Jay Chou
Jay Chou (January 18, 1979 -), nicknamed "Dr. Jay" or "Little King Jay Chou", is a singer, songwriter from Taiwan (Taipei), Lyricist. He has greatly enhanced the status of original songwriters in the Chinese music industry, and Jay Chou himself has become one of the newcomers who have had the most profound influence on Chinese music in the past five years, along with several other well-known Chinese music producers such as Wang Leehom and Tao Zhe. . Most of Jay Chou's own compositions and vocals have lyrics written by Fang Wenshan, and their contents are more courageous than ordinary pop songs to dabble in unprecedented themes, such as domestic violence in "Dad I'm Back", martial arts in "Nunchuck", and "Love Is Here". The world history of "B.C.", the environmental protection of "Terraces", the paparazzi of "Besieged on All Sides", etc. This has caused an impact on the contemporary Chinese music scene. Some people believe that Jay Chou began to like and create pop music under the influence of Luo Dayou and the singer Jacky Cheung. These two heavyweights in the Chinese music scene became Jay Chou's first teachers in the pop music scene.
Jay Chou's music style is also very diverse. His expertise is rhythm and blues (R&B) and rap (Rap). He innovatively used Western classical music in his songs: such as the Mozart sonata-style transition scene in "Nunchuck"; the Gregorian chant at the beginning of "Blue Storm", and the rich Chinese martial arts (such as "Nunchaku", "Dragon Fist" and "Huo Yuanjia") or Chinese music characteristics (in "Lady", the guitar in the transition scene uses the pipa's ring-finger playing method; the use of folk instruments: "Luangwu Chunqiu", "hair like snow" etc.). Jay Chou's fusion of Chinese and Western music styles creates a fresh sound, which is very different from Taiwan's mainstream music. Some of his songs incorporate recordings of natural environments or everyday objects, which enhance the storytelling of the music (such as the chess-playing scene in "The General", the camera clicks in "Besieged on All Sides", the phone dialing sound in "Blue Storm", The sound of ping-pong balls hitting "Class 3, Class 2"). In terms of arrangement, his songs are rich in harmony: often the main melody, harmony, rap, and countermelody are added layer by layer, and fade out layer by layer at the end, giving a sense of layering; the same melody is recorded on two tracks Played in the left and right ears at the same time, it has a three-dimensional chorus effect. His deliberately unclear articulation makes the rap part of the song more rhythmic.
Personal introduction
Real name: Jay Chou
Original place: Taiwan
English name: Jay Chou
Birthday: 1979-01-18
Birthplace: Taiwan
Height: 173cm
Weight: 60kg
Blood type: O
Constellation: Capricorn
Education: Music Department of Tamkang Middle School
Experts: songwriting, lyrics, playing ball
Specialized musical instruments: piano, cello, Guitar, jazz drums
Music type: R&B
Sports: Basketball
Mantra: No dick
Best advantage: songwriting and songwriting ability A strong, new musician of the e-generation
Biggest weakness: shyness, soft-hearted
Biggest wish: to travel to every corner of the world
Favorite items: peaked cap, Various musical instruments
Experience: Piano accompanist for Tamkang Middle School Choir, Public Television - Thyme Fried Fish (unit drama), Street Music Performer (role), TVBS-G Super Rookie of the Year runner-up
p>Family status: (only son in the family) father (physics teacher), mother (middle school art teacher)
Friends in the circle: Luo Zhixiang (Little Pig), Liu Hong, Fang Wenshan, S.H.E, Stefanie Sun , Nanquan Mom, Huang Lixing
Childhood’s dream: to be Bruce Lee
First love: The classmate next door in junior high school
Like girls: long hair, oval face, Single phoenix eye (classical beauty)
Best creative partner: Fang Wenshan
Most beloved person: grandma, mother and father
Favorite movie: Any of Miyazaki Jun's cartoon movies
Hobbies: writing songs, watching movies, playing basketball, and playing video games
Specialized musical instruments: piano, cello, guitar, jazz drums
Favorite sports: basketball, fitness, practicing nunchucks
Favorite items: caps, various musical instruments, black music, silverware, chewing gum
Collecting hobbies : Sneakers and hats
Favorite music: R&B, HIP-HOP
(actually I like all kinds of songs)
Favorite clothes: Natural, comfortable, HIP-HOP
(Simple T-SHIRT top and shorts)
Favorite color: blue
Favorite food : I like fried chicken, chicken steak and anything related to chicken
(especially Swiss chicken wings from Hong Kong Tai Ping Guan), (Kentucky Chicken), and I also like to drink sweet drinks.
Favorite musicians: Chopin, Liszt, Yo-Yo Ma
Favorite actor: Jet Li
Favorite basketball star: MICHEAL JORDAN
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Favorite singer: USHER, BABYFACE
Place you most want to visit: France feels very romantic, but if I have the chance, I would like to try Shanghai or Beijing.
Take a long-distance train Go to Inner Mongolia or Xinjiang and experience the ever-changing scenery.
Movies starring:
"Looking for Jay Chou"-Jay Chou Packaging
"Initial D"-Fujiwara Takumi (2005)
" "The City Is Full of Golden Armor" Yuan Jie (2006)
"The Secret That Cannot Be Told"-Yip Xianglun (Director)
"Big Slam Dunk"-Shijie
< p>Personal Honors"Jay Chou's self-titled album", November 1, 2000
"Fantasy", September 20, 2001
" "Eight Dimensions of Space", July 19, 2002
"Ye Huimei", July 31, 2003
"Qili Xiang", August 3, 2004
"Chopin in November", November 1, 2005
"Still Fantasy", September 5, 2006
Concert
"Fantasy Show Hong Kong Concert", November 2001.
"The One Jay Chou Concert", October 2002. (Including all 10 singles from the album "Eight Degrees of Space" on MTV)
"Jay Chou 2004 Unparalleled Concert", January 2005. (Including all 10 singles of "Qilixiang" on MTV)
EP
"FANTASY + PLUS", December 2001. (That is, "Fantasy EP", including the 10 singles MTV of "Fantasy + PLUS" and the 3 concert singles MTV of "FANTASY + PLUS")
"Looking for Jay Chou EP" , November 12, 2003. (Including the 11 singles of "Ye Huimei" on MTV)
"Huo Yuanjia EP", January 20, 2006. (Including the MTV theme song of the same name for the movie "Fearless" and the entire 12-track MTV single of "Chopin in November")
"Golden Armor EP", December 8, 2006.