About C-pop
C-pop is a music genre that emerged in Sinophone. It is usually classed as a form of A-pop and Chinese modern music.
Well-known performers associated with it include Jolin Tsai, Seventeen, Xiao Zhan, Kris Wu, Stefanie Sun and Lu Han.
C-pop has given rise to 5 subgenres on this site, such as Cantopop, Mandopop, Hokkien pop and Gufeng music.
From Wikipedia
C-pop is an abbreviation for Chinese popular music (simplified Chinese: 中文流行音乐; traditional Chinese: 中文流行音樂; pinyin: zhōngwén liúxíng yīnyuè; Jyutping: zung1man4 lau4hang4 jam1ngok6), a loosely defined musical genre by artists originating from mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan (the Greater China region). This also includes countries where Chinese languages are used by parts of the population, such as Singapore and Malaysia. C-pop is used as an umbrella term covering not only Chinese pop but also R&B, ballads, Chinese rock, Chinese hip hop and Chinese ambient music, although Chinese rock diverged during the early 1990s.
There are currently three main subgenres within C-pop: Cantopop, Mandopop and Hokkien pop. The gap between Cantopop and Mandopop has been narrowing in the new millennium. Hokkien pop, initially strongly influenced by Japanese enka, has been re-integrating into C-pop and narrowing its trend of development towards Mandopop.
Genre family tree
Parent genres (↑) and subgenres (↓) of C-pop.
- ↑ A-pop
- ↑ Chinese modern music
- ↓ Cantopop
- ↓ Mandopop
- ↓ Hokkien pop
- ↓ Gufeng music
- ↓ Zhongguo feng
Key artists
- Jolin Tsai
- Seventeen
- Xiao Zhan
- Kris Wu
- Stefanie Sun
- Lu Han
- Zhou Xun
- Lay
- Huang Zitao
- Cecilia Cheung
Questions people ask
Real questions from the Stack Exchange community – follow a link to read the discussion.
- Loud pop noise while plugging to a headphones jack · Electronics SE
- How to turn any (pop) song into a jazz song? · Music SE
- What defines pop music as a genre? Which patterns and trends can we find in pop music? · Music SE
- What are the four chords that so many pop songs are based on? · Music SE
- Significance of pop songs with progressions that alternate one chord with one that's three semitones below it · Music SE
Frequently asked questions
What is C-pop?
C-pop is a music genre that emerged in Sinophone. It is usually classed as a form of A-pop and Chinese modern music.
Where and when did C-pop originate?
C-pop originated in Sinophone.
Who are famous C-pop artists?
Jolin Tsai, Seventeen, Xiao Zhan, Kris Wu, Stefanie Sun and Lu Han.