Dong Fang 10 Girls Band
Dong Fang 10 Girls Band is a women's Chinese traditional-music ensemble from Mainland China, jointly created by Taiwan's 榮星國際傳媒 and 北京金海方舟文化发展有限公司; the group later released records and performed in Japan under the name "東方女子楽坊C-gal".
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Dong Fang 10 Girls Band is a women's Chinese traditional-music ensemble from Mainland China, jointly created by Taiwan's 榮星國際傳媒 and 北京金海方舟文化发展有限公司. A January 2005 report in "竞报" records that the group comprised 10 performers under the age of 21, that members studied at institutions including the Central Conservatory of Music and the China Conservatory of Music, and that it combined Chinese instruments such as the erhu and guzheng.
The group released its first album, "光芒", which incorporates Latin and jazz styles. The work credits 陈军 as producer. "光芒" was issued by 榮星, with a release date of August 31, 2004, and a release type of Mandarin / DVD.
Nippon Crown issued the group's works under the name "東方女子楽坊C-gal". Nippon Crown's artist profile (page undated) describes the group as a nine-member formation with an average age of 21, using Chinese traditional instruments including the erhu, Chinese pipa, dizi, zheng, and yangqin. The company's artist profile explains that the name "C-gal" carries both the sense of a "gal" from China and that of the English word "seagull".
"天空－the sky air－" was released on November 2, 2005, on the Crown label. Billboard Japan product information describes the group as a 12-member formation, including 6 erhu, 2 Chinese pipa, 2 dizi, 1 Chinese qin, and 1 yangqin player, and calls the related album its second album. "c-gal@anime" was released on January 10, 2007, with Nippon Crown as the issuing entity. On September 12, 2007, Nippon Crown released the compilation "BEST of C-gal" and stated that the work selected tracks from three original albums. "海鴎～Sea gull" was released on June 11, 2008.
The group gave 46 performances from January to March 2007 and 26 from October to November. MIN-ON performance materials write the group as 東方女子楽坊 "C-gal（シーガル）" and record that it comprised nine women with an average age of 22, all of whom received music education at institutions including the Central Conservatory of Music. 東方女子楽坊 "C-gal シーガル・コンサート" was held on October 19, 2007, with a program including "シャングリラ", "橙色的誘惑", "光芒", and "望郷". The group took part in an event in Akihabara, Tokyo, on January 15 of that year and gave two performances in Nakano, Tokyo, on February 19.
"東方女子樂坊 光芒" was released on Apple Music on May 8, 2022.
Overview
- Formed
- 200323 yr to date
- Formed in
- Mainland China
- Active
- from 2003
- Aliases
- 东方女子乐坊, 東方女子樂坊
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