Going
into social media blackout mode after his secret marriage, rapper and ex
Running Man member, Kang Gary, resurfaces in June with his first Instagram post
of his excursion in Hawaii. This was quickly followed by an array of pixs of
his recent trip to Penang, visiting various touristy spots such as Georgetown
Heritage Trail and also newer attractions such as The Top Komtar and Avatar
Secret Garden in Tanjung Tokong. Gary has also developed a fondness for cendol,
a much loved local dessert. I believe
Gary is the first k-pop star to hold a public promotional event in Penang
island and the fans turn-out at Gurney Paragon was truly staggering ! Gary’s
comeback will be a joint concert with former Girls Generation, Jessica Hyung at
Penang’s Spice Arena on 16th Sept.
Originally, Gary is supposed to hold a solo Malaysia concert in May but
that was abruptly called off due to financial disputes with the then organiser.
The Penang concert’s main organizer is Warriors Music Evolution, co-organised
by Galaxy Group. Not surprisingly, Blue
Apple (an entity of the troubled MLM company, MBI) is one of the co-sponsors. MBI’s account was allegedly freeze and under
investigation for its dubious involvement in the MLM scheme but as expected, in
Malaysia, law is lax. Just a few days back, another branch of MBI, Mcalls is
organizing a k—wave concert at Sunway Lagoon in August. Gary was very amicable in person and can
actually converse pretty well in simple Mandarin. Before Gary’s grand entrance,
the Northern Region President of Malaysian Artist Society. Dato Pang, was
invited to give a short speech. Although I agree with the sentiments echoed by
Dato Pang about Penangites being very stingy and asking for free tickets is a
“bad thing”, I honestly feel that the event is not the right platform to say
this. If you don’t want to spend “lonely night” on 16th Sept (which
happens to Malaysia Day), make a date with Gary and Jessica !
