Southeast Asia As Taylor Swift’s Singapore run ends, fans from Southeast Asia find ‘inspiration’ from their ‘unpaid therapist

About 300,000 Taylor Swift fans from Singapore and around the region were expected to flock to the city state this week for the megastar’s six sold-out concerts. As the only stop in Southeast Asia for Swift’s blockbuster Eras world tour, Swifties splashed out on flights and hotels to see their idol. Ahead of the last gig on Saturday, Agence France-Presse spoke to six diehard fans, known as “Swifties”, about their favourite Taylor Swift song and what she means to them.
It helped her to get over her own heartbreak from unrequited love. “As a person, I feel she’s the unpaid therapist of girls,” said Lira, a freelance journalist from the Philippines.

Lauren Fang, 23, first listened to Taylor Swift when she was in hospital receiving treatment for lupus. Fang, a human resource specialist from Taiwan, was 18 at the time and said Swift’s songs helped her recovery. Her favourite song is “Back to December” which is about regret for leaving someone.