2 songs review: 世界末日 (Shi Jie Mo Ri) and 天灰灰 (Tian Hui Hui)

Hello! Happy Chinese New Year, everybody! This is my first post in the Horse Year, and this post is about...... Review again! Hope you're not bored with it! haha

This post will be about two different songs, which are 世界末日 (Shi Jie Mo Ri) and 天灰灰 (Tian Hui Hui), since these two songs are related.


世界末日 (Shi Jie Mo Ri)

Many people definitely know about this song, 世界末日 (Shi Jie Mo Ri), because Jay Chou often performed this song in several of his concerts. And many people are mistaken that this is Jay's own song.

But, who would have known, that this song is actually sung by other people, NOT JAY CHOU?

Yes, the original singer of this song is NOT Jay Chou, but a 4-member boy group S.B.D.W. (咻比嘟嘩), which the members are:

• 吳宗憲 (Jacky Wu)
• 劉耕宏 (Will Liu)
• 鐘昀呈 (Jason Chung) a.k.a 小鐘 (Xiao Zhong)
• 倪子鈞 (Christopher Ni) a.k.a 小馬 (Xiao Ma)

The fact of this song is actually, yes, S.B.D.W. is the original singer, which means, Jay Chou composed this song for them. This song (and the album which has the same title as this song) was released in 1998, before Jay Chou started his singing career. This is also the fact that Jay Chou began his career as a songwriter for other singers and continued this area of work, before and after he debuted his own career in singing. 

Below are the versions of Shi Jie Mo Ri (世界末日)

Jay Chou (周杰倫)'s version of Shi Jie Mo Ri (世界末日)

S.B.D.W. (咻比嘟嘩)'s original version of Shi Jie Mo Ri (世界末日)

Below is the lyrics and translation of 世界末日 (Shi Jie Mo Ri):


Song title: 世界末日
Song title pinyin: Shi Jie Mo Ri
Title meaning: The End of The World
Lyricist: Jay Chou (周杰倫)
Composer: Jay Chou (周杰倫)


想笑　來偽裝掉下的眼淚
Xiang xiao lai wei zhuang diao xia de yan lei
Want to laugh to disguise the tears that’s flowing

點點頭　承認自己會怕黑
Dian dian tou cheng ren zi ji hui pa hei
Nod my head to admit that I’m afraid of the dark

我只求　能借一點的時間來陪
Wo zhi qiu neng jie yi dian de shi jian lai pei
I only wish that you can spare some time for me

你卻連同情都不給
Ni que lian tong qing dou bu gei
But you don’t even give me the slightest sympathy

想哭　來試探自己麻痺了沒
Xiang ku lai shi tan zi ji ma bi le mei
Want to cry to see if I’m dead with out emotion yet

全世界　好像只有我疲憊
Quan shi jie hao xiang zhi you wo pi bei
It’s like in the whole world I’m the only one who’s exhausted

無所謂　反正難過就敷衍　走一回
Wu suo wei fan zheng nan guo jiu fu yan zou yi hui
Doesn't matter, because even if I’m down I can ignore my senses and just get it over and done with

但願絕望和無奈遠走高飛
Dan yuan jue wang he wu nai yuan zou gao fei
Just wish that desperation will go away

天灰灰
Tian hui hui
The sky is gray

會不會讓我忘了你是誰
Hui bu hui rang wo wang le ni shi shui
Will it make me forget who you are?

夜越黑　夢違背　難追難回味
Ye yue hei meng wei bei nan zhui nan hui wei
The darker the night, the more misbehaving my dreams, hard to remember and ponder about them

我的世界將被摧毀　也許事與願違
Wo de shi jie jiang bei cui hui ye xu shi yu yuan wei
My world is just about to be destroyed, maybe fate is against will

累不累　睡不睡　單影無人相依偎
Lei bu lei shui bu shui dan ying wu ren xiang yi wei
Tired or not, want to sleep? Alone and nobody to pair up and snuggle with

夜越黑　夢違背　有誰肯安慰
Ye yue hei meng wei bei you shui ken an wei
The darker the night, the more misbehaving my dreams, who is there to comfort me?

我的世界將被摧毀
Wo de shi jie jiang bei cui hui
My world is about to be destroyed

也許頹廢也是另一種美
Ye xu tui fei ye shi ling yi zhong mei
Maybe being blue is another sort of beauty


To be honest, I like the original more than Jay's version. Even though I am one of the Jay Chou fans, sorry to say this. I didn't mean to offend. I really wish that there is a studio version of this song. As you already know, Jay often performed this song in his concerts, without a studio version. Even though there is an album of this song, the version is the album is the live version, not a studio version. I still like the S.B.D.W version more since there are 4 different voices, instead of four voices singing the same tune.



天灰灰 (Tian Hui Hui)
It's been 16 years after S.B.D.W. released this song.

And just the end of last year (2013), 2013 is the year that one of the members in S.B.D.W group, 鐘昀呈 (Jason Chung / Zhong Yun Cheng) a.k.a 小鐘 (Xiao Zhong), released his first solo album. As a tribute to S.B.D.W. group, he wrote and composed a continuous song of the group's famous hit, 世界末日 (Shi Jie Mo Ri).
According to Xiao Zhong himself, this song is the continuous song of the song 世界末日 (Shi Jie Mo Ri), since because of "Shi Jie Mo Ri", people will know about the S.B.D.W. group and him. They released an album before the 世界末日 ("Shi Jie Mo Ri") song, but the first album is not as successful as this album, so the song "Shi Jie Mo Ri" became S.B.D.W's popular hit, which is why for him, the song "Shi Jie Mo Ri" brings too many memories.
As I mentioned above, the song was released in 1998. And 15 years later, a continuous version of the 世界末日 song was released by one of the members.
For shooting the music video, Xiao Zhong even wore the same outfit as the group's outfit for the "Shi Jie Mo Ri" video. Gee, still fit after 15 years, huh?

小鐘 Xiao Zhong's personal YouTube channel thumbnail

That's right! The song name is: 天灰灰 (Tian Hui Hui), which is, "Gray Day" in English.

This song is the album's second single, after 分開的結果 (Fen Kai De Jie Guo), and is included as the last song in the album.
The music video for this song was up in his YouTube account on 16th of January 2014, recently, but Xiao Zhong accidentally deleted the video and re-uploaded the video again yesterday (February 11, 2014).
You can see Xiao Zhong walking at the beach, sitting on a chair and holding a bulb. He mentioned in his recent Facebook post that the bulb refers to 吳宗憲 (Jacky Wu). Jacky Wu brought him into this career. Because of Jacky, people know Xiao Zhong until now. The time when they spent time and worked together will always be missed, as he said in his Facebook page.

小鐘 (Xiao Zhong)'s album cover

天灰灰 (Tian Hui Hui) music video

My analysis about this song are:

• One, this song is sung in G-major key, if you noticed, and it's the same key as the original version of 世界末日 (Shi Jie Mo Ri).
• Two, if you also noticed, the chorus of both songs are started with 天灰灰 (Tian Hui Hui), and Xiao Zhong sung these three words at the same notes.
• The line 世界末日 (Shi Jie Mo Ri) is also appeared in the 天灰灰 (Tian Hui Hui) song, and vice versa.
• No wonder that this song, 天灰灰 (Tian Hui Hui) is the continuous song of 世界末日 (Shi Jie Mo Ri). You can also notice that Xiao Zhong often blended these two songs together in his live performances. Blending the songs together is not a bad idea!

This song is also one of the best songs by him, so far, I would say, though I wish he recorded his own solo version of the "Shi Jie Mo Ri" song. It's still unbelievable that he made the "Shi Jie Mo Ri" song alive again by composing this song. He nailed it, especially that he sang the higher notes without a falsetto. Like, seriously. He seriously did it! He nailed it!
This song is definitely a sad song, if you notice the lyrics. As the song title indicates, don't know if it will rain or not, the sky is gray already. If it's raining today, I'll definitely play this song, to make it perfect. And I did! haha.


As the ending of this post, here is the lyrics of 天灰灰 (Tian Hui Hui) (Gray Day). I attempted to translate the lyrics myself, with a little help of one of my internet buddies. Enjoy!

Song title: 天灰灰
Song title pinyin: Tiān Huī Huī
Title meaning: Gray Day
Lyricist：鐘昀呈 (小鐘)
Composer：鐘昀呈 (小鐘)

是不是世界末日
Shì bùshì shìjiè mòrì
Is this the end of the world?

因為你不在我懷裡
Yīnwèi nǐ bùzài wǒ huái li
Because you are no longer in my arms.

想雙手擁抱你的回憶
Xiǎng shuāng shǒu yǒngbào nǐ de huíyì
I want to reach out and embrace your memories

你卻用微笑來掩飾心情
Nǐ què yòng wéixiào lái yǎnshì xīnqíng
but you cover up your feelings with a smile.

你傳給我的訊息　是傷感最後的證據
Nǐ chuán gěi wǒ de xùnxí shì shānggǎn zuìhòu de zhèngjù
The message that you sent me is a sad final testimony.

感受不到你的氣息　只有一個人孤伶伶
Gǎnshòu bù dào nǐ de qìxí zhǐyǒu yīgèrén gū ling ling
I can't feel your breath. I am alone.

天灰灰　你會不會　孤單的夜　找誰來陪
Tiān huī huī nǐ huì bù huì gūdān de yè zhǎo shuí lái péi
In this gray day, will you find somebody to accompany you on this lonely night?

遙望遙遠的星空
Yáowàng yáoyuǎn de xīngkōng
Looking at the distant stars.

或許放棄是最美的祝福
Huòxǔ fàngqì shì zuìměi de zhùfú
Perhaps to give up is the most beautiful blessing 

累不累　我真的累倒數計時的每一天
Lèi bù lèi wǒ zhēn de lèi dàoshǔ jìshí de měi yītiān
Are you tired? I am really tired of counting down everyday.

走過熱戀的一切
Zǒuguò rèliàn de yīqiè
Through everything in love,

原來末日一直存在我的心田
Yuánlái mòrì yīzhí cúnzài wǒ de xīntián
In fact, the end has always been in my heart.



(Official music video credit and channel thumbnail credit goes to Xiao Zhong's personal YouTube account. His personal YouTube account is right here.)

(Video screenshot of Tian Hui Hui credit goes credit goes toXiao Zhong's personal Facebook account. Click here to go to Xiao Zhong's official Facebook page.)

(Lyrics of Tian Hui Hui are translated by Tony and Mr. K.C. PLEASE, DO NOT COPY THE TRANSLATION. IF YOU WANT TO COPY, PLEASE CREDIT US.)

(Shi Jie Mo Ri lyrics translation credit goes to this site: http://harutori.wordpress.com/2009/01/08/jay-chou-%E4%B8%96%E7%95%8C%E6%9C%AB%E6%97%A5-shi-jie-mo-ri-end-of-the-world/)

(The pinyin of Tian Hui Hui is provided by Google Translate.)

Song review: Fen Kai De Jie Guo 分開的結果 - 小鐘 Xiao Zhong

Hello, world! It's me again!

Oh, yes! This is my first posting in 2014, yay!

Yes, this post is about a review again! I don't know why, I like to do reviews nowadays, and I love doing it! haha.

And okay here goes!


Those who watch Taiwanese TV shows are definitely familiar with this person. He often appear on many Taiwanese TV shows and is a host of several of them. He is best known as making jokes about whatever in the shows. He is also known as one of the members in a 4-member boy group S.B.D.W. (咻比嘟嘩), which the other three members are 吳宗憲 (Jacky Wu), 倪子鈞 (Christopher Ni) --- who is known as Xiao Ma (小馬) and 劉耕宏 (Will Liu). The group is disbanded over 10 years ago.

That's right, he is 鐘昀呈 (Jason Chung / Zhong Yun Cheng), or familiar with the name 小鐘 (Xiao Zhong).
He often appeared in many famous Taiwanese TV shows, mostly in 康熙來了 (Kang Xi Lai Le) and 天才衝衝衝 (Tian Cai Chong Chong Chong), and also is one of the hosts in 愛玩客 (Ai Wan Ke / iWalker).

Click here to go to Xiao Zhong's official Facebook page.

小鐘 Xiao Zhong's personal YouTube channel thumbnail

I first noticed him in one episode of 康熙來了 (Kang Xi Lai Le) which he performed one of his songs, Fen Kai De Jie Guo (分開的結果). Below is his performance:

The first time I saw that performance, okay, I decided to find that song since that song is good to listen, but I was surprised that time, that he had never released an album after the S.B.D.W. group has disbanded. I was thinking okay, whatever, he is just joking, someday he will release it. 

His biggest wish is to release an album in his career, and he finally fulfilled it. Who would have thought that he is serious? He finally released his own (and also first) album on December 04, 2013, which is actually just one-going-to-two month ago. And that's right again, this song is in the album. I was thinking, okay, there will be definitely more information about him and the album. He actually performed the songs in the album for years until the album was actually released. I think, since he did this, okay, that means he just "leaked" the album contents himself, without realizing what had happened. But that's okay, if people knew the album contents without even buying it, what about listening to all of them in one album? Why not!

Another thing that I just recognize that he also did magic, too, which I think why the album name is called "Magic". He confessed in one of the recent episodes in 康熙來了 (Kang Xi Lai Le), which, some people who bought this album found out that the album is tricky, how can an album didn't have the CD, which is the most important thing? He revealed the "how-to-find-the-CD" trick himself in that show. It's magic!

小鐘 (Xiao Zhong)'s album cover

分開的結果 (Fen Kai De Jie Guo) music video screenshots

分開的結果 (Fen Kai De Jie Guo) music video

I found everything about him on Google, and I was surprised (again) that he just turned 42 now. He was born in December 16, 1971. Oh my, old, huh? I didn't recognize his face AT ALL. The only thing I can recognize is his appearances in 康熙來了 (Kang Xi Lai Le), and I as a new fan of him, was thinking he was 35-something when he performed this song that time.

What I feel pity is, he paid EVERY expenses made for this album. It's not one of my business, I know, but yes, how can a singer bear all the expenses? How can a music studio did that way? That's unfair. But even though the process is really unfair, the result is totally worth it. I am sure with it. And that's the fact! As per today, January 28, the music video hit more than 218,000 views already since the video was up in his YouTube channel. Yes again, I subscribed to his channel!

FYI, I am a Hakka. Another thing that surprised me that he is a Hakka too! How did I found out? Because, he composed his own Hakka song in his album, named "夏日的風", which is found in the album too. I am speechless by that song too! I am totally amazed that all the songs in the album is composed by Xiao Zhong himself. I was like, WOW, Amazing! Okay, he had successfully "recruited" me as his fan now! I am listening to this song while writing this post! haha.

However, when I listened to the official version of the song for the first time, I didn't recognize his voice either! His voice is kinda different with the live version that he often sang in many TV shows. As the song goes, I started to recognize his voice.

Must I rate this song 10/10?
Must I give a positive review about this song and the entire album?
Oh, yes, I must!
He deserved positive reviews for this song! He deserves supports!
Why? Because the song is great to listen, definitely. Another reason why, is yes, as I mentioned above, he composed this song himself.
I'm going to buy this album online now! Haha, oops.


As the ending of this post, below is the lyric of 分開的結果 (Fen Kai De Jie Guo). I translated the lyrics myself, with a little help of one of my internet buddies. Sorry if the translation is not the best.
Enjoy!

Song title: 分開的結果
Song title pinyin: Fēn Kāi De Jié Guǒ
Title meaning: The Result of Separation
Lyricist: 鐘昀呈 Jason Chung / Xiao Zhong (小鐘)
Composer: 鐘昀呈 Jason Chung / Xiao Zhong (小鐘)

你很快樂嗎　依偎在他身旁
Nǐ hěn kuàilè ma yīwēi zài tā shēn páng
Are you happy, snuggling besides him?

好幸福的模樣
Hǎo xìngfú de móyàng
You look happy.

我臉上的笑有一點牽強
Wǒ liǎn shàng de xiào yǒu yīdiǎn qiānqiǎng
The smile in my face is a little far-fetched

不想繼續假裝　一切和過去都一樣
Bùxiǎng jìxù jià zhuāng yīqiè hé guòqù dōu yīyàng
I don't want to pretend again. Everything and the past are the same.

暴雨來臨前　天空也會變黑
Bàoyǔ láilín qián tiānkōng yě huì biàn hēi
Before the rainstorm, sky will darken.

讓心裡有防備
Ràng xīnlǐ yǒu fángbèi
to let my heart have some preparation.

希望你真的不要後悔　往幸福邊緣追
Xīwàng nǐ zhēn de bùyào hòuhuǐ wǎng xìngfú biānyuán zhuī
I hope that you really didn't regret pursuing the edge of happiness.

我會用酒精把自己麻醉
Wǒ huì yòng jiǔjīng bǎ zìjǐ mázuì
I will use alcohol to make me numb.

分開的結果我很痛
Fēnkāi de jiéguǒ wǒ hěn tòng
I am hurt by this result of separating.

從此讓心不再自由
Cóngcǐ ràng xīn bù zài zìyóu
From then, my heart is now no longer free after this separation.

淚乾了以後醒來還是隱隱作痛
Lèi gānle yǐhòu xǐng lái háishì yǐnyǐn zuòtòng
I woke up with my heart aching after the tears have dried.

分開的結果是寂寞
Fēnkāi de jiéguǒ shì jìmò
Loneliness is the result of separation.

我的位子已有人坐
Wǒ de wèizi yǐ yǒurén zuò
There is somebody replaced me.

誰能告訴我　該如何延續夢
Shuí néng gàosu wǒ gāi rúhé yánxù mèng
Can anyone tell me how to continue the dream?

分開的結果讓一切都無所謂
Fēnkāi de jiéguǒ ràng yīqiè dōu wúsuǒwèi
The result of separating makes everything not matter.

我在你眼中　看到他和你的側臉
Wǒ zài nǐ yǎn zhòng kàn dào tā hé nǐ de cè liǎn
I saw the side look of him and your face in your eyes.




Credits:
(Official music video credit and channel thumbnail credit goes to Xiao Zhong's personal YouTube account. His personal account is right here.)

(The album cover credit goes to this thread, on discuss.com.hk.)

(Video screenshot credit goes to this thread on jbtalks.cc)

(Lyrics are translated by Tony and Mr. K.C. PLEASE, DO NOT COPY THE TRANSLATION. IF YOU WANT TO COPY, PLEASE CREDIT US.)

(The pinyin is provided by Google Translate.)

My favorite song of all time: Ai Qing De Gu Shi 愛情的故事 - 方季惟 Fang Ji Wei

Hello world! It's me again!

As I mentioned in many posts that I used to listen to oldies songs when I was little. And right down below, is my MOST favorite song when I was a little, until now. I repeat: UNTIL NOW. Plus, I am listening to this song when I writing this post. No joke!

The song is named 愛情的故事 (Ai Qing De Gu Shi) which means "Love Story". The singer of this song is 方季惟 (Alice Fang Ji Wei).

方季惟 (Alice Fang / Fang Ji Wei)

All Mandarin songs lovers and listeners are definitely familiar with this song. This song attracted people's attention and as one of most favorite Mandarin songs, many people performed this song. The composer arranged this song very well, so that people can remember this song even though they heard this song only once.

I just found the song meaning online and according to a site, the song means the singer is crying, waiting forever and sacrificing herself (the singer is a woman) for her lover to say that he loves her and tells her a beautiful love story. I didn't know the song meaning back then since I was little, and just sing along to that song without even knowing the meaning anyway.

I remember my dad bought a LD karaoke which has this song RIGHT on top, means in side A number 1. And the video has nothing but fountains and a girl walking (again! a karaoke video tradition.)... I watched it many times, sung along to it and and I broke the LD.

16 years ago, in 1997, when I was still on the 2nd grade, my dad bought the song on VCD. (LD-converted-to-VCD is booming back then.) and again, I broke the VCD (again) since I listened to that so many, many, many (and the "many" word is echoing.) times. I was an expert on breaking the LDs and VCDs when I was little and of course! As I listened to that song over and over, I'm more in love with this song.

This song is one of the songs that are booming and played everywhere. Karaoke VCDs (and DVDs) compilations are also booming back then in Indonesia, until now, and it has this song in. Plus, the Mandarin songs must have Roman Spelling inside the videos, to help people easily sing along.

And what surprised me is, somebody uploaded the SAME video what I watched when I was little, to YouTube. I was so excited that time since I discovered my childhood on the internet. The video got thousands of views before I discovered it. Means, this song is famous not only here in Indonesia but the world.

Below is the video:

While the actual music video for this song is right here:

I know, the karaoke video has lots and lots of typos, but remember! That is Roman Spelling, not actual Pinyin. Note that. The spelling typos are definitely something to laugh about, but it's still my childhood memory, though.

I remember, when I was still on 7th or 8th grade, (I forgot when) the original of this song, Fang Ji Wei, was called to perform in a TV show RIGHT HERE, in an old-and-new show. I watched her performance on the TV and sometimes I think I wish I can meet her LIVE!

About 3 years ago, my best friend gave me the same copy of that LD I broke a long time ago, though it has different cover... and made me speechless. I can't believe it! Although now is the Blu-Ray era, well, at least now my memory is back again! Though I have the VCD and the mp3 of this, watching the LD and singing along to it is more valuable for me. This song is now a MUST sing for me on karaoke, and I don't care what people say, I have to sing this song! So get ready to cover your ears up.

And as time goes by, this song is still put up at the TOP of my "MOST favorite song of all time" list, since I have been listened to this song for my whole life. Seriously. I love this song, very, very much!

As an ending for this post, here is the lyrics:

是什麼樣的感覺我不懂

Shì shénmeyàng de gǎnjué wǒ bù dǒng

只是一路上我們都在沉默

Zhǐshì yīlùshàng wǒmen dōu zài chénmò

其實我不要太多的承諾

Qíshí wǒ bùyào tài duō de chéngnuò

只要你能說聲愛我

Zhǐyào nǐ néng shuō shēng ài wǒ

藏在你的天空　握住他的溫柔

Cáng zài nǐ de tiānkōng wòzhù tā de wēnróu

我的淚水始終沒有停過

Wǒ de lèishuǐ shǐzhōng méiyǒu tíng guò

我可以給你無盡的等候

Wǒ kěyǐ gěi nǐ wújìn de děnghòu

取代你的融化些許的冷漠

Qǔdài nǐ de rónghuà xiēxǔ de lěngmò

哦...... 愛情的故事對我

Wo... Àiqíng de gùshi duì wǒ

就像一場空白等候

Jiù xiàng yī cháng kòngbái děnghòu

哦...... 愛情的故事對我

Wo... Àiqíng de gùshi duì wǒ

就像一場沒有開始的夢

Jiù xiàng yī cháng méiyǒu kāishǐ de mèng

Enjoy the song! See you in the next post!

(Fang Ji Wei picture credits to http://alicefang311.pixnet.net/blog/category/0)

(Videos credit to uploaders on YouTube. Thanks so much1)

(lyrics pinyin credits to http://www.liriklagumandarin.com/2007/09/fang-ji-wei-ai-qing-de-gu-shi.html)

(Song meaning goes to this site: http://www.bimbingan.org/lagu-mandarin-yang-judulnya-ai-jing-te-ku-se.htm)

Album Review: Irene Yeh Ai Ling 葉璦菱 - 情歌對唱專輯 Love Duets

Hello, world! I'm back! How's it going? You all must be doing really great.
As the title indicates, yes, this post is about an album review, which is actually a LaserDisc album review, haha.
Okay, here goes.


I used to listen to the oldies when I was little, whether they were in English, Mandarin, or Hokkien, and I still listen to them now, but not this LD. I didn't even know her name before I bought this LD.

The singer in this laser disc karaoke album is Irene Yeh Ai Ling (葉璦菱). And yes, this LD is not a compilation.

Irene Yeh Ai Ling (葉璦菱)

This LD is formed from her 7th and 8th volume of the 點歌集 (Love Collection) series, in which, in these 2 albums, she performed the songs with different male singers, and the songs in this LD (which was formed from these 2 albums) were the songs I knew in general, so I decided to buy it instead, also want to listen to Irene Yeh's covers of some songs in a duet.

I totally remember that I used to watch some karaoke LDs that I noticed the models in the videos doing nothing but walking here and there, usually enjoying the beautiful scenery of his/her surroundings, following the songs.

One of the models that I discovered is 溫翠蘋 (Wen Tsui Ping). And that's right, she is the only model in this laserdisc album, going to Argentina, with the latest hairstyle and makeup back then, walking here and there, enjoying the scenery of many places in Argentina. And that's right again! Since she is the model in this karaoke LD, this also means that Irene Yeh Ai Ling is NOT in ANY of the videos. She also revealed herself in a Taiwanese TV show that she filmed for karaoke videos which the songs are performed by Irene Yeh Ai Ling. Which means, she mentioned that she shot for this album.

These are several screenshots of the album, which has 溫翠蘋 (Wen Tsui Ping) walking here and there enjoying the scenery. (picture courtesy goes to the album.)

My actual purpose is actually seeing the model in the videos in this LD (oops!), but as I listened to the songs many many times, I started to forget about that purpose and started to focus on Irene's songs in this LD.

Okay, back to the topic.

I usually don't like listening to her songs, but this time, I'm blown away by it. Like, wow! Irene's not really bad in singing songs like this! Though I know her voice is in low pitch, I really like it. It's also suitable for me to sing these on karaoke. Though she covered the songs as a duet, but I don't really mind about it.

I remember I listened to her song, 愛我別走 when I was little, and I didn't like it. My mom likes it by the way. And yes, that song is in the LD too, though with different lyrics with the original version (which I also just discovered from the LD).

The actual CD for this is released on 1990. And this LD is also released on the following year. 1990s was the year which karaoke albums in different languages and different formats (LD and VHS usually.) are booming and spreading all around the world, after the "Pioneer Laser Karaoke" was booming.

When Ye Ai Ling is very famous those years, she covered a lot of songs. Wen Tsui Ping also goes very very far to Argentina filming for a series of karaoke album (which one of them is this one). Since this was made 20 something years ago, you definitely may laugh at it when watching it now, but that time, this is a "very-hard-work" and a very "time-and-power consuming".

Oddly enough, the actual CD credit who the male singers are, but not in this LD.

This album is not bad at all, if you like the songs in this album. This is now one of my most favorite album of all time and I used to listen (and sing along) to the songs in it.

Album name: Irene Yeh Ai Ling 葉璦菱 - 情歌對唱專輯 Love Duets

Laserdisc catalog number: JLD-057

Model 演出：溫翠蘋 (Wen Tsui Ping)

Shooting Location 拍攝地點：阿根廷 (Argentina)

Language: Mandarin
Year Released: 1990

Contents:

Side A:

1. 抱著你的感覺 Bao Zhe Ni De Gan Jue (Hold You in My Hug)
2. 最後的溫柔 Zui Hou De Wen Rou (Last Tenderness)
3. 沒有人知道 Mei You Ren Zhi Dao (No One Knows)
4. 擁抱著我 Yong Bao Zhe Wo (Hug Me)
5. 無奈 Wu Nai (Helpless)
6. 其實你不懂我的心 Qi Shi Ni Bu Dong Wo De Xin (You Don't Know Me)
7. 塵封已久的回憶 Chen Feng Yi Jiu De Hui Yi (Dusty Memory)
8. 只有分離 Zhi You Fen Li (Only Be Apart)
9. 我想你不是真心愛我 Wo Xiang Ni Bu Shi Zhen Xin Ai Wo (I Don't Think You Really Love Me)
10. 時空寄情 Shi Kong Ji Qing (Sending Love in Space)
11. 愛要怎麼說 Ai Yao Zen Me Shuo (How to Say Love)
12. 愛我別走 Ai Wo Bie Zou (Don't Leave Me If You Love Me)
13. 喊 Han (Scream)
14. 愛會不會改變 Ai Hui Bu Hui Gai Bian (Can Love Change?)

Side B:

1. 明天你是否依然愛我 Ming Tian Ni Shi Fou Yi Ran Ai Wo (Will You Love Me Tomorrow)
2. 風中的承諾 Feng Zhong De Cheng Nuo (Promise in Wind)
3. 忘了你忘了我 Wang Le Ni Wang Le Wo (Forget You Forget Me)
4. 這些日子以來 Zhe Xie Ri Zi Yi Lai (These Days)
5. 那一夜你喝了酒 Na Yi Ye Ni He Le Jiu (You Drunk That Night)
6. 夢不到你 Meng Bu Dao Ni (You Didn't Appear in My Dream)
7. 動不動就說愛我 Dong Bu Dong Jiu Shuo Ai Wo (Easy to Say Love Me)
8. 我要的不多 Wo Yao De Bu Duo (I Don't Need Much)
9. 很難該說什麼 Hen Nan Gai Shuo Shen Me (Hard to Say)
10. 機場 Ji Chang (Airport)
11. 沒有愛 Mei You Ai (Without Love)
12. 愛的三重奏 Ai De San Zhong Zou (Love Trio)
13. 別說不曾 Bie Shuo Bu Ceng (Never Say Never)
14. 愛他就不要傷害他 Ai Ta Jiu Bu Yao Shang Hai Ta (Don't Hurt Him if You Love Him)

(pictures courtesy goes to a seller in ruten.com.tw)

As a bonus, Click here to listen to the songs on the LDs.

Click here to have a preview listen of 點歌集 (Love Collection) volume 7
Click here to have a preview listen of 點歌集 (Love Collection) volume 8

Enjoy your day!

Credits:

(model pictures screenshots credits goes to the recording company.)

(song title pinyin provided by Tony)

(song title translations credits goes to iTunes)

(Irene Yeh picture credits goes to lilychou1020.pixnet.net)

March 18, 2013 - Antique Adventure

Hello, world.
Sudah lama sekali ya, tak bersua di Blogger.
(hey, and it's my first post in Indonesian haha!)

No more introductions!
This time, I'll be sharing my adventure finding laser discs in Jakarta, and this post will be in Indonesian.

Here goes...

Setelah beberapa bulan ini saya mencoba membeli laser disc dari website mana-mana, tiba-tiba saja terlintas dalam otak saya untuk mengunjungi Jl. Surabaya di Menteng. Kata orang-orang (lebih tepatnya, kata website-website yang ditemukan setelah cari di mbah Google) di sana banyak sekali dijual laser disc dan piringan hitam. Untuk penggemar film-film lama dan piringan hitam, Jl. Surabaya tentunya sudah tidak asing lagi. Saya sempat berpikir jika Jl. Surabaya itu ada di kota Surabaya, tapi ternyata tidak .Jl. Surabaya sendiri berada di Menteng. JAKARTA! Ah, betapa senangnya berada di satu kota dengan pasar tersebut.

Untuk membuktikan rasa penasaran saya, saya mencoba mengunjungi daerah tersebut. Kalau boleh jujur, saya masih bisa dibilang orang awam karena saya sama sekali belum pernah mengunjungi daerah tersebut, padahal saya sering sekali ke Menteng. Atau mungkin saya saja yang tidak pernah memperhatikan Jl. Surabaya sana. Karena itulah saya bersama supir saya pergi mengunjungi Jl. Surabaya, supaya lain kali jika saya pergi sendiri ke sana, saya bisa tahu arah. Walaupun hari ini hari Senin, tetap saja masih ada saja macetnya.


Ngomong-ngomong, apa sih Laser Disc itu?

• Laser Disc ini bisa dibilang kakek atau buyutnya Compact Disc (CD), diameternya kira-kira 30 cm (orang luar biasa menyebut dengan ukuran inci yaitu 12 inci), ada juga yang 15 cm (6 inci). Dan harganya sangat mahal sekali pada tahun 1990-an dulu. Side A dan Side B ada dalam satu keping dan bisa dibolak-balik.
• Bedanya dulu dan sekarang adalah sekarang ini sudah jadi pemandangan umum jika Anda melihat banyak DVD, VCD, CD bajakan dijual di mana-mana, di pasar, di mall ataupun di pinggir jalan, dengan harga yang jauh lebih murah. Karena dulu harga laser disc masih sangat mahal, banyak sekali laser disc film yang disewakan pada saat itu. Tidak mungkin kan, orang-orang menenteng benda sebesar laser disc keluar jika untuk meminjam/menyewa film atau mau pergi berkaraoke dengan laser disc di rumah orang lain? Haha.
• Jadi tidak heran, dulu banyak sekali laser disc yang direkam ke VCD atau DVD sehingga lebih mudah dibawa dan lebih murah pula. Tetapi tetap saja, setelah direkam ke media yang lebih terjangkau, kualitas audio atau videonya menjadi turun.

Back to the topic.

Di siang hari yang sangat amat panas itu, akhirnya saya sampai di Jl. Surabaya. Awalnya saya sempat membayangkan jika tempat ini seperti Chinatown di negara lain. Tetapi kenyataaanya, tempat-tempat yang menjual benda-benda antik hanya sederetan saja. Dan deretan itulah yang dinamakan dengan "Pasar Antik". Di sana banyak dijual piringan hitam, kaset, jam antik, pajangan, dan lain-lain. Yah, tidak seperti yang saya bayangkan, sih, tapi karena sudah jauh-jauh ke sini, coba saja masuki toko-toko yang menjual piringan hitam atau Laser Disc di sini.

Setelah semua toko saya masuki, saya pun berhasil mendapatkan 1 keping Karaoke Laser Disc lagu Mandarin dengan harga Rp 50 ribu, dengan kondisi yang masih seperti baru. Bukan berarti benar-benar baru sih. Kondisi laser disc yang saya dapatkan masih 95% baru. Masih ada sedikit baret, tapi masih bisa disetel dengan sangat mulus sekali. Tentunya tidak mudah mendapatkan piringan laser disc dengan kondisi seperti ini. Dan jika dipikir secara logis, tidak mungkin ada yang menjual laser disc yang 100% baru di tahun 2013 ini.

Penampakan laser disc karaoke yang telah saya dapatkan hari ini.

Memang, mendapatkan laser disc (apalagi laser disc karaoke) dengan harga ini bukan hal yang sulit lagi. Pada tahun 1990an dulu, laser disc itu sangat mahal harganya. Kalau yang saya dengar dari orang tua, dulu harganya dijual sekitar 100 ribu per keping. Tak heran, di rumah saya sendiri koleksi laser disc masih sedikit. Jika dipikir-pikir, sepertinya dulu 100 ribu itu jumlah uang yang besar sekali. Saya sendiri belum pernah merasakan membeli laser disc dulu karena saya sendiri masih kecil pada masa itu. Hehehe... Sekarang, bisa apa dengan 100 ribu? Banyak.

Setelah selama setengah jam saya melihat-lihat, kebanyakan toko-toko yang berada di Pasar Antik ini menjual piringan hitam. Piringan hitam memang terbilang populer juga untuk para pemburu benda-benda antik jadi tidak heran banyak sekali piringan hitam dijual di sana. Laser disc tentunya juga ada dijual, tetapi kebanyakan berupa film-film. Bukan laser disc karaoke seperti yang saya ingin cari kali ini. Tetapi tidak apa, saya hanya ingin coba-coba saja sekaligus membuktikan sendiri rasa penasaran saya. Harga laser disc yang dijual pun berkisar antara Rp 30 ribu sampai Rp 100 ribu.

Dan jika dipikir-pikir lagi, untuk menonton 1 film dari teknologi yang berbeda-beda, jika dibandingkan dengan media lain seperti DVD, DVD pun rasanya masih kalah dengan laser disc. Rasanya sulit untuk menonton film yang sangat berkualitas sekali yaitu dari laser disc. Biarpun sekarang sudah ada Blu-Ray, feel-nya tetap beda. Jadi tidak heran lagi jika para kolektor laser disc lebih suka mencari film-film lama dalam bentuk laser disc karena kejelasan gambar dan suaranya.


Okay, here comes the ending of this post. Bukannya saya kuno atau apa, tapi memang begitu kenyataannya. Rasanya saya merasa beruntung masih merawat benda yang seantik ini. Playernya pun masih berjalan dengan lancar, walaupun sudah beberapa kali diservice. Kesimpulannya, semakin antik suatu benda, maka semakin mahal dan semakin dicari untuk orang-orang yang menyukai benda antik. Jadi, jagalah benda tersebut sebaik-baiknya.


Berikut ini artikel tentang Jl. Surabaya (bahasa Inggris):
http://www.streetdirectory.com/travel_guide/indonesia/jakarta/jakarta_shopping/info-218-jalan_surabaya_market_the_hunting_spot_for_antiques.php

Dream Came True

Hola, world. Ni men hao. Long time no see. I was TOO busy with my summer classes and the other stuffs, so I apologize for the outdated posts!

FINALLY!I finally can go to Taiwan for a vacation! That was one of my biggest dream ever. And finally. I am able to buy some karaoke albums that is not on sale internationally, and finally. This is sooo wonderful.

The karaoke albums I bought in Taiwan

Yehliu National Park

Kenting National Park

Several hours before the Hualien typhoon...

Tanshui

Modern Toilet Restaurant Ximending

This is totally my super exciting vacation in my life. Thank You God, for fulfilling my dream. And thank You God, for blessing us and protecting us when we're out of the country.

Once again, thank You, God, for blessing me.

(All Photographs By Tony)