01Profile
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icyball
Musicians — Taiwan
03Interview
Name, where are you from?
icyball - Wang (Lead Singer), Meng (Keyboard), Nelson (Bass), Shijie (Drums) and Daxiao (Guitar). Taiwan.
What do you do?
Music service industry.
What’s the best gig you’ve ever been to?
Coldplay in Taiwan 2017.
Which subcultures have influenced you?
ACG (animation, comics and games) culture.
Of all the venues you’ve played, which is your favourite?
Spring Scream – the entire band got food poisoning the day after our performance.
If you could be on the line up with any bands in history?
Michael Jackson.
If you could spend an hour with anyone from history?
W: I would like to dance together with Taeyeon (Girls Generation) from the song 'Into the New World'.
M: I would like to learn from Miku Ohashi (Japanese AV actress).
N: I’d like to feed some sweets to Mai Shiraishi (Japanese singer, model, Youtuber and actress).
S: I’d like to go on a date with the actress Masami Nagasawa from Operation Love (Japanese drama series).
D: I’d like to go to some hot springs together with Kirara Asuka (Japanese actress).
Your greatest unsung hero or heroine in music?
Family.
02Playlist
04Playlist Notes
The first track you played on repeat?
W: 'No Matter What' by Boyzone.
M: 'Only An Ocean Away' by Sarah Brightman.
N: 'Slow Dancing in a Burning Room' by John Mayer.
D: 'Norwegian Forest' by Wu Bai.
S: 'Seasons in the Sun' by Westlife.
A song that defines the teenage you?
'Green Tinted Sixties Mind' by Mr. Big. This was the theme song for our high school’s music club.
One record you would keep forever?
W: 'Fantasy' by Jay Chou. I’d actually also want to choose the selected set.
M: 'Live in Berlin' by Sting. It’s a brilliant set.
N & S: 'Where the Light Is: John Mayer Live In Los Angeles' by John Mayer.
N: A god-like performance.
S: One DVD, three different levels of enjoyment!
D: 'THE BEST' by Girls’ Generation – because I want it all!
A song lyric that has inspired you?
M: The lyrics in the song, 'Rush-Mission', describe the spirit of following your dreams…it’s really moving!
W: 'Don’t Stop Believing' by Journey I especially love the energy of the version from their 1981 live performance in Houston.
N: 'Empty space' by Tanya Chua. Listening to this song in the middle of the night can really tap into the depths of your heart.
S: 'Champagne Supernova' by Oasis. This song creates very beautiful imagery in my mind.
D: 'Ugly Beauty' by Jolin Tsai. It has attitude!
Best song to turn up loud?
(After a few moments of hard thought...)
W: 'Wrongly Loved' by Wang Leehom.
M: 'Livin’ On A Prayer' by Bon Jovi.
N: 'Sekai ga Owarumade ha' by WANDS.
D: 'All The Way North' by Jay Chou.
S: 'A Step Back' by Jay Chou.
A song people wouldn’t expect you to like?
W: 'Carry On' by Angra. When I was in high school, everybody would try to write difficult lyrics, so after listening for a while, I started to like it.
M: 'Take The Time' by Dream Theater. Dream Theater has had a very big influence on me.
N: 'Loving You is For Life' by Jerry Li. I feel like he’s completely free and liberated now…I’ve been playing this song non-stop when driving these days.
S: 'Killing in the Name of' by Rage Against The Machine. This song hit me like a straight punch… it really scared me!
D: 'Let Me Love You' by DJ Snake, Justin Bieber. This song was unexpectedly good and really holds up! It wasn’t until the song was over that I realized it was a Justin Bieber song!
New bands you are listening to now?
The Crane.
03Interview
Name, where are you from?
icyball - Wang (Lead Singer), Meng (Keyboard), Nelson (Bass), Shijie (Drums) and Daxiao (Guitar). Taiwan.
What do you do?
Music service industry.
What’s the best gig you’ve ever been to?
Coldplay in Taiwan 2017.
Which subcultures have influenced you?
ACG (animation, comics and games) culture.
Of all the venues you’ve played, which is your favourite?
Spring Scream – the entire band got food poisoning the day after our performance.
If you could be on the line up with any bands in history?
Michael Jackson.
If you could spend an hour with anyone from history?
W: I would like to dance together with Taeyeon (Girls Generation) from the song 'Into the New World'.
M: I would like to learn from Miku Ohashi (Japanese AV actress).
N: I’d like to feed some sweets to Mai Shiraishi (Japanese singer, model, Youtuber and actress).
S: I’d like to go on a date with the actress Masami Nagasawa from Operation Love (Japanese drama series).
D: I’d like to go to some hot springs together with Kirara Asuka (Japanese actress).
Your greatest unsung hero or heroine in music?
Family.
04Playlist Notes
The first track you played on repeat?
W: 'No Matter What' by Boyzone.
M: 'Only An Ocean Away' by Sarah Brightman.
N: 'Slow Dancing in a Burning Room' by John Mayer.
D: 'Norwegian Forest' by Wu Bai.
S: 'Seasons in the Sun' by Westlife.
A song that defines the teenage you?
'Green Tinted Sixties Mind' by Mr. Big. This was the theme song for our high school’s music club.
One record you would keep forever?
W: 'Fantasy' by Jay Chou. I’d actually also want to choose the selected set.
M: 'Live in Berlin' by Sting. It’s a brilliant set.
N & S: 'Where the Light Is: John Mayer Live In Los Angeles' by John Mayer.
N: A god-like performance.
S: One DVD, three different levels of enjoyment!
D: 'THE BEST' by Girls’ Generation – because I want it all!
A song lyric that has inspired you?
M: The lyrics in the song, 'Rush-Mission', describe the spirit of following your dreams…it’s really moving!
W: 'Don’t Stop Believing' by Journey I especially love the energy of the version from their 1981 live performance in Houston.
N: 'Empty space' by Tanya Chua. Listening to this song in the middle of the night can really tap into the depths of your heart.
S: 'Champagne Supernova' by Oasis. This song creates very beautiful imagery in my mind.
D: 'Ugly Beauty' by Jolin Tsai. It has attitude!
Best song to turn up loud?
(After a few moments of hard thought...)
W: 'Wrongly Loved' by Wang Leehom.
M: 'Livin’ On A Prayer' by Bon Jovi.
N: 'Sekai ga Owarumade ha' by WANDS.
D: 'All The Way North' by Jay Chou.
S: 'A Step Back' by Jay Chou.
A song people wouldn’t expect you to like?
W: 'Carry On' by Angra. When I was in high school, everybody would try to write difficult lyrics, so after listening for a while, I started to like it.
M: 'Take The Time' by Dream Theater. Dream Theater has had a very big influence on me.
N: 'Loving You is For Life' by Jerry Li. I feel like he’s completely free and liberated now…I’ve been playing this song non-stop when driving these days.
S: 'Killing in the Name of' by Rage Against The Machine. This song hit me like a straight punch… it really scared me!
D: 'Let Me Love You' by DJ Snake, Justin Bieber. This song was unexpectedly good and really holds up! It wasn’t until the song was over that I realized it was a Justin Bieber song!
New bands you are listening to now?
The Crane.