Jocie Kok
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Jocie Kwok also known as Guo Mei Mei, is a Chinese-Singaporean female singer who made her first appearance on the entertainment scene in the middle of 2005. She is signed under Singapore record company Play Music which practises packaging and marketing their new artistes as cartoon caricatures on album covers and music videos. Kwok was depicted as a sweet innocent cartoon girl and became famous within weeks of her debut single release.
The former Singapore Polytechnic
student has been an instant success, with her two singles selling a combined 55,000 copies. Kwok is viewed as Warner Music Taiwan's priority artiste with an extensive multi-million dollar marketing campaign planned for her regional debut and poised to follow in the footsteps of Warner's top Singaporean artiste, Stefanie Sun Yanzi
. Her two music videos alone cost a staggering $250,000 to shoot, with top director Lai Wei-kang at the helm.
Kwok was the first artiste to be granted legal copyrights to sing “"The Mouse So Loves The Rice" (老鼠爱大米)
” outside of China; the resulting hit single was the first to make it to the top of Singapore
’s RIAS sales chart in 2005. Her first album in 2006, 不怕不怕 (No More Panic), out-competed its competitors and became number one on the RIAS sales chart only 10 days after its release. When released in Taiwan
, it would sell more than 60,000 copies and attained Platinum status. For Singapore’s 2006 May-Day concert, she was invited to perform alongside other big Singaporean stars such as Stefanie Sun in front of a crowd of 20,000. Jocie won many “best newcomer” type awards in 2006 such as the “Best Female Newcomer” award from both the 3rd Annual Hit King Awards event that was held in Guangzhou
, China and the 6th Annual Global Chinese Music Award Ceremony; she would also win “Best Newcomer” during the Guangdong Radio Station’s 9+2 Billboard Music Pioneer Awards Ceremony along with “2006’s Most Popular Song” award for her “Bu Pa Bu Pa” single.
In April 2007, she performed at Ray Media’s 7th Annual Music Awards Ceremony. Also in 2007, Kwok received her first six-figure deal to advertise for the Hong Bao Lai ice-cream company in China. Previously, she had also endorsed for Sa Sa Cosmetics and Aji Tei Kyoto Sabo. During 2008, Kwok's second album My Darling reached number 2 on Hong Kong's TVB8 Chart and was awarded "Best Newcomer".
, with various remixes. Her version of 老鼠爱大米 is more of a techno and hip style when compared to Xiang Xiang, the original singer for the female version.
Her second single, "No More Panic" (不怕不怕)
a Chinese-language
cover version of "Dragostea Din Tei
" by O-Zone
, was released in early November 2005.
That song was also the title track of Kwok's debut album, known as "不怕不怕" or "No More Panic
", which was released in January 2006. The album has her previous hit single "No More Panic" as well as new songs and covers that range from catchy mid-tempo tunes to acoustic folk and sentimental numbers. Among the songs of the album was one titled 勾勾手 (Pinyin
: gōu gōu shǒu) which was used as the ending theme of the Singaporean drama 爱的掌门人 (Love Concierge).
Kwok also published two more albums for Christmas (2006) and Chinese New Year
(2007).
She had released her newest album titled My Darling
(我的答铃) on 22 October 2007. The album included a cover of Ann Winsborn's La La Love On My Mind. In the following year towards the end of May, a CD+DVD version of My Darling was released and made available worldwide; it would contain 2 bonus tracks and a DVD with 5 of her music videos for My Darling.
About a year later, Kwok would become the singer for the opening theme song of the 2009 Singaporean drama 一切完美2 (Perfect Cut 2), 放了爱 (Pinyin
: fang le ài; roughly translated “to have released love”), whose lyrics were written by award winning lyricist XiaoHan
, and the ending theme for the show titled 许愿树 (Pinyin
: xǔ yuàn shù; roughly translated “wishing tree”).
The former Singapore Polytechnic
Singapore Polytechnic
Singapore Polytechnic , the first polytechnic established in Singapore, was founded in 1954. The former campus was originally located at Prince Edward Road...
student has been an instant success, with her two singles selling a combined 55,000 copies. Kwok is viewed as Warner Music Taiwan's priority artiste with an extensive multi-million dollar marketing campaign planned for her regional debut and poised to follow in the footsteps of Warner's top Singaporean artiste, Stefanie Sun Yanzi
Stefanie Sun
Stefanie Sun was born Sng Ee Tze on 23 July 1978, and known to fans as 13姐 , is a Singaporean singer-songwriter. She has sold over 30 million copies of her albums during the span of her career thus far. She does the majority of her recording, and conducts most of her publicity events, in Taiwan,...
. Her two music videos alone cost a staggering $250,000 to shoot, with top director Lai Wei-kang at the helm.
Kwok was the first artiste to be granted legal copyrights to sing “"The Mouse So Loves The Rice" (老鼠爱大米)
Mice Love Rice
"Mice Love Rice" is a Chinese pop song. The song was written by a Chinese singer named Yang Chen Gang , and his composition quickly gained popularity across East Asia via the Internet...
” outside of China; the resulting hit single was the first to make it to the top of Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
’s RIAS sales chart in 2005. Her first album in 2006, 不怕不怕 (No More Panic), out-competed its competitors and became number one on the RIAS sales chart only 10 days after its release. When released in Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
, it would sell more than 60,000 copies and attained Platinum status. For Singapore’s 2006 May-Day concert, she was invited to perform alongside other big Singaporean stars such as Stefanie Sun in front of a crowd of 20,000. Jocie won many “best newcomer” type awards in 2006 such as the “Best Female Newcomer” award from both the 3rd Annual Hit King Awards event that was held in Guangzhou
Guangzhou
Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...
, China and the 6th Annual Global Chinese Music Award Ceremony; she would also win “Best Newcomer” during the Guangdong Radio Station’s 9+2 Billboard Music Pioneer Awards Ceremony along with “2006’s Most Popular Song” award for her “Bu Pa Bu Pa” single.
In April 2007, she performed at Ray Media’s 7th Annual Music Awards Ceremony. Also in 2007, Kwok received her first six-figure deal to advertise for the Hong Bao Lai ice-cream company in China. Previously, she had also endorsed for Sa Sa Cosmetics and Aji Tei Kyoto Sabo. During 2008, Kwok's second album My Darling reached number 2 on Hong Kong's TVB8 Chart and was awarded "Best Newcomer".
Discography
Kwok's debut single includes the cover of the song "The Mouse So Loves The Rice" (老鼠爱大米)Mice Love Rice
"Mice Love Rice" is a Chinese pop song. The song was written by a Chinese singer named Yang Chen Gang , and his composition quickly gained popularity across East Asia via the Internet...
, with various remixes. Her version of 老鼠爱大米 is more of a techno and hip style when compared to Xiang Xiang, the original singer for the female version.
Her second single, "No More Panic" (不怕不怕)
No More Panic (song)
Bu Pa Bu Pa is a song in Mandarin which is sung in the tune of Dragostea din Tei, by O-zone. Its English title is No More Panic. Play Music won the rights to translate it in 2005. It was sung by Jocie Kok. The song tells about fear of cockroaches....
a Chinese-language
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
cover version of "Dragostea Din Tei
Dragostea din Tei
"Dragostea din tei" , also informally known as "The Numa Numa Song" , is the most successful single by the Moldovan pop group O-Zone, sung in Romanian. It shot to the number one spot on the Eurochart Hot 100, where it remained for 12 weeks between June and early September 2004...
" by O-Zone
O-Zone
O-Zone was a Romania/Moldovan pop music trio that was active from 1998 to 2005 and consisted of Dan Bălan, Radu Sîrbu, and Arsenie Todiraş. The group gained global popularity with their song "Dragostea din tei" and their subsequent album DiscO-Zone....
, was released in early November 2005.
That song was also the title track of Kwok's debut album, known as "不怕不怕" or "No More Panic
No More Panic
No More Panic is name of the debut album by Singaporean singer Jocie Kok.- Track listing :*Songs on 2006 album 不怕不怕/No More Panic include:# 爱是你眼里的一首情歌 # 大声说爱 # 不怕不怕 - No More Panic...
", which was released in January 2006. The album has her previous hit single "No More Panic" as well as new songs and covers that range from catchy mid-tempo tunes to acoustic folk and sentimental numbers. Among the songs of the album was one titled 勾勾手 (Pinyin
Pinyin
Pinyin is the official system to transcribe Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. It is also often used to teach Mandarin Chinese and spell Chinese names in foreign publications and used as an input method to enter Chinese characters into...
: gōu gōu shǒu) which was used as the ending theme of the Singaporean drama 爱的掌门人 (Love Concierge).
Kwok also published two more albums for Christmas (2006) and Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year – often called Chinese Lunar New Year although it actually is lunisolar – is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. It is an all East and South-East-Asia celebration...
(2007).
She had released her newest album titled My Darling
My Darling
我的答鈴 My Darling is name of the second album by Singaporean singer Jocie Kok.- Track listing :*Songs on 2007 album 我的答鈴 My Darling include:# 我的答鈴 # 愛情女神 # 只愛他 # 不要怕 # 老虎老虎...
(我的答铃) on 22 October 2007. The album included a cover of Ann Winsborn's La La Love On My Mind. In the following year towards the end of May, a CD+DVD version of My Darling was released and made available worldwide; it would contain 2 bonus tracks and a DVD with 5 of her music videos for My Darling.
About a year later, Kwok would become the singer for the opening theme song of the 2009 Singaporean drama 一切完美2 (Perfect Cut 2), 放了爱 (Pinyin
Pinyin
Pinyin is the official system to transcribe Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. It is also often used to teach Mandarin Chinese and spell Chinese names in foreign publications and used as an input method to enter Chinese characters into...
: fang le ài; roughly translated “to have released love”), whose lyrics were written by award winning lyricist XiaoHan
XiaoHan
Xiaohan is a leading female lyricist in the Chinese Pop Music scene. Based in Singapore, her lyrics are sought after by many top-selling artistes such as Sandy Lam, Stefanie Sun, Tanya Chua, etc.-Biography:...
, and the ending theme for the show titled 许愿树 (Pinyin
Pinyin
Pinyin is the official system to transcribe Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. It is also often used to teach Mandarin Chinese and spell Chinese names in foreign publications and used as an input method to enter Chinese characters into...
: xǔ yuàn shù; roughly translated “wishing tree”).
Albums
| Album # | Album Information |
|---|---|
| 1st | 不怕不怕
|
| 2nd | 我的答铃 My Darling 我的答鈴 My Darling is name of the second album by Singaporean singer Jocie Kok.- Track listing :*Songs on 2007 album 我的答鈴 My Darling include:# 我的答鈴 # 愛情女神 # 只愛他 # 不要怕 # 老虎老虎... (My Darling) Mandopop Mandopop is a colloquial abbreviation for "Mandarin popular music." It is categorized as a subgenre of commercial Chinese-language music within C-pop. Mandopop was the first variety of popular music in Chinese to establish itself as a viable industry. As the name implies, Mandopop features songs... |
| 3rd | 我是郭美美 (I am Jocie) Mandopop Mandopop is a colloquial abbreviation for "Mandarin popular music." It is categorized as a subgenre of commercial Chinese-language music within C-pop. Mandopop was the first variety of popular music in Chinese to establish itself as a viable industry. As the name implies, Mandopop features songs... 二人同行: #1 (10 weeks) 和我来电: #16 (4 weeks) |
External links
- Jocie Guo Mei Mei 郭美美 website, videos, discography and latest news at http://www.jocieguo.com
- Jocie Kwok's profile at Warner Music Singapore
- Jocie Kwok's profile at Warner Music Taiwan
- Guo Mei Mei's (Jocie Guo/Jocie Kwok) page at the Sina's Entertainment section
- Guo Mei Mei's (Jocie Guo/Jocie Kwok) blog at the popular Chinese infotainment portal Sina.com
- GuoMeiMei.com - A fansite dedicated to Jocie Guo Mei Mei
- JocieGuo.cn - A Chinese Guo Mei Mei fansite containing their BBS and links to her video log and blog
- Youth/Cycnet - Youth/Cycnet's (Chinese) Guo Mei Mei page featuring the promotion and video interview of Guo Mei Mei and about her album: 我的答铃 My Darling.
- Guo Mei Mei's Tudou video log - The video log site of Guo Mei Mei (Jocie Guo/Jocie Kwok) at Tudou (Chinese)
- Jocie Guo at Play-Asia - Jocie Guo's (Jocie Kwok/Guo Mei Mei) product listing at Play-Asia.com
- Jocie Guo at YesAsia - Jocie Guo's (Jocie Kwok/Guo Mei Mei) product listing at YesAsia.com/us