Sodagreen
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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 Music. The band is prominent for its main vocalist and songwriter Wu Tsing-Fong
, who stands out with his unique literary and performing style and wide vocal range
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Wu Tsing-Fong
Wu Tsing-Fong is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter, and the main vocalist and songwriter of the indie band Sodagreen, of which he is a founding member. He has collaborated with other artistes such as Angela Zhang, Eason Chan and Rainie Yang...
, who stands out with his unique literary and performing style and wide vocal range
Vocal range
Vocal range is the measure of the breadth of pitches that a human voice can phonate. Although the study of vocal range has little practical application in terms of speech, it is a topic of study within linguistics, phonetics, and speech and language pathology, particularly in relation to the study...
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Members
- Wu Tsing-Fong (Greeny) - lead singer
- Liou Jia-Kai (Kay) - electric guitar
- Ho Jing-Yang (A-Fu) - acoustic guitar
- Gong Yu-Chi (Zephyr) - keyboard, viola
- Shie Shin-Yi (Claire) - bass
- Shih Jyun-Wei (Wei) - drums, percussion
History
Sodagreen was named by Shih, then the band's leader, and Wu, the lead vocalist. The band was originally named Soda (蘇打), but Shih felt that the band needed a name with three Chinese characters. Wu, whose favourite colour was green, suggested adding the word green (綠) behind the name, thus the band's name.Career
- 2001 May: Sodagreen competed in the Golden Melody Cup held by National Chengchi UniversityNational Chengchi UniversityNational Chengchi University is a prestigious public university at Muzha in Wenshan District, Taipei City, Taiwan. It is well-known for its concentration on the social sciences, law, commerce, communication, liberal arts and for its MBA programs....
and won Best Popularity by the composition "Peeping". Appreciated by Shiao-Ying, one of the judges, they recorded "Peeping" in participation of the compilation Taiwan independent compilation 2001, released by TCM. - 2002 April: After several changes in the line-up of the band (guitarist), Sodagreen participated in Golden Melody Cup once again, this time winning the Best Band, Best Composition, Best Lyrics, and Best Music awards.
- 2003 March: A-Fu and Jia-Kai, also from National Chengchi UniversityNational Chengchi UniversityNational Chengchi University is a prestigious public university at Muzha in Wenshan District, Taipei City, Taiwan. It is well-known for its concentration on the social sciences, law, commerce, communication, liberal arts and for its MBA programs....
, and A-Gong from Taipei National University of the ArtsTaipei National University of the ArtsThe Taipei National University of the Arts is a national university at Kuandu of Beitou District, Taipei City, Taiwan. This university should not be confused with National Taiwan University of Arts at Banciao City.-History:...
joined Sodagreen. The group line-up has been unchanged since. - 2003 July: Performance in Hohaiyan Gongliau Rock Festival Hot Wave Rock section.
- 2004 August: Awarded the Grand Jury Award of Hohaiyan Gongliau Rock Festival. Official contract with Willlin Music.
- 2005 September: Release of self-titled debut, sodagreen.
- 2006 October: Release of 2nd album, Little Universe.
- 2006 December: Release of single My Future Is Not a Dream in collaboration with A-pay, a band under the same label.
- 2007 June: Awarded the Best Band Award at the 18th Golden Melody Awards18th Golden Melody AwardsThe 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".-Summary:...
. Qing-Feng also received the highly-coveted Best Melody Award for the song "Little Love Song". - 2007 November: Release of 3rd album Incomparable Beauty. Held their first ticketed concert Absolutely Beautiful Concert at the Taipei ArenaTaipei ArenaTaipei 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,...
. Sodagreen is the first indie band to hold a concert in the largest concert hall in Taipei, the Taipei ArenaTaipei ArenaTaipei 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,...
, and they also set the record of the longest concert (five hours) ever held in the Taipei ArenaTaipei ArenaTaipei 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,...
. - 2008 May: Release of 4th album Sing with Me, which includes live tracks from the Absolutely Beautiful Concert as well as three new studio tracks.
- 2008 July: Awarded the Best Band Award at the 19th Golden Melody Awards19th Golden Melody AwardsCeremonies of the 19th Golden Melody Awards were held in Taipei, Taiwan in 2008. Nominees were announced on May 22, 2008, and the award winners in 12 traditional music categories and 23 popular music categories were selected by a panel of 33 judges after four rounds of jury meetings...
. - 2010: The track "十年一刻" (Once in a Lifetime) and "無眠" (No Sleep) is listed at number 29 and 84 respectively on Hit Fm Taiwan's Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart (Hit-Fm年度百首單曲) for 2010.
Albums
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| 1st | sodagreen (蘇打綠)
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| 2nd | Little Universe (小宇宙)
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| 3rd | Incomparable Beauty (無與倫比的美麗)
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| 4th | Sing with Me (陪我歌唱)
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CD2 Studio
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| 5th | Daylight of Spring (春·日光)
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| 6th | Summer/Fever Summer/Fever Summer/Fever was released on September 11, 2009, and is the fifth full-length studio album by Taiwanese indie pop band Sodagreen. It is the second of the band's Vivaldi Project, a planned series of four albums representing the four seasons- spring, summer, autumn and winter respectively.The... (夏/狂熱)
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| 7th | Once In A Lifetime (十年一刻)
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| 8th | What Is Troubling You (你在煩惱什麼)
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Singles
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| 1st | Aerial visions, Sounds And Illusions (空氣中的視聽與幻覺)
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| 2nd | Flying Fish (飛魚)
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| 3rd | Believe in music (Live at the stage)
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| 4th | Thousand Years Late (遲到千年)
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| 5th | My Future Is Not A Dream (我的未來不是夢) - sodagreen X apay
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