C-pop

C-pop is popular music originating in or associated with Chinese-speaking communities. It includes regional and language-based styles such as Mandopop, Cantopop, and Hokkien pop.

Mandopop: Mandopop is Chinese-language popular music performed mainly in Mandarin. It is one of C-pop’s largest language-based traditions, with audiences across Chinese-speaking regions.
Shanghai jazz: Shanghai jazz was an urban popular-music style that flourished in Shanghai during the early twentieth century. Its dance-band sound and recording culture helped establish modern Chinese popular song.
Teresa Teng: Teresa Teng was a Taiwanese singer whose Mandarin songs became popular across Asia. Her intimate vocal style and cross-border popularity helped define modern Mandopop.
Chinese music industry: The Chinese music industry comprises businesses that create, record, distribute, and promote music for Chinese-speaking markets. Its labels and platforms determine how C-pop is produced and circulated.
J-pop: J-pop is popular music associated with Japan and its music industry. Both circulate across East Asia, but their primary language markets and industry histories differ.
Cantopop: Cantopop is popular music performed mainly in Cantonese, especially associated with Hong Kong. It gives C-pop a distinct Hong Kong-centered sound and star culture.
Li Jinhui: Li Jinhui was a Chinese composer and bandleader associated with early Chinese popular music and children’s song. His Shanghai-era compositions helped lay foundations for commercial Chinese song.
Leslie Cheung: Leslie Cheung was a Hong Kong singer and actor central to Cantopop and Hong Kong cinema. His recordings and performances exemplify Cantopop’s close ties to pop stardom and film.
Mandarin-language music market: The Mandarin-language music market serves listeners and performers across regions where Mandarin is used. It allows songs to circulate across borders beyond their place of origin.
K-pop: K-pop is popular music associated with South Korea and its music industry. Its export-focused idol system offers a useful comparison with C-pop’s varied regional industries.

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