The all-female 58-member Japanese pop idol group AKB48 held a fan vote to determine the singers for its next single at the Japanese Martial Arts Center in Chiyoda, Tokyo on June 9th. Atsuko Maeda (age 19) won the most votes (139,892). ...
With this post, I’m beginning a series on Faye Wong’s (王菲) cover of hits by the singer she idolized as a teenager, Teresa Teng (鄧麗君, Deng Lijun, 29 Jan 1953-8 May 1995), the superstar from Taiwan who dominated the Asian pop music scene in the ’70s and ’80s. The song ...
Singer-songwriter Joanna Wang is back with her latest retro remake album, titled Love Is Calling Me, which features 11 classic romantic ballads from the 1960s to the '80s. With her distinctively husky voice, Wang portrays different female characters through her interpretation of the songs, includ...