chinese) ^ Goswami, Sohini (29 May 2022). "Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala shot dead day after govt withdrew his security" . Hindustan Times . Retrieved 29 May 2022 . ^ "Singer KK falls ill at Kolkata performance, dies. He was 53" . Hindustan Times . 2022-06-01. Retrieved 2022-05-31 . ^ Veteran MC Song Hae Passes Away ^ Gordon Kho (18 June 2022). "Malaysian singer-actress Adibah Noor passes away" . The Star . Retrieved 18 June 2022 . ^ "Russian singer Yuri Shatunov from Soviet boyband Laskovyi Mai dies aged 48" . Euro Weekly News . 23 June 2022. (in Russian) ^ "歌手朱俐静抗癌两年后去世 年仅40岁" . ent.sina (in Chinese). 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022 . ^ " কালজয়ী সংগীত পরিচালক আলম খান মারা গেছেন" . risingbd.com . 2022-07-08. Retrieved 2022-07-08 . ^ প্রতিবেদক, বিনোদন. "চলে গেলেন সুরকার আলম খান" . Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-07-08 . ^ "Renowned singer Rubina Qureshi passes away" . Radio Pakistan . Retrieved 2022-07-13 . ^ "Veteran singer Bhupinder Singh passes away in Mumbai" . NetIndian. Archived from the original on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022 . ^ "Punjabi singer Balwinder Safri dies at 63; music industry mourns demise" . The Tribune . 27 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022 . ^ "Tollywood mourns the demise of eminent singer Nirmala Mishra" . The Times of India . 31 July 2022. ^ Mohamed, Naizak (12 August 2022). "Renowned former singer Huzaam passes away" . Sun . Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022 . ^ "Renowned Kannada playback singer Shivamogga Subbanna passes away" . Times of India . 11 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022 . ^ "ابراهیم قنبری مهر سازنده سازهای موسیقی درگذشت" [Ebrahim Ghanbari Mehr, the maker of musical instruments, passed away]. bornanews.com (in Persian). 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022 . ^ "Renowned singer Nayyara Noor passes away aged 71" . Daily News . 21 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022 . ^ "George Rassi dies in car crash" . National News Agency . 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022 . ^ "Top Stories 'Kammatipadam' music director John P Varkey passes away" . News8Plus . 29 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022 . ^ "【訃報】照喜名朝一さん死去 琉球芸能初の人間国宝 90歳" . The Ryukyu Shimpo. 10 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022 . ^ "現代音楽界をリード、作曲家の一柳慧さん89歳で死去…オノ・ヨーコさんと一時期結婚" . Yomiuri. 8 October 2022. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022 . ^ Dumaual, Mario (December 9, 2022). "Singer Jovit Baldivino passes away" . ABS-CBN News . Retrieved December 9, 2022 . ^ "قمرگل، آوازخوان خوش صدای زبان پشتو درگذشت" . Khaama. 10 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022 . ^ डेस्क, एबीपी माझा एंटरटेनमेंट (2022-12-10). "Sulochana Chavan Passes Away : ज्येष्ठ लावणी सम्राज्ञी सुलोचना चव्हाण काळाच्या पडद्याआड". marathi.abplive.com (in Marathi). Retrieved 2022-12-10. ^ "Veteran Sri Lankan vocalist Nihal Nelson has died" . Colombo Gazette . 13 December 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-13 .