Idol Prejudice and How Hebe Surprised Us All - YAM Magazine 网址 http://www.yam-mag.com/blog/idol-prejudice-and-how-hebe-surprised-us-all/ posted Saturday, October 15th, 2011 by amy http://www.yam-mag.com/author/amy/ I can’t really be the only one, or the first one, to ever have doubted in the talent of pop idols. To a lot of people, it must have happened when Justin Timberlake took a break from NSYNC — this is my Ross/Rachel moment, because they’re still supposed to be on a BREAK! LOL — and became the closest thing we’ve had to a Prince of Pop according to people. But Justin Timberlake is an actor now, and I don’t want to talk about him. I want to talk about Taiwan’s Hebe, from fun and sometimes happy-go-lucky girl group S.H.E. If you don’t know who S.H.E are, they’re a trio formed by Selina, Hebe and Ella — see what they did there? — back in 2001… in the black omen day of September 11th. Though S.H.E, throughout the years, have come up with simple sugary pop tunes, sometimes leaning to the sad pop tunes or sometimes giving it a little spark of some pop rock or something else — like their hit Super Star [MV], it ’s easy to call them silly for videos such as What to Do (怎麽办), or my favorite for being so funny: Excuse (藉口) [MV], but you gotta know Jay Chou (1) to find it hilarious. I was never a huge fan of the girls, but I liked Ella the best because she was so funny. I think a lot of people liked Ella for her personality that managed to shine through music video and performances (and photos). Selina was the sweet one with the fuller cheeks, and she seemed to be the one with the most collaborations outside of the group. Selina even collaborated with Leehom Wang (1) in the songYou Are the Song in my Heart (你是我心内的一首歌) [MV]. But I never understood Hebe, so it was surprising to me that she was the first member, and the only one (?), that released albums as a solo artist. She marked her debut in 2010 with the aptly titled To Hebe, which turned out completely different to what anyone ever expected. Instead of a popular dance pop album that might have been influenced by electropop or something commercial like R&B or even rock, Hebe came up with an album that most resembles the Taiwan indie folk scene. Instead of cashing in the pop market (and her popularity in S.H.E) to follow the footsteps of Taiwanese pop divas Jolin Tsai and Elva Hsiao, Hebe moved towards the likes of the Cheer Chens of the music world. She wrote a musical letter to herself, addressing herself, making her album a lot more introspective and mature — with songs such as the above, It’s OK to Be Lonely(寂寞寂寞就好) – than anything else she had ever done previously with her best pals on S.H.E — because they are truly friends. Despite the critical success of Hebe’s debut — To Hebe became one of the best releases of 2010 in Taiwan, she still found time to promote S.H.E’s 10th album,SHERO, and celebrate their 10th anniversary this year. And as the girls celebrate ten years of being together, with Ella moving towards acting on television dramas [1], and Selina recuperating after the tragic on-set explosions [1], Hebe released her second album titled My Love, which continues her flirtation with Taiwanese indie folk. Fans (old and new) are already accustomed to her sound and image as a solo artist, but she still teaches us something… To never judge a book by its cover. Just check out her singles for My Love [MV], Give Me a Better Rival [MV], and her latest: Angel Devil (魔鬼中的天使). – Have you ever misjudged an artist that has ended up surprising you? --

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