Cantopop

Cantopop
Traditional Chinese粵語流行音樂
Simplified Chinese粤语流行音乐
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYuèyǔ liúxíng yīnyuè
Bopomofoㄩㄝˋ ㄩˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄣ ㄩㄝˋ
Wade–GilesYüeh4-yü3 liu2-hsing2 yin1-yüeh4
Tongyong PinyinYuè-yǔ lióu-síng yin-yuè
IPA[ɥê.ỳ ljǒʊ.ɕǐŋ ín.ɥê]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationYuht yúh làuh hàhng yām ngohk
Jyutpingjyut6 jyu5 lau4 hang4 jam1 ngok6
IPA[jyt̚˨ jy˩˧ lɐw˩ hɐŋ˩ jɐm˥ ŋɔk̚˨]

Cantopop (a contraction of "Cantonese pop music") is a genre of pop music sung in Cantonese.[1] Cantopop is also used to refer to the cultural context of its production and consumption.[2] The genre began in the 1970s and became associated with Hong Kong popular music from the middle of the decade.[1] Cantopop then reached its height of popularity in the 1980s and 1990s before slowly declining in the 2000s and shrinking in the 2010s. The term "Cantopop" itself was coined in 1978 after "Cantorock", a term first used in 1974.[3][4][5] In the 1980s, Cantopop reached its highest glory with fanbase and concerts all over the world, especially in Macau, Mainland China, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, and Japan. This was even more obvious with the influx of songs from Hong Kong movies during the time.[4][5]

Besides Western pop music, Cantopop is also influenced by other international genres, including jazz, rock and roll, R&B, disco, electronic, ballad and others. Cantopop songs are almost invariably performed in Cantonese. Boasting a multi-national fanbase, the genre has gained popularity in countries such as Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Additionally, it has found following in South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and the provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi in southeastern mainland China. Hong Kong remains as the significant hub of the genre.[6]

  1. ^ a b Chu, Yiu-wai; Leung, Eve (2013). "Remapping Hong Kong popular music: Covers, localisation and the waning hybridity of Cantopop". Popular Music. 32 (1): 65–78. doi:10.1017/S0261143012000554. S2CID 162777037.
  2. ^ Ulrich Beck; Natan Sznaider; Rainer Winter, eds. (2003). Global America?: The Cultural Consequences of Globalization. Liverpool University Press. p. 227. ISBN 978-0853239185.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference etymology was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b Beyond 一代搖滾班霸. HKheadline.com (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 27 December 2010.
  5. ^ a b "Leslie Cheung's Popularity in Korea". Tw.twent.chinayes.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013.
  6. ^ China Briefing Media (2004). Business Guide to the Greater Pearl River Delta. China Briefing Media Ltd. ISBN 988-98673-1-1.