Omnipotent Youth Society


Omnipotent Youth Society , is a Chinese alternative rock band that was formed in the late '90s in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, an industrial city in northern China. Currently it has four members: Dong Yaqian , Ji Geng, Yang Yougeng and Shi Li. Most songs were written by Dong Yaqian and Ji Geng.

Career

OYS started performing in Shijiazhuang in the late 1990s. The band was first named "The Nico", after the daughter of a member of the band Blind Melon. The name was changed to Omnipotent Youth Society in 2002.
OYS released their first single "Not Omnipotent Comedy" in 2006.
OYS's first album was released in 2010, after the band's name.
On January 12, 2013, Han Han, a famous Chinese writer, advocated for OYS by writing lyrics for the song "Killing the One From Shijiazhuang".
In October 2014, OYS performed in Central Park in New York City in the Modern Sky Festival by the Beijing-based organization Modern Sky.
In October 2015, OYS toured Taiwan.

Musical style and influences

Discography

Studio albums

Singles