This week on Asian Music Monday, we’re introducing you to Zhongyuan Festival, or the Chinese Ghost Festival.
Your hosts Star and Lu bring you creepy, yet interesting music about Halloween from Korea, mainland China, Japan, Taiwan and beyond.
You’ll hear from Lee Jung Hun, Brown Eyed Girls, Wilber Pan, Wagakki Band and more. We’ll also talk a lot about the history and customs of Zhongyuan Festival.
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Lee Jung Hyun 이정현 – “V / 브이” (Korea, 2013)
Big Bang – “MONSTER” (Korea, 2012)
Miss A – “Touch” (Korea, 2012)
Will Pan 潘瑋柏 – “Clown / 小丑” (Taiwan, 2014 )
Raymond Lam & Eva Huang 林峰 & 黄圣依 – “Promise / 许诺” (mainland China & Hong Kong, 2012)
Kris Phillips 费翔 feat. Julia Zhu 朱桦 – “The Phantom of The Opera / 歌剧魅影” (mainland China, 2011)
Brown Eyed Girls – “Abracadabra” (Korea, 2009)
Mayday 五月天 – “Interview With The Vampire / 夜访吸血鬼” (Taiwan, 2012)
Jay Chou 周杰伦 – “Nocturne / 夜曲” (Taiwan, 2005)
Yao Lu 陆遥 – “Green Snake / 青蛇” (Mainland China, 2013)
Jane Zhang 张靓颖 – “Painted Heart / 画心” (Mainland China, 2012)
NIGHTMARE ナイトメア – “the WORLD” (Japan, 2007)
EXO – “Wolf / 늑대와 미녀” (Korea, 2013)
Narsha 나르샤 – “Bi Ri Ba Ba / 삐리빠빠” (Korea, 2011)
빅스 / VIXX – “저주인형 / VOODOO DOLL” (Korea, 2013)
Super Junior – “Don’t Don” (Korea, 2009)
F.I.R – “The Thorn Birds / 刺鸟” (Taiwan, 2005)
Various Artists – “Circle You / かごめ” (Japan)
Winnie Hsin 辛晓琪 – “This is Life / 人生如此” (Hong Kong, 1993)
Leslie Cheung 張國榮 – “A Chinese Ghost Story / 倩女幽魂” (Hong Kong, 1988)
ON/OFF – “Two Beats and a Red Sin / ふたつの鼓動と赤い罪” (Japan, 2008)
Girls’ Generation / 소녀시대 – “런데빌런 / Run Devil Run” (Korea, 2010)
f(x) – “Electric Shock” (Korea, 2012)
RURUTIA ルルティア – “My Dear / 愛し子よ” (Japan, 2001)
티아라 T-ara – “Day by Day” (Korea, 2012)
Kanon Wakeshima 分島花音 – “Sandy Castle / 砂のお城” (Japan, 2009)
Wagakki Band 和楽器バンド – “The Moon . The Shadow . The Dance . The Flowers / 月・影・舞・華” (Japan, 2012)
Angela Chang 張韶涵 – “Fable / 寓言” (Taiwan, 2004)
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