[huangmeixi]

I'm a little sick of people saying Chinese pop is bad when there are so many incredibly talented people in Cpop that do it all unlike some other industries, so I thought I'd make a discussion topic of people who can do all the important things necessary for a song...write, compose and sing them. Basically carry it from start to finish.

Include J-pop as well, because I like some J-pop, but I don't know it well at all.


From China:

Hou Xian - Composes, writes, and sings everything. People says he sounds like Jay Chou, but after you listen to him more you see that he's got this distinct Chinese flair in his songs that I love. I basically loved all the stuff he's produced so far.

Silver Ash - They've got hauntingly beautiful songs. And Ling is beautiful as well, voice and otherwise.

From Singapore:

JJ Lin - He's like my fav C-pop artist right now.

From Taiwan:

Jay Chou - He doesn't write the lyrics for most of his songs, but he has written them for a number of songs that I love, including Qing Tian. Plus he directs his MVs rather well.

Ella - She is so goofy, and I never really saw her as a songwriter before but I really loved the song she wrote for dog. The lyrics make me tear up. Plus she can rap really well.

Those are my favs. I'm missing a lot of the major ones, like Leehom, FIR etc but I just wanted to pick a few favs. What are yours?

[BabyK]

From Japan :

Koda Kumi - She writes most of her songs and they've been very successful. Like the most recent song she has written is LAST ANGEL ft. TVXQ.

From Korea:

TVXQ/DBSK/Tohoshinki - They write some songs. And they can all play the piano too.

[BishieAddict]

David Tao
hm. I wonder If Gary does it too...
well there's also Jay Chou.. i don't really like his singing (mumbles) but he writes awesome songs

UVERworld -

ok i haven no idea what they're writing but they write their own music (as well as a lot of jrock bands.. i think all rock bands write their own stuff and play their own instruments)

Yui - I like her "love and truth" and "goodbye days" . I think she writes her own stuff as well

[LucasBunny]

Oh I was going to say Alicia Keys and Ne-yo I dunno if Ne-yo plays instruments
but he has to be one of the greatest songwriters

but is this only limited to china and japan?

and OMG

Hyde from L'arc en Ciel
he is a god and he is so gifted and I love him

[superfreakk]

Uhh, can't come up with a comprehensive list or anything.
But, in jpop, I think it's definitely Nino from Arashi.
He plays guitar, has a nice voice (but could work on breath control), and his self-composed ballads are to die for.

[huangmeixi]

Oh I was going to say Alicia Keys and Ne-yo I dunno if Ne-yo plays instruments
but he has to be one of the greatest songwriters

but is this only limited to china and japan?

and OMG

Hyde from L'arc en Ciel
he is a god and he is so gifted and I love him

No, I just sometimes forget there's a world outside Asia when I'm on Soompi.

[orangeapeel]

Ella - She is so goofy, and I never really saw her as a songwriter before but I really loved the song she wrote for dog. The lyrics make me tear up. Plus she can rap really well.

Hebe writes songs too. well, just two right now, but she's just signed on as a songwriter, so i'm sure there are more songs to come...

and i'm sure there's a lotta ppl, just i can't think right now --__--

[kkkkk]

From Hong Kong:

- Pong Nan:
He is like a Cantonese singing version of Ben Folds. The melodies, the witty lyrics, the cynical views in his songs. He plays a mean piano, but i am quite baffled by the way he performs live because he twists his body to face the audience and contort his body too much. See his composition works here. I guess someone like him would never achieve very much popularity in Asia, but recently he has indeed tried harder to 'compromise' and write more mainstream and radio-friendly songs for other artists...

- Khalil Fong:
Smooth voice, sings in Mandarin, his compositions have a very distinct funky sound.

- Ivana Fong:
Exploded on the scene after a duet with Jacky Cheung at his concert, in which they performed together on a song she wrote for him. Her career started shortly after she won a song writing competition, and she was signed as a singer-songwriter. Soft-spoken, great sound, writes for all the big names in the industry. Horray for her new Mandarin album (her previous work were in Cantonese).

[bonbons]

Ayumi Hamasaki-Queen of Jpop for years~ nuff said? XD

[Tonyc402]

I totally agree with you , huangmeixi. I am sick and tired of people hateing on cpop when they themselves dont even look hard enough to find that theres a lot of talent in there.

Anyways From China/Taiwan/HK

Khalil Fong

Jay Chou

Lee Hom Wang

David Tao

Gary Cao

JJ LIN


Japan:

L'arc En Ciel(Hyde)

[vc1188]

Leehom. Not only does he compose his own songs, he plays all of the instruments too (with the exception of like.. saxophones). He doesn't write A LOT of lyrics, but he's been writing more and more now that his Chinese has improved

and David Tao too

[B0hemian_Sprite]

Dude...John Mayer much? The guy is brilliant <3

and I also love Meg & Dia, Sarah Bareilles, Colbie Caillat, The Veronicas, James Morrison, Wouter Hamel, Michael Buble...blah blah blah

[BoAFriend]

Jay Chou - Although I don't think he has the best voice, he's still pretty darn talented. And I agree w/ his music videos - very good directing and concepts.

Wang Lee Hom - Good voice, unique style, diverse.

BoA - Although she doesn't write and compose as much, she still has a few good works to her credit, and her singing is already outstanding.

[simplirain]

Utada Hikaru, anyone? x]

[amydien]

Utada Hikaru, anyone? x]

I totally agree. Hikki writes great music.


Most, if not all, jrockers compose their own songs. Miyavi , Gackt, etc...

Philippines: Ryan Cayabyab, Ogie Alcasid. They are the only two that made the most impact on me.

Korea: JYP?

Outside of asia:......Brian McKnight. I think he writes his songs and produces for others too.

[EunHan]

Leehom Wang
JJ Lin
Gary Cao
Jay Chou
Penny Dai
Jolin? I heard she's written one or two songs..
Fir, NanQuanMaMa, Soda Green?

And in Australia.. Delta Goodrem.. She writes music but not sure about lyrics tho.

[ettenyl]

DBSK! they sing well and they are starting to write their own songs!
love their new songs the've written!

jay chou, huang yida and jolin are not bad =D

[candysyrup]

Ayumi Hamasaki, Utada Hikaru, ZARD, Nakamura Fukiko (singer of CORE OF SOUL), Tetsuya Komuro, Yoshiki, Arai Akino, Misako Odani, and more.

[huangmeixi]

DBSK! they sing well and they are starting to write their own songs!
love their new songs the've written!

jay chou, huang yida and jolin are not bad =D

Um, DBSK? No offense, they harmonize nicely, but composing/writing really is stretching it when after three albums all they have to show are two songs. Although I think Evergreen was nice. White Lies was kinda plain. But we'll see in the future.

H.O.T is a much better example of talented, well-rounded boyband.

[butterflyeffect]

^ There's also 여우비 (Sun Shower).. although that doesn't add much to the list. It's a really beautiful song though.
Also, Spokesman & My Page are written by Yunho and Junsu respectively.