Nan Quan Mama
Born
Taiwan
OccupationMusical group
Years active2004–2011, 2015–present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese南拳媽媽
Simplified Chinese南拳妈妈
Musical career
OriginTaiwan
GenresMandopop
LabelsAlfa Music (2004-2008)
Seed Music (2016–present)
MembersDevon Song
Jaffri Cao
Sing Hom
Jie Cheng
Past membersYuri Chan
G-Power
Gary Yang
Lara Veronin
Chase Chang
Vera Yen
Website

Nan Quan Mama (Chinese: 南拳媽媽; pinyin: Nán Quán Māmā; lit. 'southern fist mother') is a Taiwanese music group. The name is a phrase in Mandarin to explain having strength while being gentle as a mother. They are closely tied with the well-known artist Jay Chou, but it was revealed after Lara and Chase Chang went solo that the name came from Jay's pen name when he was in high school when he started writing songs, and it was meant to mean 'Nan Quan's Mother', so it was actually a metaphor for Jay's mother.[1] The group was nominated for Best Singing Group at the 19th Golden Melody Awards in 2008.[2]

Each of the members contribute to composing their songs, and also sing together in most of their songs, although some of their songs are composed and sung solely by one of the members, such as the song "Crystal Dragonfly" (水晶蜻蜓) which was composed and sung by Lara. As of June 2006, they are the official spokespeople for Motorola in Taiwan.[3]

Members

Current

  • Devon Song (宋健彰) (2004–present)
  • Sing Hom (洪言翔) (2015–present)
  • Jaffri Cao (曹景豪) (2015–present)
  • Jie Cheng (陳羽緁) (2017–present)

Former

  • Yuri Chan (詹宇豪) (2004-2014)
  • G-Power (鐘佐泓) (2004-2005)
  • Gary Yang (楊瑞代) (2004-2005)
  • Lara Veronin (梁心頤) (2005-2009)
  • Chase Chang (張傑) (2005-2009)
  • Vera Yen (嚴正嵐) (2016)

Discography

Album#TitleRelease DateLabel
1stNan Quan Mama's Summer (南拳媽媽的夏天)14 May 2004Alfa Music
2ndMeal No.2 (2號餐)17 August 2005Alfa Music
3rdColor Palette! (調色盤)26 May 2006Alfa Music
4thTreasure Map (藏寶圖)20 July 2007Alfa Music
5thDifficult Kids (優の良曲南搞小孩)25 July 2008Alfa Music
6thFighting with Bach (決鬥巴哈)8 July 2010Alfa Music
7thAll New Attack (拳新出擊)9 May 2016Seed Music

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominationResultRef
2005Metro Radio Hits Music Awards
新城勁爆頒獎禮		Best Mandarin Song"消失" (Disappear)Won[4]
Best Mandarin GroupNan Quan MamaWon
200819th Golden Melody AwardsBest Singing GroupNan Quan MamaNominated[2]

References

  1. ↑ Episode 5 of Channel Mr. J
  2. 1 2 (in Chinese) GIO, Taiwan 19th Golden Melody Awards winners list Archived 2011-08-07 at the Wayback Machine 16 October 2008. Retrieved 2011-06-12
  3. ↑ Ho, Yi (2006-06-09). "Pop Stop". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2007-01-27.
  4. ↑ (in Chinese) Sina.com Metro Radio Hits Awards 2005 winners list 26 December 2005. Retrieved 2011-06-05


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