#Wakin Chau

[purecommemasolitude]

late 20th century taiwanese mandopop supremacy

[madamadragon]

Mysterious Lotus Casebook Theme Concert 16/09/23

Cheng Yi singing singing “刀剑如梦” (Wakin Chau) (1/2)

[lyselkatzfandomluvs]

Mysterious Lotus Casebook 蓮花樓

2023.09.16 concert

Chéng Yì 成毅 singing Emil Chau WaKin's 刀劍如夢 (Blades and Swords are but a dream).

MASTERPOST

[cityofconnecticut]

alright -- supergrass // dear john -- nicholas sparks // colinandmeg // nct 1027 // 朋友 -- wakin chau // a child called it -- dave pelzer

[mademoiselle-red]

🙌and 👄 for the emoji ask game!

🙌What's a line or paragraph of yours that you're proud of?

This paragraph from my The Charioteer fic "As Luck Would Have It" makes me so happy every time I reread it:

He would not apologize for loving Ralph. He had long stopped apologizing for what Ralph meant to him and who they were to each other. But it had been a mess, in those uncertain early days, and he’d drawn Andrew into it by association. The fact that it had been Bunny and not Ralph who’d burdened Andrew with Laurie’s domestic menage was no longer relevant. Laurie would take responsibility for it, as Ralph had done the same for him all those years ago. And without being consciously aware of it, Laurie had already decided that they wouldn’t be seeing more of each other after this, so it hardly mattered what Andrew thought of Ralph. 

This is the "many years after canon" Laurie I've always wanted to see depicted in fic and I'm so happy with his distant politeness, the way I had him chose the word "menage", his decision to apologize for but not explain on Ralph's behalf, because Andrew's opinion does not matter to either of them.

👄 Your OTP are having their first kiss. What song do you imagine is playing?

For dihua from Mysterious Lotus Casebook, it has to be 江湖笑 Jianghu Xiao by 周华健 Emil Wakin Chau. It's so them! Especially the last two stanzas:

看似花非花雾非雾 / 滔滔江水留不住 / 一身豪情壮志铁傲骨 / 原来英雄是孤独

江湖笑 / 爱逍遥 / 琴豁萧 / 酒来倒 / 仰天笑 / 全忘了/ 潇洒如风 / 轻飘飘

Link to a pretty good translation here.

[v-a-t-i-o]

朋友 fall

[tavina-writes]

Thinking about those lines from Wakin Chau's 传奇 again tonight.

想你时你在天边

想你时你在眼前

想你时你在脑海

想你时你在心田

thinking of you is when you are at the edge of the earth

thinking of you is when you're in front of me

thinking of you is when you are in the sea of my mind

thinking of you is when you are in the field of my heart

I think this invented love actually.

[merinnan]

Shuffle your favorite playlist and post the first five songs that come up then tag 5 people - tagged by @alxina ^_^

Let Us Burn (Within Temptation)

2. 花心 (Chau Wakin)

3. Freakshow (The Nearly Deads)

4. Losing You (WONHO)

5. Bright Eyes (Art Garfunkel)

Tagging (if you wish to play) @kholran, @amidalogicdive, @foxofninetales, @hils79, @chaoticgouda

[bizarrequazar]

GJ and ZZH Updates — January 22-28

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This is part of a weekly series collecting updates from and relating to Gong Jun and Zhang Zhehan.

This post is not wholly comprehensive and is intended as an overview, links provided lead to further details. Dates are in accordance with China Standard Time, the organization is chronological. My own biases on some things are reflected here. Anything I include that is not concretely known is indicated as such, and you’re welcome to do your own research and draw your own conclusions as you see fit. Please let me know if you have any questions, comments, concerns, or additions. :)

[Glossary of names and terms] [Masterlist of my posts about the situation with Zhang Zhehan]

01-22 → Zhang Su posted a douyin a few minutes before midnight, leaving the comment on it, “New Year's Eve~ Those who spit at me are really meaningless, I have never hurt him, so you can spit whatever you want~ If you still support him, go support his new songs and trendy brand~ As his friend of 18 years, it’s not that you make friends just for show, there are some things you can’t help if you don’t believe it, time will prove it” [screenshot] (I’m not linking the douyin itself because I don’t want to give him traffic, DM me if you want the link) This was well timed, as Flora finished the wiki page for him the following day, which outlines exactly what a good “friend of 18 years” he’s been. 

→ #GongJun and #HappyJunZhe2023 trended on Twitter.

→ Gong Jun’s studio posted three photos of him from 12-31 holding Lunar New Year’s items. Caption: “At the beginning of the new year, window stenciles are posted, the red envelopes are full of blessings, and spring comes. Chinese New Year's Day is destined to be the beginning of good luck, remember to turn on the TV today and watch the boss @ Gong Jun Simon!” 

→ The Weibo account for Fox Spirit Matchmaker posted a new poster for the show featuring Gong Jun and the female lead Yang Mi.

→ Gong Jun posted a promotional image for the Youth Exhibition program he would appear in on 01-24. Caption: “In the new year, I hope to jump out of my comfort zone and see more scenery that I’ve never seen before.  In the brand-new Year of the Rabbit, I also wish you a bright future and to not to shrink back. On January 24th at 20:00 on the third day of the Chinese New Year, I will take you into a special ‘Youth Exhibition’, remember to come and see it!”

→ 361° posted two photo ads [here] and [here] featuring Gong Jun.

→ The Instagram posted a video of “Zhang Zhehan”, “Zhang Mama”, and “Zhang Zhehan’s nephew” sending New Year’s greetings.

→ Gong Jun’s studio reposted a video by People’s Daily of Gong Jun’s Dragon TV appearance that would air later (full videos linked below) with the added caption: “Fighting with swords in the jianghu, living a bold life, watch boss @ Gong Jun Simon's chivalrous transformation tonight! In the coming year, I wish everyone good luck and a happy New Year!”

→ Gong Jun’s studio posted sixteen photos from his Dragon TV appearance. Caption: “The whirling chivalrous man, willful and dashing, boss @ Gong Jun Simon is free and unrestrained, happily singing a song of the jianghu.”

→ Gong Jun posted a douyin of himself in his outfit from his later Beijing TV performance. Caption: “There are a lot of ‘skins’ in the New Year!🤓” BGM is Rollin by Calvin Harris.

→ Gong Jun appeared on Dragon TV’s Spring Festival Gala, where he performed 刀剑如梦 originally by Wakin Chau and did some magic tricks. [performance] [translated lyrics] [subbed magic tricks] (cw a bunny falls, no obvious signs that it was hurt) Fan Observations:   -  The hanfu worn by some of the backup dancers (below) is the same one that Zhang Zhehan wore on 2021-07-14. At that time, fans of another artist whom I will refrain from naming slandered Zhang Zhehan online, claiming that the outfit had been made exclusively for that artist who had worn it previously. The use of the hanfu here—and for multiple backup dancers nonetheless—is pretty much spitting in the faces of those people.  -  During the first part of the performance, there’s an illustrated cherry tree with a single white blossom.

→ Gong Jun’s studio posted nine photos of Gong Jun in the outfit from his later Beijing TV performance. Caption: “The green shirt welcomes the spring, smelling the snow on the branches. Boss @ Gong Jun Simon is going to the Chinese New Year appointment at the #Beijing TV Spring Festival Gala# tonight!”

→ Gong Jun’s studio posted a douyin of him from the above photoshoot. Caption: “Snow is falling, green shirts are fluttering, and boss @ Gong Jun Simon starts the first work diary of the lunar calendar 🐰 year!” BGM is 探窗 (钢琴版) by 汐音社.

→ Gong Jun appeared on Beijing TV’s Spring Festival Gala, performing the song Blood Actor originally by HITA. [performance] [lyric video with contextual info] Fan Observations:   -  Some drew parallels between the lyrics of this song and those of the song Zhang Zhehan recited part of on 2021-07-26.  -  As mentioned in last week’s post, HITA is openly and actively a CPF. [Here] is a song she wrote specifically for them. 😊

→ Gong Jun’s studio posted nine photos from his Beijing TV performance. Caption: “The rhyme of the opera is melodious, and the music and shadow overlap. Boss @ Gong Jun Simon's green shirt appeared, tasting the meaning of rhythm and leading the elegance of the country.”

→ #Gong Jun sings beautifully# trended at #9 on Weibo hotsearch, and #GongJun, #龚俊Simon, and Junjun trended on Twitter.

01-23 → Hsu Fu Chi posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun.

→ Fresh posted four gifs of Gong Jun.

01-24 → Hsu Fu Chi posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun. Fan Observation: Someone mentioned that they’ve been using these same photos for ages, so I checked and they've been using this specific one since literally the first day of their endorsement on 2021-10-29. 🤡 Judging by hairstyles, I would guess he hasn’t done more than MAYBE three photoshoots for them, if I’m being generous.

→ Fresh posted four more gifs of Gong Jun.

→ Gong Jun’s studio posted two photos of him from the 2023 Online Audio-Visual Ceremony he would appear in that evening. Caption: “Firm and proud, hard-blooded. Tonight at 20:00 boss @ Gong Jun Simon stars in ‘Youth History’, recalling the heroic years of the past and expressing the spirit of the times.”

→ Gong Jun appeared in the 2023 Online Audio-Visual Ceremony, performing in a group song and acting in a skit. [full performance] (no subs yet)

01-25 → The Instagram posted a video of a clip from a fourth stolen song that would be released the following day. This was 洪荒剧场, the same song mentioned above that the real Zhang Zhehan had recited some of during his livestream on 2021-07-26, which was intended to debut it at the cancelled concert. (Quite coincidental timing, if you ask me.) Fan Observation: The photos used were leaked by August 2022, and the song demo was leaked in October 2021.

Also, the Instagram’s pfp was changed again, now to one of the most recent white haired photos. This might have happened a day or two earlier before I noticed.

→ Gong Jun made a post promoting the new drama Turn on the Right Way of Life. Caption: “Support Bo-ge's new drama! ... Catch up tonight!”​​

01-26 → The fourth stolen song was released. In the credits, it lists only Zhang Zhehan as the lyricist despite the real Zhang Zhehan having mentioned that it was written by Tang Tian.

→ Hsu Fu Chi posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun.

→ Gong Jun posted nine illustrations of the God of Wealth. Caption: “God of Wealth, God of Wealth, look at me! ! !” Fan Observation: The eighth picture was used by Zhang Zhehan as a pfp when he first made the Super3 Instagram account.

→ #ZhangZhehan trended on Twitter.

01-27 → #ZhangZhehan continued to trend on Twitter, #TheRealZhangZhehan also trended.

→ Wang Yixu, the CEO of STELLAR Pictures responded to a question on Weibo, saying that both Rising with the Wind and Fox Spirit Matchmaker will include songs performed by Gong Jun.

→ The Instagram posted a video of “Zhang Zhehan” playing basketball. 

01-28 → #TheRealZhangZhehan continued to trend on Twitter.

→ MARRSGREEN posted a photo ad featuring Gong Jun.

→ Kangshifu posted three photo ads featuring Gong Jun.

→ Addition 01-29: The Instagram posted a video of “Zhang Zhehan” playing with fireworks; this video had been posted to Weibo the previous day. [Here] is a video highlighting a glitch in the deepfake.

Additional Reading: → Flora’s daily fan news  → Flora also finished the wiki page for Xie Yihua this week.

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This post was last edited 2023-01-29.

[swingjazzbear]

♫ Give me the Very Good Friends vibes... please...

send ♫ and I’ll make a playlist for our muses: make a copy of it to not lose it 💜

Kyōdai 💞

The Sore Feet Song - Ally Kerr

天下有情人 Lovers in the World - Chyi Yu & Wakin Chau

Istanbul (Not Constantinople) - They Might Be Giants

Senbonzakura - WagakkiBand

Sake - GOGAMI

はじまりの背中 Back to the beginning - FAKE TYPE.

Tianwen The Order of Mountains and Rivers - Liu Yuning

ドレス Dress - BUCK-TICK

Boys With Luv - BTS & Halsey

Mountains - Message to Bears

[atelier-dayz]

Please revel in the PERFECT BEAUTIFUL HARMONY that's Hacken Lee and Zhou Shen - or 勤深深 （Qin ShenShen).

Their first song together on 我们的歌 (Our Song):

One of my favorites, with bonus points because of the expression on Wakin Chau's face when he realized they were singing one of HIS songs:

The universe aligned JUST. RIGHT for once. Just saying.

[madamadragon]

Mysterious Lotus Casebook Theme Concert 16/09/23

Cheng Yi singing singing “刀剑如梦” (Wakin Chau) (2/2)

[fayewonglibrary]

"Chesspiece" - A clever metaphor for the dilemma of love (2015)

Composer : Yang Minghuang Lyricist: Pan Liyu Singer: Faye Wong Arranger: Tu Ying Producer: Yang Minghuang Album: Sky Published: 1994 Publishing Company: Decca Interviewees: Pan Liyu / Tu Ying / Huang Guilan Author: Wang Jingxin

"Chesspiece" from Faye Wong's 1994 album "Sky" was a popular mainstream ballad. But it was the good kind that contained new ideas and creativity.

Twenty years have passed and "Chesspiece" is still fresh and worth savoring over and over again. Pan Liyu wrote its lyrics which elaborated on the well-known old expression: "A true gentleman should keep silent while watching a game of chess. A real man doesn't redo his turn once he lets go of the chesspiece." She wrote: "You never hesitated though moves can never be redone. Yet I am still under the control of your hand..."

The song compares humans to chesspieces and uses this metaphor to cleverly describe the dilemma of love. In addition, the memorable melody by the late producer Yang Minghuang is coupled with Tu Ying's intense and gorgeous string arrangement which does not overwhelm the song. Faye Wong's restrained yet emotionally charged vocal performance can easily conquer every pair of discerning ears. It is not only one of Faye Wong's most popular ballads but also one of the most highly rated singles of all time in the Chinese music industry.

Pan Liyu said that the lyrics of "Chesspiece" were developed from a single line in her notebook: "I am not a general in your eyes, but an insignificant soldier." She said that at that time, she was working as a planner at Decca Records and had no time to write songs. She could only use her off-duty time to try and write lyrics, including trivial time such as walking and waiting for the bus. As soon as she got inspiration, she immediately wrote it down in a notebook. "When I woke up in the middle of the night, I would suddenly get an idea, and I would get up and write it in my notebook." "Chesspiece" was just a single line in her notebook when she suddenly got inspiration. "I usually have a humorous personality, but when I write songs, I become more serious." Pan Liyu said this with a smile. Such a contrast may also have caused her to rarely write happy songs. In 1994 , Faye Wong, who was still known as Wang Jingwen, came to Taiwan and released her first Mandarin album "Mystery". It mostly contained adaptions of her Cantonese songs into Mandarin, plus the original song "I'm Willing". More thought was put into the planning and production of her second Mandarin album "Sky".

Huang Shujun, Xu Changde, and Wang Zhongyan were invited to write lyrics for this album. Huang Gui-Lan wrote 'Sky' and 'Shadow', while Pan Liyu remembered the line from her notebook, "I am not a general in your eyes, but an insignificant soldier". With a line that compared people to objects, she wrote "Chesspiece" and gave it to Yang Minghuang to compose the music.

"Mr. Yang used triple meter to write the song. I didn't realize that the rational and emotional triple meter melody would bring the lyrics to life. The beautiful melody brought out the words 'field', 'battle', 'trap', 'dilemma' and other phrases, and made the words jump out from the chessboard." Pan Liyu smiled when recalling: "The demo was sung by Yang Minghuang in female keys. I was scared when I heard it for the first time and I thought it was so scary for Mr. Yang to sing in female keys. The first time I heard it, I didn’t feel it, I couldn’t get into it. The second time I heard it, I thought the melody was very beautiful and it would definitely be a hit.”

"Chesspiece" also had an episode [behind-the-scenes]. Pan Liyu's original lyrics were: "I don't have the power to decide whether to win or lose ." Yang Minghuang changed the word 'power' to 'courage' . "He felt that 'courage' was more suitable and asked if I could change it and I said of course." Emil Chau Wakin's version of "Chesspiece" in 1996 was the most "authentic" [re-sung with the original lyric]. "Mr. Yang also asked me to revise the last two lines. I changed the last two lines to: "You never hesitated though moves can never be redone. Yet I am still under the control of your hand..." only after Faye Wong was done recording." This seemed to give the song a perfect ending.

Huang Guilan added that Yang Minghuang originally composed "Chesspiece" as an allegro. "He attached great importance to the composition of the entire album. He felt that the album needed such a composition. Seeing the potential of "Chesspiece", I tried my best to persuade him to change it to a slower tempo, which is more suitable for the artistic conception of the lyrics." Huang Guilan's suggestion turned the fast song "Chesspiece", which might have been only a B-side, into a No. 1 song on the A-side. And it was given a chance to become one of the main hit songs.

Looking back on "Chesspiece", Pan Liyu emphasized, "The most important thing is to thank Huang Guilan for giving me the opportunity to write lyrics. She is a noble person in my life. She also encourages younger generations who are interested in creating lyrics to write lyrics first. When writing lyrics, you must first set the theme of the lyrics. If you have the theme first, then you can pursue the ideas and wonderful words and sentences. Only when you move yourself can you move others. The most important thing is that you must write!"

The arranger Tu Ying said that the rhythm of this song was indeed relatively rare back then. Therefore, some effort was made to make the song not so stale and heavy. They hoped for some refreshing elements, so he added string orchestration in LA, which added a light but spacious feeling to the song. He also recalls his experience working with Yang Minghuang, "Yang Minghuang was always a producer with a strong musical vision and the ability to communicate clearly, so I didn't have to worry about anything else when working with him, I just needed to focus on the music." 　　 The combination of 'Sky' and 'Chesspiece' made the album 'Sky' sell like hotcakes from the end of 1994 to 1995. The success of "Chesspiece" also led to the emergence of many triple-meter songs in the market, which enriched the auditory level of ballads.

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SOURCE: MUSIC COPYRIGHT SOCIETY OF CHINESE TAIPEI // TRANSLATED BY: FAYE WONG FUZAO

[nvpengyou]

arlo’s song rec of the day #3 heh

花心 (The Flowery Heart) cover by 周华健 (Wakin Chau)、肖战 (Xiao Zhan)、张韶涵 (Angela Chang)、蒋一乔 (Jiang Yiqiao) -- original by Wakin Chau

lyric video with english translation !

[linggluu]

richie ren's biggest super power is that he makes the songs that he covers better than the original ;;

also.

wakin chau: i'm getting older now, i shouldn't be making love songs

richie ren, at age 58: still singing songs like dui mian de nv hai kan guo lai

And I love how whenever he gets bored, he pulls out his guitar and starts singing Xin Tai Ruan for no other reason than for the general public's nostalgia ;;

what an icon<3