DOB : January 18, 1979
Birthplace : Taiwan
Family : Mom & Dad (divorced)
Pets : dog (lives with his grandma)
Musical Instruments : Piano, Cello, Guitar, Drums
Height : 173cm (about 5'7")
Weight : 60kg (132lbs)
Bloodtype : O
Education : Taipei Tan Jiang High School, graduated 1997
Musical Style : R&B, Rap, Ballad, Rock, PopRecording
Company : Alfa Music
Former manager : Jacky Wu
Favorite Sport : Basketball
Favorite Food : Mom's cooking, and Kentucky Fried Chicken
First Released Single : Hei Se You Mo (Black Humor)
Relationship status : Rumored to have dated Jolin Tsai for a while (never confirmed)Jay is currently dating news anchor Patty Hou. He confirmed the relationship Feb. 18, 2005. Rumors surfaced in mid 2006 of Chou-Hou relationship on the rocks, and Jay dating various other celebs including Hebe Tian of S.H.E.
At the tender age of three, he started to learn piano under constant supervision from his mom, Jay practiced piano diligently and eventually developed a love for the instrument and music. He went on to master a number of other instruments, including guitar, cello, jazz drum as well as the Chinese Dizi.
Jay's parents divorced when he was 13. Already a quiet boy to begin with, Jay grew even more secluded. He became independent rather quickly and was absorbed in his own music world. Whenever any musical ideas came to mind, he would jot them down. It wasn't before long he started writing his own songs.
Basketball was his other love and he often played with friends. In terms of school, Jay was not very strong academically, but he did manage to complete high school.
By an interesting twist of fate, a schoolmate of Jay's signed up for a singing contest and wanted him to accompany her on the piano. The performance at the contest was by no means stunning, but somehow the host of the show, Jacky Wu, took notice of the musical score that Jay was playing from. And from then on, in the momentous year of 1998, the little boy who grew up in Linkou entered the entertainment industry primarily as a songwriter. Jay spent hours and hours on end in the studio, dreaming up melodies, and it soon became his second home. That was how he spent his first years in the industry. The songs he wrote for other artists were rejected fairly often at that time. After all, who was Jay Zhou ? No one really knew much about him. But over time, his songs were accepted and they paved the way for Jay's eventual successful musical career.
Released on September 20, 2001, Jay's second musical effort Fantasy propelled him to stardom with numerous hits such as “Kai Bu Liao Kou”, “An Jing”, and “Shuang Jie Gun”, just to name a few. He earned many awards with this album, including five Golden Melody Awards . This was an astonishing feat by an artist who has just arrived on the scene for a short period of time. After the successes of his first two albums, Jay launched his first music concert series, known as the Fantasy Tour, showcasing his piano and cello skills in this concert, which was kept mainly within Asia .
His own unique Chinese R&B style is unparalleled by another and he continues to make breakthroughs as he takes risks in attempting new things. The way he intertwines Chinese and Western music makes his songs endearing to people both young and old. The fusion of the two cultures is not only fresh-sounding, but has also rarely been done by other musicians before. Together with his long time friend and lyricist Vincent Fang, Jay's compositions and Vincent's lyrics managed to reflect Jay's sensitivity to human emotions and the details of life. He manages to touch people's hearts with striking words as well as educate people's minds with important lessons.
Movie Career
After being in the entertainment industry for several years, Jay has started to branch off from music a bit and ventured into the realm of acting. An interesting thing to note is that a lot of his musical inspiration simply emerges from watching movies. You may have often found that his music gives very vibrant visual imagery and his music videos bring those images to life. It should come as no surprise that besides being a singer-songwriter, he has also dreamt of being a film director one day. In the movie “Hidden Track” (2003), Jay guest-starred as himself briefly and got a taste of what it is like to be part of a film. He also specially penned 2 songs for the movie released in the Hidden Track EP.
The movie has kept Jay very busy in most of the year, due to all the filming and promotional works for the movie. The movie also allowed Jay to break into the Japanese market, when he subsequently released his first compilation album called Initial J in Japan only, with the theme songs of the Initial D movie included in that album.
November 7, 2000 Jay 周杰倫同名專輯專輯專輯
September 1, 2001 Fantasy 范特西
July 19, 2002 Eight Dimensions 八度空間
July 31, 2003 Ye Hui Mei 葉惠美
August 3, 2004 Common Jasmin Orange 七里香
November 1, 2005 November's Chopin 十一月的蕭邦
September 5, 2006 Still Fantasy 依然范特西
November 2, 2007 On the Run 我很忙
October 14, 2008 Capricorn 魔杰座
Filmography:
Hidden Track 尋找周杰倫 (2003) Cameo
Initial D 頭文字D (June 23, 2005) Lead actor (Takumi Fujiwara)
Curse of the Golden Flower 滿城盡帶黃金甲 (December 22, 2006) Supporting actor (Prince Jai - Yuan Jie)
Secret 不能說的秘密 (July 27, 2007) Director, lead actor and original story author (Jay - Ye Xiang Lun)
Kung Fu Dunk 功夫灌籃 (February 7, 2008) Lead actor (Fang Shi Jie - Fong Sai Kit)
True Legend 蘇乞兒 (2009) Supporting actor (Wu Chen)
Ci Ling (2010) Lead actor
Pandaman 熊猫人 (TV serial)(from March,2009 to unknown) Director,Supporting actor
Mp3 Download Link : You can find Jay Zhou Jie Lun Mp3 download here. All the mp3 listed here is for reviewing purpose only. Buy the original CD's and cassettes