Jay Chou Chieh-lun (traditional Chinese: 周杰倫; simplified Chinese: 周杰伦; pinyin: Zhōu Jiélún; born 18 January 1979) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter, actor, director, and businessman. Widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the Chinese-speaking world, he is referred to as the "King of Mandopop".
Chou signed to Alfa Music in 2000, and made his debut with the studio album Jay (2000). He rose to prominence with his second album Fantasy (2001), which became one of the best-selling albums in Taiwan in the 21st century. Chou incorporated diverse genres such as R&B and alternative rock in albums such as Yeh Hui-Mei (2003) and November's Chopin (2005), as well as influences from traditional Chinese music in works such as Common Jasmine Orange (2004). The latter featured the titular single and became the best-selling physical album in China in the 21st century, having sold over 2.6 million copies.
In 2007, Chou established his own label and management company JVR Music. His commercial success continued with albums such as On the Run! (2007), Capricorn (2008), and Jay Chou's Bedtime Stories (2016), all of which featured hit songs including "Blue and White Porcelain", "Rice Field", and "Love Confession", and "Shouldn't Be". He became the first Mandopop artist to top the IFPI Global Album Sales Chart, with Greatest Works of Art (2022) being the world's best-selling record in pure sales in 2022. Venturing outside of music, Chou made his acting debut in the film Initial D (2005), which was followed by roles in Curse of the Golden Flower (2006), Kung Fu Dunk (2008), The Treasure Hunter (2009), and Hollywood films The Green Hornet (2011) and Now You See Me 2 (2016).
Chou is one of the best-selling recording artists in Taiwanese history, having sold over 30 million albums worldwide. He is the most-awarded singer at the Golden Melody Awards—with 15 accolades, and his music videos are among the most-viewed on YouTube—with six surpassing 100 million views, the most for any Chinese artist. Chou's Opus Jay World Tour (2013–2015) generated over US$250 million in revenue while The Invincible World Tour (2016–2019) drew an audience of over 3 million.
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Date: 18 January 1979
By MAURICE CARROLL
Maurice CARROLL
Article on current careers of some members of staff of former Mayor John V Lindsay Adm; activities of Patrick Vecchio, Sid Davidoff, Frederick Hayes, Richard Aurelio and Jay Kriegel, Barry Gottehrer and others discussed; illus (M)
Date: 19 January 1979
By WALLACE TURNER Special to The New York Times
Wallace Special
McClatchy Newspapers chain has purchased 80% controlling interest in Anchorage Daily News; News had survived under leadership of Katherine Fanning, while being involved in antitrust suit with Anchorage Times, owned by Robert B Atwood (S)
Date: 19 January 1979
Special to The New York Times
Members of Cleveland Newspaper Guild have voted to end byline moratorium at Plain Dealer, protesting transfer of reporter Robert H Holden covering utilities news; Holden will be reassigned to gen reptg duties on Mar 1 (S)
Date: 18 January 1979
By LES BROWN
Les BROWN
TV networks do not televise news documentaries during Feb, May and Nov, mos when Nielsen and Arbitron ratings services conduct surveys (M)
Date: 19 January 1979
Distillers Co will raise export prices on whiskies; increase for Amers will be about 20c a bottle for standard brands and 50c for deluxe brands; illus (S)
Date: 19 January 1979
Pres Somoza rejects latest proposal by US, Dominican Repub and Guatemala for internationally supervised plebiscite to determine whether he will stay in office (S)
Date: 18 January 1979
By WILLIAM N. WALLACE Special to The New York Times
William WALLACE
Date: 18 January 1979