================================================================ "WELCOME TO BEIJING" Music Video Artist Listing By Appearance ================================================================ Provided originally by Ablestmage.com ================================================================ This text describes the artists shown in the "Welcome to Beijing" music video (MV) for the 100-day countdown to the 2008 Olympic Games. Aritsts are listed by video time and visual description. Please send corrections to ablestmage@gmail.com with subject "BEIJING MV CORRECTION" (although you may not get a reply/confirmation). Updates to the list will be made without citation, so check back for the most up-to-date version. The list was created after I made a request with Ask Metafilter for one such list, and produced after heavy editing of the first response. The list is intended for English-speakers who are not familiar with any of the artists and based on visual elements only. The specific video referenced for the timing is listed below. Metafilter Thread: http://ask.metafilter.com/96564/English-listing-of-artists-from-promotional-video-of-Chinese-2008-Olympics YouTube Video Referenced: http://youtube.com/watch?v=SoSt7B57uWQ Special thanks to "lmhlcglee" of YouTube, "sharkfu" of Metafilter, and anyone who has submitted corrections! ============================== - Appx Time - Artist -- Scene 00:13-00:18 - Chen Tianjia -- Little girl in red dress 00:19-00:24 - Liu Huan -- Man, Pink shirt, black pants, gray hair 00:25-00:30 - Na, Ying -- Woman in white ruffly top 00:31-00:36 - Stefanie Sun -- Gal in green shirt, off-white scarf-thing with tassles, among children 00:37-00:42 - Sun Yue -- Gal in all blue outfit 00:43-00:48 - Lee-hom Wang -- Man in one-piece black priest-like suit, paints and unfurls a scroll 00:49-00:54 - Han Hong -- Semi-androgenous woman in leather & sunglasses, outstretch hands 00:55-01:01 - Chau, Emil (Wakin) -- Man in black suit coat, green camo shirt, necklace, spins around with arms out 01:02-01:06 - gigi Leung Wing Kei -- Woman in gold-and-purple gown 01:07-01:12 - "Tony" -- a duo, one in red jacket, other in plaid sleeveless sweater 01:13-01:20 - Jackie Chan -- in all white, at a windy locale 01:21-01:27 - Richie Jen -- Man in white jacket and black-bkgrnd t-shirt, seated before gargoyles 01:28-01:34 - Jolin -- Woman in white dress with gold bow-belt, bracelet on left arm 01:35-01:39 - Sun Man -- Man in all black, button-up top, in front of dome structure 01:40-01:46 - Zhoubichang -- Woman in dark-frame glasses, polka-dot necktie 01:47-01:52 - Wei Wei -- Seated, in pink kimono holding paper butterfly 01:53-01:58 - Unknown Actor -- in dark blue with suspenders, wiggles finger 01:59-02:03 - Hankyung -- Red/gold clothes, standing, holding purple mask 02:04-02:09 - Wang Feng -- Man in dark blue with left breast button pocket, among sculptures 02:10-02:15 - Karen Mok -- Gal in pink one-piece with random white stripes crisscrossing 02:16-02:21 - Tan Jing -- Woman paints small house, gold plants in foreground 02:22-02:28 - Easonchan -- Man in all black with fluffy collar, stands before large arched passage 02:29-02:34 - Yan Weiwen -- Opera-like singer in front of stalk-like fence 02:35-02:40 - Dai,Yuqiang -- Man on steps in all black, with red handkerchief in left breast pocket 02:41-02:49 - "Wang Xia and Li Shuangsong" (band) -- the latter name is the first singer in blue, Wang Xia are the cut-in clip of two musicians 02:50-02:53 - Liao Chan Yong -- Man with suit coat and pink dress shirt, glasses 02:54-02:58 - Allen Lin -- Seated, pink shirt with black vest, making tea in a tiny cup 02:59-03:04 - Jang_Nara -- Korean gal between pillars, in yellow with black letters, rolled-cuff shorts and boots 03:05-03:16 - Lam JJ -- In red shirt, other guy in red/white stripe with black coat unknown 03:17-03:24 - random Beijing opera singers -- in costumes, one laughs 03:25-03:30 - Joey -- Woman in orangey-red sleeveless dress, crosses arms 03:31-03:35 - Chris Lee -- Woman in red with black buttons, helps sets table 03:36-03:41 - David Huang -- Man playing with kid, large forehead 03:42-03:47 - ALOYS -- Young man in black with white collar shirt, stands before wall with red diamond sign 03:48-03:53 - Joey / Nicholas Tse / Cheng, Yumiko -- guy between two ladies, listed left-right 03:54-03:59 - Han Lei's voice (not shown) -- Quick clips of Dao Lang, Tony, ALOYS, Shawn, Easonchan ,and Jackie Chan 04:00-04:05 - Vivian -- hottie in yellow before cityscape 04:06-04:36 - Quick clips of repeats, instrumental, city shots and architecture of Olympic venues 04:37-04:42 - Tangchan -- Woman with pearl necklace making embroidery 04:43-04:49 - Eilin(Eileen) Chiling -- model and actress, in white top, briefly seated with other gals 04:50-04:54 - Jane Chang -- In red hoodie on the left, cutting paper 04:55-05:00 - Hsu, Ju Yun Valen / Sky -- Duo, first (woman) waters flowers, man is seated 05:01-05:05 - Yang Kun / Fan Fan -- Man (Yang) and woman (Fan) trade clips rapidly 05:06-05:12 - Chris Yu / Teng Ge Er / David Huang / Man Wen Jun / Ji Minjia -- uncertain which is which, but Zhou Xiaoou is writing 05:16-05:18 - Sha Baoliang -- standing near blue/white vases 05:19-05:23 - Peter Ho and Hannah -- Duo, but Hannah not shown, man in front of tower with a ball at the top 05:24-05:29 - "F.I.R" (band) -- three-person band with keyboard guitarist, Pang Long appears for a split second in white and glasses 05:30-05:35 - Li Yugang -- Man with unknown lady in red, and Kenji Wu in gray vest 05:36-05:42 - "5566 and Hu Anson" (band) -- quartet in alleyway, presumably Hu Anson in purple who points at camera 05:43-05:45 - Wu Tong -- man with black hat next to red pillar with gold lettering 05:46-06:13 - Uncertain which is which -- Hannah, Guo Rong (with long hair), and Ji Minjia, Will, Teng Ge Er, Allen su, Kitty Land Kym, Wei jia, JayceeChan, and Fu Lishan.. 06:14-ENDING- Jackie Chan reappears, then the rest is all repeats in rapid succession. ==============================