Jay Chou

      Well I planned not to write about music, but I guess I can write about music artists. Well I am going to write about Jay Chou, a Taiwanese musician, singer, producer, actor and director who has won the World Music Award four times. In 1998 he was discovered in a talent contest where he displayed his piano and song-writing skills. Even though he was trained in classical music, Chou combines Chinese and Western music styles to produce songs, covering issues such as domestic violence, war, and urbanization.
       His music has gained recognition throughout Asia, most notably in regions such as Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and more in overseas Asian communities, winning more than 20 awards each year. He has sold over 25 million albums worldwide. He debuted his acting career in Initial D(2005), for which he won Best Newcomer Actor in Golden Horse Awards, and was nominated for Best Supporting Actor by Hong Kong Film Awards for his role in Curse of the Golden Flower (2006). His career now extends into directing and running his own record company JVR Music.
He, was often criticized for being to expressionless and stiff in his acting skills, but he improved dramatically. He shows determination and the result are very clear in his movies. I wasn’t into many Asian movies, despite me being Asian and all because I thought it was a lot of talking. However, after watching one of his movies, I instantly fell in love with his films and later one, other actors (or actresses) films. I especially love his music; not many artists have a nice fusion in classical and Western style music, but Chou’s music changed that.  For those who are into some different types of music, this is for you. It’s amazing at how his work shows impact to the music world. Watch some of his directed movies, they are definitely very emotional like drama, so for them drama lovers!