This video isn't monetised in any way shape or form - So, if you see ads, it's probably because there's a shit ton of copyrighted material in the video. Even though the money won't go to me, I apologise in advance...

PS: The song at the end is "謝安琪 (Kay Tse) - 年度之歌 (Song of the Year)", enjoy :)

K-pop has idols.
J-pop has anime.
C-pop has... nostalgia.
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Other C rappers: just add English in every end of a stanza

Jay chou: HE HA HAE HE!

Chinese pop video explaining ❌
Chinese language explaining ✅

Never would I have considered the linguistic aspect to why there are so many ballads in C-pop!

I felt like a real one when I recognized jay chou in the intro

Turns out that Chinese song writers are on hard mode, this video really helps me to appreciate Chinese music even more!

I can tell you why we love ballads. Karaoke. We all love to pretend we are singing in a concert.

C-pop doesn’t give you the night club vibe, it gives you the life time vibe.

K-pop has idols.
J-pop has anime.
C-pop has... Jay Chou.

Hong Kong's films & musics industry during the 80s and 90s  are so monumental.

I laughed when you realized that the Chinese music scene is dominated by ballads. It's something I noticed years ago. Chinese people are sappy romantics at heart. I think that's the main reason. They just want to hear about love and I think that's really sweet.

K-pop has idols.
J-pop has anime.
C-pop has tiktok.

Best Chinese songs nowadays often come from OST. This is quite different from other places.

我真沒想到YouTube會突然推這麼深入研究華語音樂的影片給我，其實大眾應該多多少少都有意識到中文被音韻影響很難做歌，但後面這些技巧跟成因我還是第一次聽到！

Here's one subscription from the Chinese audience you're looking forward to have.

Lexie Liu is a prime example of integrating Mandarin into EDM, dance-pop, and R&B seamlessly.

K-pop has idols.
J-pop has anime.
C-pop has... The Dialects!

Jay Chou is played in every Chinese restaurant in Canada. However, I'm sure most people couldn't put a name to the face, only recognizing the songs.

I’ll add one more thing at the end ,  there are just so many people in China that if you are able to capture 10% of the market, you'll already be a super idol

As an English only Chinese kid I grew up wondering why all Chinese songs were ballads - thanks for finally answering that question