Mandopop

At the September 24th state dinner for Xi, "The Moon Represents My Heart" was played as guests entered the venue.

Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng's 1977 rendition established it as a foundational classic of modern Mandopop.

The choice was also fitting given the timing, just before the Mid-Autumn Festival, in which the moon is a central cultural symbol.

Teng was also well known as an outspoken advocate for democracy and freedom.

Yeah.

So it definitely makes sense, but Asia doesn't just have J-pop, Mandarin pop, Korean pop.

We understand that.

Yeah.

It was really delicious.

Taeyang's Taiwan trip featured beef noodles and even pineapple cakes, gifted by none other than the king of Mandopop.

A photo reveals who delivered the pineapple cakes to Big Bang, actor and entertainer Ken Lin.

The celeb said he was following orders from Jay Chou's wife, Hannah Quinlivan, to personally deliver the treats to the K-pop idols.

[upbeat music]That is JJ Lin, a Singaporean singer-songwriter.

Mandopop.

Have you heard of Mandopop? He's one of Mandopop's biggest stars.

Started with an album, Music Voyager, in 2003.

He's won many Golden Melody Awards, including the Mandarin Male Singer.

Blair Cunningham was born in 1957, drummer who was part of the group Haircut 100 before becoming a session drummer for Paul McCartney and also The Pretenders.

Henry Lau was born in 1989, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and also an actor, who was big in Asia as a member of the Mando Pop subunit called Super Junior M.

Artist who unfortunately passed away on October the 11th in California.

Samuel Wesley who passed away in 1837 at the age of 71 from complications from mental illness and head trauma he was known as the English Mozart he was a child prodigy who became one of a Great Britain's best organists and composers of the late Georgian era Leon Bollman passed away in 1897 at the age of 35 from lung disease.

They're across, um, a couple of decades here, and it's, um, you know, you know, protests in, in mainland China and in Hong Kong, sort of covers all sorts of things.

And I guess the main thing to remember is in China, the main music is what they call Mandopop, and there's also Cantopop in Cantonese.

Mm.

And it's more like s- that sort of really K-pop, kind of cheesy, happy, fun, colorful.

Taiwanese Canadian singer-songwriter and content creator Ariel Tsai is one of the most hardworking people I know.

Getting her start live streaming and singing Mandopop songs at 5:00 AM in the morning Canada time while pursuing a degree in pharmacy.

Since then, Ariel has successfully pivoted into a shining star on the Mandopop scene today, with her ear-catching ballads and kind, positive spirit.

We talked about mental health, Ariel's work ethic, and the importance of personal growth to this massive self-starter that never stops learning.

A huge, huge welcome to my dear friend Ariel to the Fluffel Podcast.