"Right Here Waiting for You 2010" () was a promotional song for

Expo 2010 Shanghai China Expo 2010, officially the Expo 2010 Shanghai China, was held on both banks of the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China, from 1 May to 31 October 2010. It was a major World Expo registered by the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), in the tr ...

, composed by Miao Sen (). It was first released in the 30-day countdown on April 1, 2010.

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, Yao Ming,

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, and Liu Xiang appeared in the

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Plagiarism claims

Allegedly, "Right Here Waiting for You 2010" was

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from the 1997 Japanese song "Sonomama no Kimi de Ite" ("Stay the Way You Are") by

Mayo Okamoto is a Japanese pop singer and songwriter. Her 1995 debut single "Tomorrow" peaked at number 1 on the Oricon weekly single charts. She released her greatest hits album ''Rise 1'' in 2000. The album topped the Oricon weekly album charts. Expo 20 ...

, resulting in its use as the Expo theme being suspended. After discussions with Okamoto's management, a compromise was reached such that "Sonomama no Kimi de Ite" is now the official song of the 2010 Expo.

References

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