The C-pop/M-pop Discussion 3rd Thread

[Yoake]

I would like to see a new Rainie Yang album in that list but I suppose it won't be for this year once again.

[Linoa62]

Originally Posted by Yoake

I would like to see a new Rainie Yang album in that list but I suppose it won't be for this year once again.

Well, she's still touring... Maybe next year, I guess ?
I didn't know she left EMI for Sun Entertainment by the way !

[Yoake]

Originally Posted by Linoa62

Well, she's still touring... Maybe next year, I guess ?
I didn't know she left EMI for Sun Entertainment by the way !

Is it a good thing? This change? How is this label?

[Linoa62]

Originally Posted by Yoake

Is it a good thing? This change? How is this label?

Sun Entertainment is a smaller label. It might mean less budget for her albums, MVs... And maybe more singles and less albums.

Rainie already released 3 singles with them:




EDIT: Looks like Rainie partly produced the 3rd song I posted.

[Linoa62]

UPDATE

Upcoming album releases:

12/7 Cyndi Wang - CYNDILOVES2SING (Listen)
12/14 Ann Bai - 1990s (title song)
12/19 Tanya Chua - 我要给世界最悠长的湿吻 Kisses to the World (iTunes Preorder)
12/21 Eve Ai - 垂直活著，水平留戀著。Live vertically, love horizontally.
12/21 Sandy Lam - 0
12/21 Eason Chan - L.O.V.E - eason and the duo band (digital version on 12/14) [iTunes Preorder]
12/24 Cheer Chen - 沙發海 Sofa Sea (iTunes Preorder)
12/26 Jolin Tsai - UGLY BEAUTY (Teaser)
12/28 G.E.M - Queen G 3rd EP (iTunes Preorder)
01/??/2019 Show Luo - TBA
??/?? BY2 - TBA

[Linoa62]

UPDATE

Upcoming album releases:

12/14 Ann Bai - 1990s (Listen)
12/21 Tanya Chua - 我要给世界最悠长的湿吻 Kisses to the World (iTunes Preorder)
12/21 Eve Ai - 垂直活著，水平留戀著。Live vertically, love horizontally.
12/21 Sandy Lam - 0
12/21 Eason Chan - L.O.V.E - eason and the duo band (digital version on 12/14) [Listen]
12/24 Cheer Chen - 沙發海 Sofa Sea (iTunes Preorder)
12/26 Jolin Tsai - UGLY BEAUTY (Teaser)
12/28 G.E.M - Queen G 3rd EP (iTunes Preorder)
01/??/2019 Show Luo - TBA
??/?? BY2 - TBA

[orbitalaspect]

Tanya's Kisses to the World is great. I can't get over how bad the cover is, but the entire album is pure gold. Such a great return for her after Aphasia in 2015 and having put out Cherished as a single. I can hear that she's really settled into this as her "sound" for now. And it's all great.

Heard Jolin's Guai Meide, and it's an interesting track. Jolin's clearly moved into a deeply artistic space with this album, trying to merge pop music with more creative and philosophical effort. I like the title track so far. It's a far cry from the sheer talent she displayed on MUSE though. But I'm curious. It's been 4 and a half years since Pei. I want Jolin to nail this release.

I'm holy hell excited for Sandy Lam's new album. The last I heard from her was Gaia in 2012. I loved her recent collab with aMEI. Also, I'm sad that aMEI doesn't appear to be willing to do another back-to-back album release. I still listen to Story Thief like it was just released. I loved the whole concept. I'd love for her to expand on Story Thief with another album of more mid-tempo/upbeat songs to complement it.

I need to check out Cheer Chen's album. And I loved the first of GEM's trilogy releases, but listening to the songs, it sounds like they came from the same recording sessions she did for HEARTBEAT. It's been 3 years. I'd like her to try a different chord structure and show some sonic evolution. It's not bad music; it's just not "great" for 3 years since HEARTBEAT. And let's not forget that HEARTBEAT was pretty divisive for her.

Also thoughts and prayers going out for Elva to make a return soon. She's all but disappeared from social media over the last several months. She was rumored to be working on a new album, but fell ill. She hasn't been very active this year, and it's already been four years since Shut Up & Kiss Me... which, again, was a divisive album. I miss Elva a lot.

Also, can Show please just pose shirtless?! He's always teasing. And I love him to pieces.

[Linoa62]

Originally Posted by orbitalaspect

Tanya's Kisses to the World is great. I can't get over how bad the cover is, but the entire album is pure gold. Such a great return for her after Aphasia in 2015 and having put out Cherished as a single. I can hear that she's really settled into this as her "sound" for now. And it's all great.

I'm listening to it, I love it ! From what I read, Tanya had depression for the past few years, which is why her music was depressing according to her own words. She feels better now, and is releasing a brighter album this time to apologize to her fans for releasing such depressing music before. That's not what she wants to leave behind. That's why this album is more joyful and full of hope, and why the album has a playful cover.

Originally Posted by orbitalaspect

I'm holy hell excited for Sandy Lam's new album. The last I heard from her was Gaia in 2012. I loved her recent collab with aMEI. Also, I'm sad that aMEI doesn't appear to be willing to do another back-to-back album release. I still listen to Story Thief like it was just released. I loved the whole concept. I'd love for her to expand on Story Thief with another album of more mid-tempo/upbeat songs to complement it.

0 is on Spotify. Looks like this album only had a digital release... I haven't seen any pre-order on YesAsia or 5music for her.
aMEI has huge problems finishing Utopia 2.0 DVD/BD so producing a full album lol She also took some holidays this year, because her mother had cancer.

Originally Posted by orbitalaspect

I need to check out Cheer Chen's album. And I loved the first of GEM's trilogy releases, but listening to the songs, it sounds like they came from the same recording sessions she did for HEARTBEAT. It's been 3 years. I'd like her to try a different chord structure and show some sonic evolution. It's not bad music; it's just not "great" for 3 years since HEARTBEAT. And let's not forget that HEARTBEAT was pretty divisive for her.

It's on Spotify as well !
G.E.M, well, I have to agree with you. The 1st EP was good, but the others ones felt overall like a (bad) copy of the 1st one. And very sad that she dropped the Snow White concept for Woke because she was not satisfied with the MV.

Originally Posted by orbitalaspect

Also thoughts and prayers going out for Elva to make a return soon. She's all but disappeared from social media over the last several months. She was rumored to be working on a new album, but fell ill. She hasn't been very active this year, and it's already been four years since Shut Up & Kiss Me... which, again, was a divisive album. I miss Elva a lot.

Lots of mystery behind her condition but it looks like she snapped psychologically and physically during her album production because of the pressure she put on herself. It may still take some time, but I hope she will recover soon.

Originally Posted by orbitalaspect

Also, can Show please just pose shirtless?! He's always teasing. And I love him to pieces.

LOL

[orbitalaspect]

Originally Posted by Linoa62

I'm listening to it, I love it ! From what I read, Tanya had depression for the past few years, which is why her music was depressing according to her own words. She feels better now, and is releasing a brighter album this time to apologize to her fans for releasing such depressing music before. That's not what she wants to leave behind. That's why this album is more joyful and full of hope, and why the album has a playful cover.

Aphasia and Cherished really touched me. I first heard Cherished and loved the calm introspective feel of the song. Aphasia completely blew me away. It was a very powerful record filled with beautiful production and a lot of powerful words. I'm glad Kisses to the World keeps so much of that sound but uses more vibrant colors. I went driving last night while listening to the middle part of the album and it's the perfect soundtrack for a midnight drive.

Originally Posted by Linoa62

0 is on Spotify. Looks like this album only had a digital release... I haven't seen any pre-order on YesAsia or 5music for her.
aMEI has huge problems finishing Utopia 2.0 DVD/BD so producing a full album lol She also took some holidays this year, because her mother had cancer.

aMEI is really the only artist apart from Jay Chou that can take her sweet time between releases and doesn't have to make a deep effort to have a successful release. I love seeing her perform though. So, I'm OK with the wait if she's actually bringing a tour to wide release. My favorite aspect of aMEI is how amazing her personality is. I don't usually have strong emotional reactions to people, but watching aMEI prance around at the end of the video she did with Andrea Bocelli for If Only just made me feel so thankful for her existence.

Originally Posted by Linoa62

It's on Spotify as well !
G.E.M, well, I have to agree with you. The 1st EP was good, but the others ones felt overall like a (bad) copy of the 1st one. And very sad that she dropped the Snow White concept for Woke because she was not satisfied with the MV.

I'd love for G.E.M. to leave the western sound for this next project. There's so much beautiful Chinese mythology and folklore she could use for this concept that would be much more creative and beloved. She's extremely talented, but I feel like she needs to meet with Jolin and get a sense for how to effectively cross an artistic experience with pop music. I feel Jolin has gotten so good at merging the two since she started working on MUSE. And G.E.M. feels like she's played in the pop music playground for long enough, just doing standard releases, trying a new thing here and there... it'd be amazing to see her release something on the level of Jolin's upcoming album.

Originally Posted by Linoa62

Lots of mystery behind her condition but it looks like she snapped psychologically and physically during her album production because of the pressure she put on herself. It may still take some time, but I hope she will recover soon.

I read some years ago that Elva was really down that fans were divided over whether Shut Up & Kiss Me was a good album. I personally loved the album, but genuinely felt it would have been more accepted if Elva was still releasing new music every year. A lot of the criticism I read, and somewhat agreed with, was that it had been 3 years since Wo Ai Wo, and for all that time, it sounded like it could have been released a year after Wo Ai Wo.

I personally think an Elva song of her making random noises into a microphone for 3 minutes would be great. I don't care if her PVs are her doing random dance moves while doing fish lips and crossing her eyes. I just love what she does. I'll look forward to it. But I do feel she's not so much a concept artist. She's someone whose albums are great for the moment and memorable for what they were when they came out. I still love Ms. Elva. I still love Wo Ai Wo. But I love them for being good music, not for being some higher expression of art. The more Elva we can get, the better.

[minkAYuko]

Here are my two recomendations... I totally missed out that Laure Shang released a new album title The puzzle Pieces, everybody gotta listen to it it's pretty cool here are two songs from this album:

I love you and I love you 2

Spoiler:

And this is another song from her past album, Single boy:

Also while I was listening to laure's music I found out about this other artist Shawee!, her latest album is called Shall we Young here are two of my recomendations, The outsider and Deep Soul:

Spoiler:

[Linoa62]

New releases

NO JOKE - Show Luo

New album of the same name supposedly coming in March.

雨後彩虹 Rainbow - A-Lin


天分 Natural Gift for drama My Amazing Boyfriend II OST - Angela Zhang


終於勇敢了 Brave - Cindy Yen

This MV has English subs.

墨綠的夜 Jasper Night for movie Long Day's Journey Into Night OST - Hebe


雙生焰 Twin Flames for movie The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang OST - Jane Zhang


真的傻 Foolish Love for movie Fall in Love at First Kiss OST - Lala Hsu


THAT FIRE - J. Sheon


Hauting Me for drama Green Door OST - Jam Hsiao


進階 Resurgence, theme song for Sanctuary World Tour - JJ Lin

[Linoa62]

Show Luo has released his new album NO IDEA a couple of weeks ago.
https://open.spotify.com/album/0Hnvg...Sg-Q7ox_y3pJwA

Della Ding has also released a new album, Die Lovin':
https://open.spotify.com/album/5t2ig...TXWiSb7ApS13qg

Jane Zhang has just released an hour ago her first English album, Past Progressive !
https://open.spotify.com/album/0iKl4...RiWEbIjqxwXcfQ

[Linoa62]

Jane Zhang's 2-hour concert in Macao for her new English album Past Progressive ! She also performed old songs and covers.

[maddy1111]

Angela - those two new songs are actually pretty good. Hope her new album will be at least that good as previous one.
Just wondering what kind of contract she used to have with Ocean Butterflies. She only released one album with that label and already signed to a new one (HIM)?

[Linoa62]

G.E.M is releasing a new single called "句號 Period." on November 22nd ! She's supposed to release a new album this year.
Teaser: https://www.instagram.com/p/B49eSWInqWK/

[maddy1111]

Originally Posted by Linoa62

G.E.M is releasing a new single called "句號 Period." on November 22nd ! She's supposed to release a new album this year.
Teaser: https://www.instagram.com/p/B49eSWInqWK/

I wouldn't wonder if her new album is released this year, she already released like 3-4 new songs (one for Terminator movie, one for some cosmetic company - I think Dove, Miss Similar song that was quite a hit ...)

[maddy1111]

[Linoa62]

Originally Posted by maddy1111

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Her new song is about her lawsuit with her previous label, Hummingbird Music:
https://www.asiaone.com/entertainmen...k-record-label

EDIT: her new album will be released in December.

English translation by Jobelle@YouTube

可惜我們終於來到 一個句號
Sadly, we have come to an end
窗外不願飛的蜂鳥 也在哀悼
The hummingbird that refuses to fly is also mourning
城市再也不會聽到 我們爭吵
The city will no longer hear our fights
你會不會少了一點煩惱
Are your troubles lessen?

回到十二年前 回憶就在眼前
Going back to 12 years ago, memories flashback in my eyes
你帶著帽子 而我樣子 帶著靦腆
You were wearing a cap and I was looking shy
不過第一次的見面 你說
The first time we met, you said
你有先見 我的先天 被訓練過 我能有片天
You have a foresight, I was gifted and with training I could be successful
我當時天真 寡見鮮聞
I was naive and knew little
不像成年人 有能力辨認
Unlike an adult, I couldn't tell
不是為了賺了有錢分 我為我的前程
Didn't do it for the money, I did it for my future
希望我寫的歌裡面有更好的和弦聲
I hoped that the songs I write have better chords to them

時針滴滴答 你還記得嗎
Time is ticking, do you still remember?
說句心裡話 你還懷念嗎
Answer truthfully, do you miss those memories?

第一次發唱片 就一馬當先
The first time I released an album, it was ranked first
從此在大場面 我不再站旁邊
Since then, I was no longer someone insignificant
我是真的感謝 佩服你的眼界
I was truthfully thankful for you and admired your sights
怎麼想到和你是帶著刺痛地完結
Neither did I expect for us to have such rough ending

你看著一朵花慢慢萌芽
You saw a flower sprouting
我卻看著你意氣慢慢風發
I instead saw your temperament growing
慾望聚沙成塔 價值慢慢分岔
Your desires gradually grew while values divided
太多失望讓我對你的信任慢慢崩塌
Too much disappointments resulted in me losing trust in you

可惜我們終於來到 一個句號
Sadly, we have come to an end
窗外不願飛的蜂鳥 也在哀悼
The hummingbird that refuses to fly is also mourning
城市再也不會聽到 我們爭吵
The city will no longer hear our fights
你會不會少了一點煩惱
Are your troubles lessen?

時針滴滴答 你還記得嗎
Time is ticking, do you still remember?
說句心裡話 你還懷念嗎
Answer truthfully, do you miss those memories?

你說我是個商品 沒有你我就不可以
You said I was a product and I couldn't do it without you
這些扭曲的真理 差點毁掉我的自信
Your fabricated lies almost crippled all my confidence
如今的我已覺醒 如今我不再哭泣
I am now awaken and I no longer cry
再不怕堅持自己 做你沒做對的決定
No longer afraid to stand my own ground and make those decisions you didn't make

你知道嗎 這一輩子除了我的爸爸
Did you know, in my lifetime, besides my dad,
你曾是我最信任的男人吧
You were once the man I trusted the most
但空白的娃娃 總會慢慢⻑大
However a plain empty doll eventually grows
抱歉我沒法永遠當你聽話的傻瓜
Sorry, I can't continue to be the fool that only listens to you

可惜我們終於來到 一個句號
Sadly, we have come to an end
窗外不願飛的蜂鳥 也在哀悼
The hummingbird that refuses to fly is also mourning
城市再也不會聽到 我們爭吵
The city will no longer hear our fights
你會不會少了一點煩惱
Are your troubles lessen?

多少年裡 多少遍你 多少錯卻沒多少歉意
Over the years, how much lashing, how much mistakes without apologies
但過去了就不再介意 把珍貴的放心裡
But it is all in the past now, I shall not hold grudges. I'll cherish the good times
把痛的傷的全都忘記 我⻘春的全部回憶
I'll forget all the pain and harm
那愛的恨的全都是你 希望你偶爾也會想起
I'll forget all the love and hate. I hope you'll remember at times.
就讓我真心真意 把歌唱完重新開始
Let me sing this song with my heart out and start afresh

時針滴滴答 你還記得嗎
Time is ticking, do you still remember?
說句心裡話 你還懷念嗎
Answer truthfully, do you miss those memories?

[axmish87]

Does anybody have some kind of information on Singer Sen?
She released a few EP's and a full studio album in 2012 called The World In My Eyes.
She also did a collaboration with one Chinese male singer in maybe 2015. and that's it.
Her official website is no longer up and her Facebook page is kinda dead.

[maddy1111]

Originally Posted by axmish87

Does anybody have some kind of information on Singer Sen?
She released a few EP's and a full studio album in 2012 called The World In My Eyes.
She also did a collaboration with one Chinese male singer in maybe 2015. and that's it.
Her official website is no longer up and her Facebook page is kinda dead.

http://ahsforum.com/forum/showthread...ght=singer+sen