Japanese pop queen Ayumi Hamasaki is set to hit Hong Kong, Shanghai and Taipei for her second Asian tour, the exact same Chinese cities as her first tour last year, her agent Avex announced on Thursday.

A promotional photo of Ayumi Hamasaki.

Ayumi's solo concert reaches Hong Kong on September 20, the Shanghai Grand Stage on October 18, and the Taipei Arena on November 1.

Despite the announcement, at the beginning of 2008, that she had gone deaf in her left ear, the tour for celebrating the tenth anniversary of Ayumi's singing career started as scheduled on April 5 in Tokyo. So far, the concerts across Japan have drawn a total audience of some 230, 000 people, the Shanghai-based Oriental Morning Post reports.

(CRI June 21, 2008)