Awaking (duo)

Awaking was a Taiwanese pop music duo, formed by Jay Shih and Wesley Chia.^[1][2] They released their self-titled debut album in 2004, and the first single from the album, "Dream", became a modest hit in Taiwan. The song was subsequently covered by Vivian Hsu on her album The Secret to Happiness Is Love.

Awaking
Born	Taiwan
Years active	2004–2008
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	元衛覺醒
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yuán Wèi Jué Xǐng
Musical career
Also known as	Yuan Wei Jue Xing
Origin	Taiwan
Genres	Mandarin pop
Labels	Avex Taiwan (2004-2007) Gold Typhoon (2007-2008)
Past members	Jay Shih Wesley Chia

In 2006, the pair was nominated for Best Vocal Collaboration at the 17th Golden Melody Awards for the album Happiness Download.^[3]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Track listing
Awaking 元衛覺醒	Released: May 27, 2004 Label: Avex Taiwan Formats: CD, digital download	Track listing Dream 靠近 短訊 Intro牛仔 牛仔 小時候 過期 親愛的朋友 鬥魚 Let It Go 明星搖滾夢
Happiness Download 幸福下載	Released: July 1, 2005 Label: Avex Taiwan Formats: CD, digital download	Track listing 幸福下載 比基尼 夏天的風 新聞主播 你好嗎 王老五 大哥大 備份 天空 環遊世界
No Money! Still Be Happy! 下流社會	Released: December 21, 2007 Label: Gold Typhoon Formats: CD, digital download	Track listing Awaking Murmur 笑掉江湖 No Money! Still Be Happy! 下流社會 Break-Up Gift 分手禮 Ostrich 鴕鳥 Life Sucks 機車人生 Lady's Night 給我一槍 Childish 像個小孩 Rainbow Girl 虹彩她妹妹 The Moment 只要一秒在一起 Joyful Journey 梧桐

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2005	12th Chinese Music Awards	Top Ten Hits	"Summer Wind"	Won
2006	17th Golden Melody Awards	Best Vocal Collaboration	Happiness Download	Nominated