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Zhou Mi (entertainer)
Zhou Mi (Chinese name: 周覓, born ) is a Chinese singer, actor, songwriter, presenter, MC, and radio DJ based in South Korea and China. He is a member of the boy band Super Junior's sub-unit Super Junior-M and SM Entertainment's project group SM the Ballad. Aside from group activities, he also participates in various television variety shows, radio shows, and dramas. He made his solo debut in 2014 with the EP '' Rewind''. Early life Zhou Mi was born in Wuhan, Hubei province, China on 19 April 1986. As the only child of his family. He has been interested in music since childhood. Career 2002–2007: Pre-debut In 2002, Zhou Mi attended and won his first large-scale singing competition, MTV's Second Annual National Newcomer Singing Competition in 2002 at age 16. After winning the national championship, he was approached for a record deal but turned it down to continue his studies. This happened multiple times up until 2006. He studied Broadcasting at Beijing Normal Universit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhou (surname)
Zhōu () is a Chinese-language surname. In places which use the Wade–Giles romanization such as Taiwan, Zhou is usually spelled as "Chou" (ㄓㄡ), and it may also be spelled as "Chiau", "Chau", " Chao", "Chew", " Chow", "Chiu", "Cho", "Chu", "Jhou", "Jou", "Djou", "Jue", "Jow", or "Joe". Zhou ranks as the 10th most common surname in Mainland China . In 2013 it was found to be the 10th most common name, shared by 25,200,000 people or 1.900% of the population, with the province with the most being Hunan. Derived from the Zhou dynasty, it has been one of the ten most common surnames in China since the Yuan dynasty. It is the 5th name on the ''Hundred Family Surnames'' poem. The Korean surname, " Joo" or "Ju", and The Vietnamese surname, " Châu" or "Chu", are both derived from and written with the same Chinese character (周). The character also means "around". ''Zhōu'' can also stand for another, rare Chinese family name, 洲. History According to historical records, Zhou surn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. South Korea claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and List of islands of South Korea, adjacent islands. It has a Demographics of South Korea, population of 51.75 million, of which roughly half live in the Seoul Capital Area, the List of metropolitan areas by population, fourth most populous metropolitan area in the world. Other major cities include Incheon, Busan, and Daegu. The Korean Peninsula was inhabited as early as the Lower Paleolithic period. Its Gojoseon, first kingdom was noted in Chinese records in the early 7th century BCE. Following the unification of the Three Kingdoms of Korea into Unified Silla, Silla and Balhae in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breaka Shaka
''Breaka Shaka'' (爱, 频率) is the first Chinese-language EP and by South Korean singer Kangta. It was digitally released on September 13 and physically on September 14, 2010. It marks the first released by Kangta since he returned from military service . The music video for ''Breaka Shaka'' starred his label mate, f(x)'s Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle .... Track listing 2010 EPs Kangta albums {{2010s-pop-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kangta
Ahn Chil-hyun (born October 10, 1979), known professionally as Kangta (stylized sometimes in all caps and formerly as KangTa), is a South Korean singer, composer, songwriter, record producer, actor and radio personality. He is well known as a member of boy band H.O.T. Career 1996–2001: H.O.T. Kangta was discovered at Lotte World, a theme park, when he was only 13 years old. He made his debut on-screen appearance as a backup dancer together with future bandmate Moon Hee-joon for labelmate singer Yoo Young-jin. Kangta eventually decided to become a singer with Moon and three others, Jang Woo-hyuk, Tony An, and Lee Jae-won to form H.O.T. in 1996. The group disbanded in 2001, after the group contract expired as the members decided not to renew it. 2001–2003: Solo debut Soon after H.O.T. disbanded in March 2001, Kangta made his solo debut after renewing his contract with S.M. Entertainment. He released his first solo album "Polaris", which became a huge hit; it was fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the music industry worldwide. It was originally called the Gramophone Awards, as the trophy depicts a gilded gramophone. The Grammys are the first of the Big Three networks' major music awards held annually, and is considered one of the four major annual American entertainment awards, alongside the Academy Awards (for films), the Emmy Awards (for television), and the Tony Awards (for theater). The first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on May 4, 1959, to honor the musical accomplishments of performers for the year 1958. After the 2011 ceremony, the Recording Academy overhauled many Grammy Award categories for 2012. History The Grammys had their origin in the Hollywood Walk of Fame project in the 1950s. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st Golden Melody Awards
Ceremonies of the 21st Golden Melody Awards were held at the Taipei Arena in Taipei, Taiwan on June 26, 2010. Eligibility Registration for entry into the 21st Golden Melody Awards was opened from December 15, 2009 to January 4, 2010. Nominees and winners Popular Music categories Song Of The Year * "Come If You Dare" — A-mei ** "Desperado" — Super Band ** "Fish" — Cheer Chen ** "Riding A White Horse" — Lala Hsu ** "Singing in the Trees" — Claire Kuo Pop Album Of The Year * ''A-MIT'' — A-mei ** ''Hui Wei'' — Karen Mok ** ''If You See Him'' — Tanya Chua ** ''Immortal'' — Cheer Chen ** ''Lala Hsu'' — Lala Hsu Best Male Pop Vocal Performance * David Tao — ''Opus 69'' ** Eason Chan — ''Fifth Floor's Happiness'' ** JJ Lin — ''100 Days'' ** Khalil Fong — ''Timeless'' ** Jam Hsiao — ''Princess'' Best Female Pop Vocal Performance * A-mei — ''A-MIT'' ** Cheer Chen — ''Immortal'' ** Karen Mok — ''Hui Wei'' ** Tanya Chua — ''If You See Him'' ** Tiger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Girl (EP)
''Super Girl'' is the first extended play (EP) and second overall release by South Korean Mandopop boy band Super Junior-M, sub-group of Super Junior. It was released by SM Entertainment on 23 September 2009. It was released in Taiwan on the same day by Avex Taiwan and in Hong Kong on 25 September by Avex Asia and also in Mainland China. It was the last Super Junior-M album to feature Hangeng due to his lawsuit the same year. The album features five tracks in Mandarin, with high-tempo dance track "Super Girl", written by Yoo Young-jin, as the first lead single and ballad "到了明天" (Blue Tomorrow) as second lead track. A deluxe version B was released on 18 December 2009 in Taiwan and Hong Kong with two bonus tracks of Korean version of "Super Girl" and "到了明天" (Blue Tomorrow), plus a DVD with three music videos and behind-the-scenes footage. Background In July 2009, shortly after promotions concluded for Super Junior's third studio album ''Sorry, Sorry'', several me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Me (Super Junior-M Album)
''Me'' () is the first studio album by Mandopop boy band Super Junior-M. ''Me'' was released in CD stores in selected provinces of China starting April 23, 2008. A Korean version of the album with three bonus Korean tracks was released in South Korea on April 30, 2008. Modified versions of the album were distributed in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, Japan, and other Asian countries on May 2, 2008. Jinhua.cnSuper Junior debuts today, Han Geng as group leader April 8, 2008. Retrieved April 8, 2008. Avex Taiwan released an Asia Deluxe Edition repackage of the album on August 1, 2008, which not only includes the three bonus Korean tracks, but also a DVD. Overview Super Junior-M is Super Junior's third official sub-unit after Super Junior-K.R.Y and Super Junior-T, and debuted in China on April 8, 2008, with the release of their first promotional single, " U", a Mandarin remake of Super Junior's 2006 best-selling Korean single, " U." The album was recorded in Korea and took over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhang Liyin
Zhang Liyin (born February 28, 1989) is a Chinese singer and songwriter of Yi ethnicity. She has released singles in both China and South Korea, singing in both languages. Zhang has released only one studio album since her debut in 2006, but its singles carried a few top ten titles, such as " Timeless," which was a No. 1 hit, as well as "I Will". She is also the first foreign artist to win Best Newcomer award at the Mnet Asian Music Awards. Early life Zhang was born in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. Her parents took her to their classical concerts and exposed her to a variety of music. At the age of three, she began to learn the violin. Zhang was so interested in classical, American, and European pop music that she claims she never sang children's songs when she was a child. She also developed the ability to sing a song after hearing it only once. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Leehom
Wang Leehom (; born May 17, 1976), sometimes credited as Leehom Wang, is an American singer-songwriter, actor, producer, and film director. Formally trained at Eastman School of Music, Williams College and Berklee College of Music, his music is known for fusing hip-hop and R&B, with traditional Chinese music (Beijing opera, Kunqu, Chinese orchestra, and tribal music from Tibet, Yunan, and Mongolia). Since his 1995 debut, Wang has released 25 albums, that have sold over 60 million copies. He is a four-time winner and 19-time nominee of the Golden Melody Awards, the "Grammys" of Chinese music. His sold-out concert at the 90,000 seat Beijing Bird's Nest on April 14, 2012 was the first solo pop concert to be held at the iconic venue. With over 72 million followers on social media, Wang is one of the most followed celebrities in China (peaked as #1 most followed person in China's social media in 2014). In 2018, CNN dubbed him "King of Chinese Pop" and the LA Times called him "the bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guangdong
Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) across a total area of about , Guangdong is the most populous province of China and the 15th-largest by area as well as the second-most populous country subdivision in the world (after Uttar Pradesh in India). Its economy is larger than that of any other province in the nation and the fifth largest sub-national economy in the world with a GDP (nominal) of 1.95 trillion USD (12.4 trillion CNY) in 2021. The Pearl River Delta Economic Zone, a Chinese megalopolis, is a core for high technology, manufacturing and foreign trade. Located in this zone are two of the four top Chinese cities and the top two Chinese prefecture-level cities by GDP; Guangzhou, the capital of the province, and Shenzhen, the first special economic zone in the count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rewind (Zhou Mi Album)
''Rewind'' is the debut EP by Chinese artist and Super Junior-M member Zhou Mi. It was released online on October 31, 2014, by S.M. Entertainment and distributed by KT Music, with a physical release on November 3, 2014. Background and release The mini album was officially released online on October 31, 2014, along with the music videos of "Rewind". Composition All Chinese songs were written by Zhou Mi. The Korean version of "Rewind" was written by Lee Yoo-jin and Oh Min-joo, while the Chinese version was written by Zhou Mi, Zhou Weijie, and Huang Zitao (Tao, ZTAO). The Korean version features a rap verse by Chanyeol of EXO-K, while the Chinese version features a rap verse by Tao of EXO-M. "Loving You" is a duet with Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ... of f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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