Mandopop: Top 10 of the fourth quarter of 2014

Not quite so many really good songs this last quarter. Jolin Tsai almost got three songs on the list. And she kissed a girl.

10. Jay Chou - Extra Large Shoes. A fun video from Mr Famous.

9. Bonnie - Yolo. Surpsiingly enough her teen age attitude didn't irritate me as I thought they would. probably due to the humoristic edge.

8. Yise Loo - Addicted. Nice rock sound and a good voice.

7. Yang Rong - I do, my emperor. Catchy pop sounds and a nerdy video. That's enough.

6. Shiny - Da Bomb. A rather different approach for a mandopop video. I like it.

5. A-Lin - All in. A beautiful and almost grandiose melody.

4. Wang Rong - Chick Chick. Like the mega hit Little Apple earlier this year, this had the chance of becoming an internet meme, but it was just a little to much for many people I think. Instead it beame a kind of laugh-and-forget thing.

3. Jolin Tsai - Play. Most of her videos are pure eye candy and this is no exception, and the song is catchy.

2. Wang Qiao - Hello, Mulan. More of a children's song, but it is so catchy that it must be included.

1. Jolin Tsai - We're all different, yet all the same. The kiss between her and Ruby Lin while they marry is her crowning achievement so far in regards to her pro-homo support. And the song is really a touching one.

Mandopop: Shiny (姚亦晴)

Apparently Shiny, or Yao Yiqing, had a chance at a music career already at 13 years of age but her father flatly refused that, and the second time around, now at 18 this year, it is only on the condition that she combines this with studies. Well, time will tell what works out the best. The thee videos so far has a nice variation in them - from the cute debut Small World, via the more somber "Wall", to the latest "Da Bomb" which shows off her english skills in a nice dance number.

• Shiny - Da Bomb
• Shiny - Small World (小世界)
• Shiny - Wall (牆)