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Da Mafan
''大麻煩'' (py. Dà Máfán, en. Big Trouble) is an album by Taiwanese singer/actress/model Vivian Hsu, released April 29, 1998 on the BMG label. Though Vivian's third solo album, it is her first solo Chinese Chinese can refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation ** List of ethnic groups in China, people of ...-language album, despite that language being her mother tongue. Track listing # 大麻煩 (py. Dà Máfán, en. Big Trouble) – 5:00 # COOL – 4:29 # 台北下了雪 (py. Táiběi Xiàle Xǔe, en. Snow in Taipei) – 5:23 # 我很Blue (py. Wō Hěn Blue, en. I'm So Blue) – 4:28 # 用可樂乾杯 (py. Yòkě Lè Gānbēi) – 5:11 # いいよ (好哎!) (Ii yo!, py. Hǎo āi!, en. Good!) – 4:45 # 紅酒 (py. Hóng Jiǔ, en. Red Wine) – 4:30 # 凹凸 (py. Āotū, en. Bumpy) – 4:37 # HAPPY ENDING – 4:14 # 大麻煩 Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual Phonograph record#78 rpm disc developments, 78 rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at revolutions per minute, rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the album era. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983 and was gradually supplanted by the cassette tape during the 1970s and early 1980s; the populari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheonsa Misonyeo
''Cheonsa Misonyeo'' (Korean 천사 미소녀; also marketed in Chinese Pinyin: ''Tiānshǐ Měishàonǚ'', Japanese: ''Tenshi Bishōjo'', English: ''Angel Prettygirl'') is a Korean language pop album by Taiwanese singer/actress/model Vivian Hsu, released October 10, 1996 on the SAMPONY label. It is Vivian's first and, , only foray into the Korean language Korean ( South Korean: , ''hangugeo''; North Korean: , ''chosŏnmal'') is the native language for about 80 million people, mostly of Korean descent. It is the official and national language of both North Korea and South Korea (geographic .... It is also by far the rarest of Vivian's solo albums. Some of the tracks are Korean translations of songs from her first album, 天使想 (py. Tiānshǐ Xiǎng, jp. Tenshi Sou, en. Angel Dreaming), while others are originals. Track listing #"Sea ～ 情人" – 4:29 (pinyin: Qíngrén, English: Sweetheart) #"I'll Follow You" – 4:19 #"The Moon Shadow" – 4:19 #"Together" – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivian Hsu Albums
Vivian may refer to: *Vivian (name), a given name and also a surname Toponyms * Vivian, Louisiana, U.S. * Vivian, South Dakota, U.S. * Vivian, West Virginia, U.S. * Vivian Island, Nunavut, Canada * Ballantrae, Ontario, a hamlet in Stouffville, Ontario, formerly known as Vivian Other * ''Vivian'' (album), an album by Vivian Green * Vivian (''Paper Mario''), a ''Paper Mario'' character * Vivian & Sons, a British metallurgical and chemicals business based at Hafod, in the lower Swansea valley * , an Empire F type coaster originally named ''Empire Farjeon'', in service in Greece from 1966-87 See also * Saint-Vivien (other) * Vivien (other) * Vivienne, a female version of the name * Viviana (other), a female version of the name * Vivianite, a mineral * Vyvyan Vivian (and variants such as Vivien and Vivienne) is a given name, and less often a surname, derived from a Latin name of the Roman Empire period, masculine ''Vivianus'' and feminine '' Vivi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compact Disc
The compact disc (CD) is a Digital media, digital optical disc data storage format that was co-developed by Philips and Sony to store and play digital audio recordings. In August 1982, the first compact disc was manufactured. It was then released in October 1982 in Japan and branded as ''Compact Disc Digital Audio, Digital Audio Compact Disc''. The format was later adapted (as CD-ROM) for general-purpose data storage. Several other formats were further derived, including write-once audio and data storage (CD-R), rewritable media (CD-RW), Video CD (VCD), Super Video CD (SVCD), Photo CD, Picture CD, Compact Disc-Interactive (CD-i) and Enhanced Music CD. Standard CDs have a diameter of and are designed to hold up to 74 minutes of uncompressed stereo digital audio or about 650 mebibyte, MiB of data. Capacity is routinely extended to 80 minutes and 700 mebibyte, MiB by arranging data more closely on the same sized disc. The Mini CD has various diameters ranging from ; t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. The territories controlled by the ROC consist of 168 islands, with a combined area of . The main island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', has an area of , with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two-thirds and plains in the western third, where its highly urbanised population is concentrated. The capital, Taipei, forms along with New Taipei City and Keelung the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Other major cities include Taoyuan, Taichung, Tainan, and Kaohsiung. With around 23.9 million inhabitants, Taiwan is among the most densely populated countries in the world. Taiwan has been settled for at least 25,000 years. Ancestors of Taiwanese indigenous peoples settled the isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Standard Chinese
Standard Chinese ()—in linguistics Standard Northern Mandarin or Standard Beijing Mandarin, in common speech simply Mandarin, better qualified as Standard Mandarin, Modern Standard Mandarin or Standard Mandarin Chinese—is a modern Standard language, standardized form of Mandarin Chinese that was first developed during the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republican Era (1912‒1949). It is designated as the official language of Languages of China, mainland China and a major language in the United Nations languages, United Nations, Languages of Singapore, Singapore, and Languages of Taiwan, Taiwan. It is largely based on the Beijing dialect. Standard Chinese is a pluricentric language with local standards in mainland China, Taiwan and Singapore that mainly differ in their lexicon. Hong Kong written Chinese, used for formal written communication in Hong Kong and Macau, is a form of Standard Chinese that is read aloud with the Cantonese reading of characters. Like other Sinit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwanese People
Taiwanese people may be generally considered the people of Taiwan who share a common culture, ancestry and speak Taiwanese Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka or indigenous Taiwanese languages as a mother tongue. Taiwanese people may also refer to the indigenous peoples of the areas under the control of the Government of the Republic of China since 1945, including Penghu as well as Kinmen and Matsu Islands that collectively form its streamlined Fujian Province (see Taiwan Area). However, the inhabitants of Kinmen and the Matsu themselves may not consider the "Taiwanese" label to be accurate as they are a part of Fujian and not Taiwan. They have a distinctive identity from that of the Taiwanese; viewing themselves as Kinmenese or Matsunese, respectively, or as simply Chinese. At least three competing (occasionally overlapping) paradigms are used to identify someone as a Taiwanese person: nationalist criteria, self-identification (including the concept of "New Taiwanese") criteria and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiang New Edition
Xiang or Hsiang may refer to: *Xiang (place), the site of Hong Xiuquan's destruction of a Chinese idol early in the Taiping Rebellion *Xiang (surname), three unrelated surnames: Chinese: 項 and Chinese: 向 (both ''Xiàng'') and Chinese: 相 (''Xiāng'') *Xiang Chinese, a group of Chinese varieties spoken in Hunan *Xiang Island (simplified Chinese: 响沙; traditional Chinese: 響沙; pinyin: Xiǎngshā), a former island in the Yangtze estuary now forming part of Chongming Island in Shanghai *Xiang River, river in South China *Hunan, abbreviated in Chinese as 湘 (''Xiāng''), a province of China *Xiang, capital of the Shang dynasty during the reign of He Dan Jia People with the name Xiang *Half-brother of legendary Chinese leader Emperor Shun *Xiang of Xia (3rd millennium BC), fifth ruler of the semi-legendary Xia dynasty *Duke Xiang of Song (died 637 BC), a ruler of Sòng in the Spring and Autumn period *Duke Xiang of Jin (died 621 BC), a ruler of Jin *King Xiang of Zhou (died 6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobuhiko Horikoshi
Nobuhiko (written: 信彦, 延彦, 伸彦 or 宣彦) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: * (born 1963), Japanese politician * (born 1970), Japanese illustrator of children's books * (1947–2005), Japanese table tennis player * (born 1936), Japanese businessman * (born 1973), Japanese baseball player *Nobuhiko Morino is a Japanese film score composer. Morino frequently collaborates with composer Daisuke Yano and film director Ryuhei Kitamura (born May 30, 1969) is a Japanese film director, producer, and screenwriter. Biography Early life Kitamura was bor ..., Japanese film composer * (1938–2020), Japanese film director screenwriter and editor * (born 1986), Japanese voice actor and singer * (born 1977), Japanese professional wrestler * (born 1962), Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler {{given name Japanese masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivian Hsu
Vivian Hsu ( Atayal: ; ; born March 19, 1975) is a Taiwanese singer and actress. Hsu rose to prominence in Japan, where she made her first appearance in 1995 and has become a highly recognized celebrity with her countless appearances in media during the late 1990s. She was also the main vocalist for Black Biscuits, a Japanese dance band which released four singles, ''Stamina'', ''Timing'', ''Relax'', ''Bye-Bye'', and one album, ''Life''. ''Timing'' is one of the most successful songs of 1998. Early life The second of three children, Hsu was born to a Hakka father and Tayal Taiwanese mother as Hsu Su-chuan (), and used this name until she began her modeling career. Her parents divorced when she was a young child. She attended Taichung Jianxing Elementary School and Taipei Shulinguo Junior High School. Career Hsu's career in entertainment industry started after winning first place in a "Talented Beautiful Girl" contest held by Taiwan's CTS in 1990. At that point, she was working ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiyoshi Yamaguchi
Kiyoshi, (きよし or キヨシ), is a Japanese given name, also spelled Kyoshi. Possible meanings *''Kyōshi'', a form of Japanese poetry *Kyōshi, a Japanese honorific Possible writings *清, "cleanse" *淳, "pure" *潔, "undefiled" *清志, "cleanse, intention" *清司, "cleanse, official" *聖, "holy" *澄, "lucidity" *潔司, "undefiled, official" People with the name * Akira Kawabata ("Kiyoshi"), pro wrestler *, Japanese sport wrestler *, Japanese pole vaulter *, Japanese film actor *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese admiral *, Japanese artist *, Japanese Enka singer *, Japanese historian and Shinto priest *, Japanese drummer of Asian Kung-Fu Generation *, a Shiatsu Master, Shiatsupractor (SPR), *, Japanese academic, historian and writer *, Japanese mathematician *, Japanese general soldier *, Japanese Christian journalist *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese businessman *, Japanese actor *, Japanese photograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
