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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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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: 不能說的秘密 / Secret

Album: 不能說的秘密 / Secret (OST)

Artist: 周杰倫 / Jay Chou

Released: August 13, 2007

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And what’s Jay Chou’s latest album? Nope, it’s not 黃金甲, but rather, it’s the soundtrack to his new movie (self-directed and acted), 不能說的秘密, or in English, simply “Secret.” Most of the songs in the soundtrack are just instrumental, and the rest are sung by artists who are not Jay Chou. However, the title song is sung by him, and it’s a mix of a slow romantic song (like 退後) and other rock influences. I can’t really think of which song it sounds like… It’ll come to me eventually!
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