aristotle1990 Posted April 29, 2011 at 05:11 PM Report Share Posted April 29, 2011 at 05:11 PM Just saw this on YouTube: Parody of this video, in case you've been living in China too long and haven't seen it yet... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
來撒母耳 Posted April 29, 2011 at 09:11 PM Report Share Posted April 29, 2011 at 09:11 PM I must be the first to say that he sings much much better than Rebecca Black! The song is still kind of stupid, but I think I could even learn a few words from this since his pronunciation is very clear, even it the fast parts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gleaves Posted April 29, 2011 at 10:52 PM Report Share Posted April 29, 2011 at 10:52 PM I had heard of this Friday song and that it was awful, even heard somemone playing it at work today, but never watched the original video until just now. Wow. I kinda like the Chinese cover. Although he doesn't sound like a native speaker to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted April 30, 2011 at 03:08 AM Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 at 03:08 AM Hahahahaha, that's hilarious!!! He's definitely a better singer than she is. He didn't even need Auto-Tune! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aristotle1990 Posted April 30, 2011 at 03:18 AM Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 at 03:18 AM Although he doesn't sound like a native speaker to me. I'm guessing he's a Chinese American. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted April 30, 2011 at 03:38 AM Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 at 03:38 AM He seems pretty American in the outtakes, that's for sure. Plus he commented on how hard getting the pronunciation down was. But I wonder where his Mandarin roots would be. The south? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aristotle1990 Posted April 30, 2011 at 03:57 AM Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 at 03:57 AM Yes, and quite possibly Taiwan, given the traditional characters. The majority of Mandarin-speaking Chinese Americans speak like he does -- that accent (e.g., no retroflex in 出去 and 这个 and no w in 星期五) is very distinctive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian US Posted April 30, 2011 at 04:10 AM Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 at 04:10 AM I want to see a cover of "Whip My Hair" to the hair sprayed Chinese guys with bee's nest hair cuts that work in every salon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creamyhorror Posted April 30, 2011 at 05:35 AM Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 at 05:35 AM Traditional characters and Taiwanese-style singing diction...Taiwanese-influenced, at the least. His pronunciation isn't terrible despite what he says; he's probably a heritage speaker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted April 30, 2011 at 02:15 PM Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 at 02:15 PM I wondered if he might be a heritage speaker as well. I'm a bit curious as to why the 錯字 were left in the subtitles, though. I guess he just didn't catch them until after he added them, when he was about to upload it to YouTube and added the bubbles later? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aristotle1990 Posted April 30, 2011 at 06:14 PM Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 at 06:14 PM Okay, TASA is the Taiwanese American Students' Association. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy-meiguoren Posted April 30, 2011 at 08:04 PM Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 at 08:04 PM So he says his pronunciation's not great? I understood some of what he said, despite my lack of aural skills... The kid in the original video, however, is something else. Her voice sounds too much like Fran Drescher's to be singing. Besides, she's only 13. If I got into a friend's car when I was 13 and partied like that, my dad would have turned me into dead meat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gato Posted April 30, 2011 at 09:31 PM Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 at 09:31 PM Here is an interview with Dawen, the singer. http://jizo-entertainment.com/interviews/DAWEN_Interview.htm Dawen: My parents are from China and Taiwan. I grew up in Boston, moved to Hong Kong when I was fourteen, returned to the US for college in Chicago, and now live in Los Angeles. When I lived abroad my schoolmates referred to me as “The American.” When I moved back to the States however, I was treated as “the foreigner”. I constantly got the all too-common question: “Where are you really from?” Ironically, I was regarded more as an American when I lived outside the US than I have ever been regarded living in it. I identify equally as Asian and American. For me, there is no hyphen. I continuously celebrate this fact. His website: http://www.dawen.us/press/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Posted May 1, 2011 at 01:43 PM Report Share Posted May 1, 2011 at 01:43 PM THIS IS BRILLIANT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike N Posted June 29, 2011 at 09:47 PM Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 at 09:47 PM 太给力了啦！ Very funny. First time I was able to actually stomach the whole song. I probably enjoyed seeing how he translated the lyrics more than the actual cover itself. Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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