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【看CP學英文】21 歲的 R&B 嘻哈歌手 Michel Ko 現居日本，擁有台灣和日本血統的他近日透露歌曲創作風格背後其實深受亞洲天王周杰倫、南韓歌手Dean和美國歌手Frank Ocean啟發。
Michel Ko, a 21-year old Japanese-Taiwanese R&B/Hip-hop artist currently based in Tokyo, Japan, credited Taiwanese singer Jay Chou (周杰倫), South Korean singer, Dean, and American artist Frank Ocean as his top 3 music idols.
與The China Post專訪中，Michel分享自己是在台灣長大，上高中後在英文老師的鼓勵下閱讀很多詩集，漸漸地也隨之動筆創作，不久後他也開始編曲，將詩詞與音樂結合成歌曲。
In an exclusive interview with The China Post, Ko said he was raised in Taiwan and began writing poems in high school under the encouragement of his English teacher. Gradually, he began adding melodies to the poems, transforming them into songs.
Michel於2017年移居東京深造，並開始將台日本文化的元素結合至歌曲中，而他的歌也會以中、日、英三種語言演唱。
His musical career subsequently solidified when he moved to Tokyo in 2017 to pursue a higher education, and began incorporating elements from both Taiwanese and Japanese cultures. His music touches on his multi-cultural background and his songs are sung in Chinese, Japanese, and English.
同時，Michel分享小時候因為媽媽非常喜歡聽周杰倫的歌，便耳濡目染的跟著一起聽，發覺周杰倫的歌風也喜歡將各文化元素融合來敘述一段小故事，爾後也在自己歌曲中結合東西文化創作出自己的「聲音」。
Michel Ko also spoke about his journey in embracing music and explained that, growing up, his mother’s love for Taiwanese pop legend Jay Chou’s songs meant he was constantly listening to his music.
As an artist known for blending different cultures and sounds to tell a story, Jay Chou’s music influenced Michel to also blend Eastern and Western elements to create his own unique style.
如今Michel的歌也在日本大受歡迎，在疫情橫掃全球的2020年，發出的三首單曲都已累積超過10萬次瀏覽量。
Ko’s music garnered widespread attention from the Japanese music community, hitting 100k+ streams for three of his songs in 2020.
在接近單曲發行日(8月19日)，Michel表示希望音樂能朝著「混音風格」發展，也計畫在未來發行中文為主的專輯，感謝在台支持他的粉絲和音樂家庭。
With his first lead single of his debut EP ready for release on Aug. 19, Ko hopes to showcase his “fusion” style of music and plans to release mainly Mandarin songs after his EP to show his appreciation for his Taiwanese fan-base and musical family.
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