MEET JAY CHOU, MEET THE KING OF POP

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I've  always been a teenager who loves music very much.(of course, there are exceptions...) But when I first heard Jay Chou's song, that was the knockout blow which convinced me to listen more on his music. And what a Pandora's Box of music that led me to! Reading about Jay's history and his humble beginnings in the Mandopop industry fascinated me and it was not long before I was trawling HMV and Gramophone for his albums and concert DVDs. I had to make out a list of his discography to go shopping with, as I was not really that fluent in Mandarin then. Slowly but surely, my collection grew as I also acquired those which were not available in the stores from YesAsia, the online site for Asian music. As the albums accumulated, I of course was having a great time listening to his songs, but in no particular order as it all depended on what I had managed to get. I would rip the songs into my laptop to burn into separate CDs (which were then played in the car) and also downloaded into my little Walkman to listen to whenever I had spare time eg during lunchtime or whilst running. Why did I have to burn separate CDs? Well...it was to keep the originals in pristine condition, naturally....CDs may sometimes get stuck in the car CD player...right?? ;) The most important thing about Jay's music is precisely that....the MUSIC. The melodies, chords, background accompaniments and overall feel of the songs. Not the lyrics so even if you cannot make out what he's singing, it's okay. Just enjoy the music! Jay is known for his relaxed enunciation whilst singing although I'd have to say that I did not really notice that he was not singing that clearly. Being a novice Mandopop listener, it was enough for me that I was even listening to the music, let alone bother about the words! Perhaps having musical training on my part was also why his music made an impression on me as I was also getting hold of whatever piano score books of his songs which I could find and playing them ad nauseum.

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Biography ~

Profile

General Information

English Name: Jay Chou
Chinese Name: 周杰倫
Nickname: Director Chou (周董)
Date of Birth: January 18, 1979
Place of Birth: Taiwan, Taipei
Blood Type: O
Birthplace: Taiwan
Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Horse
Horoscope: Capricorn
Height: 173 cm
Weight: 60 kg
Shoe Size: 10.5
Languages: Mandarin, Taiwanese
Education: 1997 High school (music major)
Weird Habit: Doesn't like wearing underwear
Strengths: Compose, write songs and play basketball
Music Instruments: Piano, cello, guitar, jazz drum
Family Situation: Only son, Father (Biology teacher), Mother (Middle School fine arts teacher)
Friends in the Industry: Luo Zhi Xiang (Xiao Zhu), Liu Geng Hong
Slogan: Diao bu diao (屌不屌)
Agent: Jacky Wu
Person he is most thankful to: Jacky Wu
Work Experience: 1997 DW Italian resturant piano player
Ambition before Releasing an Album: Piano teacher, music in movies
Jay Dislikes about Himself: He is shy and soft-hearted
Good Qualities: Strong ability to compose songs and write lyrics. The new e-generation musician

Interests

Favourite Sports: Basketball, exercise, practise nun-chuks
Dream when he was Little: To be Bruce Lee
First Love: The girl in next door's class in High School
The Type of Girl he Likes: Long haired, oval face, classic beauty
Favourite Comic: Doraemon
Favourite Movie: Any cartoon by Miyazaki Hayao
Favourite Music: R&B and hip-hop (actually he likes any kind of music)
Favourite Clothing: Natural, comfortable, hip-hop (Simple T-shirt and shorts, not much different to people on the street)
Favourite Colour: Blue
Favourite Food: Fried chicken, anything to do with chicken steak and chicken (he especially likes Hong Kong Tai Ping Guan's Swiss chicken wings), also he likes to drink sweet things
Favourite Musicians: Frederick Chopin, Li Si Te, YO-YO Ma
Favourite Actor/actress: Jet Li
Favourite Basketball Player: Michael Jordan
Favourite Artist: Usher, Babyface
Most Want to Visit Place: The feeling of France is very romantic, but if there's a chance he'll go to Shanghai or Beijing
Ambition: Travel to every corner of the world
Favourite Things: Cap, different kinds of musical instrument, black peoples' music, silverware, chewing gum
Collects: Sports shoes, caps and different metal plates (door plates, license plates and commercial boards)
Hobbies: Writing songs, watch movies, play basketball, play video games

Music

Music Style: R&B
First Lyrics and Composition: In high school, song was called "Everlasting"
First Published Song: "Three Nights, Three Days"
First Individual Album: "Jay" published by BMG November 2000
Most Respected People: Maternal grandmother, mother, father
Best Writing Partner: Vincent Fang

Concert Review

Award Entertainment is proud to announce that Jay Chou, the King of Mandopop, will be returning to Sydney for the final stop of his Opus World Tour, holding a concert for the love of his fans.

Jay Chou came to Sydney on a whim in 2009 to perform in a one off concert, still managing to become the number one box office record holder for Allphones Arena, and has stayed in this position ever since. In that concert he broke 11 records in Australia including largest audience (15200), highest total sponsored amount and highest production cost ($480 000).

In the same year the box office for his 2009 Concert in Sydney reached an astronomical amount of $2.6 million USD out-grossing Beyonce and The Eagles placing him at rank 2 worldwide.

"I want the audience to feel like every time they blink their eyes, they are missing something" said Jay Chou. This concert is set to be much bigger and better than the last time he came to Sydney and is expected to break worldwide box office records.

Jay Chou is the number one singer in all of Asia. He has a total of 12 albums selling over 41.5 million copies worldwide, has held over 100 concerts worldwide with an audience count of over 7 million, 15 times winner of the Golden Melody Awards, the only Asian male singer to appear on the cover of the Times Magazine and to top it off he is recognised by CNN as one of the top 20 most influential people in Asia.

His 2014 concert will contain some of the biggest and most technologically advanced special effects in the world including 4D special effects and 3D animation will be sure to WOW you!!

Jay Chou Opus Jay World Tour 2014

Date: Friday 11th April, 2014
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Allphones Arena, Sydney Olympic Park
Cost: VVIP: $399, VIP: $299, Gold: $239, Silver: $149, Bronze: $99, Gold Non Alcohol: $239.

Tickets are available through Ticketek: http://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=JAYCHOU14

Official Website: http://jaychou.yeeyi.com/syd/index.php

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OpusJayWorldTour

MOST of Jay's concert has a PINK theme ~~ :3

Jays' personal PINK microphone!!! ^^

World Tour Poster Collection

2003 @ Malaysia

2008 @ Singapore Indoor Stadium

2009 @ Acer Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park

2010 @ Singapore Indoor Stadium

2011 @ Memorial Coliseum and Sports Arena, Los Angeles

2013 @ Putra Indoor Stadium, Malaysia

Secret, is a 2007 Taiwanese film. It is the 1ST directorial debut feature film of Taiwanese musician Jay Chou, who also stars as the male lead and co-wrote the movie.
The Secret Original Soundtrack was released by JVR Music on 13 August 2007.
In 2007 it received six nominations at the 44th Golden Horse Awards and won Outstanding Taiwanese Film of the Year, Best Original Song for "不能說的祕密" (Secret) by Chou and Best Visual Effects. It was also nominated for Best Asian Film at the 27th Hong Kong Film Awards in 2008.

Movie Poster Collection

Initial D (2005)

Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)

Secret (2007)

Kung Fu Dunk (2008)

The Treasure Hunter (2009)

True Legend (2010)

The Green Hornet (2011)

The Viral Factor (2012)

The Rooftop (2013)

Jay loves to collect sports car !!! (>__<)

Jay loves to use different styles of pianoes in his concert ~~ (#.#)

Albums ~

Jay (7 November 2000)

Fantasy (1 September 2001)

The Eight Dimensions (19 July 2002)

Ye Hui Mei (31 July 2003)

Common Jasmin Orange (3 August 2004)

November's Chopin (1 November 2005)

Still Fantasy (5 September 2006)

On the Run (2 November 2007)

Capricorn (14 October 2008)

The Era (18 May 2010)

Exclamation Mark (11 November 2011)

Opus 12 (28 December 2012)

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