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C-pop Saturday

Time for the first C-pop Saturday post of 2023! For those new to the blog, C-pop Saturday is a semi-regular series where I feature C-pop and other styles of Chinese music. I started it back in 2018.  

So here is another selection of Chinese music. :)


WayV- Diamonds Only

Diamonds Only, the latest single by WayV (the Chinese sub-unit of Korean boy band NCT) was a Weekly Music Video in December: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2022/12/weekly-music-video_28.html

 

Shi Shi feat. KIRE- [jagi]

Here is [jagi] by Shi Shi and featuring KIRE. Shi Shi (real name Sun Sheng Xi) is a Taiwanese-Korean singer.* She has Taiwanese heritage and was born in South Korea. She got started in the music business after taking part in the Taiwanese reality singing competition Chinese Million Star in 2012.

Shi Shi went on to release her debut album Girls in August 2014 and the 2nd singleoff  the album, Constant Temperature, is one of her most popular songs to date. Her other singles include Lost on the Way, Realer Love featuring sunkis and [jagi].

She has brought out 4 more albums since her debut- Between (2016), Woman (2018), Shi's Journey (2018), which won Best Mandarin Album at the 30th Golden Music Awards (also known as GMA30), and Where is SHI? (2020). Her style of music is pop and R'n'B.

Shi Shi teamed up with Taiwanese singer KIRE (Kire Yung) for [jagi], which is sung in a mixture of Chinese (Mandarin, I think), English and Korean! It was released in June last year but I just came across the song on Spotify a couple of months ago. 

Update 12/2/23: The title of the song is the Korean word Jagi, which is from "jagiya", a term of affection that translates as "Darling, honey or baby" in English.



Also check out the Dance Version video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6XdKAhYJIs

Plus, here is the video for her newer single Remembered (uploaded in December): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07hpRRx4xMg

 

For more on Shi Shi, visit these links: 

Bandwagon Asia interview (2021): https://www.bandwagon.asia/articles/asia-spotlight-shi-shi-sun-sheng-xi-interview-where-is-shi-golden-music-awards-rock-records-taiwan-korea-june-2021

Official YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsDMS2JGr8g63eakt1-TrTQ

Official FB page: https://www.facebook.com/SunShengXishiShi

 

And follow KIRE here:

Official YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@kireyung/

Official FB page: https://www.facebook.com/kireyung

 

Julia Wu- late night cruising

Next up is late night (written in lower case), a recent song from Australian born Chinese singer Julia Wu. It's from her latest album IDFK (I'm guessing that it's short for I Don't F**ing Know?!) which was released on 2nd December.

late night cruising is a Chinese and English language song, and the video also came out on 2nd December.

 

 

Also check out if only you, which I featured in my last C-pop Saturday post, back in November: https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2022/11/c-pop-saturday.html

 

Listen to IDFK at these links:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4dKJaXsb06kSSo1WUAALD6

YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v4yCHmihmg&list=OLAK5uy_no2ZptPzztOycHzVNhArBGF-6bEpStsi8


NICKTHEREAL- Chinese title

Finally, here is a new song by Taiwanese singer/rapper NICKTHEREAL aka Nick Chou. It has a Chinese title which, according to Google Translate,  means "Three Passes" in English. It's the theme song for the mobile game Paradise W by NCSOFT.

This song is also a mix of Chinese and English. The video premiered on 13th January.



Visit the C-pop Saturday post linked below for a collab between Nick, Julia Wu and other Asian singers. :)

 

Hope you liked the post! :) What Chinese music are you listening to currently?

 

Find my last C-pop Saturday post here, plus links to the other posts of 2022 : https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2022/11/c-pop-saturday.html

 

*This is a Chinese name with the surname/family name first.

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