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— The 19th Golden Melody Awards nominees and winners — Pop Music category (演唱類) ◆ Best Song ◆ Best Mandarin Male Singer 最佳年度歌曲 最佳國語男歌手獎 * Incomparable Beauty (無與倫比的美麗) in * ������������Eason Chan (陳奕迅) for Admit It (認了吧) Incomparable Beauty (無與倫比的美麗) by * ��������Tank for Keep Fighting (延長比賽) Sodagreen (蘇打綠) * ������Shin (信) for I Am I (我就是我) * Darwin (達爾文) in Goodbye & Hello by Tanya * �Y������������ang Pei-an (楊培安) for Pei-an Yang’s Album Chua (蔡健雅) No. 2 (楊培安II) * Blue and White Porcelain (青花瓷) in On the * �G����������ary Tsao (曹格) for Super Sunshine Run (我很忙) by Jay Chou (周杰倫) * �������������Khalil Fong (方大同) for Wonderland (未來) * Love Song in Wonderland (未來) Khalil Fong (方大同) ◆ Best Taiwanese Male Singer * Against the Light (逆光) in Against the Light 最佳台語男歌手獎 (逆光) by Stefanie Sun (孫燕姿) * ����Shih �W��������en-bin (施文彬) for Be Together * Blink of an Eye (一眼瞬間) in Star by A-mei Tonight (今夜我陪你) (張惠妹) * �W��������ang Shi-�x�����ian (王識賢) for Man of Iron (堅強) P13 * Hsiao Huang-chi (蕭煌奇) for Love Songs ◆ Best Mandarin Album 真情歌
P13 ( ) 最佳國語專輯獎
* Incomparable Beauty (無與倫比的美麗) by ◆ Best Mandarin Female Singer Features Sodagreen (蘇打綠) 最佳國語女歌手獎 * Star by A-mei (張惠妹) 張惠妹
Features * �������A-mei ( ) for Star * Against the Light (逆光) by Stefanie Sun (孫燕 * ��������������Stefanie Sun (孫燕姿) for Against the Light 姿) (逆光) * Goodbye & Hello by Tanya Chua (蔡健雅) * ������������Fish Leong (梁靜茹) for J’Adore (崇拜) Live Is … (拉活) by Karen Mok (莫文蔚) * ������������Tanya Chua (蔡健雅) for Goodbye & Hello Sodagreen does it again * On the Run (我很忙) by Jay Chou (周杰倫) * �����������Karen Mok (莫文蔚) for Live Is … (拉活) * ����������Joi Tsai (蔡淳佳) for Joi Blessed (慶幸擁有) Despite a slew of nominations and gongs, Jay Chou shunned this year’s Golden Melody Awards ◆ Best Taiwanese-language Album 最佳台語專輯獎 ◆ Best Taiwanese Female Singer By Ho Yi 人間有愛 最佳台語女歌手獎 Staff Reporter * Love of Life III – Companionship ( 3—歡喜作伴) from TV sound track * ������������Chen Si-an (陳思安) for Appreciation (體會) 真情歌 蕭 an evening that saw the took place at Taipei Arena (台北巨 ceremony. The Chairman was busy 彬) and veteran crooner Wang Shi-xian * Love Songs ( ) by Hsiao Huang-chi ( * Chan Ya-wen (詹雅雯) for Life Highway (人生 煌奇 comeback of big-name stars, 蛋) last night, with pop music awards touring China instead. (王識賢) to pick up the Best Taiwanese ) 公路) In Jay Chou (周杰倫) triumphed, handed out in a total of 23 categories Among the best-dressed stars Male Singer trophy. Hsiao also won * Kou! It’s Coming Out!!! (拷!!出來了!!) by Kou * �������������Sun Shu-mei (孫淑媚) for Chance to Love You picking up the Best Composer and chosen from among more than 100 were members of pop-rock band Won Best Taiwanese-language Album later Chou Ching (拷秋勤) (愛你的機會) Best Song awards for the single Blue nominees by a 33-member panel Fu (旺福樂團), who might have started last night. * Toilet Paper (衛生紙) by The New Formosa * ��������������Showlen Maya (秀蘭瑪雅) for Homesickness 紅 新寶島康樂隊 and White Porcelain (青花瓷), which of judges after four rounds of jury a new trend when they showed up Ipay Buyci took top honors in both Band ( ) (望鄉思情) 紅 decked out in retro disco era-duds. the Best Aboriginal Album and Best * Close to Home (厝邊) by Cheng Chiu-hsuan 藍 also won his long-term partner meetings. * ������������Liu I-chun (劉依純) for Lonesome Moon (孤單 Vincent Fang (方文山) the title of Best The nominees in this year’s pop Karen Mok (莫文蔚) was, as always, Aboriginal Singer categories for her (鄭秋玄) 的月娘) 藍 泰雅 黃 Lyricist. Even Chou’s music work for music categories contained many easy on the eyes with her long legs pop-music album sung in Atayal ( ). 黃 his directorial debut Secret (不能說的秘 familiar faces. Jay Chou (周杰倫) and tasteful yet revealing dress. Another double winner was ◆ Best Hakka Album ◆ Best Hakka Singer 黑 密 Pop diva A-mei (張惠妹), veteran Hakka musician Ayu Huang 最佳客語專輯獎
) won big in the usually overlooked garnered the most nominations 最佳客語歌手獎 黑 台 黃連煜 instrumental music categories, including Best Song, Best Mandarin unfortunately, ditched her tai mei ( ( ), who garnered Best Hakka 黃連煜 * 2007 Banana by Ayu Huang ( ) * Ayu Huang (黃連煜) for 2007 Banana grabbing top honors Album, Best Composer and Best 妹) look and went for an unflattering Album and Best Hakka Singer for * Hair Bun Flower (髻鬃花) by Cheng Chao- * �����Lin T�z��������u-chun (林姿君) for Hakka Girl (客家妹) in Best Composer Lyricist. Tanya Chua (蔡健雅) was all-black evening dress that made her his album 2007 Banana. Brimming look flat-chested and slightly chubby. with gratitude during his acceptance fang (鄭朝方) * ����������������Liu Jung-chang (劉榮昌) for An Old Tree, New and Best Album another strong contender with seven * An Old Tree, New Branches (老樹新枝) by Liu Producer nominations, followed by folk-rock Hong Kong’s Eason Chan (陳奕迅) speech, Huang first thanked the Branchesso justu (老樹新枝) Jung-chang (劉榮昌) 邱幸儀 邱俐 sections. 蘇打綠 grabbed attention with a noticeably jury for being nice enough to give * ������������Sinco Chiu ( ) and Aileen Chiu ( band Sodagreen ( ) with six. * In Love with Old Mountain Railway (戀戀舊山 The biggest The coveted Best Band award receding hairline. an award to someone who made his 綾) for In Love With Old Mountain Railway (戀 線) by Chiu Hsing-yi (邱幸儀) and Chiu Li-ling surprise of the went to last year’s titleholder The “Queen of Cute,” Rainie Yang first solo album at the age of 50. The 戀舊山線) 楊丞琳 (邱俐綾) night was Karen Sodagreen (蘇打綠), beating out all-girl ( ) decided to adorn her whole- long thank-you list Huang read from some good looks with a dull one-piece included “those friends who have Mok, who walked rock band Cheery Boom (櫻桃幫) and ◆ Best Aboriginal Singer dress and black stockings, while Jolin lent me money and dared not ask me ◆ Best Aboriginal Album home the more experimental Hakka hip-hop 最佳原住民語歌手獎 Tsai (蔡依林) looked like she was trying to pay it back.” 最佳原住民語專輯獎 with outfit Kou Chou Ching (拷秋勤). * ���������Sauniaw (少妮瑤．久分勒分) for Nasi (生命) In the hotly contested Best Man- too hard in a dress that resembled a The recipient of this year’s * Auba! The Most Beautiful Tribe (鰲芭!最美的部 the Best pink-and-white knot. Lifetime Contribution Award was * ������Amoy (林照玉) for Beautiful Voice of Mandarin darin Female Singer category, Tanya 落) Aboriginal Music (原聲中之美聲) 蔡健雅 Hip-hop outfit Da Mouth (大嘴巴) Chen Chih-yuan (陳志遠), one of the Album Chua ( ) beat out strong contend- * Nasi (生命) by Sauniaw (少妮瑤) * ����������Bai Lang (蔣進興) for My Name Is Bai Lang ers A-mei (張惠妹), Stefanie Sun (孫燕 won for Best Singing Group category. key figures in the folk music, or 蔣進興 award. * My Name Is Bai Lang by Bai Lang ( ) * Ipay Buyci (依拜維吉) for Ipay Buyci (依拜維吉) 姿) and Fish Leong (梁靜茹) to walk When asked backstage how she felt minge (民歌), movement in the 1980s. The * Ipay Buyci (依拜維吉) by Ipay Buyci (依拜維吉) 查勞．巴西瓦里 away with the trophy. The Best Man- about her group’s winning the award Chen is best known for his many * Chalaw������������������ Passiwali ( ) for Chalaw 19th Golden for their debut album, Japanese starlet- award-winning arrangements for pop * Chalaw Passiwali (查勞．巴西瓦里) by Chalaw Passiwali (查勞．巴西瓦里) Melody darin Male Singer went to Gary Tsao Passiwali (查勞．巴西瓦里) (曹格) from Malaysia. turned-hip-hop artist Ai Sha (愛紗) said, singers such as Tsai Chin (蔡琴), Pan Awards “we are all in shock.” Yue-yun (潘越雲), Su Jui (蘇芮) and, ◆ Best Band Despite the large number of ◆ (第十 九 Best Composer nominations for his album On the This year’s jury was unusually keen more recently, A-mei. 最佳樂團獎 屆金曲 最佳作曲人獎 Run (我很忙), Chou did not attend the on giving artists two awards. Not sur- Gongs for the 19th Golden Melody * �������������Cherry Boom (櫻桃幫) 獎) prisingly, visually-impaired musician Awards’ Artistic and Traditional music 吳青峰 * �W��������������u Ching-feng ( ) for Incomparable * ����������Mrs This (這位太太) Hsiao Huang-chi (蕭煌奇) beat out last categories were handed out late last Sodagreen was a hit at this year’s Golden Melody Awards, Beauty (無與倫比的美麗) * �����������Sodagreen (蘇打綠) year’s titleholder Shih Wen-bin (施文 month to little fanfare. unlike Jolin Tsai’s outfit. Photos: AFP and taipei times * �����������������Hsiao Huang-chi (蕭煌奇) for Love the Song * �W�������on Fu (旺福樂團) (愛這首歌) * ��Ma�v�����������is Fan Plus ���100% �(范曉萱+100%樂團) * �G����������ary Tsao (曹格) for Blink of an Eye (一眼瞬間) * ����������������Kou Chou Ching (拷秋勤) * ������������Tanya Chua (蔡健雅) for Blank Space (空白格) re the Golden Melody Awards just Clockwise from right: Protest hip-hop artist * ����������Jay Chou (周杰倫) for Blue and White Porce- a night of b�a�ck��sla���pp��ing������������ and self����-� Chang Jui-chuan, 88 Balaz bassist Jeannie ◆ Best Singing Group A lain (青花瓷) aggrandizement for the music industry Chen, and Wild Fire Music founder Elaine 最佳演唱組合獎 * �������Lin Chi�–����yu (林倛玉) for Lucky to Have Your or do they encourage innovation and Hsiung. Photos courtesy of interviewees 大嘴巴 Love (慶幸有你愛我) * Da Mouth ( ) Taiwanese creativity? Four musicians, * ���Nan �Q����������uan Mama (南拳媽媽) music critics and industry insiders give ◆ Best Lyricist * �����Soler their verdicts. language categorization for the awards. 最佳作詞人獎 Say if the same thing applied to China, ◆ Best Newcomer Yeh Yun-ping (葉雲平), is a music critic and then you’d get something like the best * �Y������������eh Kuo-chu (葉國居) for Hair Bun Flower 最佳潛力新人獎 (髻鬃花) past Golden Melody Awards jury member. Beijing singer and best Sichuan singer, and 蕭賀碩 * ����Liao �Y����ing-�j���u (廖瑩如) for Against the Light (逆 * Debbie Hsiao ( ) for Shuo’s Map Album so on. 碩一碩的流浪地圖 光) ( ) Taipei Times: What do you think of the are restricted by a bureaucratic mindset TT: If you were in charge of the awards, 閻韋伶 傻孩子 * �����������Hsiao Han (小寒) for Darwin (達爾文) * �O��li�v��ia �Y����an ( ) for Silly Child ( ) Awards’ language-based categories? that is devoid of creativity. The award what changes would you make? 呂莘 心動的 * �D��������������eserts Chang (張懸) for After All (畢竟) * �����������Connie Lu ( ) for Moment of Love ( Yeh Yun-ping: They’re backward. The categories make it seem like there are JC: I would set a rule that the competi� Taipei Times: What’s the point of the 時刻 * ��������������Vincent Fang (方文山) for Blue and White ) language categories are unique among only producers, composers and lyricists tion would only be open to musicians Golden Melody Awards? 羅思容 每日 Porcelain (青花瓷) * ������������Lo Si-rong ( ) for Everyday ( ) the world’s music awards. I can understand working in the industry. What about art and singers who had sold more than Chang Jui-chuan: To be honest, I have no 吳听徹 徹夜未眠 * �Q�i �Q����in (齊秦) and Chang Chen-yue (張震嶽) * �����Chris �W���u ( ) for Stay Up ( ) why the system was adopted a long time designers, photographers and album 20,000 copies of their albums ... Then expectations for Golden Melody Awards * �W����������ow for The Big Hits (頭號人物) ago, because back then there weren’t planners? There are too many unsung there should be a singing contest. Each and today’s pop music in Taiwan. The for Love Sickness (思念是一種病) many different genres. But I believe now it’s heroes and heroines, and too many nominee would go head-to-head. general public doesn’t believe that pop ◆ ◆ Best Arrangement Best Music Video Director time to make a change as there’s greater important aspects of the industry are TT: What categories would you like to see music can be serious and address important 最佳音樂錄影帶導演獎 diversity in music. Some would argue that overlooked. added to the awards? social issues. It’s just entertainment. 最佳編曲人獎 徐筠軒 music nowadays is all hybrid, which makes TT: Are the Golden Melody Awards JC: Theater music. We have the Golden Secondly, people who make pop music * �W��������������u Ching-feng (吳青峰), Shih Chun-wei (史 * ���Hsu �Y����������un-hsuan ( ) 陳宏一 it nearly impossible to tell which style an keeping up with developments in the Horse Awards that cover movie in Taiwan don’t believe they have a 俊威), Hsieh Hsing-i (謝馨儀), Liu Chia-kai (劉 * ��������������Chen Hung-yi ( ) 周格泰 album belongs to. If that’s the case, we music industry? soundtracks and the Golden Melody responsibility to make a difference or 家凱), �����������������* ���������������He Ching-yang (何景揚), Kung Yu-chi * Chou Ke-tai ( ) 區雪儀 could have more awards for singles rather EH: That’s the Golden Melody Awards’ Awards covers music in general. Musicians change society through their work. Music is (龔鈺祺), Lin Wei-tse (林暐哲) for Incomparable * ���������Chu Hsueh�–����yi ( ) 鍾偉權 than albums. biggest problem. In the Internet age, who work in theater should have their entertainment or, worse, just a way to make Beauty (無與倫比的美麗) * �����Chung �W����������ei-chuan ( ) TT: What could be done to improve the you should encourage and support new own awards so that they are motivated to money. You may think I’m being idealistic, * Hsiao An (小安) for Agent J (特務J) 演奏類 Golden Melody Awards? forms of music content and delivery. If you make more original work. but looking back to the US in 1960s you * ���������������Martin Tang for Against the Light (逆光) Instrumental Music category ( ) ◆ YY: The Golden Melody Awards lack a continue limiting yourself to the shrinking can see how pop music was an essential * ����������������Chen Chien-chi (陳建騏) for J’Adore (崇拜) Best Album 最佳專輯獎 clear direction and guidelines for what the offline market, you’ll end up backslapping Chang Jui-chuan (張睿銓), is a lecturer part of a cultural movement that turned * ������������������Huang Chung-yueh (黃中岳) for Darwin event wants to encourage. Each year [the those who don’t embrace innovation. in the English department of National society upside down. Forty years later, and (達爾文) * Fantasia of Tuscany (托斯卡尼我想起你) emphasis] differs depending on the jury Chengchi University (國立政治大學) and tens of thousand of kilometers away, that * �������������Tu Hui-yuan (涂惠源) for Wake-up Song (起床歌) * Sizhukong (絲竹空) members’ tastes. That’s why it’s impossible Jeannie Chen (陳冠伶) has 15 years of a hip-hop artist who raps about political legacy endures. Such is the power of pop * �����������������Chung Hsing-min (鍾興民) for Blue and White * Mr Bebu (Mr比布) to make predictions and why the media experience playing alternative music in issues. music. Golden Melody Awards is just a Porcelain (青花瓷) * Secret (不能說的秘密) are always surprised at the results. This bands such as Braces (牙套) and Peppermint backslapping fest. Of course, occasionally is one of the problems with the event (薄荷葉). Now she’s part of the pop we have great work by people like Chthonic ◆ Best Album Producer ◆ Best Album Producer being funded by the government. The manufacturing industry by day and bassist (閃靈), Joy Topper (豬頭皮), Pur-dur (陳建年) 最佳專輯製作人獎 最佳專輯製作人獎 顆芭樂籽 拷秋勤 Best Composer and Best Lyricist categories of 88 Balaz (88 ) by night. and Kou Chou Ching ( ). But the are * �����������Ayu Huang (黃連煜) for 2007 Banana * �������������Lee Cin-yun (李欣芸) should be scraped. No other music awards few and far between. * ���������Tsao Teng�–�������chang (曹登昌) for Ipay Buyci * ����Peng �Y�������u-wen (彭郁雯) in the industry use this classification. We Taipei Times: Who’s your money on? TT: Are Golden Melody Awards more than (依拜維吉) * ����������Jay Chou (周杰倫) already have the Best Song award, so why Jeannie Chen: Chalaw Passiwali is great just a product of a commercial process? * ������������Tanya Chua (蔡健雅) for Goodbye & Hello * �D������������enise Juan (阮丹青) keep the other two gongs? [nominated for Best Aboriginal Album and CJ: It doesn’t matter if Golden Melody * ��������������Terry Chan for Live Is … (拉活) best Aboriginal singer]. For the main� Awards are just a product of a commercial * �G����������ary Tsao (曹格) and Tu Hui-yuan (涂惠源) ◆ Best Composer 熊儒賢 Elaine Hsiung ( ), is the founder and stream, Jay Chou’s music is nice. process or not. Music needs markets for Super Sunshine 最佳作曲人獎 director of Wild Fire Music (野火樂集). She TT: Who do you think should win the Best to survive. Even I want a record label * �������������Lee Cin-yun (李欣芸) has worked in the music industry for more Female/Male Singer awards? to promote my music and ideas. The ◆ Best Single Producer * ���������������Chang Shih-he (章世和) than 20 years. JC: Hsiao Huang-chi (蕭煌奇) in Best Hakka difference is whether or not you are aware 最佳單曲製作人獎 * Jay Chou (周杰倫) and Terdsak Janpan Singer Award. The reason: though he can’t that the production of music or cultural 鍾成虎 * �D������������enise Juan (阮丹青) Taipei Times: Why are the Golden Melody see, he sings the most beautiful notes in artifacts carries social responsibilities. * ����������������Chung Cheng-hu ( ) for Pussy Awards important? the dark. Mainstream music and film awards in * ������������������Chen Chien-liang (陳建良) for Fool (傻瓜) 反恐小組 ◆ Lifetime Contribution Award Elaine Hsiung: The event’s biggest value TT: What’s wrong with the Golden Melody the US pay tribute to people with social * ��������Tank for Anti-Terrorism Squad ( ) 阿弟仔 特務 (特別貢獻獎) is to encourage local musicians and Awards? convictions like Bob Dylan, Rage Against * ������Adia ( ) for Agent J ( J) professionals as well as industry-related JC: The awards are populated by too many the Machine and Michael Moore. That * ��Ma �Y��������un-fen (馬韻芬) for Blink of an Eye * ����������������Chen Chih-yuan (陳志遠) 一眼瞬間 Here is the bottom line workers. But the Golden Melody Awards foreign pop idols. Also, it’s bizarre to use doesn’t happen in Taiwan. — HO YI ( ) Source: golden melody awards