Critically acclaimed Taiwanese Reggae artist Matzka has declared on various occasions that his affinity with Reggae was entirely by chance. A Paiwanese Indigenous artist who hails…
Category: Thinkpieces
By Sinead The sweat glistens on Jay Chou’s brow as he grasps the microphone, pouring all his energy into an emotional rendition of his legendary ballad,…
By Sinead Despite being released over six months ago, Hong Kong singer Eason Chan’s 陳奕迅 track “Lonely Warrior 孤勇者,” is still hovering around the top of…
By Jocelle Koh & Jonathan Liu Any minority person belonging to a country with a multicultural identity knows it requires extra effort on their part to…
Fourteen years after her debut, singer-songwriter Joanna Wang stays relevant to Gen Z on TikTok with eclectic sounds and experimentation.
Back then, in the 1990s and early 2000s, Taiwanese music and pop culture was the mainstream on the Chinese mainland and throughout Asia. Fast-forward to the…
By Sinead Rows of sponsors and merchandise greet audiences at the door, which leads to a gloomy cavernous room filled with monochrome-clothed, bucket-hatted 20-somethings: so far,…
Rainbow Chan remembers the beauty and cheese of the golden age of Canto and Mandopop, acknowledging its mark on her identity while also stamping it with…
By Sinead Better than Bob Dylan, Dua Lipa, and Red Velvet—that was the consensus of users on Douban, an online ratings platform, when they picked Omnipotent…
By Jocelle Koh As Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) heritage month comes to a close, we wanted to reflect on how the conversation surrounding Asian diaspora…