Dong Zhen
Dong Zhen | |
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Chinese name | 董貞 (traditional) |
Chinese name | 董贞 (simplified) |
Pinyin | Dǒng Zhēn (Mandarin) |
Born |
Sanming, Fujian, China | 27 August 1986
Occupation | Singer-songwriter, lyricist |
Label(s) |
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Years active | 2006–present |
Dong Zhen (born 27 August 1986) is a Chinese singer-songwriter and lyricist best known for performing the theme songs of many Chinese MMORPGs, including The Legend of Sword and Fairy series, Jade Dynasty and Zu Online.
Career
Dong graduated from the Communication University of China. After her graduation, she went to pursue her career as a singer with the Beijing Musical Organisation (北京音樂圈). In 2006, Dong was a judge at the auditions of the Woxing Woxiu (我型我秀) reality television show, jointly organised by UMG and SMG. She also participated in the 2009 Super Girl (2009快樂女è²) contest and was one of the top 300 finalists from all over China.
Dong is best known for performing the theme songs of several Chinese MMORPGs, including The Legend of Sword and Fairy series, Jade Dynasty and Zu Online, as well as for some television series and commercials. She is the first singer to use the Zhongguo Feng (ä¸åœ‹é¢¨) style (a form of modern Chinese music which fuses traditional instruments and styles with R&B or rock) for theme songs from video games. Dong also writes lyrics for songs by other singers, including Jang Na-ra and Jeong Jae-yeon. She released a total of six albums from 2007 to 2011.
Discography
Albums
Zhen Ai Yi Hui
Album information | Track | Notes |
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Title: 贞爱一回 (Zhen Ai Yi Hui) Release date: August 13, 2007 Label: 金凯盛唱片 | è½»è½»çš„å‘Šè¯‰ä½ (Qing Qing De Gao Su Ni) | |
醉美天下 (Zui Mei Tian Xia) | ||
ä½ æ½‡æ´’æˆ‘æ¼‚äº® (Ni Xiao Sa Wo Piao Liang) | ||
让泪化作相æ€é›¨ (Rang Lei Hua Zuo Xiang Si Yu) | ||
梦里水乡 (Meng Li Shui Xiang) | ||
有一ç§çˆ±å«åšæ”¾æ‰‹ (You Yi Zhong Ai Jiao Zuo Fang Shou) | ||
缘 (Yuan) | ||
心在跳情在烧 (Xin Zai Tiao Qing Zai Shao) | ||
åŒæ¡Œçš„ä½ (Tong Zhuo De Ni) | ||
该æ»çš„温柔 (Gai Si De Wen Rou) | ||
粉红色的回忆 (Fen Hong Se De Hui Yi) | ||
爱如空气 (Ai Ru Kong Qi) |
Tui Bian
Album information | Track | Notes |
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Title:ã€€èœ•å˜ (Tui Bian) Release date: July 29, 2008 | 诛仙·情醉 (Zhu Xian - Qing Zui) | Performed with Cui Yan (崔岩), Theme from Jade Dynasty |
绿蔷薇 (Lü Qiang Wei) | ||
美人浴 (Mei Ren Yu) | ||
ä½ ä¸åœ¨ç§‹å¤© (Ni Bu Zai Qiu Tian) |
Diao Hua Long
Album information | Track | Notes |
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Title: 雕花笼 (Diao Hua Long) Release date: January 10, 2009 Label: 北京娱ä¹é€š | 雕花笼 (Diao Hua Long) | Theme from Xin Juedai Shuangjiao Zhi Yu Xi Jianghu (æ–°ç»ä»£åŒéª„之鱼æˆæ±Ÿæ¹–) |
雕花笼(åˆå£°ä¼´å¥ç‰ˆ) (Diao Hua Long He Sheng Ban Zou Ban) | Diao Hua Long choral and accompaniment version | |
雕花笼(ä¼´å¥ç‰ˆ) (Diao Hua Long Ban Zou Ban) | Diao Hua Long accompaniment version |
Fan Pu Gui Zhen
Album information | Track | Notes |
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Title: 返璞归贞 (Fan Pu Gui Zhen) Release date: August 27, 2009 Label: æ ‘è‰¯å“文化 | 返璞归贞 (Fan Pu Gui Zhen) | |
相æ€å¼• (Xiang Si Yin) | Theme from Jade Dynasty | |
金缕衣 (Jin Lü Yi) | ||
雕花笼 (Diao Hua Long) | Theme from Xin Juedai Shuangjiao Zhi Yu Xi Jianghu | |
ä»™æ‹ (Xian Lian) | Theme from Zu Online | |
追梦人 (Zhui Meng Ren) | ||
情醉 (Qing Zui) | Performed with Cui Yan (崔岩); Theme from Jade Dynasty | |
刀剑如梦 (Dao Jian Ru Meng) | ||
回到起点 (Hui Dao Qi Dian) | Insert theme from The Legend of Sword and Fairy 4 | |
美人浴 (Mei Ren Yu) | ||
新鸳鸯è´è¶æ¢¦ (Xin Yuan Yang Hu Die Meng) | ||
é€é¥æ¸¸ (Xiao Yao You) | Theme from Xin Juedai Shuangjiao Qianzhuan (新絕代雙驕å‰å‚³) | |
ä½ ä¸åœ¨ç§‹å¤© (Ni Bu Zai Qiu Tian) | ||
金缕衣(ä¼´å¥) (Jin Lü Yi Ban Zou) | Jin Lü Yi accompaniment version | |
åŠæœˆç´(笛å版) (Ban Yue Qin Di Zi Ban) | Flute piece |
Zhen Jiang Hu
Album information | Track | Notes |
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Title: 贞江湖 (Zhen Jiang Hu) Release date: August 27, 2010 Label: æ ‘è‰¯å“文化 | 剑如虹 (Jian Ru Hong) | Theme from Jiansheng OL (剑圣OL) |
æ¹–ç•” (Hu Pan) | ||
å¢¨é‚ (Mo Hun) | ||
沧海一声笑 (Cang Hai Yi Sheng Xiao) | Theme from The Swordsman | |
月光 (Yue Guang) | Theme from The Legend of Qin (animated TV series) | |
蜀绣 (Shu Xiu) | ||
梅花三弄 (Mei Hua San Nong) | ||
åƒå¹´æ³ª (Qian Nian Lei) | ||
é€é¥å¹ (Xiao Yao Tan) | Insert theme from Chinese Paladin | |
鸳鸯锦 (Yuan Yang Jin) | ||
心如è¶èˆž (Xin Ru Die Wu) | Theme from The Butterfly Lovers | |
世上岂有神仙哉 (Shi Shang Qi You Shen Xian Zai) | Insert theme from The Legend of Sword and Fairy 4 |
Jiu Yin Zhen Jing
Album information | Track | Notes |
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Title: ä¹é˜´è´žç» (Jiu Yin Zhen Jing) Release date: November 1, 2011 Label: æ ‘è‰¯å“文化 | 问剑 (Wen Jian) | |
剑起è‹æ¾œ (Jian Qi Cang Lan) | ||
å¹½ç‹ (You Hu) | ||
御剑江湖 (Yu Jian Jiang Hu) | ||
情花 (Qing Hua) | ||
梦幻修仙 (Meng Huan Xiu Xian) | ||
醉梦仙霖 (Zui Meng Xian Lin) | ||
å¤©å‡€æ²™Â·ç§‹æ€ (Tian Jing Sha - Qiu Si) | ||
é‡é˜³ (Chong Yang) |
Original singles
Track | Notes |
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亲å£è¯´çˆ±ä½ (Qin Kou Shuo Ai Ni) | |
å‘¼å¸ (Hu Xi) | |
åŠæœˆç´DEMO·回到起点å‰ç‰ˆ (Ban Yue Qin DEMO - Hui Dao Qi Dian Qian Ban) | |
我们在一起 (Wo Men Zai Yi Qi) | Fan song from Dong Zhen's website |
世上岂有神仙哉·ç¥å¤™çŽ‰ (Shi Shang Qi You Shen Xian Zai - Ji Su Yu) | Insert theme from The Legend of Sword and Fairy 4 |
情殇·ç´æ®‡ (Qing Shang - Qin Shang) | Theme from The Legend of Sword and Fairy 4 |
情梦å¤ç¥Â·å³¨åµ‹é‡‘顶 (Qing Meng Gu Ji - E Mei Jin Ding) | Insert theme from Zu Online |
ç‰µç»ŠÂ·ç¼šæ€ (Qian Ban - Fu Si) | Theme from Zi Sha CP (紫纱CP) |
è¿”ç’žå½’è´žä¹‹çƒŸé›¨æ±Ÿå— (Fan Pu Gui Zhen Zhi Yan Yu Jiang Nan) | Lyrics version |
缘碎 (Yuan Sui) | Performed with Sheng Wei (ç››å¨); Insert theme from Jade Dynasty; Alternate version of Qing Zui |
å¤©å‡€æ²™Â·ç§‹æ€ (Tian Jing Sha - Qiu Si) | |
å¢¨é‚ (Mo Hun) | |
æ¹–ç•”DEMO (Hu Pan DEMO) | |
曾ç»çš„约定DEMO·西游天下 (Ceng Jing De Yue Ding DEMO - Xi You Tian Xia) | |
誓言 (Shi Yan) | Insert theme from Xin Juedai Shuangjiao Qianzhuan |
å‡ºå‘ (Chu Fa) | Theme from Fantasia Sango 3 |
自由的风 (Zi You De Feng) | Theme from Kou Dai Xi You (å£è¢‹è¥¿æ¸¸) |
三世缘 (San Shi Yuan) | Theme from Hong Lou Meng: Lin Dai Yu Yu Bei Jing Yu (红楼梦:林黛玉与北é™çŽ‰) |
红颜ç»å”± (Hong Yan Jue Chang) | Theme from Yu Jian Jiang Hu (御剑江湖) |
醉梦仙霖 (Zui Meng Xian Lin) | Insert theme from The Legend of Sword and Fairy 4 |
爱殇 (Ai Shang) | |
自由之战 (Zi You Zhi Zhan) | Theme from Ying Xiong Dao (英雄岛) |
了结 (Liao Jie) | Insert theme from Swordsman |
上元 (Shang Yuan) | Specially created for the 2014 Lantern Festival |
倚天剑雨 (Yi Tian Jian Yu) | |
ä¹é¼Žå¤©ä¸‹ (Jiu Ding Tian Xia) | |
ä¼ è¯´ (Chuan Shuo) | |
ç™½ç´ è´ž (Bai Su Zhen) | |
梦太晚 (Meng Tai Wan) | Ending theme from The Legend of Qin (animated TV series) |
花想容 (Hua Xiang Rong) | |
兰夜 (Lan Ye) | |
她 (Ta) |
Vocals
Track | Notes |
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誓言 (Shi Yan) | |
画心 (Hua Xin) | |
äººé±¼ä¼ è¯´ (Ren Yu Chuan Shuo) | |
爱殇 (Ai Shang) | |
å¸å›½æŸ”情 (Di Guo Rou Qing) | |
å¤å‰‘奇è°Â·å¹½å¤œè‹èŒ« (Gu Jian Qi Tan - You Ye Cang Mang) |
Duets
Track | Notes |
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游æˆä¸–界的守候 (You Xi Shi Jie De Shou Hou) | Performed with Xiaoxu Game Musical Group (å°æ—游æˆéŸ³ä¹å›¢é˜Ÿ); Dedicated to the victims of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake |
飞羽 (Fei Yu) | Theme from Meng Huan Zhu Xian (梦幻诛仙); Performed with Cui Yan (崔岩) |
风碑 (Feng Bei) | Performed with Xiaoke (å°æŸ¯); Theme from Jian Xia Shi Jie (å‰‘ä¾ ä¸–ç•Œ) |
当我开始å·å·çˆ±ä½ (Dang Wo Kai Shi Tou Tou Ai Ni) | Performed with Lei Nuo'er (雷诺尔) |
江湖 (Jiang Hu) | Performed with Sheng Wei (ç››å¨) |
æ— ç«¯ç›¸å¿† (Wu Duan Xiang Yi) | Performed with Liu Haolin (刘昊霖) |
ä¾ å®¢è¡Œ (Xia Ke Xing) | Performed with Xu Nuo (许诺) |
Non original singles
Track | Notes |
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甜蜜蜜 (Tian Mi Mi) | |
笑红尘 (Xiao Hong Chen) | Theme from Swordsman II |
画心 (Hua Xin) | Theme from Painted Skin |
俩俩相望 (Liang Liang Xiang Wang) | Theme from The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber |
çˆ±ä½ (Ai Ni) | |
月光 (Yue Guang) | Theme from The Legend of Qin (animated TV series) |
功夫 (Gong Fu) | |
约翰 (Yue Han) | |
æ¨±èŠ±å£ (Ying Hua Ji) | |
çˆ±ä¸Šä½ å…¨éƒ¨ (Ai Shang Ni Quan Bu) | |
爱的天国 (Ai De Tian Guo) | |
æœ±ç ‚æ³ª (Zhu Sha Lei) | |
仙剑赋 (Xian Jian Fu) | Fan song for The Legend of Sword and Fairy; Music by Wo Ai Xiao Kui (我爱å°è‘µ)[1] |
é’è¡«éš (Qing Shan Yin) | |
梅花三弄 (Mei Hua San Nong) | |
回梦游仙·寻仙 (Hui Meng Xian You - Xun Xian) | Insert theme from The Legend of Sword and Fairy 4 |
èµ°å¾—å¾ˆå®‰é™ (Zou De Hen An Jing) | Tribute to Taiwanese singer Ah Sang (阿桑), who died on 6 April 2009;[2] Based on Ah Sang's Yi Zhi Hen An Jing (一直很安é™); Theme from Chinese Paladin |
心如è¶èˆžÂ·å‰‘è¶ (Xin Ru Die Wu - Jian Die) | Theme from The Butterfly Lovers |
äº‘ç¬™å¹ (Yun Sheng Tan) | Theme from Sword of Xuanyuan |
Jingle Bell Rock | |
äººé±¼ä¼ è¯´ä¹‹äººé±¼ä¹‹æ‹ (Ren Yu Chuan Shuo Zhi Ren Yu Zhi Lian) | Theme from Wanmei Shijie Qianzhuan Renyu Chuanshuo (完美世界å‰ä¼ äººé±¼ä¼ è¯´) |
æƒ…ç¼ (Qing Chan) | Theme from The Legend of Sword and Fairy |
åƒå¹´æ³ª (Qian Nian Lei) | Ending theme from The Little Fairy |
Notes
External links
- (Chinese) Dong Zhen's official website
- (Chinese) Dong Zhen's blog on Sina.com