Kenji Wu KeQun already canceled one of his concerts-- the first of his life-- in response to the aggravation of his health condition (prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc); however, today, under the intense pleadings and wishes from Kenji's own mother that he cancel both concerts, 種子音樂 Seed Music president 田定豐 Tian DingFeng, who also had Kenji's health in mind, went ahead and gave the order to cancel. The concert organizers had no choice but to cancel both concerts; they are estimated to have lost $20,000,000 NTD as a result. Kenji's long-time basketball injury evolved into prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc; he has been receiving steroid injections for months in an effort to control the condition. Kenji's manager found it difficult to hide his sadness as he expressed that Kenji had really been very diligent, putting a lot of time, heart, and effort, into preparing for the concerts. In their four years together, he had never seen Kenji cry so much or so hard. On the one hand, Kenji was angry that his own body couldn't withstand the stress; on the other hand, he was extremely upset that he couldn't fulfill the "promise" and commitment he had made to his fans. * Translator's Note: Actually, the article doesn't say whether Kenji's manager is a man or a woman. I went with "he," but there is every possibility that it should be "she." Kenji said, "Because of this condition, every day, when I get up and out of bed, I have to go through a struggle. Every day, lying in bed, it hurts so much that I want to swear, to use obscenities. In order for me to be able to practice dancing, practice singing... every week, I have to get a steroid injection. Even if, every day, my face swells more and more, and I wind up with a "moon face"-- it doesn't matter. But now, having to cancel my concerts-- I really feel that I have failed all the fans who have supported me; I have really failed; I have let them down." * Translator's Note: Steroid injections will often cause one's face to swell up, thus making the patient look like he has a "moon face." Kenji, described by workers as "extremely ㄍㄧㄥ (will hold it in)," had originally planned to grit his teeth through the pain and undergo both "rehab" and rehearsal at the same time in order to pass through the concert. However, his physician was closely monitoring his health; he has already been undergoing steroid injections (to lessen the inflammation of his nerves) for several months. His condition has, unfortunately, not gotten better; if he continues to push his body beyond its limits and his lower body continues to feel numb, it is quite possible that he will develop hemiplegia (paralysis of half of the body). The physician strongly recommended that he cancel both of his concerts and undergo surgery to remove the elastic cartilage which has shifted and is currently repressing his nervous system. According to our sources, afraid of worrying his mother, Kenji hid the seriousness of his condition from her. He hadn't counted on his mother reading about the cancellation of his concerts-- and his medical condition-- in the newspaper. Immediately after reading the article, Wu MaMa contacted 種子音樂 Seed Music president 田定豐 Tian DingFeng and pleaded intensely with him her position: that Kenji cancel both concerts. In a very earnest voice, she said that she hoped the agency could consider the feelings of a mother. She was very worried about Kenji's health and his health condition. She hoped that Kenji could focus on recuperating and that he wouldn't allow his first concert to also be his last! Source: NowNews Translation Credit: tammiest@asianfanatics ================================================================= Kenji Wu KeQun was originally scheduled to hold two concerts-- one on the 18th of October, and one on the 19th-- at the 台大體育館 NTU (New Taiwan University) Sports Center; they were to be part of his MagiK World Tour. However, Kenji's chronic prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc was recently aggravated, to the point where surgery is a definite possibility. Under the strong suggestion and urging of both his physician and the boss of 種子音樂 Seed Music, 田定豐 Tian DingFeng, the number of concerts has been temporarily cut back to just one. However, it is Kenji's very first ticketed concert, and it is simply impossible that the one concert can accommodate all of his fans; the concert organizers immediately opened up a ticket exchanging service and sent their deepest apologies to those fans who will be left out. Kenji's concert-- the first of his life-- will be held on the same day as his 29th birthday; unfortunately, however, at this most important of times, his long-time basketball injury has developed and evolved into prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc. Kenji, described by workers as "extremely ㄍㄧㄥ (will hold it in)," plans to undergo both "rehab" and rehearsal at the same time in order to pass through the concert. However, his physician will be closely monitoring his health; he has already been undergoing steroid injections (to lessen the inflammation of his nerves) for several months. However, his condition has not gotten better; if he continues to push his body beyond its limits and his lower body continues to feel numb, it is quite possible that he will develop hemiplegia (paralysis of half of the body). The physician strongly recommends that he cancel both of his concerts and undergo surgery to remove the elastic cartilage which has shifted and is currently repressing his nervous system. Boss 田定豐 Tian DingFeng already communicated with Kenji a month ago, telling him that he hoped he would not "pay" for the concert with his health. He advised Kenji to cancel both of the concerts. He said, "It's true that this is your very first ticketed concert... but we really hope that it won't be your last, too! I hope that you'll be able to hold many more in the future!" But, at the time, Kenji's response was, "If you want me to cancel it right now, then how am I different from the presently handicapped or crippled?" Recently, his condition has been aggravated and has intensified; many of his promotional activities have already been canceled. However, he wants to avoid-- by any means possible-- canceling both concerts. Instead, he fought to keep his concert on October 18-- the day of his birthday. Seeing his persistent attitude, his boss and the concert organizers worked together urgently on the staging of the concert. From dance steps to a steel wire hanging and flying segment to any sudden movements-- anything that seemed too much was canceled. This was all done so that Kenji's birthday wish-- to spend it with his fans-- could come true! Source: Yahoo! (Taiwan) Translation Credit: tammiest@asianfanatics
