SPEAK UP: J-pop Takuya Kimura stages shows, K-pop Lisa drops new docu. (1/2) 木村拓哉開唱、Lisa新推紀錄片（上）

A: Japanese superstar Takuya Kimura will perform at the Taipei Music Center this week, while South Korean sensation, Blackpink’s Lisa is heading to Las Vegas, becoming the first K-pop artist to headline a residency in the “Sin City.”

B: Lisa has also joined the recent wave of music documentaries, releasing her personal documentary “Always Lalisa.”

A: Are there any other singers releasing their own documentaries?

Blackpink’s Lisa at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards. Blackpink Lisa出席MTV音樂錄影帶大獎。

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B: Just this year alone, Take That, Billie Eilish, Kylie Minogue, Linkin Park and Oasis have all released music documentaries.

A: Even though some of these works often more closely resemble “mockumentaries” featuring deliberately staged content, fans still love to watch them.

A: 本週日本天王木村拓哉將唱進台北流行音樂中心，而南韓天團Blackpink成員Lisa則將進軍拉斯維加斯，成為在「賭城」駐唱的韓流歌手第一人！

B: Lisa並搭上歌手紀錄片的風潮，推出個人紀錄片《Always Lalisa》。

A: 還有哪些歌手發行紀錄片啊？

B: 光是今年就有︰接招合唱團、怪奇比莉、凱莉米諾、聯合公園、綠洲合唱團……。

A: 雖然這類作品有些比較像「偽紀錄片」，部分內容可能是刻意設計的，不過粉絲還是很愛看。

（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）

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1. mock (v.) 嘲笑、戲弄、戲謔地模仿；挫敗、使…落空 (adj.) 模擬的、仿製的、假裝的；(npl.) 模擬考試 2. documentary (n.) 紀錄片、紀實節目 (adj.) 紀實的；書面的、文件的、公文的 3. mockumentary (n.) 偽紀錄片（仿紀錄片）