Beautiful World
Where Chou Hui
In the early noughties, Taiwanese singer Where Chou Hui’s sweetly mellifluous voice fronted hit ballads such as Really Wish To Love You Well. After all these years, she still sounds great and there is perhaps a touch more depth and maturity in her singing here and on her last album Own Room (2011).
The title track Beautiful World points to a rocky journey but there is also a show of optimism here. She sings: “Even if there are misunderstandings and arguments/When I turn around, I still wish to hold hands and share everything.”
Apart from her trademark balladry, Chou also dips her toes into dance territory here. It is not that Who Cares About Your Love or Thank You, Liar are terrible tracks, but Chou just comes across as Jolin Tsai-lite on them. It can be a beautiful world even without a jolt of electronica.
(ST)