My pride and joy, Asian Pop Weekly is a website I opened five years ago on a whim because I was tired of not being able to find information on C-pop. This website is not only a platform that encourages an international audience to get to know Chinese music better, but represents my learning journey and enduring passion for music through the years. The bulk of my endeavours to promote Chinese music are situated on this site, and has provided me with the experience and knowledge needed to build my connections and opportunities within the Chinese music scene. 

 

Type of media: Online media, Chinese music website

Created in: 2010

Site description: Album reviews, news updates, interviews & features, lyric translations, lyric translation videos, musical covers, podcasts, live performance reviews, opinion pieces

Accolades/recognition: Recognised by notable Asian artists such as Wang Dawen, Shi Shi Sun, Yen-J, Ann Bai, Charlie Lim and more. Official columnist for BAMID initiative music website Taiwan Beats, and occasional collaborator with prominent Taiwanese music critic Jamie Lee (from Jamie Deer music), Meimeiwawa Multimedia and Livepod.

 

Website Link: www.asianpopweekly.weebly.com

Associated social media platforms:

-Facebook: www.facebook.com/asianpopweeklyweebly

-Tumblr: www.asianpopweekly.tumblr.com

-Twitter: @Jove Lemon

 

Work Samples

• Interviews & features

-Quickie Q & A with Gigantic Roar: Bound for the Lion City: http://asianpopweekly.weebly.com/apw-features-interviews/quickie-q-a-with-gigantic-roar-bound-for-the-lion-city

-Interview with Felix Felicis: What does a band likened to fireworks look like?: http://asianpopweekly.weebly.com/apw-features-interviews/interview-with-felix-felicis-what-does-a-band-

likened-to-fireworks-look-like

-Interview with Yen-J: Wising up (Collaboration with Jamie Deer music): http://asianpopweekly.weebly.com/apw-features-interviews/interview-with-yen-j-wising-up-collaboration-with-jamie-deer-music

-Q&A with Men Envy Children: http://asianpopweekly.weebly.com/apw-features-interviews/apw-exclusive-feature-interview-q-a-with-men-envy-children

-Christine Welch-She’s one in a million: http://asianpopweekly.weebly.com/apw-features-interviews/apw-exclusive-feature-interview-christine-welch-shes-one-in-a-million

 

• Album Reviews

-Joanna Wang-Bob Music (2015): http://asianpopweekly.weebly.com/2015/joanna-wang-bob-music-2015

-Men Envy Children-Everything (2015): http://asianpopweekly.weebly.com/2015/june-17th-2015

-Amei Zhang-Faces of Paranoia (2014): http://asianpopweekly.weebly.com/2015/a-mei-zhang-faces-of-paranoia-2015

-Rainie Yang-Tales of two Rainie (2014): http://asianpopweekly.weebly.com/2015/rainie-yang-tales-of-two-rainie-20142015

-Ann Bai-What’s Next (2014): http://asianpopweekly.weebly.com/2015/ann-bai-whats-next-20145

 

• Opinion editorials

-Artist Opinions-JJ Lin: True Colours: http://asianpopweekly.weebly.com/artist-opinions/artist-opinions-15-jj-lin-true-colours

-Artist Opinions-Magic Power: The Chosen Ones: http://asianpopweekly.weebly.com/artist-opinions/artist-opinions-13-magic-power-mp-the-chosen-ones

-Artist Opinions-Yen-J: Killing me softly with his creativity: http://asianpopweekly.weebly.com/artist-opinions/artist-opinions-08-yen-j-killing-me-softly-with-his-creativity

-Artist Opinions-William Wei: Nice guys don’t always finish last: http://asianpopweekly.weebly.com/artist-opinions/artist-opinions-09-william-wei-nice-guys-dont-always-finish-last

-Artist Opinions-Lara Veronin: Girl next door?: http://asianpopweekly.weebly.com/artist-opinions/artist-opinions-04-lara-veronin-girl-next-door

-Digging Deep Pt.1-Why I love Chinese music: http://asianpopweekly.weebly.com/asian-pop-weeklys-taipei-travels-139-days-travel-blog/digging-deep-pt-1-why-i-love-chinese-music

-Digging Deep Pt.2-Why YOU should love Chinese music: http://asianpopweekly.weebly.com/asian-pop-weeklys-taipei-travels-139-days-travel-blog/digging-deep-pt2-why-you-should-love-chinese-music

 

All material on Asian Pop Weekly is created by myself (Jocelle Koh) unless otherwise stated. For the full body of contributions to Asian Pop Weekly, please go to the official Asian Pop Weekly website as below.