 In September 1982, Nanyang Technological University's Chinese-language newspaper Nanyang Shangbao (南洋商报; "Nanyang Business Daily") organised a seminar titled "Wo men chang zhe ge" (我们唱着歌; "The Song We Sing").The seminar revolved around discussing the emerging trend of xinyao, which was representative of Singaporean composed schoolyard songs at that time.Furthermore, it was also during the 1980s that the term "xinyao" was coined and popularised in Singapore.