DURINGthe1990s,culturalinfluencesfromforeignlandslikeEuropeandAmerica,aswellasthosefromChi-na'sHongKongandTaiwan,sparkedoffanewroundofdevelopmentamongschool-goersintheChinesemainland.Popandrockstarsbecamefashionableinthemainlandforthefirsttime,andtheirtouchinglyricsandmelodies