America’s American Idol’s Adam Lambert, Korea’s Superstar K4’s Roy Kim, Thailand’s Academy Fantasia’s Natthew, China’s Super Girl Chris Lee (Li Yuchun) all performed on special stages for the thousands of fans at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Center.
While some already have a huge fanbase, as Adam Lambert and Chris Lee were on their respective television programs some years ago, Roy Kim and Natthew both had arguably the biggest performances of their lives.
Roy Kim won the fourth season of South Korea’s biggest audition program, Superstar K, only a week ago, beating out band DickPunks with a tiny margin, and performed his self-penned song, Passing By and LeeSsang’s Who Are You Living For?, both songs that led him to his win.
Natthew, who won Academy Fantasia’s fifth season in 2008, is well-known in his home country but only recently debuted in Korea with his Korean-language single, She’s Bad, featuring B2ST’s Yong Jun Hyung. While he’ll return to Thailand to continue activities, it’s likely that the night’s performance earned him a few more fans.
Of course, China’s Super Girl’s Chris Lee won back in 2005, giving her plenty of time to rack up a wide fanbase, but her performance of Hello Baby was most likely one for the artist to remember, as she has primarily promoted in China only.
Coming from even farther was Adam Lambert, one of the few non-Asian artists to perform at the 2012 MAMA. The runner-up on the eighth season of American Idol managed to rile up the crowd, which was no easy feat, considering most of the audience members seemed largely apathetic to the non-K-pop stars.
As audition programs have multiplied worldwide, it’s becoming harder for participants and winners to reach international success - but perhaps these four artists are proof that audition programs will continue to thrive.
Photo credit: Mnet
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