Sodagreen
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| Sodagreen | ||||||
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 From left to right: Shiao-Wei,Shin-Yi,A-Fu,Qing-Feng,Jia-Kai,A-Gong |
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| Chinese name | 蘇打綠 (Traditional) | |||||
| Chinese name | 苏打绿 (Simplified) | |||||
| Pinyin | Sūdá lǜ (Mandarin) | |||||
| Origin | Republic of China (Taiwan) | |||||
| Genre(s) | Rock, country-rock, pop rock, indie rock | |||||
| Label(s) | Willin Music (2004–present) | |||||
| Years active | 2004–present | |||||
| Current Members | Qing-Feng Wu (Greeny) (vocal) Jia-Kai Liou (Kay) (electric guitar) Jing-Yang Ho (A-Ful) (acoustic guitar) Yu-Chi Gong (Zephyr) (keyboard, viola, dance) Shin-Yi Shie (Claire) (bass) Jyun-Wei Shih (Wei) (drums, percussion) |
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| Official site | www.sodagreen.com.tw | |||||
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Sodagreen (traditional Chinese: 蘇打綠; simplified Chinese: 苏打绿; pinyin: Sūdá lǜ) is a Taiwanese pop rock band. They first became public in 2004 after receiving the Grand Jury Award in Hohaiyan Gongliau Rock Festival. In 2006, they received the 17th Golden Melody Awards nomination for Best Arranger and Best Band. Sodagreen is renowned for its vocalist, Qing-Feng's unique voice with a wide voice range.
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[edit] History
- 2001 May: Sodagreen entered the Golden Melody Cup held by National Chengchi University and won Best Popularity by the composition "Peeping". Appreciated by Shiao-Ying, one of the judges, they recorded "Peeping" in participation of the compilation Taiwan independent compilation 2001, released by TCM.
- 2002 April: After several changes in the line-up of guitarist, Sodagreen participated in Golden Melody Cup once again, this time winning Band Champion, Composition Champion, Best Lyric, and Best Music.
- 2003 March: A-Fu and Jia-Kai, also from Chengchi University, and A-Gong from Taipei National University of the Arts joined Sodagreen. The group line-up has been unchanged since.
- 2003 July: Performance in Hohaiyan Gongliau Rock Festival Hot Wave Rock section.
- 2004 August: Awarded the Grand Jury Award of Hohaiyan Gongliau Rock Festival. Official contract with Willin Music.
- 2005 September: Release of first album, Sodagreen.
- 2006 October: Release of second album, Little Universe.
- 2006 December: Release of single My Future Is Not A Dream in collaboration with A-pay, a band under the same label.
- 2007 June: Awarded the Best Band of 18th Golden Melody Awards. Qing-Feng also received the Best Songwriter award for the song "Little Love Song".
- 2007 November: Release of third album Incomparable Beauty. Held their first ticketed concert Absolutely Beautiful Concert at Taipei Arena. Sodagreen is the first indie band who held its concert at Taipei Arena, and they also set the record of the longest concert (five hours) held at Taipei Arena.
- 2008 May: Release of fourth album Sing With Me, which includes live tracks from the Absolutely Beautiful Concert as well as three new studio tracks.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Album | Album Cover | Album information | Track |
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| 1st |  |
Sodagreen (蘇打綠)
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| 2nd |  |
Little Universe (小宇宙)
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Incomparable Beauty (無與倫比的美麗)
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| 4th |  |
Sing With Me (陪我歌唱) |
CD1 Live
CD2 Studio
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[edit] Singles
| Single | Single information | Tracklist |
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| 1st | Vision, Sounds And Illusions In The Air (空氣中的視聽與幻覺) |
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| 2nd | Flying Fish (飛魚)
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| 3rd | Believe in music (Live at the stage)
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| 4th | A Thousand Year Late (遲到千年)
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| 5th | My Future Is Not A Dream (我的未來不是夢) - sodagreenXapay
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[edit] External links
- (Chinese) Official site
- (Chinese) Introduction of Sodagreen at G-Music
