Zayn Malik has a problem on his hands.

Rocked by the pressures of fame and the weight of anxiety, the star has announced that he has pulled the plug on several shows in Japan.

The shows were set up to replace a cancelled set of live gigs in the market and now, as the first show’s date draws closer, Malik has decided to cancel them too upsetting fans in the process.

Sources close to ‘The Sun’ cite a change in the performer’s recording schedule and the demands of planning  world tour as the reason for the shock cancellation.

Alas, another source feels there is more to the story and berated him with…

If he never performs, there’s a danger his solo career will flop!

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