Simu Liuis Kenough.
“Repeat after me: I. Am. Kenough,” Liu can be seen saying on stage before he launched into “I’m Just Ken,” invideos of the performanceshared to social media. TheShang-Chistar leaned into the spirit of the Kendom during his performance, at one point asking the audience, “Are you ready to feel the Kenergy with me tonight? Let’s do this. You are Kenough! You are Kenough!”
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“what a joy it was to sing, laugh and ken around with the (sold out!) crowd at the hotel cafe,” Liu wrote in anInstagrampost regarding the performance. “to everyone who bought a ticket and came out, know that you are a part of a core memory and my dream come true!”
“there are a multitude of people without whom this would never have been possible; you know who you are and you know how deeply and eternally grateful i am for you,” he added in a caption. “thank you all, you ARE kenough, and let’s run it back in the new year!!!”
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Simu Liu on July 9, 2023.Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty
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Liu has sought to widen his horizons beyond acting since his star significantly rose after he joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe to star as 2021’sShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' title character. He told PEOPLE back in April that he holds"a bit of an aspiration" to appear on Broadway.
Simu Liu in ‘Barbie’.Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
“I’m Just Ken” is still generating praise as the film industry enters awards season: the song received nominations for best song at both the2024 Critics Choice Awardsand2024 Golden Globe Awardsthis week. Two other songs fromBarbie —“Dance the Night” and “What Was I Made For?” — were also nominated for those awards shows.
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