Metro Vocal Group is remembered for a music video covering a song made famous by which other Hong Kong-based rock band?
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Metro Vocal Group Metro Vocal Group is an American a cappella group based in Hong Kong. Metro’s repertoire is a mix of traditional music fused with rock and pop as well as covers of popular songs worldwide. In an a cappella fashion, Metro uses their voices to imitate percussion, trumpets, guitars and miscellaneous sound effects as well full melodies with harmony. Metro is best remembered for their music video covering "Boundless Ocean, Vast Skies" (海闊天空), a song made famous by Hong Kong rock group Beyond, and their cover of Joey Yung's "My Pride" (我的驕傲). The group has since received over 12 million views worldwide on video sharing websites like YouTube and Youku. Since that time, Metro has released two albums, "Music for a Metropolis" and "No Borders", an all Chinese album, and has received acclaim throughout Greater China.
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Beyond (band) Beyond was a Hong Kong rock band that formed in 1983. The band became prominent in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Mainland China and Overseas Chinese communities. The band is widely considered as the most successful and influential Cantonese music group from Hong Kong. In 1993, the founder of the group Wong Ka Kui died due to an accident while filming a show at Fuji Television in Tokyo. Beyond continued to perform and record after Wong Ka Kui's death. In 2005, the remaining members Paul Wong, Wong Ka Keung and Yip Sai Wing decided to pursue their own solo careers, and Beyond officially disbanded.
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Kong Lin Kong Lin () (born 5 January 1969), also known as Kong Ling (), is a mainland Chinese actress, television series and movie producer, art director, and semi-rock-pop singer. Born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang she now lives in Beijing, Jilin.
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Kong Ling Kong Ling was a popular 1960s Hong Kong based singing star and recording artist who sang Jazz, Cha cha, Rock and roll and Pop music She had also recorded with popular Hong Kong pop group The Fabulous Echoes.
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William So William So (; So Wing Hong) is a Hong Kong actor and a Cantopop singer. He began his musical career by participating the New Talent Singing Awards in 1985 and won the competition as the first runner up to Alex To. His performance at that event earned him a record contract with Capital Artists, however he never released an album, and only featured in a collaboration single. 1998 was the peak year for William So with his hit song "Kiss More, Sad More", which is also the theme song for the popular TV Series Healing Hands.
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Balls Under the Red Flag Hongqi xia de dan (红旗下的蛋 literally ""eggs" under the red flag"), English title on CD cover Balls Under The Red Flag, is a 1994 Mandarin rock album by Cui Jian.
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Oh! Brothers Oh! Brothers (Korean: 오! 부라더스 ) is a South Korean rock band that formed in 1998. The band was originally named the 'Orgasm Brothers', but prior to debuting in 2001 had been renamed to its current name. Since 1998, the band has performed in clubs in the Hongdae area, as well as on the streets and in subway stations.
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Temper Temper (song) "Temper Temper" is a song by Welsh heavy metal band Bullet for My Valentine from their album "Temper Temper". Its music video revolves around a group of people in a room with anger and fury issues. It is the only music video by the band without the members in it.
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Four Golden Flowers The Four Golden Flowers was a TV theme song musical performance group in the early 1970s. They are one of the first all-girl modern music group in Hong Kong. They are mostly notable for performing on the show Enjoy Yourself Tonight.
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Calling Hong Kong "Calling Hong Kong" was the second single by Orange County pop punk band Supernova, released on 7" by Goldenrod Records in 1993.
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Crystal King (band) Crystal King (クリスタルキング , Kurisutaru Kingu ) is a Japanese pop rock and kayōkyoku band. They gained commercial success with their debut single "Daitokai" (大都会 ) which sold 1.5 million copies, and are remembered in Japan for their performance of the first theme songs of "Fist of the North Star": "Ai o Torimodose!!" and "Yuria... Eien ni".
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New Formosa Band New Formosa Band (新寶島康樂隊) is a Taiwanese pop music ensemble. Its members include Chen Sheng and Huang Lianyu. They first became popular in 1992 and are important musicians in the genres of hakka and New Taiwanese Song. They released several albums in the 1990s which blended traditional Taiwanese folk music with pop elements. The group sang in both the traditional style of Taiwanese song (influenced by Japanese "enka") and in a more modern pop style, as well as employing the dialect of the Hakka people. The group is also active supporters of politicians of Hakka descent.
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Music Up Music Up (Chinese: 我为歌狂), also known as Crazy for the Song, is the first Chinese animation idol TV series in China. It was distributed by Shanghai Animation Film Studio and produced by Welkin-Animation.
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Moving Castle Concert Live @ H.K. Moving Castle Concert Live @ H.K. (移動城堡香港演唱會) was released on December 22, 2006, and is S.H.E's second live album. The songs in this album are direct recordings from their concert at the Hong Kong Coliseum during their Moving Castle World Tour. The live album also contains a Bonus DVD that chronicles S.H.E's five years in the entertainment industry. The DVD version of the Hong Kong concert was released later on January 22, 2007.
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Dong Cheng Wei Dong Cheng Wei () is a Taiwanese rock band. It was an underground band that was formed during the band members' high school years. It gain certained amount of popularity because of the success of the lead vocal, Jiro Wang and the TV appearances on KO One, The X-Family, K.O.3an Guo, KO One Return, KO One Re-act, The X-dormitory, Angel N Devil and KO One Remember.
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Echo Beach "Echo Beach" is a song recorded by the Canadian group Martha and the Muffins in 1979. Written by band member Mark Gane, it was released as a single from their album "Metro Music" in 1980 and won the Juno Award for Single of the Year. It was certified gold in Canada on October 1, 1980, a month after "Metro Music" achieved gold status. "Echo Beach" was the band's only significant international hit, although they had several other hits in Canada. It reached No. 10 on the UK Singles Chart, and No. 6 on the Australian Singles Chart (Kent Music Report).
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Hang on the Box Hang on the Box (known also as HOTB) is a punk band based in Beijing. They were China's first all-female punk band. The band usually sings about sex and relationship issues in a forward political manner. Their record label is Sister Benten Online, based in Japan. The band consists of the following line-up: Wang Yue on vocals, Yilina playing bass, Li Yan Fan playing guitar, and Shenjing on drums.
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Amplified (band) Amplified is a rock band consisting of three young boys from Hong Kong. While from Hong Kong, they are primarily known in Japan. They were discovered through Sony Music Japan's International Audition, and signed to the Sony subsidiary DefSTAR Records. Their debut single, "Mr. Raindrop" was used as the second ending theme for the anime "Gintama". Their debut album, "Turn It Up!", was released on 2 August 2006. Their second album, titled "Sesh the Sweet Sounds," was released on 25 July 2007. The new lead track is named "Elevator". The music video was shot entirely inside a set of elevators in Tokyo.
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Citybeat (band) Citybeat (Chinese: 城市節拍) was a pop music group that was active in Hong Kong during the 1980s. There are five members in the group, namely:
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King Ly Chee King Ly Chee is a hardcore band from Hong Kong.
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The 5.6.7.8's The 5.6.7.8's are a Japanese rock trio, whose music is reminiscent of American surf music, rockabilly and garage rock. They frequently cover songs from American rock and roll. All members are from Tokyo, Japan.
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Hacken Lee Hacken Lee Hak-kan (; born 6 December 1967) is a Hong Kong singer, television host and sports commentator, active from the 1980s until today. In 2013, Lee's song "House of cards" swept multiple awards in many grand award ceremonies, including "World's Best Song" and "Broadcasting Index" in Metro's Awards. As of 2013, he has reached 14 times in receiving the "Outstanding Pop Singer Award" at RTHK's "Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Awards" and has established an irreplaceable status in the music industry of Hong Kong and Asia.