Get a taste of cool Asian music

You probably heard of Jay Chou, maybe you saw him as the magic shop owner Mr. Li in the film Now You See Me 2, or martial arts expert in The Green Hornet.

Jay Chou [Photo: Baidu]

But did you know that he is a Taiwan musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, film producer, actor, director and restaurant owner, one of the most influential artists in Asia ?! Starting his music career in 2000, his music covers a diverse range of styles, from Rock to Hip Hop to Blues. 

In 2009 ‘his concert in Sydney broke 11 Australian musical performance records, including highest production cost and largest audience, out-grossing both Beyoncé and the Eagles, placing him second on the US Billboard chart for the most ticket sales in a single concert Worldwide that year. In Nokia’s Ovi Worldwide chart in 2010, he came 3rd in a list dominated by Western artists, with his music downloaded more times than the likes of Madonna, Rihanna, and Eminem. His latest tour, “The Invincible”, continues to break records, with many cities selling out within minutes.’

His “The Invincible” World Tour just came to London Wembley Stadium early in March, it was a sold-out gig!

So here are some popular songs from Jay Chou, hope you like them.

Songs: 

东风破 ‘Dong Feng Po’ (East Wind Breaks)

菊花台 ‘Ju Hua Tai’

发如雪 ‘Fa Ru Xue’ (Snow-like Hair)

千里之外 ‘Qian Li Zhi Wai’ (Far Away)

青花瓷 ‘Qing Hua Ci ‘ (Blue and White Porcelain)

Lu Han, he was one of the members from South Korean-Chinese boy group EXO. After finishing the contract in Korea, he came back to homeland China to continue his career.

Lu Han [Photo: Baidu]

In March 2016, his "Reloaded" digital album was sold 37,500,000 copies, the sale of the album from the first week sold 63,958 copies, which IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Certification) certified as first "Platinum" singer in the mainland.

In August 2016, directed by famous director Zhang Yimou, Han starred in Hollywood epic movie ‘The Great Wall’.

Why not listen to 勋章 Xun Zhang ( Medals)? It is one of the most popular songs in China, even the Olympic swimmer Sun Yang, listen to Medals just before the game.

Songs:   

冒险时间 Mao Xian Shi Jian( Adventure Time)

勋章 Xun Zhang ( Medals)

超级冠军 Chao Ji Guan Jun (Football Gang)

They are China’s biggest boy band ever since 2013, quickly exploded in popularity, gaining mostly devoted female fans, who are not only from China but also from other Asian Countries like South Korea and Thailand, at lightning speed!

Members from TFboys: Yi Yang Qian Xi (known as Jackson), Wang Jun Kai (also known as Karry), Wang Yuan ( known as Roy) , they are just 16, 17 and 16 years old. However, they dominated the Chinese boy/girl band group of China!

Early this year, Roy Wang Yuan went to United Nations Headquarters as Chinese Representative to join a youth forum. He was the first Chinese Youth Idol who is being invited by the UN, and also the first world Youth idol that has been invited to speak in International Forum!  

Karry Wang Jun Kai was the lead model for both opening and closing Dolce & Gabbana spring-summer 2018 men’s fashion show!

Meanwhile, Jackson Yi was on the cover of Chinese Grazia Magazine for the first time.

They are so cool, aren’t they? If you want to know their music, you can listen to these:

Songs: 

青春修炼手册 Qing Chun Xiu Lan Shou Ce (Practice Book For Youth )

宠爱 Chong Ai (Pamper)

是你 Shi Ni (It’s you)

样 Yang (Young)

Hyukoh is known as a Korean band. However, the lead vocal Wu He (오혁/ Oh Hyuk ) was born in Beijing, live and study in China for about ten years!He went back to Korea to study in college and write songs. Recently, they just released their first song written in Chinese. So If you haven’t checked the music video Wanli, go check it out!

Recommend Song: 

Wanli

위잉위잉 ( WI ING WI ING )

Panda Bear

공드리 ( Gondry )