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It Is The Hour
"It Is the Hour" () is a song recorded by Taiwanese singer Hebe Tien released on 25 February 2022 under PQP Music. It is the second song from her Live in Life series which is a continuation of her project from her previous label, HIM International Music. The song was inspired by the poem "Be Drunk" by French poet Charles Baudelaire and was written by Guo Hong-an. Background and release On 20 August 2018, Tien released "Stay", a live recording single as part of her Live in Life series. Tien had been constantly mesmerized by the sounds around her and have always wanted to lay music and vocals on top of them. Tien mentioned her scenic travel on a boat with her parents on their way to Wuzhen as the inspiration for "Stay", and since then, she noted other inspirations such as the sounds of collapsing icebergs while filming the music video for her song "Insignificance", and the sounds of the hospital monitors, the baby's heartbeat and first cry when she was in the delivery room while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hebe Tien
Hebe Tien (; born 30 March 1983) is a Taiwanese singer and actress. She rose to fame in the early 2000s as a member of Taiwanese girl group S.H.E. The release of her debut album, '' To Hebe'' (2010), established her as a solo artist. Tien's song "A Little Happiness", the theme song of the 2015 Taiwanese film ''Our Times'', was a major hit in most Mandarin-speaking parts of Asia. Early life Tian Fuzhen was born in Xinfeng, Hsinchu, Taiwan on 30 March 1983. Her father is a civil servant, her mother is a housewife, and her older brother used to own an American-Mexican restaurant in Zhubei. She graduated from Hukou High School in Hsinchu. Tien once said that if she had not been a singer, she would have been a civil servant like her father after university. In 1999, at age sixteen, Tien made her debut on television by participating in the 'Ridiculous Beauty' segment of the CTV variety show ''Guess'' where she played flute and another show ''TV Citizen'' where she showcased her si ... [...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] |
Dongyanshan Forest Recreation Area
Dongyanshan Forest Recreation Area () is a forest located in Fuxing District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. History The forest used to be the logging storage area for the Forestry Bureau. Geology The forest spans over an area of 916 hectares and located at an altitude of 650–1,212 meters above sea level. It is also home to 43 species of mountain birds and mammals. It features trekking paths with information boards. See also * Geography of Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is an island country located in East Asia. The main island of Taiwan, formerly known in the Western political circles, press and literature as Formosa, makes up 99% of the land area of the territori ... References Geography of Taoyuan City National forest recreation areas in Taiwan Tourist attractions in Taoyuan City {{Taiwan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandopop
Mandopop or Mandapop refers to Standard Chinese, 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 Hokkien pop, and in particular the School campus song, Campus Song folk movement of the 1970s. 'Mandopop' may be used as a general term to describe popular songs performed in Mandarin. Though Mandopop predates Cantopop, the English term was coined around 1980 after "Cantopop" became a popular term for describing popular songs in Cantonese. "Mandopop" was used to describe Mandarin-language popular songs of that time, some of which were versions of Cantopop songs sung by the same singers with different lyrics to suit the different rhyme and tonal patterns of Mandarin. Mandopop is categorized as a genre, subgenre of commercial Chinese language, Chinese-language music within C-pop. Popular music sung in Mandarin was the first variety of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pourquoi Pas Music
Pourquoi Pas Music () is a Taiwanese record label company established in 2018. The main operating mode of Pourquoi Pas Music is mainly through cooperation with artistes such as release of records and records management. Pourquoi Pas Music works with Diversity Music () for the digital record release and management in mainland China "Mainland China" is a geopolitical term defined as the territory governed by the People's Republic of China (including islands like Hainan or Chongming), excluding dependent territories of the PRC, and other territories within Greater China. .... Artists Pourquoi Pas Music works with 13 artistes/groups currently (as of August 19, 2020). Pourquoi Pas Music also works with 2 artistes management agencies too. ICHI Entertainment * Evan Yo (蔡旻佑) * Greg Hsu (許光漢) * Yoshua Tsai (阿膽) forgood music * Kowen Ko (柯智棠) * Lumi Xu (許含光) * Crispy Band (Crispy脆樂團) References External links Official homepage {{Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evan Yo
Tsai Min-you (born 12 November 1986), better known as Evan Yo, is a Taiwanese Mandopop singer-songwriter. He was signed by his management company at 14 and has been signed by Sony Music Taiwan since 2006. He has released four albums and was nominated for ''Best New Artist'' in 2007 at the 18th Golden Melody Awards, Taiwan. Sina.co18th Golden Melody Awards nomination list5 June 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2011 Tsai graduated from the Music Department of National Taiwan Normal University National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU; ), or ''Shīdà'' is an institution of higher education and normal school operating out of three campuses in Taipei, Taiwan. NTNU is the leading research institute in such disciplines as Education and .... He majored in the violin. Filmography Television series Commercials * (2004) La New Freshmen Air Shoes * (2006) KFC French Salmon Roll * (2008) "A Sa Mu" Milk Tea Discography Studio albums Soundtrack Contributions Awards and nominations Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Baudelaire
Charles Pierre Baudelaire (, ; ; 9 April 1821 – 31 August 1867) was a French poetry, French poet who also produced notable work as an essayist and art critic. His poems exhibit mastery in the handling of rhyme and rhythm, contain an exoticism inherited from Romantics, but are based on observations of real life. His most famous work, a book of lyric poetry titled ''Les Fleurs du mal'' (''The Flowers of Evil''), expresses the changing nature of beauty in the rapidly industrializing Paris during the mid-19th century. Baudelaire's highly original style of prose-poetry influenced a whole generation of poets including Paul Verlaine, Arthur Rimbaud and Stéphane Mallarmé, among many others. He is credited with coining the term modernity (''modernité'') to designate the fleeting, ephemeral experience of life in an urban metropolis, and the responsibility of artistic expression to capture that experience. Marshall Berman has credited Baudelaire as being the first Modernism, Modernis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stay (Hebe Tien Song)
"Stay" () is a song recorded by Taiwanese singer Hebe Tien released on 20 August 2018 under HIM International Music. It is the first song from her Live in Life series. The song marked Tien's last single to be released under HIM. At the 30th Golden Melody Awards, the song was nominated for Best Single Producer (Sandee Chan). Background and recording On 23 July 2018, following a fake Instagram account that garnered 20,000 followers, Tien opened her personal account. In the first photo posted on the account, Tien was holding a carton of French fries against her face, mentioning that the weather is hot and that she just wants to stay in her room, including the hashtag #自己的房間 which is the title of the then undisclosed single and #LiveinLife. Her succeeding posts continued to include the hashtags which served as teasers. According to Tien, the idea of the single came from a recollection of her traveling on a boat with her parents to the scenic town of Wuzhen. While on the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wuzhen
Wuzhen (, Wu: Whu-tsen lit. "Wu Town") is a historic scenic town, part of Tongxiang, located in the north of Zhejiang Province, China. It lies within the triangle formed by Hangzhou, Suzhou and Shanghai. Covering an area of , Wuzhen has a total population of 60,000, of which 12,000 are permanent residents. Wuzhen has been the permanent host place of the annual World Internet Conference, an international Internet conference held in China, since 2014. Location Located in the centre of the six ancient towns south of the Yangtze River, north of the city of Tongxiang, Wuzhen displays its history through its ancient stone bridges, stone pathways and delicate wood carvings. Notable people * Mao Dun, a renowned modern Chinese revolutionary writer, was born in Wuzhen, and his well-known work, 'The Lin's Shop', describes the life of Wuzhen. * Mu Xin, a contemporary poet, calligrapher and painter, was born and died in Wuzhen. The Mu Xin Art Museum in the city is dedicated to his w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ella Chen
Ella Chen Chia-hwa (; born 18 June 1981) is a Taiwanese singer, actress, and television host. She is a member of the Taiwanese girl group S.H.E. Career On 8 August 2000, HIM International Music held a 'Universal 2000 Talent and Beauty Girl Contest' in search of new artists to sign under their label. When she traveled with her sister to Taipei for a holiday, Ella discovered that her older sister had registered her for a singing competition. Intimidated by the long line of contestants and worried of facing ridicule for her tomboy personality, Ella almost gave up before the first round. Her older sister, however, convinced her to stay. Ella's deep voice caught the label's attention, and then she reached the final round. Her alto voice was noted for its strong and beautiful nature. Following the conclusion of the contest, Ella returned to her duties at a local hospital, but received a call from HIM International requesting an additional audition. After test recordings were done, E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
