Jay Chou

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Jay Chou ( Chinese  周杰倫  /  周杰伦 , Pinyin Zhōu Jiélún , W.-G. Chou Chieh-lun , born January 18, 1979 in Taipei , Taiwan , Republic of China ) is a Taiwanese musician , composer and actor who mainly works in R&B and rap -Music makes. He is known for creative combinations of Western and Chinese musical styles. Thus, Chou produces rather unusual music that is not very similar to Taiwan's mainstream pop. A wider range of topics is also covered in his texts.

biography

Jay Chou was raised by his mother and was a calm and shy child. Because he was interested in music at a very early age, he started playing the piano at the age of three. At the age of 16 he was already writing songs for musicians who were successful at the time.

Chou made his first appearance in the music business when he and a friend took part in a talent show. Here he appeared as a pianist. They landed far behind the winners, but the show's producer decided to give Chou a shot because of his impressively complex piano score. Because Jay's appearance couldn't keep up with that of the big stars, he initially only worked as a composer for other artists, including Vivian Hsu and Jacky Wu. Many of these songs became big hits, although the songs mostly consisted of simpler sound structures.

In 2000 it was decided that Chou could release an album under his own name. His first album Jay was a huge success, although few people expected it, and even in the whole Chinese-speaking area (including mainland China , Taiwan , Hong Kong , Malaysia , Singapore etc.). When his second album Fantasy , which contained less experimental but more radio-friendly songs, was released, he was already one of the biggest pop stars in the Chinese-speaking world. The CD with which he was able to celebrate the greatest successes both financially and critically is his third album, The 8 Dimensions .

In 2005 Jay played a role in the film Initial D (Takumi Fujiwara), which was based on a Japanese manga. The film became a huge hit in Asia with premieres in Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Japan. The cast also includes other stars such as Anne Suzuki , Edison Chen and Anthony Wong Chau Sang.

In 2006 he played alongside Gong Li and Chow Yun-Fat in the film The Curse of the Golden Flower by star director Zhang Yimou, the imperial prince Jai, which was also a great success in Asia. In the same year he won the World Music Award .

In 2007 Chou made his debut as a director, screenwriter and producer with the self-biographical film Secret , and he also took on the lead role. The film won various awards and was nominated for best Asian film at the 27th Hong Kong Film Awards.

In 2009 Sony Pictures planned a remake of the series The Green Hornet with Bruce Lee for the cinemas, and the creators succeeded in winning Jay Chou for the role of Kato alongside Cameron Diaz and Christoph Waltz . The film, directed by Michel Gondry , was released in German cinemas on January 13, 2011.

In April 2016, Chou acquired the Taipei Assassins professional League of Legends team and renamed it J Gaming .

Filmography

Discography

Albums

  • Jay (November 1, 2000)
  • Fantasy (September 20, 2001)
  • The Eight Dimensions (July 19, 2002)
  • Ye Huimei (July 31, 2003), this album is in honor of Chou's mother, Ye Huimei
  • Qi Li Xiang - Common Jasmine Orange (August 3, 2004)
  • November's Chopin (November 1, 2005)
  • Still Fantasy (September 5, 2006)
  • On the Run (November 2, 2007)
  • Capricorn (October 14, 2008)
  • The Era (May 18, 2010)
  • Exclamation Mark (November 11, 2011)
  • Opus 12 (December 28, 2012)
  • Hey Not bad (December 26, 2014)
  • Jay Chou's Bedtime Stories (June 24, 2016)

EPs

  • Fantasy Plus (December 21, 2001)
  • Nun-Chuks (April 9, 2002)
  • Hidden Track EP (November 12, 2003)
  • J-III (June 2005)
  • Jay Chou: The Undisputed (July 2005)
  • Huo Yuan Chia (January 2006)

Live albums

  • The One Live CD (October 28, 2002)
  • Incomparable Concert (Wu Yu Lun Bi) (January 21, 2005)
  • 2007 World Tour Live (TBD)

Web links

Commons : Jay Chou  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Why Taiwanese megastar Jay Chou just bought a League of Legends team techinasia.com
personal data
SURNAME Chou, Jay
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Chow, Jay; Zhōu Jiélún; 周杰倫 (traditional Chinese); 周杰伦 (simplified Chinese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Taiwanese R&B and rap musician
DATE OF BIRTH January 18, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Taipei