#taiwan singer

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[halafish]

星星

城市

與

我們

🌟20240228 the wall 歌單🌟

What I'm talking about is love

續

是你自己 而我愛妳

替

巴斯特耳朵

不被瞭解的怪人

天空垃圾 （未發行新歌）

星星城市與我們（限定）

答案

時間是最理直氣壯的反叛

隨口說說

離開我

我們

何必記念

眼淚之花（新歌）

出口

棉花糖（新歌）

拼圖日記

嗨！小球

Bonus

回不去的旅人

乘著無人光影的遠行(田馥甄)

Bonus

遍地開花

[haveyouheardthisband]

[beyourselfchulanmaria]

Photo -彼時今日-

天空的雲帶走一切也堆積了風塵及那些抖不掉的愁緒… 親像那牆上的野牽牛, 天還沒暗就打烊, 從不留戀豔陽的暖 ~ "事事皆有時"。 聖經中訓道篇第三章（Ecclesiastes:Chapter 3），很有感觸。

(At that time and today - the clouds in the sky took away everything and accumulated the dust and the melancholy that could not be shaken off… I am like the wild morning glory on the wall that closes before it gets dark, It no longer feel devoted to warmth of the sun ~"There's a time for everything". The Bible Ecclesiastes:Chapter 3. feels moving and teachable. Thanks 🙏 Amen. 🪷 ℒan~*

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試著讓每個人都快樂的人，永遠是最孤獨的人；不要讓他們孤獨，因為他們永遠不會說需要你。

The person who tries to keep everyone happy is always the most lonely person, so never leave them alone because they will never say that they need you.

✔♡ Yes~*

[madeinchinataiwanhk-blbambeyond]

MADE IN TAIWAN

SAM LIN

[wanghedi]

one of the characters ran outside naked and sang 舞娘 by jolin tsai damn she really is lady gaga for chinese gay men. Did u know her gay fans (literally 70-90% of her concerts audience as far as i could tell from the videos) call themselves 蔡依0 lmaoo 0 as in zero as in bottoms

[zhuhongs]

just found out the lead singer of taiwans biggest death metal band is also an active parliament member since like 2015.... and is still active as a death metal singer. he's a pretty standard taiwanese center left anti communist from what i could gather. which like as a leftist i dont really agree with but i also dont know enough abt taiwanese politics to like make a full judgement. though he seems to be a standard liberal nothing remarkable, radical, or new, not overtly horrible but just bland. but that was something i definitely did Not expect. apparently he's very pro indigenous rights and self determination for indigenous people but being in a centre left mega party like the DPP does not seem like the best way to achieve that. But yea, just thought I'd share

[sinnamonscouture]

Jay Chou Covers Vogue Taiwan, December 2022

[kdram-chjh]

배우 최진혁님이 이번 2월12일 대만팬미팅을 위해 많은 준비를 하고 있답니다. ~^^

대만 팬 여러분들께 새해 인사 영상을 준비하셨네요!

演員崔振赫 爲了2月12日的臺灣粉絲見面會 正在做很多準備。 ~^^

向臺灣粉絲們拜年的視頻準備了啊！

#최진혁 #崔振赫#CHOIJINHYUK #taipei #fanmeeting #WITHYOU #粉絲見面會#ujinent #유진엔터테인먼트 #asiamedia #지트리크리에이티브 #taipei #대만팬미팅

Shared on Instagram of ujin.ent_official: https://www.instagram.com/p/CntB5PzKCGx/

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Actor Choi Jin-hyuk For this February 12th fan meeting in Taiwan We are preparing a lot. ~^^

You prepared a New Year's greetings video for Taiwanese fans!

演員崔振赫 爲了February 12th Right in the middle of the day. ~^^

I hope you will keep your eyes open for a long time!

[ericording]

Need the sun to break - James Bay (One take cover by Eric)

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[brightcaine]

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[GQ HYPE] Exclusive Interview With Thailand's Rising Stars Bright Vachirawit: "Focus on what you want to do and have fun doing it!"

[tranquildr3ams]

Music Obsessions - August 2024

Music Obsessions - August 2024 #Mandopop #Taiwan #Singapore #Music #JJLin

I’m starting to realize that through these Music Obsessions post that my era of listening to Taiwanese music in the 2000s excluding the Teresa Teng songs back in the early days which swept through Asia (we will look at this more later) was a wave of Singaporean and Malaysian singers that found fame in Taiwan. However, I do want to stay true to what I want to share so we’re running with it as we…

[doyoulikethissong-poll]

Enigma - Return to Innocence 1994

"Return to Innocence" is a song by German new-age worldbeat musical experiment project Enigma, released in 1994 as the lead single from their second studio album, The Cross of Changes (1993). It reached number one in over 10 countries, peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart, and entered the top five in several other countries. "Return to Innocence" was the project's biggest hit in the US, reaching number two on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and number four on the Billboard Hot 100. The music video, which depicts a man's life in reverse, received heavy rotation on European music channels. The song was used to promote several types of media in the mid-1990s, including film and TV commercials. In autumn 1994, the song was featured in an episode of the TV show My So-Called Life. In 1996, the song was further popularised when it was used in a television advertisement to promote the 1996 Summer Olympics.

The song's melodic and talking vocals in English are provided by Angel X (Andreas Harde), and a short talking vocal by German pop singer Sandra, while an Amis chant ("Weeding and Paddyfield Song No. 1") is repeated, which opens the song. Difang and Igay Duana, from the Amis (an indigenous Austronesian ethnic group native to Taiwan), were in a cultural exchange program in Paris in 1988 when their performance of the song was recorded by the Maison des Cultures du Monde and later distributed on CD. The producer of Enigma, Michael Cretu, later obtained the CD and proceeded to sample it. In addition, the drum beat of the song was sampled from the Led Zeppelin song "When the Levee Breaks", played by John Bonham.

In March 1998, Difang and Igay sued Cretu, Virgin Records and a number of recording companies for unauthorised use of their song without credit. The case was settled out of court for an undisclosed amount of money and all further releases of the song were credited (including royalties) to the Duanas. Cretu has stated that he had been led to believe that the recording was in the public domain and that he did not intentionally violate the Duanas' copyright.

"Return to Innocence" received a total of 57,2% yes votes.

[linghxr]

Why you should watch 乘风破浪 and 披荆斩棘 to learn Chinese

What are these shows?

Both 披荆斩棘 and 乘风破浪 follow the same basic format: 30+ celebrity contestants, mostly actors and singers ages 30+, form teams and compete in singing and dancing over several rounds. Viewers vote on their favorite performances and contestants, and 1-3 contestants are eliminated each round. The top contestants form a temporary "group" and appear on a follow-up reality show.

Why you should watch

1. Exposure to different accents

Contestants come from all over the Chinese-speaking world: Dongbei, Sichuan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and even Malaysia. I can personally say that watching these shows has vastly improved my ability to understand the Hong Kong Mandarin accent.

2. Pop culture knowledge

Because the contestants are celebrities, you'll be introduced to dozens of famous actors, singers, etc. Also, you'll hear the many iconic songs that they cover. I've impressed several native speakers with my with knowledge of pop culture and music.

3. Branch out to new media

These shows serve as a gateway to Chinese music, movies, and TV. if you really like the contestants who are actors, you can check out their shows and movies. If you enjoy a certain song or like a contestant who's a singer, you can explore more music.

4. Casual and formal registers

You’ll get to hear casual, unscripted speech while watching the behind-the-scenes and rehearsal clips. But you’ll also get to hear more formal speech when they’re announcing rules and also from the MC who hosts the actual live performances.

5. Incredible talent

Also, you should watch for the awesome performances and general fun. I love seeing the contestants' friendships, and I’m also obsessed with the amazing sets. There are some incredibly talented performers on these shows, and I love getting to see them shine.

Where to watch

All seasons are free to watch on YouTube! Sometimes clips may be muted or missing, probably due to YouTube's restrictions. But the vast, vast majority is available, and when a clip is missing, you can usually do a separate search and find it. I also pay for a Mango TV subscription, which is $1.99 USD/month.

乘风破浪 full episode playlist links:

乘风破浪的姐姐1

乘风破浪的姐姐2

乘风破浪3

乘风2023

乘风2024

披荆斩棘 full episode playlist links:

披荆斩棘的哥哥1

披荆斩棘2

披荆斩棘3

披荆斩棘4

To help you get started, below is a YouTube playlist of my some of my favorite performances (5 per season, except for the most recent season of each). Cause why not! Also, below the cut I'll put more details along with direct links to my favorite performances.

And if you're a fellow fan emotionally preparing for the 披荆斩棘4 finale 🥲, feel free to message me and commiserate!

See similar posts: I watched all the Chinese idol survival shows so you don’t have to (but you should anyway) Tips for finding Chinese-language media you like

Sisters Who Make Waves

Chinese title: 乘风破浪的姐姐 (S1-2) / 乘风破浪 (S3) / 乘风 (S4-5) English title: Sisters Who Make Waves (S1-3) / Ride the Wind (S4-5) *I call it Sisters for short

This series is the original, having started in 2020. The focus was on female empowerment, particularly of women 30+. A lot of the celebrities had slowed down in their careers, and the show served as their reintroduction to audiences. While female empowerment is still a theme today, I do feel it has lessened in prominence.

Season 1

The original, iconic season. You can tell they had a limited budget and not a ton of space, but it doesn't detract at all thanks to the incredible talent and energy of the contestants. And they had no idea what a phenomenon the show was going to be! Many of my most rewatched performances come from the season.

得不到的爱情

大碗宽面

相爱后动物感伤

FLOW

新物种

Season 2

This season has a special place in my heart as the first one I watched! It's the only one I've seen twice (when it originally aired and rewatched with friends). Compared to season 1, you can definitely tell they had a bigger budget and started to refine the format. Also, some of my all-time favorite contestants are from this season.

现在不跳舞要干嘛

归零

快乐宝贝

给自己的歌

我

Season 3

This season was the first with the show's "modern" and fully-developed format, which remains to this day. For example, they started to include more complex sets and recruited more diverse contestants, such as dancers, an athlete, etc. Also, my favorite performance of the entire series, 雾里, is from this season.

雾里

梦中人

山海

孤独颂歌

有吗炒面

Season 4

This season was the first time I felt there wasn’t improvement over the previous season. I think the stage design took a step backward, and I didn't love the international focus. It was hard to identify my favorite performances because I didn't feel strongly about many. That being said, my friends and I still enjoyed this season.

从头

千里万里

下个，路口，见

归途有风

I'm Not Yours

Season 5

Though this season has already ended, I'm not done yet. I watch with friends, so we move at a slower pace. So far, it seems largely in line with season 4. I'll update this post after we finish.

Call Me By Fire

Chinese title: 披荆斩棘的哥哥 (S1) / 披荆斩棘 (S2-3) English title: Call Me By Fire *I call it Brothers as a nickname

A show about female empowerment gets a male spin off? Out of skepticism, I did not plan to check out this show when it premiered in 2021 (after Sisters S2). But at some point I changed my mind, mostly because I had to run out of other shows. Little did I know I would arguably become a more devoted fan of this show than the original!

Season 1

This season had too many iconic performances to count, and in particular, the Hong Kong contestants really took the world by storm. Due to scandals, they edited out 2 contestants (Huo Zun and Li Yundi), which admittedly does make for an awkward viewing experience at times, but you should totally watch anyway.

凄美地

MMA

飞云之下

达拉崩吧

如果还有明天

Season 2

Looking back, season 2 did not have as many stand out performances as season 1, but it does boast my favorite performances of the entire series, 新地球. It also features a fantastic group of contestants, probably my favorite overall cohort of the show.

新地球

袖手旁观

私人生活

理想

凤毛麟角

Season 3

This was the first season to air after I started watching, though I didn't watch it live because I was still on season 2. While it's probably impossible to top the iconic status of season 1, I think season 3 was an improvement over season 2 in terms of memorable performances. We also got the iconic 0713 (2007快乐男声全国13强) contestants.

行走的鱼

爱人错过

Joker

走麦田

有没有一首歌会让你想起我

Season 4

This season is sadly coming to an end, although I have not started the finale yet. I'll start this weekend and update this post in the future after I've had some time to gather my thoughts.

Now I have to go finish 披荆斩棘4 episode 11 so I can watch the finale. Bye!!!