Author(s)

Jianhong Li ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Guangzhou NO.3 High School, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Corresponding Author

Jianhong Li

ABSTRACT

Hong Kong's (China) economy saw great prosperity in the 1970s. A large number of Cantonese songs, as soundtracks of Hong Kong (China) movies or television (TV) shows, were widely spread. This paper, based on the rapid development of Cantopop, explores its significant influence on Chinese mainland pop songs, provides in-depth insights for the relevant academic community, and confines the findings of related research. The research topic of this paper is to explore the influence of Cantopop on Chinese pop music during the period from the late 1970s to the early 2000s using the research method of literature review. This paper concludes that Cantopop has provided directions for Chinese Mainland pop music in multiple aspects, as well as positive impacts in all aspects. This paper fills the gap regarding the impact of Cantopop on Chinese Mainland pop music within the academic community, revealing the promotion effects and inspirations that Cantonese pop songs have provided for Chinese Mainland music in various dimensions.

KEYWORDS

Cantopop; pop music; Hong Kong (China); Chinese mainland

CITE THIS PAPER

Jianhong Li, Exploring the Impacts of Cantopop on Chinese Pop Music. Art and Performance Letters (2024) Vol. 5: 13-20. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/artpl.2024.050503.

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