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Album: 原來我不帥 電視原聲帶 / Pretty Ugly OST (Buy Album)

Artist: Various Artists

Released: February 1, 2008

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When I first heard of 原來我不帥, starring JJ Lin - I thought, that actually makes sense. In an age where many people become famous music artists simply because they look good (both in the East and West), JJ Lin actually stands out as one of the not-so-good looking ones. (Some say Jay Chou as well) However, his musical talent is unquestioned, and as I have made clear in other blog posts around here, I think that looks should never be a limiting factor in determining someone’s talent.

So the OST to this TV series has one new song by JJ himself -  期待你的愛, and some other songs by Nicky Lee, Hu Ling, and Kym. An interesting playlist.

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Album: 西界 / Westside (Buy Album)

Artist: 林俊傑 / JJ Lin

Release Date: June 29, 2007

Review By: Ashih

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For nearly a decade now, David Tao (陶喆), Jay Chou (周杰倫), and Leehom Wang (王力宏), the three “Pop princes,” have, without question dominated the Taiwanese and Chinese musical scenes. But with David Tao hinting at retirement, it remains to be seen who will fill the space left by the creator of such songs as 愛, 很簡單 (Love is very easy), 就是愛你 (It’s loving you), and 愛我還是他 (Who do you Love?). Side note: I cannot believe that so many of David Tao’s songs have the word for love, “愛” in them. In my opinion, JJ Lin is on the verge of taking over that position.

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Song: 最後一個夏天 / The Last Summer Day

Album: 換季 / Changing Seasons

Artist: 金莎 / Kym

Released: 2007

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Another not well-known female artist Kym, has many amazing songs, though being new to the music scene (this is really her second album, not counting compilations) is winning many new fans over. (Apparently her English name is Kym, but I have no idea where she’s from - Singapore or Taiwan?) Most will recognize her as the gal who sang with JJ Lin in 發現愛 “Fa Xian Ai” from JJ’s latest album Xijie. This song is particularly fitting at this time of the year - the last summer day, after all! Who doesn’t feel regretful and a bit sad as summer slips by and fall takes its place? I think everyone does…

Update: It appears that her stage name is simply that - Kym. No last name. And she’s not from Singapore, rather, from China.
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