Jay Chou’s Song for The Green Hornet’s Ending Theme; Shows Cameron Diaz Magic Tricks

It is somewhat of a significant event in the Chinese music industry as Jay Chou’s music goes global with the premier of the Hollywood film, The Green Hornet. Chou’s self-composed song, Nunchucks (雙截棍), is what audiences around the world will hear as the ending credits roll up the big screen.

Nunchucks (雙截棍) is a song taken from Chou’s second studio album, “Fantasy” – entirely self-composed and released when he was just 22 years old. Since his debut, this song is a must-have on his set-list in all his large-scale live concerts, thus holding a significant place in his music career. Nunchucks is also Bruce Lee’s signature weapon, thus representing the determination and unyielding spirit of the Chinese.

Acting alongside big name Hollywood stars like Seth Rogen and Cameron Diaz meant that there was inevitable interaction despite the language barrier. In his interview with hyphen magazine, Chou revealed that he used his well-known love for magic tricks to break the ice and get closer to his co-star, Cameron Diaz. He said, “during breaks, I showed Cameron Diaz some magic tricks. With magic, you don’t need to talk, I feel like it’s very easy, like a universal language. These things can bring different people together quickly.”

The trailer does look exciting so be sure to check this movie out!

















Source: news.sina.com.tw / hyphenmagazine.com



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Stephanie Sun’s Secret Trip to Taipei

Stephanie Sun at Taipei Taoyuan Airport

According to Appledaily, Stephanie Sun recently made a secret trip to Taipei with her father to discuss the contract for her new album. Following her decision to leave Warner Music in 2007 after working under the label for all her 9 albums, she has had no artiste management deal. As such, she hopes to finalize the contract details with a record company as soon as possible. However, her manager has stated that they will not be revealing the recording company’s name at present.

This new album will be her first album release in 4 years. Her last album, Against The Light (逆光), was released in 2007 and since then, fans have been anxiously waiting for more updates and news regarding a new release.

Well, looks like the wait has paid off! The album is supposedly 80% completed. This time round, Stephanie was also involved in many aspects of the album production including song arrangement and voice mixing. As long as there are parts of the song that she is unsatisfied with, re-recording is definite must-do the very next day. Even though the recording process becomes more complicated, Stephanie has expressed that she now finds joy in her work as she is not restricted by a recording company’s deadlines and can concentrate on producing the music she truly wants her fans to listen to. So let’s all anticipate this new album!

Stephanie with famous Singaporean album producer Peter Lee (李偲菘) who is helping her with her album this time round.

Source: Applydaily (unofficial translation)

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