2022 in Asian music explained

See also: Timeline of musical events.

Events

• 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]

Albums

• Onewe (South Korea) – Planet Nine: Voyager (January 4)^[14]
• Hikaru Utada (Japan) – Bad Mode (January 19)^[15]
• Boris (Japan) – W (January 21)^[16]
• Cloud Wan – The Cloud (December 19)^[17]
• Confess (Iran) – Revenge at All Costs (January 21)^[18]
• @onefive (Japan) – 1518 (February 2)^[19]
• Girish and The Chronicles – Hail to the Heroes (February 11)^[20]
• Gin Lee – Time & Faith (July 12)^[21]
• JAM Project (Japan) – Max the Max ~JAM Project Best Collection XIV^[22]
• Scandal (Japan) – MIRROR (January 26)^[23]
• Bloodywood (India) – Rakshak (February 18)^[24]
• Janice Vidal – Daughter (December 19)^[25]
• Jay Fung – Love & Loss (December 28)^[26]
• Koda Kumi (Japan) – Heart (March 2)^[27]
• Nigo (Japan) – I Know Nigo! (March 25)^[28]
• Lim Young-woong (South Korea) – Im Hero^[29]
• Acid Eyes (South Korea) – Cherry Gene (June 6)^[30]
• Stray Kids (Japan) – Circus (June 22)^[31]

Classical

• Unsuk Chin (South Korea) – Scherben der Stille (Shards of Silence), for violin and orchestra^[32]
• Huang Ruo (China) – A Dust in Time (first recording)^[33]
• Toshio Hosokawa (Japan) – Yukio Mishima’s Hanjo^[34]

Film, TV and video game scores

• Hideyuki Fukasawa – Orient (Japan)^[35]
• Anup Rubens – Bangarraju (India - Telugu)^[36]

Musical films

• Ishrat Made in China (Pakistan), score by Shani Arshad with music by various artists^[37]
• Laal Singh Chaddha (India - Hindi), with music by Pritam and lyrics by Amitabh Bhattacharya.^[38]
• (India - Tamil), with music by A. R. Rahman^[39]

Deaths

• January 2  -, 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 Muvaffak "Maffy" Falay, 92, Turkish trumpeter^[48]
  • Jayananda Lama, 65, Nepalese folk singer and actor^[49]
• 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
  • , 99, Chinese opera performer.^[59]
  • Sidhu Moose Wala, 28, Indian Punjabi singer, actor and politician (shot)^[60]
• 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 Mohamed Huzam, 52, Maldivian playback singer^[72]
  • Shimoga Subbanna, 83, Indian Kannada playback singer^[73]
• 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 Jovit Baldivino, 29, Filipino singer and actor (intracranial aneurysm)^[80]
  • Qamar Gula, 70, Afghan Pashto language singer^[81]
• December 10  - Sulochana Chavan, 89, Indian Marathi singer^[82]
• December 10  - Nihal Nelson, 76, Sri Lankan vocalist, songwriter and composer^[83]

By country

• 2022 in Chinese music
• 2022 in Japanese music
• 2022 in Philippine music
• 2022 in South Korean music

See also

• 2022 in music

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ardhito Pramono enters rehab, issues statement on drug charges: "I apologise with all my heart". NME. Ng. Scott. January 27, 2022. January 25, 2022.
2. Web site: [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. ko. January 17, 2022. January 17, 2022.
3. Web site: June 21, 2022 . "블록체인·집단지성으로 팬들이 아이돌 그룹 키우죠" . "Fans raise idol groups with blockchain and collective intelligence" . MK . ko.
4. News: Punjab polls 2022: CM Charanjit S Channi, singer Sidhu Moose Wala booked for flouting election code of conduct . 14 March 2022 . Free Press Journal . 19 February 2022 . 14 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220314174041/https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/punjab-polls-2022-cm-charanjit-s-channi-singer-sidhu-moose-wala-booked-for-flouting-election-code-of-conduct . live .
5. News: Jagga . Raakhi . 12 April 2022 . Punjab: For electoral loss, Sidhu Moosewala blames 'gaddar' voters in song, AAP lashes out . 15 April 2022 . The Indian Express . 15 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220415093913/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ludhiana/sidhu-moosewala-electoral-loss-song-gaddar-voters-aap-7866631/ . live .
6. News: Balwinder Safri: Family of Birmingham bhangra star beg hospital for more time. BBC News . 19 May 2022 . 29 July 2022.
7. News: Balwinder Safri: 'Miracle' as Birmingham bhangra star recovers after coma. BBC News . 19 July 2022 . 29 July 2022.
8. Web site: 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.
9. Web site: 28 July 2022 . (Video) Two dancers injured as big screen suddenly falls off at Mirror's concert . The Standard.
10. Web site: HO . KELLY . 28 July 2022 . Giant screen falls on stage during concert by Hong Kong boy band Mirror, two performers injured . 29 July 2022 . Hong Kong Free Press.
11. Web site: Field . Todd . Tár . January 17, 2023.
12. Web site: Seoul's Yeouido district to host Asian cultural gala from Oct. 14. Kim. Hayeon. 2022-10-13. Korea.net. en. 2022-12-01.
13. Web site: UNIK ASIA FESTIVAL . 30 March 2023.
14. Web site: 원위, 미니 2집 콘셉트 포토 공개…절제된 표정 '깊어진 분위기' . Onewe releases 2nd mini album concept photo... Understated expression 'deep atmosphere' . Export News . Korean . December 23, 2021 . January 21, 2022 . Lee, Seul.
15. Web site: Hikaru Utada Will Release 8th Studio Album Bad Mode Wednesday, January 19 From Milan Records. January 13, 2022.
16. Web site: Boris To Release New Album "W" In January, Premiere "Drowning By Numbers" Video. ThePRP. November 30, 2021. November 30, 2021.
17. News: Cloud Wan bought her first extended play at CD store . Ming Pao Daily News . 20 December 2022.
18. Web site: Confess premiere new video Megalodon MMH. mmhradio.co.uk. October 10, 2021. October 1, 2021.
19. Web site: 2022-02-02 . @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 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240104195301/https://natalie.mu/music/news/464086 . 2024-01-04 . 2023-12-29 . Natalie . Natasha, Inc. . ja.
20. Web site: GIRISH AND THE CHRONICLES To Release New Studio Album 'Hail To The Heroes' In February; Premiere 'Primeval Desire' Music Video. Metal Forces. December 3, 2021. December 2, 2021.
21. News: Gin Lee attending "Time & Faith" CD Signing Event . am730 newspaper . 12 September 2022.
22. Web site: JAM Project BEST COLLECTION XIV. CD Japan. 21 April 2023.
23. Japan . Billboard . 2021-12-01 . Japan's SCANDAL Set to Drop New Album 'Mirror,' Announces World Tour Schedule . 2022-03-05 . Billboard . en-US.
24. Web site: Indian Folk Nu-Metal: Bloodywood Bring the Ruckus on "Gadaar". MetalSucks. November 14, 2021. November 10, 2021.
25. News: Janice's new concept album with all female songwriters . am730 newspaper . 19 December 2022.
26. News: Jay Fung's new album recording love and loss . Ming Pao Daily News . 28 December 2022.
27. Web site: February 2, 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.
28. Web site: How Bape Founder Nigo Made an Album for His Friends. March 31, 2022. March 31, 2022. Rolling Stone. Ihaza. Jeff.
29. Web site: https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/052/0001717856. ko: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. ko. March 25, 2022. March 25, 2022. March 25, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220325001758/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/052/0001717856. live.
30. Web site: Triple S Acid Eyes Cherry Gene. Music Gateway. 27 July 2023.
31. Web site: 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 . Epic JYP . May 16, 2022 . ja . May 16, 2022.
32. News: LSO/Rattle review – Kavakos brings brilliance and depth to Unsuk Chin's violin concerto . The Guardian . Andrew Clements . 2022-01-04 . 2022-01-10.
33. News: A Dust in Time (Del Sol String Quartet) . Limelight Magazine . Michael Quinn . 2022-01-19 . 2022-01-24.
34. Web site: Japan Society Unveils 2022-23 Season. OperaWire. 11 June 2023.
35. Web site: Adventure TV Anime Orient Reveals Cast, Staff, Visual. Anime News Network. Pineda. Rafael Antonio. August 5, 2021. August 5, 2021.
36. News: 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. 15 January 2022. 24 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211124040418/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/akkineni-clan-comes-together-sequel-soggade-chinni-nayana-which-titled-bangarraju-840081. live.
37. Web site: Here's a complete who's who of the Mohib Mirza, Sanam Saeed starrer 'Ishrat Made in China'. 28 February 2022. Images.
38. Web site: Pritam to compose for Aamir Khan's Laal Singh Chaddha. 2020-12-15. Cinema Express. en.
39. Web site: Exclusive! AR Rahman on Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan: 'It's probably my most difficult film' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201127172106/https://www.indulgexpress.com/culture/music/2020/feb/24/ar-rahman-music-mani-ratnam-ponniyin-selvan-my-most-difficult-film-22557.html . 27 November 2020 . 4 February 2021 . Indulge Express.
40. Web site: Penyanyi Senior Nindy Ellesse Meninggal Dunia. CNN Indonesia. 3 January 2022. id.
41. Web site: เผยกำหนดการรดน้ำศพ "ศรเพชร ศรสุพรรณ" หลังสิ้นตำนานนักร้องลูกทุ่ง. th. Bangkok Biz News. 9 January 2022.
42. Web site: 9 January 2022. Veteran singer Desmond De Silva passes away. 9 January 2022. Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst. en.
43. News: Veteran singer Neela Wickramasinghe passes away . 17 January 2022 . Adaderana . 17 January 2022.
44. Web site: Tohru "Monamour" Hiroshima of GISM has passed away. Punk News. 15 February 2022.
45. News: 6 February 2022. Lata Mangeshkar: India singing legend dies at 92. en-GB. BBC News. 6 February 2022.
46. Web site: Dorce Gamalama Mening. Hanif Hawari. February 16, 2022. detikhot.
47. News: Singer Bappi Lahiri succumbs to obstructive sleep apnea; here's what the health condition means. Times of India. 15 February 2022.
48. Web site: Caz sanatçısı Ahmet Muvaffak Falay hayatını kaybetti. sozcu. tr. February 22, 2022.
49. Web site: Actor and singer Jayananda Lama passes away at 65. Kathmandu Post. February 23, 2022.
50. https://www.sohu.com/a/529522969_114988 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
51. News: Gabinete . Jojo . Eva Castillo, Regine Velasquez's former rival, dies at 52 . PEP.ph . March 23, 2022. March 25, 2022.
52. News: Singer Keith Martin's cause of death revealed . Rappler . March 30, 2022. April 1, 2022.
53. Web site: Filipino rock icon Jun Lopito has died. NME. 30 March 2022. 30 March 2022.
54. News: Yeh . Kuan-yin . Lo . James . Taiwan's 'king of banned songs' Wen Hsia dies at 93 . 7 April 2022 . Central News Agency. Republished as: News: 'King of banned songs' Wen Hsia dies aged 93 . 8 April 2022 . Taipei Times . 8 April 2022.
55. Web site: Nagai Sriram Death News - भारतीय वायलिन वादक नागाई श्रीराम का 41 वर्ष की आयु में निधन हो गया है!. 9 April 2022. 9 April 2022. Yogesh Kuradiya. dekhnews.com. Hindi.
56. https://alice-in-menswear.com/content1/?no=IEVHCN62SsVq3xcg3hSESSC KOJIが安らかに旅立ちました
57. Web site: Eminent Odia Singer Prafulla Kar Passes Away 83. OMM. 17 April 2022 . 18 April 2022.
58. Web site: Santoor maestro Pandit Shivkumar Sharma passes away. 10 May 2022. Suanshu Khurana. Indian Express. 10 May 2022.
59. http://wap.xinmin.cn/content/32175420.html 巨星陨落！豫剧大师马金凤病逝，享年100周岁
60. News: Goswami . Sohini . 29 May 2022 . Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala shot dead day after govt withdrew his security . Hindustan Times . 29 May 2022.
61. Web site: 2022-06-01 . Singer KK falls ill at Kolkata performance, dies. He was 53 . 2022-05-31 . Hindustan Times . en.
62. https://www.soompi.com/article/1529896wpp/veteran-mc-song-hae-passes-away Veteran MC Song Hae Passes Away
63. News: Malaysian singer-actress Adibah Noor passes away. 18 June 2022. 18 June 2022. Gordon Kho. The Star.
64. Web site: Russian singer Yuri Shatunov from Soviet boyband Laskovyi Mai dies aged 48. Euro Weekly News. 23 June 2022 .
65. Web site: 歌手朱俐静抗癌两年后去世 年仅40岁. zh. 4 July 2022. ent.sina. 4 July 2022.
66. News: ‍ কালজয়ী সংগীত পরিচালক আলম খান মারা গেছেন. 2022-07-08. risingbd.com. 2022-07-08.
67. Web site: প্রতিবেদক . বিনোদন . চলে গেলেন সুরকার আলম খান . 2022-07-08 . Prothomalo . bn.
68. Web site: Renowned singer Rubina Qureshi passes away . 2022-07-13 . . en.
69. News: Veteran singer Bhupinder Singh passes away in Mumbai . 18 July 2022 . NetIndian . 18 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220718172557/https://www.netindian.in/news/people/veteran-singer-bhupinder-singh-passes-away-in-mumbai . live .
70. Punjabi singer Balwinder Safri dies at 63; music industry mourns demise . . 27 July 2022 . 28 July 2022.
71. News: Tollywood mourns the demise of eminent singer Nirmala Mishra. The Times of India . 31 July 2022 .
72. News: Renowned former singer Huzaam passes away . Mohamed . Naizak . Sun . 12 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220812053331/https://en.sun.mv/76751 . live . 12 August 2022 . 12 August 2022.
73. News: Renowned Kannada playback singer Shivamogga Subbanna passes away . . 11 August 2022 . 11 August 2022.
74. News: ابراهیم قنبری مهر سازنده سازهای موسیقی درگذشت . Ebrahim Ghanbari Mehr, the maker of musical instruments, passed away . bornanews.com . 12 August 2022 . 12 August 2022 . fa.
75. News: Renowned singer Nayyara Noor passes away aged 71 . Daily News . 21 August 2022 . 21 August 2022.
76. Web site: George Rassi dies in car crash. National News Agency. 27 August 2022. 27 August 2022.
77. Web site: Top Stories 'Kammatipadam' music director John P Varkey passes away. 29 August 2022. News8Plus. 30 August 2022.
78. News: 【訃報】照喜名朝一さん死去 琉球芸能初の人間国宝 90歳 . 10 September 2022 . The Ryukyu Shimpo . 10 September 2022.
79. News: 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 . 8 October 2022 . Yomiuri . 8 October 2022 . 19 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221019034333/https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/culture/music/20221008-OYT1T50187/amp/ . dead .
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83. Web site: Veteran Sri Lankan vocalist Nihal Nelson has died . 2022-12-13 . Colombo Gazette. 13 December 2022 .