The Expression of Chineseness and Americanness in Chinese Popular Music: A Comparison
of ABC Pop Stars Wang Leehom and Vanness Wu
Author(s): Boxi Chen
Source:
Asian Music, SUMMER/FALL 2012, Vol. 43, No. 2 (SUMMER/FALL 2012), pp. 71-87
Published by: University of Texas Press
Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/
KEY POINTS:-
1. Do American-born Chinese view Taiwan as a particularly appealing/promise-wielding career destination worth challenging self-limits for???
2. What "innate" connection(s) hold for both featured artistes in the paper that draw them towards Taiwan/East Asia as a talent battleground and business experience(s) minefield???
3.
What are the potential limiting factors posed towards overseas Chinese
in finding a secure grounding and foundation(s) of creativity
exploration that deliver tangible as well as mindful benefits for their
originator(s) in the long run???
4. How do you view the reception of your music by the general Taiwanese audience? Do they hold any apparent reserved attitude when you both first debuted onscreen?
5. What is/are the major hurdle(s) in surviving physical album sales as opposed to their digital format?
