On October 28, Christian Singer Jing Chang announced that she would hold a music concert in November.
The Taiwanese singer also talked about her Christian faith journey during the past four years. At the end of 2018, she fell into a deep trough. She took medications in an effort to end her life. Fortunately, her faith became her last hope. A voice told her: "My child, don't treat yourself like this, I love you so much!” This voice made her willing to give herself another chance to live and begin to face life and what she thought were complete failures.
Chang wrote on China's Twitter Weibo: “Walk through the shadow of death, Jing Chang will sing again after four years. Classic memories of twelve years of my singing career!
Jing Chang, who has not held a paid concert for four years, won the championship in the show "Super Idol" in 2008 and then began her career as a singer. However, during her twelve years as a singer, the road to stardom has not been smooth.
Four years ago, with the support of her good sister, Shadya, who is also her instructor and companion, she released her solo album "Singing for failure", which she believed was "risking everything". However, rather than making a comeback, her attempt backfired. She reached a low point when she was without a job for more than eight months.
Feeling that she was chosen by God and rescued from the shadow of death, Jing Chang re-examined her heart, took off the halo and baggage of the artist, and decided to work hard to "survive".
Chang received encouragement from her friends. Meanwhile, Hong Kong singer Kim, who is also a street artist, shared with her the true story of how he saved the life of a girl by singing in the street. This reminded Jing Chang of her original intention in beginning a singing career and she determined to get a license and become a street performer. In June last year, she received the license, which is very difficult to get. So far, Jing Chang has shared her beautiful singing voice on the streets of Taipei City. Her actions demonstrate that she is not one to give up on her singing career.
A few weeks ago, Jing Chang received an invitation from the boss of the Riverside(a Taiwan Music Venue). Looking back on the experience of the past few years, Chang felt grateful for life, with its ups and downs, laughter, and tears. She decided to hold a concert to unfold her most profound experience on the road of music.
The concert consisted of nearly 30 songs. Jing Chang hoped to share with all her fans the memories of her music journey in the past twelve years.
Fans were very moved by her testimony. Someone left a message saying, "I have thought of giving up many times, probably I know Jing Chang’s feelings. Faith is always there to pull you back to life. Every time I listened to your songs I received power from them. After all you were my faith when I was young, although you are too far for me to get close, although across the strait. Do you remember when you were in the Massive Response (a reality show of Hunan TV), you had an asthma attack, but you still kept on performing. Now my life is also tough, but let's cheer together. We are always here."
- Translated by Yuehan Jiang
