Lessee. You have mentioned JOlin but not mentioned ELVA, her immediate rival. There is the very well known group S.H.E. (two out of the three are cute while the other one has great legs but too tomboyish for many). There is Cindy Wang (very cute if a bit too thin).
And a few other newbies.
ELVA
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Cindy Wang
Wu Bai is hardly pop. He is more like classic rock.
I like the check the shelves at the music stores to find the latest popular pop.
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I don’t know why, but I loathe Cindy Wang. Her music is way too cloying and I don’t find her attractive at all.
+1 for Cheer Chen. Mayday is alright if you count them as pop. If you like more of a classic R&B sound, Khalil Fong is not bad; he’s an American-born Hong Konger but his main fanbase seems to be in Taiwan. David Tao is another respectable one. Da Mouth are like the Black Eyed Peas of Taiwan; i.e., they’re annoying as hell but it’s hard to get their songs out of your head.
Gotta be honest, Mandarin-language pop music is extremely weak considering how large its potential audience is. Not a ton of variety. I’ve been told that payola is legal in Taiwan, and I’m sure it’s the rule on the Mainland as well.
the http://www.youtube.com/user/MVTaiwan YouTube channel will give you an idea of what’s going on in Taiwanese mainstream pop music right now.
The vast majority of the songs I cannot listen to past 20 seconds. Why do all the pop stars have to be so sulky in the videos? :s
there is some good stuff out there. Yang nai wen _ youtube.com/watch?v=SbHhdGT_e4c are two of my fav’s. Jiang hui is also fantastic if you’re looking for a great voice.
There are a lot of good singers in Taiwan to recommend, to name a few:
Taiwanese songs:
One of the most popular songs “Wife” by Jiang Hui(江蕙)
youtube.com/watch?v=8eJP4kwQJVs
I’d like to recommend a blind male singer, Xiao huang-qi(蕭煌奇) He sings both Mandarin and Taiwanese songs
and writes most of them himself.
one of his most popular Taiwanese song “Grandmother’s words”
youtube.com/watch?v=hHcH0NhiX_s
one of his most popular Mandarin song “You are my eyes”
youtube.com/watch?v=wBLt39Ebhi0
Rocker:Xiao jing-teng(蕭敬騰)
“rhapsody”
youtube.com/watch?v=ZmNsxd0G … re=related
(I’ve listened a few of his songs. This one is my favorite.)“How could I say I dn’t love you?”
youtube.com/watch?v=Nfo7ayzh … re=related
The only Taiwanese jazz singer I could think of is Joanna Wang(王若琳)
Great voice!
“labyrinth”
youtube.com/watch?v=dtfErkPO8Tg