Chenyifaer Radio

Chenyifaer Radio live from the US is a curiosity: Mandarin pop broadcast from American soil. You'll hear Jay Chou's sticky hooks and Jolin Tsai's dance-pop, but also lesser-known c-pop acts that haven't hit the West yet. The station doesn't pretend to be cutting-edge. It's pure, unapologetic pop. That's fine. In fact, it's refreshing. As a pop radio station in the United States, it's a rare example of Chinese-language programming in a sea of English Top 40. The DJs speak mostly in Mandarin, but the music transcends language barriers. Frankly, you don't need to understand a single word to get s…