Mandopop
| Mandopop | |
|---|---|
| Stylistic oreegins | Cheenese muisic • Hip Hop • R&B • New Wave • Pop • Rock |
| Cultural oreegins | 1920s–1940s, Cheenae |
| Teepical instruments | Vocals, Piano, Violin, Guitar, Drum, synthesizer |
| Ither topics | |
| J-pop • K-pop • C-rock | |
Mandopop (simplifeed Cheenese: 华语流行音乐; traditeeonal Cheenese: 華語流行音樂; pinyin: Huáyǔ liúxíng yīnyuè) is a colloquial abbreviation for "Mandarin popular muisic." It is categorisit as a subgenre o commercial Cheenese-leid muisic athin C-pop. Mandopop wis the first variety o popular muisic in Cheenese tae establish itsel as a viable industrie. As the name implies, Mandopop featurs sangs performit mainly in Mandarin Cheenese. Amang the kintras whaur the subgenre is maist popular are Cheenae, Taiwan, Malaysie, Singapore, an Japan.