{"id":9349,"date":"2011-06-17T22:06:39","date_gmt":"2011-06-17T22:06:39","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-15T00:04:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T00:04:10","slug":"jay-chou-karen-mok-sweep-pop-music-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=9349","title":{"rendered":"Jay Chou, Karen Mok sweep pop music awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Taiwanese pop prince <strong>Jay Chou <\/strong>and Hong Kong diva <strong>Karen Mok <\/strong>walked away with the top gongs at Taiwan&#8217;s Golden Melody Awards for Mandarin chart music on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to thank my fans. I will continue to be your superman,&#8221; <strong>Chou<\/strong> told a cheering crowd in the Taipei Arena after winning best male singer for a second time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chou<\/strong>, who starred in the Hollywood blockbuster <strong>&#8220;The Green Hornet&#8221;<\/strong> this year, saw off Chinese-American singer Leehom Wang and Singapore&#8217;s J.J. Lin to pick up the prize.<\/p>\n<p>His latest album <strong>&#8220;The Era&#8221;, <\/strong>which led the field with seven nominations, also bagged the coveted best album award as well as best arrangement.<\/p>\n<p>An overjoyed <strong>Mok, crowned best female singer for the second time for her album &#8220;Precious&#8221;, <\/strong>took the audience by surprise when she announced her wedding plans.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can&#8217;t believe I&#8217;ve won this twice. The more (awards) I get the higher I feel. I think I am addicted to winning the award,&#8221; Mok said. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to celebrate well and the best way to celebrate is to get married&#8230; I want to share my happiness with you all.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Veteran producer and singer <strong>Jonathan Lee, dubbed Taiwan&#8217;s pop music godfather, was among the night&#8217;s biggest winners<\/strong>, taking the best composer, best lyricist and best song titles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hebe Tien<\/strong> of Taiwan&#8217;s popular girl band <strong>S.H.E. collected best music video and best single producer for her first solo album &#8220;To Hebe&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Performers from <strong>Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore <\/strong>competed in more than 20 categories at the <strong>22nd Golden Melody Awards<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This ceremony is the biggest annual music award in TAIWAN<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Love fan cams. 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