The Official Jay Chou Thread

namiie · #1 28th July 2007, 04:18 AM

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:

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".

LacusClyne · #2 29th July 2007, 01:47 AM

he will be coming to Singapore this monday to promote 'Secret', a movie he directed and acted in.

see if i'm able to smuggle some pics for you.

CREA.tive · #3 29th July 2007, 01:52 AM

Jaaaaaaay

I really love this guy but the only news I hear of these days are about movies (except for Secret)

edit: You could add that he sang Dow Man Dan with the popular Coco Lee

cloud♥honey · #4 29th July 2007, 08:44 PM

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!

namiie · #5 29th July 2007, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by CREA.tive

Jaaaaaaay

I really love this guy but the only news I hear of these days are about movies (except for Secret)

edit: You could add that he sang Dow Man Dan with the popular Coco Lee

Added that fact!

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

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Originally Posted by LacusClyne

he will be coming to Singapore this monday to promote 'Secret', a movie he directed and acted in.

see if i'm able to smuggle some pics for you.

Oooh, are you attending? Some pics would be great

CREA.tive · #6 29th July 2007, 10:24 PM

I'm glad he's releasing something soon. I mean, everyone releases at that time

I actually think his new song is plain. It didn't have that wow feeling I get every time I listen to a new song

Nothing can beat Fa Rue Xue anyways haha

CREA.tive · #7 30th July 2007, 02:35 PM

according to 5music, Jay's new album will be released in November http://www.5music.com.tw/NewCdpre.asp I'm confused

namiie · #8 30th July 2007, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by CREA.tive

according to 5music, Jay's new album will be released in November http://www.5music.com.tw/NewCdpre.asp I'm confused

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

CREA.tive · #9 30th July 2007, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by namiie

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

Lol okay I'm sure Jay-Chou.net is more reliable than 5music. But where did they learn it from? I mean it's not an official forum

namiie · #10 30th July 2007, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by CREA.tive

Lol okay I'm sure Jay-Chou.net is more reliable than 5music. But where did they learn it from? I mean it's not an official forum

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.

CREA.tive · #11 31st July 2007, 12:08 AM

Ye Hui Mei was fantastic

I also love November's Chopin. and the Eight Dimensions. Still Fantasy and Fantasy were great as well. The only album that I completely forgot is Qi Li Xiang. Seriously, none of the songs were fantasticamazingawesomemarvelous (Wo De Di Pan was very catchy though, especially the rapping part

). They were good, nothing more

#12 31st July 2007, 12:10 AM

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.

Sakuragirl421 · #13 2nd August 2007, 05:58 PM

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

CREA.tive · #14 2nd August 2007, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Sakuragirl421

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

Don't forget to post a review

I saw Curse of the Golden Flower and his acting wasn't that good

So I'm not sure about his directing skills....

namiie · #15 2nd August 2007, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by CREA.tive

Don't forget to post a review

I saw Curse of the Golden Flower and his acting wasn't that good

So I'm not sure about his directing skills....

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.

CREA.tive · #16 14th August 2007, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by namiie

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.

Maybe he did, maybe not, I really don't remember

Spoiler:

Sakuragirl421 · #17 14th August 2007, 08:17 PM

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

namiie · #18 15th August 2007, 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by CREA.tive

btw, namiie, your set is seriously amazing

I love love love it, the colors, blending, everything to it

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

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Originally Posted by Sakuragirl421

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

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.

Sakuragirl421 · #19 16th August 2007, 06:21 PM

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

mangoo_x3 · #20 20th August 2007, 04:30 AM

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.

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 =]