Jay Chou has become a spiritual symbol and status symbol for a generation. It seems that listening to Jay Chou’s songs is more advanced and more tasteful than young people who only want to listen to online songs and vibrato. It is undeniable that Jay Chou created the wave of popular music twice. First of all, he completely sinicized the popular R&B music in Europe and America, which greatly enhanced the status of the songwriter in the Chinese music industry. In the later period of
, he incorporated Hip-Hop and R&B singing into traditional Chinese music, turning Chinese style into the mainstream style of Chinese pop music. With the help of Fang Wenshan, his songs have injected literary beauty and artistic conception into music, making them an icon of pop music without losing their cultural taste, and they have been loved by more fans of different levels.
However, judging from Jay Chou's latest singles, it can only be said to be quite conservative and without breakthrough. In the same type of music, it has not even reached the previous height. In the latest "Say Good or Not", it seems that only milk tea and the MV heroine Sanji Caihua are worth mentioning.
As everyone knows, Jay Chou has not only made achievements in music, he has also tried his best in movies, and has received good reviews. There are many movies that are still fresh in the audience. Jay Chou began to touch movies when his singing career was developing rapidly. Of course, idol movies were his best choice to start the film road. So two youth romance films and action films starring Jay Chou were born.
's "Initial D" in 2005 is undoubtedly the most noteworthy work in Jay Chou's film career. The film brings together many stars such as Jay Chou, Suzuki An, Edison Chen, Shawn Yue, Chen Xiaochun, etc. It has a strong lineup, and is adapted from a popular Japanese comic, leaving a relatively small car-themed movie at the time. The
film is co-directed by "Infernal Affairs" directors Liu Weiqiang and Mak Siu-fai. The film basically has the feel of a comic, and the animation effect is full. The electronic soundtrack and the theme song are also remarkable features of the film. The film has fluent images and smooth plot development. It inherits the characteristics of Hong Kong movies and finds a balance between the excitement and compactness of the racing scene and the easy and funny intentions.
Jay Chou won the Best New Actor Award at the 25th Hong Kong Film Awards for this film. "Initial D" not only allows mainland audiences to see Jay Chou's demeanor on the big screen, it is also worth mentioning that Jay Chou used the film to catch fire in Japan and South Korea. As a film adapted from a Japanese manga, the film became a sensation in Japan when it was announced as a film.
And most Japanese people have expressed their unanimous recognition of Jay Chou's version of Fujiwara Takumi, especially Japanese female audiences, who think that Jay Chou's cuteness and dullness are very suitable for playing Fujiwara Takumi.
Some film critics also praised Jay Chou's performance: First of all, the ups and downs of Jay Chou's performance as Takumi is very good. Although he usually has no expression on his face, when he grabs the steering wheel, he puts on a passionate expression. Just as the AE86 conquered Mount Akina, Jay Chou riding on "Initial D" also swept through the hearts of young Japanese people like a comet. A certain Japanese variety show directly gave Jay Chou the No. 1 popularity in Asia, overwhelming many popular niches in Japan. As the first Chinese-speaking male singer to have a concert at the Budokan in Japan, Jay Chou has set many records that no domestic singer can break. In the later period of
, after Jay Chou took the "Chinese style", he was even praised by professional Japanese musicians and movie fans. Jay Chou's early journey went too smoothly, and his "Initial D" made him an international superstar with audio and video.
The bold Jay Chou made persistent efforts. In 2007, he directed and acted in the first feature film "The Secret that Cannot Be Said". The first time the director succeeded in reaching the peak. The film is the highest-scoring work among the many films starring Jay Chou, and it currently maintains a high score of 7.8 on the mainland network. The story of
chose the advanced "overlap of time and space" at that time. The mainland film lamented that Jay Chou is really a ghost talent who only appeared in thousands of years. I watched the movie countless times, listened to the original sound countless times, the lines were memorized, and the memories were always there. What's more frightening is that "Secrets That Cannot Be Said" became a big hit in South Korea, and it even set off a piano fever among young Koreans.
The last teacher who taught Chinese in South Korea said that when asked about their favorite Chinese film, Korean students almost unanimously answered "Secrets that cannot be said." Not only affirmed Jay Chou, the actor who plays the piano, but South KoreaPeople also recognized his directorship.
A film review praised the film through the reversal of a solid plot and two-line narrative, effectively praising the good times of youth. Some people also said that Jay Chou, as a director, is very good at choosing a role, and the heroine Gui Lunmei is also popular in Korea. One of the first-line big coffee to participate in various activities of the Korean Film Festival.
made Jay Chou's debut in two movies and climbed to the pinnacle of the film and television industry. In the later period, Jay Chou obviously didn't put more thoughts on the movie. It is worth mentioning that the "Full City with Golden Armor" cooperating with Zhang Yimou, the action film "Reverse War" customized for him by Lin Chaoxian, and his self-directed and self-acted "Rooftop Love". During
, Jay Chou also tried to develop in the United States, cooperating with Seth Rogen and Cameron Diaz in "The Green Hornet", but the effect was not satisfactory.
Compared to Jay Chou’s songs, his movies actually provide him with a good fan base, and its influence spans China, Japan and South Korea, which is really rare. Some people in the media praised Jay Chou: Jay Chou is indeed the conspicuous buoy on the ocean surface of the times. Diving along him can see the continental shelf that runs through the contemporary era.
Indeed, "Jay Chou" is a cultural symbol within East Asia. His songs and movies are like a walking annals of youth history, containing the eight o'clock archives of adolescence for hundreds of millions of people. Therefore, his new songs, or future movies, will arouse these people's recollection of their own past and their self-projected recognition of idol personality.
