Korean singer Lee Hyori has had a long history of being influential in Korea’s fashion scene over the years, but now reports show a growing influence in Chinese fashion as well. The country has been broadcasting Korean TV shows frequently during the last few years, and Lee Hyori’s exposure has been quite substantial during that time. Chinese women have responded strongly to her image, and just like their Korean counterparts, they’re copying her many fashion sensibilities–from hairstyle, clothing, to accessories, she’s fast becoming THE fashion icon of China. Thanks to her influence, it is now said that Korean fashion surpasses even that of American and Japanese at this current point in time.
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Korean singer Lee Hyori becoming Chinese fashion icon?
Wednesday, June 13th, 2007Japanese group Morning Musume to add first non-Japanese members
Thursday, May 10th, 2007Popular Japanese group Morning Musume, are mixing things up for the first time in their long illustrious history, by adding the first non-Japanese members to their lineup. This comes, after several semi-secret auditions were held throughout China, in which the entire Chinese countryside was scoured, looking for just the right girls that fit the Morning Musume mold. The two lucky girls, 16 year old Qian Lin, and 19 year old Li Chun were handpicked from the most promising of the lot, and both have been sent for intensive training in dance, singing, and the Japanese language. Producers are wanting them primed and ready as quickly as possible, as they’re gearing them up for a national Japanese debut sometime very soon.
China’s Zhang Liangying inspires English language learning frenzy
Saturday, April 14th, 2007With a voice that’s been mesmerizing TV audiences throughout China for quite awhile now, Chinese pop singer Zhang Liangying, is making many in Asian music take notice– in a slightly unexpected way. After winning 3rd place in China’s incredibly popular “Super Girl” contest, she is not only known for her beautiful voice, but for her preference for singing English language cover songs. This has caused many of her loyal audience members, intrigued by her command of the language, to inundate Chinese bookstores and language schools, scrambling for the most direct and effective tools to learning the language. Businesses are making claims that, because of her growing influence, they’re seeing shortages of some of the more popular titles, and are having to order significantly more just to keep pace with the demand she brings.
Fans of Taiwanese band Fahrenheit create scheduling problems
Monday, March 12th, 2007Although mainland China hasn’t been known as a center of extreme pop idol worship, that trend seems to be reversing, following the introduction of Taiwanese boyband Fahrenheit. Fans have been so enthusiastic about the group, that many in the bands management have been quite hard-pressed at keeping a productive schedule. On more than a few occasions, fan exuberance has interrupted important recording sessions, acceptance speeches, interviews, and pretty much everything else the band’s involved in. This has put Fahrenheit’s schedule in a constant flux, and may force Fahrenheit’s management to issue a special plea, letting fans know how much they appreciate the excitement, but to please realize that they’re finding it hard to get anything done!
Fans of Chinese star Jolin Tsai not hampered by rain
Wednesday, January 31st, 2007Despite an earlier downpour of rain, Chinese artist Jolin Tsai, went on to give a mesmerizing performance in front of an estimated 15,000 fans assembled at Petaling Jaya stadium in Malaysia. Many behind the scenes insiders believed that, because of the massive flooding throughout the city earlier that day, that many fans would hesitate to make the trek to see the show. Those worries turned out to be unfounded as the stadium filled to near capacity quite quickly. Jolin went on to give one of her most spirited performances to date, as if to say to her fans, “I won’t forget this show of loyalty.”