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New Pants

New Pants

Chinese pop-punk band

New Pants (Chinese: 新裤子乐队; pinyin: xinkuzi yuedui) is a Chinese rock band.[2][3]The band initially formed three members, lead singer Peng Lei, bass Liu Baobao and drummer Shang Laugh, who met in high school (1995) and formed the band "Metal Workshop Physical Master".Peng Lei as lead singer and guitarist, Liu Bao as bassist, Shang Xiao as drummer.In 1996, the band recorded their first single, 《I'm OK》.[4] Established in 1996,[5] New Pants has become one of the most representative bands influenced by new wave in China, being considered as one of the pioneers of the movement in China.[6] Current band members are: Peng Lei (vocals), Pang Kuan (keyboard), Zhao Meng (bass) and Hayato Kitō (drums).In 1998, the band released their first music album《New Pants》.In 2000, the band released their second album, 《Disco Girl》[7].In 2002, and the band released their third album《We Are Automatic》[8]

Quick Facts Born, Years active ...

In 2019,[9] New Pants participated in a variety show called "The Big Band" on iQiyi and won the championship (Hot 1). In 2020, a version of their song "Do You Want To Dance? 你要跳舞吗" was featured in the music program called "We Are Blazing 炙热的我们 2020," performed by SNH48 Group.

Discography

Albums:

  • 1998 新裤子 (New Pants)
  • 2000 Disco Girl
  • 2002 我们是自动的 (We Are Automatic)
  • 2006 龙虎人丹 (Dragon Tiger Panacea)
  • 2008 野人也有爱 (Equal Love)
  • 2009 Go East
  • 2011 SEX DRUGS INTERNET
  • 2016 生命因你而火热 (Life’s Hot Because of You)
  • 2021 爱 广播 飞机 (Love, Broadcast, Aircraft)

MV

References

  1. [1]
    "新褲子 New Pants -《你就是我的明星 You're My Super Star》Official MV". YouTube.
  2. [2]
    Jeroen de Kloet China with a Cut: Globalisation, Urban Youth and Popular Music 2010- Page 88 "The first album by Catcher in the Rye and the albums of Underground Baby, New Pants, and The Flowers are grouped under the label pop-punk. All record companies are trying to cash in on the pop-punk rage of the late 1990s: Underground Baby was released by Magic Stone (1998), New Pants by Modern Sky (1998, 2000, 2002, 2006 & 2008), Catcher in the Rye by Red Star and Dong Music...... Until 2008, the bands kept on selling well, securing a remarkably stable place in Beijing's rock culture.
  3. [3]
    Edward L. Davis - Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture 2009 -- Page 712 "The concert is remembered as a milestone in the PRG's rock history which made Beijing's new rock culture publicly known ... and pop-punk bands such as Catcher in the Rye (Maitian shouwangzhe), The Flowers (Hua'er), New Pants (Xin kuzi) ..."
  4. [4]
    "I'm OK-YouTube".
  5. [5]
    "新裤子：我们不是小众，是分众" [New Pants: We are not a niche, but a crowd.]. Weixin Official Accounts Platform. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
  6. [6]
    "Bittersweet sympathy". www.china.org.cn. December 14, 2019. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  7. [7]
    "Disco girl-新裤子".
  8. [8]
    "新褲子 - 我们是自动的 (2002)".
  9. [9]
    港岛大爷. "知识 | 想全面了解新裤子乐队？看这里！" [Knowledge ! Want to get a comprehensive understanding of the new pants band? Look here!]. Weixin Official Accounts Platform. Retrieved 2023-06-19.


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