Wang Leehom's close call on stage leaves fans aghast

The Star

09-05-2025

Compiled by ZULKIFLI ABD RAHMAN, C.ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHAN
WANG Leehom (pic) nearly fell through a trapdoor on stage and left concertgoers gasping after a mishap with a lift, reported China Press.
The 48-year-old American-Taiwanese singer, who was performing in Hangzhou on May 2, descended onto the stage supported by wires during the start of the song Heaven and Earth Dragon.
When the song ended, Wang was supposed to leave the stage by stepping through a trapdoor supported by the lift.
However, the lift platform was lowered nearly a foot just before Wang stepped on it, causing him to lose his balance and nearly fall through the trapdoor.
Fortunately, the singer managed to catch himself.
Many concertgoers criticised the lift operator for their carelessness.
'He could have serious­ly injured himself if he had fallen through. They should fire the operator,' one fan said.
It was reported that just last year, Hong Kong superstar Andy Lau suffered a similar accident and nearly rolled off the stage during a concert in Shenzhen.
Unaware that a trapdoor had opened unexpectedly during the show, concertgoers watched in horror as Lau nearly tripped and fell through it.
Lau, 62, managed to grab onto the edge and shift his weight back towards the stage.
> A primary school teacher in China was unrecognisable by his former students after managing to lose nearly half of her body weight in just one year.
China Press reported that 27-year-old Huang, who once weighed 163kg, was determined to lose weight and adopted a healthier lifestyle beginning 2018.
The teacher started a diet by keeping track of the calories she consumed every day.
Huang also began taking on weight training and underwent 40 minutes of cardiovascular exercise every day.
Without the use of fat loss drugs, Huang lost an average of 6.5kg every month.
In just a year, she lost 48% of her body weight and currently maintains a weight of just 85kg.
Having shared her journey online, Huang quickly amassed 55,000 followers on social media.
She said that since losing weight, her former students who have graduated fail to recognise her whenever they return to the school for a visit.
(The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.)