The Taiwanese boy-band “5566”, led by Tony Sun has dominated the Chinese pubescent pop market since 2002. If you think that boy-bands like N’Sync had overblown arrangements and studio glitz, they were nothing compared to this. Everything from piano glissandi and heavenly choirs to techno noises accompany these mushy songs. Some of the lyrics are in English, though most are in Mandarin Chinese (people in Taiwan usually speak a variety of Fukienese at home, but Mandarin is the official language, taught in school). The melodies are sometimes borrowed. Disconcertingly, the last song on the album is to the tune of “What a Friend We Have in Jesus”.…. Actually, it would be fun to have this stuff in the background at a noisy party.
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