Tuesday, September 20, 2022

What, no Hokkien songs? Middle-aged woman takes matters into her own hands at getai (歌台 Gē tái) show

PHOTO:  A middle-aged woman get a bit tipsy, appeared and grabbed the microphone.
Photo: Shin Min Daily News
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If you know what it’s like to get a bit tipsy, and then a bit more, you’ll sympathise with this woman at a getai show in Bedok on Wednesday (Aug 3).

You don’t get the music you want, and your idea of what to do about it seems completely reasonable at the time.

You storm the stage and seize the mic.


Bedok auntie watching Getai cannot press skip to next song .. so she ....
PHOTO: Bedok auntie watching Getai cannot press skip to next song .. so she ....
Coco, was about to go into her second number when the middle-aged woman appeared and grabbed the microphone.
You don’t get the music you want, and your idea of what to do about it seems completely reasonable at the time. You storm the stage and seize the mic.
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There were some 300 people in the audience enjoying the return of getai post-pandemic at the Bedok South Market and Food Centre, Shin Min Daily News reported.

The three-hour show featured well-known getai singers such as Hao Hao and Michelle Choo of the Mingzhu Sisters, and was hosted by Li Peifen.

Another singer, Coco, was about to go into her second number when the middle-aged woman appeared and grabbed the microphone.


The three-hour show featured well-known getai singers such as Hao Hao and Michelle Choo of the Mingzhu Sisters, and was hosted by Li Peifen.
PHOTO: The three-hour show featured well-known getai singers such as Hao Hao and Michelle Choo of the Mingzhu Sisters, and was hosted by Li Peifen.
Picture posted by Brandon Raeburn on 14 April 2021, updated on 1 September 2021 - Lee Pei Fen (李佩芬 Lǐ pèi fēn)
Photography by Wang Lei, Goh Hock Lu, Jason Chung, Lee Pei Fen
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The host shouted for security. But there was no need for that.

The woman meant no harm, and Li and Coco persuaded her to leave the stage.

The host and singer lightened the atmosphere, with Coco jokingly telling Li: “It's all your fault!"


The woman meant no harm, and Li and Coco persuaded her to leave the stage.
PHOTO: The woman meant no harm, and Li and Coco persuaded her to leave the stage.
The host and singer lightened the atmosphere, with Coco jokingly telling Li: “It's all your fault!"
Picture posted by Brandon Raeburn on 14 April 2021, updated on 1 September 2021 - Lee Pei Fen (李佩芬 Lǐ pèi fēn)
Photography by Wang Lei, Goh Hock Lu, Jason Chung, Lee Pei Fen
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Both of them then sang the next song together.

The getai organiser, identified only by his surname Zhou, confirmed that the auntie had been drinking, and that it had all been "resolved peacefully".

The Shin Min reporter, who was present, also spoke to the middle-aged woman.

She said she did not understand some of the songs which were being performed, and had approached the organiser to ask for some Hokkien numbers instead.


The Shin Min reporter, who was present, also spoke to the middle-aged woman.
PHOTO: The Shin Min reporter, who was present, also spoke to the middle-aged woman.
She said she did not understand some of the songs which were being performed, and had approached the organiser to ask for some Hokkien numbers instead.
From left to right: Pek Jia Xuan and Pek Jia Wei of the 2Z Sisters (2Z 姐妹 Jiěmèi)
Photo credit: Goh Hock Lu
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Her request was turned down.

She admitted that her actions had been "inappropriate" and "a little impulsive" and apologised to the organiser.

It was just as well for all concerned, including and perhaps especially the woman, that she did not launch into her favourite songs herself after taking the microphone. The belief that you can sing, brought on by the consumption of alcohol, is after all a well-documented delusion.

That’s what much of the karaoke industry is based on.


It was just as well for all concerned, including and perhaps especially the woman, that she did not launch into her favourite songs herself after taking the microphone.
PHOTO: It was just as well for all concerned, including and perhaps especially the woman, that she did not launch into her favourite songs herself after taking the microphone. The belief that you can sing, brought on by the consumption of alcohol, is after all a well-documented delusion.
Photograph by 梁耀荣 (Liáng yào róng)
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After all these years seem like the getai is gettting more popular with the older generations, as it become more and more were staged, other then it used to stage during the ghost festival.
PHOTO: After all these years seem like  the getai is gettting more popular with the older generations, as it become more and more were staged, other then it used to stage during the ghost festival.
More could be done to attract the youth?
Picture posted by  Henry Leong on Sunday, 14 August 2016 at 2:26 AM - Michelle Choo (朱莉莉 Zhū lì lì) with the Bao Bei sisters (宝贝姐妹 Bǎo bèi jiě mèi )
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Songs of Liu Jia Chang
PHOTO: Songs of Liu Jia Chang
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Stephanie (also known as Kele) is also known as Sunshine Cola (阳光可乐 Yáng guāng kě lè) in the World of Getai.
PHOTO: Stephanie (also known as Kele) is also known as Sunshine Cola (阳光可乐 Yáng guāng kě lè) in the World of Getai.
Picture posted by Dezlee - Barefooted Getai singer
PHOTO: Stephanie has been singing since the age of 16. With her native tongue in Mandarin, she dazzle and charm her audience with her smooth voice, amazing dance moves & her girl-next-door looks.
Equipped not just with a powerful vocal, she expresses herself with modern yet traditional belly dance moves in her Show.
Picture posted by Dezlee - Barefooted Getai singer
PHOTO: She said she did not understand some of the songs which were being performed, and had approached the organiser to ask for some Hokkien numbers instead. Her request was turned down.
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PHOTO: She admitted that her actions had been "inappropriate" and "a little impulsive" and apologised to the organiser. It was just as well for all concerned, including and perhaps especially the woman, that she did not launch into her favourite songs herself after taking the microphone.
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By The New Paper, 05 August 2022 at 06:24 pm
Reference
[1] The New Paper, What, no Hokkien songs? Middle-aged woman takes matters into her own hands at getai show, posted on 05 August 2022 at 06:24 pm, https://tnp.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/what-no-hokkien-songs-middle-aged-woman-takes-matters-her-own-hands-getai-show?dicbo=v2-ec8d19c1f261167381eb5bff4305eef8


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