The Official Jay Chou Thread
 

It's about time someone made an official Jay Chou discussion thread!! I'm lazy so I will copy pasta some info about him from his last.fm page:

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Last.fm wiki info
周杰倫 (Jay Chou), born January 18, 1979 in Taipei, Taiwan, and raised in Linkou, Taiwan, is a popular Taiwanese musician whose music focuses primarily on R&B, rap, and balladry. He is known for his innovative usage of combining both Western and Chinese music styles to produce a fresh sound that is quite unlike what is produced in mainstream Taiwanese pop, and also unique lyrics which touch on various issues. His unique sound has gained enormous recognition throughout Asia, most notably Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Japan, as well as amongst the Chinese diaspora in the West.

Some basics
-He's been playing piano since the age of 4.
-He began his career by writing songs for popular artists like Jolin Tsai and Vivian Hsu.
-He's done collaborations with singers like Jacky Wu and Coco Lee (ex: He sang Dow Man Dan with Coco Lee; thanks CREA.tive!)
-He's more of a composer/arranger than a lyricist; he occasionally writes his own lyrics but almost all of the time he writes the musical instrumental scores to his songs. He often works with lyricist Vincent Fang.
-His style is usually R&B/hip-hop/pop.
-He released his first album, "Jay" in 2000. Since then, he has been consistent with his releases; he completes one album per year.
-He is one of the few artists whose songs go beyond the theme of love; he's sung about everything from family to pressing social issues like urbanization of the countryside, drug addictions to personal topics like coming of age, the paparazzi and school failures. He also sings about sports and martial arts and other varied subjects.
-He starred in movies such as "Initial D" and "Curse of the Golden Flower".


I personally think he's great; his compositions are always top-notch and his lyrics, heartfelt. He has a very soothing voice; some people think he mumbles too much but I find it ethereal, hehe. I think he's really similar to Ayu in that he's one of the most popular/powerful musicians in his country and goes beyond love in his music. He's definitely worth a listen!

My favorite songs are "Qing Tian", "Qi Li Xiang", "Fa Rue Xue", "Ye Qu", "An Hao", and "Yi Fu Zhi Ming". :yes

Yay, I haven't seen this thread one. I like his songs. The EP "Secret" is totally damn amazing! The song "A Secret I Can't Tell" is a perfect ballad!

Added that fact! :D And yeah, mostly it's been movie stuff, but he has confirmed that he will be releasing a new album this September!

Oooh, are you attending? Some pics would be great :love

Hmm, that IS puzzling. Well, I got the September news from Jay-Chou.net, which usually has their info correct, but I guess we'll see! He's released albums in both months before :yes

Yeah, it isn't but I suppose a lot of their sources are people living in Taiwan who get access to news via music shows and the like? Nothing's official til it comes from Jay's "people" though...I tend to like his September albums more than his November albums, personally. I thought Ye Hui Mei and Still Fantasy are better than November's Chopin and Qi Li Xiang, though all of those albums are fantastic in their own right.

He is genius. Plain and simple. I was just going through his whole discography today, and there are so few songs that I don't enjoy. Everything is so skilfully crafted. A true artist. I would love to see one of his films, as I haven't yet.

I enjoy most of his songs on all of his albums! It's hard to find such a talented artist these days so I respect him veryyyy much as an entertainer.

I'm going to see his movie next week and the directors in Hong Kong have been talking about just how unique his style is and how he'll be a rising director or whatever. All this hype is going on in HK and in Asia surrounding the movie and the previews look stunning. The plot is so mysterious for once so I'm excited~ <3

Didn't he direct the short film for "Twilight's Chapter Seven" last year? Or am I remembering it wrong? 'Cause I really enjoyed that piece--it was mysterious and went with the song so well.

I watched the movie with my cousin (who is really picky about the movies that he watches) and we both agree that the movie is much better than most people expect it to be.

Jay is the one who came up with the plot and damn, once the movie picks up and you reach towards the end, a lot of stuff starts making sense. It feels like My Sassy Girl for some crazy reason but a lot of people online have compared it to Il Mare (Hollywood equivalent = The Lakehouse)... I don't know what else to say about it besides the fact that I WILL buy the DVD and I already bought the limited edition OST + the poster. <3 Gotta rewatch the movie to understand it better. <3

Thanks, hun~ your gradient skills on that Vicki sig make me wicked jealous though :love

Waaah, that's good to know. And I love that feeling where you start to figure out the plot as it goes on and everything pieces together....and wow, My Sassy Girl? I seriously don't get that kind of vibe from it, lol, but I'm even more pumped to see it now! I'll have to wait for the DVD release though. :yes

It reminds me of My Sassy Girl because towards the end of the second part, all the pieces fall together and you see why The Girl is that way and how she is connected to the guy. ^________^

Did yall know that where the movie is shot (technically not Jay Chou's HS but the school next to it) has now become a tourist attraction of sorts? I've heard that the surrounding area's schools have this Victorian feel just like the school in the movie. <333

Jay-Chou.net gets their news from news websites and did you know the Double J (Jay & Jolin) are going in direct competition, Jay having his album released late September and Jolin's on October.


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Oh and I kinda created an thread for Jay cause I didn't see this thread, but I have more info on him on that thread if you guys want to know more about MY lovely Jay =]

I just saw Curse of the golden flower...and it was SCARY...even though Jay looked like a hobo...XDDD

Lol I know. That movie was just weird in general. It was like they put so much thought into making it look nice that all elements of reasonable plot disappeared :laugh

Probably the album will leak soon. So I won't download the new song 'cause I'm not his fan a lot, but I'll download the album when it leaks. The cover looks funny and creative but I wanna know the real tracklist.

I thought the exact same thing, CREA.tive! It's like...Jay meets Westerns o_O

..I just watched the new MV for this album..Cowboys on the run?..i belive..i forgot..but..its a very different PV, very funny and happy...

..I just watched the new MV for this album..Cowboys on the run?..i belive..i forgot..but..its a very different PV, very funny and happy...

青花瓷 is the best

GURL where have you been all my life XD;; 'Cause I totally agree. My reaction while listening to 彩虹 was literally: O_____O;;

And yes, I think Ye Hui Mei is definitely the most well-rounded album though 8 Dimensions also holds a special place in my heart :D Lately I haven't been liking his albums AS A WHOLE, but rather just individual songs from them. For example, "七里香" was pretty much the only song I liked from that album, and for November's Chopin it was just "髮如雪" and "夜曲". From Still Fantasy I like "夜的第七章" and "心雨" and "白色風車". But for Ye Hui Mei, I like the whole album :D

I get a very rushed sort of vibe from "On the Run" =\

mm guys pls correct me if i'm wrong but i sense wrong tags & song order from the album i downloaded:
01. The Cowboy On The Run (4:31) -> kinda acoustic song
02. Rainbow (2:56) -> country feel
03. Blue And White (4:07) -> typical Jay's ballad with chinese traditional instr.
04. Sunshine Boy (3:50) -> uptempo pop-rock song
05. Dandelion's Promise (4:15) -> another ballad
06. Incomparable (4:00) -> the rap song with dark creepy intro
07. I Don't Deserve (4:56) -> pop ballad kinda song
08. Tear (3:36) -> R n B-ish techno
09. Sweetness (4:00) -> pop song
10. The Longest Movie (4:04) -> piano only instr
anyway, this is another masterpiece from Jay! absolutely better than Still Fantasy!

It was what I saw in a lot of sites, the second track is Rainbow and the first is Cowboy Is Very Busy. I thought it was wrong but well I didn't changed it yet.

I liked the album at all except for the ballads. Sunshine Boy is really amazing. The Cowboy Is Very Busy/Second track is amazing too o.o

Wow. I just got into him yesterday, really. I was watching a movie and the player was based in Taiwan so when the movie was over it showed a bunch of other videos to watch. I just happened to click on his and see the video for "我不配" and I had to download it!! I tried the album and pick out 3 other songs I really liked including "青花瓷," "扯," and "甜甜的." He is the only Mandarin artist I have on my iPod.

I've been a fan of Jay for a few months, he was the second mandarin artist I ever got into (first was Leehom Wang =) ) I adore his music!

Jay rules!

aww no one talks here....well the pv for cowboy on the run is really weird @_@

bumping.. (sorry >_<)

i just started his music like 2 weeks ago and he has quickly become one of my favorite artists.

i first heard November's Chopin' and i was hooked!! especially Fa Ru Xue/Hair Like Snow.

ive downloaded all his albums but i want to pace myself so i dont get bored of them quickly. so ive only heard his first 3 albums and his 5th one.

so is any news if there will be a new album this year?

I've loved Jay for quite awhile now. What I must admit is the first song i ever heard was Ni Ting De Dao(pardon my spelling) on some AMV on youtube. Loved the song, and at first all I liked was his light ballads, but after awhile I found I took right off with his others after hearing that song he did with Jet Li in that MV. November's Chopin is now my favorite album, but I have and love 'em all. He's just so amazingly talented.

Also, I read that he was going on a World Tour this year. A few years back he came to Toronto, Canada. Does anyone know if he's coming back or not again this year for his 10th Anniversary tour?

I've only just started to listen to him but I'm already hooked. I've only listened to Capricorn so far, because I want to take it slow and only listen to something new once in a while. Mr. Magic is such an awesome track ... who told him it was a good idea to go yodeling? XD

Wow there's a jay thread? lol i forgot...

I loved that he performed with Jolin at his concert ♥

^which concert was that? I have his 2007 tour and Jolin wasnt in that. I totally love both of them though.

his world tour right now

^oh cool. happen to know if he'll be stopping into Toronto for the World Tour 2010 at all? Been desperate to know.

Not sure, I only know the 3 dates in the Taipei Arena~

:teek Omg Jay Chou Thread and I only found about it few seconds ago!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He is my favourite artist along with Ayumi Hamasaki! My copy of Opus 12 is about to come in a few days, can't wait (my first Jay Chou album)!! :D Any fans here to talk???

I didn't know this thread existed! lol. But no one is chatting here for years already. Omg.

What's his activity now? I love his Secret movie a lot. Jay Chou should come up with a similar movie again. :)

^Hmm...to be honest I didn't watch any of his movies yet. Shame on me! I was too focused on his music.
There are news that he's going to release his 13th untitled album this spring. Can't wait! This would be my first Jay Chou album since I became a fan last summer.
My favourites songs are East Wind Breaks, In The Name of The Father, Blacksmith of Milan, Piano Sorrow etc.. Omg, he has dozens of good songs!

My copy of Opus 12 (Deluxe Edition) arrived yesterday :D

^Wow that's great! I didn't get that album though. lol. In fact I like his older works more. Every time when I go singing with my friends, we usually sing his old songs too. haha.

You're right..his old songs are very good but he also has nice new songs...in fact I like his new albums too :))...and omg, the cover for Opus 12 is amazing..I noticed that he doesn't have many fans on AHS unfortunately :no

I only like his first up to his fifth album, after that, meh.

"Jay Chou to release new album in May, photo of recording in the studio late at night revealed

Last year Jay Chou didn't release an album because he was filming "RooFToP", before the New Year he finished two unusual style new songs, after re-energizing from the New Year holidays, he has found inspiration, he has already started work on the 10th, recording the new album, his good friend Xiao Mai took a photo of him and the producer Michael Lin working in the recording studio, they had serious focus work faces on, he put it online, caring fans noticed the photo was at 3:30 in the morning, their hearts ached, they all left messages hoping he will look after himself, he estimates he will complete the album in April and release in May."

source : http://jaychoustudio.com

FINALLY!!!!!

^I saw that news too!! I can't wait either. xD

Hey, glad to find another Jay Chou fan :D
What are your favourite albums of Jay?

I must partly agree with you. I love his albums up to On The Run era in 2007. All these albums from 2000 to 2007 are masterpieces, espacially Still Fantasy/Ye Hui Mei/November's Chopin albums. After that, I cannot really get into his music. There are a few good songs on every album but albums as such are too mediocre for me.

I own november's chopin, still fantasy, capricorn, the era and exclamation mark albums.

Me too!! I like his 1st to 5th album.But yet I didn't buy them. Lol. Cos I was into him in 2006. So I thought might as well buy his works from then on. At that time I really like November's chopin a lot!! I would sing almost all the songs in this album at Karaoke with my friends. haha.

Nice to know u, Surreal17. We can chat about Jay chou here and make this thread alive once more. haha. :)

^I was going to say the same thing :)
I can't believe that Jay Chou has so little fans of AHS...I mean, this is the very first thread for such a massive singer like him.
I love a lot of his albums but Common Jasmine Orange must be my favourite. I love the concept of the covers. They are really interesting and different for a singer to do.
In fact, this is what I love the most about him....his unique vision about the world transferred into his music.

yeah, there's actually so little Jay Chou fans here. In fact I'm kinda sorry not to notice this thread earlier, cos AHS has been more of a Jpop place for me and so I didn't bother about looking up at Cpop here.(Which is only Jay Chou for me btw) lol.

I love the fact that Jay is so talented in creating music, not just for himself but also for others. He's really a unique singer! I'm only not happy that he's actually not the top income rank for Taiwanese singers in 2013 and even behind Show Luo and Jolin Tsai!! -> http://jolinjeneration.canalblog.com.../28456883.html
I thought he should earn more than them!! Okay, maybe cos of not releasing an album last year. :grumpy

Anyway, I don't really like the both of them, just happen to chance upon that Jolin website when searching for the ranking list. lol.

Artists in Taiwan nowadays don't get much money from album sales...
Jolin didn't release an album either in 2013 by the way. Most of their earnings come from events, Tours but most of all endorsements, not album sales.
Whether we like him or not, Show Luo getting first is not surprising at all, considering he's been #1 in popularity and sales for years now! He's earning more and more every year. As for Jolin, she remains the #1 solo female artist, so not surprising either. And she has a billion endorsements, that helps a lot.

Jay Chou's details for his earnings in 2013 if you're interested:
-NT$559,500,000 (14 092 911€ or $18,969,057)
-> 10 ads: NT$400,000,000
-> 37 events: NT$129,500,000
-> Movie: NT$30,000,000
As you can see most of his earnings come from endorsements!

^Wow really!! Thanks for the info! haha.

I think Jay should drop filming a movie. I dun think he can earn much from there and it incurs heavy cost.. Oh I remember he once filmed a drama is it? I think it's quite a horrible work cos just the first episode I dun feel like continuing watching it. I dun know what u guys think. :eyebrow

His album should be released in July in the end.

Really? I was hoping for a May release.....but I have great expectations for this album.

@ILoveGeniuses - forgot that we already had a thread ))

So, on December 26, 2014 Jay released his 13th studio album entitled Aiyo, Not Bad (simplified Chinese: 哎呦，不错哦; traditional Chinese: 哎呦，不錯哦)

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The album contains 11 new songs (plus the promotional single ”Extra Large Shoes”) composed as usual by Jay himself, with the majority of lyrics being written by his fellow partner Vincent Fang. They make such a good pair musically.

1. "陽明山" (Yáng Míng Shān / Yang-Ming Mountain)
2. "竊愛" (Qiè Ài / Secret Love)
3. "算什麼男人" (Suàn Shén Me Nán Rén / What Kind of Man)
4. "天涯過客" (Tiān Yá Guò Kè / The Traveler)
5. "怎麼了 (feat. 袁詠琳)" (Zěn Me Le / What's Wrong; feat. Cindy Yen)
6. "一口氣全唸對" (Yì Kǒu Qì Quán Niàn Duì / Read them Out in One Breath)
7. "我要夏天" (Wǒ Yào Xià Tiān / I Want Summer; feat. Gary Yang)
8. "手寫的從前" (Shǒu Xiě De Cóng Qián / Handwritten Past)
9. "鞋子特大號" (Xié Zi Tè Dà Hào / Extra Large Shoes)
10. "聽爸爸的話" (Tīng Bà Ba De Huà / Listen to Dad)
11. "美人魚" (Měi Rén Yú / Mermaid)
12. "聽見下雨的聲音" (Tīng Jiàn Xià Yǔ Dè Shēng Yīn / Rhythm of the Rain)

”Jay Chou’s baby’s name revealed – and why he no longer wants 5 kids!

The latest on Jay Chou and Hannah Quinlivan’s soon-to-pop baby, including the romantic reason behind the Taiwanese pop prince’s decision to lay off plans for future children


If Jay has his way, his kid would be called Jay Junior. And hey, he ain’t old, he’s a father, so call him Jielun Gege (“brother”), okay? Aw, adorable.

Here’s what else we know from Chairman Chou’s first sit-down interview since disclosing his Dad-to-be status. The Straits Times and other regional broadsheets report that when pressed for more intel on his imminent heir, the 36-year-old Mandopop monarch smirked and said: “I knew you guys would ask me this. Are you guys ready?” He then unfastened his jacket to show off a shirt emblazoned with an enormous question mark. Always the splashy showman, this one.

So, boy or girl? In another calculated tease, Jay says he’s been busy buying black-coloured #swag to go with his buddies’ gift of a baby-sized Batmobile – but insists his purchasing picks have nothing to do with the infant’s gender: “I like black, and also hope every child or grandchild has the same name, with the same sound but a different word.”

(Chinese entertainment portal Sina.com notes that his proposal to use homonyms was vetoed – not unwisely, we must add! – by Mrs Jay Chou for being way too “weird”.)

In a poignant peek at the man behind the sequined suits and sizzling showtunes, Jay admits that laying eyes upon the first ultrasound scan of his burgeoning baby was “10 times more moving than winning a Golden Melody Award.” Expect his next album to be a rave record of sorts: “I want to tape my child's heartbeat and make dance music."

And in the sweetest soundbite yet, Jay says he’s relinquished his dream of siring five kids – because he’s seen how pregnancy has taken a toll on model mummy Hannah Quinlivan: “I see how tired my wife is. We will just have enough children.” Aw, Jay Chou: Crooner, caring companion and #BestHusbandEver.”

source : http://www.herworldplus.com/celebs-m...r-wants-5-kids

I forgot to mention here that he.s expecting his first child this year. I.m really glad for him, he always seemed like a good familist.
It is also mentioned in the article that he.d like to do a dance record with his baby.s heartbeats printed on it. Cool idea Jay!

He released a new pv for ”I Want Summer” 3 days ago. The song is included on his Aiyo, Not Bad album.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LFDEeLm0ss

Jay Chou will release his 14th studio album entitled "Jay Chou's Bedtime Stories" on June 24, 2016.

"Mandopop Megastar Jay Chou has finally announced the upcoming release of his new album Jay Chou’s Bedtime Stories to the excitement of his many fans worldwide.

Jay Chou’s Bedtime Stories will be Chou’s 14th album, and will be released on the 24th of June and available for pre-order on the 8th of June.

Chou’s concept behind Jay Chou’s Bedtime Stories has much to do with the recent birth of his four month year old daughter Hathaway, inspiring Chou to use the album to mimic the concept of him telling a story through his music.

Not only will the album include “Past Life Lover”, a song dedicated to daughter Hathaway, but it will also include the theme song for Chou’s latest Hollywood flick, Now You See Me 2 which he wrote for the movie.

Just like many of Chou’s other albums, the packaging will be a step above the rest, with the entire album packaged as a story book with fairytale-like embossments across the front.

Some versions of the album also come with a USB in the shape of an owl which is also a musical box-like contraption! If the album is pre-ordered, it also comes with a nice pair of ear plugs in case the rooster crows a little too early for your liking some mornings."

source : http://www.helloasia.com.au/

Awesome news! Jay's one of my favorite artists.

Great! With every new release I hope he blows my mind like he did with Still Fantasy album.

Cover

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"Past Life Lover" is the first single from "Jay Chou's Bedtime Stories". It has a really interesting history, being written and produced by Chou after a simple piano melody sung by his 4-months old daughter.

cool coverr:luv2

Bedtime Stories full mv
Second Promotional Single



Damn, the visuals are amazing! And the song is really fresh and has those little interesting details that makes his music unique. It seems like he's "back" and hopefully the full album won't disappoint me. His previous album is my least favourite from him so I'm glad right now.

Also, the mv reminds me of IU's You & I mv with all the fantasy theme going on.

This ost song is also going to be in the new album. It has a really catchy melody and I like the electro-ethnic fusion but somehow I don't think it fits the concept of the album.

Tracklist

01. 床邊故事 (Bedtime Stories)
02. 說走就走 (Left After Saying)
03. 點點 (A Little Bit)
04. 前世情人 (Lover From Previous Life)
05. 英雄 (Heroes)
06. 不該 (Shouldn't Be)
07. 土耳其冰淇淋 (Turkish Ice Cream)
08. 告白氣球 (Confessing Balloons)
09. Now You See Me
10. 愛情廢柴 (Scrapped Love)

Shouldn't Be mv has just been revealed couple of minutes ago! Its a slow ballad and a collaboration with aMEI! This is probably the first time they have collaborated for Jay's discography.