Da Mouth
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Da Mouth is a Taiwanese hip hop
band made up of MC 40, DJ Chung Hua, male vocalist Harry, and female vocalist Aisa
. They are considered the Asian The Black Eyed Peas
due to the group's diversity. The band's Chinese band name directly translates into "big mouth". Their English band name is derived from the concatenation of the Chinese character for "big" 大, which when romanized using pinyin becomes "dà", and the translation of the second half of their Chinese band name. They released their self-titled debut album Da Mouth on 16 November 2007.
The group won Best Singing Group at the 19th Golden Melody Awards
in 2008 and at the 22nd Golden Melody Awards in 2011.
Harry grew up in San Mateo County, California, located around San Francisco. MC 40 was raised in Vancouver, Canada. He writes most of Da Mouth's lyrics on the album and is considered one of the best and fastest rappers in Taiwan with his multi-language rapping ability. Aisa
was born in Japan, and was originally a member of Sunday Girls from the popular Taiwanese television program Super Sunday before she joined the group. DJ Chung Hua was transferred to Japan at the age of 14 because his parents worked there. He is known as the producer of the group and he had won many DJ awards internationally.
Their debut album titled Da Mouth was released on 16 November 2007. In 2010 they released their third album One Two Three (万凸3). The lead track "喇舌" is listed at number 42 on Hit Fm Taiwan's Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart (Hit-Fm年度百首單曲) for 2010.
Taiwanese hip hop
Taiwanese hip hop music started in the early 1990s, popularized by the early hip hop trio L.A. Boyz. A distinctive style of rap emerged using Taiwanese as opposed to the Mandarin Chinese used in Mandopop. Since the late 1990s, various underground hip hop groups started gaining mainstream...
band made up of MC 40, DJ Chung Hua, male vocalist Harry, and female vocalist Aisa
Aisa Senda
, born November 8, 1982 in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese singer, actress, and television presenter. She made her debut in 2000 in Taiwan as part of the girls group Sunday Girls, and has concentrated her activities in Taiwan since then. She is capable of speaking both Japanese and...
. They are considered the Asian The Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas are an American pop group , formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1995. The group includes rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, and singer Fergie. Since the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003, the group has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide...
due to the group's diversity. The band's Chinese band name directly translates into "big mouth". Their English band name is derived from the concatenation of the Chinese character for "big" 大, which when romanized using pinyin becomes "dà", and the translation of the second half of their Chinese band name. They released their self-titled debut album Da Mouth on 16 November 2007.
The group won Best Singing Group at the 19th Golden Melody Awards
19th Golden Melody Awards
Ceremonies of the 19th Golden Melody Awards were held in Taipei, Taiwan in 2008. Nominees were announced on May 22, 2008, and the award winners in 12 traditional music categories and 23 popular music categories were selected by a panel of 33 judges after four rounds of jury meetings...
in 2008 and at the 22nd Golden Melody Awards in 2011.
Members
- Chung Hua - Taiwanese / Japanese - DJ
- Harry (張懷秋) - Korean / Taiwanese - male lead vocalist
- MC 40 (薛仕凌) - Canadian / Taiwanese - MC/Rapper
- Aisa (or Aisha) (千田愛紗) - Japanese - female lead vocalist
Career
Da Mouth's young, upbeat club hip-hop music brings something different to mainstream Mando-pop, as does their unique member composition. The group is formed by many hyphens: Canadian-Taiwanese MC 40 (薛仕凌), Korean-Taiwanese-American male vocalist Harry (張懷秋), Japanese-Taiwanese DJ Chung Hua (宗華), and Japanese female vocalist Aisa (千田愛紗).Harry grew up in San Mateo County, California, located around San Francisco. MC 40 was raised in Vancouver, Canada. He writes most of Da Mouth's lyrics on the album and is considered one of the best and fastest rappers in Taiwan with his multi-language rapping ability. Aisa
Aisa Senda
, born November 8, 1982 in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese singer, actress, and television presenter. She made her debut in 2000 in Taiwan as part of the girls group Sunday Girls, and has concentrated her activities in Taiwan since then. She is capable of speaking both Japanese and...
was born in Japan, and was originally a member of Sunday Girls from the popular Taiwanese television program Super Sunday before she joined the group. DJ Chung Hua was transferred to Japan at the age of 14 because his parents worked there. He is known as the producer of the group and he had won many DJ awards internationally.
Their debut album titled Da Mouth was released on 16 November 2007. In 2010 they released their third album One Two Three (万凸3). The lead track "喇舌" is listed at number 42 on Hit Fm Taiwan's Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart (Hit-Fm年度百首單曲) for 2010.
Discography
| Album Information | Tracklisting |
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Da Mouth
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王元口力口 (Wang Yuan Kou Li Kou)(player)
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万凸3 (One Two Three)
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Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | 19th Golden Melody Awards 19th Golden Melody Awards Ceremonies of the 19th Golden Melody Awards were held in Taipei, Taiwan in 2008. Nominees were announced on May 22, 2008, and the award winners in 12 traditional music categories and 23 popular music categories were selected by a panel of 33 judges after four rounds of jury meetings... | Best Singing Group | Da Mouth for Da Mouth |
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| 2011 | 22nd Golden Melody Awards | Best Singing Group | Da Mouth for One Two Three |