New Pants

New Pants
New Pants
	The cover of the band's self-named first album in 1998
Born	China
Years active	1996–present
	Musical career
Origin	China
Genres	New wave; Punk rock; Disco; Pop rock;
Labels	Modernsky (1997-present)
Members	Peng Lei (Millionare Peng[1]); Pang Kuan; Zhao Meng; Hayato Kitō;
Past members	Liu Bao; Shang Xiao; Li Yanfei;

New Pants (Chinese: 新裤子乐队; pinyin: xinkuzi yuedui) is a Chinese rock band.[2][3] Established in 1996,[4] New Pants has become one of the most representative bands influenced by new wave in China, being considered as one of the pioneers of the movement in China.[5] Current band members are: Peng Lei (vocals), Pang Kuan (keyboard), Zhao Meng (bass) and Hayato Kitō (drums).Officially released the eighth album "Life is hot because of you" in 2016.

In 2019,[6] New Pants participated in a variety show called "The Big Band" on iQiyi and won the championship (Hot 1). In 2020, a version of their song "Do You Want To Dance? 你要跳舞吗" was featured in the music program called "We Are Blazing 炙热的我们 2020," performed by SNH48 Group.

Discography

Albums:

1998 新裤子 (New Pants)
2000 Disco Girl
2002 我们是自动的 (We Are Automatic)
2006 龙虎人丹 (Dragon Tiger Panacea)
2008 野人也有爱 (Equal Love)
2009 Go East
2011 SEX DRUGS INTERNET
2016 生命因你而火热 (Life’s Hot Because of You

2021 爱广播飞机 (Love, Broadcast, Aircraft)

MV

References

"新褲子 New Pants -《你就是我的明星 You're My Super Star》Official MV". YouTube.
Jeroen de Kloet China with a Cut: Globalisation, Urban Youth and Popular Music 2010- Page 88 "The first album by Catcher in the Rye and the albums of Underground Baby, New Pants, and The Flowers are grouped under the label pop-punk. All record companies are trying to cash in on the pop-punk rage of the late 1990s: Underground Baby was released by Magic Stone (1998), New Pants by Modern Sky (1998, 2000, 2002, 2006 & 2008), Catcher in the Rye by Red Star and Dong Music...... Until 2008, the bands kept on selling well, securing a remarkably stable place in Beijing's rock culture.
Edward L. Davis - Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture 2009 -- Page 712 "The concert is remembered as a milestone in the PRG's rock history which made Beijing's new rock culture publicly known ... and pop-punk bands such as Catcher in the Rye (Maitian shouwangzhe), The Flowers (Hua'er), New Pants (Xin kuzi) ..."
"新裤子：我们不是小众，是分众" [New Pants: We are not a niche, but a crowd.]. Weixin Official Accounts Platform. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
"Bittersweet sympathy". www.china.org.cn. December 14, 2019. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
港岛大爷. "知识 | 想全面了解新裤子乐队？看这里！" [Knowledge ! Want to get a comprehensive understanding of the new pants band? Look here!]. Weixin Official Accounts Platform. Retrieved 2023-06-19.

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[1] "新褲子 New Pants -《你就是我的明星 You're My Super Star》Official MV". YouTube.

[2] Jeroen de Kloet China with a Cut: Globalisation, Urban Youth and Popular Music 2010- Page 88 "The first album by Catcher in the Rye and the albums of Underground Baby, New Pants, and The Flowers are grouped under the label pop-punk. All record companies are trying to cash in on the pop-punk rage of the late 1990s: Underground Baby was released by Magic Stone (1998), New Pants by Modern Sky (1998, 2000, 2002, 2006 & 2008), Catcher in the Rye by Red Star and Dong Music...... Until 2008, the bands kept on selling well, securing a remarkably stable place in Beijing's rock culture.

[3] Edward L. Davis - Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture 2009 -- Page 712 "The concert is remembered as a milestone in the PRG's rock history which made Beijing's new rock culture publicly known ... and pop-punk bands such as Catcher in the Rye (Maitian shouwangzhe), The Flowers (Hua'er), New Pants (Xin kuzi) ..."

[4] "新裤子：我们不是小众，是分众" [New Pants: We are not a niche, but a crowd.]. Weixin Official Accounts Platform. Retrieved 2023-06-19.

[5] "Bittersweet sympathy". www.china.org.cn. December 14, 2019. Retrieved 2023-05-13.

[6] 港岛大爷. "知识 | 想全面了解新裤子乐队？看这里！" [Knowledge ! Want to get a comprehensive understanding of the new pants band? Look here!]. Weixin Official Accounts Platform. Retrieved 2023-06-19.