New Pants

{{Short description|Chinese pop-punk band}}

{{infobox person

| name = New Pants

| image = File:New Pants album.jpg

| alt =

| caption = The cover of the band's self-named first album in 1998

| birth_place = China

| years_active = 1996–present

| website =

| module = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes

| p = Xīn Kù Zǐ

}}

| module2 = {{infobox musical artist|embed=yes

| background = temporary

| origin = China

| genre = {{flatlist|

• New wave
• Punk rock
• Disco
• Pop rock

}}

| label = Modernsky (1997-present)

| current_members = {{unbulleted list|Peng Lei (Millionare Peng{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80gbYcQxaDc|title = 新褲子 New Pants -《你就是我的明星 You're My Super Star》Official MV|website = YouTube}})|Pang Kuan|Zhao Meng|Hayato Kitō}}

| past_members = {{unbulleted list|Liu Bao|Shang Xiao|Li Yanfei}}

}}

}}

New Pants ({{Lang-zh|c = 新裤子乐队|s =|t =|p = xinkuzi yuedui}}) is a Chinese rock band.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) ..." The band initially formed three members, lead singer Peng Lei, bass Liu Baobao and drummer Shang Laugh, who met in high school (1995) and formed the band "Metal Workshop Physical Master". Peng Lei as lead singer and guitarist, Liu Bao as bassist, Shang Xiao as drummer. In 1996, the band recorded their first single, 《I'm OK》.{{Cite web |title=I'm OK-YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwobdqatmeg&list=PLu6EO-gdsrxwactQ8oxo-9cS9xqyfdfZI&index=1}} Established in 1996,{{Cite web |title=新裤子：我们不是小众，是分众 |trans-title=New Pants: We are not a niche, but a crowd. |url=http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzI2NjIxNTE3MQ==&mid=2247497709&idx=1&sn=9908b19420facf858eb10cb478cf12eb&chksm=ea933d81dde4b497aa902460c1e92c5c8ae9d69d0984e3b495bb16eed65a73e065eddc5ff6cb#rd |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=Weixin Official Accounts Platform}} 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.{{Cite web |date=December 14, 2019 |title=Bittersweet sympathy |url=http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2019-12/14/content_75512484.htm |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=www.china.org.cn}} Current band members are: Peng Lei (vocals), Pang Kuan (keyboard), Zhao Meng (bass) and Hayato Kitō (drums). In 1998, the band released their first music album 《New Pants》. In 2000, the band released their second album, 《Disco Girl》.{{Cite web |title=Disco girl-新裤子 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJEDZsvZ3lo&list=PLu6EO-gdsrxylgMeY8OeevT-yYeIBpgm_&index=2}} In 2002, and the band released their third album《We Are Automatic》.{{Cite web |title=新褲子 - 我们是自动的 (2002) |url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu6EO-gdsrxzuC7Lj3qTrvvTEA7t1s8Be}}

In 2019,{{Cite web |last=港岛大爷 |title=知识 {{!}} 想全面了解新裤子乐队？看这里！ |trans-title=Knowledge ! Want to get a comprehensive understanding of the new pants band? Look here! |url=http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzUzNjY5MTg2OQ==&mid=2247485720&idx=2&sn=1b6511120f8c6f7f972f5315f19b9dbd&chksm=faf31ceacd8495fcdb6c9cae5a5eddb34ae839b978d546ae27a9e7557e86458ffbf591a62b15#rd |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=Weixin Official Accounts Platform}} 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.