HELLO!
Welcome to the KOPITONEZ website! We are officially known as a co-ed Asian-interest a cappella group at the University of Michigan, but in all honesty, we're just a bunch of arm-flailing, nonsense-loving dorks who love to sing (and oftentimes eat midnight burritos) together. If we're not busily hammering out our next songs for performance, we're usually quoting our favorite Youtube vids ("Planet Unicorn ... Heyyy!"), discussing the intricacies of plot development and character relationships in numerous anime series, or just plain ol' shenandangling each other. (It is exactly what it sounds like. ...Whatever that may be.) But yes, we are an Asian-interest a cappella group, and we were all brought together by the fact that we could bring our own Asian identity and share it on stage by singing. We are like a well-oiled machine (from your favorite mecha series), and we're not ashamed to show it! So come check us out the next time we perform!
Updates
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Please give a warm welcome to our 6 new members: Humphrey Fang, Eryn Hong, Min Sun Na, Kelsey Trotta, Quentin Wu, and Alan Zhou! They're a wonderfully crazy bunch, and we're very happy to have them in our Kopi family! Stay tuned for future gigs with the new group!
2009-2010 Kopitonez
Top, Bottom (L to R): Ting-Wei Young, Kelsey Trotta, Tianyi Liu, Jason Jao, Chris Schad (alumni), Humphrey Fang, Steven Chen, Iris Chen, Vanessa Sheu, Alan Zhou, Eryn Hong, Quentin Wu, Hyungi Jang, Min Sun Na, John Foo, Tiffanie Yu
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
BIG MISTAKES ON AUDITION DATES HAVE BEEN CLEARED UP. Omg, I need to stop updating the site in the middle of the night. 0.o
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Finally! Some Fall 2009 Audition Info! Read more in 'Events'...
Monday, July 20, 2009
Finally uploaded our W09 Concert videos to YouTube! You can find the link to our channel in our Media section! Read more in 'Medi.a'...
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
It's almost 4AM, and I'm still awake. I enjoy tinkering around with this website WAAAY too much. Anyway, the Members section is completely finished. Many of the galleries are up in the Media section now. Yay. Read more in 'Members' and 'Media'...
Thursday, July 02, 2009
My eyes wanna fall out from looking at the computer screen so much. Anyway, a few of the member bios are up! Go check 'em out! :D Read more in 'Members'...
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Say "hello" to our new website! Hopefully everything will be up and running soon! Have a great summer!
"What It Means To Be a Kopi"
"Never in my life had I thought I would end up joining an a cappella group, as I was always the musically challenged child. But after a brief audition, Kopitonez opened its arms to me, and I had been part of the family since. I tell everyone that whatever you put into Kopitonez, you will get back with interest. That is because out of all the organizations I've been affiliated with, this work-hard-play-hard group has been the most rewarding. Under the challenges of practices, pressures of performances, and familial encouragements, I gained a deeper understanding of many life lessons. I learned more about the relationship between team success and individual success. I learned more about the balance between leading and following. And I learned more about myself as a person. To me, Kopitonez wasn't just the a cappella group that I joined during college. Kopitonez was a group of trusting friends, who helped me complete my college experience."
Tai-Hsing Chou, Kopitonez 2001-2004