Xiao Hu Dui (Chinese: 小虎隊), also known as the Little Tigers, were a Taiwanese boy band formed in 1988.[1][2][3] The band consisted of Alec Su, Nicky Wu and Julian Chen. The trio rose to fame during the late 1980s, achieving success in their native Taiwan and throughout Asia. Their success led to the recognition, popularity and creation of Taiwanese idol boy bands and other pop acts. Xiao Hu Dui are cited as the first idol band. After a brief hiatus, the group disbanded in 1995. The three members went on to pursue solo careers.[4][5][6] They sold over 15 million albums.[citation needed]
In the late 1980s, due to the rise in popularity of campus folk songs amongst the Taiwanese society, members of the local music circles and scouts began looking for potential new faces, and Chinese pop music became active.
In July 1988, Zhonghua TV Company launched Zhang Xiaoyan’s talent show “TV Rookie Hegemony Station”, which consisted of three girls’ “Kit Team” as program assistants. In order to achieve balance, Kaili Creative Portfolio Brokers looked to select three boys as assistants. In the end, 18-year-old Nicky Wu, 17-year-old Chen Zhipeng and 15-year-old Alec Su stood out amongst the candidates. The group consisting of these three was named "Little Tigers". At the time, Wu was a sports student studying in Taichung. He had a judo and a Taekwondo foundation. The iconic movement was a clean and backward backflip, and the nickname was "霹雳虎". Chen studied ballet, has music and dance foundation, which is similar to Hong Kong star Leslie Cheung. He is known as "Little Shuai Tiger". Su was the youngest performer. He was a high school student at the prestigious Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School. At the end of 1988, the Little Tigers signed a contract with UFO Group.
1989–1992: The first active period
The original positioning of the Little Tigers was based on the imitation of the Japanese idols around that time, most specifically, Shonentai. The combination of the best fast songs and dynamic dances, the first single "Green Apple Paradise" was also adapted from Shonentai's song. During the New Year in 1989, the Little Tigers teamed up with the women’s group of the same company to release the album Happy New Year, and Green Apple Paradise was also included. The vibrant image of the Little Tigers quickly gained popularity among young people. The Little Tigers, which was originally a supporting role, developed independently.
1994–1995: The second active period
At the end of 1993, Chen Zhipeng retired from the army, and the Little Tigers held the "Stars are still brilliant" song club, and the release of the stars is still brilliant. At this time, the ecology of Taiwan's entertainment industry has changed, the wave of idol groups has gradually receded, and individual idols have emerged in an endless stream. The members also began to profess their preference to develop their solo careers. In 1994 and 1995, the group released two albums, "The feeling of happiness is always the same" and "The mediocrity of the mediocrity". In the spring and fall of 1995, the Little Tigers held a number of "Tiger Screaming Dragons 95 Concerts" in Taiwan, Singapore, and China. During this period, UFO Group and major shareholder Warner Music had a disagreement, resulting in the resignation of the UFO team, and in 1996 UFO Group was acquired by Warner Music. As a result of the personnel change, the three members were now contracted to different companies, leading to the official disbandment of the group.
^Chung-kuo Hsien Tai Wen Hsüeh 2005 "..the disbanded idol pop group Little Tigers and young heartthrob Jimmy Lin."
^Asiaweek Volume 19 1993 p51 "Lion City teens know him as a former member of Taiwan pop group The Little Tigers."
^Guang Hua – Volume 17 1992 p. 119 "He notes that the Little Tigers average sales of about 300,000 in Taiwan for each record, and however you figure the ... From the early days of "natural popularity" to today's more exacting operations, Taiwan's pop music has really learned that ..."
^Paul Clark Youth Culture in China: From Red Guards to Netizens 2012 1107379237- Page 119 "In 1990 a group of high school students formed Matchbox (Huochaihe), inspired by Taiwan boy band Little Tigers (Xiaohu dui). The following year, twenty-two high school soloists or groups competed in a national contest for high school pop ..."
^Geremie Barmé Shades of Mao: The Posthumous Cult of the Great Leader 1563246791 1996 p 190 "Xiaohu dui was a teeny-bopper Taiwanese group of the early 1990s."
^Xia Xiaojie (夏小芥) (2010). "No One Can Replace You in My Memory" 《没人能取代记忆中的你》. 《青年文摘》 [Youth Literary Digest]. Qing Nian Wen Zhai = Youth Digest (in Chinese). Vol. 8. Beijing: China Youth Press. pp. 18–19. ISSN 1003-0565.
^. AsiaOne. Feb 23, 2016. Archived from the original on February 24, 2016.
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External links
Nicky Wu – Sina Weibo (in Chinese)
Julian Chen – Sina Weibo (in Chinese)
Alec Su – Sina Weibo (in Chinese)
January 06, 2023
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Xiao Hu Dui Chinese 小虎隊 also known as the Little Tigers were a Taiwanese boy band formed in 1988 1 2 3 The band consisted of Alec Su Nicky Wu and Julian Chen The trio rose to fame during the late 1980s achieving success in their native Taiwan and throughout Asia Their success led to the recognition popularity and creation of Taiwanese idol boy bands and other pop acts Xiao Hu Dui are cited as the first idol band After a brief hiatus the group disbanded in 1995 The three members went on to pursue solo careers 4 5 6 They sold over 15 million albums citation needed Xiao Hu DuiL R Alec Su Nicky Wu Julian ChenBackground informationOriginTaiwanGenresC popYears active1988 19921994 1995LabelsUFO Taiwan Co LtdPast membersNicky Wu Julian Chen Alec SuIn 2010 Xiao Hu Dui briefly reunited performing for CCTV s Spring Festival Gala In March 2016 Su and Chen both attended Wu s wedding in Bali 7 Contents 1 Musical career 1 1 1988 Formation 1 2 1989 1992 The first active period 1 3 1994 1995 The second active period 2 Members 3 Works 3 1 Discography 3 2 Film 4 Other 4 1 Advertising 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksMusical career EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed July 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message 1988 Formation Edit In the late 1980s due to the rise in popularity of campus folk songs amongst the Taiwanese society members of the local music circles and scouts began looking for potential new faces and Chinese pop music became active In July 1988 Zhonghua TV Company launched Zhang Xiaoyan s talent show TV Rookie Hegemony Station which consisted of three girls Kit Team as program assistants In order to achieve balance Kaili Creative Portfolio Brokers looked to select three boys as assistants In the end 18 year old Nicky Wu 17 year old Chen Zhipeng and 15 year old Alec Su stood out amongst the candidates The group consisting of these three was named Little Tigers At the time Wu was a sports student studying in Taichung He had a judo and a Taekwondo foundation The iconic movement was a clean and backward backflip and the nickname was 霹雳虎 Chen studied ballet has music and dance foundation which is similar to Hong Kong star Leslie Cheung He is known as Little Shuai Tiger Su was the youngest performer He was a high school student at the prestigious Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School At the end of 1988 the Little Tigers signed a contract with UFO Group 1989 1992 The first active period Edit The original positioning of the Little Tigers was based on the imitation of the Japanese idols around that time most specifically Shonentai The combination of the best fast songs and dynamic dances the first single Green Apple Paradise was also adapted from Shonentai s song During the New Year in 1989 the Little Tigers teamed up with the women s group of the same company to release the album Happy New Year and Green Apple Paradise was also included The vibrant image of the Little Tigers quickly gained popularity among young people The Little Tigers which was originally a supporting role developed independently 1994 1995 The second active period Edit At the end of 1993 Chen Zhipeng retired from the army and the Little Tigers held the Stars are still brilliant song club and the release of the stars is still brilliant At this time the ecology of Taiwan s entertainment industry has changed the wave of idol groups has gradually receded and individual idols have emerged in an endless stream The members also began to profess their preference to develop their solo careers In 1994 and 1995 the group released two albums The feeling of happiness is always the same and The mediocrity of the mediocrity In the spring and fall of 1995 the Little Tigers held a number of Tiger Screaming Dragons 95 Concerts in Taiwan Singapore and China During this period UFO Group and major shareholder Warner Music had a disagreement resulting in the resignation of the UFO team and in 1996 UFO Group was acquired by Warner Music As a result of the personnel change the three members were now contracted to different companies leading to the official disbandment of the group Members EditEnglish name Chinese name Nickname Date of birthNicky Wu 吳奇隆 Thunder tiger 1970 10 31 31 October 1970 age 52 Julian Chen 陳志朋 Handsome tiger 1971 05 19 19 May 1971 age 51 Alec Su 蘇有朋 Well behaved tiger 1973 09 11 11 September 1973 age 49 Works EditDiscography Edit Chinese Year01 新年快樂 10 January 198902 逍遙遊 30 April 198903 男孩不哭 21 September 198904 紅蜻蜓 28 February 199005 星星的約會 30 September 199006 愛 31 August 199107 再見 22 December 199108 BEST Dance Remix 31 January 199209 星光依舊燦爛 9 December 199310 快樂的感覺永遠一樣 10 December 199411 庸人自擾 15 December 199512 虎嘯龍騰 狂飆 1995年演唱會全紀錄 22 March 1996Film Edit 遊俠兒 1990 Other EditAdvertising Edit SYM Motors 1989 See also EditForever Friends a 1995 film featuring Wu and Su The Little Tigers disbanded after the film My Fair Princess season 1 a 1998 TV series reuniting Su and Chen TFBoysReferences Edit Chung kuo Hsien Tai Wen Hsueh 2005 the disbanded idol pop group Little Tigers and young heartthrob Jimmy Lin Asiaweek Volume 19 1993 p51 Lion City teens know him as a former member of Taiwan pop group The Little Tigers Guang Hua Volume 17 1992 p 119 He notes that the Little Tigers average sales of about 300 000 in Taiwan for each record and however you figure the From the early days of natural popularity to today s more exacting operations Taiwan s pop music has really learned that Paul Clark Youth Culture in China From Red Guards to Netizens 2012 1107379237 Page 119 In 1990 a group of high school students formed Matchbox Huochaihe inspired by Taiwan boy band Little Tigers Xiaohu dui The following year twenty two high school soloists or groups competed in a national contest for high school pop Geremie Barme Shades of Mao The Posthumous Cult of the Great Leader1563246791 1996 p 190 Xiaohu dui was a teeny bopper Taiwanese group of the early 1990s Xia Xiaojie 夏小芥 2010 No One Can Replace You in My Memory 没人能取代记忆中的你 青年文摘 Youth Literary Digest Qing Nian Wen Zhai Youth Digest in Chinese Vol 8 Beijing China Youth Press pp 18 19 ISSN 1003 0565 Actors Nicky Wu and Cecilia Liu to hold wedding ceremony in Bali AsiaOne Feb 23 2016 Archived from the original on February 24 2016 This section is empty You can help by adding to it January 2013 External links EditNicky Wu Sina Weibo in Chinese Julian Chen Sina Weibo in Chinese Alec Su Sina Weibo in Chinese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Xiao Hu Dui amp oldid 1084673752, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
