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HIM International Music
HIM International Music () is a Taiwanese independent record label and artist management company established in 1999. It was previously known as Grand Music International Inc. (宇宙國際音樂股份有限公司). It is an International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) member record company. History HIM International Music started off as two different labels, Grand Music and Tiger Music. Grand Music had a number of successful artists. Yuan Wei Jen released his first album under Grand Music, and earned a nomination for Best Mandarin Male Performer at the 12th Golden Melody Awards. A while after the nomination, Yuan put his solo career on hiatus, and master produced albums for HIM International artists until 2004. After promotions for their compilation album ended in 2000, Power Station joined Grand Music. In August, Grand Music held a Universal Talent and Beauty Contest to search for new talent. The finals were televised on China Television's ''TV Citizen''; the win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Privately Held Company
A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in the respective listed markets, but rather the company's stock is offered, owned, traded, exchanged privately, or over-the-counter. In the case of a closed corporation, there are a relatively small number of shareholders or company members. Related terms are closely-held corporation, unquoted company, and unlisted company. Though less visible than their publicly traded counterparts, private companies have major importance in the world's economy. In 2008, the 441 largest private companies in the United States accounted for ($1.8 trillion) in revenues and employed 6.2 million people, according to ''Forbes''. In 2005, using a substantially smaller pool size (22.7%) for comparison, the 339 companies on ''Forbes'' survey of closely held U.S. businesses sold a trillion dollars' worth of goods and service ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mediacorp
Mediacorp Pte. Ltd., doing business as Mediacorp and stylised as mediacorp, is a media conglomerate in Singapore. Owned by Temasek Holdings—the holding company of the Government of Singapore—it owns television, radio, and digital media properties in the country. Mediacorp forms one half of the mass media duopoly in the country, alongside SPH Media Trust. Its logo is the geometric M with rainbow palette. History 1925–1965: Pre-independence era Radio broadcasting The history of radio broadcasting in Singapore began with the formation of the Amateur Wireless Society of Malaya (AWSM) in April 1925, which launched shortwave transmission from a studio in the Union Building at Collyer Quay using a 100-watt transmitter lent by the Marconi Company under callsign 1SE (One Singapore Experimental). The transmissions could be received from as far as Penang, albeit with atmospheric interferences at times. In 1930, Sir Earl from the Singapore Port Authority commenced its short wave br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reaching For The Stars (soundtrack)
''Reaching for the Stars Original Soundtrack'' () is the soundtrack for the 2005 Taiwanese drama, '' Reaching For The Stars'', starring Selina Ren, Hebe Tian and Ella Chen of S.H.E. It was released on 28 September 2005 by HIM International Music with a bonus DVD containing four music videos, behind-the-scene footage and a photobook. The track "星光" (Star Light) was nominated for ''Top 10 Gold Songs'' at the Hong Kong TVB8 Awards, presented by television station TVB8, in 2005. Sina.co2005 TVB8 Awards Gold Songs nomination list2 December 2005. Retrieved 2011-07-01 Track listing # "星光" (Star Light) - S.H.E # "再一次擁有" (To Have It Once Again) - Kaira Gong # "我比想像中愛你" (Love You More Than You Think) - J.S # "我給你幸福" (I Give You Happiness) - Power Station # "只是當時" (Only Then) - Ella Chen # "摩天輪" (Ferris Wheel) - Hebe Tien Hebe Tien (; born 30 March 1983) is a Taiwanese singer and actress. She rose to fame in the early 2000s as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rose (TV Soundtrack)
''The Rose Original Soundtrack'' () is the soundtrack for the 2003 Taiwanese drama, '' The Rose'', starring Ella of S.H.E, Jerry Huang, Joe Cheng, and Joelle Lu. Although ''The Rose'' was produced in Taiwan, where Traditional Chinese script is used, the drama uses a Simplified Chinese title. It was released by HIM International Music on 20 June 2003. The music video for "花都開好了" (Flowers Have Blossomed) was S.H.E's first outdoor music video since ''Youth Societys "熱帶雨林" (Tropical Rain Forest). Selina and Joe Cheng starred in the music video for "葉子" (Leaf). The track "花都開好了" (Flowers Have Blossomed) is listed at number 29 on Hit Fm Taiwan's ''Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart'' (Hit-Fm年度百首單曲) for 2003. The album won ''Best Original Soundtrack'' at the 2004 HITO Radio Music Awards presented by Taiwanese radio station Hit FM. Track listing # "花都開好了" (Flowers Have Blossomed) - S.H.E - opening theme # "葉子" (Leaf) - A-Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ai Fukuhara
is a retired Japanese table tennis player and Olympic medalist, winning silver at the 2012 Summer Olympics and bronze at the 2016 Summer Olympics with the Japanese women's team. She is sponsored by All Nippon Airways. Table tennis career Fukuhara began playing at the age of 3 and became a professional at age 10. The following year, she became the youngest player ever to become a member of the Japanese national team. Because of her age, she has been regarded as a "child prodigy" in table tennis. At age 13, in 2002, she became the youngest-ever Japanese representative for the Asian Games. In 2003, she reached the quarter-final, losing to top-seeded Zhang Yining, in her World Championships debut in Paris. In 2004, she took part in the World Team Championships and helped Team Japan finish third. Olympic participation Fukuhara qualified to participate in the 2004 Summer Olympics in the Asian zone qualifying tournament. The qualification entitled Fukuhara to compete in Athens, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiang Hung-Chieh
Chiang Hung-chieh (; born 22 February 1989) is a Taiwanese table tennis player. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics as part of the Taiwan's team in the men's team event. He married Japanese table tennis player Ai Fukuhara is a retired Japanese table tennis player and Olympic medalist, winning silver at the 2012 Summer Olympics and bronze at the 2016 Summer Olympics with the Japanese women's team. She is sponsored by All Nippon Airways. Table tennis career Fuk ... following the Rio Olympics. In March 2021, Ai and Chiang were reported to have filed for divorce. The couple jointly announced their divorce in July 2021. References 1989 births Living people Taiwanese male table tennis players Taiwanese people of Hakka descent Olympic table tennis players of Taiwan Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Olympics People from Hsinchu Universiade medalists in table tennis Asian Games medalists in table tennis Table tennis players at the 2014 Asian Games As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanne Tseng
Joanne Tseng Chih-chiao (; born 17 November 1988) is a Taiwanese actress, singer and television host. Early life Tseng was born on 17 November 1988 in Jianshi, Hsinchu, Taiwan. She has an older sister, Chih-ying (曾之萦). Both of her parents are teachers. Her family is part of the Atayal indigenous Taiwanese tribe. Tseng graduated from the National Taiwan University of Arts with a Drama & Theater degree. She plays the piano, flute, and violin. Personal life She announced her marriage to Taiwanese singer Calvin Chen on 23 January 2020, via Instagram. She has been in a relationship with Chen for 10 years. Career In 2002, Tseng, along with Esther Liu, formed a Mandopop duo called Sweety, and they debuted in 2003. Tseng and Liu were both only 14 years old when they debuted. Sweety was active from 2003 to 2006 and the duo released 3 studio albums and 2 soundtracks, but the group has been on hiatus since 2007 as a result of Liu starting her studies in Paris Pari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where Chou
Where Chou (; born 26 March 1977) is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter and actress. Chou released her debut album ''Where Chou Collection'' in 1999, which sold more than a million copies in Asia. Along with Stefanie Sun, Elva Hsiao and Jolin Tsai, Chou was regarded as one of the Four Upcoming Divas of Mandopop Mandopop or Mandapop refers to Mandarin popular music. The genre has its origin in the jazz-influenced popular music of 1930s Shanghai known as Shidaiqu; with later influences coming from Japanese enka, Hong Kong's Cantopop, Taiwan's Hokkie ... music in the late 1990s and early 2000s. She has released 7 studio albums to date. Discography Studio albums EPs Cover albums Compilation albums Filmography Television series Film References External links * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chou, Where 1977 births Living people Musicians from Kaohsiung 20th-century Taiwanese actresses 20th-century Taiwanese singers 20th-century Taiwanese women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivia Ong
Olivia Ong (; born ) is a Singaporean singer and actress. The majority of her works are in Mandarin Chinese, but she has also recorded songs in English, Cantonese and Japanese. In her early days, her entertainment career focused on singing jazz covers, but she has since moved on to Mandarin pop. Early life After completion of her O-level examinations at Damai Secondary School in Singapore, Ong moved to Japan to further her studies as well as her career as a solo artist. Ong, by then likened to Seiko Matsuda, had won a singing contest and was signed to Japanese recording company S2S Pte Ltd at the age of 15. Her music influences include Nat King Cole and Nina Simone. Entertainment career (2005-present) Ong formed the J-pop group Mirai in Singapore at the age of 15 and with two other Singaporean girls. Their first single, "Open Up Your Mind", was one of the theme songs in the Japanese anime ''Gensoumaden Saiyuki''. Her début ''A Girl Meets Bossa Nova'' was released when sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yisa Yu
Yisa Yu or Yu Kewei (; born 23 October 1983), is a Chinese singer. She started out singing in bars and participated in several singing competitions. Her career took off after she achieved fourth place nationally in the 2009 season of Hunan TV's '' Super Girl''. Her fans are called ''Yu jin xiang'' (郁金香), which means "tulip"; personally named by Yisa. Early life Yu was born on 23 October 1983 as Yu Yingxia () in Chengdu, Sichuan to parents working in the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group. She studied English Language at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. She briefly took singing lessons at the insistence of her father but failed to complete. At college, Yu took part in a national singing competition for college students and defeated Li Yuchun to take the gold award. Career After her graduation, Yu worked in a company for a few months before leaving to become a singer at the famous ''Lianhua fudi'' music bar. During that time and before the 2009 ''S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yo Lee
Yo Lee (born Lee You-ting on September 2, 1989) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter. Early life and education Lee was born on September 2, 1989, in New Taipei City, Taiwan. He graduated from Shih Hsin University. Musical career Lee won ''Jungle Voice'', a Taiwanese singing competition, in 2019. His debut album, ''If Only You Could Love Me'', was released in 2020. In August 2021, his 2020 album was nominated for Best New Artist in the 32nd Golden Melody Awards The Golden Melody Awards (), commonly abbreviated as GMA, is an honor awarded by Taiwan's Ministry of Culture to recognize outstanding achievement in the Mandarin, Taiwanese Hokkien, Hakka, and Formosan-languages popular and traditional music .... Discography * ''Find Me'' (2018) * ''If Only You Could Love Me'' (2020) References External links * Living people 21st-century Taiwanese singers 1989 births Taiwanese singers People from New Taipei Shih Hsin University alumni {{Taiwan-sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoga Lin
Yoga Lin (; born July 1, 1987) is a Taiwanese singer. He was the winner of One Million Star, Season 1, a reality TV singing competition in Taiwan during his study at National Dong Hwa University. During the competition, he once contemplated quitting due to the elimination of his good friend, Eddie Tsai (蔡政霖). However, show producers persuaded him to maintain his composure and regain his determination, attaining five rounds of perfect scores (20 & above) continuously after that – an unbeatable record up to now. After winning first place in Season One, he was signed by HIM International Music along with three fellow contestants, Judy Chou (周定緯), Peter Pan (潘裕文) and Stanly Hsu (許仁杰). They were dubbed the "Four Princes of Superstar Avenue" (星光四少). Before the release of his debut album titled '' Mystery Guest'' in Taiwan on June 3, 2009, Lin has released two compilation albums and an Idol Drama soundtrack. In May–June 2008, Lin set another record in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
