Hua Chenyu 华晨宇 is a famous Chinese singer. Most of the information online about him are in Chinese, so I decided to write a post in English for non-Chinese speakers (and for everybody to know about him). He is currently my favourite singer.
Nickname: Hua Hua 花花 (means ‘flower’)
Fans’ name: Huo Xing Ren 火星人 (Martian)
I first learned about him through a Facebook video that was shared on my homepage. It was him performing the song, My Skateboard Shoes 我的滑板鞋. I thought his rapping was impressive. Afterwards I decided to find more music by him and found the song, Ashes from Firework 烟火里的尘埃. He has a very powerful voice, especially when he performs live.
I like that his music is comprised of different genres, such as pop, alternative rock, folk and classical music. The fact that he is capable of singing to this wide range of music shows that he is talented.
My favourite song by him is Quasimodo’s Gift 卡西莫多的礼物. Quasimodo is a fictional character from the novel, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. Everyone calls Quasimodo “hideous” because of his deformities, and as a result he experiences deep loneliness. In the song, Hua Chenyu sings “Quasimodo’s gift is to enjoy the loneliness” 卡西莫多的礼物 享受孤独. This is my favourite part because he helped me realize that loneliness is not necessarily a bad thing. Often times, we associate ‘lonely’ with negative feelings but to be able to enjoy it is actually quite nice. I can relate to aloneness very well from my personal life, and the moment you begin to enjoy is really an eye-opening experience. Practicing self-love, and finding your own interests and passions are just a couple of reasons why this is important.
Hua Chenyu is someone I consider authentic. Authenticity is something I look for because a lot of artists create content for the sake of being more popular. Hua Chenyu does not care about that (he even has a song called, I Don’t Care 我管你).
Despite being famous, he is an introvert and that’s why his first album was dedicated to the topic of loneliness. He also has some quirks which differentiates him from other celebrities. He does not try to hide who he really is. Hua Chenyu promotes the idea of being true to yourself, even if others do not like it.
He loves to watch anime!
Woah!! You know allot of Chinese actors and singer. I just only know some of them.
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I actually know more Taiwanese actors and singers more than Chinese! They all speak in Mandarin Chinese though so I can understand them all. XD Yes, I don’t listen to a lot of English music and I like Chinese music. ^^
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I know some Taiwanese actors and actress too. Hmm.. okay I just remember Lin yi Chen, rainie yang,
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Yes, they are really popular! Ariel Lin/Lin Yi Chen from It Started With a Kiss and Rainie Yang from Devil Beside You, Hi My Sweetheart and more dramas!
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Hmm.. Barbie hsu , jiro wang, Bianca bai, ruby ?? Forgot her last name , mike he, Vic chou, jerry Yan. Joe Chen. Omg!! And many more.. omg!!
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Omg!!! Jiro Wang, Bianca Bai, Mike He, Jerry Yan, Joe Chen – You just listed some of my favourite people! Mike He is the most handsome Taiwanese actor in my opinion. ❤ ❤
I also love Show Luo a lot! He is so funny.
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I love allot of Taiwanese movies and series. Like secret garden, love in disguise, it’s started with a kiss, in time with you, sweet alibis, love sick, ToGetHer and many more..
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Good ones. My two favourites are My Lucky Star and Fated to Love You. Have you watched those? I love them so much and can watch them over again and again.
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Lol! Joe Chen, I think she was one of the character of fated to love you? I know this show but I didn’t watch the full episodes on this. 😅
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Yes!!! She is! I also like her in the Taiwanese movie, Our Times. That movie is super amazing. ❤
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Lol, I saw the trailer. On it it’s kind a funny. Like she’s like stressful on that. Then I saw Vivian Sung. I think she’s the main actress?
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I need to watch that. By the way, I love Charlene choi too❤️❤️❤️
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Yes, Vivian Sung plays teenage Joe Chen. You do need to watch it! It’s great and the main male lead is so amazing to her. I like Charlene Choi’s songs and her dramas too! Charlene is from Hong Kong, but she knows Mandarin and was in a Taiwanese drama. Most of her work are in Hong Kong though. xD
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He certainly sounds like an awesome person! It’s nice that someone as famous as him gives off that be-yourself-and-don’t-care vibe since, like you said, authenticity is uncommon these days.
Do they call him a Martian because he’s so different from everyone else? Hahaha
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Martian is the fanbase name but yeah, I believe so! Hahaha. This second album is also called Aliens, and he has a song by that name as well. Nice observation. xD
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He is good at cosplaying as Law and Kaneki. 🙂
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Yeah. Although, he’s not exactly cosplaying. He’s just wearing one or two of the things haha. XD
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That’s pretty amazing!
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I’m in the USA, and I’ve never heard of him unfortunately (Chinese is REALLY tough to learn!), but I dig the style!!! 👍 Thanks for the translations 💕
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He is a little newer to the scene but that happens a lot. I find that more people know of Chinese actors because of dramas and movies. I’m so glad you like it!!! No problem! ❤
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He watches anime! I didn’t know that! OMG he’s an amazing singer!!!!!
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Yes, he does!!! I agree, my favourite singer of all time! ❤
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