Jay Chou was born in New Taipei City, Taiwan Province, and his ancestral home is Yongchun County, Fujian Province. When Jay Chou was a child (17 photos), his mother Ye Huimei sent him to Tamkang Shanye Kindergarten Music Class to learn piano.
When Jay Chou was in the second grade of junior high school, his parents divorced due to personality differences, and Jay Chou was raised by his mother Ye Huimei. During the high school entrance examination, Jay Chou was not admitted to an ordinary high school.
In the same year, he was admitted to the first music class of Tamkang Middle School because he was good at piano. After graduating from high school, he applied for the Music Department of Taipei University twice but was not admitted, so he started working in a restaurant.
In September 1997, with the encouragement of his mother, Jay Chou signed up to participate in the entertainment program "Super Rookie King" on Taipei Star TV, and invited people to sing his own song "Dreams Have Wings" on the program. .
When host Wu Zongxian saw the score of this song, he invited Jay Chou to work as a music assistant at Alfa Music Company. In 1998, he composed the song "Tears Know", but the song was withdrawn after the company gave it to Andy Lau. The song "Nunchaku" he composed for Zhang Huimei was also rejected.
In 2000, on the recommendation of Yang Junrong, Jay Chou began to sing his own songs Jay Chou (7 photos); on November 7, he released his first solo album "Jay" and arranged the composition of all songs. , harmony writing and supervising work.
The album combines various music styles such as Ramp; Attracted attention in the Chinese music scene.
The following year, he was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 12th Taiwan Golden Melody Awards, Best Producer at the 12th Taiwan Golden Melody Awards, and Best Composer at the 12th Taiwan Golden Melody Awards.
In September 2001, Jay Chou released the Mandarin album "Fantasy". In addition to being the album's producer, he also composed all the songs in the album.
This album is the work by which Jay Chou established his recording style. The title song "Nunchaku", which combines Chinese and Western musical elements, has become one of the representative works of rap songs.
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Movies you have participated in
1. "Now You See Me 2" is jointly produced by Lionsgate Pictures and Summit Entertainment Crime action film, directed by Chinese-American director Zhu Haowei, starring Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Daniel Radcliffe, Liz Co-starring Caplan, Jay Chou, Michael Caine, and Morgan Freeman.
The film tells the story of a group of demon knights with extraordinary wisdom and courage. They use magic talents to win the attention of the people and usher in new enemies and more thrilling robbery missions.
2. "Rooftop Love" is the second film written, directed and acted by Jay Chou. Liu Genghong serves as the producer, starring Jay Chou, Li Xinai, Wang Xueqi, Eric Tsang, Xu Fan, Zhong Zhentao and others.
This is a musical and dance film that combines youth, love, kung fu, and comedy. On May 27, 2013, "Rooftop Love" was selected as the closing film of the 2013 New York Asian Film Festival. It will be released on July 11. It will be released in Asia and land in North America on July 19th.
3. "The Untold Secret" is Jay Chou's self-directed and starring film debut, starring Gui Lunmei, Anthony Wong, and Tsang Kaixuan. It was released in mainland China on July 31, 2007.
The film is based on Jay Chou's own high school life. It tells the story of Xiao Lun, a piano genius who transferred to an art school, and meets Xiao Yu who plays mysterious piano music in an old piano practice room. A fantasy love story.
4. "Reverse War" is a gunfight action movie directed by Hong Kong director Lam Chiu-hsien and starring Jay Chou, Nicholas Tse, Lin Peng, Bai Bing, On Zhijie, Liu Qizhi, Jin Yanling and others. The film was released on January 17, 2012.
The film tells the life and death story of Wan Fei, a police officer from the International Security Bureau, and Wan Yang, the biological brother of an international criminal group.
5. "The Green Hornet" is produced by Neal H. Moretz, directed by Michel Gondry, starring Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Christoph Waltz, Cameron ·An action comedy starring Diaz, Edward James Olmos, David Harbour, and Tom Wilkinson. The film was released in the United States on January 14, 2011, and in mainland China on February 8, 2011.
The film is adapted from the comic book of the same name. It mainly tells the story of newspaper publisher Brett Reed, who transforms into a masked hero "Green Hornet" every night and punishes criminals with his assistant Kato from Shanghai. A story about evil promoting good and fighting for justice.