Mandopop: Nine Chen (陳零九)

The Tawainese has something going with retro funk videos, I have seen a number of them (Da Mouth, Cosmos People, Dizzy Dizzo) which I really like, and Nine Chen gives another great video together with Puff Kuo from Dream Girls, where they square off in various sports (with Miss Kuo mostly winning by cheating it seems...).

• Nine Chen ft Puff Kuo - So Now What (阿不然現在是怎樣)

Mandopop: Cosmos People - Hello Princess (你以為)

The song "I Hate You" from 2015 was one of my favorite mandopop songs of 2015, and Cosmos People have stayed true to their sound in "Hello Princess" which has the same kind of airy funky sound, music made for feeling all sunny on the inside. Funny observation: they use the cool OP-1 synth too!

• Cosmos People - Hello Princess (你以為)

Mandopop: S.H.E. - Irreplacable (永遠都在)

To celebrate their 15 year anniversary, S.H.E. released this EP and single "Irreplacable", where they show off why they have been so popular fo so long.

• S.H.E. - Irreplacable (永遠都在)

Mandopop: Dizzy Dizzo (Dominique Choy/Cai/Tsai, 蔡詩芸)

 Images 1-4: Who loves who, image 5-6: Lone Wolf, image 7-9: Radar

Taiwanese-Australian singer Dominique Choy has made a good impression on me with her latest album "Bones/骨子裡". The song "Who loves who" establishes that kind of quiet but touching world in my mind that I just love visiting, and there are more of those kind of tracks if you like it.

• Dizzy Dizzo ft E.So - Who loves who (誰愛誰)
• Dizzy Dizzo - Stray Love
• Dizzy Dizzo - 頑童/ TSC Choreographer
• Dizzy Dizzo ft Nick Chou - Down with me
• Dizzy Dizzo - You know this ain't love (你知道這不是愛)
• Dizzy Dizzo - Lone Wolf
• Dizzy DIzzo - Leaves (落葉)
• Dizzy Dizzo ft The Lion City Boy- Unrequited Love (Off the Cuff)
• Dizzy Dizzo - Radar
• Dizzy DIzzo - No No!

Mandopop: Yuki Hsu (徐懷鈺)

Taiwanese singer Yuki made a comeback this year with the positive and sweet "Oh My!", but her life and career has been anything but that as she has been involved in processes involving contract breaches, sex harassment and at the same time being the main provider for her extended family.

• Yuki - Oh My!
• Yuki - Separate (分飛)

Mandopop: One Two Free - Kiang

The ironic duo One Two Free from Taiwan has done several funny videos that at the same time has been quite sharp musically too, "Gym", "ABC" and "3D舞力全失" are my favorites. They have several funny commercials too under the belt, so it's obvious they have lots of skills under their belt.
The new "Kiang" (the largest wild ass in the world), is a rather coarse and wild take on partying, again with cool samples and beats.

• One Two Free - Kiang