Through my own searching and a bit of help from some Taiwanese friends I have managed to find a few songs that I have begun to enjoy and thought I would share.
Hebe 田馥甄 - LOVE!
Tián Fūzhēn is the singers name but she also goes by the name Hebe. A quick google search has taught me that Hebe is actually the goddess of youth in Greek mythology. I guess that goes to show how much I DON'T know about Greek mythology.
The next song is by a Taiwanese American singer named Anthony Neely who grew up in San Francisco. He participated in a singing competition; the Taiwanese equivalent to American Idol, where he received top marks and became well known. He also has a few songs sung in English so if you don't like listening to Chinese than he is still worth a listen.
一覺醒來 Awakening
倪安東 - Anthony Neely
Yesterday I also went to see a Taiwanese movie. Since movie theatres are quite a bit less expensive here compared to Japan (around 8 dollars to see a movie) I have taken the opportunity to indulge in some film viewing.
愛 LOVE
This movie features some of Taiwan's most recently famous actors and is a story about love, as the title suggests. The interesting part of the plot; however, is how all of the relationships of the characters in the movie are intertwined.
Another interesting piece of information is that one of the main characters, Eddie Peng actually grew up in Vancouver Canada. Apparently, he was scouted to become an actor while visiting relatives in Taiwan and ended up moving here to pursue his career in acting
I was surprised to find out that the movie had English subtitles. Without them I am sure I would have been pretty confused about everything that happened in the movie. Hopefully I will eventually be able to understand the movie without English subtitles!
My first taste of Taiwanese pop culture has been pretty good and I would have to say it has left me wanting to learn more. I will see what else I can dig up in the next couple months to share.
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