Malaysian pop singer Faizal Tahir has apologised for causing offence by tearing off his shirt during a televised concert. Mr Tahir’s record label said he will undertake community service to make up for any offence caused. [BBC]
The former One in a Million contestants was performing at a concert in Bandar Utama to celebrate the birthday of 8TV. He took off his jacket, singlet and belt and threw them to the audience of about 8,000 people during the show, which was broadcast live on the TV channel.
I am not here to argue if the rule is stupid or not. Some people might say that Malaysians are being too conservative, which is true… but being conservative is not necessary a bad thing.
Besides, it’s not like the audiences or TV viewers are expecting the stripping act… if we are attending a Beyonce or Pussycat Dolls’ concert we might be ready for something fleshy; most people however would not have expected that on this 8TV concert, and it’s understandable that some people might take offense.
On side note, it’s useless for Faizal to apologise now. It was not a random act… he pre-planned the whole thing even before he was on stage (he admitted that); he was ready to break the rules.
Thing is, if he wants to apologise now, why doing it at the first place?
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