This week, we have a few songs that reentered the charts. Interestingly, Show Luo and Trash is back in the top 5, last they were seen in top 5 was last month-August. Power Station, Della Ding Dang and Li Rong Hao have new songs on the charts.
Top 10 Chinese Songs of the Week-2nd Week September 2024
Song title= Tell me directly if you dont like me. Really like this song, I guess it applies to the guys and girls. Dont play about, don't give mix signals, just tell me directly if you dont like me.
都怪你我總失眠 Dōu guài nǐ wǒ zǒng shīmián (It's your fault that I always have insomnia)
沒有你在我身邊 méiyǒu nǐ zài wǒ shēnbiān (Without you by my side)
閉上眼就是你的臉 bì shàng yǎn jiùshì nǐ de liǎn (When I close my eyes and it's your face)
This song describes their yearning for the past and the future, and they also learn to focus on living in the present, no longer holding back because of uneasiness, and bravely accepting the good and bad of life. The story of the MV unfolds at a car wash late at night. A passerby chooses to end his life in the car because of his unsatisfactory life. Fortunately, 2 people realizes that something is wrong, and the three of them finally understand each other's feelings, companionship and happiness .
深呼吸在這裡 Shēnhūxī zài zhèlǐ
只有你自己 zhǐyǒu nǐ zìjǐ
存在腦海的記憶 慢慢沉入海裡 cúnzài nǎohǎi de jìyì màn man chén rù hǎilǐ
Background: Dior Da Ying's new song "See you again one day" is written and composed by herself.
This song is specially dedicated to the Malaysian internet celebrity couple Jasmine and Kvin, in memory of their 2 year old son Enzo, who died on May 17 after drowning in a hotel pool.
Dior Da Ying's message to them : "I hope this song can give you some strength, helping you release your sadness and grief, and thereafter move forward. You can do it, I really believe you can do it."
Bonus: The couple appears at the end of the music video while the credits roll.
從你來到我世界的那一天起 Cóng nǐ lái dào wǒ shìjiè dì nà yītiān qǐ (From the day you came into my world)
我就想要把最好的全部都給你 wǒ jiù xiǎng yào bǎ zuì hǎo de quánbù dōu gěi nǐ (I wanted to give you the best of everything)
我變得更努力 只想要你開心 wǒ biàn dé gèng nǔlì zhǐ xiǎng yào nǐ kāixīn (I work harder, just because I wanted you to be happy)
想時間永遠停在這裡 xiǎng shíjiān yǒngyuǎn tíng zài zhèlǐ (I want time to stop here forever)
想要把你捧在手心 xiǎng yào bǎ nǐ pěng zài shǒuxīn (I want to hold you in my hands)
Qiu Fengze released the 10th anniversary album "COlOR Free". The album's title song is "Imprint/ Fold Creases" ."Imprint/ Fold Creases" tells how a relationship is like a scar that will never recover. Even if the other person has left, the emotion has been imprinted in the heart and will not be erased. Qiu Fengze shared: "If I want to explain the song simply, I think it coexists with pain. I use "the traces left by folding the paper" as a metaphor for the feelings that cannot be erased in life. This concept has never appeared in my previous songs, and the team also spent a year preparing this song. I hope everyone will like it."
紙飛機 誰曾追問過它 zhǐ fēijī shuí céng zhuīwènguò tā (Paper planes, who has ever inquired about them)
去不了的遠方 qù bùliǎo de yuǎnfāng (An unreachable distant realm)
是否堅持前往 shìfǒu jiānchí qiánwǎng (Whether to persist in the journey)
我和你 擁有過的嚮往 wǒ hé nǐ yǒngyǒuguò de xiàngwǎng (You and I, the dreams we once shared)
一部分 它還在逞強 yībùfèn tā hái zài chěngqiáng (A part of them still strives)
不願意絕望 bù yuànyì juéwàng (Reluctant to give up hope)
Who is Leah Dou? Leah Dou is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of Hong Kong music queen Faye Wong and mainland Chinese rock musician Dou Wei. In 2016, she was nominated for the Golden Horse Award for Best Original Film Song with the theme song "(It's not a crime) It's just what we do". In this song, Leah Dou uses her years of experience in flying back and forth and wrote it into a song. From the beginning lyrics of "Im Sorry", Dou Jingtong sings about her longing and fond memories of a certain someone to the heartbreaking statement of "Writing a song you like to listen to in the air, and from this bowl of cold soup, I can taste your remaining warmth",
I always loved Khalil Fong's songs, it's very soothing and also a reflection of life. Finally, Khalil Fong released his new song "Just 23 or Just only 23" "才二十三" after 2 years of hiatus from the music scene.
"Just Only Twenty-Three" is a song that reflects on the passage of time. in just a twinkling of an eye, I was just only 23, and now I am much older.. His reason of writing this song. "Time waits for no one. As we grow older, we can better understand the reality and illusion of time. There have been various turns and challenges, but I think one of our goals should be to finish life with elegance and propriety."
Bonus: Khalil Fong uploaded a "street interview" promotional video on Instagram, simply asking, "Do you remember your Twenty Three?", in the video In addition to asking everyone, "What were you doing when you were 23?", "What would you like to say to you when you were 23?" (Link)
It's a new month- September 2024, and here are the songs that topped the charts. While Sodagreen and Power Station remains on top of the charts, we have many new songs this week! Khalil Fong is back and straight to No 3, Andrew Chen Shi An, Qiu Feng Ze, Dou Jing Tong also have new songs. Time to update my chinese song playlist for 2024..
Top 10 Chinese Songs of the Week-1st Week September 2024
"BOOM! Guai Wu Xing Ren" is a girl group which has 4 members-Winnie, Linyi, Xiao V and Xiao Wei Jiaying. Eventhough they have different backgrounds, they have something in common- they love composing and performing. Their group name came from their idea that: Everyone will have their own tests in life. When facing various difficulties and different perspectives, they want to use ideas beyond the earth to heal everyone on the earth through music.
腳深埋沈重土壤 Jiǎo shēn mái shěnzhòng tǔrǎng
頭頂著八頭巨象 tóudǐngzhe bātóu jùxiàng
向著一顆太陽 xiàngzhe yī kē tàiyáng
不同的是我 對流浪的渴望 bùtóng de shì wǒ duì liúlàng de kěwàng
Who is Amazing Show? A cyberpunk band consisting of lead singer and guitarist Gou Bai, guitarist Xiu Qi, keyboardist Guan You, drummer Zhong Qi and bassist Ting Wen. It has been nominated for the Golden Melody Award for the second time. The band is good at creating retro Taiwanese rock music, integrating disco, industrial metal, electronic music and other elements.
Its new song, Shou Ji Qian Bao Yao Shi or translated as "Mobile Wallet Key Cigarettes" takes the slogan that people are accustomed to using to remind themselves to carry along especially when leaving the house. In an interview, the band mentioned that the creative inspiration is: "Things that I took for granted suddenly disappeared one day, and the things that should be missing the most are gone. For example, after breaking up with a girlfriend I have been with for many years, I always feel empty and quite uncomfortable."
We have come to the end of August 2024, let's see the latest popular chinese songs that topped the charts this week. We have a new Number 1, Sodagreen with a updated version of Chan Xiang . Power Station has a new song on the charts. Interestingly, there are new songs from new names (at least to me), for example: Amazing Show/ Mei Xiu Ji Tuan has a collabration with Crowd Lu.
Top 10 Chinese Songs of the Week-4th Week August 2024
I was curious to find out which Chinese songs are popular and topped charts in non-Asian countries this week in 2024 and how they compare to those in Asian countries. First on my list is United States.
However, finding a Chinese music chart for the USA proved challenging. Many Chinese radio stations offered in-house programs with news and local updates but did not provide a weekly chart of the top Chinese songs. After extensive searching, I finally managed to find one! Please do note that all songs are cantonese songs. If you do know of any mandarin chinese music charts 2024 for USA, do comment below!
Top 10 Popular Chinese Songs in United States- August 2024
1. Dear Jane- 多谢你自己 Dear Jane- duo jie nei ji gei
2. Jeffrey 魏浚笙 - 老積 Jeffrey Ngai Zou Sang- Lo Jik (Old Jeff)
3. 陳 蕾- 五 瓣 玫 瑰 Panther Chan Luei- Nhm Faan Mui Guai (Five Petalled Rose Celebration)
Wu Yi You from the group Chenyo sings the ending song "Fireworks Like Rain 煙花如雨 " for the OST of short chinese drama: Dawn is breaking 永夜長明. The songs tells of love changing through the passage of time, and the helplessness of not being together. Recalling the warmth of past love, but at the same time the regrets of love's ups and downs.
TRASH is a Taiwanese rock band, founded in Taipei in December 2009. The current four members are lead singer Aye (Lin Zhirong), guitarist Yiyuan (Lin Yiyuan), bassist Bowen (Deng Bowen), and drummer Qui Gang (Wang Weixiang) TRASH, which has been a group for 15 years, has been nominated for the "Best Band" at the Taiwan Golden Melody Awards twice, and won the "Best Campus Singer Award" at the Hito Pop Music Awards in 2022. In recent years, it has been invited as a guest performer at many large music festivals around the world.
你曾是我的快樂 Nǐ céng shì wǒ de kuàilè (You were once my happiness)
像乾旱中的那場雨 xiàng qiánhàn zhōng dì nà chǎng yǔ (Like rain in a drought)
給我無數強心針到世界盡頭的勇氣 gěi wǒ wúshù qiángxīn zhēn dào shìjiè jìntóu de yǒngqì (Giving me endless courage to face the world)
Who is AP Pan Yu Qian? He is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter, music producer, actor and host. This versatile man officially debuted as an independent singer-songwriter in 2016.
He has successively released a number of singles and released his first Chinese album "HIGH TIME" in September 2023. ", His song "Universe" It ranked second on Taiwan's. Now, his new album "Glimmer" is officially released on all major digital music platforms. The "Glimmer" double CD physical album will also be released on July 8. In addition to the Cantonese works released in the past, it also contains 3 new Mandarin songs.
Who is Xiao Bing Chih/Zhi? He is the former lead singer of MP Magic Power . After his group disbanded, he decided to pursue his solo career. In 2018, he released his fully composed album "Mortal". He recently released his new song: Ai Shi Tong Ku de Zong He (Love, Pain and Growth) and it topped the digital charts. He will be holding his concert after 10 years at the Arena (小巨蛋)on December 17 in Taipei.
August 4th Week Chinese Chart highlights: Show Luo is still No 1, his album has now been 6 weeks on the chart! Definitely a successful comeback. We have new entries this week, from Xiao Bing Zhi and Trash. At the same time, AP Pan Yu Qian reenters the chart with a new song called Wei Guang. Which is your favorite song at the moment?
Top 10 Chinese Songs of the Week-4th Week August 2024
Remember this song from Penny Dai- Ni Yao de Ai. It was a huge hit song for the taiwanese "Meteor Garden" drama. Penny Dai re-sings the late-night version of "The Love You Want" after 17 years for the china version of Meteor Garden Staring Dylan Wang and Shen Yue in 2018.
This song is the ending theme of "Meteor Garden" that became popular in Asia 17 years ago. This time, Penny Dai re-arranged it and sung it with a more proficient singing voice and restrained tone, allowing fans of the old Meteor Garden to relive emotions at the same time welcoming a new adaption of the song and drama.
我明白 wǒ míngbái.. (I understand...)
雖然經常夢見你 還是毫無頭緒 Suīrán jīngcháng mèngjiàn nǐ háishì háo wú tóuxù (Even though I often see you in my dreams, but I still have no clue)
外面正在下著雨 今天是星期幾 wàimiàn zhèngzài xiàzhe yǔ jīntiān shì xīngqí jǐ (It's raining outside. What day is it today?)
But I don't know 你去那裡 But I don't know nǐ qù nàlǐ (But I don't know, where did you go?)
JJ Lin releases this new song "Jue bu Jue" or Shut Up in conjunction of the first anniversary of 《无畏契约》Valorant, a team based online game. The lyrics describe a player's growth experience from a newbie to a master.
A song about having a 2nd chance to rekindle a former relationship after many years. After experiencing life and reflecting that previously because of immaturity and impulsiveness on both sides, maybe its time to give the relationship a 2nd chance. Therefore, dear friend, give me your hand and let's walk together to every corner of the earth...
好久不见了朋友 Hǎojiǔ bùjiànle péngyǒu
没想过有天会 再热络 méi xiǎngguò yǒu tiān huì zài rè luò
生命是一道湍流 shēngmìng shì yīdào tuānliú
历经漂泊以后 人变得温柔 lìjīng piāobó yǐhòu rén biàn dé wēnróu
Did you know? Sodagreen released this song originally in 2009, and it was loved by so many people. Now in 2024, they have a new MV out for this song.. They invited 60 relatives to wear their occupational attire and dedicated this song to them.
This week, Show Luo Zhi Xiang remains in first place in the charts. Sodagreen, Energy and JJ Lin all have new songs and Karencici moves up 5 places to No 3. Have you heard all these new songs?
Top 10 Chinese Songs of the Week-3rd Week August 2024
Did you know? Karencici or Lin Kailun is a chinese-american R&B, Hiphop solo singer. She released "SHA YAN" in 2019 and was nominated for the Golden Melody Award for Best Newcomer.
She has also written songs for famous singers. From Jolin's "Girl in Red", Hebe's "Useless", to Rainie Yang's "Bad Lady".
Show Luo Zhixiang's new song "How else can I accompany you" MV explains how families of Alzheimer's patients have to cope with the challenges of caring for them. It depicts the helplessness in the hearts of caregivers and those being cared for when memories gradually disappear. In the MV, Luo Zhixiang plays an Alzheimer's patient, and Yang Guimei plays his caregiver.
Its a new week again! 2nd Week of August brings new entries to the chart. Show Luo unseated Energy from 1st place this week, and we have 3 new songs on the charts from Bii, U:nus, and Karencici.
Top 10 Chinese Songs of the Week-2nd Week August 2024
Jud Chen Yong Xi graduated from Tainan University of Arts. She majored in classical piano, but while she was in college, she was selected as a trainee by Huayan. She learned and studied music under her seniors and developed skills in singing, composing, arranging and mixing along the way. Jud Chen Yong Xi also has an extraordinary and eye catching appearance, cold and light eyebrows, black and gold hair color. She released her first mini-album on February 15, 2024, "Jud". Many of her tracks were selected for OST.
Li Ronghao officially released the 6th single of his eighth album "walk" on July 18. This MV is a collaboration with director Huang Zhongping. This song tells about the relief and regrets in the relationship. Even if we have come to terms with our wasted feelings, and we dont seek accountability for the path that we "wander"-ed, we gradually learn how to give in, and from conversations with oneself understand the deeper meaning of love.
回去的路上 自說自談 Huíqù de lùshàng zì shuō zì tán
頑固的對抗 往往會投降 wángù de duìkàng wǎngwǎng huì tóuxiáng
被錯付了的情感 bèi cuò fùle de qínggǎn
確實很遺憾 quèshí hěn yíhàn
慢慢懂得了退讓 退的理所應當 màn man dǒngdéliǎo tuìràng tuì de lǐ suǒ yīngdāng
Hi all! A new month is here and its time for this week's 10 chinese songs that topped the Chinese Chart. Energy is still holding the top spot and both Power Station and AP Pan Yu Qian both move up 1 spot. This Week Li Rong Hao has 2 songs in the charts! Wow!
Top 10 Chinese Songs of the Week-1st Week August 2024
I decided to revisit this classic song that many people like to sing in karaoke.
It was composed and the lyrics was written by Jay Chou for Jacky Wu released in 1999. But in 2001, Jay Chou resang it with Landy Wen.
Here is the karaoke video. The lyrics below will indicate M and W and T (together) for those who want to sing along.
Original Post: 27/3/09 Updated 1/8/24
(男)半夜睡不着觉 把心情哼成歌 (M) ban ye shui bu zhao jiao, ba xin qing heng cheng ge 只好到屋顶找另一个梦境 zhi hao dao wu ding zhao ling yi ge meng jing
(女)睡梦中被敲醒 我还是不确定 (W) shui meng zhong bei qiao xing, wo hai shi bu que ding 怎会有动人弦律在对面的屋顶 zen hui you dong ren xuan lu zhai dui mian de wu ding 我悄悄关上门 带着希望上去 wo qiao qiao guan shang men, dai zhe xi wang shang qu 原来是我梦里常出现的那个人 yuan lai shi wo meng li chang chu xian de na ge ren
(男) 那个人不就是我梦里那模糊的人 (M) na ge ren bu jiu shi wo meng li na mo hu de ren 我们有同样的默契 wo men you tong yang de mo qi
Hello All, We have already reached the 4th Week of July.
Staying at the TOP for the last few weeks, ENERGY is still holding its 1st place. OSN &PATRICK BRASCA- Hold On moves up 1 place to No2.
And JSHEON with his song moves up from 6th to 3rd place. JSHEON's Song about how the girlfriend is like a toxic boss, is really gaining momentum now. The song is pretty descriptive about the challenges in understanding the girlfriend's whim and fancies. We have included the translation with the pinyin lyrics, and you can see if you agree with him. ☺
There's 3 new entry songs this week: YOGA LIN- Chen Fa 懲罰, FAYE ZHAN- Lue Ri 掠日 and VASH HSU's- Na Xie Hai Hao de Ri Zi Bei Hou 那些還好的日子背後. Have a listen with the link below..
Top 10 Chinese Songs of the Week-4th Week July 2024
Did you know? AP Pan Yuqian is a married young father. He revealed that the sweet lyrics of "By Your Side" were written by his wife's side: "I only wrote the lyrics at night, when she was already asleep, because I rarely I was afraid that it would be too cheesy when I wrote sweet lyrics, so I imagined a story about myself having a crazy crush on my other half and wrote this song. Also, the genres she likes are all lyrical songs, so it’s not for her, haha. !”
Top 10 Chinese Songs of the Week-3rd Week July 2024
1. Energy-HERE I AM 2. KIMBERLEY陳芳語-LOVE ME MORE Kimberley Chen Fang Yu- Love me more 3.高爾宣OSN feat. 派偉俊PATRICK BRASCA-HOLD ON Gao Yi Xuan feat. Pai Wei Jun- HOLD ON
4. 動力火車-催眠 Power Station Dong Li Huo Che- Cui Mian
(Pls note that below is my translation of the lyrics and it may differ from the official video.) 打開 青澀的曖昧 不存在誤會 也不討論是非 Dǎkāi qīng sè de àimèi bù cúnzài wùhuì yě bù tǎolùn shìfēi (Opening the chapter of youthful ambiguious love, with no misunderstanding, and right or wrong)
夜風 穿越幾條街 也沒人續杯 或許冷靜 了誰 yè fēng chuānyuè jǐ tiáo jiē yě méi rén xù bēi huòxǔ lěngjìngle shuí ( The night breeze passes thru a few streets, and no more drinks are being served and maybe I'm calming down)
而我 也無從理解 是誰的告白 從此漫天 紛飛 ér wǒ yě wúcóng lǐjiě shì shuí de gàobái cóngcǐ màntiān fēnfēi (For me, I can't understand whose confessions of love is flying all around me and into the sky)
於是 想起些細節 回憶斟滿杯 到底 應該 敬誰 yúshì xiǎngqǐ xiē xìjié huíyì zhēn mǎn bēi dàodǐ yīnggāi jìng shuí (So, while thinking of the details, and filling my cup, who should I be toasting to?)