Jolin and Jay: 給我一首歌的時間

Rumours of their reconciliation has been rife, especially since the concert moment in Taipei where Jolin made a special guest appearance that almost brought down the roof of the concert hall! You could see how ecstatic the fans are! And now that Jolin appears in 娱乐百分百 to promote her new album, Show often uses it to poke fun of his pal. So here's the clip in question...

ps: The audio quality is lacking, so you might need to tune up to listen more clearly.

Jolin Tsai is waiting for Jay Chou to say sorry

So the Jay-Jolin saga starts all over again... Hmm, I wonder if it is a publicity stunt to create hype around her latest album, Myself. Or perhaps she was sincerely hoping for a reconciliation!

All Jolin Tsai is waiting for is an apology. That was what she said in an interview for a Taiwanese talk-show.

Jolin and Jay Chou's rumoured romance has been the talk of the town and their recent collaboration at Jay's concert gave reporters fodder to speculate a reunion.

While neither party has ever admitted to their relationship, Jolin did a rare tell-it-all session during an interview with veteran host Matilda Tao.

"The period of hating is over," Jolin said.

She revealed that it took her one year to get over the break-up - Jay was said to have broken up with Jolin for Taiwanese host Patty Hou.

She then added that Jay has yet to apologize to her for this.

Jolin's honesty incurred the anger of both her company and Jay's reps; and Jolin was reportedly barred from taking on any more interviews. However, the reps from Jolin's company denied the interview embargo.

Jolin appeared for an event recently and when reporters mentioned the interview with Matilda Tao, Jolin immediately changed her tone and accused the media of sensationalizing the story.

Then how does she feel about spending Chinese Valentine's Day as a singleton?

"I hope I'll get to spend my Valentine's Day next February with a boyfriend. I've got quite a few prospective suitors lately!" Jolin quipped.

Who are these suitors?

"I'm not saying anything this time!"

Source: Xin.sg

Jay Chou's Singapore Concert 2010 - Stephanie Sun

I would have usually gone for Jay's concert, but somehow convinced myself to skip this year's as the tickets were pretty pricey and anyway I've been to several of his past concerts already. More critically tickets were snapped up at lightning speed, within the first few hours of sales! It was the consolation to my decision, although I did feel occasional regrets about not attending.

Back to the topic, I found a really nice clip of his Singapore's concert on 24 July 2010. I really liked his adaptation of Stephanie Sun's 眼泪成诗 - and Stephanie being in the audience made it even more special! I don't think it was rehearsed but certainly a cute surprise element for the concert go-ers. You can see the shock and embarrassment in Stephanie's face when the cameras singled her out; and Jay's smile towards the end of the clip, simply sweet.



Edit: The song is actually a mix of 浪花兄弟-想你就寫信 and 孙燕姿-眼泪成诗.

My type of C-pop

Introductions first, here's a peek into my world of Chinese Pop.

I've been listening to Chinese Pop since the days of Little Tigers 小虎队, Heavenly Kings 四大（小）天王, etc... Of course, there were those I liked then. But moving on with times, the list below are some of my current favourites. In no preferential sequence:

Mayday 五月天
This 5-man Taiwanese Rock Band (Ashin 阿信, Monster 怪兽, Rock 石头, Masha 玛莎, Guan You 冠右) is the latest addition to my favourites, and boy did they top the chart! I used to be a casual listener of theirs, now converted to be a fan since the fateful night of their DNA Concert 2009 in Singapore which was simply infectious. Recommended tracks: 憨人、志明與春嬌、I Love You 無望、恋爱ING、離開地球表面、最重要的小事

Jay Chou 周杰伦

I've got to admit that he's not a great singer. That aside, Jay is full of talent! He composes great award-winning tunes, fuses Chinese music with R&B, plays multiple musical instruments, writes songs that lashes out at the paparazzi (四面楚歌) and voices many other thoughts and values of his, and directed and acted in his own movie. Recommended tracks: 青花瓷、发如雪、说好的幸福呢、不能说的秘密、稻香

Jacky Cheung 张学友
I still like him since the old world of Chinese Pop - for his solid vocals. He was the only Heavenly King who's evolved in the world of music today, or so I believe. With many wonderful hits to his accolade, it's a tough task to single out the best. Some of my all time favourites are: 离开以后（粤）、每天爱你多一些（粤）、怎么舍得你（粤）、如果爱.

Cheer Chen 陈绮贞
I was attracted by Cheer's unique pixie-like voice, which helps when she delivers simple and melodious tunes. Her music has shifted from folk to soft rock/alternative, but all for the better as with her rising popularity in recent years. I always believe music expresses character and Cheer's full of it. Recommended tracks: 旅行的意义，太阳，太多, 私奔到月球

Fan Fan 范玮琪
A solid voice and wide vocal range, and a wacky big-sister character (Afterall, walking off the stage is a feat that not anyone could perform!) is all it takes to like her. Her style is mainly folkish. Recommended tracks: 是非题，一个像夏天一个像秋天，因为，哲学家

Fish Leong 梁静茹

Fish to me, is blessed with many wonderful love songs compositions more than anything else. She's not my favourite singer, but I'm giving her the special mention because her songs make great and evergreen KTV hits. How can anyone not love her for producing songs we all love to sing? Recommended tracks: Fly Away, 勇气，情歌，小手拉大手


I could go on and on, the list is non-conclusive as there's so much more the world of C-pop has to offer. Perhaps next time, I shall dwell more into this.