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涟漪 8/28/2023: Y2K Taiwan Pop

I’m so happy to be back for fall! And this upbeat attitude has reminded me of the slick, clean, cheery vibes of Y2K Mandopop. In this era, artists from Taiwan had a huge wave of popularity, bringing in more Western influences into the genre. In fact, every artist in this show is from Taiwan, or in the case of Singaporeans JJ Lin and Stefanie Sun, started their careers there. Here’s the playlist for this week’s show! Note that * denotes an unofficial English translation.

 

“Take it Easy” by Jolin Tsai, Lucky Number

“Simple Love” by Jay Chou, Fantasy

“River South” by JJ Lin, Second Heaven

“Love You” by Cyndi Wang, Cyndi Loves You

“Our Love” by F.I.R., F.I.R.

“Stubborn” by Mayday, God’s Children are All Dancing/Falling Angels with a Flying Soul

“First Day” by Stefanie Sun, A Perfect Day

“Rain Love” by Rainie Yang, Rainie & Love…?

“Tropical Rainforest” by S.H.E, Youth Society (lyrics by Fang Wenshan, music by Jay Chou)

“Dear, That Isn’t Love”* by Angela Chang, Ang5.0 (lyrics by Fang Wenshan, music by Jay Chou)

《Take it Easy》蔡依林，《Lucky Number》

《简单爱》周杰伦，《范特西》

《江南》林俊杰，《第二天堂》

《爱你》王心凌，《爱你》

《我们的爱》F.I.R., 《飞儿乐团》

《倔强》五月天，《神的孩子都在跳舞》

《第一天》孙燕姿，《完美的一天》

《雨爱》杨丞琳，《Rainie & Love…? 雨爱》

《热带雨林》S.H.E, 《青春株式会社》

《亲爱的那不是爱情》张韶涵，《Ang.5.0》

 

Monday, October 30, 2023 | Posted in Lian Yi, Playlists, Uncategorized | Comments Off on 涟漪 8/28/2023: Y2K Taiwan Pop

涟漪 4/17/23: Spring. Sunlight by Sodagreen

Hello! Tonight, we took a look at Sodagreen’s Spring. Sunlight album, the first of their 4 seasons-themed concept albums. I will link the album below the unofficial English translations of the tracklist.

“Before the Snow Melts” / 《融雪之前》

“Pan Rides the Spring-Colored Train, So” / 《牧神搭上春色的火车，而》

“Sunlight” / 《日光》

“Between Us” / 《在我们之间》

“Interlude 1” / 《配乐 – 1》

“Stopping at Each Station” / 《个站停靠》

“A Thousand Fountains” / 《一千座喷泉》

”Symphony Dream” / 《交响梦》

“Isekai Rose” / 《异次元的玫瑰》

“Interlude 2″ / 《配乐 – 2》

“After Frolicking” /《嬉戏之后》

“Come Home Soon” / 《早点回家》

 

Monday, April 17, 2023 | Posted in Lian Yi, Playlists, Shows, Uncategorized | Comments Off on 涟漪 4/17/23: Spring. Sunlight by Sodagreen

涟漪 3/27/23: A Si (阿肆)

Just like last week, we’re highlighting a female artist in Cpop! Tonight, we took a look at a singer-songwriter who is a little less well known, though you might have heard her music without knowing it! Here are the songs I played from her discography. Note that * denotes an unofficial English translation.

“I’m Eating Fried Chicken at People’s Plaza”*, Accidentally on Purpose

“Don’t Forget to Buy Me Lunch Once You Get a Girlfriend”*, Accidentally on Purpose

“Accidentally on Purpose”, Accidentally on Purpose

“Deficiency”*, Accidentally on Purpose

“Chilly Heartbeat”*, Accidentally on Purpose

“Fleeting Shadow”*, Accidentally on Purpose

“Don’t Want to Go Home”*, My Foolish Idealism

“Sincerely Yours” by A Si and Yoga Lin, My Foolish Idealism

“If You’re in Love With Yau Ma Tei”*, My Foolish Idealism

“Unbroken”*, My Foolish Idealism

“My Foolish Idealism”, My Foolish Idealism

《预谋邂逅》：

  • 《我在人民广场吃炸鸡》
  • 《有女朋友别忘了请我吃饭》
  • 《预谋邂逅》
  • 《缺乏》
  • 《微凉的心跳》
  • 《浮光掠影》

《我愚蠢的理想主义》

  • 《不想回家》
  • 《致姗姗来迟的你》
  • 《若你爱上油麻地》
  • 《不破》
  • 《我愚蠢的理想主义》

 

Monday, March 27, 2023 | Posted in Lian Yi, Playlists, Shows, Uncategorized | Comments Off on 涟漪 3/27/23: A Si (阿肆)

涟漪 3/20/23: Jolin Tsai’s Ugly Beauty

Happy Women’s History Month! Tonight, we did a deep dive into Jolin Tsai’s monumental 2018 record Ugly Beauty. Here’s the tracklist:

Necessary Evil/ 《恶之必要》

Womxnly/ 《玫瑰少年》Ugly Beauty - Wikipedia

Ugly Beauty/ 《怪美的》

Karma/ 《你也有今天》

Lady in Red/ 《红衣女孩》

Sweet Guilty Pleasure/ 《甜秘密》

Romance/ 《爱的罗曼死》

Vulnerability/ 《如果我没有伤口》

Hubby/ 《脑公》

Life Sucks/ 《消极掰》

Shadow Self/ 《你睡醒再看》

Finally, one song also by Jolin but not off her most recent record:

“I” from the album MUSE/《我》从专辑《MUSE》 

Monday, March 20, 2023 | Posted in Lian Yi, Playlists | Comments Off on 涟漪 3/20/23: Jolin Tsai’s Ugly Beauty

涟漪 3/6/23: Cross-Cultural Covers

Today, we tracked the stories behind how 4 songs made their way into the Sinosphere! As always, names and song titles that I had to translate myself (and thus are unofficial) are denoted with *. Here’s the song list.

“Moscow Nights” by Vladimir Troshin, Moscow Nights: Popular Russian Hits, Vol. 1

《莫斯科郊外的晚上》陈发仁，《陈发仁，张启霖老歌》/ “Moscow Nights” by Chen Faren*, Chen Faren and Zhang Qilin Classics

《美丽小姑娘》林子祥，《摩登土佬》/ “Beautiful Girl”* by George Lam, Disco Bumpkins

“Will You Love Me Tomorrow” by The Shirelles, Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?

《明天你是否依然爱我》童安格，《其实你不懂我的心》/ “Will You Love Me Tomorrow?” by Angus Tung, Thank You, My Truly Love

“Dreams” by The Cranberries, Everybody Else is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?

《梦中人》王菲，《胡思乱想》/ “The One of Dreams”* by Faye Wong, Random Thoughts

“Yakimochi” by Yu Takahashi, Ima sokoniaru meimetsu to gunjou

《起风了》吴青峰，《加油，你是最棒的（电视原声带）》/ “The Wind Blows”* by Wu Qingfeng, Mr. Fighting (Original Soundtrack)

 

 

Monday, March 6, 2023 | Posted in Lian Yi, Playlists, Uncategorized | Comments Off on 涟漪 3/6/23: Cross-Cultural Covers
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