China’s Punk Rock Talent Show: A National Paradox

they add taiwan group in it is that they are more good indie music in taiwan and its hard to find in China

Please keep making these cool videos! Keep up the good work.

Hi, I'm an indie rock player from Fujian, China, now working in Shenzhen. Glad to see that you can introduce this show on YouTube. This show does help some indie bands get more spotlights through the Internet, and it helps spread some indie music genre knowledge to more listeners. You mentioned that it might be the last season of this show. I don't know if it's true. In some forums in China, some people may think season 3 did a bad job of introducing different genres, and they believe that the final ranking depends more on seniority and popularity. In my opinion, however, all the 3 seasons help me discover a lot of bands I like and genres I've never listened to before. That's enough for me. Nowadays, I'm also a musician and made 3 albums in the last 5 years, and I know that some more bands or musicians did not come to the show and have more different talents.
For all the people who are watching this video, no matter whether you are from China or somewhere else, thank you for being interested in Chinese indie music. For many reasons, indie music in China has limited ways to show themselves to the world. Even this show looks like a show only for the Chinese. Luckily, we have YouTubers like you to help introduce all these music scenes here. Last but not least, love from China, thanks! 爱来自中国，谢谢！

As a malaysian, we used to have a tv show like this called "versus". It was aired during the 2000s during the so called indie era of malaysian music industry bc indie bands were the shit at the time. I haven't watched it honestly and idk much abt it bc I'm way too young, that was long ago but you should definitely check it out 🙏

Awesome video. Thanks so much!

Funky!! Aaaa he's such a cool dude I remember him from when he was a teacher to a few students in north korea and helped them learn how to play "rock"

Really great episode. Nice to see someone going on about China. Anda Union has been touring the US for at least a decade.

anda union reminds me of hanggai

This a joke? china hates anything different

Super comprehensive and informative – thanks a lot

NO! Please – why did you decide to start showing your face. It's selfish. I guarantee many users will leave just as I am about to as soon as I leave this comment. Shame.

Do they know what weird rock in the Soviet Union in the 80s led to? A lot of similarities I reckon.

I am from China, and I really like to read your analysis every time, which is very accurate in stepping on the hidden problems existing in contemporary Chinese society. In China, the media and public figures are not allowed to talk about these issues, but it is you outsiders who speak out, really ironic.

Kinda feels like anti-Chinese Propaganda to me

The indie music scene in China is really getting more and more interesting now, and not only that, but the development of the Internet community has also had a very interesting impact on Chinese indie music and even experimental music. A new generation of Chinese youth is also starting to create their own music, and they are coming to our attention, hoping to join the global music exchange.

Here's to you; you decadent western instigator. Keep up the subversion.

Fun fact: the UK tried to make a show like this back in 2007, which was called Mobile Act Unsigned with the winners getting a record deal, but it didn't work. Most of the bands were pretty bad, and the band that did win got dropped quickly afterwards when the album didn't sell

Guaraldi registered 👀👂

Pretty awesome video! Really like the band with the Mongolian throat singing; they remind me of The Hu and Tengger Cavalry!