US CNN: A shy Asian heavenly king star

From the US CNN report: in the eyes of the Asia media, Jay Chou is considered a young heavenly king, but this idol who was born in Taiwan is a bit more normal and real. This article is translated by http://www.jaychoustudio.com

"I think since I've been born I have a great belief in myself, I trust myself more than I trust others, that's why I really like the work that I complete personally." said the artist, songwriter and actor to us.

This 29 year old has his own ideas, due to this stubbornness, he's become one of the most famous artists in Asia, he gives people an impression of being shy, he doesn't boast and he won't get nervous, his music contains slow songs, R&B, now he's gone into the Asia movie industry, he writes his own movies, he directs and appears in very famous movies, music is his first love, he's gain success, but he's still very shy, perhaps it's due to his common background.

From 200 when he released his first album, in the 8 years afterwards, he's released 7 more albums (a total of 8). But he's still insists, he still has a lot of songs he hasn't written, to break through the usual style of Mandarin and Cantonese songs, he's once written some songs with different topics, his songs surround different topics, some are related to violence, for instance describing a violent father. "I want my songs to have a different style to that of English hip hop songs, you won't find swear words in my songs, I have responsibility to add in educational topics into my songs, so I won't write things related to suicide or similar topics, because I think we have to face our lives bravely." Jay Chou said.

Jay Chou was raised by his mother, his mother is a teacher, his parents got divorced when he was very young, he started learning the piano when he was 3, he continued with it through his studying years, even though he's a hardworking student, but his homework results were very average, but this ordinary student found out he could express himself through the piano, he discovered his independence. "I want my belief to be based on the stage, and in front of the screen, I am two completely different people onstage and offstage."

When a Taiwan artist discovered Jay Chou, his career surged up. This person was Jacky Wu, Jacky Wu discovered him on a newcomers show, he invited Jay to come to his company to help artists write lyrics. "I never thought about being the king of making music, my first album was made up of songs I wrote for other people, they thought it was suitable for them so I took them for myself. I only wanted to be a singer-songwriter, not an idol."

When he came out he was very common, but he's already become an idol artist, not only is he a big idol, he's also appeared in movies, as long as he appears in the public, he'll become the focus of the news media, especially topics to do with his personal life.

"I think the entertainment news on Taiwan is different to that of the US. In Taiwan, the more you are low-profile and silent, the more the paparazzi chase after you, I'm in this kind of situation right now."