Guangzhou International Sports Arena ( Chinese : 广州国际体育演艺中心 ) is an indoor arena located in Guangzhou , China that was completed in September 2010. It is used mostly for basketball and it has a seating capacity of 18,000 spectators. On October 16, 2010, it hosted an NBA pre-season game between the New Jersey Nets and Houston Rockets . A sellout crowd attended this game as Houston beat New Jersey, 95–86.
19-406: Kiku may refer to: People with the given name [ edit ] Ju Jingyi (born 1994), Chinese singer, actress and member of SNH48, nicknamed "Kiku" Kiku Amino (1912-1978), Japanese author and translator Kiku Nishizaki (1900-1979), one of the two pioneer Japanese women aviators Kiku Sharda (born 1975), Indian comedian Kiku Usami ,
38-713: A "once in 4,000 years beauty" by the Japanese media, causing her to receive increased prominence and criticism. Guangzhou International Sports Arena Designed by MANICA Architecture in partnership with the Guangzhou Design Institute, the Guangzhou Arena not only hosted the Asian Games events in 2010, but is home to a wide variety of events such as basketball, international ice events, and major music concerts. The building's design also specifically accommodates
57-498: A Japanese supercentenarian Fictional characters [ edit ] Kiku, a Little Bill character Places [ edit ] Kiku, Estonia Kikuh, Mazandaran Other uses [ edit ] Imperial Seal of Japan ( Kiku No Gomon ) Chrysanthemum Day ( Kiku no sekku ) Kīkū, a 6-string guitar-ukulele hybrid, also called a guitalele KIKU , a television station in Honolulu, Hawaii Topics referred to by
76-560: A concert at this arena for their All Or Nothing World Tour. On 18 April 2015, American singer-songwriter Katy Perry performed her first show of her Asian leg of the Prismatic World Tour at the arena. This was also her very first show in China. On 3 June 2017, Joker Xue , a Chinese singer-songwriter, headlined the arena as part of his I Think I've Seen You Somewhere Tour. On 30 August 2017, Ariana Grande performed at this arena for
95-480: A solo single titled Rain . In 2018, Ju starred in the historical drama Legend of Yunxi alongside Zhang Zhehan . She sang the theme songs for the drama, "The Fallen Flowers Turn into Mud", and "Sigh of Yunxi". The series was a commercial hit and received positive reviews for light-hearted and sweet storyline, leading to increased popularity for Ju. The same year, Ju starred in the romantic comedy-drama Mr. Swimmer alongside Mike Angelo. Ju also became one of
114-656: A substantial effect in their fields. In November, Ju released her third EP titled Love Emergency Report . In 2020, Ju appeared in CCTV New Year's Gala for the first time, acting out a skit Like You Like Me . She starred in the historical romance dramas In a Class of Her Own alongside Song Weilong ; and The Blooms at Ruyi Pavilion , which is the unofficial sequel of Legend of Yunxi reuniting with Legend of Yunxi co-star Zhang Zhehan and supporting stars Xu Jiaqi and Wang Youshuo . She ranked 84th on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list. In 2021, Ju starred in
133-523: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ju Jingyi Ju Jingyi ( Chinese : 鞠婧祎 ; born 18 June 1994) is a Chinese singer, dancer, and actress. She is best known as a former member of the Chinese idol girl group SNH48 . As a member of SNH48, during the annual General Elections, she was elected as No.4 (2014), No.2 (2015), No.1 (2016), and No.1 (2017) among over 100 members. As an actress, she
152-475: Is known for her roles in television dramas Legend of Yunxi (2018) and The Legend of White Snake (2019), Beauty of Resilience (2023), Sword and Fairy 4 (2024), and In Blossom (2024). Ju Jingyi was born in Suining , Sichuan . She studied at The Attached Middle School of Sichuan Conservatory of Music , majoring in violin, but dropped out to audition for SNH48. On 18 August 2013, Ju Jingyi took part in
171-611: The Guangzhou International Sports Arena on 16 November. In May 2014, Ju starred in her first music video, "Football Party". She subsequently ranked fourth during SNH48's first "General Election", during which they released their first album, Mae Shika Mukanee . Ju was ranked second in SNH48's second "General Election", held on 25 July 2015. She became a member of sub-unit Seine River along with Zhao Jiamin and Li Yitong . Their first single "Sweet & Bitter" (苦与甜)
190-695: The New Television Actress of the Year Award at the Tencent Video Star Awards for her performance in Novoland: The Castle in the Sky . On 7 January 2017, she participated in SNH48's third Request Time, of which her song "Don't Touch", performed with Zeng Yanfen and Zhao Yue , came in first, allowing her to release her second solo single. On 15 February, she took on her first leading role in
209-483: The audition for second-generation members of SNH48 and was one of the 34 girls who qualified, becoming one of the 31 official second-generation members on 5 September. She made her first public appearance on 21 September, and had started performing weekly at the SNH48 Dream Stage. In November, she became a member of Team NII of SNH48. She participated in SNH48's first major concert, "SNH48 Guangzhou Concert", held in
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#1732852230592228-640: The detective web drama, Detective Samoyeds . The series was a success and broke 10 billion views at the end of its two seasons. In May, Ju was announced to be one of the recipients of the "May 4th Medal", awarded by the Chinese Communist Youth League (CCYL) to outstanding youths who have made remarkable achievements in agriculture, hi-tech research, news coverage, politics and law, army and police. The same month, Ju released her second EP, Yes Or No . During SNH48's fourth General Election held on 29 July, Ju came in first with 277781.3 votes, becoming
247-851: The female lead in period suspense drama Please Give Me a Pair of Wings alongside Aaron Yan . Ju was named as one of the most recognizable Chinese actresses in web dramas by the Hong Kong media, and won the Best Actress award at the China Canada Television Festival Award for her performance in Legend of Yunxi . Ju entered the Forbes China Celebrity 100 list for the first time, ranking 94th. Forbes China also listed Ju under their 30 Under 30 Asia 2019 list which consisted of 30 influential people under 30 years old who have had
266-436: The first SNH48 member to hold the position as the senbatsu center for a consecutive year. In August, she featured in the fantasy drama Xuan-Yuan Sword: Han Cloud , portraying a gentle mute girl. On 15 December 2017, it was announced that Ju would depart from SNH48 and continue promotions as a solo artist under Star48. An individual studio and website have been launched to manage her solo career. On 18 December, she released
285-484: The historical romance drama Rebirth For You [ zh ] alongside Joseph Zeng and the romance fantasy series Love Under the Full Moon alongside Zheng Yecheng . In 2023, she starred in the xianxia romance Beauty of Resilience opposite Guo Junchen . Ju has been referred to as a "once in 4,000 years idol" by Chinese fans since 2014; however, due to a slight mistranslation, she has also been called
304-579: The judges for the music variety show The Chinese Youth . In 2019, Ju starred in the web series adaptation of the Chinese folktale legend Legend of the White Snake alongside Yu Menglong , playing the titular role of Bai Suzhen . She also sung the soundtracks for the drama, including new rendition of classic songs like "Qian Nian Deng Yi Hui" (A Millennium's Wait for a Return), "Du Qing" (Passing Feelings) and "Qing Cheng Shan Xia Bai Suzhen" (Bai Suzhen under Mount Qingcheng). The same year, Ju starred as
323-551: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Kiku . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kiku&oldid=1235536178 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Broadcast call sign disambiguation pages Japanese feminine given names Feminine given names Hidden categories: Short description
342-538: The standards of the NBA, a feature that will allow it to become home to the league's expansion throughout Asia. The arena is planned as part of a larger Sport and Entertainment District in the heart of the new Luogang District to the East of downtown Guangzhou. On 23 September 2011, Irish vocal pop band Westlife held a concert for Gravity Tour supporting their album Gravity . On September 20, 2014, Korean girl group, 2NE1 held
361-528: Was released on 31 October 2015. In 2016, Ju made her acting debut in the fantasy drama Novoland: The Castle in the Sky , which started airing in July. She also released a soundtrack for the drama, titled "Xue Fei Shuang". On 30 July, during SNH48's third General Election, Ju was ranked first place with over 230,000 votes, the highest ever number of votes received by an SNH48 member. On 17 October, Ju released her first solo single "Everyday". On 10 December, she won
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