about the band's adventures in Japan and offended fans
“Lena and Yulia liked to say in interviews that Vanya Shapovalov had the following conviction: the Japanese are crazy about porn films with, let’s say, extremely young-looking actresses. And this allegedly also played a role in the crazy success of the group, which at one time sold more albums in Japan than Madonna and The Beatles. To me, the Japanese, as well as the Koreans and Chinese, seemed very innocent, at least during our promotional trips and Asian concerts. However, that fateful Japanese promotional tour, after which Tatu lost the Japanese market, happened precisely because no one knew the culture and traditions. The girls (then just girls) left on Vanya’s instructions. live broadcast the most popular talk show, and the Japanese were terribly offended. Well, that's not how they do it. Moreover, they were offended not at the level of the people from this talk show or the host of this show, but the entire Japanese fan base considered such an act disrespectful, although in the morning the police blocked the streets of Tokyo so that the group could leave the hotel. And from the next day, for a long time, fans practically refused to buy Tatu discs. Universal label managers were shocked. So when we came to Japan in 2005 to promote our second album, Dangerous and Moving, everyone had the same mantra: “We have to win Japan back.” It seems to me that on that trip we all became a little Japanese, polite, punctual - don’t find fault! I even learned to give and take a business card in Japanese - holding it out with both hands with a slight bow of the head. In general, Japanese Tatu fans are wonderful! To be fair, I must say that I have seen erotic fan manga with tattoos. But at concerts the Japanese are not always emotional. They can just stand and listen, without any dancing or just any movements and gestures. It seems to me that it is not easy for an artist to perform in front of such an outwardly reserved audience.”
Pop musician Alexey Goman
about Asian fans, their manga portraits and the Chinese love for Russian patriotic anthems
“I myself have never been to China, and the love of the Chinese for my songs, to be honest, surprises me. But it is there. Chinese fans often write to me on Facebook and on the forum - they somehow translate and send their messages through Google Translator. On Twitter, under my photos and posts, there is often a large correspondence in hieroglyphs. Several more times they sent me portraits in manga style. And once I found a very funny video on YouTube - Vitas’s performance and mine were edited as if we were singing together, although we had never sung on the same stage. But Vitas is very popular in China - and they apparently like me too, which is why they put us together. There are many videos with my performances and subtitles in Chinese. Of course, I loved kung fu films as a child, but I wasn’t particularly interested in Asian culture. It’s funny that they like me so much, I mostly sing patriotic songs about Russia. Maybe the fact is that such Soviet retro music reminds them of their common communist past.”
Producer Alexander Rodnyansky
about the distribution of the film “Stalingrad” in China, censorship and the tastes of Chinese viewers
Director-animator Mikhail Aldashin
about working on the sequel to “Cheburashka” with the Japanese
“The continuation of “Cheburashka” was filmed by Japanese director Makoto Nakamura with Korean animators. And we were responsible for the entire creative part - the script, animatic, music, recording of actors. For several years we worked by correspondence, the Japanese team came to Moscow, and we went to Korea to the studio. It was so comfortable to work with them in a way that rarely happens with anyone. The Japanese are incredibly meticulous and detail-oriented craftsmen. If you've been to Japan, you've probably noticed that there is literally not a centimeter of unkempt land there. There aren’t even trash cans anywhere, but it’s clean, no one throws trash. The only thing that slowed us down was Japanese politeness. At first they wrote me very long letters, which first contained a page of careful and polite explanations, and then a request to change something. Then I asked them to write to me more simply, straight to the point, in order to speed up the work. They agreed and everything went faster. My Japanese colleagues were unusually attentive to me. They brought me all sorts of elegant, touching things, including those decorated with Cheburashka. Recently I was passing through Japan and was immediately taken to dinner at a chic restaurant in a skyscraper. If I were a girl, I would think that they were courting me, they were so nice. At their request, I made sure that everything was in the spirit of Kachanov. The events of the cartoon take place in an old provincial town, which has a zoo and a visiting circus. We painted a lake - it turned out to be a very cozy town, in which I myself would not mind living for a while. The animation was puppet animation, just like in Kachanov’s films - it was important for the Japanese that the cartoon would turn out as if it had been filmed back then, in Soviet times. Sometimes we had to correct them a little, explain what we couldn’t possibly have. For example, initially the script included a scene in which the circus director invites a girl to a restaurant. And then he gets married. In Japan, the age of consent is 13 years old; upon reaching it, a girl can voluntarily have sex, and nothing will happen to anyone for it. But, of course, in a film “in the spirit of Kachanov” such a story could not happen, and we separated the director from the girl, and Gena and Cheburashka are friends with her completely innocently.”
Producer of artist Vitas Sergey Pudovkin
about success in China and that you shouldn’t focus so much on it
“There is probably no exact answer why Vitas is so popular in China (there are a million people in the singer’s official Chinese fan club, and there is even a statue of him in one of the Shanghai parks. - Note ed.) - simply, as always, the combination of his voice and bright appearance worked. The breakthrough happened in 2007 - there were a lot television projects and the first big concerts, since then a convincing presence in China began, and the first album was released, which became platinum in 10 days - this is not an ordinary event even for China. In principle, there are few foreign performers there, and Vitas is lucky in this regard; in such a classic pop genre he has practically no competition.
However, I never attached myself to any region, did not think in these categories - everyone just learned about Chinese success, and it seemed so exotic, which is why they began to write and talk so much about it. But there is also a rush of concerts in Japan and in Korea, it’s just that the Chinese market is the largest, most massive and active.
The main thing here is not to adapt and not lose your face. Quite quickly, Vitas appeared several Chinese songs, in 2008, but there are not many of them - only five, and they are not always performed on solo concerts; the basis is always his own songs, which he performs as an author and composer. This is the most correct path for an artist - the basis of the repertoire should be the artist’s own personality, although we have songs in both Japanese and Korean. Of course, the East is an extremely important, interesting and promising market, but it is better to be in the East, and in the West, and at home - the world has long had no borders in this sense.”
Ten popular Asians who are taking over the world
J-pop singer, known for psychedelic videos
Miku Hatsune, Japan
We know that the Chinese love to sing and if you have not been to China yet, be sure to go to karaoke (KTV signs are easy to find in the city) when you go, and today we will present to you the ten most popular songs with which you can rock the KTV and surprise the Chinese and guys from other countries who came with you. So, let's go!
1. A song that we have heard many times in karaoke is 北京北京 (Beijing-Beijing). Speaking in Russian, Beijing-Beijing, the capital... This hit is performed by someone who doesn’t end up on KTV, and on stage there’s usually a guy named 汪峰 (Wang Feng).
You can start learning the lyrics of the song:
当我走在这里的每一条街道
dang wo zou zai zhe li de mei yi tiao jie dao
我的心似乎从来都不能平静
wo de xin si hu cong lai du bu neng ping jing
就让花朵妒忌红名和电气致意
jiu rang hua duo du ji hong ming he dian qi zhi yi
我似乎听到了他这不慢的心跳
wo si hu ting dao liao ta zhe bu man de xin tiao
我在这里欢笑我在这里哭泣
wo zai zhe li huan xiao wo zai zhe li ku qi
我在这里活着也在这死去
我在这里祈祷 我在这里迷惘
我在这里寻找 在这里寻求
wo zai zhe li xun zhao zai zhe li xun qiu
北京 北京
bei jing bei jing
咖啡管与广场又散着天气
ka fei guan yu guang chang you san zhuo tian qi
就象夜空的哪月亮的距离
jiu xiang ye kong de na yue liang de ju li
人们在挣扎中相互告慰和拥抱
ren men zai zheng zha zhong xiang hu gao wei he yong bao
寻找着 追著着 夜夜时的睡梦
xun zhao zhuo zhui zhu zhuo ye ye shi de shui meng
我在这欢笑 我们在这哭泣
wo zai zhe huan xiao wo men zai zhe ku qi
我在这活着也在这死去
wo zai zhe huo zhuo ye zai zhe si qu
我在这祈祷 我在这迷惘
wo zai zhe qi dao wo zai zhe mi
我在这寻找 在这追求
wo zai zhe xun zhao zai zhe zhui qiu
如果有一天我不得不离去
ru guo you yi tian wo bu de bu li qu
我希望人们把我埋葬在这里
wo xi wang ren men ba wo mai zang zai zhe li
在这忘了感觉到我在存在
zai zhe wang liao gan jue dao wo zai cun zai
在这有太多有我眷恋的东西
zai zhe you tai duo you wo juan lian de dong xi
我在这欢笑 我在这哭泣
wo zai zhe huan xiao wo zai zhe ku qi
我在这里活着也在这死去
wo zai zhe li huo zhuo ye zai zhe si qu
我在这里祈祷 我在这里迷惘
wo zai zhe li qi dao wo zai zhe li mi
我在这里寻找 也在这死去
wo zai zhe li xun zhao ye zai zhe si qu
Sad, but heartfelt, the Chinese will definitely shed a tear.
2. This is a wonderful song that we really like. We tried to learn its lyrics ourselves and even sang with a guitar, not only in karaoke. Incredibly soulful and very memorable. Maybe not all Chinese remember it and turn it on right away, but if they come across it, they won’t pass it by - the song 我的歌声里 (wo de ge sheng li). The performers are different, but the original from 曲婉婷 (Qu Wan Ting) stuck in our souls. Let's listen and enjoy!
Touching words that “you are always in my heart,” or “at least in a song”:
没有一点点防备
mei you yi dian dian fang bei
也没有一丝顾虑
ye mei you yi si gu lu
你就这样出现在我的世界里
ni jiu zhe yang chu xian zai wo de shi jie li
带给我惊喜 情不自己
dai gei wo jing xi qing bu zi ji
可是你偏又这样 在我不知不觉中
ke shi ni pian you zhe yang zai wo bu zhi bu jue zhong
悄悄的消失 从我的世界里
qiao qiao de xiao shi cong wo de shi jie li
没有音讯 剩下的只是回忆
mei you yin xun sheng xia de zhi shi hui yi
你存在 我深深的脑海里
我的梦里 我的心里 我的歌声里
你存在 我深深的脑海里 我的梦里
ni cun zai wo shen shen de nao hai li wo de meng li
我的心里 我的歌声里
wo de xin li wo de ge sheng li
还记得我们曾经 肩并肩一起走过
huan ji de wo men zeng jing jian bing jian yi qi zou guo
那段繁华巷口
na duan fan hua xiang kou
尽管你我是陌生人 是过路人
jin guan ni wo shi mo sheng ren shi guo lu ren
但彼此还是感觉到了对方的
dan bi ci huan shi gan jue dao liao dui fang de
一个眼神 一个心跳….
yi ge yan shen yi ge xin tiao….
一种意想不到的快乐 好像是
yi zhong yi xiang bu dao de kuai le hao xiang shi
一场梦境 命中注定
yi chang meng jing ming zhong zhu ding
你存在 我深深的脑海里
ni cun zai wo shen shen de nao hai li
我的梦里 我的心里 我的歌声里
wo de meng li wo de xin li wo de ge sheng li
你存在 我深深的脑海里
ni cun zai wo shen shen de nao hai li
我的梦里 我的心里 我的歌声里
wo de meng li wo de xin li wo de ge sheng li
世界之大为何我们相遇
shi jie zhi da wei he wo men xiang yu
难道是缘分
nan dao shi yuan fen
难道是天意…
nan dao shi tian yi…
你存在 我深深的脑海里
ni cun zai wo shen shen de nao hai li
我的梦里 我的心里 我的歌声里
wo de meng li wo de xin li wo de ge sheng li
你存在 我深深的脑海里
ni cun zai wo shen shen de nao hai li
我的梦里 我的心里 我的歌声里
wo de meng li wo de xin li wo de ge sheng li
3. Let's move on to the number three hit of the most popular Chinese karaoke songs. Something cheerful and fiery! Don't be surprised if you hear this wonderful group 五月天 (Wǔ Yuè Tiān) with the explosive song 戀愛ING (Liàn Ai) . It may be difficult to learn all the words and sing quickly, but you will get a positive charge, the main thing is to sing along: i-n-ji!
Song of a man in love:
陪你熬夜聊天到爆肝也没关系
pei ni ao ye liao tian dao bao gan ye mei guan xi
陪你逛街逛成扁平足也没关系
pei ni guang jie guang cheng bian ping zu ye
超感谢你让我重生整个o-r-z
chao gan xie ni rang wo zhong sheng zheng ge o-r-z
让我重新认识 love (l-o-v-e! l-o-v-e!）
rang wo zhong xin ren shi love (l-o-v-e! l-o-v-e!）
Happy I N G
lian ai i n g happy I N G
心情就像是坐上一台喷射机
恋爱i n g 改变 I N G
lian ai i n g gai bian I N G
改变了黄昏黎明
gai bian liao huang hun li ming
有你都心跳到不行
you ni du xin tiao dao bu xing
你是空气但是好闻胜过了空气
ni shi kong qi dan shi hao wen sheng guo liao kong qi
你是阳光但是却能照进半夜里
ni shi yang guang dan shi que neng zhao jin ban ye li
水能载舟也能煮粥喂饱了生命
shui neng zai zhou ye neng zhu zhou wei bao liao sheng ming
你就是维他命l-o-v-e
ni jiu shi wei ta ming l-o-v-e
未来某年某月某日某时某分某秒
wei lai mou nian mou yue mou ri mou shi mou fen mou miao
某人某地某种永远的心情
mou ren mou di mou zhong yong yuan de xin qing
不会忘记此刻 l-o-v-e (l-o-v-e l-o-v-e l-o-v-e l-o-v-e)
bu hui wang ji ci ke l-o-v-e (l-o-v-e l-o-v-e l-o-v-e l-o-v-e)
Happy I N G
lian ai i n g happy I N G
心情就像是坐上一台喷射机
xin qing jiu xiang shi zuo shang yi tai pen she ji
恋爱i n g 改变 I N G
lian ai i n g gai bian I N G
黄昏黎明整个到恋爱 I N G
huang hun li ming zheng ge dao lian ai I N G
4. Guys, this song can be sung as a duet with your friend as 高进 (Gāo Jìn) and 小沈阳 (Xiǎo Shěnyáng). It is called 我的好兄弟 (Wǒ de hǎo xiōngdì).
Lyrics of a song about male friendship:
金信子文化发行
jin xin zi wen hua fa xing
在你辉煌的时刻
zai ni hui huang de shi ke
让我为你唱首歌
我的好兄弟
wo de hao xiong di
心里有苦你对我说
前方大路一起走
qian fang da lu yi qi zou
哪怕是河也一起过
na pa shi he ye yi qi guo
苦点累点
ku dian lei dian
又能算什么
you neng suan shi me
在你需要我的时候
zai ni xu yao wo de shi hou
我来陪你一起度过
wo lai pei ni yi qi du guo
我的好兄弟
wo de hao xiong di
心里有苦你对我说
xin li you ku ni dui wo shuo
人生难得起起落落
还是要坚强的生活
哭过笑过
ku guo xiao guo
至少你还有我
zhi shao ni huan you wo
朋友的情谊呀比天还高
比地还辽阔
bi di huan liao kuo
那些岁月我们一定会记得
朋友的情谊呀我们今生
最大的难得
zui da de nan de
像一杯酒 像一首老歌
在你辉煌的时刻
zai ni hui huang de shi ke
让我为你唱首歌
rang wo wei ni chang shou ge
我的好兄弟
wo de hao xiong di
心里有苦你对我说
xin li you ku ni dui wo shuo
前方大路一起走
qian fang da lu yi qi zou
哪怕是河也一起过
na pa shi he ye yi qi guo
苦点累点
ku dian lei dian
又能算什么
you neng suan shi me
在你需要我的时候
zai ni xu yao wo de shi hou
我来陪你一起度过
wo lai pei ni yi qi du guo
我的好兄弟
wo de hao xiong di
心里有苦你对我说
xin li you ku ni dui wo shuo
人生难得起起落落
ren sheng nan de qi qi luo luo
还是要坚强的生活
huan shi yao jian qiang de sheng huo
哭过笑过
ku guo xiao guo
至少你还有我
zhi shao ni huan you wo
朋友的情谊呀比天还高
peng you de qing yi ya bi tian huan gao
比地还辽阔
bi di huan liao kuo
那些岁月我们一定会记得
na xie sui yue wo men yi ding hui ji de
朋友的情谊呀我们今生
peng you de qing yi ya wo men jin sheng
最大的难得
zui da de nan de
像一杯酒 像一首老歌
xiang yi bei jiu xiang yi shou lao ge
朋友的情谊呀比天还高
peng you de qing yi ya bi tian huan gao
比地还辽阔
bi di huan liao kuo
那些岁月我们一定会记得
na xie sui yue wo men yi ding hui ji de
朋友的情谊呀我们今生
peng you de qing yi ya wo men jin sheng
最大的难得
zui da de nan de
像一杯酒 像一首老歌
xiang yi bei jiu xiang yi shou lao ge
像一杯酒 像一首老歌
xiang yi bei jiu xiang yi shou lao ge
5. A romantic song, maybe not the funniest, but also soulful 楊宗緯 (Yáng Zōng Wěi) - 洋蔥 (yáng cōng).
Lyrics:
如果你眼神能够为我
ru guo ni yan shen neng gou wei wo
片刻的降临
pian ke de jiang lin
如果你能听到
ru guo ni neng ting dao
心碎的声音
xin sui de sheng yin
沉默的守护著你
chen mo de shou hu zhu ni
沉默的等奇迹
chen mo de deng qi ji
沉默的让自己
chen mo de rang zi ji
像是空气
xiang shi kong qi
大家都吃著聊著笑著
da jia du chi zhu liao zhu xiao zhu
今晚多开心
jin wan duo kai xin
最角落里的我
zui jiao luo li de wo
笑得多合群
xiao de duo he qun
盘底的洋葱像我
pan di de yang cong xiang wo
永远是调味品
yong yuan shi diao wei pin
偷偷的看著你
tou tou de kan zhu ni
偷偷的隐藏著自己
tou tou de yin cang zhu zi ji
如果你愿意一层一层一层的剥开我的心
你会发现 你会讶异
ni hui fa xian ni hui ya yi
你是我 最压抑
ni shi wo zui ya yi
最深处的秘密
zui shen chu de mi mi
如果你愿意一层一层一层的剥开我的心
ru guo ni yuan yi yi ceng yi ceng yi ceng de bao kai wo de xin
你会鼻酸 你会流泪
ni hui bi suan ni hui liu lei
只要你能 听到我
zhi yao ni neng ting dao wo
看到我的全心全意
kan dao wo de quan xin quan yi
听你说你和你的他们
ting ni shuo ni he ni de ta men
暧昧的空气
mei de kong qi
我和我的绝望
wo he wo de jue wang
装得很风趣
zhuang de hen feng qu
我就样一颗洋葱
wo jiu yang yi ke yang cong
永远是配角戏
yong yuan shi pei jiao xi
多希望能与你有一秒
duo xi wang neng yu ni you yi miao
专属的剧情
zhuan shu de ju qing
6. The next song clearly brings people together, because the song is for friends, and it’s called “Friend”. We choose the song 朋友 (Peng you) from the artist 周华健 (Zhou Hua Jian).
The lyrics of the song are not given here, because the video is adapted for karaoke, with subtitles and translation of the Chinese text.
7. One of the hottest hits that almost everyone knows is performed by the group 筷子兄弟 (kuai zi xiong di), the song 小蘋果 (xiao ping guo).
And this "little apple" contains subtitles, pinyin and translation of the text into English.
8. A touching song with which you can touch more than a dozen Chinese, and not only, hearts: 张学友 (Zhang xue you or Jacky Cheung - for searching on English-language video hosting sites) - 她来听我的演唱会 (Ta lai ting wo de yan chang hui).
Lyrics and pinyin of this beautiful ballad:
她来听我的演唱会
在十七岁的初恋第一次约会
zai shi qi sui de chu lian di yi ci yue hui
男孩为了她彻夜排队
nan hai wei liao ta che ye pai dui
半年的积蓄买了门票一对
ban nian de ji xu mai liao men piao yi dui
我唱得她心醉 我唱得她心碎
三年的感情一封信就要收回
san nian de gan qing yi feng xin jiu yao shou hui
她记得月台汽笛声声在催
ta ji de yue tai qi di sheng sheng zai cui
播我的歌陪着人们流泪
bo wo de ge pei zhuo ren men liu lei
嘿… 陪人们流泪
hei pei ren men liu lei
她来听我的演唱会
ta lai ting wo de yan chang hui
在二十五岁恋爱是风光明媚
zai er shi wu sui lian ai shi feng guang ming mei
男朋友背着她送人玫瑰
nan peng you bei zhuo ta song ren mei gui
她不听电话 夜夜听歌不睡
ta bu ting dian hua ye ye ting ge bu shui
我唱得她心醉 我唱得她心碎
wo chang de ta xin zui wo chang de ta xin sui
成年人分手后都像无所谓
cheng nian ren fen shou hou du xiang wu suo wei
OK
he peng you yi qi mai zui ka la OK
唱我的歌陪着画面流泪
chang wo de ge pei zhuo hua mian liu lei
嘿… 陪着流眼泪
hei pei zhuo liu yan lei
我唱得她心醉 我唱得她心碎
wo chang de ta xin zui wo chang de ta xin sui
在三十三岁真爱那么珍贵
zai san shi san sui zhen ai na me zhen gui
年轻的女孩求她让一让位
nian qing de nv hai qiu ta rang yi rang wei
让男人决定跟谁远走高飞
rang nan ren jue ding gen shui yuan zou gao fei
嘿… 谁在远走高飞
hei shui zai yuan zou gao fei
我唱得她心醉 我唱得她心碎
wo chang de ta xin zui wo chang de ta xin sui
她努力不让自己看来很累
ta nu li bu rang zi ji kan lai hen lei
岁月在听我们唱无怨无悔
sui yue zai ting wo men chang wu yuan wu hui
在掌声里唱到自己流泪
zai zhang sheng li chang dao zi ji liu lei
嘿… 唱到自己流泪
hei chang dao zi ji liu lei
她来听我的演唱会
ta lai ting wo de yan chang hui
在四十岁后听歌的女人很美
zai si shi sui hou ting ge de nu ren hen mei
小孩在问她为什么流泪
xiao hai zai wen ta wei shi me liu lei
身边的男人早已渐渐入睡
shen bian de nan ren zao yi jian jian ru shui
她静静听着我们的演唱会
ta jing jing ting zhuo wo men de yan chang hui
9. Stay on Top - One of the latest breakthroughs in pop music, a movie song from the artist 朴树 (Pǔ Shù). The song is called 平凡之路 (píng fán zhī lù)
Let's learn a song and hit the road:
徘徊著的 在路上的 你要走吗
pai huai zhu de zai lu shang de ni yao zou ma
易碎的 骄傲著 那也曾是我的模样
yi sui de jiao ao zhu na ye zeng shi wo de mo yang
沸腾著的 不安著的 你要去哪
fei teng zhu de bu an zhu de ni yao qu na
谜一样的 沉默著的 故事你真的 在听吗
mi yi yang de chen mo zhu de gu shi ni zhen de zai ting ma
我曾经跨过山和大海 也穿过人山人海
我曾经拥有着的一切 转眼都飘散如烟
我曾经失落失望 失掉所有方向
直到看见平凡 才是唯一的答案
当你仍然 还在幻想 你的明天
dang ni reng ran huan zai huan xiang ni de ming tian
她会好吗 还是更烂 对我而言 是另一天
ta hui hao ma huan shi geng lan dui wo er yan shi ling yi tian
我曾经毁了我的一切 只想永远地离开
我曾经堕入无边黑暗 想挣扎无法自拔
我曾经像你像他 像那野草野花
绝望着 渴望着 哭着笑着平凡著
向前走 就这么走 就算你被给过什么
xiang qian zou jiu zhe me zou jiu suan ni bei gei guo shi me
向前走 就这么走 就算你被夺走什么
xiang qian zou jiu zhe me zou jiu suan ni bei duo zou shi me
向前走 就这么走 就算会错过什么
xiang qian zou jiu zhe me zou jiu suan hui cuo guo shi me
向前走 就这么走 就算会
xiang qian zou jiu zhe me zou jiu suan hui
我曾经跨过山和大海 也穿过人山人海
wo zeng jing kua guo shan he da hai ye chuan guo ren shan ren hai
我曾经拥有着的一切 转眼都飘散如烟
wo zeng jing yong you zhuo de yi qie zhuan yan du piao san ru yan
我曾经失落失望 失掉所有方向
wo zeng jing shi luo shi wang shi diao suo you fang xiang
直到看见平凡 才是唯一的答案
zhi dao kan jian ping fan cai shi wei yi de da an
我曾经毁了我的一切 只想永远地离开
wo zeng jing hui liao wo de yi qie zhi xiang yong yuan di li kai
我曾经堕入无边黑暗 想挣扎无法自拔
wo zeng jing duo ru wu bian hei an xiang zheng zha wu fa zi ba
我曾经像你像他 像那野草野花
wo zeng jing xiang ni xiang ta xiang na ye cao ye hua
绝望着 渴望着 哭着笑着平凡著
jue wang zhuo ke wang zhuo ku zhuo xiao zhuo ping fan zhu
我曾经跨过山和大海 也穿过人山人海
wo zeng jing kua guo shan he da hai ye chuan guo ren shan ren hai
我曾经问遍整个世界 从来没得到答案
wo zeng jing wen bian zheng ge shi jie cong lai mei de dao da an
我不过像你像他 像那野草野花
wo bu guo xiang ni xiang ta xiang na ye cao ye hua
冥冥中 这是我 唯一要走的路啊
zhong zhe shi wo wei yi yao zou de lu a
时间无言 如此这般 明天已在眼前
shi jian wu yan ru ci zhe ban ming tian yi zai yan qian
风吹过的 路依然远 你的故事讲到了哪
feng chui guo de lu yi ran yuan ni de gu shi jiang dao liao na
10. Let's finish our hit parade with the most popular artists and the best songs from foreign pop music. Every evening Lady Gaga performs on the stage of dozens of Chinese cities (Ukrainian singers put on real shows with dancing and live performances of her best tracks). And Chinese karaoke cannot do without the most popular ones, on this moment, songs in English or Korean. Over the past two years, we rocked the KTV hall many times with the incendiary PSY with his Gangnam style. Hit on long years, which charges the whole evening is the Black Eyed Peas with the bomb I gotta feeling. The K-Pop hit I want nodoby, but you warms up the audience well.
The classics of pop music are very popular: Michael Jackson, many people know I just called to say I love you by Stevie Wonder, you can find other performers in the list, the main thing is that these are your favorite songs, then you will get the best performance, and you will amaze everyone with your talent if you sing like this.
Today in the #e_Asia section we will return to the topic “Popular young groups from Asia”, but this time there will be no teams in it. Let's look at several groups from Korea and China, this will allow us to understand and evaluate whether music is developing in these countries, how open these groups are to the public, and what the situation is there in general.
Popular groups in Korea
Let's start with Korea first, since there is more information about its young performers. And the music market is well developed.
The first group we will look at today will be N.Flying. This is a young group formed in 2013. What is so special about her? Firstly, the genre style of performance - rock, pop rock, rap rock, alternative rock. Already from this description you might think that this group will be similar to Linkin Park or Limp Bizkit. But this team is heavily influenced by the pop culture of the music market. And this band is also a project of the label, so for now they “carry out” the whims of the creator. Which also puts an imprint on the group’s work - after all, they are essentially idols, and the music has a bright color of the pop genre. But this problem concerns most of their market: popular young groups from Asia are most often created as projects of some labels, and it is the labels that contribute to the rapid rise of teams.
But let's get back to N.Flying. Secondly, the group began to gain its popularity, surprisingly, in Japan. From 2013 to 2015, the group released releases and performed concerts mainly for Japanese audiences, but in 2015 the group released its debut album on the Korean stage. However, this type of promotion is quite common. Why was such a step taken? Perhaps due to the fact that in Japan the rock music market is more developed, and popularity there guarantees popularity in Korea. But let's say for sure: N.Flying is an ambitious and quite interesting group.
One of the best singles from N.Flying is Lonely:
Next, let's look at the light indie duo lalasweet. This is a female duet formed in 2013. We found them interesting in the manner of presenting their music and the lightness that you feel after listening. The genre they work in is pop rock. As with the group above, they were influenced by their environment. But after watching the video from their concert, we especially liked the atmosphere, which smacks of something jazzy, chamber and warm. Quite interesting representatives of the Korean scene.
Listen to lalasweet on Yandex.Music:
By the way, you might ask: why did Eatmusic choose these bands? After all, popular young groups from Asia appear almost constantly, and stylistically you chose such different teams! But we will answer: why not? There are many groups, you can consider any. But these groups look more interesting in contrast, showing that in Korea there are groups of different directions and with different energy.
Popular groups in China
As it turned out, finding young Chinese groups turned out to be quite difficult. Because Chinese language We don’t know; information in English (we are generally silent about the Russian language) is not easy to find. But we still completed the task. As has already been said once, protest movements of rock music are more developed in China, which is associated with some rejection of rock music by the authorities. 
A Taiwanese team came into our field of vision BIZcashi. What is remarkable about this team is that this is a girl duet that performs songs in the post-rock genre (although after listening, one gets the feeling that it is more likely post-pop). So far, they have released one EP in 2015, immediately after officially forming. What got us hooked was the genre in which they play. And also the vocals: they are very pleasant, calm, it feels like they were created just for this kind of music. Since China in general loves post-movements, there are quite a lot of groups in this segment.
Watch the live performance of BIZcashi:
That's where we'll focus today on watching young bands from Asia. Next time we will try to find new bands from China, and also look at other countries - Singapore and Thailand.
Popular Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber caused outrage among his Chinese fans by photographing himself in front of the Japanese Yasukuni Shrine, which is considered in China to be the embodiment of Japanese militarism.
Justin posted a photo with the temple in the background on his Twitter, where he has about 51 million subscribers. After this, he immediately received a lot of negative reviews. The singer was forced to delete this photo and apologize to his fans. According to the singer, the photo was taken by accident, he just wanted to take a photo in front of some Japanese temple, and it so happened that this temple turned out to be the Yasukuni Temple. Justin Bieber said he loves his Chinese fans and didn't mean to offend them.
Bieber is one of the most popular singers in the world of pop music, and Asian artists are far from him in popularity. However, the Chinese music scene has its own stars, although not as popular as American and European ones, but still enjoying great popularity and fame among their Chinese fans. We will tell you about the five most popular Chinese artists below.
1. Zhang Minmin.
The popularity of this performer was brought to him by the magnificent composition “My chinese heart", which the singer performed in 1984 at a gala concert on the occasion of the Spring Festival. This song has become popular among all Chinese living around the world. Another hit of the artist was the song “Chinese Youth, Chinese Heart,” which Zhang Minmin wrote on the occasion of the start of the Asian Games in 1992. In 2005, he composed a patriotic song called "All Chinese Have Common Roots", which talks about the unity of the Chinese people. In terms of popularity, Zhang Minmin could not compete with Western stars, but we can say that he became one of the founders of modern Chinese pop music.
2. Cui Jian.
This performer is rightfully considered the most honored Chinese rocker. And his biggest hit is the song “I Have Nothing,” which became the anthem of protest in China in the 80s. The musician has Korean roots, but grew up in Beijing, in a family of professional artists. He began his music studies by playing the trumpet and in 1981 began working in the Beijing Philharmonic Orchestra. The musician began his rock career in 1986 with the performance of the song “I Have Nothing,” which became the moment of the birth of Chinese rock. After the brutal suppression of student protests in Tiananmen Square, the musician’s work was banned, and he was forced to leave for the provinces. The sanctions were lifted in the early 90s and the musician returned to Beijing. Soon he tried to organize a concert tour of the Middle Kingdom, but it was soon canceled for performing political songs. The musician was forced to perform in the West, where he gained some popularity. In 2004, he performed as an opening act at Deep Purple concerts. In China, the ban on Cui Jian's performances was lifted only in 2005, after which he organized a large rock concert at the Beijing Stadium. Today the musician is a living icon of Chinese rock music.
3. Zhou Huajian.
The singer was born in 1960, and studied at Taiwan University in the 70s. In his free time, he enjoyed performing in restaurants and bars, where he gained musical experience. In 1984, he began collaborating with the Taiwanese music label Rock Records. The singer gained popularity in China by recording the song “Both Fun and Sad” in 1991. Over his thirty-year career as a professional musician, Zhou has recorded thirty full-length albums.
4. On In.
This singer is called the "evergreen tree" of Chinese pop music. The singer was born in 1967 in Shenyang. She became a professional singer at the age of 16, joining a local song and dance ensemble. Na Ying began her solo singing career at the age of 21, when she took 3rd place in the All-China vocal competition"Voices of the Sun". After the competition, the famous Chinese singer and composer Gu Jiangfen took her under her wing. The peak of the singer’s creativity occurred from 1998 to 2002, when the singer released 5 albums that gained enormous popularity among fans of popular music. In 2001, Na In won the title of "Best Singer" at music festival in Taiwan. After this, the singer actively participated in social life and did not record new albums. She recorded her next album only in 2011.
5. Zhang Xuei.
This popular Chinese performer was born in 1961 in Hong Kong. He began his musical career by winning first place at a local amateur performing competition. The performer released his debut album in 1986. The album sold 300 thousand copies. The musician’s most popular work turned out to be the album “Goodbye kiss,” released in 1993. After that, he received the title “God of Songs.” The hit "Let Me Into Your Heart" became a sensation in Taiwan, where the song sold 1.36 million discs. In total, more than 4 million discs have been sold worldwide. In 2003, he began composing music. In 2008, Zhang Xueyou took part in the opening of the Beijing Olympic Games, performing his new song.
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