They might not have much in common other than being “Super”, but the Golden Melody Awards nominations for Superband and Super Junior-M have sure caused some controversies.
Super Junior-M released their Chinese mini album last year to further expand their Asian market. Although the Mandarin pronunciations from some of their Korean members might be questionable, fans didn’t mind and flocked to buy their album anyways. Unfortunately, soon after their nomination for Best Singing Group was announced, netizens were already questioning why they were nominated despite their shaky Mandarin. Other netizens came to their defense and stressed that they were in fact singing in Chinese.
Superduper Superband was also criticized by netizens on their nomination for Best Band. The band was formed in 2008 with veteran superstars Lo Da-Yu (55), Jonathan Lee (51), Emil Chau (49) and Chang Chen-Yue (36). They have performed over 40 shows in the past two years and is estimated to have made 4.3 billion (NTD). The band announced that they will breakup after racking up enough retirement savings their concert tour. Some netizens questioned the choice nominating a “Limited-time only” band.
Regardless of anyone’s opinion, Superband will take home at least one Golden Melody award on June 26th – They will be given a special judging committee award for their contributions to the music industry.
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well i really can’t say anything and will leave the native mandarin speakers to judge. but i think the whole performance matters too and what they may lack in solid mandarin skills they make up for in othe areas like in dancing. sigh. but what do i know.
I think their pronunciation really improved a lot compared to the first album. Kyu’s pronunciation is FLAWLESS. Those Taiwanese netizens should try speaking Korean and see if they can do it.
yeah… despite of the language barrier, i think Super Girl is definitely a HIT.. and their singing skills are way too good. that’s why SJM is on the lists of BEST SINGING GROUPS. why don’t netizens just accept it? forget the language barrier thing!! in fact, it’s really hard to learn foreign languages
Super Junior is a South Korean boy band under SM Entertainment who has been a leading star in the Korean music scene. One year following their debut with 12 members in 2005, one additional member was introduced to complete the group and have since formed 4 sub-groups. Each of the members are known for their unique talents and charms in entertaining the audiences, be it as singer, actor, MC, radio host, rapper, comedian, songwriter, model or dancer. They are the second singing group to win "Favorite Artist of Korea" at the 2008 MTV Asia Awards.
To date, SUJU has released five studio albums, with numerous singles, digital, singles, soundtracks and live concert albums. Their third album, Sorry Sorry, released in 2009, is arguably the most critically and commercially successful album to date, selling 30,000 copies on its release day in Korea only, nabbing the #1 chart position in Korea, Taiwan, Philippines and Thailand. With only 9 active members since 2011, the group continues to receive a tremendous popularity in Europe, America and Asia, earning them the title of King of Global Korean Wave.
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Type: World Tour Description: SUPER SHOW 4 - SUPER JUNIOR, THE WORLD TOUR is the group's first world tour following the first three rounds of their Asia Tour. The boys kicked off the tour in Seoul, South Korea, entertaining the audiences with spectacular performances for 2 nights. The concert is scheduled to hit various countries until the year 2012 with Osaka, Taipei and Singapore as the next stops. Purchase Tickets | News | Pictures | Videos
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eternalsnow commented on May 15, 2010 at 12:58 PM
Shaky Mandarin? Pfft, I’m a native Chinese speaker and I think their pronunciation is good enough for someone who doesn’t use the language much. -_-
minjeeegoshipo commented on May 15, 2010 at 01:19 PM
well i really can’t say anything and will leave the native mandarin speakers to judge. but i think the whole performance matters too and what they may lack in solid mandarin skills they make up for in othe areas like in dancing. sigh. but what do i know.
enahh commented on May 15, 2010 at 01:31 PM
i wish those people questioning think the way as you do…
anyway, all the best for SJM! hope they win the award! hwaiting!
supernoona commented on May 15, 2010 at 03:08 PM
oh please, their Mandarin pronunciation is better than mine and I’m Chinese!Some of these netizens need to take a chill pill
Evangeline commented on May 15, 2010 at 03:08 PM
I think their pronunciation really improved a lot compared to the first album. Kyu’s pronunciation is FLAWLESS. Those Taiwanese netizens should try speaking Korean and see if they can do it.
aqee. commented on May 15, 2010 at 07:11 PM
yeah… despite of the language barrier, i think Super Girl is definitely a HIT.. and their singing skills are way too good. that’s why SJM is on the lists of BEST SINGING GROUPS. why don’t netizens just accept it? forget the language barrier thing!! in fact, it’s really hard to learn foreign languages
janet commented on May 15, 2010 at 10:50 PM
well, the boys deserved the awards people.. if you wont give any awards to them.. we give our awards, our awards is love.. its much more worth.. >.<
KK commented on May 19, 2010 at 06:56 AM
They’re KOREAN. Them learning Chinese is hard enough. Plus the songs were just too catchy!