C-pop

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Li Jinhui, known as the father of Chinese pop

C-pop is an abbreviation for Chinese popular music (traditional Chinese: 漢語流行音樂; simplified Chinese: 汉语流行音乐; pinyin: hànyǔ liúxíng yīnyuè; Jyutping: hon3jyu5 lau4hang4 jam1ngok6), a loosely defined musical genre by artists originating from mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan (the Greater China region). This also includes countries where Chinese languages are used by parts of the population, such as Singapore and Malaysia. C-pop is used as an umbrella term covering not only Chinese pop but also R&B, ballads, Chinese rock, Chinese hip hop and Chinese ambient music, although Chinese rock diverged during the early 1990s.

There are currently three main subgenres within C-pop: Cantopop, Mandopop and Hokkien pop. The gap between Cantopop and Mandopop has been narrowing in the new millennium. Hokkien pop, initially strongly influenced by Japanese enka, has been re-integrating into C-pop and narrowing its trend of development towards Mandopop.[citation needed]

Chinese popular music in China was initially a vehicle for the Cultural Revolution and Maoist ideologies; however, during the country's extensive political and cultural changes of the past 50 years, it has lost much political significance; and now closely resembles the styles of Taiwanese Mandopop, Cantopop, K-pop and J-pop, from Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Japan, respectively.[citation needed]

History

Buck Clayton, the American who helped bring Jazz influence to Shanghai.

The term

jazz orchestra.[5]

Around the time of the

discouraged the use of native Taiwanese Hokkien dialect from the 1950s to the late 1980s. As a result, mandopop
became the dominant musical genre in Taiwan.

In 2000 EolAsia.com was founded as the first online C-pop music portal in Hong Kong. The company survived the

Hong Kong Identity Cards
to purchase.

In August 2008 Norman Cheung, father of HK singer

HK$100 million.[7][8]

In February 2008

Chinese government's banning of the highly popular show Super Girl for one year in 2008 and 2012 still a very controversial for the mainland China market.[13]

In the early years of modern mainland China, emphasis on collectivist and party values, would predominantly set the theme for the music that was produced. Chinese officially sanctioned music schools, teaching popular music usually involves praising China's national culture through song lyrics that echo the official orientation of the PRC. The way in which popular music is taught in the school system relates to Chinese patriotic verses and traditional Chinese culture. The educational policy is heavily influenced by the government, and the "... Chinese government still uses traditional Chinese culture and values to enhance its legitimacy and consolidate its authority"[14] (Ho, 2012, p1).

After the Cultural Revolution that isolated China from the rest of the world for more than a decade, the country opened up, especially under the leadership of premier Deng. Global economic development offered all sorts of opportunities for Chinese businessmen and the opening up of east coast regions to outside economic interests served to boost significantly cross-cultural exchange between China and other nations, including the United States. Globalization and China's joining the World Trade Organization, with the implication of a move to make institutions within the country more compatible with those of the rest of the world, and the surge in international trade all contributed to bringing not only increased economic activity but also social exposure to foreign cultural standards. Although the new openness affected relations with a broad range of foreign countries, the United States was especially important as it was a major trading partner, and globalization has helped both nations to develop a healthy relationship for future growth.

The openness to trade and other exchanges with the United States, including the growing number of Chinese students seeking admission to educational establishments in the US, facilitated familiarity with

hip hop and rap music were undoubtedly a lot more accepted by Chinese youth compared to their parent's generation. Nowadays mainland singers like Hua Chenyu, one of the most influential young pop-rock singers in China today, sold out an Olympic sized stadium concert in two minutes and 58 seconds, demonstrating the homegrown pop music of China are at the stage of strong mass appeal.[15][16] (Rupke & Blank, 2009). The globalization of popular music impacted other East Asian countries, especially Korea and Japan, and this in turn has influenced developments in China, as "pop-culture excursions between (the) three countries"[17]
are deemed significant (Tricks, 2014, p. 4).

Genres

Genre Subgenres Location
Chinese popular music Mandarin popular music Mainland China, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia
Cantonese popular music Hong Kong, Macau, Guangdong, Malaysia
Hokkien popular music Taiwan, Fujian, Malaysia
Hakka popular music Guangdong, Fujian, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan

Notable artists

In 1999, Malaysia's

Jonathan Lee.[18]

At the end of 2007 RTHK began promoting a tribute called "Immortal Legends" (不死傳奇) in honor of the singers who died a legend in the industry. The honor was given to Roman Tam, Anita Mui, Teresa Teng, Leslie Cheung, Wong Ka Kui (founder of Beyond), and Danny Chan.[19] All six pop stars played a major role in developing the Hong Kong or Taiwan music industry.

In 2010, the

At the end of 2010, Vietnam's

boybands of the 2000s decade, all are from Taiwan. They are: F4, 183 Club, 5566, Fahrenheit (Fei Lun Hai), and Lollipop (Bang Bang Tang).[21]

See also

References

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  16. ^ 20世纪最具影响力的100位中文流行歌星http://www.wendangwang.com/doc/fa1768162f50703b09b516cb
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  19. ^ Hằng Moon (2010). "Nghệ sĩ của thập niên: 5 nhóm nhạc nam C-POP đình đám nhất" [Artist of the decade: Top 5 C-POP boybands]. Hoa Học Trò Magazine (in Vietnamese). Vol. 875. Vietnam. Retrieved 6 March 2016. Chúng ta chuẩn bị vượt qua cột mốc 2010 và chính thức khép lại thập niên đầu tiên của thế kỉ 21. 10 năm qua, teen Việt đã nhanh nhạy tiếp cận với những cơn sóng âm nhạc đổ bộ dồn dập từ khắp nơi. Bắt đầu với Teenpop cực kì nhí nhảnh đến từ US & UK thông qua kênh âm nhạc MTV, nối tiếp là dòng C-Pop lãng mạn qua các bộ phim "thần tượng" Đài Loan, và giờ là K-Pop trẻ trung đầy hứng khởi – hòa chung trào lưu Hallyu cùng teen khắp châu Á. Chính teen Việt là chất xúc tác mạnh nhất giúp V-Pop thay đổi, hiện đại hơn, chuyên nghiệp và gần gũi hơn với xu hướng âm nhạc chung của thế giới.
    Hãy cùng H2T chọn lựa ra "Nghệ sĩ của thập niên" (Artists Of The Decade) – Những nhân vật tiêu biểu nhất, những nhóm nhạc đình đám nhất đã và đang có sức ảnh hưởng mạnh mẽ tới đời sống âm nhạc của teen Việt.

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