Japanese pop diva Ayumi Hamasaki was forced to cancel a concert in Shanghai a day before showtime, reportedly due to rising political tensions between China and Japan.

News of the cancellation was first announced by organisers, citing "force majeure” as the reason.

But the 47-year-old Queen of J-pop, who is currently on her Asian tour, didn’t walk away.

On Saturday (Nov 29), she went ahead and performed to an empty arena without a single fan in the 14,000 seats.

The full show was also professionally recorded, with plans for it to be released in the future.

After the concert, Hamasaki thanked her 200-member crew, calling it one of her most unforgettable performances of her career.

The Seasons singer first shared on social media that her team received a request to call off the performa

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