Ten popular songs that got people singing in 2016

Hebe Tien: A Little Happiness [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

1. Hebe Tien: A Little Happiness

A Little Happiness is a love song from Our Times, a 2015 Taiwanese romance film directed by Frankie Chen. As a phenomenal song in Chinese musical circles, it gained many kudos and is constantly covered by other musicians.

The song has, in turn been adapted into Cantonese, Japanese, Korean and English versions. It is worth noting that the song and the movie have been widely accepted in the Republic of Korea, marking a milestone of Chinese culture in the Korean market.

In addition, A Little Happiness became the first Chinese video to pass 100 million views on YouTube in August 2016 and represents the most viewed Mandarin music video on YouTube, a record achieved in only in 397 days.

 

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