Taiwanese Mandopop
Mandopop or Mandapop refers to Mandarin popular music. The genre has its origin in the jazz-influenced popular music of 1930s Shanghai known as Shidaiqu; with later influences coming from Japanese enka, Hong Kong's Cantopop, Taiwan's Hokkien p ...
boyband
JPM["JPM Official Facebook account"](_blank)
''Facebook''.Retrieved 2013-06-09. has released two studio albums as of 2012.
After they had separated from the
Lollipop
A lollipop is a type of sugar candy usually consisting of hard candy mounted on a stick and intended for sucking or licking. Different informal terms are used in different places, including lolly, sucker, sticky-pop, etc. Lollipops are av ...
group in 2009, former members
Qiu Wang Zi and
Liao Xiao Jie had been undergoing a series of secret training. On the day of A Legend Star's first anniversary, the two of them decided to get back together and form a new group called
JPM, alongside Qiu Wang Zi's brother,
Mao Di
Chris Chiu ( zh, t=邱宇辰, poj=Khu Ú-sîn, p=Qīu Yǔ Chén), born Chiu Yi-cheng (), , on January 11, 2011.
["Repackaged boy group JPM gets ready to launch"](_blank)
.''PopAsia''.Retrieved 2013-06-09. While the two members were part of Lollipop before,
Qiu Mao Di was a former member of
Choc7
Choc7 () is a Taiwanese boyband group led by Ah Ben and is the second spin-off group of the Taiwanese variety show Mo Fan Bang Bang Tang (模范棒棒堂).
Career
A year after Lollipop was formed, Channel is ready to create the second batch ...
group until 2010.
On August 26, 2011, JPM released
Moonwalk album.
["Moonwalk details"](_blank)
''KKBox''.Retrieved 2013-06-09. Their single, ''Moonwalk'' features a million-dollar music video in which the boys perform a spectacular "space dance" tailor-made for them by famous Taiwan dance choreographer Terry Lin. Aside from the music video, JPM members also contributed with the making of their album as Liao filled the role of the producer for part of the album,
[JPM. Moonwalk. 2011. CD] while Qiu Wang Zi is the lyricist of three songs and composer of two songs in the album.
In addition with the ten songs listed, the album also includes a Cantonese version of "因為有你"
(Because of You). On August 29, three days after its release, the album sales reached more than 50,000 copies. On January 25, JPM released a Japanese version for
Moonwalk album. The album consists of Normal Edition and First Press Limited Edition, which comes with a bonus DVD containing five music videos, one-hour music special, and interview footage.
["MOONWALK (ALBUM+DVD)(First Press Limited Edition)(Japan Version)"](_blank)
''YesAsia''.Retrieved.2013-05-21
On November 30, JPM released their second studio album entitled ''
365'' under the same label,
Sony Music Taiwan.
["365 Details"](_blank)
''Yahoo''.Retrieved 2013-06-10. They use "Love" as the main theme of this album. In other words, each song is used to describe different types and stages of love. In addition with the theme of love, 365 album also emphasized the "Golden Triangle" concept to capture each members' individual firm and confidence and also to represent their strong brotherhood.
.''KKBox''.Retrieved 2013-06-10. According to Sony Music, JPM said: "We are the Golden triangle, the best ally and best friend" (「我們是黃金鐵三角,是最好的戰友也是最好的朋友」).
Demonstrating the trio's mastery of a multitude of music styles, the new album's track list includes an electro-dance K-Pop-styled titular song "365 Days" especially produced by Korean producers.
Moreover, the track list also includes a solo song for each member,
[JPM. 365. 2013. CD.] and a collaboration with
Kimberley Chen entitled "Internet".
"365"
.''KKBox''.Retrieved 2013-06-10. Once again, Liao and Qiu Wang Zi took part in putting the album together as Liao filled the role of the producer for half of the album, lyricist of three songs and the composer of two songs, while Qiu is the lyricist of the main song, ''365'', of the album.
Studio albums
Music videos
See also
* JPM
* Liao Xiao Jie/Liljay
* Qiu Wang Zi/Prince
* Qiu Mao Di
* Lollipop F
Lollipop F (Mandarin name 棒棒堂, Japanese name ロリポップF, Korean name 롤리팝 F) was a Taiwanese Mandopop boy band gaining popularity throughout Asia. The group started off with six members, all chosen from Channel Taiwan's show ...
* Choc7
Choc7 () is a Taiwanese boyband group led by Ah Ben and is the second spin-off group of the Taiwanese variety show Mo Fan Bang Bang Tang (模范棒棒堂).
Career
A year after Lollipop was formed, Channel is ready to create the second batch ...
References
External links
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JPM at Sony Music
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*{{Facebook, ALS.JPM, JPM
Discographies of Taiwanese artists
Mandopop discographies