New Pants
New Pants (Chinese: 新裤子乐队; pinyin: xinkuzi yuedui) is a Chinese rock band.[2][3] Established in 1996,[4] 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.[5] Current band members are: Peng Lei (vocals), Pang Kuan (keyboard), Zhao Meng (bass) and Hayato Kitō (drums).Officially released the eighth album "Life is hot because of you" in 2016.
New Pants | |
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Years active | 1996–present |
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Origin | China |
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Labels | Modernsky (1997-present) |
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In 2019,[6] 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
- "新褲子 New Pants -《你就是我的明星 You're My Super Star》Official MV". YouTube.
- 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.
- 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) ..."
- "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.
- "Bittersweet sympathy". www.china.org.cn. December 14, 2019. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
- 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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