Music 音樂
Jacky Cheung – Spotlight on a Legend
Hi everyone! As an avid follower of Hong Kong media, my main job here will be to express my opinions on the many aspects of the entertainment business. Since this is just a launch-off for my more-to-come rants, I shall start with a subject that everyone SHOULD know about! The famous “四大天王”, or more uncommonly [...]
Some Oldie’s Songs
I was listening to some oldies Cantonese songs from the 90′s on Youtube. Just thought I share some with you here. They’re all female songs in the 90′s, with one exception of non-Cantonese singer. Somehow, I think these songs transmit a special kind of sentimental feeling much better than the new canto-singers. I guess that’s what [...]
Liu Wei on China’s Got Talent – Unlikely Pianist
Today, a friend of mine sent me a video. Although this is from China and not Cantonese, it’s something worth watching. Liu Wei (劉偉) is a 23 year old resident of Beijing (北京) who, after an accident, lost both his arms. He is now showcasing a talent of his that, I’m sure many people have [...]
Cantonese Singer Spotlight: G.E.M. Tang
Earlier I mentioned how many people have been starting to think that Hong Kong (香港) and or Cantonese (廣東話) music has dropped greatly in quality in the past few years. There are not that many good singers as there was before in and often times some people begin to believe the singers they have are [...]
YUI – Goodbye Days sung in Cantonese
Many times I have heard from numerous people that have commented on the lack of creativity and or talent that exists in Chinese music particularly the Cantonese area of entertainment business. To me personally it is quite a sad thing to hear and see that there are not many singers left in the Cantopop (粵語流行音樂) [...]
Lion Dance in Shakira – Waka Waka?
The other day I was on the Los Angeles Metro (for those of you who do not know its the public transportation entity in Los Angeles region), and occasionally there would be 2-3 monitor screens placed in the bus. They display news, advertisement, LA Transit entertainment, along with a lot of other interesting things. After [...]
