4 in Love (group)

4 in Love
clockwise from top left: Cloudie, Sunnie, Windie, Rainie
Background information
Years active 2000–2002
Genre(s) Mandopop
Label(s) BMG
Past members
Cloudie Ling, Sunnie Huang, Rainie Yang, Windie Chang
Awards
Malaysian Golden Melody Awards
2001 Most Adored Artiste, Silver (Who's Afraid of Who?)[1]

4 in Love is a former Taiwanese all-female pop group. In 2000, BMG recruited four girls between the ages of 16 and 19, and named them 4 in Love.

Ling Chia-lin, Huang Hsiao-rou, Yang Cheng-lin, and Chang Chi-huey were each given new names based on different weather types: Cloudie, Sunnie, Rainie, and Windie, respectively. The label's strategy for the group was to promote their doll-like voices,[2] and market them as "The World's First 3D Group."[3]

The music video for their first lead single, "Fall in Love," was a first in the Taiwanese music industry for its use of three-dimensional computer animations.[4] In 2001, their second and last album, Who's Afraid of Whom?, earned them a Silver Award in the Most Adored Artiste category at the Malaysian Golden Melody Awards.[1]

Although Rainie's appearance in the hit drama Meteor Garden raised the group's profile, 4 in Love's popularity was still questionable at best. At the group's first autograph session, only a handful of fans had showed up.[5] Their songs, with the exception of "1001 Wishes" (一千零一個願望), were rarely successful on music charts.[2] In 2002, the group ultimately disbanded.

Discography

Albums

  • Fall In Love (November 27, 2000)
  • 誰怕誰 Who's Afraid of Whom? (July 19, 2001)

References

  1. 1 2 The Golden Melody Awards 2001 Archived 2001-12-13 at Archive.is. November 23, 2001. Retrieved July 30, 2007.
  2. 1 2 (in Chinese) Taiwanese music industry blowing "cute winds"; three artists fighting for the title of "The Mistress of Cute". August 25, 2005. Retrieved March 3, 2007.
  3. ↑ (in Chinese) aigo MUSIC. Rise and fall of singing groups - 4 in Love. September 7, 2006. Retrieved March 3, 2007.
  4. ↑ 4 In Love Showcase in conjunction with BP EZ Card & WorldCard Alliance Launch Archived 2007-06-10 at Archive.is. August 2001. Retrieved July 30, 2007.
  5. ↑ (in Chinese) HOW Magazine. Rainie Yang: seems cute, but a totally different person Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine.. May 29, 2006. Retrieved July 30, 2007.
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