Genie Zhuo
Be Used To (Xi Guan)
Genie Zhuo Wen Xuan - The first time I heard of this name was 5 years ago. She was merely 15 when she released her first album, after being spotted when she impersonated her idol Coco Lee in a contest. The second time I heard of her was the soundtrack of Taiwanese drama series “Xiang Cao Lian Ren Guan/Lover of Herb”. She sang the main theme and the ending theme. She didn’t release her second album until 2006. She had a kiddy voice back then, and she’s still having some of it now. That makes her vocal less convincing, but in a way it also makes her vocal more distinguishable.
This album cleverly uses the chracteristic of her vocal. The songs are sweet, romantic and some are cute. “Super No.1″, “Xing Fu Tiao Wei” and “Wu Lu Mu Qi Xiao Nv Ren” are cute and lively. Unlike other teenage female singers in Taiwan, her vocal is sweet but agreeable and not too poppy. “Chang Yi Xiu” catches my attention with a taste of Chinese opera and it’s not over-doing it.
“Liang Shan Bo Yu Zhu Li Ye” is a romantic duet between Gary Chaw and Genie Zhuo. Liang Shan Bo is a classic character from the play “Liang Shan Bo Yu Zhu Ying Tai” or “The Butterfly Lovers”, which is always regarded as the “Chinese Romeo and Juliet”. The song is basically a mixed of Eastern and Western culture. As long as the two persons love each other, cultural or race difference do not matter at all. Love conquers it all. Gary and Genie’s voices blend perfectly with each other. What’s note-taking is that they are actually singing the same key! Kudos to Gary!
Genie also composed one song in the album. “Dui Ni De Ai” is a sad ballad in which Genie expresses her own feelings that during the recording, she got so emotional and she cried. “Dong Tian De Ju Zi” is a little boring, but “Ke Yi Bu Ke Yi” is another sweet ballad that suits Genie’s vocal perfectly, along with “Ai Wo Hao Ma”, a cover of Tarcy Su’s song recorded 15 years ago.
Track list:
1. Super No.1
2. 对你的爱/Dui Ni De Ai [My Love For You]
3. 梁山伯与茱丽叶/Liang Shan Bo Yu Zhu Li Ye [Liang Shan Bo and Juliet]
4. 冬天的桔子/Dong Tian De Ju Zi [Winter Orange]
5. 长衣袖/Chang Yi Xiu [Long Sleeves]
6. 幸福调味/Xing Fu Tiao Wei [Spice of Happiness]
7. 可以不可以/Ke Yi Bu Ke Yi [Can Or Cannot]
8. 小空间大爱恋/Xiao Kong Jian Da Lian Ai [Big Love In Little Space]
9. 乌鲁木齐小女人/Wu Lu Mu Qi Xiao Nv Ren [Little Women In Urumqi]
10. 爱我好吗/Ai Wo Hao Ma [Will You Love Me?]
Recommended tracks: 1, 3, 5, 7, 10
Written by ~Jessy~ on Dec 2, 2006
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Elena/musicelliety
Yeah!!!! You’re totally right, Gary’s and Genie’s voices blend together so well! Love that song. ^ ^
Dec 2nd, 2006
~Jessy~
Hi Elena,
I can’t stop listening to that song!! :D
Dec 2nd, 2006
Blue
Gary shows off his music prowess and vocal genius yet again with this great song. Actually, it’s because of him that I listened to it, and discovered Genie’s cute but somehow not -too- cute voice.
PS: I’ve seen many different spellings, but the official spelling of Gary’s name in English is . This is posted by Gary himself on his official Blog named .
Dec 2nd, 2006
Blue
For some reason my previous comments have some missed-out words.
1) Gary’s full name in English is “Gary Chaw”.
2) His blog is called “Where Is My Superwoman?”.
Dec 2nd, 2006
shez
hey jessy! nice review!!! ^_^
i never knew her name was genie >
Dec 2nd, 2006
shez
it keeps cutting off my comments!!! i also said that i may have to get my hands on her previous album to compare the change in her voice
Dec 2nd, 2006
Steve
So this is the girl that duet with Gary. Thanks for the review, Jessy!
Dec 2nd, 2006
~Jessy~
Blue,
Several different spellings have been used and I’m not sure of which is the right one. Therefore I use the pinyin of the word which is “cao”. Thanks for the info though.
Dec 3rd, 2006
~Jessy~
Shez,
That’s a good idea. I’m not sure of how good her first album is but she does have a high pitch.
Steve,
Thanks ya. :D
Dec 3rd, 2006
Christine
Shez, it’s probably because you used those sideways “v” symbols, which are used for html coding only.
I don’t see what’s so special about that duet. I like Gary’s singing and his personality on shows, but I really have never been able to get into his songs.
Dec 4th, 2006
~Jessy~
Hi Christine,
I think it’s personal preference. I don’t see anything special on the melody too, I think it’s just their voices. :)
Gary impressed me with his “Superwoman” too.
Dec 4th, 2006
shez
christine: nope don’t use the sideway things =__= i quite like the duet because it’s poppy and cute and i ahven’t heard one of those in AGES now :P
Dec 5th, 2006
fangorn
Jessy, I think “Chaw” is the name in his IC, while “Cao” is the proper pinyin name for his chinese surname.
At first, I dont really like the duet but now lol … Im in love with the song \^^/
Dec 13th, 2006
~Jessy~
Hi Fangorn,
I think that is the best explaination.
Dec 13th, 2006
zr
she’s vvv pretty and cute! love the song.. u have her pictures? can send to my email? thanx..
Dec 16th, 2006
yuni
i like the song u sang wit gary cao ge… sweet!!! jia you… make mooore achievements ok?
Dec 22nd, 2006
icetwist
Hi,
I love this song very much too but…i dun have the money to buy the album so…can any one kindly send me some of the songs in MSN??pls…My MSN is :Power_Of_Icetwist@hotmail.com
Thank You if u can help me^^
Dec 26th, 2006
~Jessy~
Zr: Sorry I don’t have her pictures. I’m sure you can find on internet.
Yuni: Thanks for reading.
Icetwist: Try to look for preview listening online.
Dec 28th, 2006
Ayumi Hamasaki
I LUV HER SONG…AND SHE IS SOO CUTE
Dec 28th, 2006
~Jessy~
Ayumi: She is cute. Hehe…
Dec 28th, 2006
jin
can i have the names of all her previous albums as well?
Jan 7th, 2007
lulu
she is so pretty. like a goddess from the heaven. fans of hers if she got act in any show pls post the name of it and her previous album if she got thks!!!!!
Jan 15th, 2007
K
Hi =)
I just stumbled over your site looking for the English translation of Genie’s “Ai Wo Hao Ma?”. Excellent site!!
Oh, and i was recently in Taiwan and saw her perform in concert. She is awesome live and sounds as cute as her album!
Jan 30th, 2007
joycelyn
hi…… i love genie zhou so much………….
Mar 14th, 2007
Prego
I came across this album on my flight fr Spore to Shanghai. It was available in the KrisWorld system this mth. And I love it and played afew times till they had to turn off for landing. I’ll definitely add this ablum in my collection. Cheers!
Mar 28th, 2007
jamie
i want ‘liang shan bo yu zhu li ye’ and ‘ke bu ke yi’s lyric..can i have those lyrics..thanks a lot!!
Apr 15th, 2007
nathan
i was recently on a plane ride to asia and on the ride there was the song Zen Ma Zhi Dao Ni Ai Wo by Genie. im pretty sure that it said the song was from the soundtrack of butterfly lovers but im not sure… is this the same Genie?
Apr 29th, 2007
Mimo
Can anyone give me the lyrics to this song?
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U so leng lui
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Oct 31st, 2007
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wow…ZHUO WEN XUAN such a beautiful and cute girl..hahaz..JIA YOU (^(oo)^) ..
Nov 24th, 2007
Janny
you’re right. genie is the best. :) do you have ai wo hao ma’s mp3? if you do, can you send it to itsjannyyx3@hotmail.com?
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