The actor recognized for his roles in 'Shang-Chi' and 'Kim's Comfort' will emcee Canada’s music trophyfest for the second 12 months operating, this time from Edmonton.
Simu Liu will return to emcee the 2023 Juno Awards after making his internet hosting debut for Canada’s music awards in Toronto earlier this 12 months.
Charlotte Cardin was the large winner on the 2022 Junos, Canada’s model of the Grammys, as she picked up 4 trophies. However Liu, finest often called the Marvel superhero Shang-Chi, arguably captured the most important buzz together with his “I'm Canadian” speech, a satirical tackle a basic beer industrial, and sang his personal rendition of Avril Lavigne’s “Difficult’ single whereas taking part in a guitar.
He might be again internet hosting the 52nd annual Juno Awards in Edmonton on March 13, 2023, organizers mentioned on Wednesday. “In case you thought my rendition of ‘Difficult’ was good, simply wait till you hear my Nickelback cowl,” Liu mentioned in an announcement.
The Junos, produced by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, will air on the CBC community nationwide. Final 12 months’s nationwide music awards was the primary in-person Juno ceremony in three years, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Liu, who gained a following for his breakout position in Kim’s Comfort, a Canadian comedy a few Korean Canadian household operating a comfort retailer, has been busy in Hollywood with Marvel Studios’ Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and Lionsgate’s canine drama Arthur the King.
He additionally has a task in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie film, which is ready to be launched in the summertime of 2023.