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Chun Lee Master Student, Royal College of Music, London

The future direction of Cantopop development

Keywords: Cantopop, Cantonese, popular music, lyrics, music and language

https://vimeo.com/833213457?share=copy

This presentation will focus on the future direction of Cantopop after the social environment change in Hong Kong since 1997. Cantonese is the official language of Hong Kong, while the lyrics written in Traditional Chinese characters and sung in Cantonese are known as Cantopop.

Because of its unique phonology and numerous slang languages which are closely abreast with Hong Kong cultural development, the majority of Cantopop lyricists are Cantonese mother-tongue speakers. Also significant differences between written Chinese and spoken Chinese when it comes to Cantonese.

A number of essential social changes since 1997 impacted on ecosystem, culture and society in Hong Kong as well as Cantopop, including 1) Changes in population demographics, and 2) Changes in written and speaking language policies. Anticipate has a crucial impact on Cantopop future Development due to Cantonese mother-tongue speakers are expected to decline in the future.

All forms of art develop alongside the social change of culture. Just as the Neoclassicism movement led to the Classical period, the reaction of the Industrial Revolution ushered the Romantic period. Throughout history, Cantopop has evolved continuously alongside external cultural and environmental impacts, and now, it has come to the edge of the watershed. This presentation will explore the future direction of Cantopop, whether it will drift with the tide to the Chinese culture, or resistance to external impacts and develop from its own distinctive characteristics to create another glory in the future.

References

• Chik, A. (2010). Creative Multilingualism in Hong Kong Popular Music. World Englishes, 29(4), 508-522.
• Hobsbawn, E. (1996). Language, Culture, and National Identity. Social Research, 63(4), 1065–1080. http://www.jstor.org/stable/40971324
• Jum-sum, W, "The Rise and Decline of Cantopop: A Study of Hong Kong Popular Music (1949-1997)" (PhD diss., University of Hong Kong, 2003), 146.

About Chun Lee

Chun Lee (Jun) is studying for a Master of Science in Performance Science at the Royal College of Music, London.

Graduated from Hong Kong Baptist University with a Master of Arts in Music (Piano Pedagogy) in 2012, Jun was an enthusiastic music educator with more than 15 years in music teaching, serving as a piano teacher, piano accompanist, orchestra conductor, and music business administrator.