Taipei 101, sometimes stylized TAIPEI 101, formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center – is a landmark supertall skyscraper in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. The building was officially classified as the world's tallest from its opening in 2004 until the 2010 completion of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. Its elevators, capable of 60.6 km/h (37.7 mph) to transport passengers from the 5th to 89th floor in 37 seconds, set new records. In 2011 Taipei 101 received a Platinum rating under the LEED certification system to become the tallest and largest green building in the world. The structure regularly appears as an icon of Taipei in international media, and its fireworks displays are a regular feature of New Year's Eve broadcasts.
The Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) is a Dutch architectural firm based in Rotterdam, founded in 1975 by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas and Greek architect Elia Zenghelis, along with Madelon Vriesendorp and Zoe Zenghelis.
The National Theater and National Concert Hall are twin performing arts venues at Liberty Square in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. Completed in 1987, the landmarks stand on the south and north sides of the square with Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall to the east. Together the venues are referred to by the abbreviation NTCH. The square itself sits near Ketagalan Boulevard, site of the Presidential Office Building, the National Central Library, the National Taiwan Museum, and the 228 Peace Memorial Park.
Yoga Lin is a Taiwanese singer. He was the winner of One Million Star, Season 1, a reality TV singing competition in Taiwan. 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 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).
Felix Chiu-Sen Chen was a Taiwanese conductor and violinist. He was resident conductor and music director of the Taipei Symphony Orchestra from 1986 until his dismissal in 2003. He taught both Chien Wen-pin, musical director of the Taiwan National Symphony Orchestra from 2001 to 2007; and the same orchestra's current maestro, Lü Shao-chia.
The Taipei City Museum is a new exhibit hall being planned for construction in Taipei, Taiwan. City officials on July 24, 2008 announced plans to conduct an international design competition for the facility in tandem with plans for the Taipei Performing Arts Center.
Butterfly is the tenth studio album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai. It was released on 27 March 2009, by Warner Music Taiwan. The anticipated follow-up to her 2007 studio album Agent J was Tsai's first record after signing with Warner in December 2008. In March 2009, the music video of the lead single, "Real Man", premiered on the Asia's largest LED-screen of the time in Beijing. Always reinventing the visual style of her music, Tsai employed some stunning ballet routines in the music video of the titular dance anthem, "Butterfly". Although critics reacted negatively and commented the album a "confusing patchwork", the album was a commercial success. The album has sold more than 1 million copies sold in Asia, with more than 190,000 copies sold in Taiwan alone, and became the best-selling album of the year in Taiwan. The title track, "Butterfly", reached number 10 on the Hit FM Top 100 Singles of the Year. The lead single, "Real Man", reached number 25 on the chart.
Kris Yao is a Taiwanese architect, and the founder and head architect at KRIS YAO | ARTECH in Taipei and Shanghai.
Shin is a Taiwanese musician, actor and singer-songwriter. He is known as the former lead singer of the band Shin and a Golden Melody Awards nominee for Best Mandarin Male Singer.
William Wei Li-an is a Taiwanese Mandopop and folk-rock singer-songwriter. He gained media attention as the winner of the first season of the reality television singing competition Happy Sunday in 2007.
The Story of Billy is Taiwanese Mandopop artist Will Pan's ninth studio album. It was released by Universal Music Taiwan on 31 August 2012. The pre-ordering of the album began on 10 August 2012 in Taiwan and included a limited edition Rubik's Cube with each pre-order purchase. The album marked the comeback of Pan to the music scene, 19 months after the release of 808 in January 2011.
Taipei POP Radio FM91.7 is a Taiwanese Mandopop radio station, began broadcasting on November 25, 1995. It replaced Hit FM as the seventh, Taiwan-based, contributing radio station member of the Global Chinese Pop Chart.
The Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development is the bureau of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of China responsible for supervising and promoting film, broadcasting, television and popular music sectors of Taiwan.
The Golden Melody Award for Song of the Year is presented by the Ministry of Culture of Taiwan to honor outstanding vocal recording tracks in the pop music genre. The Song of the Year award is one of the most prestigious categories at the awards presented annually since the 1st Golden Melody Awards in 1990. The award was presented for additional years until being discontinued in 1997, and was then revived in 2006. It is awarded to a single or for a track from an album, and goes to the performing artist for that song.
Reiser + Umemoto is an architecture firm based in New York City. The firm was co-founded by Jesse Reiser and Nanako Umemoto.
The 38th Golden Bell Awards (Mandarin:第38屆金鐘獎) was held on November 5, 2003 at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan. The ceremony was broadcast live by EBC.
The 36th Golden Bell Awards (Mandarin:第36屆金鐘獎) was held on September 28, 2001 at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan. The ceremony was broadcast live by TTV.
The 35th Golden Bell Awards (Mandarin:第35屆金鐘獎) was held on October 6, 2000 at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan. The ceremony was broadcast live by Formosa Television.
