[vc1188]

they may not be the best singers in the world, but tney as hell CAN sing
I mean, if you consider them untalented, wonder what you think of fahrenheit, F4, twins and edison

For all we know, his preferences are skewed and he loves them all haha

[benjaminlibl]

No. I admit they are horrible. Probably only girls like them. They're just selling their faces. I don't have anything against Sun Yan Zi. I guess she can sing but I don't really like her voice. And she has to get a new songwriter.

[Rainie_Days]

I love JJ Lin, but I used to be more obsessed with him, this year, not really...though yeah, his singing just kills me sometimes, it's so nice.

I'm quite surprised that Jay Chou isn't on your list, Haha but yeah, he's another great singing...and SO talented.

Eason Chan is the best for Cantonese music...just all his songs, all his songs are just good, so meaningful.

[vc1188]

No. I admit they are horrible. Probably only girls like them. They're just selling their faces. I don't have anything against Sun Yan Zi. I guess she can sing but I don't really like her voice. And she has to get a new songwriter.

Her voice is definitely an acquired taste. and I agree her newer songs aren't as memorable as her old songs. This is true for Amei too I think

[*frutti]

i loveeeee wang lee hom, he's #1 hahaha. he's basically got the whole package.
others would be jay chou, a-mei, angela zhang, sun yan zi, david tao, jj lin, tanya chua, alan kuo, F.I.R., elva hsiao, zhang dong liang, sam li, and tong en (she's not very famous, but i loooveee her voice and songs). and don't kill me for saying this, but i think s.h.e. actually had some pretty catchy songs in their most recent album.
i might have posted in here already. hehe.

[dOotsiez]

No offense to you, but you haven't done the LEAST bit of research in terms of Chinese music. There are SO many singer-songwriters in Taiwan right now (Leehom, David Tao, Jay Chou, Stanley Huang, Tanya Tsai, Mayday, F.I.R., Zhang Zhen Yue) as well as singers with very good vocals (Amei Zhang Hui Mei, Stefanie Sun Yan Zi, Angela Zhang Shao Han). There are also more indie bands like Tizzy Bac and Sodagreen who have great music.

Yes there really are some truly annoying and untalented groups (F4, Fahrenheit, Hei Se Hui Mei Mei, Lollipop), but there ARE still talented people.

and actually I'm kind of opposite from you. Like, I don't listen to Kpop BECAUSE they're all young people trained the same way from a young age and they all come out with these formulaic songs and perform formulaic choreography and have the same formulaic style/appearance.

agree. i dont think we should have a blanket statement about any music industry. music is truly transnational. chinese, korean, japanese, english, french, spanish - music in any language is music, and is capable of being excellent. thats what this forum is for isnt it.

[myjaejoong]

LEEHOM is my music king------->
FIR is rad

[azn_grl_unknown]

Wang LeeHom's songs are awesome. love every single one of his albums.
any wilber pan lovers here?

[benjaminlibl]

Wilber Pan used to be awesome but then he got more commercialized. I mean, I only remember one good song on his new album. I think most of the Taiwanese singers are becoming this way. I'm loving the old songs more and more, and the new ones don't really appeal to me.

[jvchou1316]

for chinese music, Jay Chou will do for me.

[pgirl]

i like Leo Ku, his new album is nice, finally a good canto album XD i miss the old days when you could get great HK music... now all i listen to is Mand. <.<

hmm, i think i'll toss in a another recommendation for Mand. Rynn Lin is good and of course Richie Yen. For girls, Jinsha, JJ's ximei is great.

[cosmage.]

元卫觉醒 anyone?
I think they are quite awesome.
(:

[benjaminlibl]

Never heard of it, dude?

[vc1188]

元卫觉醒 anyone?
I think they are quite awesome.
(:

I think they're okay. Their songs and voices are quite generic, but Wesley composes nice songs (like Tian Kong). I also like their song Xia Tian De Feng

Does anyone here listen to more indie-ish Taiwanese music or music like 張震嶽's? I need recommendations
I currently listen to Tizzy Bac, Sodagreen(they're not so indie anymore are they), Deserts Chang (張懸), and Europa Huang (黃建為)

[LittleDeeDee]

what about jay chou???!?!?!?!

[[[Rain]]]

I think they're okay. Their songs and voices are quite generic, but Wesley composes nice songs (like Tian Kong). I also like their song Xia Tian De Feng

Does anyone here listen to more indie-ish Taiwanese music or music like 張震嶽's? I need recommendations
I currently listen to Tizzy Bac, Sodagreen(they're not so indie anymore are they), Deserts Chang (張懸), and Europa Huang (黃建為)

Deep White? Not very sure if they're indie or not but they're pretty good. xD

[Jamieâ„¢]

there are a lot of talented singers in mainland china, but they're not popular with the younger generation of people.. who prefer listening to teenybopper boybands who can't sing to save their life. oh, and there's also the fact that taiwanese pop singers (like Jolin, fahrenheit etc. ) are more popular in mainland than mainland artists are..
some talented singers are.. Han Hong (her voice is amazing imo), Na Ying, Faye Wong, Jane Zhang (my favorite 'current' singer from china) and more that I can't remember -__- lol I only know of them because of my mom lol

one thing that irks me about the chinese music industry.. is all those actors/actresses who decide to make albums thinking they can sing (or they wanna make money) when they really can't! like look at zhou xun, she's like one of my fav actresses, but she seriously can't sing..

[Vivskies]

one thing that irks me about the chinese music industry.. is all those actors/actresses who decide to make albums thinking they can sing (or they wanna make money) when they really can't! like look at zhou xun, she's like one of my fav actresses, but she seriously can't sing..

o.o I concur.
No offence to any Fahrenheit fans, but they can't sing live to save their life. =/ I saw a live performance of them once, and most of them were out of tune on their parts.


o.o ps. Recommendations-
Jay Chou. ;o He actually sings pretty well. <3 His November Chopins CD is awesome.

[Rikayla]

Besides Wang Lee Hom, I also looooove SAYA but nobody knows her. *lol* Michelle & Vickie is also pretty awesome. They sing really well, and they're talented with instruments too. Hmmmmm. I also like Ariel Lin's few songs, though I'm glad that she's sticking with acting and not moving into singing.

[dbsk<3manga<3]

Chinese music can be extremely good and shocking bad at the same time. so here's a list of singers, songs and albums I love, notice the absence of boy/girl bands, jolin, rainie, or the frustratingly horrible 'Supergirls' etc...i just wudn't call their music good. anywaiz, here's my list, some of the songs are old, some of the artists r not as famous, but they're worth checking out just coz the music is good, imo

Penny Dai - most people will know her from Meteor Garden i think, but her other songs r just as good
Fav Album: Ai Feng Le
Fav Songs: Ai Feng Le (her singing in dis song is amazing), Wo Yao De Ai (reminds me of my meteor garden craze, which is kinda embarassing)

^i agree w/ u for the most part. some of these bands/singers cannot sing, yet their extremely FAMOUS. i hate how the world today seems to mostly look at the face and barely care for the talent. music is not for appearances but rather for sound. so y does everyone judge for appearance? if they want appearance, go to the modeling industry not music. then there are some singers that get waaay too commercialized and just lose their touch. i feel really sad when that happens, the artist may sell more but they're not really showing what they've got. i feel sad for all those great TALENTED singers out there that are barely recognized.

OMG! u like penny dai, too?
i absolutely love her voice. it's so soothing and i think she sings very well. yeah, her most famous song would be the ending song for meteor garden (the 1st one): ni yao de ai, which is how i found out about her . i find that her songs are very unique. they're very relaxing and calm. it mite take some getting use to for some of her songs but they're great! she's probably one of the only female cpop singers i ACTUALLY care to listen to. i wish i could listen to her songs every night 'cuz they could make u fall asleep (not in a bad way, tho ).