Author: Ning Zhike
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: Searching for Half-Orcs, Unparalleled Nunchucks, Love in BC, Falling into the Scent of Seven with Jay. After debuting for five years, sweeping across Asia, there are no limits in the music world. A full record of the rookie king's heart journey. A complete presentation of Jay's D. It is undeniable that a year ago, Jay Chou was the most profitable singer in the Chinese-language music industry: after only four years of debut, four albums, and average sales all exceeded one million; maintaining seven-digit performance fees without compromise, and invitation requests for him to perform "on the road" were as numerous as fish in a river. He is a legend of an era, seemingly descending from the heavens. Time magazine described him as follows: As a singer, he doesn’t take drugs, doesn’t cause trouble, doesn’t rebel, yet he becomes so popular—this surprises the usually indulgent Westerners. If you truly get close to him, you’ll realize there’s nothing strange about it at all. Jay Chou’s emergence, especially his subversion of Chinese-language singing styles, made "becoming popular" an inevitable result. After debuting for five years, sweeping across Asia, unlimited possibilities in the music world, a full record of the rookie king’s heart journey, and a complete presentation of Jay’s D.