Sodagreen

Sodagreen
sodagreen performing at The Wall in Taipei.
Chinese name	蘇打綠 (Traditional)
Pinyin	sūdǎ lǜ (Mandarin)
Origin	Taiwan
Genre(s)	indie rock, country rock, pop rock, Mandopop
Label(s)	Willlin Music (2004–present)
Years active	2004–present
Current Members	Wu Tsing-Fong Liou Jia-Kai Ho Jing-Yang Gong Yu-Chi Shie Shin-Yi Shih Jyun-Wei
Official Website	www.sodagreen.com.tw
Awards Golden Melody Awards Best Band 2007 Little Universe 2008 Incomparable Beauty

Sodagreen (Chinese: 蘇打綠; pinyin: Sūdá lǜ) is a Taiwanese independent folk-rock-pop band formed in 2001. Its lineup has been unchanged since 2003. Sodagreen emerged in the Taiwanese indie music scene after receiving the Grand Jury Award in the Hohaiyan Gongliau Rock Festival in 2004, after which it signed a contract with Willlin Music. The band is prominent for its main vocalist and songwriter Wu Tsing-Fong, who stands out with his unique literary and performing style and wide vocal range.

Members

• Wu Tsing-Fong (Greeny) - lead singer
• Liou Jia-Kai (Kay) - electric guitar
• Ho Jing-Yang (A-Fu) - acoustic guitar
• Gong Yu-Chi (Zephyr) - keyboard, viola
• Shie Shin-Yi (Claire) - bass
• Shih Jyun-Wei (Wei) - drums, percussion

History

Sodagreen was named by Shih, then the band's leader, and Wu, the lead vocalist. The band was originally named Soda (蘇打), but Shih felt that the band needed a name with three Chinese characters. Wu, whose favourite colour was green, suggested adding the word green (綠) behind the name, thus the band's name.

Career

• 2001 May: Sodagreen competed in the Golden Melody Cup held by National Chengchi University and won Best Popularity by the composition "Peeping". Appreciated by Shiao-Ying, one of the judges, they recorded "Peeping" in participation of the compilation Taiwan independent compilation 2001, released by TCM.
• 2002 April: After several changes in the line-up of the band (guitarist), Sodagreen participated in Golden Melody Cup once again, this time winning the Best Band, Best Composition, Best Lyrics, and Best Music awards.
• 2003 March: A-Fu and Jia-Kai, also from National Chengchi University, and A-Gong from Taipei National University of the Arts joined Sodagreen. The group line-up has been unchanged since.
• 2003 July: Performance in Hohaiyan Gongliau Rock Festival Hot Wave Rock section.
• 2004 August: Awarded the Grand Jury Award of Hohaiyan Gongliau Rock Festival. Official contract with Willlin Music.
• 2005 September: Release of self-titled debut, sodagreen.
• 2006 October: Release of 2nd album, Little Universe.
• 2006 December: Release of single My Future Is Not a Dream in collaboration with A-pay, a band under the same label.
• 2007 June: Awarded the Best Band Award at the 18th Golden Melody Awards. Qing-Feng also received the highly-coveted Best Melody Award for the song "Little Love Song".
• 2007 November: Release of 3rd album Incomparable Beauty. Held their first ticketed concert Absolutely Beautiful Concert at the Taipei Arena. Sodagreen is the first indie band to hold a concert in the largest concert hall in Taipei, the Taipei Arena, and they also set the record of the longest concert (five hours) ever held in the Taipei Arena.
• 2008 May: Release of 4th album Sing with Me, which includes live tracks from the Absolutely Beautiful Concert as well as three new studio tracks.
• 2008 July: Awarded the Best Band Award at the 19th Golden Melody Awards.
• 2010: The track "十年一刻" (Once in a Lifetime) and "無眠" (No Sleep) is listed at number 29 and 84 respectively on Hit Fm Taiwan's Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart (Hit-Fm年度百首單曲) for 2010.

Discography

Albums

Album	Album information	Track
1st	sodagreen (蘇打綠) Released: September 2, 2005	Too Late for Regrets (後悔莫及) Flying Fish (飛魚) Oh oh oh oh... That Moment Is Over It's My Sea (是我的海) Floating (漂浮) Frequency (頻率) You (你喔) Twin Genes In A Landing Practice (降落練習存在攣生基因) Theory of Relativity IV (相對論IV) Peeping (窺) (Bonus track)
2nd	Little Universe (小宇宙) Released: October 20, 2006	You Are, You Will Little Universe (小宇宙) Little Love Song (小情歌) Signs & Symbols (符號) Temporarily Out of Control (暫時失控) City Caught in Rain (被雨困住的城市) Already (已經) Noisy (吵) Behind (Without) You (背著你) Falling (墜落) Wordless Hymn (無言歌)
3rd	Incomparable Beauty (無與倫比的美麗) Released: November 2, 2007	Amusement (遊樂) Floral Tea (花茶) Seasonal Rhapsody (四季狂想) Left Side (左邊) Incomparable Beauty (無與倫比的美麗) Daylight Moonshine (白日出沒的月球) This Day (這天) Simple Life (簡單生活) City (城市) Believe (相信)
4th	Sing with Me (陪我歌唱) Released: May 2, 2008	CD1 Live Little Universe (小宇宙) Temporarily Out of Control (暫時失控) Theory of Relativity IV (相對論IV) City Caught in the Rain (被雨困住的城市) Memory (記念) Floating (漂浮) Creep Spider's Sky (蜘蛛天空) It's My Sea (是我的海) Oh oh oh oh... Blue Eyes (藍眼睛) The Only Thing I Care About Is You (我只在乎你) Frequency (頻率) CD2 Studio Murmur (呢喃) Sing with Me (陪我歌唱) Lover-Animal (愛人動物)
5th	Daylight of Spring (春·日光) Released: May 8, 2009	Before The Snow Melts (融雪之前) The Faun Boarded the Train Of Scenic Spring, and (牧神搭上春色的火車，而) Daylight (日光) Between Us (在我們之間) Accompaniment (配樂) Stopping At Each Station: (各站停靠︰) A Thousand Fountains (一千座噴泉) Symphonic Dream (交響夢) The Rose From Another Dimension (異次元的玫瑰 ) Interlude (插曲)　　 After the Fun (嬉戲之後) Come Home Soon (早點回家)
6th	Summer/Fever (夏/狂熱) Released: September 11, 2009	Claps (掌聲落下) Summer Summer(他夏了夏天) [narrated verse 1]　口白 - 英文詩 The Sound That Remains (蟬想) Surrounding (包圍) King's Garden (御花園) [narrated verse 2]　口白 - 英文詩 Peter and the Wolf (彼得與狼) Together We Dance (共舞) No Sleep (無眠) [narrated verse 3]口白 - 英文詩　 Fever (狂熱) Tempted (煽動) Near Future (近未來)
7th	Once In A Lifetime (十年一刻) Released: August 27, 2010	The Sound That Remains (蟬想) Flying Fish (飛魚) Daylight (日光) The Girl with Red Shoes (紅鞋女孩) A Lovely Rose (可愛的玫瑰花) Hold My Hand (牽阮的手) Chasing, Chasing, Chasing (追追追) Summer Summer(他夏了夏天) Little Love Song (小情歌) Fever (狂熱) The Playground in Rain(雨中的操場) Once In A Lifetime (十年一刻) Having Fun in Life (笑鬧人間) No Sleep - Mandarin Version (無眠 - 國語版)
8th	What Is Troubling You (你在煩惱什麼) Released: November 11, 2011	This Moment Is Forever (片刻永恆) The Limit of Happiness (幸福額度) I Wrote Of You In My Song (你被寫在我的歌里) ft. Ella Chen (S.H.E) If Love Is Like Condensation (如果凝結就是愛) Enjoy Loneliness (喜歡寂寞) Bird's Nest (燕窩) Cocoon (繭) As We Walk Together(當我們一起走) The Romantic Clique (浪漫派) Control Freak (控制狂) What Is Troubling You(你在煩惱什麼) ft. Suming

Singles

Single	Single information	Tracklist
1st	Aerial visions, Sounds And Illusions (空氣中的視聽與幻覺) Released: May 30, 2004	Aerial Visions, Sounds And Illusions Air
2nd	Flying Fish (飛魚) Released: November 1, 2004	Flying Fish (String Quartet) Flying Fish Flying Fish (Remix) Flying Fish (Quartet version)
3rd	Believe in music (Live at the stage) Released: November 17, 2004	Computer Data, Not Playable Believe in music MV Air MV Believe in music Spider's Sky (蜘蛛天空) I don't care
4th	Thousand Years Late (遲到千年) Released: September 18, 2006	Thousand Years Late (Demo) Falling (墜落) (Demo) Thousand Years Late
5th	My Future Is Not A Dream (我的未來不是夢) - sodagreen X apay Released: December 15, 2006 Limited copies	My Future Is Not A Dream - sodagreen X apay My Future Is Not A Dream - sodagreen My Future Is Not A Dream - apay

External links

• (Chinese) Official site
• (Chinese) Introduction of Sodagreen at G-Music
• Sodagreen photo and video