Showing posts with label Mandapop. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mandapop. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Eric Chou captures the Filipino audience with “Room For You”

Over the past few years, Taiwanese superstar Eric Chou has achieved mainstream success in major Mandopop markets in the region. 

With a string of multi-platinum albums and hit singles that consistently topped streaming charts, the 24-year-old singer-songwriter has been anointed by the Taiwanese media as the “king of lovelorn people”—a title bestowed to the renowned balladeer for his masterful interpretation of emotionally affecting songs.

Despite his popularity as a ballad singer, Chou has recently experimented with EDM and urban music to diversify his catalog. Songs like “Nobody But Me,” “Shutter in Love,” and “Let It Go” showcase a more eclectic foray into pop, R&B and electronic music. These songs were written in English, aimed to capture a new audience outside of Mandopop.

Kai Buizon captures the magic of romantic serendipity in new track “Milagro”

The song was inspired by the Japanese concept of Koi No Yokan, which reveals a more nuanced and intuitive take on “love at first sight” Risi...