Category:C-Rock

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1 Overview
2 C-Rock in Beijing
- 2.1 Visual Kei
- 2.2 Punk
3 Cantonese rock
- 3.1 Indie

Overview

C-Rock is short for Chinese rock music, which can be performed in any dialect of Chinese language, including Mandarin, Cantonese, Min Nan and Hokkien. C-Rock is less common than rock in other countries due to governmental policies, but over the last decade or two decades, the government has been gradually increasingly lenient on rock music, with more and more artists and bands coming out of the underground rock scene into mainstream popularity.

Just like the West and in Japan, Korea, etc. mainstream (non-underground) rock music singles are released. However, because of the growing trend of illegally downloading, file sharing and pirating, single sales are low and most singers rely on radio airplay and album sales for popularity and success.

There are different types and styles of C-Rock, such as

Alternative
Folk-rock
Grunge
Hard rock (usually influenced by Visual Kei)
Indie
Pop-rock
Punk

C-Rock in Beijing

Visual Kei

The Japanese-created Visual Kei rock music is growing in popularity in China, expecially in Beijing and Shanghai. Chinese Visual Kei acts include:

R.I.K.A
Silver Ash

Punk

Punk rock is also very popular in Beijing. Beijing was where Punk music in China originated from, and still leads the punk trends of C-Rock. Punk singers/groups include:

Cantonese rock

Cantonese rock is also growing in popularity, however, Cantonese rock tends to be more pop influenced than other styles of Chinese Rock. Canto rock acts include:

Indie

Indie pop/indie rock is also a major genre in the Canto rock scene. Harbour Records is well-known for producing indie releases. Canto indie acts include: