BREAKTHROUGH ASIANS RISE ON TWITTER

Twitter is hosting a global concert entitled “88rising Presents: Asia Rising Forever” which will be streamed live on 88rising’s official Twitter account (@88rising) for four hours today starting from 8am.

88rising is a music label that introduces and promotes Asian artists who release music in the US. It is home to a number of popular Asian musicians such as Rich Brian — who released a collaboration with Chungha last year, increasing his popularity in Korea — Niki, Keith Ape, Joji and Keshi.

During this commemorative broadcast, people on Twitter will get to enjoy the performances of more than 20 teams of domestic and foreign artists who are quickly gaining popularity in the US. From Korea, Kang Daniel (@konnect_danielk) who had a fan meeting in Bangkok last year; the seven-member girl group CLC (@CUBECLC); the indie band Hyukoh (@hyukohh); and singer Lim Kim (Yerim Kim) will participate.

Beyond Korea, Asian musicians such as Indonesian singer Niki (@nikizefanya); Houston-based vocalist and instrumentalist Keshi (@keshimusic); and Indonesian rapper Rich Brian (@richbrian) will perform.

Participating artists will showcase a variety of content such as exclusive interviews, surprise games, and intimate performances from their bedrooms through the “Asia Rising Forever” livestream.

Fans will still get to enjoy a highlight clip on Twitter after the broadcast ends. There will also be a special question and answer session with CLC. People can join the real-time conversations on the special event page twitter.com/i/ events/1256289526319706112.

During the live broadcast, donations will also be raised to overcome racial discrimination against Asians around the world due to Covid-19.

In addition, Twitter has developed a special emoji for this occasion that automatically applies to the hashtags #88rising #AsiaRising #AsiaRisingforever and #StayHomeWith88rising.