This is the theme song to a new web series, 百里挑一 (translated as ‘Pick One from a Hundred’, or with the wordplay, ‘Baili Chooses Yi’), which is the new comedy TV series from the author/scriptwriter of the 2016 BL series, Addicted (上癮), Chaijidan (柴雞蛋). I have only seen a couple of episodes so far, and sadly it is not that captivating or funny. But I really like the song, so here it is…
(more…)July 11, 2020
July 5, 2020
You Are My Destiny (2020 WebTV Theme Songs) 網絡劇《你是我的命中註定》片頭曲片尾曲
Earlier today, the new music video by Taiwanese singer, TingTing (廷廷 a.k.a. 蕭秉治) was dropped onto YouTube, a very fun video and a very appealing song that I’ve been replaying a few times already. The song is Under the Moon from the new TV series, You Are My Destiny (你是我的命中註定), which is the 2020 mainland Chinese remake of the 2008 Taiwanese hit drama series Fated to Love You (命中注定我愛你). This popular Taiwanese drama series has also been remade by South Korean in 2014, Thai in 2017, and also Japanese in early 2020. Under the Moon is the opening theme song to this new Chinese remake TV series and the closing theme song, You are My Destiny, is sung by Della Ding 丁噹.
Update July 14, 2020: Added the official music video to Della’s closing theme song, You are My Destiny.
Update August 8, 2020: Added 3 other songs from the OST by Taiwanese singer/songwriter Ann 白安 which were originally released in 2019 from her 4th album, 44天 (44 Days).
(more…)July 4, 2020
Weather Maker 造天氣的人 (網絡劇《冰糖陷阱》片頭曲) – Michael Wong 光良
This 2017 song by Malaysian singer, Michael Wong (光良), is now used as the opening theme song for the new 10-episode Chinese BL web series Love Trap (冰糖陷阱), also titled as Capture Lover in some streaming apps. Let’s hope the web series does not end up like the 2016 Chinese BL drama Addicted (上癮) which was banned! So far the drama looks like being made on a very low budget, but enough said, the opening and closing theme songs are good though, so here they are…
(more…)July 1, 2020
【Slow TV】Taiwanese Jiggly Sponge Cake 台灣古早味蛋糕
In the past couple of years, something called Jiggly Cake has been making the rounds on social media. Actually it is not something new, someone has just come up with a catchy English name for the traditional sponge cake from Taiwan which in Chinese is 古早味蛋糕, meaning traditional flavoured cake. It is also known as Pillow Cake (枕頭蛋糕) because it is soft and fluffy! Now you might think that was it, but it has a history linking back to Japan and Portugal, because this cake is also known as Taiwanese Castella Cake.
(more…)June 28, 2020
Top 20 Mandopop Songs of 2017 in Taiwan 台灣2017年度二十大中文單曲
This list was compiled by Taiwan’s pop music radio station Hit FM.
(more…)June 26, 2020
Random Ramblings on BL Dramas
If you have been following my blog, you would probably know by now that I have been watching a lot of BL TV dramas from Thailand and Taiwan recently. So if you are not interested in this topic, you may want to skip this post and leave now, but if you are also a BL fans, you may proceed…
Random Ramblings on BL Dramas (Part 3) – Douban ratings on Thai BL dramas + list of upcoming Thai BL dramas for the remainder of 2020
(more…)June 25, 2020
June 23, 2020
Journey of the Mind 心路 (電視劇《燃燒》片尾曲) – Ayanga 阿雲嘎
This is the ending theme song from the Chinese police suspense TV series, Burning (燃燒). Really love the voice of Ayanga!
(more…)June 22, 2020
Go Through, Grow Through (日劇《Life 線上的我們》片頭曲) – Ryu Matsuyama
Just watched the first episode of the brand new Japanese 4-episode drama Life ~ Love on The Line (Life 線上の僕ら) based on the manga of the same name, and this is the opening theme song, Go Through, Grow Through by Ryu Matsuyama. Love the song!
Update July 12, 2020: Added the closing theme song, Last Ambient (ラストアンビエント) by Miyakawa-kun (宮川大聖).
Update July 15, 2020: Added interviews…
June 21, 2020
Top 20 Mandopop Songs of 2018 in Taiwan 台灣2018年度二十大中文單曲
This list was compiled by Taiwan’s pop music radio station Hit FM.
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