A-Yue OK (张震岳)

Could be a play on words but it is also the name of the artist (Chang Chen Yueh or A-Yue in short) and his new album (OK). It was part of the Huayi Chinese festival of Arts and thought I should give it a try. As a result I had first bought a ticket some weeks back and the album only recently. It is very... pop. Also I surely do not understand the words as it is in Mandarin (he's from Taiwan) but it was an interesting experience. His voice is not fantastic, there were quite a few too many soapy ballads but I admit a few songs got stuck in my head mainly思念是一種病 (Missing you is a Kind of Illness), 小星星 (Little Star) and the title track (OK). The picture above is one of the highlights of the show when he was joined by 姚中仁 (MC HotDog). It also has to be noted that I might have been the only European at this gig as I did not notice any other.