Complex sentence: In the early 1980s, Tanimura started to move towards his singer-songwriter career and in 1981 he held singing concerts in places like Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand and Beijing.
Split into simpler sentences: In the early 1980s, Tanimura started to move towards his singer-songwriter career. In 1981, he held singing concerts in places such as Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand and Beijing.