By Jocelle Koh Taiwanese singer-songwriter Kalabebe is a breath of fresh air on the indie pop scene. Having released a slew of singles since 2020 such…
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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…
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Almost a decade after her debut album A Voyage of Vera 少女維拉 got her shortlisted for Best Newcomer at the Golden Melody Awards, Taiwanese artist Hui…
By Jocelle Koh Bold, unconventional and with a larger-than-life sound, Mandarin electronic duo Chick en Chicks were the group that were never meant to be. A…
By Jocelle Koh French composer and electronic artist Worakls aka Kevin Rodrigues has been a mainstay in the European electronic music scene ever since his debut…
![[Liner Notes] I Love You For You 就是愛著如此奇怪的你 – Leaf Yeh 葉穎](https://asianpopweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/葉穎形象照2-480x270.jpg)
Writeup & Translation by Jocelle Koh Introducing our new format ‘Liner Notes‘, where we dig deep with artists and creatives about the meaning behind their song lyrics;…
Inspired by her love of competitive weight-lifting and how this conflicted with her Asian family’s views on women’s body image, Lin uses female physical strength as…
![[Interview] Getting Spiritual with UQiYO – Experiencing Evolution & Transcendence on ‘loom’](https://asianpopweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screen-Shot-2021-05-09-at-8.47.48-pm-480x270.png)
Japanese producer and artist UQiYO has a sound that manages to be both otherworldy and intimate at the same time. Singing in English yet being deeply…
By Jocelle Koh When we started conceptualising #APWEARTHEMERGENCY, one of the biggest topics we had to digest was how we could make the connection between Asian…
By Jocelle Koh Asian-Australian artist Dizzy Dizzo a.k.a Dominique Choy is the definition of girl boss. Starting out in the industry as an artist who could…