woodcutter Posted August 8, 2004 at 07:05 AM Report Posted August 8, 2004 at 07:05 AM I've just written several negative things in a row, so I'd like to lighten up and exclaim that "Richie" Ren Xianqi is the KING of pop! Anyway, he knows how to choose a good tune, which is an under-estimated skill. I hear that people think he is cheesy and embarrasing however. Tell me it isn't so. Quote
Adam Posted August 14, 2004 at 02:20 AM Report Posted August 14, 2004 at 02:20 AM havent heard of him, could you post some titles of his songs that i could find Quote
woodcutter Posted August 14, 2004 at 03:05 AM Author Report Posted August 14, 2004 at 03:05 AM "Dui mian ne nuhair kan guo lai" was the smash hit, I think. "Xin tai ruan" is popular, though there are other versions. Quote
roddy Posted August 14, 2004 at 03:08 AM Report Posted August 14, 2004 at 03:08 AM 对面DE女孩看过来 This was massive when I was first in China in 98/99 - every shop was playing it constantly. It's the first song I ever really knew well in Chinese, and I used to listen to quite a bit of Richie. Find it a bit too poppy now . . . Roddy Quote
Adam Posted August 14, 2004 at 06:53 AM Report Posted August 14, 2004 at 06:53 AM the link doesnt work, i tried searching baidu but cant find that title Quote
geek_frappa Posted August 14, 2004 at 07:28 AM Report Posted August 14, 2004 at 07:28 AM http://mp3.baidu.com/m?rn=&tn=baidump3&ct=134217728&word=%B6%D4%C3%E6%B5%C4%C5%AE%BA%A2&submit=%B0%D9%B6%C8%CB%D1%CB%F7&lm=0 Quote
Adam Posted August 14, 2004 at 12:26 PM Report Posted August 14, 2004 at 12:26 PM thank you, ah at uni we were watching the world chinese speech contest held in beijing and saw one guy sing this song.. i thought it was cheezy Quote
skylee Posted August 14, 2004 at 04:38 PM Report Posted August 14, 2004 at 04:38 PM I thought "對面的女孩看過來" was originally sung by another singer called "阿牛" ... I think 任賢齊 is quite cute. His acting is not too poor. Quote
Lu Posted August 23, 2004 at 11:15 AM Report Posted August 23, 2004 at 11:15 AM Richie does sing very poppy and quite cheesy, like all Chinese pop, but of all this cheesy Chinese pop Richie's still has some quality, I think. Either way, he is one of the greater singers. Quote
Dermot Posted January 7, 2005 at 01:38 PM Report Posted January 7, 2005 at 01:38 PM I'm learning Chinese from my wife's Richie Ren Karaoke DVD's! Hope my Chinese doesn't end up being too cheesy... At the moment, I don't know most of what he's saying but it doesn't stop me singing along! In my defence (should I need one), I also like Faye Wong's music. I don't know - is it a defence? Her stuff doesn't sound as poppy... In Richie's defence, he seems to be an excellent entertainer and his concerts are so well produced you have to be impressed. That's the great thing about listening to music from new (new to me) cultures - you can enjoy it without categorising it as cool or cheesy, etc. It was the same for my wife (before I met her) when she first came to Ireland to study, she enjoyed bands like Boyzone and Westlife without being aware of the whole "boyband" production line and target audience - she just liked the pop music, simple as that. So, If Richie Ren is cheesy, then bring on the cheddar! San Bai Liu Shi Wu something something... la la la la la la Quote
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