18th Golden Melody Awards
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The 18th Golden Melody Awards for the Popular Music Category was held on 16 June 2007 at Taipei Arena
in Taipei
, Taiwan
. It was themed "Mii", which stood for "Music is international".
band Sodagreen
received the most number of nominations, including Best Band. The 2007 awards also added a new category, Most Popular Artist, nominated from among Taiwan's five largest record labels and 2006 top-selling albums. The winners of the category are voted upon by fans. The ceremony also featured South Korea
n pop group Super Junior
and Japan
ese pop singer Mai Kuraki
as guests.
Taipei Arena
Taipei Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Taipei, Taiwan. Built in 2005, the large multi-purpose stadium can accommodate major international sport events such as ice skating, ice hockey, gymnastics, handball, basketball, tennis, badminton, table tennis, indoor soccer, boxing, judo,...
in Taipei
Taipei
Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
, Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
. It was themed "Mii", which stood for "Music is international".
Summary
The 18th Golden Melody Awards nominated a number of independent and alternative artists in major categories. Alternative rockAlternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band Sodagreen
Sodagreen
Sodagreen is a Taiwanese independent folk-rock-pop band formed in 2001. Its lineup has been unchanged since 2003. Sodagreen emerged in the Taiwanese indie music scene after receiving the Grand Jury Award in the Hohaiyan Gongliau Rock Festival in 2004, after which it signed a contract with Willlin...
received the most number of nominations, including Best Band. The 2007 awards also added a new category, Most Popular Artist, nominated from among Taiwan's five largest record labels and 2006 top-selling albums. The winners of the category are voted upon by fans. The ceremony also featured South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n pop group Super Junior
Super Junior
Super Junior is a South Korean boy band. Formed in 2005 by producer Lee Soo-man of SM Entertainment, the group comprised a total of thirteen members at its peak, and was once claimed to be the world's largest boy band...
and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese pop singer Mai Kuraki
Mai Kuraki
is a Japanese pop and R&B singer-songwriter and producer from Funabashi, Chiba. Kuraki debuted in 1999 with the single, "Love, Day After Tomorrow". In 2000, she released her debut album, Delicious Way, which debuted at number-one and sold over 2,210,000 copies in its first week...
as guests.
Best Song
- "種樹" (Planting Trees) - Planting Trees (種樹) - Lin Sheng-xiang
- "千里之外" (Faraway) - Still FantasyStill FantasyStill Fantasy is the seventh studio album by Taiwanese Mandopop artist Jay Chou. It was released on 5 September 2006 by Alfa Music and distributed by Sony Music Taiwan.The album was originally scheduled for release on 8 September...
(依然范特西) - Jay ChouJay ChouJay Chou is a Taiwanese musician, singer-songwriter, music and film producer, actor and director who has won the World Music Award four times. In 1998 he was discovered in a talent contest where he displayed his piano and song-writing skills. Over the next two years, he was hired to compose for... - "天下大同" (Same World) - Without You (如果沒有你) - Karen MokKaren MokKaren Joy Morris, known more commonly in the Sinosphere as Karen Mok or Mok Man-Wai, is a three-time Golden Melody Award-winning Hong Kong-based actress and singer-songwriter.- Biography :...
- "寶貝(in the night)" (Baby in the night) - My Life Will… - Deserts ChangDeserts ChangDeserts Chang , also known as Zhang Xuan or Chang Xuan, is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter. She is considered to be one of the leading alternative musicians in the Chinese music industry.- Early life :...
- "小情歌" - Little Universe (小宇宙) - SodagreenSodagreenSodagreen is a Taiwanese independent folk-rock-pop band formed in 2001. Its lineup has been unchanged since 2003. Sodagreen emerged in the Taiwanese indie music scene after receiving the Grand Jury Award in the Hohaiyan Gongliau Rock Festival in 2004, after which it signed a contract with Willlin...
- "今天妳要嫁給我" (Marry Me Today) - BeautifulBeautiful (David Tao album)Beautiful is Taiwanese Mandopop singer-songwriter David Tao's fifth Mandarin studio album. It was released on 4 August 2006 by EMI Music Taiwan.The album features a mid-tempo duet, "今天妳要嫁給我" with Jolin Tsai...
(太美麗) - David TaoDavid TaoDavid Tao , born Tao Xuzhong , was born on 11 July 1969. He is a Taiwanese Golden Melody Award-winning singer-songwriter. He is well-known for creating a crossover genre of R&B and hard rock tunes which has now become his signature style and for having popularized R&B in the Mandopop...
feat Jolin TsaiJolin TsaiJolin Tsai was born on 15 September 1980. She is a Taiwanese Golden Melody Award-winning Mandopop singer, dancer and actor. She is managed by Mars Entertainment Ltd .-Career:...
Best Mandarin Album
- Blue in Love - Hào En Jiā Jiā (昊恩家家)
- My Life Will… - Deserts ChangDeserts ChangDeserts Chang , also known as Zhang Xuan or Chang Xuan, is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter. She is considered to be one of the leading alternative musicians in the Chinese music industry.- Early life :...
- Little Universe (小宇宙) - SodagreenSodagreenSodagreen is a Taiwanese independent folk-rock-pop band formed in 2001. Its lineup has been unchanged since 2003. Sodagreen emerged in the Taiwanese indie music scene after receiving the Grand Jury Award in the Hohaiyan Gongliau Rock Festival in 2004, after which it signed a contract with Willlin...
- All I Want (浪費時間是快樂的) - Péng jìng huì (彭靖惠)
- Wake Up - MC HotDogMC HotDogMC HotDog is a Taiwanese rap artist known for his use of explicit lyrics in his songs. Some consider his music to present a gritty, realistic picture of life, while others claim that it is not suitable for younger audiences and is nothing but for attention...
- Dancing DivaDancing DivaDancing Diva is Taiwanese Mandopop artist Jolin Tsai's eighth Mandarin studio album. It was released on 12 May 2006 by EMI Music Taiwan. This is the first album of Jolin's since moving from Sony Music Taiwan to EMI Music Taiwan....
(舞孃) - Jolin TsaiJolin TsaiJolin Tsai was born on 15 September 1980. She is a Taiwanese Golden Melody Award-winning Mandopop singer, dancer and actor. She is managed by Mars Entertainment Ltd .-Career:...
Best Taiwanese Album
- Sea costumes tung flowers bride (海尪·油桐花新娘) - Chen Ming-chang
- If it is true!? (真的假的!?)
- Bo Cup (博杯)
- Pop Band (砰砰樂隊檳榔交出來)
- New Formosa Band 6 rounds (新寶島康樂隊第6發)
Best Hakka Album
- Planting Trees (種樹) - Lin Sheng-xiang
- Snow Wolf (雪狼人)
- Mountain and Field (山與田)
Best Music Video Director
- Jay ChouJay ChouJay Chou is a Taiwanese musician, singer-songwriter, music and film producer, actor and director who has won the World Music Award four times. In 1998 he was discovered in a talent contest where he displayed his piano and song-writing skills. Over the next two years, he was hired to compose for...
- "紅模仿" (Popular Imitation) - Still FantasyStill FantasyStill Fantasy is the seventh studio album by Taiwanese Mandopop artist Jay Chou. It was released on 5 September 2006 by Alfa Music and distributed by Sony Music Taiwan.The album was originally scheduled for release on 8 September...
(依然范特西) - Wang Teng Yu (王登鈺) - "造字的人" (Creation People) - Darkness Light (黑暗之光)
- Chen Pei Fu (陳霈芙) - "幸福感" (Happiness Feeling) - Happiness Feeling (幸福感)
- Stephen FungStephen FungStephen Fung Tak-Lun is a Hong Kong based actor, singer, model, writer and film director.-Biography:Fung's mother, Julie Sek Yin, was a famous Shaw Brothers actress...
- "天下大同" (Same World) - Without You (如果沒有你) - Cáo Ruì Yuán (曹瑞原) - "純純的愛" (Pure Love) - Lau Ka Cheong Affection (劉家昌 深情)
- Zhōu Gé Tài (周格泰) - "約定" (Promise) - Michael Wong Series debut record creation (光良約定首張創作紀錄輯(創作演唱盤)
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