Although she no longer appears on the front page of the news as she did in the nineties, Mariah Carey continues to attract the world’s attention, especially as Christmas approaches. However, a concert recent event in Singapore sparked some controversy among the public: can you listen to ‘Fantasy’ without getting up to move your hips or is it materially impossible?
Mariah moment. Mariah Carey’s favorite dates are approaching. Christmas is inaugurated by the diva as soon as Halloween passes, and with this she begins to add reproductions of her ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You‘ until reaching milestones like the one a year ago, becoming lMost played Christmas song in Spotify history. A couple of days ago he received the award for MusiCares Person of the Year for his philanthropic work. But it’s not all good news. Also a few days ago, without going any further, there was a brawl at one of his concerts in Singapore.
What happened. The International Business Times website account that a Mariah Carey concert in Singapore held on October 8, 2025 as part of her The Celebration of Mimi tour, went viral after some attendees they will count on social networks what had happened there. In them they were seen arguing with other spectators about whether they should remain seated, as most of the theater where the concert was taking place, or could get up to dance, applaud and sing the songs.
Zombies with Mariah. At the event held at the Arena @ Expo Singapore there were 6,600 people, but unlike what is usual at a concert in Europe or the United States, the attendees remained seated. This caused some users, such as the tiktoker @advlogss called the audience “Zombi” for remaining impassive before the diva’s repertoire. Another user of the social network, @sha_nikitarelates: “there was a lady behind us saying ‘You have to sit down! It’s a sit-down concert!’
Different forms of enjoyment. What happened is that cultural differences between the inhabitants of Singapore, where the public tends to behave more reservedly than in the West, and people from other backgrounds collided, which, as can be seen in the videos, was the case of those who broke with tradition. On Singapore news website ‘The New Paper’ They explain it perfectly: A British security guard who has been working in the country for years, Joe Borg, claims to understand both sides. “I would understand if some people were upset because they couldn’t see the concert,” he says. According to Borg, concert-goers in Singapore are less likely to participate due to “less alcohol consumption and rowdiness” than in other countries.
The respect is very nice. There’s another interviewee in ‘The New Paper’, a K-pop fan called Ms Tay, who says there are “appropriate times to sit down and times to stand up.” She has worked as an usher at concerts, and can therefore attest that banners and glow sticks can be “annoying” when they block the view of others. And in fact, he has even seen people stand on chairs just to see better. In our book of concert etiquette, that crosses several boundaries.
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