Comments on: 19th Golden Melody Awards

By: minch

minch — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:58:40 +0000

hhmmm, Jay used to be really good, until he started getting too commercial and started branching out to acting and directing….he seemed to lost interest in making good music, so he just re-used his old formula into his new albums, which is sad…..because he has so much more to offer than those crap albums that he produces nowadays…

By: EF

EF — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 14:44:11 +0000

^ Really? I don’t think so. Why exactly do you think jay is overrated. Fahrenheit is overrated. So is Lollipop. But jay has credible talent, his songs are great, and he’s always looking to improve himself. Thats why i don’t think he’s overrated at all.

By: sy

sy — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 16:05:35 +0000

I totally agree with wat sally!! Jay is TOO overrated…. I much perfer Rynn Lin whom I feel should never have made his music mainstream in e 1st place…

By: Yein Jee

Yein Jee — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 03:55:53 +0000

Good point Sally. Jay is probably not as popular and creative as he used to, but there are no people to take over his status in Taiwan at the moment.

By: Sally

Sally — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:23:31 +0000

Jay Chou is overrated for what he’s worth. But I guess the market needs someone to be worshipped so until that person(s) comes along Jay Chou dominates the market.
Good thing that a lot of underground bands and singers could still survive without going mainstream in Taiwan.

By: Yein Jee

Yein Jee — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:40:41 +0000

Ya, the organisers seemed to be losing directions for the past few years… the ratings are dropping and they are obviously trying to revive the show. Problem is, they are focusing on the wrong thing… all the audiences need are good host, good performance and less rubbish.

By: will kor kor

will kor kor — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:39:41 +0000

The event organiser of Taiwan golden melody is really outdated. No sparks or creativity. Why invite some non-singing japanese singer to present awards or American singer to sing 3 songs? 4 woman presenter is a bad move…

By: Yein Jee

Yein Jee — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:17:07 +0000

Off course there are still chances… mainland Chinese artists have always emphasised on composing their own music, or else they would need to be really good to excel in the industry. As for the others, all they need is to change their mindset and give more emphasis on the music itself.

HK is indeed falling behind when it comes to music making, it’s the same old people running the show. Taiwan is probably on a better track, but it ain’t looking too good for me… take away Jay Chou and there would be an obvious ‘hole’ in Taiwanese music scene. There are still a few others that are credible, but at the end of the day… popularity dictates the market, not quality.

The Malaysians and Singaporeans are doing well in recent years in these awards and album sales… it’s a good thing for Chinese music in general, but it’s also showing worrying signs in HK and Taiwan music.

By: bb

bb — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:46:02 +0000

well, this award ceremony is based on the mandarin music industry.
i think mandarin music still stand some chance. there have been more and more singers from both taiwan and china that composes their own music. and the winners who were mentioned in the article aren’t the ones who have the best looks. jay chou is popular, but some people might think he’ve been a bit over-rated. i personally like his and gary cao’s music. and they’re both great composers. yes, it’s true that chinese music is degrading more than improving these years, and looks is important. but it’s not that bad. maybe hk is the worst. hk focuses on cantonese music, which is less popular than mandarin music (i think). and they have even less talents. many of their newcomers in these years are just garbage.

By: Yein Jee

Yein Jee — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:19:14 +0000

Ya, kinda felt the same thing, with the exception of China; but mainland Chinese are not really trying to advance overseas… in terms of Chinese music, their market is the biggest at the moment… in fact most other artists are trying hard to get into China instead.

By: kyon

kyon — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:59:11 +0000

chinese music is going down in last few years. no new style, not enough talents. its overcommercialized bringing up singers that looks good but can’t sing.