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Lian Yi

Monday 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Genres: C-pop, Cantopop, Taiwanese pop, Mandopop
Host: Claire Deng

In Mandarin, 涟漪 (lián yī) refers to the delicate water ripples produced by wind, forever spreading outwards. It also describes that skip in your heartbeat when you are moved. In the show Lian Yi, we hope to spread beloved music from the hearts of the Sino diaspora to you. From huge Mandopop hits to hidden indie gems, drop by drop, explore the world of Chinese music.

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涟漪 Lian Yi 11/6/23: My Teenage Playlist

Today’s playlist was inspired by the music I’d listen when I was 12-14 and first getting into Cpop. Some of this music I wouldn’t characterize as my taste now, but we all start somewhere. For me, that was big pop ballads. So let’s take this trip down memory lane! Anything marked with an asterisk * is an unofficial translation by me.


“Like You” by G.E.M., Like You – Single*

“Intoxicated” by G.E.M., Intoxicated

Onion”* by Ping An*, Sky Above City

“Far Away” by Jay Chou ft. Fei Yu-ching, Still Fantasy

“You Are Everywhere” by Jay Chou, Opus 12

“You Exist In My Song” by Wanting, Everything In the World

”Those Bygone Years” by Hu Xia, Flame of Love

“Twilight” by JJ Lin, From M.E. to Myself

“Sweet” by Jay Chou, On the Run

“A Little Happiness” by Hebe Tien, Our Times Original Soundtrack*

“Practise Book for Youth” by TFBOYS, Manual of Youth


《喜欢你》邓紫棋, 《喜欢你 – Single》专辑

《你把我灌醉》邓紫棋,《你把我灌醉》专辑

《洋葱》平安,《城市的上空》专辑

《千里之外》周杰伦 & 费玉清,《依然范特西》专辑

《哪里都是你》周杰伦,《十二新作》专辑

《我的歌声里》曲婉婷,《Everything In the World》专辑

《那些年》胡夏,《燃点》专辑

《不为谁而作的歌》林俊杰,《和自己对话》专辑

《甜甜的》周杰伦,《我很忙》专辑

《小幸运》田馥甄,《我的少女时代》电影主题曲

《青春修炼手册》TFBOYS, 《青春修炼手册》EP


涟漪 Lian Yi 10/30/23: Abolish Boring Ballads 2

We’re back with fun fresh Cpop! This time, we’ve got a bit of an indie kick. As always, unofficial translations are marked with *.

 

“Mr. Almost” by MC HotDog, Mr. Almost

“Ocean” by Cosmos People, The Moment

”Happy Are Those in Love” by Shirley Kwan, Happy Are Those in Love

“Fairytale World”* by Sue, Fairytale World*

“Mark Twain”* by Amazing Show, Multicolor Baoshan King

“Zombie King”* by Amazing Show, Multicolor Baoshan King

“Set Me Free” by FloruitShow, What Can I Use to Keep You

“The Natural Chill of Tranquility”* by FloruitShow, What Can I Use to Keep You

“Summer Night Wind”* by Mango Jump, Shin Formosa Youth

“Night life.Take us to the light” by Accusefive, Night life.Take us to the light

“A Road of Flowers”* by Yixin Wen, A Road of Flowers


《差不多先生》热狗,《差不多先生》

《蓝色的你》宇宙人,《理想状态》

《难得有情人》关淑怡,《难得有情人》

《童话世界》苏运莹,《童话世界》

《马克吐温》美秀集团,《多色宝山大王》

《僵尸王》美秀集团,《多色宝山大王》

《超度我》福禄寿,《我用什么把你留住》

《心静自然凉》福禄寿,《我用什么把你留住》

《夏夜晚风》芒果酱,《新 宝岛少年?》

《带我去找夜生活》告五人,《带我去找夜生活》

《一路生花》温奕心,《一路生花》

 

 

涟漪 10/23/23: My Favorite Chinese Album

Do you have an album that you love so much, but you rarely listen to because you know you’ll end up listening to the whole thing? That’s how I feel about Li Jian’s self titled 6th album from 2015. The songs in this album don’t have official translations, but here are the unofficial translations of the songs I played on air this week:

 

1: Searching Deep Seas

2: Beautiful As the Dawn

3: Before Sunset

4: Boat on the Ocean

5: First Sun After Rain

6: Secret Essences

7: Fog

8: Windy Dusk

9: Disappearing Moonlight

10: The Classic (a cover)


《深海之寻》

《美若黎明》

《日落之前》

《沧海轻舟》

《雨后初晴》

《众妙》

《迷雾》

《风吹黄昏》

《消失的月光》

《假如爱有天意》

 

涟漪 10/2/2023: Abolish Boring Ballads

Today I’ve got some fresh tracks to spice up your listening! This is the first of a new series I’m doing called Abolish Boring Ballads, where I share Chinese language tracks that aren’t the boring ballads that tend to rise to the top of the charts. As usual, an asterisk denotes an unofficial English translation.


“Stillness” by Naiwen Yang, SILENCE

“i wanna tell u” by Lexie Liu, The Happy Star

“Moonlight – Single Version” by I’mdifficult, Moonlight

“King of the Universe”* by RubberBand, King of the Universe*

“Lightly” by Eason Chan, Lightly

“Getting Warmer” by TNT, Getting Warmer

“In Your Rice Shop — Live” by Zhang Weiwei and Xiao He, Folk 2022 Episode 1

“Want to Go to the Beach”* by Summer Invasion Program*, Want to Go to the Beach*

“No One Cares About What You Care About”* by Then I Understand What You Mean*, No One Cares About What You Care About”*

“Three Kingdom Love” by TANK, Fighting !

”Accidentally in Love” by Sweet John ft. Waa Wei, In Mind

“Bungee Love” by Panther Chan, Bungee Love


“静止“ 杨乃文,《SILENCE》

”i wanna tell u” 刘柏辛, 《The Happy Star》

“Moonlight” 我是机车少女,《Moonlight》

”宇宙之王“ RubberBand, 《宇宙之王》

“尘大师” 陈奕迅,《尘大师》

“渐暖” 时代少年团,《渐暖》

“米店 – 现场” 张玮玮 和 小河,《我们民谣2022第一集》

“想去海边” 夏日入侵企画,《想去海边》

“没有人在乎你在乎的事” 那我懂你的意思了,《没有人在乎你在乎的事》

”三国恋“ 吕建忠,《Fighting!生存之道》

”不小心爱上你“ Sweet John ft. 魏如萱(xuan),《In Mind》

”伸缩自如的爱“ 陈蕾,《伸缩自如的爱》

 

涟漪 9/18/2023: Autumn Stories by Sodagreen

Today we listened to the concept album Autumn: Stories by Sodagreen! Here’s the tracklist:

 

The Story

Starting with a Fallen Leaf

1

When I’m Alone

I Miss You So

11

Idle Wings

Sunny Everyday

111

After Saying Goodbye

Met Again

1111

The Gleaners

The Last One Who Live in Your Heart

Little Star


故事

从一片落叶开始

独处的时候

我好想你

一一

偷闲的翅膀

天天晴朗

一一一

说了再见以后

再遇见

一一一一

拾穗

你心里最后一个

小星星