★☆★ S.H.E
☆★☆
S.H.E
is a Taiwanese girl group whose members are Selina Jen, Hebe Tien, and Ella
Chen. The girls' stage names were chosen by the HIM International Music label
to construct the alphabetism that functions as the name of the group. The group
makes albums for HIM International label. Avex Asia distributed S.H.E's music
in Hong Kong, but transferred this role to WOW Music in 2007. EMI Music China
is the distributor in Singapore and the People's Republic of China.
Since
releasing their first album Girls Dorm (2001), S.H.E has recorded 12 albums
with sales totalling over 15 million,and set ticketing records in each of
their two concert tours. The group has acted in seven drama series, hosted two
variety shows, and contributed 10 songs to six drama soundtracks. S.H.E has
endorsed more than 30 companies and products, including Coca-Cola and World of
Warcraft. S.H.E's success has led other Taiwanese record labels to form
girl groups.
In
2000 Jen, Tien and Chen signed up for the singing contest sponsored by HIM. The
winner, Jen, was awarded a record contract. Tien and Chen, both finalists, were
invited by HIM to join Jen to form the trio. The group frequently covers songs
by other artists as well as performing original songs by HIM-affiliated
artists.
Background
The
Universal Talent and Beauty Girl Contest
On
August 12, 2000, Taiwanese record label HIM International held open auditions,
searching for new talent to complement Power Station. During the auditions,
Taipei native Ren Chia-Hsüan sang Coco Lee's "Before I Fall in Love",
Tien Fu-Chen, who hailed from Hsinchu, sang Shunza's "Write a Song"
(Chinese: 寫一首歌),
and Chen Chia-Hwa, from Pingtung, sang Mayday's "Gentle and Soft"
(Chinese: 溫柔).
All three were successful and were recommended to be included in the Universal
Talent and Beauty Girl Contest. The preliminary rounds of the contest were held
on August 20, 2000 in New York City. Entering the final preliminary round, Jen
Chia-Hsüan was slated to sing Elva Hsiao's "The Closest Stranger"
(Chinese: 最熟悉的陌生人);
both Tien and Chen planned on singing Karen Mok's "Cloudy Sky"
(Chinese: 陰天).
All three girls were successful again and secured three of seven spots in the
TV round.
For
the televised portion of the contest, to be aired on CTV's "TV
Citizen", Tien Fu-Chen was scheduled to perform first, followed by Jen
Chia-Hsüan. During the television round, each of the five judges would turn
a light on if a singing flaw was identified — a total of three lights resulted
in elimination. Ren Chia-Hsüan sang Christina Aguilera's "Reflection"
with her singing flaws resulting in two lights. Tien Fu-Chen sang Kit Chan's
"Loving You" (Chinese: 喜歡你).
Despite forgetting the majority of the lyrics, she received only two lights.
Chen Chia-Hwa chose Rene Liu's "Afterwards" (Chinese: 後來),
but was eliminated after receiving four lights.At the end of the round,
only four contestants remained, three of whom were Jen Chia-Hsüan, Tien
Fu-Chen, and Chen Chia-Hwa. Among the four, the judges selected Jen as the
winner, and awarded her a record contract with HIM International. Later that
summer, HIM International contacted Chen and Tien, and asked both girls to
audition once again. After a few test recordings, HIM signed both Chen Chia-Hwa
and Tien Fu-Chen to record contracts.
Origin
of the name
After
recording the songs for their first album, the trio needed a name for the
group. The company suggested several names, including H.B.O, Digi Girl, 3C
Girls (Chinese: 3C美少女),
and S.H.E Girl Friends (Chinese: S.H.E女朋友).
The name Digi Girl would have reflected HIM's endorsement of Digimaster
products, whereas H.B.O would have coincided with one of the songs on the
girls' first album. HIM finally decided on S.H.E; as a result, Jen
Chia-Hsüan became Selina, Tien Fu-Chen became Hebe, and Chen Chia-Hwa became
Ella.
The
group's name, S.H.E, was selected for two reasons. With the dots in S.H.E
removed, the resulting word would emphasize the fact that S.H.E was a girl
group; the dots symbolized individual differences with the three members. In
addition, having an English name made the group more accessible to an
international audience. However, there were concerns about how audiences
would react to such a name; it was sufficiently similar to S.E.S., a
then-established Korean girl group, that it was thought S.H.E might be labelled
as plagiarists.As a result, HIM provided local audiences with an
alternative Chinese name for their new group: 女朋友
(pinyin: nǚ
péngyǒu;
literally: "girl friends").
ALBUM
1 ："Women's
dormitory" 《女生宿舍》
2 ："Youth Corporation"《青春株式会社》
3 ： "Brave New World" 《美丽新世界》
4 ："Together"《一起》
5 ："Super star" 《super star》
6 ："Amazing journey" 《奇幻旅程》
7 ："Encore" 《安可》
8 ："Do not want to grow up." 《不想长大》
9 ："Forever" 《永远》
10 ："Play"《Play》
11 ："My Radio" 《我的电台》
12 : " Shero" 《SHERO》
13 : " The Flowers
Are Blossoming Again" 《花又开好了》
