**I started writing this a month ago and finally finished! Lots of things happened in between which diverted my attention…lol**
Description from YesAsia
A year and a half after 007, Will Pan has come up with his highly anticipated new album, intriguingly titled 808. Named after a model of drum machines popular among hip-hop artists since the 1980s, the album carries other meanings for the Taiwan pop star, as he was born in August 1980, and this being his eighth album. Boasting a new retro-futuristic sound and image for Will, the very personal album features the dance floor-burning first single “Totally Wanted”, as well as “We are all afraid of pain”, the theme song for Will’s latest idol drama Endless Love co-starring Sandrine Pinna.Tracklist
01. å…¨é¢é€šç· (Totally Wanted)
02. 未來愛情 (Future Love)
03. 觸動 (Touch)
04. U U U
05. 電腦 (Computer)
06. 次世代 (Second Generation)
07. 我們都怕痛 (We’re all afraid of pain)
08. å°å°èžžèŸ» (Tiny little ant)
09. 我的電話 (My phone)
10. 肩膀 (Shoulder)
11. 最終 (Finally)
Thoughts Continue Reading »
My interest in his music has only really begun since his 6th album “Play it cool” – where I think he had more control over his music and became more of a singer/song writer. Born and studied in the USA, some might still think of him as this “hip hop ABC rap cool dude wannabe”, but I think he’s gone past that now and capable of releasing some great pop music – trendy as well as putting cpop on the world map.
In my head I’ve said it a billion times, but alas, I don’t write as often as I would like. I’ve made a small clean-up of this site, deleting some categories etc. Hoping to trim down even more, but this will have to do for now.
What I’m trying to do at the moment, is become more like a stereotypical HK-er by taking more photos! LOL. I have never been one who always carry the camera around, more because I’ve only ever had one smallish camera, all of the others are heavy and bulky (compared to your normal point and shoot anyway). But the only way I can improve my skills is to practice, practice, practice!
The Flickr account was set up for this purpose, I’m hoping it’ll become a record of what I’ve learnt on the way. Still need to read the camera manual tho, dang it!
Photos taken around the Brisbane Botanical Gardens
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Photos taken around Brisbane CBD & Southbank
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Thinking of going on the CityCat (ferry) one day along the river to get some shots, but the weather is a bit fickle at the moment!
**UPDATED 2nd February 2011** Full version of lyrics added + translation!
After religiously following TMOJ for a few weeks now I thought I’d mix things up a bit by watching an idol drama!! LOL. Well, the main appeal is of course Will Pan, who I only “discovered” last year by watching his earlier series and eventually led me to Taipei Arena to see his concert in December 2009…..(!!! Good times!!!) “Endless Love” is his new drama which just started last week. I haven’t finished the first episode yet and already you know the formula is going to be: rich girl / poor guy, she already likes his other guy, but we all know she will fall in love with Will…. but her family probably objects…..they encounter some obstacles….etc etc. If it’s so typical, why am I watching? Well, that’s the point of idol dramas I guess, is the disconnect with reality. As long as there’re good lead actors, I watch. hahhaha.
On the song itself….
The full version is not out yet, this is only the TV version. The theme is called 我們都怕痛 (We’re all afraid of pain) – the video from the series is shot quite beautifully, so I can’t help but do a translation. Can’t wait to hear the full version!
Many years ago~ (at the beginning of my teenage years) I was a Leon fangirl. You know… one of the four “heavenly kings” of Cantopop? LOL. But by the time this song was originally released (I believe it was 1998), I had “left” this fandom to greener pastures (or maybe not).
From my TMOJ themed posts you would guess who my current “person of interest” is, so I was listening to one of his radio interviews from earlier this year, and found this song. As mentioned before, it was originally by Leon Lai Ming, called æˆ‘é€™æ¨£æ„›ä½ (roughly translated to “I love you like this”). After I heard this version I could not stop listening to it! I had pretty much forgotten what the original version sounded like but this version by Ken, I really like. A lot of people think – “HUH? He can sing? I thought he’s only a host….” well, he has a really good voice and has done the Canto version of “The Sound of Music” earlier this year (and also last year as well).
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Lyrics with pinyin behind the cut~
Thank you to AsianUniverse.net for the lyrics and songs~
Theme song by Conrad Wong
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Sub Theme 1 – Hard to Say I’m Wrong by Brenton Von Carlos
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Sub Theme 2 - I’ll Be There For You by Lienna Q
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You can find the lyrics behind the cut~
