Singer Chen Ming: Not the same old song (4)

The Beijing concert will be simple and intimate, Chen says. She'll sing more than 20 tunes from her past 20 years.

But while honing in on nostalgia for the forthcoming concert, Chen isn't solely living in the days of yore. A new album is in the works, she says.

"I see the concert as a new start," she says.

"My return isn't too stressful. I'm learning to adapt to today. And I don't want to keep singing the same songs for the sake of sales."

"The mainland didn't have record companies," she recalls.

"My dream was to release my own cassette."

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