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Beijing Olympics theme songs collection

August 15, 2008 by Yein Jee

Besides “You and Me” the official theme song, there are a dozen of two other theme songs that are endorsed by the Beijing Games organiser. I have shared “Beijing Welcomes You” and “Olympics in Beijing” previously; here are a few more that’s worth mentioning…

Sun Nan & Zhang Hui Mei – Forever Friends

“Forever Friends” (永远的朋友), composed by Italian composer Giorgio Moroder and Chinese pianist Kong Xiangdong. The English lyrics are helped by Michael Kunze, while Chinese lyrics by Huang Xiaosheng.

This is my favourite candidate for the official theme song. Moroder, having wrote the popular “Hand in Hand” (theme song for Seoul Olympics 1988), certainly understand what makes a good theme song. It might not be the nicest song among all, but I think it’s the best that fits the occasion.

Sharing here is the Chinese version sang by Chinese singer Sun Nan and Taiwanese star Zhang Hui Mei; the English version is sang by Sun Nan and Hong Kong singer Coco Lee…

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Filed Under: Entertainment Tagged With: Asian Music, Asian videos, Beijing Municipality, China blog, Chinese Music, Chinese showbiz, Coco Lee, Han Hong, Huang Xiaosheng, Jackie Chan, Jang Nara, Keith Chan Siu Kei, Kong Xiangdong, Korean showbiz, Liao Changyong, Michael Kunze, Olympic Games, Peter Kam Pui Tak, Seoul City, South Korea, Stefanie Sun Yan Zi, Sun Nan, United States, Vincent Fang, Zhang Hui Mei

Going to Taiwan

April 29, 2008 by Yein Jee

Will be boarding the flight to Taiwan in a few hours. This site will not be updated for the next 7-8 days, and I’ll not be replying to any comments during this period.

Sharing with you here a few videos about Taiwan culture and lifestyle.

First, a promotional vid featuring pop star Jolin Tsai and veteran director Woo Nian Jen for the Welcome 2 Taiwan tourism campaign…

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Filed Under: Announcement, Travel & Living Tagged With: Asian Music, Asian videos, East Asia, Jolin Tsai Yi Lin, Taiwan blog, Taiwan travel, Zhang Hui Mei

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