These Malaysian music fans travel overseas just to attend concerts


The BTS Love Yourself concert in Bangkok in 2019. — JOEY TAN

Some of us know very well the frustration of having our favourite artiste or band announce a concert in the Asia Pacific region ... but then skipping Malaysia altogether as one of the stops in the tour.

Instead the concerts would be held in neighbouring countries, most likely in Singapore, Thailand (Bangkok) and Indonesia (Jakarta), as well as further away in Hong Kong and Japan.

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