Translation by: Ting

哪裡有彩虹告訴我
Where will I find a rainbow to tell me
能不能把我的願望還給我
whether I can have my wish back?
為什麼天這麼安靜
Why is the sky so quiet?
所有雲都跑到我這裡
Because all the clouds are with me now.
有沒有口罩一個給我
Do you have a mask for me?
釋懷說了太多就成真不了
If I open up, my thoughts will overflow and they won’t come true.
也許時間是一種解藥
Perhaps time is an antidote
也是我現在正服下的毒藥
or a poison that I am taking
看不見你的笑 我怎麼睡得著
How can I sleep without seeing your smile?
你的身影這麼近我卻抱不到
Your image is so near yet so far, out of my embrace
沒有地球太陽還是會繞
The sun still rotates without the earth
沒有理由我也能自己走
I can still go on without reason
你要離開 我知道很簡單
I know it is easy for you to leave
你說依賴 是我們的阻礙
You said over-reliance is our obstable
就算放開 那能不能別沒收我的愛
Even if I must let go, can I at least keep the love to myself?
當作我最後才明白
Just treat it as my late realization

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Song: 飄飄 / Floating

Album: Fly! Cyndi (Buy Album)

Artist: 王心凌 / Cyndi Wang

To Be Released: November 30, 2007

Post By: illuminance

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Cyndi Wang regularly comes out with new albums - in fact, her last one, Magic Cyndi came out in April. So here we go again - Cyndi dons an aviator’s costume (man, the Taiwanese artists are really into costumes… First secret agents, then cowboys, now this) for the new album Fly! Cyndi coming out on November 30. Of course, some would argue that because her songs are so generic, she can afford to come out with new albums every few months. But whatever, I’ll reserve judgment until the 30th.
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Album: 不會分離 / Never Apart (Buy Album)

Artist: 王光良 / Michael Wong (Guang Liang)

Release Date: November 9, 2007

Tracklisting:

1. 煙火 (Fireworks)
2. 不會分離 (Never Apart)
3. I Miss You
4. 女孩別哭 (Girl, Don’t Cry)
5. 風雨同路 (Challenges Go Hand in Hand)
6. 愛可以點亮整個世界 (Love Can Illuminate the Whole World)
7. I Am Who I Am (我就是我)
8. 雙子星 (Gemini)
9. 住在遙遠的星球 (Living on a Distant Star)
10. 驚嘆號 (Exclamation Mark)

Review by: moopie

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Hello, 大家好! This is my first post here… But don’t be too alarmed. As for who I am: I am 18/M/NYC and available! (editor’s note: This guy’s desperate!) I also don’t understand Mandarin particularly well nor am I particularly literate in Chinese, so forgive me if I butcher anything. But the real reason for this post is a review of Guang Liang’s new album, 不會分離.

Most of the songs in the album on the whole don’t really deviate much from his older work. None of the songs are particularly memorable: I just listened to the entire album three times, and would not be able to hum the melody of any of them, so those of you looking for another 童話, you’re not likely to find one here. On the other hand, most of the songs retain the sort of sappy sentimentalism of his old songs, so if you enjoy that sort of stuff, which I definitely do, you can’t really go too wrong with this album.
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Album: 崇拜 /  j’Adore (Buy Album)

Artist: 梁靜茹 / Fish Leong

Release Date: November 9, 2007

Tracklisting:

1. 崇拜
2. Ces’t la vie
3. 每天第一件事
4. 會呼吸的痛
5. 101
6. 一秒的天堂
7. 給未來的自己
8. 知多少
9. 生命中不可承受的輕
10. 三吋日光
11. 原來你也唱過我的歌
12. 崇拜 (Hidden Track)

Review By: Ting

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Our favorite Malaysian Chinese singer is back to give the awesome year 2007 a final blast. Her last album ‘Kissing the Future of Love’ toyed with the bitter sweetness of adolescent love and with classics like ‘Qinqin’ 親親 (kiss kiss) and ‘Xiao Shou La Da Shou’ 小手拉大手 (Little hand holding big hands), it was arguably her best album to date. Now, Fish’s brand new J’Adore is a similar narrative of love with her typical ballads galore. But instead of doting on adolescent crushes, the heroine of J’Adore leads us through a different journey of introspection, with a tinge of melancholy.
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Song: 彩虹的微笑 / The Rainbow’s Smile

Album: 微笑Pasta電視原聲帶 / Smiling Pasta Original Soundtrack (Buy Album)

Artist: 王心凌 / Cyndi Wang

Released: July 30, 2006

Post By: Shih

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王心凌, or Cyndi Wang’s彩虹的微笑 (The Rainbow’s Smile) is a song from the popular drama 微笑pasta, or “Smiling Pasta”. 微笑Pasta, which translates into “smiling pasta” (yes that is pasta in English) tells the story of a young girl (played by Cyndi Wang) who coincidentally meets 何群 (He Qun), a super famous and super popular singer. Try as he might,何群 (He Qun), played by 張東梁 (Nicholas Teo) from Malaysia, cannot get rid of Cyndi’s character, 成曉詩 (Cheng Xiao Shi). From playfully texting him from across the room in class to speaking out against the paparazzi, she is constantly at his side. 成曉詩 (Cheng Xiao Shi) helps 何群 (He Qun) learn to live with the past and make up with his rebellious younger brother. At the same time, 何群 (He Qun) helps his girlfriend deal with the problems that come from dating a national superstar and supports her loving family, which runs the Italian (yes, in Taiwan) restaurant微笑 pasta. The restaurant lends its name to the drama and it is indeed a good name; the entire drama is very happy go lucky. 微笑pasta aired during the summer of 2006 and had very very high ratings, especially considering the fact that it aired concurrently with the highly anticipated drama “The Hospital” (featuring F4’s Jerry Yan) in Taiwan. The song 彩虹的微笑 (The Rainbow’s Smile) is also very happy go lucky; Cyndi’s voice is good for a song that can cheer you up on a day that you’re feeling down. I must admit, as an American born Chinese, when I first listened to this song, I was a little put off by the parts of it that were in English. After hearing it several times though, I can think of no better words for it than fun and charming. So give it a couple of listens (it’s on the short side too).
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Song: Hurray (一起搖) / Hurray (Shake Together)

Artist: 林俊傑 / JJ Lin

Released: November 2007

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Recently released, this song was sung by JJ Lin (林俊傑) for a S-POP (Singaporean pop) contest. In reality, which is S-Pop? I don’t think such a thing can exist. Even though we have many talented Malaysian singers who sing in Chinese (Gary Cao, Guang Liang, Fish Leong, Nicholas Teo, among many others), we don’t call it M-Pop… Perhaps I’m an advocate of C-Pop without borders - without discriminating as to which country it’s from.

Other than that, I can’t say there is anything blisteringly special about the song. Listen and see for yourself!

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Song: 崇拜 / j’Adore

Album: 崇拜 / j’Adore (Buy Album)

Artist: 梁靜茹 / Fish Leong

To Be Released: November 9, 2007

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Check it out! The music video that’s been released to the public is only a 2-minute excerpt, take note of that.
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Album: 我很忙 / On the Run (Buy Album)

Artist: 周杰倫 / Jay Chou

Release Date: November 2, 2007

Tracklisting:

1. 牛仔很忙 (Cowboy On The Run)
2. 彩虹 (Rainbow)
3. 青花瓷 (Blue and White)
4. 陽光宅男 (Sunshine Homeboy)
5. 蒲公英的約定 (Dandelion’s Promise)
6. 無雙 (Unparalleled)
7. 我不配 (I’m Not Worthy)
8. 扯 (Tear)
9. 甜甜的 (Sweet)
10. 最長的電影 (The Longest Movie)

Review By: illuminance

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Well, after so much waiting, it’s finally here! 我很忙/On The Run - perhaps an album that had many worried and other ecstatic. After listening to it for a couple of days (after all, it was leaked on Halloween 2007), I’d say that in reality there wasn’t that much to be worried about, and there’s certainly a lot to be happy for.

The album certainly showcases Jay Chou’s versatility well. Arguably one of his greatest abilities is to perform in a wide variety on genres and styles, and it is definitely reflected in “On The Run”. From the country/folk of 牛仔很忙 (Cowboy on the Run) to the R&B of 扯 (Tear), there’s a lot to consider. In such a way, people may like or dislike Jay Chou, but no one’s going to call him boring.

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