C-pop2016.11.21ContentDefinitionTypesHistoryDefiningFeaturesTypicalElementsVirusMusicWhatisC-pop?Chinesepopularmusic：alooselydefinedmusicalgenrebyartistsoriginatingfrommainlandChina,

HongKong,and

Taiwan.WhatisPopMusic?Popmusic

isa

genre

of

popularmusic

thatoriginatedinitsmodernforminthe

Westernworld

duringthe1950sand1960s.Itwasstartedasearlyasin1920sintheUSbasedonthedevelopmentofJazz、Rock、soul、Blues、Reggae、Rap、Hip-Hop、DiscoandNewAge.Characteristics:appealingtoageneralaudienceemphasisoncraftsmanship.Simplethemes

–oftenloveandromanticrelationships

.GenreofC-popGenreSubgenresLocationChinesepopularmusic

CantonesepopularmusicHongKong,

Guangdong,

MalaysiaMandarinpopularmusicMainlandChina,

Taiwan,

Singapore,

MalaysiaHokkienpopularmusicTaiwan,

Fujian,

MalaysiaDefinitionbyChineseLiuxingYinyueisoriginallytranslatedfromtheEnglishterm“PopMusic”.simplestructureseasylyricsvariousformsnaturalemotions

“MassMusic”CommodityMusicDefiningFeaturesEasyunderstanding(listenandsing)PopularityFashionNoveltyCommodityRapidchangeSenseofparticipationImprovisationConnectionwithtechnologyHistoryFourphasesBirthplace:ShanghaiBirthdate:1920Phase1:

Before1949Phase2:

1949-1976Phase3:1977—late20thcentury世紀末Phase4:early21century-nowPhase1:

Before1949LiJinhui“FatherofC-pop”"TheDrizzle"("毛毛雨")sungbyhisdaughterLiMinghui(黎明暉)FusesjazzandChinesefolkmusic毛毛雨下個不停微微風吹個不停微風細雨柳青青哎喲喲柳青青小親親不要你的金小親親不要你的銀奴奴呀只要你的心哎喲喲你的心毛毛雨不要盡為難微微風不要盡麻煩雨打風吹行路難哎喲喲行路難年輕的郎太陽剛出山年輕的姐荷花剛展瓣莫等花殘日落山哎喲喲日落山Phase1:

Before1949ZhouXuan“GoldenVoice”ShanghaiNights《夜上?！稵heWanderingSongstress《天涯歌女》LiXianglaiSingerandactressTuberose《夜來香》Phase1:

Before1949LiJinhui“FatherofC-pop”"TheDrizzle"("毛毛雨")sungbyhisdaughterLiMinghui(黎明暉)FusesjazzandChinesefolkmusic毛毛雨下個不停微微風吹個不停微風細雨柳青青哎喲喲柳青青小親親不要你的金小親親不要你的銀奴奴呀只要你的心哎喲喲你的心毛毛雨不要盡為難微微風不要盡麻煩雨打風吹行路難哎喲喲行路難年輕的郎太陽剛出山年輕的姐荷花剛展瓣莫等花殘日落山哎喲喲日落山DuringJapaneseinvasionofManchuria,andthe

ChineseCivilWar:aleftistdistractionAfterthe

SecondSino-JapaneseWar

and

WorldWarII:marketed,producedandbrandedregionally.Phase2:1949-1976"YellowMusic"TheShanghaipopmusicindustrythentookpopmusictoHongKongandinthe1970sdeveloped

cantopop.The

Kuomintang,relocatedto

Taiwan,

discouraged

theuseofnative

TaiwaneseHokkien

dialectfromthe1950stothelate1980s.Asaresult,

mandopop

becamethedominantmusicalgenreinTaiwan.Individuals'namesMorepolitical“TheEastisRed”《東方紅》“NoCommunistParty,NoNewChina”《沒有共產黨就沒有新中國》“WeAreWalkingOntheBroadWay”《我們走在大路上》Phase3:

1977—Late20thCentury世紀末SecondblossomGlobalizationandChina’sjoiningtheWTOUSasamajortradingpartnerineconomyHongkongTaiwanandmainlandChinaZhangMingmin,LuoDayou,DengLijun,LiGuyi,LiuHuan...“CountryLove”《鄉戀》“TheSea,MyHometown”《大海啊，故鄉》“TheGreatWallWillNeverFall”《萬里長城永不倒》“MyChineseHeart”《我的中國心》“TomorrowWillBeBetter”《明天會更好》“YoungFriends,let'sMeet”《年輕的朋友來相會》“Childhood”《童年》TheRisingofC-popinMainlandChina（1986-1990）MatureincompositionandstyleStableeconomyandsocietyTVseries,themesonsKaraokeMaoAmin,WeiWei,CuiJian,CaiGuoqin,LiNa...“HavingNothingatAll”《一無所有》“AsianTreasures”《亞洲雄風》“MotherintheCandleLight”《燭光里的媽媽》“LoessPlateau”《黃土高坡》“TheGracefulScenesOfBlood”《血染的風采》TheRisingofC-popinMainlandChina（1990-2000）VideodiscandgalasMIDII(MusicalInstrumentDigitalInterface)樂器數字接口MaoNing,YangYuying,SunNan,NaYing,XieXiaodong...“I'dRathernotSayIt”《我不想說》“LateAutumn”《晚秋》“SurfSingsasEver”《濤聲依舊》“FareYouWell”《祝你平安》“TrueLove”《知心愛人》Phase4:Early21Century-NowITeraandinternetmusicSingersfromHongkongandTaiwanhavecometomainlandJayChou,JJLin,ZhangLiangying,JaneZhang,LeehomWang...“BlueandWhitePorcelain”《青花瓷》“Rescue”《拯救》“DayBreaks”《天亮了》“FindingYouintheCrowds”《眾里尋你》“ThingsYouDon'tknow”《你不知道的事》Individualismcanbeexpressedor,atleast,implied.TypicalElementsChinoiserie中國元素/中國風《江南》《曹操》《發如雪》Classicalelements古典元素

JayChou'sZhouLyrics,SHE's《不想長大》

TraditionalChineseoperaelements戲曲元素

BeijingOpera陶喆的《Susan說》王力宏的《在梅邊》陳升的《北京一夜》VirusMusic龔琳娜《忐忑》“MentallyDisturbed”慕容曉曉《愛情買賣》“LoveBusiness”王麟《傷不起》“TooDelicatetoBearaBlow”崔子格《老婆最大》“WifeisBoss”鳳凰傳奇《最炫民族風》“TheMostGorgeousNationalWind”約瑟翰·龐麥郎《我的滑板鞋》“MySkateboardShoes”王蓉《小雞小雞》“Chicks”鳥叔《江南Style》“GangnamStyle”筷子兄弟《小