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12月6日 Chinese Music Part 10E: Overseas and Taiwanese, 2000sThe following is a continuation of Peltonator's series on Chinese rock music. The first entry in the series can be found here:
A number of artists rising to stardom in the new millennium did so in overseas locales. Some were born in countries like the United States, then moved to Taiwan to launch their singing careers. Others were born in Taiwan, grew up overseas, then returned to the Republic of China to become singers. Y2K pop stars born in the United States include Christine Fan (Ohio), Wilber Pan (Virginia), Khalil Fong (Hawaii), and Evonne Xu (Texas). Khalil Fong had an interesting migration from Hawaii to Shanghai to Guangzhou, finally settling in Hong Kong to launch his career.
Angela Zhang was born in Taiwan but spent her teen / secondary school years in Vancouver Canada. After graduation, she returned to the island to launch a very successful career. By the end of the decade she became one of the top three female pop stars in the Chinese world.
Non-overseas Chinese singers in the new millennium include Cyndi Wang, Kenji Wu, and Rainie Yang (Taiwan), and Claire Guo who was born in Hong Kong but grew up in Taiwan.
In terms of success, Kenji Wu, Christine Fan, and rapper Wilber Pan, each scored a couple of big hits each. Kenji Wu's career took some time to take off and hasn't been consistent and Wilber Pan seems to have as many admirers as despisers. Therefore, of this group, we will profile Christine Fan only. Khalil Fong and Claire Guo have yet to score a bit hit in China though they both have ever-growing fan bases. Evonne Xu and Cyndi Wang have remained only moderately popular. Rainie Yang has found herself embroiled in controversy.
Of all pop stars mentioned above, none has been as successful as Angela Zhang, having scored several number one hits since her debut in 2004.
Christine Fan
 Chinese Name: 范玮琪
Mandarin Name: Fan Wei Qi
(b. 1976 in Ohio, USA)
Christine Fan (nicknamed "Fan Fan") is an "ABC" (American-born Chinese), born in Ohio in the United States. She relocated to Taiwan when she was older, becoming host of V Channel's Bang Bang Tang (模范棒棒堂). From 1997-2001, she was featured in a number of TV commercials She released her debut album in 2000. In 2008, she held her first ticketed concert in Taibei.
Although Fan Fan is often known for her singing, she's also a skilled songwriter and has composed and written lyrics for herself as well as other artists. Her biggest hits include "Original Dream" (最初的梦想), "Grey Rainbow" (灰色的彩虹), and "A Distance from the Heart" (一颗心的距离). She performed a duet with Angela Zhang (below) called "If Things…" (如果的事), a major hit.
Angela Zhang
  Chinese Name: 张韶涵
Mandarin Name: Zhang Shao Han
(b. 1982 in Taiwan)
When she was 12 years old, Angela and her family emigrated to Canada from Taiwan. She attended Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School in Vancouver and participated in a number of singing contests, some of which she won. After she graduated from high school in 2000, Angela returned to Taiwan to become a pop star. In 2003, she released her first single and her debut album came the following year.
Ms. Zhang skyrocketed to superstardom with her country-influenced hit "Invisible Wings", one of the biggest songs of the decade. Since then, with additional huge hits like "Flower in Wonderland" (梦里花), "Perfect" (非常完美), "Lily" (香水百合), "Seeing the Farthest Place" (看得最远的地方), and "White" (白白的), she became, by the end of the decade, one of the three biggest female names in the Chinese music industry (alongside Jolin Cai and Fish Liang). She's performed duets with Taiwanese band Sodagreen as well as Claire Guo and the aforementioned Christine Fan. She performed her hit song "Aurora" (欧若拉) at Chinese New Year festivities in Vancouver.
This concludes our series on Chinese Pop Stars. At the end of the month we'll be listing some of the biggest songs of the decade. Looking forward to adding new pop stars later on for the 2010s. 12月5日 Chinese Music Part 10D: Malaysia and Singapore, 2000sThe following is a continuation of Peltonator's series on Chinese rock music. The first entry in the series can be found here:
Singapore had contributed a heavyweight to the Chinese pop music scene named Mavis Xu, but she retreated after a few years due to mental illness. Shortly after this, Stefanie Sun appeared and became the biggest-selling Chinese female for the first half of the decade. Around 2005 she was overtaken by Taiwan's Jolin Cai and gradually faded into semi-retirement. (She has returned to form, as, this very week, a new song from her has hit number one—theme song of the movie Mulan.)
It seems that whenever a Singaporean retires, immediately one arises to take his or her place. And now Singapore has provided the music world with JJ (Wayne) Lin. Tanya Chua is quite well-known also but not nearly as popular.
Malaysia with a much higher Chinese population than Singapore has done exceptionally well. Penny Tai has become quite a big name in the music industry. But two others have become two of the very biggest: Michael Wang and Fish Liang.
JJ (Wayne) Lin
 Chinese Name: 林俊杰
Mandarin Name: Lin Jun Jie
(b. 1981 in Singapore)
JJ is a bit unique because most Singaporean Chinese are of Guangdong (Cantonese) descent. But JJ is of Fujian ancestry. Perhaps for this reason, though born in Singapore, he launched his musical career in Taiwan, the majority of whose inhabitants are of Fujian descent.
JJ's rise to fame began when Singapore used his early music in their TV dramas and he was increasingly asked to make public appearances. He released his debut album, Music Voyager, in 2003. He won Best New Act awards in both Singapore and Taiwan music award shows. His big break came with the release of his fourth album, Cao Cao, in 2006. It sold 1 million copies in less than a week. A very confident and natural performer, he is quite the ladies' man having done duets with several female singers; two of them were number one hits. As a soloist, he's scored three number ones on top of those.
In July 2007, JJ broke a Guinness Book World Record by signing 3,052 CDs in 2 and a half hours. At one point he was ranked third on Baidu.com's most downloaded singers. JJ Lin is a successful composer, composing all the songs on his own albums (a rare accomplishment in the Chinese singing world) and has written songs for other artists.
Fish (Jasmine) Liang
 Chinese Name: 梁静茹
Mandarin Name: Liang Jing Ru
(b. 1978 in Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia)
The Fish is currently one of the three biggest female names in Chinese music, as she's had several number one hits. She's known as "The Queen of Love Songs". She started her career singing cover tunes at a music café where she was discovered by veteran singer Jonathon Lee. She was signed onto Rock Records of Taiwan in the late 90s. When she released her debut album, a few months prior to the new millennium, an earthquake struck canceling all promotional engagements. Perhaps due to this, her career didn't take off until her sophomore effort, Courage (勇氣). The title track made her a household name overnight. Number one hits include "Kiss" (亲亲), the irresistibly sweet "Pain Will Be Breathing" (会呼吸的痛), "Belonging" (属于), and "Packed Full of Love" (满满的都是爱).
Liang has released a dozen albums, her biggest-selling being The Power of Love (1.5 million copies sold). She's won a number of Best Female Vocalist awards.
Michael Wang
 Chinese Name: 王光良
Mandarin Name: Wang Guang Liang
(b. 1970 in Ipoh, Malaysia)
A devout Catholic, an accomplished pianist, a gifted singer, and a composer, Wang was diverted from a career in computer engineering when he discovered MIDI (Music Information Digital Interface). Mike began his singing career in a duo with Victor Wang in the 1990s, known as Wu Yin Liang Pin, achieving significant success in Taiwan. They decided to part ways at the turn of the millennium. As a solo artist, Michael Wang released his first album in 2002. Although his second album went Number 1 in Taiwan, it was his third album, Fairy Tale, that secured his big breakthrough. Its title-track shot up to Number 1 instantly after release in January, 2005. It also became the top downloaded song at Baidu.com for a straight 15 weeks. There are some who consider the song the most successful Chinese song in the 21st Century. It remained among the top songs on the karaoke charts for two years.
Wang released his fourth album, Commitment, a "greatest hits" package with a couple of new songs. It sold 1.5 million copies in less than a month. Its title track won the "Best Mandarin Hit" award at the 2006 Hong Kong Music Awards. He has won a total of 44 awards to date. 12月4日 Carolyn's Special AssignmentMy wife Carolyn works here in Shanghai for a company owned by a Hong Konger who's got some special positions, memberships, and connections back in HK. Anyway, Carolyn was given a special assignment tonight: to take the company car to pick up a retired Hong Kong pop star from the airport and escort her to her hotel. The pop star's name is Shirley Kwan / 关淑怡 / Kwan Suk Yee (Cantonese) / Guan Shu Yi (Mandarin).
I'm a bit familiar with Shirley's music. She had several major hits back in the late 80s / early 90s including "Happy Are Those in Love" (难得有情人), one of the all-time biggest hits in Cantopop. So I asked Carolyn to ask her for her autograph. Carolyn was a bit apprehensive because she said many famous people were too arrogant to react favorably to such a request. But she said she'd try.
When Carolyn got home from her encounter with Shirley, she handed me her autograph. On it, Ms. Kwan wrote: "Good luck to Shanghai and all the best in future". Carolyn said that she was very nice. And she said that Shirley Kwan told her she thinks very highly of "Super Girl" Jane Zhang (张靓颖).
I got to know Chinese singer Khalil Fong (方大同) personally before he became famous. He told me he was signing a deal with Warner Music Hong Kong. This is the same record company as my favourite Chinese singer Gigi Leung (梁咏琪). So I asked him if he could get Gigi's autograph for me. He succeeded. So, now, with autographs of two Chinese pop stars, I think I'm going to begin a collection.
  12月3日 Chinese Music Part 10C: The Chinese Mainland, 2000sThe following is a continuation of Peltonator's series on Chinese rock music. The first entry in the series can be found here:
For a number of reasons, Mainland China, with an overwhelmingly huge population, has contributed very few rock stars to the world of Chinese popular music. There are a number of reasons for this which I'm not going to bother getting into. Even China's largest city—Shanghai—had, prior to Y2K contributed not a single major pop star.
Several singers had emerged prior to the new millennium from the Mainland but only achieved moderate popularity. These included rocker Cui Jian, hard rock band Tang Dynasty, Sun Nan, and Natasha Na. By far, the biggest singer ever to arise from the Chinese Mainland was Faye Wang, who had, in her childhood, emigrated to Hong Kong.
After Y2K, a couple of new singers emerged from the Mainland. One was singer-songwriter Han Hong from Xizang (a.k.a. Tibet). A highly skilled vocalist, she performed a duet with Sun Nan for Jackie Chan's movie, The Myth. Another was Sichuan-born Dao Lang who, after a few years as a bar-hopping musician, moved to Xinjiang where his wife is from. His album, The First Snows of 2002 made him an instant star in China. Dao Lang's specialty is converting traditional Chinese folk songs to rock pieces. And he's known for his husky voice. Neither of these, however, has quite achieved superstar status.
Superstars from the Mainland did not appear until the middle of the decade. And they came care of a televised singing competition from Hunan called "Super Girl". The final episode of the 2005 show drew an estimated 400 million viewers, more than the CCTV New Year's gala earlier in the year.
The winner of the first (2004) contest, Angela An, became a star. She scored a number one hit called "Sing Loudly". A number of other finalists secured record deals, some scoring number one hits as well. These include Angelica He and Xu Fei. But the top three finalists of the 2005 show have become big names in the music industry: Chris Li, Bibi Zhou, and Jane Zhang. Each of these has scored three number one hits. Jane Zhang was the only East Asian singer to participate in Oprah Winfrey's special, "The World's Got Talent".
China's most populated city, Shanghai, finally contributed a pop star who, himself, won another singing competition. His name: Jacky Xue. He's already scored two number one hits. And, finally, made of pure talent, the strongest Chinese singer since CoCo Lee, appeared from Sichuan, namely Zhang Li Yin. Her voice is so irresistible, she's one of the few Chinese singers to became a big star in Korea.
Top Super Girl Fianlists
2004 Season:
1. Angela An Youqi 安又琪
2. Katy Wang Ti 王媞
3. Baby Zhang Hanyun 张含韵
2005 Season:
1. Chris Li Yuchun 李宇春
2. Bibi Zhou Bichang 周笔畅
3. Jane Zhang Liangying 张靓颖
4. Angelica He Jie 何洁
2006 Season:
1. Laure Shang Wenjie 尚雯婕
2. Sitar Tan Weiwei 谭维维
3. Jade Liu Liyang 刘力扬
4. Amoa Ai Mengmeng 艾梦萌
5. Li Na 厉娜
6. Xu Fei 许飞
(The contest took a three-year hiatus.)
2009 Season:
1. Jiang Yingrong 江映蓉
2. Michelle Li Xiaoyun 李霄云
3. Huang Ying 黄英
4. Yisa Yu Kewei 郁可唯
5. Sara Liu Xijun 刘惜君
Chris Li
 Chinese Name: 李宇春
Mandarin Name: Li, Yu Chun
(b. 1984 in Chengdu, Sichuan, China)
Chris was born into a poor family in Chengdu. Her father served as a railway policeman and her mother as a housewife. They encouraged her to become a doctor. But just prior to her university entrance exams, she announced she wanted to attend a music conservatory. Initially shocked by her request, her parents acquiesced and got her a music tutor thinking that the chances of her getting into a music school were remote anyway. After only one month of training, though, Chris passed her music audition and was offered an admission to Sichuan Music Conservatory. At Li's high school graduation, she performed a concert in front of her peers.
In 2005, while still attending the conservatory, Li auditioned for the Super Girl singing competition and won the qualifying round in Chengdu. Then she went on to win the nationwide contest to which 120,000 young women had applied. The final episode of the show drew the largest audience in Chinese TV history. Her win came as a surprise to many as her unorthodox stage presence shattered many stereotypes people held about Chinese female singers. A deep, aggressive voice, an androgynous look, no makeup beneath a David Bowie haircut, a natural performer, dressed in loose jeans and a black button-down shirt, with all the right moves, she dazzled the nation with her originality.
She was immediately offered a recording contract and released her first single, "Sweetheart, I Love You" (甜蜜的, 我爱你). She has scored three number one hits: "Happy Winter" (冬天快乐), "Give Me Five", and "Shu Embroidery" (蜀绣). Her debut album, The Queen and the Dreams (皇后与梦想) presold 100,000 copies and more than 430,000 in the first month.
Chris Li is active in charity work, especially with the Chinese Red Cross Foundation helping children with leukemia. She auctioned off her costumes worn in the Super Girl finale to help raise money and has donated some of the money raised in her concerts.
Bibi Zhou
 Chinese Name: 周笔畅
Mandarin Name: Zhou, Bi Chang
(b. 1985 in Changsha, Hunan, China)
Bibi's father was a government worker and her mother was a music teacher. When she was young, her grandmother taught her to play the piano. At age 6, her family relocated to Shenzhen, a city near Hong Kong. While in high school, Zhou got into Chinese pop music and began singing. With high scores on her university entrance exams, she was accepted in 2002 into the four-year undergraduate program in non-classical music at the prestigious Xinghai Conservatory of Music in Guangzhou. She released a single on the web called "How I Miss You" which achieved limited popularity. She also entered a number of singing competitions and won a few awards. But feeling she was going nowhere with her tomboyish hip hop style that was out of whack with a bubble-gum pop dominated industry, she retreated into her studies. This was soon to change, however, quite by accident.
One of Bibi's classmates secretly entered her into the 2005 Super Girl auditions in Guangzhou. Bibi, not very confident about the outcome, dragged herself out of bed without putting on any makeup, and threw on her father's old oversized jacket. Her masculine attire almost made the security guard stop her at the entrance because the contest was for girls only.
Despite her unkempt appearance, Bibi sailed through the audition, her sultry, powerful voice greatly impressing the judges. She coasted through the subsequent elimination rounds and soon found herself among the top 10 finalists in Guangzhou. On one occasion, she brought one of the judges to tears. When she finished the song, the judges gave her a standing ovation. She topped the competition in Guangzhou. Now it was on to the national finals.
Luck was on her side as the finals were held in her hometown of Changsha. Here, the top three contestants from each of the five regions competed. On 26 August 2005, 400 million people across the country tuned in to watch the final. Bibi Zhou came in second place right behind Chris Li.
She was humble in the spotlight however and retired back to school to finish off her degree. The following year, she signed a recording contract with a Beijing-based record label and began taking violin lessons. Her first single, "Swan" (天鹅) came as a surprise because, as a rock song, it was a departure from her signature R&B style. Nevertheless, it topped the charts.
In August 2006, Zhou released her first album, Who Touched My Violin Strings (誰動了我的琴弦). Many contemporary Chinese musicians and singers composed songs for the album including David Tao and Gigi Leung. One of the songs became another number one hit for her: "Number" (号码). A third number one hit was a song Bibi composed herself called "I'm Left with Only One" (只剩我一个).
The following year, Bibi went to continue her vocal training in The United States. At the end of the year she simultaneously released two new albums, Now and Wow, the former containing songs sung in her signature R&B and pop style and the latter, songs of various wide-ranging genres: rock, blues, Brit rock, and big band. Bibi has collaborated a lot with singer-songwriter Wang Zheng.
Jane Zhang
 Chinese Name: 张靓颖
Mandarin Name: Zhang Liang Ying
(b. 1984 in Chengdu, Sichuan, China)
Jane had a tough family life. Her parents divorced when she was 13 and, two years later, her father died. She was compelled to work while attending school to support herself and her mother. She began singing in a local pub, accompanied by her uncle. She fell in love with western music and skipped out on lunch to save up enough to buy cassettes of such singers as Mariah Carey.
In 2005, Jane entered the Chengdu preliminaries of the Super Girl Contest. She did well enough to enter the national competition. The contestants were judged not only by their singing, but their dancing, and overall performance delivery skills. Jane received the highest reviews from critics and professional musicians. She finished in the top 3 and got a recording contract.
After releasing a successful six-track EP, she traveled to the United States to begin work on her debut album. She worked with music producers Craig Williams and the prestigious Peter Hyams who produced for Celine Dion and R. Kelly. Jane's debut album, The One, was released in 2006 and contains three English songs. She sang the theme song ("Only For Love") for the big Chinese movie, The Banquet, starring Zhang Ziyi. Jane Zhang was awarded Best Singer at the 2007 Music Chart Awards Ceremony held in Beijing. That year she released her second album, Update. For the Oprah Winfrey special "The World's Got Talent", in the United States, Jane Zhang was the only singer from East Asia invited to perform. Jane has up to now scored three number one hits: "Grief in G-Flat Major", "Art Heart", and "Voices Bloom".
Jacky Xue
 Chinese Name: 薛之谦
Mandarin Name: Xue Zhi Qian
(b. 1983 in Shanghai, China)
Little information exists on the web about Jacky. But one thing is for sure: prior to his appearance, China's biggest city had failed to contribute a single major pop star to the world of Chinese music. Shanghai native Jacky Xue appeared on the Mainland's first televised singing competition before the hugely popular Super Girl took off, a contest called "Wo Xin Wo Xiu" or "My Show". His unique voice, ability to compose music, and his skilled dance moves helped him win champion standing. He abandoned his pursuit of a career in hotel management which he'd studied in Switzerland and signed a record deal with the prestigious Sony BMG. His debut, self-titled album was released in 2006. The single "Serious Snow" (认真的雪) became a number one hit in China and remained at the top of the charts for five straight weeks. Japanese music legend Shinji Tanimura, was so impressed with Jacky's music, that he invited him to the Osaka Music Festival
Two years later, Jacky released his second album Deeply In Love With You (深深爱过你). Its title-track became his second number one hit. Xue recorded two versions of the song: a classical style and a modern arrangement. He held a concert in Shanghai and a DVD was released shortly thereafter.
Zhang Li Yin
 Chinese Name: 张力尹
Mandarin Name: Zhang Li Yin
Korean Name: 장리인 (Jang Ri-in)
Born 1989 in Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Just when you thought you'd heard the best of Chinese vocal talent, think again. You ain't heard nothin' yet. Enter the 19 year-old Mainland Chinese prodigy Zhang Li Yin. The Chinese masses haven't discovered her yet. But when they do, they'll be thrilled to hear the best female vocalist since CoCo Lee and to know that Miss Zhang, unlike other Chinese singers, has broken out into the Korean market! She is known there as Jang Ri-in. Zhang Li Yin has released singles in Korean (a language which she has learned) and, in 2008, released her debut album. Apparently, she enlisted the assistance of a Chinese language coach to standardize her Mandarin pronunciation, as she had a Sichuan accent. Her voice is amazing: powerful and soulful. Though from the same city as many of the Super Girls, she never had to enter the competition, as her talent was discovered without her having to enter.
Zhang grew up with classical music being born to two violinists. She began violin lessons herself when only three years old. Apparently, she developed the ability to sing a song after hearing it only once. When she was 12 years old, she was accepted into the junior high school affiliated with Sichuan Music College after scoring the best grade with her violin talents, but she opted to become a singer and not a violinist. After doing well as a 13 year old at a singing competition in Beijing, the head of SM Entertainment snatched her up and provided her with three years of training.
Her debut single "Timeless" was released in 2006. It was marketed well in Korea where Zhang Li Yin was dubbed "The Chinese BoA". It topped the charts in Korea. And the title track of her debut album I Will (星愿) became a hit throughout the Chinese world.
11月22日 Chinese Music Part 10B: Rock Bands and Singing Groups, 2000sThe following is a continuation of Peltonator's series on Chinese rock music, the previous entry of which can be found here:
The first entry in the series can be found here:
Chinese music has predominantly lain in the arena of pop singers whose material has been handed to them by separate composers. The idea of forming a rock band who played their own instruments and composed their own music, though occurring occasionally in the history of modern Chinese pop music, has been rare. The tragic demise of the foremost Chinese rock band, Beyond, served as a huge setback to the formation of rock bands in China.
In the new millennium, however, things began to change. Bands that performed serious rock music as opposed to the so-called bubblegum pop that dominated the airwaves, began to form. While this phenomenon occurred in Hong Kong with rock bands like Dear Jane and Boy'z or in Mainland China with Beijing's Brit-pop-influenced Super VC, the most successful of the new rock bands formed in the island of Taiwan. The two biggest of these in the 2000's were Mayday and F.I.R. Others include folk-rock band Sodagreen and, in recent years, Lollipop.
In terms of singing groups, besides the aforementioned S.H.E. and Twins, Mainland China provided the male/female duo called Phoenix Legend. And Taiwan gave us the male counterpart of S.H.E., namely the quartet called Fahrenheit.
Mayday
 Band Type: Male "Alternative" Rock Quintet
Debut: 1999
Chinese Name: 五月天
Mandarin Name: Wuyuetian
Region: Taiwan
Members:
A Xin (Lead Vocal)
Guai Wu / Monster (Guitar)
Shi Tou / Stone (Guitar)
Ma Sha (Bass)
Guan You (Drums)
Mayday started out as a garage-rock band and, over the years, with its increasing popularity, has gradually moved towards a slicker production of more anthemic songs. After performing in a music festival, the band sent demo tapes out ultimately attracting the attention of Rock Records. They released their debut album in the summer of 1999 which went on to sell 300,000 copies, an impressive feat for a new band. Their song "Peter and Mary" was one of the 10 biggest of the year in Taiwan. The quintet's second album, Viva Life, exceeded their first in sales and they won Band of the Year at the Golden Melody Awards.
From 2001–2003, the band took a temporary hiatus because Ma Sha was up for mandatory military service. Shi Tou proposed to his girlfriend then went to England to learn production techniques, and Guan You went to Los Angeles to hone his drumming skills. When they regrouped, they marked the occasion with a concert in Taibei Stadium which attracted nearly 400,000, breaking the attendance record (previously held my Michael Jackson). Their fourth album, Time Machine, helped them snatch their second "Best Band" award. They embarked on a world tour with dates in China, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, and the U.S. They also performed on top of the tallest building in the world (at the time) – the Taibei 101 tower. In 2009 they went on another world tour which included Australia. That year they won their third Best Band Award.
F.I.R.
 Band Type: Male-Female Rock Trio
Debut: 2004
Chinese Name: 飞儿乐团
Mandarin Name: Fei'er Yuetuan
Region: Taiwan
Members:
F: Faye Chan (vocals)
I: Ian Chen (guitars, keyboards)
R: Real Huang (guitars, vocals)
F.I.R. performed the theme song of the hit Taiwanese TV Drama "The Outsiders", a song called "Lydia". The result was overnight success for the male-female trio. They released their debut album in 2004, aptly named Fairyland In Reality, a backronymn of the band's name. The title-track of their third album Flight Tribe was a number one hit in 2006 in China. The most unique aspect of the band is that it is comprised of both male and female members, which is rare in both the eastern and western worlds.
Phoenix Legend
 Band Type: Singing Duo
Debut: 2005
Chinese Name: 凤凰传奇
Mandarin Name: Fenghuang Chuanqi
Region: Mainland China
Members:
Female vocalist Ling Hua (玲花) from Inner Mongolia
Male rapper Zeng Yi (曾毅) from Hunan
Ling Hua who sings in both Mandarin Chinese and Mongolian teamed up with male rapper Zeng Yi. The result is a unique combination of traditional Mongolian chants and modern rap beats. The duo released their first album in 2005 but it wasn't until they appeared on a TV show called Star Boulevard and performed "On the Moon" (月亮之上 Yueliang Zhi Shang) that they became extremely popular. Their songs are now frequently played in China and the duo has churned out several more hits, including "Fly Freely" (自由飞翔).
Fahrenheit
 Band Type: Male Singing Quartet
Debut: 2006
Chinese Name: 飞轮海
Mandarin Name: Feilunhai
Region: Taiwan
Members:
Aaron Yan (Taiwan / U.S.)
Wu Zun (Brunei / Australia)
Calvin Chen (Taiwan / Canada)
Jiro Wang (Taiwan)
Fahrenheit is a concept band in that each of the four members represents a different season (or temperature) that corresponds to his personality. Calvin Chen represents warm spring at 77 degrees (Fahrenheit), Jiro Wang represents hot summer at 95 degrees F, Wu Zun represents cool autumn at 59 degrees, and Aaron Yan represents cold winter at 41. Note that each of their temperatures is separated by 18 degrees.
Before releasing their first album, which peaked at #2 on the charts, the group had contributed to several TV drama soundtracks. Their first big hit was "I Have My Youth". They performed a couple of songs with S.H.E. and it's individual members. Their second and third albums topped the charts, and they scored a number one hit in early 2009 in China—"Lonely Ferris Wheel". |
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