Ricky Hsiao - Taiwan’s most established visually disabled singer - to release new album with Warner Music

Since entering the music industry 9 years ago, Ricky Hsiao Huang-Chi, though visually disabled, had always been producing and releasing his music independently. However, this afternoon, he officially signed with Warner Music and announced that he will be releasing his new album, Chords of Loneliness, on the 20th of January. This marks the first time that he will be releasing an album with a commercial record company.

It was also revealed that through his hard work, he has bought himself and his mother 3 houses altogether, demonstrating great financial ability despite the odds. He jokingly told reporters, “This is because I have money but nowhere to spend it on - this is one of the advantages of being visually disabled!”


He also revealed his desire to have a female owner to co-own these houses with. “My mother is worried that I would not be able to find a partner and keeps asking me to go on blind dates,” he divulged, adding that since he is visually disabled, the voice is the most important factor when it comes to describing his ideal woman. When prompted, he specifically named Amber Kuo and said that her pleasant voice gave him the feeling that she is girl with a sweet look and small frame. He further joked that, “My ideal woman's voice definitely can’t be like my senior, Tiger Huang’s! If I have to hear such a husky voice everyday I don’t think I’ll be able to live well,” revealing his close friendship with songstress Tiger Huang as well as his natural cheerful demeanor.

Do check out his classic, You Are My Eyes, below!





Source: Appledaily, news.sina.tw, ifensi

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Selina Leaves Hospital After 89 Days

Today marks the first day that Selina of popular female band S.H.E has appeared in public since the filming accident almost 3 months ago. 3 months ago, while filming "I Have A Date With Spring" in Shanghai, an explosion on set went off earlier than expected, leaving Selina and her co-star Yu Haoming seriously injured. Selina had 41% third-degree burns on her body and had an estimated death risk of 20%. Now, her condition is stable and her doctors have finally said yes to discharging her from the hospital.

At 2pm this afternoon, Selina, accompanied by her fellow S.H.E bandmates held a press conference at Chang Gung Hospital. Selina made the bold decision to hold a press conference immediately upon her discharge in order to prevent reporters from scurrying to snap photos of her leaving the hospital and also to personally thank her fans and loved ones for the support during this trying period.

Selina was highly emotional as she expressed, "I am finally going home." Selina's father also bowed deeply to all those present, thanking them for the unyielding support given to Selina. We wish Selina all the best and continue to pray for her recovery.

Source: news.sina.tw

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2011 Channel [V] Top 20 Awards - List of Winners and Songs

Best Album of the Year – Jay Chou, The Era (周杰伦, 跨时代)
Best Male Artist – Nicky Lee (李玖哲)
Best Female Artist – Jolin Tsai (蔡依林)
Most Popular Male Artist – Show Luo (罗志祥)
Most Popular Female Artist – Elva Hsiao (萧亚轩)
Best All-Round Entertainer – Rainie Yang (杨丞琳)
Best Male Singer-Songwriter – Kenji Wu (吴克群)
Best Female Singer-Songwriter – Lala Hsu (徐佳莹)
Best Music Group Award – Da Mouth (大嘴巴)
Recommended Singer of the Year – Amber Kuo (郭采洁)
Outstanding Performer – Tiger Huang (黄小琥)
Overseas Best Stage Presence Award – Son Dambi
Overseas Best Potential Idol Group Award – U-KISS
Best Newcomer of the Year – William Wei (韦礼安)



Top 20 Songs of the Year
1. SHE – Shero

2. Yao Yao – Honey

郭书瑶 - Honey
3. Danson Tang – I’m Back

唐禹哲 - I'm Back
4. William Wei – Because of Love

韦礼安 - 因为爱
5. Tiger Huang – Not That Simple

黄小琥 - 没那么简单
6. Kenji Wu – It’s Okay

吴克群 - 没关系
7. Nick Chou – Attached Heart

周汤豪 - 附心汉
8. Rainie Yang – Rain Love

杨丞琳 - 雨爱
9. Jing – The Opposite Me

张芸京 - 相反的我
10. Jolin Tsai – Honey Trap

蔡依林 - 美人计
11. Dance Flow – Charming and Dangerous

Dance Flow - 迷人的危险
12. Hebe – Lonely, Lonely is Fine

田馥甄 - 寂寞寂寞就好
13. Nicky Lee – The Last Day

李玖哲 - 最后的那一天
14. Da Mouth – Tongue

大嘴巴 - 喇舌
15. Jay Chou – Superman Can’t Fly

周杰伦 - 超人不会飞
16. By2 – Falling in Love with You

By2 - 爱上你
17. Show Luo – Love Doesn’t Travel Alone

罗志祥 - 爱不单行
18. Amber Kuo – Love & Love

郭采洁 - 爱不爱
19. Lala Hsu – Limits

徐佳莹 - 极限
20. Elva Hsiao – Miss Genuine

萧亚轩 - 潇洒小姐

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Jay Chou Becomes A Street Musician on Hollywood Boulevard

Jay Chou on Keyboard + Director Michel Gondry on Drums = new Hollywood Boulevard busking team. Yes, this event actually happened when Jimmy Kimmel Live decided to send Jay Chou out onto the streets with his keyboard to see what might happen. Check out what happened below!









Source: Appledaily


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Show Luo’s New Album Release! Determined to sing acapella to show his improved vocal skills

Show Luo has resolved to prove himself wrong. In his 5th album “Show Your Dance”, released in 2007, he sang a song entitled “I Don’t Know How To Sing”. This time round, with the release of his new album on the 18th of February, he will seek to erase people’s memories of that song. To improve his vocal abilities,
he spent half a year studying under a vocal coach. He has now resolved to sing acapella to prove to his fans that his hard work has paid off and that “I Don't Know How To Sing”.

In every single one of his past albums, Show has always used a fast dance track as his title song – showing off his superior dance skills and stage charisma. This time round, his title track will be the ballad track entitled “What Am I Striving/Fighting For”.


This song struck a chord with him, causing him to cry so hard during the music video filming that the director had to shout NG 8 times in a row. He expressed, “Sometimes when I am at home alone after the end of a day’s work, I start to ask myself – What is it that I am fighting so hard for?” With this thought, the lyrics of the song seemed to express what I was going through in reality, making it difficult for me to control my emotions.

With such heartfelt determination in showing audiences an improved side of himself, we will be sure to look forward to the release of this new album!

Source: news.sina.tw / Appledaily

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Cantopop God, Eason Chan’s Taipei Concerts

Eason Chan once again proves himself as the singer whom all other singers love to watch live. Having won Best Album of the Year twice in the Taiwan Golden Melody Awards and Best Male Singer once, he is well-known in the Taiwan music industry for his vocal prowess. This time, his two days sold-out garnered the support of many big names in the industry such asRainie Yang, Jaycee Chan, Machi, Harlem Yu, Tanya Chua, Energy’s Kunda, Sodagreen, Evonne Hsu, etc. Rainie Yang expressed that she was worried she might cry while listening to Eason singing as his previous concert in Taipei last year had reduced her to tears. Many of these artistes have also posted pictures of themselves attending the concert on their weibo with comments full of praise such as “It was a really great concert!” and “I will never get tired of listening to E God’s voice!”


Eason sang a total of 34 songs at his concert – 11 of them in Chinese and the rest in Cantonese. Not only did he perform songs by other singers such as Faye Wong and Jacky Cheung, he also paid tribute to Leslie Cheung and Anita Mui, saying that he wanted to keep their spirits alive through singing their songs.

Known to be quite a jokester, Eason told the audience that he can now be part of 183 Club (Taiwanese boyband) – not because he has a height of 183cm but because he now weighs 183 pounds. Adding on, he asked,“Do you guys want to see a hairless pig?” and proceeded to raise up his shirt and show his bare stomach to a laughing audience.

Check out the news clips and fancams of his concert below!







Source: news.sina.com.tw / Appledaily

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Jay Chou’s Song for The Green Hornet’s Ending Theme; Shows Cameron Diaz Magic Tricks

It is somewhat of a significant event in the Chinese music industry as Jay Chou’s music goes global with the premier of the Hollywood film, The Green Hornet. Chou’s self-composed song, Nunchucks (雙截棍), is what audiences around the world will hear as the ending credits roll up the big screen.

Nunchucks (雙截棍) is a song taken from Chou’s second studio album, “Fantasy” – entirely self-composed and released when he was just 22 years old. Since his debut, this song is a must-have on his set-list in all his large-scale live concerts, thus holding a significant place in his music career. Nunchucks is also Bruce Lee’s signature weapon, thus representing the determination and unyielding spirit of the Chinese.

Acting alongside big name Hollywood stars like Seth Rogen and Cameron Diaz meant that there was inevitable interaction despite the language barrier. In his interview with hyphen magazine, Chou revealed that he used his well-known love for magic tricks to break the ice and get closer to his co-star, Cameron Diaz. He said, “during breaks, I showed Cameron Diaz some magic tricks. With magic, you don’t need to talk, I feel like it’s very easy, like a universal language. These things can bring different people together quickly.”

The trailer does look exciting so be sure to check this movie out!

















Source: news.sina.com.tw / hyphenmagazine.com



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Stephanie Sun’s Secret Trip to Taipei

Stephanie Sun at Taipei Taoyuan Airport

According to Appledaily, Stephanie Sun recently made a secret trip to Taipei with her father to discuss the contract for her new album. Following her decision to leave Warner Music in 2007 after working under the label for all her 9 albums, she has had no artiste management deal. As such, she hopes to finalize the contract details with a record company as soon as possible. However, her manager has stated that they will not be revealing the recording company’s name at present.

This new album will be her first album release in 4 years. Her last album, Against The Light (逆光), was released in 2007 and since then, fans have been anxiously waiting for more updates and news regarding a new release.

Well, looks like the wait has paid off! The album is supposedly 80% completed. This time round, Stephanie was also involved in many aspects of the album production including song arrangement and voice mixing. As long as there are parts of the song that she is unsatisfied with, re-recording is definite must-do the very next day. Even though the recording process becomes more complicated, Stephanie has expressed that she now finds joy in her work as she is not restricted by a recording company’s deadlines and can concentrate on producing the music she truly wants her fans to listen to. So let’s all anticipate this new album!

Stephanie with famous Singaporean album producer Peter Lee (李偲菘) who is helping her with her album this time round.

Source: Applydaily (unofficial translation)

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