mandopop
what it is
Mandopop (traditional Chinese: 華語流行音樂; simplified Chinese: 华语流行音乐; pinyin: Huá Yǔ Liú Xíng Yīn Yuè) is a colloquial abbreviation for "Mandarin popular music". It's a subgenre of C-Pop, Mandopop was the first variation of popular music in Chinese. Mandopop songs are almost invariably performed in Mandarin and are popular in Mainland China, Hongkong, Macau, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia and other regions populated by Overseas Chinese community.
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questions
What is mandopop?
Mandopop (traditional Chinese: 華語流行音樂; simplified Chinese: 华语流行音乐; pinyin: Huá Yǔ Liú Xíng Yīn Yuè) is a colloquial abbreviation for "Mandarin popular music". It's a subgenre of C-Pop, Mandopop was the first variation of popular music in Chinese. Mandopop songs are almost invariably performed in Mandarin and are popular in Mainland China, Hongkong, Macau, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia and other regions populated by Overseas Chinese community.
What are good mandopop albums to start with?
Try Awaken The World - The 1st Album by WayV, 呸 by 蔡依林, LIMBO by Jun, and 蓮 by LAY.
Who are some women making mandopop?
musicisforgirls.com/genres/mandopop/girls lists women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making mandopop, from mainstream to underground.
genre notes from last.fm listeners · artists and albums from last.fm, updated 2026-10-20