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4 weeks ago | 
envimedia.co | Sara Conway
“In the first twenty years of our lives, we hadn’t even met. But the second twenty years of life are marked by the name ‘sodagreen’ etched into us.”First formed in 2001, the Taiwanese band sodagreen is somewhat of a legend. Vocalist Qing-Feng, bassist Hsin-Yi, drummer Xiao Wei, guitarists A-Fu and Jia-Kai, and keyboardist A-Gong make up the 20-year strong band.
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1 month ago | 
envimedia.co | Sara Conway
Uncomfortable. Tender. Forgiving. These are the three words Vietnamese-American author Carolyn Huynh would use to describe her novel The Family Recipe, which was released on April 1. The words capture the stages the main characters go through as they unravel a decades-long family secret and reconcile with their past. Spanning across two generations, The Family Recipe follows the five estranged children of Duc Tran as they compete to inherit their father’s bánh mì franchise, Duc’s Sandwiches.
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1 month ago | 
l8r.it | Sara Conway
Uncomfortable. Tender. Forgiving. These are the three words Vietnamese-American author Carolyn Huynh would use to describe her novel The Family Recipe, which was released on April 1. The words capture the stages the main characters go through as they unravel a decades-long family secret and reconcile with their past. Spanning across two generations, The Family Recipe follows the five estranged children of Duc Tran as they compete to inherit their father’s bánh mì franchise, Duc’s Sandwiches.
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1 month ago | 
envimedia.co | Sara Conway
Before Taiwanese singer-songwriter Whyte (?te or 懷特 in Mandarin Chinese) became the artist she is now, she was a student studying medicine. It was her seventh year, and she was interning at a place with an extremely strict environment — a hospital that was both a teaching hospital and a part of the military. When Whyte began writing and releasing original music, she wanted to hide her identity.
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1 month ago | 
l8r.it | Sara Conway
Before Taiwanese singer-songwriter Whyte (?te or 懷特 in Mandarin Chinese) became the artist she is now, she was a student studying medicine. It was her seventh year, and she was interning at a place with an extremely strict environment — a hospital that was both a teaching hospital and a part of the military. When Whyte began writing and releasing original music, she wanted to hide her identity.
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1 month ago | 
envimedia.co | Sara Conway
“We’re living care free / I’ll give you the key,” singer-songwriter Olivia Marsh croons in “Backseat” on top of sassy horns and piano notes. This live-in-the-moment, carefree feeling bleeds into her “Meanwhile: in Asia” fan concerts. On March 17, the Australian-Korean artist landed in Taipei, Taiwan. The next evening, the 24-year-old was at Warner Music Taiwan’s office sharing songs from her debut EP, Meanwhile, with her Taiwanese fans for the first time.
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1 month ago | 
l8r.it | Sara Conway
“We’re living care free / I’ll give you the key,” singer-songwriter Olivia Marsh croons in “Backseat” on top of sassy horns and piano notes. This live-in-the-moment, carefree feeling bleeds into her “Meanwhile: in Asia” fan concerts. On March 17, the Australian-Korean artist landed in Taipei, Taiwan. The next evening, the 24-year-old was at Warner Music Taiwan’s office sharing songs from her debut EP, Meanwhile, with her Taiwanese fans for the first time.
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2 months ago | 
envimedia.co | Sara Conway
2013: The last time G-DRAGON — also known as the King of K-pop, among other titles — released a full-length solo album. 2017: The last time G-DRAGON dropped new music before he shared his latest singles, “POWER” and “HOME SWEET HOME,” at the end of 2024. Now: G-DRAGON is back with a tight, eight-track album called ÜBERMENSCH. Joining forces with Galaxy Corporation and the independent record label EMPIRE, which is a Palestinian-founded company, the icon refuses to be boxed into one genre.
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2 months ago | 
l8r.it | Sara Conway
2013: The last time G-DRAGON — also known as the King of K-pop, among other titles — released a full-length solo album. 2017: The last time G-DRAGON dropped new music before he shared his latest singles, “POWER” and “HOME SWEET HOME,” at the end of 2024. Now: G-DRAGON is back with a tight, eight-track album called ÜBERMENSCH. Joining forces with Galaxy Corporation and the independent record label EMPIRE, which is a Palestinian-founded company, the icon refuses to be boxed into one genre.
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Feb 12, 2025 | 
envimedia.co | Sara Conway
Stefany Valentine’s favorite Mandarin Chinese word means “love” — 愛 (ài). “I like the word for ‘love,’” she said a bit shyly during our conversation in a Taipei café. The debut author (who was adopted from Taiwan) also pointed out, 愛 as in “可愛” (kě’ài) or cute. “Everything in Taiwan is 可愛!” Valentine exclaimed emphatically with a laugh. A few months ahead of First Love Language’s release date, EnVi Media met up with Valentine in Taipei while she was visiting the city.
