Faye Wong is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actress, often referred as the "Diva of Asia". Early in her career she briefly used the stage name Shirley Wong. Born in Beijing, she moved to British Hong Kong in 1987 and came to public attention in the early 1990s by singing in Cantonese, often combining alternative music with mainstream Chinese pop. Since 1994 she has recorded mostly in her native Mandarin. In 2000 she was recognised by Guinness World Records as the Best Selling Canto-Pop Female. Following her second marriage in 2005 she withdrew from the limelight, but returned to the stage in 2010 amidst immense interest.
"Rose, Rose, I Love You" is a 1940 Mandarin popular song composed by Chen Gexin and first recorded by Yao Lee. An English-language version whose lyrics have little in common with the original Mandarin was first recorded by Frankie Laine in 1951. The song was brought back to England by broadcaster Wilfrid Thomas in 1951 after doing commentary on the war in Malaya. When he played it on his BBC program he received a barrage of requests for a repeat and he played it again in several more programs. The song is also known under the titles "Shanghai Rose" and "China Rose."
Wang Zhenhe is one of Taiwan's most famous writers. Wang's masterpiece is the comic novel Rose, Rose, I Love you(《玫瑰﹐玫瑰我愛你》), which is set in the coastal town of Hualien during the Vietnam War. The novel's plot centers on the efforts of the town's leaders to come together to set up a brothel to entertain a group of American GIs coming to Taiwan for R&R. Wang is considered the foremost representative of the "nativist literature movement" (鄉土文學運動) that swept Taiwan in the 1970s and 80s.
Hear My Voice is the second full-length Japanese album of Taiwanese American R&B artist and composer, Leehom Wang (ワン・リーホン), and was released on July 28, 2004 by Sony Music Japan International Inc. The album failed to be commercially successful, peaking at No.132 on the Japanese Oricon Weekly Charts staying on the charts for just one week.
Dave Wang is a Hong Kong-Taiwanese singer and songwriter. His popular hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s include "一場遊戲一場夢" and "幾分傷心幾分痴", "是否我真的一無所有", "誰明浪子心", "忘了你 忘了我", and "安妮" (Annie).
Red is a Cantopop album by Leslie Cheung first released in 1996. This album was Cheung's second post-"retirement" album and incorporated smooth jazz, R&B, trip hop, etc.,producing a different music style from Cheung's earlier albums.
Yao Lee, also credited as Yao Li, Yiu Lei and Hue Lee, was a Chinese singer active from the 1930s to the 1970s. She was the sister of Yao Min, also a famous singer and songwriter. She was considered one of the Seven Great Singing Stars of Shanghai in the 1940s.
Deserts Chang is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter.
Joanna Wang is a Taiwanese-American singer-songwriter, daughter of renowned music producer Wang Zhi-ping (王治平). Born in Taipei but raised in Los Angeles, California, Wang dropped out from Gabrielino High School when she was 16. Her debut album, Start from Here, was released in January 2008 as a double-disc set, one in English and the other in Chinese. The album reached No.1 in Taiwan and has been popular throughout Southeast Asia. In June 2008, it was released in Japan. Her second album, Joanna & Wang Ruo-lin, which includes her all-original endeavor, The Adult Storybook, was released in January 2009.
Will's Future is Taiwanese Mandopop artist Will Pan's first Mandarin compilation album. It was released by Universal Music Taiwan on 18 July 2008, between Will's sixth album Play It Cool in 2007 and seventh album 007 in 2009.
The Adult Storybook is an album by New Tokyo Terror, a project of Joanna Wang. The album was included as a second disc in the release of Joanna & Wang Ruo-lin, her second album. Wang has stated that the songs that became The Adult Storybook were the work she sought to release as her second album, but her record company insisted on material that they saw as more commercial: 'My own album ended up being a "buy one get this as a bonus disc" next to the array of songs we ended up adding.'
A Wonderful Journey is Taiwanese Mandopop artist Ariel Lin's second Mandarin studio album. It was released on 21 August 2010 by Avex Taiwan, with a limited edition, A Wonderful Journey available on preorder. Then on 24 September 2010, Avex Taiwan released A Wonderful Journey with a bonus DVD.
Roger Yang Pei-an is a Taiwanese rock singer known for breaking out as an "undiscovered" talent at the age of 35 in the Taiwanese music industry with the hit song, "I Believe" (我相信) that established his powerhouse, octave-jumping vocal skills, leading him to be dubbed as the "Iron Lung Prince" (鐵肺王子) by the Taiwanese media and the "Treble God" (高音之神) by his fans. His voice has often compared to late singer-songwriter Zhang Yu-Sheng due to his penchant for singing the latter's songs and their similar ability to sing high notes effortlessly and clearly without using falsetto.
Love & Hero is Taiwanese Mandopop artist Alien Huang's Mandarin solo debut studio album. It was released on 24 December 2009 by Rock Records and on 5 February 2010 a commemorate edition was released containing a bonus DVD version.
Lee E-jun is a Taiwanese singer.
Deja Vu is a 2013 Taiwanese romance drama series created by Sanlih. Starring Yao Yuan Hao, Mandy Wei as the main lead, with Wang Si Ping and Yang Zhen as the second leads. The Chinese title of the drama literally translates to "Return to past love". Filming began on October 12, 2013 and ended on March 8, 2014. First episode began airing on Sanlih's TTV channel on November 3, 2013, taking over previous drama Love Around's time slot. Final episode aired on 30 March 2014 with 22 episodes total.
Be With You is a 2015 Taiwanese romance, family drama television series produced by Sanlih E-Television, starring Bobby Dou, Huang Pei Jia, Nylon Chen, and Vivi Lee as the main cast. The Chinese title literally translates to "Want To Love". Filming began on March 18, 2015 and will be filmed as it airs. First original broadcast began April 14, 2015 on SETTV channel airing weekly from Monday till Friday at 8:00-9:00 pm.
George Leong is a Singaporean musician, producer and composer.
Love @ Seventeen is a 2016 Taiwanese romantic television series created and produced by Eastern Television. Starring Lego Lee, Nikki Hsieh, Edison Wang, Amanda Chou and Alina Cheng as the main cast, filming began on February 2, 2016 and wrapped up on June 15, 2016. The initial broadcast began on April 9, 2016 on TTV airing every Saturday night at 10:00-11:30 pm.
Attention, Love! was a 2017 Taiwanese television show produced by Eastern Television. The show starred Joanne Tseng, Prince Chiu, Kuo Shu-yao and Riley Wang. Filming of the show began on October 12, 2016, and concluded on April 4, 2017. It aired on CTV every Sunday at 10:00 pm, starting on July 30, 2017.
