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Jade Solid Gold
Opening title to Jade Solid Gold
GenreMusic Show
Presented byLawrence Cheng
StarringC-pop artists
Country of originHong Kong
Original languageCantonese
Production
ProducerTVB
Production locationHong Kong
Running time1 hour
Original release
NetworkTVB Jade
ReleaseOctober 10, 1981 –
Present

Jade Solid Gold (Chinese: 勁歌金曲, literally "powerful song golden melody") is a music show on the TVB Jade television channel. It has been running since October 10, 1981.

Broadcasting time

TVB Jade

  • Saturday midnight at 0:15am to 1:15am

TVB HD Jade

  • Next Saturday at 5pm to 6pm

History

Starting on October 10, 1981 every week, Jade Solid Gold features today's music videos, live performances or concerts, and a countdown of the top 20 best albums sold amongst the competition. The show has a live audience. Most of the performances are cantopop, rock, soul, and light music. Every January the Jade Solid Gold Top 10 Awards is one of the biggest music awards in Hong Kong. Along with the RTHK Top 10 Awards, they are the most recognized and publicized awards given.

Participants

The majority of the singers to appear on the show are cantopop or Hong Kong-based artists. Some mainland Chinese and Taiwanese artists have also performed on the show.

Comparisons

A number of music themed shows have a similar format with Jade Solid Gold. This includes 360° (formerly 360° Boundless Music, 360° 音樂無邊) and Global Rhythm (無間音樂).

Presenters

Current presenters

Former presenters

See also