tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-867823269449257452.post8024938369915402531..comments2023-10-28T05:54:45.942-07:00Comments on the truth about taiwan: the end of those singing contestsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-867823269449257452.post-31329639627565024122011-07-18T18:57:30.596-07:002011-07-18T18:57:30.596-07:00i have no opinon of neeley except that he does wha...i have no opinon of neeley except that he does whatever he's told, plays the half card a lot. i personally have no use for him.linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06429471364708837432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-867823269449257452.post-23674781894403777002011-07-18T18:55:53.553-07:002011-07-18T18:55:53.553-07:00first of all, i dont want to step on your dreams. ...first of all, i dont want to step on your dreams. if you are a musician, go for it.<br /> i think being half taiwanese will help you a lot. i think being 1/4 taiwanese would help you a lot. anything connecting you to taiwan by blood wil help you a lot. even marraige. if you're married to a taiwanese, that even helps a little.<br /> the main point is, does some boss or producer or investor LIKE you? it's all about relationship in this country. not talent.linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06429471364708837432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-867823269449257452.post-14413050386517485462011-07-16T23:16:26.330-07:002011-07-16T23:16:26.330-07:00I am curious to hear your opinion of Anthony Neely...I am curious to hear your opinion of Anthony Neely - is he acceptable as a foreign born Taiwanese idol because he is hunxie? To be honest, I have only recently started composing my own music, but I was dreaming of entering the Taiwanese music industry, if only because I feel chinese lyrics say much more in less words than english ones do, and I enjoy writing them. Are you saying it is hopeless for foreigners? I look pretty "white", although my dad if from Taiwan.<br /><br />Also, while I agree that most Taiwanese singers and songs are cliche, I do think there is real talent in such artists (and I truly mean artists) as Jay Chou and to some extent Wang Lee Hom (though I would say he is much more "Top 40", and Jay Chou is more of a genius who happens to end up on Top 40 lists). Of course, I do not understand much of the lyrics as an American born hapa who only started learning Chinese in college, so maybe that is the area you believe to be dumbed down?JFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10489657799270581529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-867823269449257452.post-66659500105243032712011-01-15T21:38:58.451-08:002011-01-15T21:38:58.451-08:00thanks for coming by.
what worries me is.... what&...thanks for coming by.<br />what worries me is.... what's next? what's the next tactic the record companies will use to try and maintain their control over the minds and listening habits of taiwan?linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06429471364708837432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-867823269449257452.post-36892338101939900612011-01-09T02:52:35.846-08:002011-01-09T02:52:35.846-08:00Ha....well said! I just posted something similar o...Ha....well said! I just posted something similar on one of your older entries. <br /><br />These things are SO pre-determined it isn't even funny. Those 'random selections' of who will sing against who is anything BUT random. And the judges...they really have nothing to say. If you can follow the inconsistencies over the episodes, it's really a laugh. They tell the singer to "take a chance" and sing something "out of your comfort zone, or usual style" and the singer DOES the next week, and then gets trashed because...well, the judges HAVE to trash them on something, because they need to make the eventual winner look good.<br /><br />Granted, not all the judges are in on this. There's plenty of guest judges that are just asked to be there and don't really know what's going on...although I would guess they may be hinted at who to put up.<br /><br />Anyhow, the whole things ARE a giant waste of time and basically just a promotion tool--to the eventual pre-determined 'winner'--for the record companies.<br /><br />Makes me wonder about American Idol...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14979975985476514595noreply@blogger.com