I saw him this morning on GMTV, and then later on heard about him again on Radio 2's Steve wright in the afternoon. They called him the "Chinese Susan Boyle". His Chinese name, Lin Yu Chun (林育群）. The following youtube video perhaps give you some idea how he sang that Whitney Houston's song.
So, are you impressed at all and what do you think about him? I often wonder is there anything in the east that "made a name" in the west? In my most recent memory is perhaps the famous "karaoke" machine invented by the Japanese. We are still not in the stage for the western people to sing Chinese song as easy as Chinese(Taiwanese) singing English Songs. Interestingly, the "Superstar Avenue" talent show that "Lin Yu Chun" appeared in, is also a concept derived from the west. I told my British friends "globalisation = Westernisation" and we had a laugh at it, but I think it is true to some extent!
Anyway, the fast-moving consumption preference and culture is being made more wide-spread by the speed of information transmission via the internet, which spread news and heightened people popularity as fast as the way virus spreads from people to people. The news are always interesting and entertaining and always lots of fun. In fact, Report claimed that Lin's youtube video has now been hit over 150,000 views, and searches for "Lin Yu Chun" have gone up over 200% in the past 24 hours. They even expect to see this guy become an international sensation. They even speculate an appearance on an American morning show is almost certainly in his future! Well, let's see if anything new will come from this young boy and I am certainly looking forward to the next headline he hits the press.
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