C-pop Saturday

Time for another C-pop Saturday post (my semi-regular series featuring Chinese music)! Here is another selection of C-pop (and sometimes other genres). :)

Zunya- Love on a Boat

First up is Love on a Boat by Taiwanese singer Zunya. His real name is Tong Li and his music combines modern pop with traditional Chinese instruments.  His popular songs include That's Called Life, Wu Yu and Beautiful Night featuring Taiwanese actress (and occasional singer) Gingle Wang.

Zunya's latest release is the album Grateful, which came out in June and his most recent single is All Is Well.

Love on a Boat is a lighthearted R'n'B song and it's about lovers on a boat who now have to communicate face to face, rather than through their mobile phones. (At least according to Google Translate and what I gather from the video!). The video (which was directed by Taiwanese singer and rapper J.Sheon) was uploaded in June.

 

For more on Zunya visit these links:

Viberate page: https://www.viberate.com/artist/zunya-tong-li/

Official FB page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077866886719

Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zunya_li/

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

 

NICKTHEREAL- CLOUD 9 2023 SPRITE LIMELIGHT  

Next is CLOUD 9 by Taiwanese singer and rapper NICKTHEREAL aka Nick Chou. It's his latest single and also the 2023 Sprite Limelight Taiwan theme song. Sprite Limelight is a music project/programme that launched last year and aims to shine a spotlight on artists from around the world.

This isn't the first time that Nick has collaborated with a brand, having previously teamed up with Chinese singer Tia Ray for the song Lincoln MKC, which was for the launch of the car.  Side note: If you were looking for one, the MKC is unfortunately no longer available, but the latest car is the Lincoln Corsair! At least Sprite is usually available in a lot of countries and much more affordable, lol.

Cloud 9 was released in June. It's a mostly Chinese song with some English lyrics. I like the chilled and summery vibes.

 

For more Nick visit my previous C-pop Saturday post:

Features his last single FAKESH*T (released in April): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2023/05/c-pop-saturday.html

 

Lexie Liu- Bad Dream 

This is Bad Dream, the latest single by Chinese rapper and singer Lexie Liu. It's from her 5th and most recent album The Happy Star, which was released in December last year.

Bad Dream is a ballad style song with a moody atmosphere, that changes pace slightly towards the end. It's a mixture of Chinese (Mandarin) and English. The video was uploaded in July and features the lyrics on screen in both languages, which Lexie's videos often do. :) 

 

Visit my 88rising Artists- Part 1 post for more from Lexie, including the performance video for DIABLO (also from The Happy Star): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2023/01/88rising-artists-part-1.html

Diana Wang- Somebody Else

Finally, this is Somebody Else, the new single by Dutch Chinese singer Diana Wang. It's a sad love song about letting go of the person you love. I like the way it starts off with a gentler vibe and then the more rock part kicks in.

Somebody Else is sung in a mixture of Chinese and English. It came out in August and this is the official lyric video.

 

For more music by Diana visit this C-pop Saturday post:

Features the video for Make You Feel and a link to Machines (both 2021): https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2021/11/c-pop-saturday.html

 

Hope you liked the post! :) I'll probably do one more C-pop Saturday before the end of the year. What Chinese songs are you listening to at the moment?  

See the previous C-pop Saturday posts for this year at the links below: 

https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2023/02/c-pop-saturday.html

https://starsparklex.blogspot.com/2023/05/c-pop-saturday.html