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{{Short description|Taiwanese singer, songwriter and musician (born 1979)}}
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| name               = Jay Chou
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| image              = Jay Chou in Shanghai 2023 (4).jpg
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| caption            = Chou in July 2023
| native_name        = {{nobold|周杰倫}}
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| birth_name         = Jay Chou Chieh-lun
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| birth_place        = [[Linkou District|Linkou]], [[New Taipei City|Taipei County]], Taiwan
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* Singer
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* record producer
* actor
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| years_active       = 2000–present
| works              = {{hlist|[[Jay Chou albums discography|Albums]]|[[Jay Chou singles discography|singles]]|[[List of songs recorded by Jay Chou|songs recorded]]}}
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Hannah Quinlivan]]|2015}}
| children           = 3
| awards             = [[List of awards and nominations received by Jay Chou|Full list]]
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* [[Mandopop]]
* [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
* [[Chinese rock]]
* [[Chinese hip-hop]]
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* Vocals
* piano
* cello
* guitar
* guzheng
* dizi
* drums
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* Alfa
* JVR
* [[Universal Music]]<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Schneider|first=Marc|title=Mandopop Star Jay Chou and His Label JVR Music Join Universal Music Group|url=https://www.billboard.com/business/record-labels/jay-chou-jvr-music-join-universal-music-group-partnership-1235540625/|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=6 December 2023|access-date=2 February 2024|archive-date=2 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202090338/https://www.billboard.com/business/record-labels/jay-chou-jvr-music-join-universal-music-group-partnership-1235540625/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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'''Jay Chou Chieh-lun''' ({{lang-zh|s=周杰伦|t=周杰倫|first=t|p=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 "[[Honorific nicknames in popular music|King of Mandopop]]".

Chou signed to Alfa Music in 2000, and made his debut with the studio album ''[[Jay (album)|Jay]]'' (2000). He rose to prominence with his second album ''[[Fantasy (Jay Chou album)|Fantasy]]'' (2001), which became one of the [[List of best-selling albums in Taiwan|best-selling albums in Taiwan]] in the 21st century. Chou incorporated diverse genres such as [[Rhythm and blues|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 [[Common Jasmine Orange (song)|titular single]] and became the [[List of best-selling albums in China|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 (Jay Chou album)|''On the Run!'']] (2007), ''[[Capricorn (Jay Chou album)|Capricorn]]'' (2008), and ''[[Jay Chou's Bedtime Stories]]'' (2016), all of which featured hit songs including "[[Blue and White Porcelain]]", "[[Rice Field (song)|Rice Field]]", and "[[Love Confession]]", and "[[Shouldn't Be]]". He became the first Mandopop artist to top the [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|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 (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 [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] films ''[[The Green Hornet (2011 film)|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.<ref>{{cite web |title=5 reasons why Jay Chou is called the King of Mandopop |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3095357/5-reasons-why-jay-chou-king-mandopop-taiwanese-superstar |website=South China Morning Post |access-date=3 April 2025 |language=en |date=31 July 2020 |archive-date=29 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200829132845/https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3095357/5-reasons-why-jay-chou-king-mandopop-taiwanese-superstar |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.

== Early life ==
Jay Chou was born and raised in [[Linkou District|Linkou]], [[New Taipei City|Taipei County]], Taiwan. He is of [[Hoklo]] descent. Both his parents were secondary school teachers: his mother, Yeh Hui-mei ({{lang-zh|t=葉惠美|p=Yè Huìměi|labels=no}}), who was an art teacher, while his father, Chou Yao-chung ({{lang-zh|s=周耀中|p=Zhōu Yàozhōng|labels=no}}), is a [[biomedical]] researcher. His mother noticed his sensitivity to music and took him to piano lessons at the age of four.<ref name="CNN">{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/03/ta.jaychou/index.html#cnnSTCText|title=Jay Chou: Asia's reluctant superstar|date=8 September 2008|publisher=CNN|access-date=21 February 2009|archive-date=18 February 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218130137/http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/03/ta.jaychou/index.html#cnnSTCText|url-status=live}}</ref>

During his childhood, he was fascinated with capturing sounds and songs with his [[tape recorder]], which he carried everywhere with him. In the third grade, he became interested in [[music theory]] and also started cello lessons. He was an only child and loved to play piano, imitate TV actors, and perform magic tricks. His favorite composer was, and is still to this day, [[Frédéric Chopin]].{{cn|date=October 2025}}

Jay graduated from Taipei Jinhua High School. His parents divorced when he was 14 and he was teased by his classmates, which caused him to become reclusive and introverted. He had no friends and preferred to be alone, listening to music, contemplating and daydreaming. At {{ill|Tamkang Senior High School|zh|新北市私立淡江高級中學}}, he majored in piano and minored in cello. He showed a talent for improvisation, became fond of pop music, and began to write songs.<ref name="Time" /><ref name="gddm812">{{cite book| last = Chou| first = Jay| title = Grandeur de D Major| date = 1 November 2004| publisher = Hua Ren Ban Tu| location = China | isbn = 957-29371-4-6 | pages = 8, 12|language=zh}}</ref> Chou was [[Conscription in Taiwan|conscripted for mandatory military service]] after graduating from high school with inadequate grades for university. However, severe back pain triggered by sports eventually led to the diagnosis of [[ankylosing spondylitis]], and he was exempted from military service.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://ent.sina.com.cn/s/h/2003-04-28/2225147402.html | title = Jay Chou discusses the wonder of life in illness 二度造访心情电视 周杰伦谈病痛中的精彩人生 | date = 28 April 2003 | access-date = 2 June 2007 | publisher = sina.com.cn | format = News article | language = zh | archive-date = 9 April 2005 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050409222218/http://ent.sina.com.cn/s/h/2003-04-28/2225147402.html | url-status = live }}</ref><ref name="zaobaoak">{{cite news | url = http://stars.zaobao.com/pages3/zhoujielun060225.html | title = Jacky Wu: Jay Chou takes 12 painkillers 吴宗宪：周杰伦一度服12颗止痛药 | publisher = zaobao.com | date = 25 February 2006 | access-date = 2 June 2007 | format = News article | language = zh | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071012055042/http://stars.zaobao.com/pages3/zhoujielun060225.html | archive-date = 12 October 2007 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> Meanwhile, he found a job as a waiter.<ref name="waiter">{{cite web| url = http://gbtimes.com/life/jay-chou-asias-own-eminem| title = Jay Chou – Asia's own Eminem| access-date = 11 April 2015| date = 23 March 2007| publisher = gbtimes.com| archive-date = 14 April 2015| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150414123123/http://gbtimes.com/life/jay-chou-asias-own-eminem| url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|script-title=zh:周杰伦的职业生涯揭秘:从侍应生到乐坛巨星_职场频道_新华网|url = http://news.xinhuanet.com/employment/2009-04/29/content_11280274_2.htm|website = news.xinhuanet.com|access-date = 30 November 2015|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090502215505/http://news.xinhuanet.com/employment/2009-04/29/content_11280274_2.htm|archive-date = 2 May 2009|df = dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="seeds">{{cite book |author=Liu Dongji|script-chapter=zh:《周杰伦：太阳的背后不是光》|chapter=Jay Chou: The Back of the Sun Is Not Light |script-title=zh:《青年文摘》|trans-title=Youth Literary Digest |year=2008 |publisher=Youth Literary Digest Agency |location=Chaoyang District, Beijing |pages=4–5 |isbn=978-7-5006-6468-0 |language=zh}}</ref>

Chou's mother initially inspired Chou to become a music teacher, while Chou remained relatively clueless on what to do with his life. Without his knowledge, a friend registered both their names in a talent show called ''Super New Talent King'' in 1998. Chou played the piano accompaniment for his friend, whose singing was described as "lousy". Although they did not win, the show's host, [[Jacky Wu]], happened to glance at the music score and was impressed with its complexity. Wu then asked who wrote it, discovered Chou and hired him as a contract composer and paired him with the novice lyricist [[Vincent Fang (lyricist)|Vincent Fang]]<ref name="Time" /><ref name="seeds"/> for his then record company, Alfa Music. Chou then spent most of his time in Wu's studio learning music producing, sound mixing, recording, and writing songs.<!--  His songs written for artists such as Jacky Wu, Power Station, Landy Wen, and Coco Lee became widely popular but he is still relatively unknown. There were no plans to make him a singer because his mentor Wu thought he was too shy and not good-looking.{{Fact|date=June 2008}} --><ref name="jcbio">{{cite web | url = http://ent.sina.com.cn/s/2007-01-08/23381402205.html | title = King of the new generation 周杰伦：新声代之王 | date = 8 January 2007 | access-date = 2 June 2007 | publisher = sina.com.cn | language = zh | archive-date = 25 May 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110525230525/http://ent.sina.com.cn/s/2007-01-08/23381402205.html | url-status = live }}</ref><ref name="starsrising" /><ref name="revolutionary" />

== Career ==

=== 2000–2002: Debut and commercial success ===
[[File:Jay Chou in Starry Mood (1).jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Jay Chou in the music video for "Starry Mood" in 2000]]
In 2000, under the recommendation of JR Yang, Jay Chou began to sing his own songs. Wu told Chou that he would help him release an album after he wrote 50 songs and he would pick 10 from there. Chou already had an arsenal of songs he wrote for others but had been rejected, so among those he chose 10 for his first album. Chou released his debut album ''[[Jay (album)|Jay]]'' under Alfa Music under [[Jacky Wu]] in November 2000. Chou arranged the compilation, harmony, and production of all the songs. The album combines R&B, hip-hop, and other musical styles. Among them, the hit song "Starry Mood" ({{Lang-zh|c=星晴|labels=no}}) won the 24th China Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs. The album was promoted heavily by [[Jacky Wu]] in the entertainment shows he hosted. Chou himself also appeared on a few television programs to promote the album. Chou was marketed as a talented singer-composer with a unique tune. His collaboration with [[Vincent Fang (lyricist)|Vincent Fang]] and Vivian Hsu on the release brought about a few hits.

In 2001, Chou held his first series of five solo concerts, titled the Fantasy Concert, with the first stop on 11 January 2001, at the [[Taoyuan Arena]], Taiwan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=频道内容____ 周杰伦：新一代亚洲歌王横空出世 |url=http://www.ycwb.com/gb/content/2001-11/08/content_274458.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160223095658/http://www.ycwb.com/gb/content/2001-11/08/content_274458.htm |archive-date=23 February 2016 |access-date=16 February 2016 |website=www.ycwb.com}}</ref> Followed by two shows at the [[Hong Kong Coliseum]], one in Malaysia and ended in Singapore on 10 February 2002. On 9 July 2001, songwriters Jay and Yungai Hayung performed "The Roof", which was included in the album "A Little Wild" by Yungai Hayung.  After promoting his debut album, Chou returned to the studio for the next twelve months to record and produce his next album, ''Fantasy'', which helped him become an established star. This album was released in September 2001 and became a big hit, selling an estimated two million copies in Taiwan alone. However, in late 2001, Wu, due to mismanagement, decided to sell Alfa Music, including Chou's contract, to Holiday Co., Ltd., a KTV chain operator. The sale, finalized in 2002, soured Chou's relationship with Wu, leading to a prolonged feud.{{citation needed|date=December 2024}} ''Fantasy'' went on receiving ten nominations and won five awards at the 13th Golden Melody Awards in 2002, where Chou notably did not thank Wu. The album's R&B hits such as "Simple Love" ({{Lang-zh|c=簡單愛|labels=no}}) "Love Before BC" (愛在西元前), which won Chou the Best Composer award, and "Can't Express Myself" ({{Lang-zh|c=開不了口|labels=no}}) are still some of Chou's most popular songs to this day.

Chou's third album, ''[[The Eight Dimensions]]'', became another commercial success and is similar in style to his second. Another collaboration with Fang, ''The Eight Dimensions'' included songs that invoke imagery, Chou's "mumbling" style, and mainly R&B tunes. The singer has sold over 750,000 copies of ''Fantasy'' as of 2002, throughout the region. In the same year, Chou held his debut concert tour ''The One''. There was also more crossover activity between Malaysia and Indonesia, as well as steadily increasing activity by Japanese acts in the region.<ref>{{cite book|last1=McClure|first1=Steve|title=The Year in Asia: Ongoing Piracy and Sliding Sales Trouble the Region, But New Artists in New Genres Begin to Make an Impact|date=28 December 2002|publisher=Billboard- The International Newsweekly of Music, Video and Home Entertainment 114–115.52–1|page=sec Year in Music 2002: YE–24}}</ref> Chou released the compilation album ''Partners'' in April 2002, featuring 12 songs consisting of Chou's musical and [[Vincent Fang (lyricist)|Vincent Fang's]] lyrical compositions.<ref name="partnerscd">''Partners''. In ''Partners'' 拍檔 [CD liner notes] (2002). Taipei, Taiwan [R.O.C.]: Alfa Music International Co., Ltd.</ref> Fang has written the words to more than 40 of Chou's songs, was the chief editor of Chou's book ''Grandeur de D Major'', and is now Chou's business partner (together with Chou's manager JR Yang) for the record company JVR Music.<ref name="fangwenshanjcinterview">{{cite news |date=27 September 2006 |title=Lyrics-music partners (part 1) Jay Chou Vincent Fang 詞曲黃金拍檔（上）周杰倫 方文山寫出創作4部曲 |url=http://showbiz.chinatimes.com/Chinatimes/ExteriorContent/Showbiz/Showbiz-Page/0,4434,content+110511-5+112006092700316,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014003256/http://showbiz.chinatimes.com/Chinatimes/ExteriorContent/Showbiz/Showbiz-Page/0,4434,content+110511-5+112006092700316,00.html |archive-date=14 October 2007 |access-date=2 June 2007 |publisher=showbiz.chinatimes.com |language=zh }}</ref> His second concert tour, The One Concert, commenced on 28 September 2002, at [[Taipei Municipal Stadium]], followed by 11 stops and ended at [[Shenzhen Stadium]], China on 3 January 2004.

=== 2003–2005: ''Yeh Hui-Mei'', ''Common Jasmine Orange'', and ''November's Chopin'' ===
[[File:Jay Chou.JPG|left|thumb|upright|Chou at the [[MTV Asia Awards 2005]]]]

In 2003, Chou released his fourth album ''[[Yeh Hui-Mei]]'' named after his own mother. After the release of this album, he attended the Golden Melody Awards for his previous album's nomination. The album ''The Eight Dimensions'' was nominated for 5 categories but failed to win a single category. As a result, Chou didn't take his losses too lightly, as he wrote on his next album the song "Grandmother" (外婆) that he actually took the Golden Melody Awards way too seriously. Ironically, his then-current album ''Yeh Hui-mei'' would later go on to win a Golden Melody as "Best Album of the year " award the following year in 2004.

''Yeh Hui-mei'' was both a commercial and musical success. The album features songs on Mafia and drug lords "In Father's Name" (以父之名) which at first hearing was very unorthodox but displays Jay's creative writing and producing ability. This album can be seen as Jay's second milestone because it gained an extremely positive reaction from both critics and supporters of his music. Jay also wanted to prove that he is a versatile artist and does not only write R&B songs, but he also ventured into more rock-flavored tunes such as "Sunny Day" (晴天) which was one of the most played songs of the year. This song gained widespread popularity and high school students started learning guitar to play the drift of the song's intro. He has performed live duets with [[Landy Wen]],<ref name="jay2004concertdvd">Jay 2004 Incomparable Live DVD. In Jay 2004 Incomparable Live DVD無與倫比演唱會 [DVD liner notes] (2004). Taipei, Taiwan [R.O.C.]: Alfa Music International Co., Ltd.</ref> [[Jolin Tsai]], and former girlfriend and news anchor [[Patty Hou]].<ref name="phvsjt">{{cite news |date=23 February 2005 |title=Patty Hou versus Jolin Tsai/ Who makes Jay Chou happier 侯佩岑Vs蔡依林 誰更能討得"周董"歡心 |url=http://ent.people.com.cn/BIG5/1082/3197295.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071103100014/http://ent.people.com.cn/BIG5/1082/3197295.html |archive-date=3 November 2007 |access-date=2 June 2007 |work=People's Daily |language=zh}}</ref>

In 2004, his album ''[[Common Jasmin Orange]]'', released by Sony Music, excelled in Taiwan, Hong Kong and mainland China.<ref name=":0" /> Despite insurmountable piracy in Taiwan, which has reduced the recording industry to 5 to 10 percent from his heyday as a Taiwanese singer, Chou managed to produce a record that sold a record 300,000 copies in spite of the ordeal. In Hong Kong, his album surpassed local albums with sales of 50,000 units. In China, the official figure reached 2.6 million units, a figure that no other Mandopop artist has attained.<ref name="Guinness">{{Cite web |date=19 September 2021 |title=Best-selling album (China) |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/677135-best-selling-album-china |access-date=24 April 2024 |publisher=Guinness World Records |archive-date=24 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424052839/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/677135-best-selling-album-china |url-status=live }}</ref> The World Music Awards in September 2004 held in Las Vegas formally acknowledged him as the most popular Chinese singer based on commercial sales performance.<ref name=":0">{{cite book|last1=Fung|first1=Anthony|title=western style, Chinese Pop: Jay Chou's Rap and Hip-Hop in China|year=2008|pages=69–80}}</ref>

Chou started the band [[Nan Quan Mama]] in 2004, selecting band members and overseeing their album production. The group has been noted for sounding too similar to their mentor;<ref name="nqmmreview">{{cite news |date=31 May 2004 |script-title=zh:南拳媽媽：一個周杰倫和四個小周杰倫的夏天 |url=http://www.people.com.cn/BIG5/yule/1085/2535103.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080204200855/http://www.people.com.cn/BIG5/yule/1085/2535103.html |archive-date=4 February 2008 |access-date=2 June 2007 |work=People's Daily |language=zh}}</ref> as a result, Chou has reduced his involvement in the band,<ref name="nqmmnews">{{cite news |date=3 August 2006 |script-title=zh:南拳妈妈"驱逐"周杰伦 新专辑体现自己风格 |url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/y/2006-08-03/14141185014.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201202026/http://ent.sina.com.cn/y/2006-08-03/14141185014.html |archive-date=1 December 2010 |access-date=2 June 2007 |publisher=sina.com.cn |language=zh}}</ref> though he continues to increase their exposure by inviting them as guests performers for his concerts and music videos.<ref name="chongqing2007concert">{{cite news |date=5 March 2007 |title="Jay Chou and Friends" April concert in Chongqing Olympic Sports Centre "周杰伦和他的朋友们"四月唱响重庆奥体 |url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/y/2007-03-05/08041466653.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525230832/http://ent.sina.com.cn/y/2007-03-05/08041466653.html |archive-date=25 May 2011 |access-date=2 June 2007 |publisher=sina.com.cn |language=zh}}</ref><ref name="jay2004concertdvd" /><ref name="maltosemv">''Maltose Candy'' 麥芽糖. In ''Huo Yuan Jia'' 霍元甲 [DVD liner notes] (2006). Taipei, Taiwan [R.O.C.]: Alfa Music International Co., Ltd.</ref><ref name="twilightchapter7mv">Twilight's Chapter Seven 夜的第七章. In ''Golden Armor'' 黃金甲 [DVD liner notes] (2006). Taipei, Taiwan [R.O.C.]: Alfa Music International Co., Ltd.</ref>

Chou formally entered the film industry in 2005 with the release of the movie ''[[Initial D (film)|Initial D]]''. Some reviewers criticized his bland acting<ref name="inid_revvariety">{{cite magazine |last=Elley |first=Derek |date=28 July 2005 |title=Initial D |url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117927786.html?categoryid=31&cs=1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011190350/http://variety.com/review/VE1117927786.html?categoryid=31&cs=1 |archive-date=11 October 2007 |access-date=2 June 2007 |magazine=Variety}}</ref> while others felt he performed naturally, but only because the character's personality closely mirrored his own.<ref name="inid_revfilmthreat">{{cite web |last=Chyn |first=Stina |date=21 September 2005 |title=Initial D |url=https://www.filmthreat.com/index.php?section=reviews&Id=7999 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930165342/http://www.filmthreat.com/index.php?section=reviews&Id=7999 |archive-date=30 September 2007 |access-date=2 June 2007 |publisher=Film Threat}}</ref><ref name="inid_revbeyondhollywood">{{cite web |author=Nix |date=6 July 2005 |title=Initial D [2005] |url=http://www.beyondhollywood.com/reviews/initiald.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050708010430/http://www.beyondhollywood.com/reviews/initiald.htm |archive-date=8 July 2005 |access-date=2 June 2007 |publisher=Beyond Hollywood}}</ref> His performance in ''Initial D'' won him Best Newcomer Actor in [[Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards|Golden Horse Awards]] and [[Hong Kong Film Awards]].<ref name="impress">{{cite news |date=22 March 2006 |title=Jay Chou impresses Zhang Yimou |url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-03/22/content_549757.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070614120331/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-03/22/content_549757.htm |archive-date=14 June 2007 |access-date=2 June 2007 |work=China Daily}}</ref><ref name="25hkfilmaward">{{cite news |date=8 April 2006 |title=25th Hong Kong Film Awards Unveiled |url=http://english.cri.cn/349/2006/04/08/44@74829.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070812124935/http://english.cri.cn/349/2006/04/08/44@74829.htm |archive-date=12 August 2007 |access-date=2 June 2007 |publisher=crienglish.com}}</ref>  In 2005, his album ''[[November's Chopin]]'' continued this record of success with sales of 2,500,000 copies sold in Asia including 280,000 copies sold in Taiwan.<ref name=":0" /> It became his first album to reach number one in Taiwan following the creation of the [[G-Music]] Combo album chart in July 2005. The track "Hair Like Snow" incorporated traditional Chinese instruments including the [[pipa]] and [[yangqin]].

=== 2006–2010: ''Still Fantasy'', ''On the Run!'', and ''Capricorn'' ===

Two studio recordings of duets have been officially placed in his albums: "Coral Sea" in 2005 with [[Lara Veronin]] (of [[Nan Quan Mama]])<ref name="coralsea">''Coral Sea'' 珊瑚海. In ''November's Chopin'' 十一月的蕭邦 [CD liner notes] (2005). Taipei, Taiwan [R.O.C.]: Alfa Music International Co., Ltd.</ref> and "Faraway" in 2006 featuring [[Fei Yu-ching]].<ref name="faraway">''Faraway'' 千里之外. In ''Still Fantasy'' 依然范特西 [CD liner notes] (2006). Taipei, Taiwan [R.O.C.]: Alfa Music International Co., Ltd.</ref> Chou's second film was ''[[Curse of the Golden Flower]]'' (2006). As a supporting character, he drew much of the attention of Chinese reporters; Chou's involvement in this movie was announced in its own press conference,<ref name="pressconhjj">{{cite news |date=22 March 2006 |title=Zhang Yimou compliments the directing potential of Jay Chou: will surpass me in the future 张艺谋赞周杰伦有导演潜质：将来会超过我 |url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2006-03-22/15101023787.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060419100307/http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2006-03-22/15101023787.html |archive-date=19 April 2006 |access-date=2 June 2007 |publisher=sina.com.cn |language=zh}}</ref> separate from the meeting held for [[Chow Yun-fat]], [[Gong Li]], and the other actors. Chou portrayed Prince Jai, the ambitious second eldest prince and general of the Imperial army whose personality epitomizes Xiao (孝), the Chinese virtue of [[filial piety]]. In this internationally released film, North American audiences saw Chou for the first time. According to Chinese movie critics, comments about his acting ranged from "lacks complexity"<ref name="cotgf_revkingnet">{{cite news |date=22 December 2006 |script-title=zh:滿城盡帶黃金甲 |url=http://movie.kingnet.com.tw/movie_critic/index.html?r=5855&c=BA0001 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070523162027/http://movie.kingnet.com.tw/movie_critic/index.html?r=5855&c=BA0001 |archive-date=23 May 2007 |access-date=2 June 2007 |publisher=KingNet |language=zh }}</ref> to "acceptable",<ref name="cotgf_revbeijingnews">{{cite news |date=16 December 2006 |script-title=zh:《满城尽带黄金甲》：金玉其外，败絮其中 |url=http://ent.thebeijingnews.com/0615/2006/12-16/018@065540.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070602130742/http://ent.thebeijingnews.com/0615/2006/12-16/018@065540.htm |archive-date=2 June 2007 |access-date=2 June 2007 |publisher=thebeijingnews.com |language=zh }}</ref><ref name="cotgf_revsina">{{cite news |date=15 December 2006 |script-title=zh:《满城尽带黄金甲》：没什么可说的 |url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/r/m/2006-12-15/10031371284.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070116035551/http://ent.sina.com.cn/r/m/2006-12-15/10031371284.html |archive-date=16 January 2007 |access-date=2 June 2007 |publisher=sina.com.cn |language=zh |format=Movie review}}</ref> but was critically praised by Western reviewers.<ref name="cotgf_enrevindptfilm">{{cite web |last=Molayeme |first=Ester |date=4 December 2006 |title=Film Review: CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER |url=http://www.independentfilm.com/films/curse-of-the-golden-flower-china-2007-oscar.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429093956/http://www.independentfilm.com/films/curse-of-the-golden-flower-china-2007-oscar.shtml |archive-date=29 April 2007 |access-date=2 June 2007 |publisher=IndependentFilm.com}}</ref><ref name="cotgf_enrevreelviews">{{cite web |last=Berardinelli |first=James |date=22 December 2006 |title=Curse of the Golden Flower |url=http://preview.reelviews.net/movies/c/curse_golden.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408163213/https://preview.reelviews.net/movies/c/curse_golden.html |archive-date=8 April 2023 |access-date=2 June 2007 |publisher=Reelviews}}</ref><ref name=";;cotgf_enrevmetromix">{{cite web |last=Wilmington |first=Michael |date=22 December 2006 |title=Movie review: 'Curse of the Golden Flower' |url=http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/movies/mmx-061222-movies-review-flower,0,1606473.story?coll=mmx-movies_top_heds |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070518181228/http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/movies/mmx-061222-movies-review-flower%2C0%2C1606473.story?coll=mmx-movies_top_heds |archive-date=18 May 2007 |access-date=2 June 2007 |publisher=metromix.com}}</ref><ref name="cotgf_enrevlondonnet">{{cite news |last=Hilbrenner |first=Jill |date=22 December 2006 |title=Curse of the Golden Flower |url=http://www.londonnet.co.uk/films/curseofthegoldenflower.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070523053244/http://www.londonnet.co.uk/films/curseofthegoldenflower.html |archive-date=23 May 2007 |access-date=2 June 2007 |newspaper=LondonNet}}</ref><ref name="cotgf_enrevfilmthreat">{{cite web |last=Hall |first=Phil |date=22 December 2006 |title=Curse of the Golden Flower |url=https://www.filmthreat.com/index.php?section=reviews&Id=9494 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930155239/http://www.filmthreat.com/index.php?section=reviews&Id=9494 |archive-date=30 September 2007 |access-date=2 June 2007 |publisher=Film Threat}}</ref> His performance in ''[[Curse of the Golden Flower]]'' was nominated Best Supporting Actor in the Hong Kong Film Awards.<ref name="26hkfilmawards">{{cite news |date=1 February 2007 |title=Exclusive: 26th annual Hong Kong Film Awards nominee list 独家：第26届香港电影金像奖完全提名名单揭晓 |url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/2007-02-01/15291435403.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070716023602/http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/2007-02-01/15291435403.html |archive-date=16 July 2007 |access-date=2 June 2007 |publisher=sina.com.cn |language=zh}}</ref>

[[File:2007-12-24-jay 04 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Chou performing in December 2007]]

Chou continued to make one album per year; the singer's seventh studio album, ''[[Still Fantasy]]'', was released on 5 September 2006. The album peaked at number one on the Taiwanese G-Music Chart and number 63 on the Japanese Oricon Album Chart, and sold 250,000 copies in Taiwan. The record produced the tracks "Far Away," "Listen to Mom," and "White Windmill," which were listed at number two, number eight and number 53, respectively, on year-end song chart compiled by Hit FM.<ref>{{in lang|zh}} HITO Radio [http://www.hitoradio.com/charts/3c.php?pageNum_rsList=1&ch_year=2006 ''Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart'' 2006 (#51–100)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928174531/http://www.hitoradio.com/charts/3c.php?pageNum_rsList=1&ch_year=2006 |date=28 September 2011 }} Retrieved 29 June 2011</ref><ref>{{in lang|zh}} HITO Radio [http://www.hitoradio.com/charts/3c.php?ch_year=2006 ''Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart'' 2006 (#1–50)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928174122/http://www.hitoradio.com/charts/3c.php?ch_year=2006 |date=28 September 2011 }} Retrieved 29 June 2011</ref> In April 2006, the album's track "Chrysanthemum Terrace" won [[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Original Film Song|Best Original Film Song]] at the [[26th Hong Kong Film Awards]].<ref>{{in lang|zh}} Hong Kong Film Awards official homepage [http://www.hkfaa.com/history/list_26.html 26th Hong Kong Film Awards winner/nomination list] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304024700/http://www.hkfaa.com/history/list_26.html |date=4 March 2016 }} Retrieved 15 June 2011</ref>

''[[On the Run (Jay Chou album)|On the Run!]]'' was released on 2 November 2007. The record contained hits such as "Blue and White Porcelain" ({{Lang-zh|c=青花瓷|labels=no}}). It peaked at number one on the album charts in Taiwan and received a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of Singapore (RIAS) in 2020. The songs "Cowboy is Very Busy", "Rainbow", and "Sunshine Nerd", were ranked at number 11, number 28, and number 59, respectively, on the year-end [[Hit FM (Taiwan)|Hit FM]] Top 100 Singles chart.<ref>{{in lang|zh}} [http://www.hitoradio.com/charts/3c.php?pageNum_rsList=1&ch_year=2007 "''Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart''- 2007 (#51 to 100)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928174807/http://www.hitoradio.com/charts/3c.php?pageNum_rsList=1&ch_year=2007 |date=28 September 2011 }} ''HITO Radio''. Retrieved 28 June 2011</ref> Chou embarked on [[The World Tour (Jay Chou)|The World Tour]] in support of the release, visiting numerous countries including Taiwan, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Canada and the United States from November 2007 to August 2009. The first concert at the [[Banqiao Stadium]] in Taipei attracted an audience of 30,000 people.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 August 2017 |title=周杰伦十年前超精彩的一场演唱会 |trans-title=Jay Chou’s amazing concert ten years ago |url=https://www.sohu.com/a/www.sohu.com/a/163873677_231809 |access-date=17 April 2024 |website=Sohu Entertainment |language=zh }}{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Chou's three-day concert at the [[Nippon Budokan]] in Tokyo in February 2008 drew a total of 30,000 people.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 February 2008 |title=周杰伦日本掀"华流"热潮 日本歌迷也疯狂 {{!}} 文学城 |trans-title=Jay Chou started the "Hua Liu" craze in Japan and Japanese fans went crazy |url=https://www.wenxuecity.com/ |access-date=17 April 2024 |website=Wenxuecity |language=zh-Hans |archive-date=23 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323232216/https://www.wenxuecity.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In February 2008, Chou portrayed a [[Chinese martial arts|kung fu]] student and [[Slam dunk|dunking]] prodigy in the film ''[[Kung Fu Dunk]]'', and the film earned over [[Renminbi|¥]]100 million (US$14.7 million).<ref>{{cite news |last=Landreth |first=Jonathan |date=28 September 2009 |title=China gets LeBron James' 'Game' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/china-lebron-james-game-89340 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130817143814/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/china-lebron-james-game-89340 |archive-date=17 August 2013 |access-date=22 October 2009 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}{{Subscription required}}</ref>

[[File:Jay Chou The Era Singapore 2010 concert.jpg|thumb|left|[[The Era World Tour]] in Singapore, 2010]]

Chou's ninth studio album, ''[[Capricorn (Jay Chou album)|Capricorn]]'', was released on 14 October 2008. The record produced songs such as "Floral Sea" ({{Lang-zh|c=花海|labels=no}}), Lan-Ting-Xu" ({{Lang-zh|c=蘭亭序|p=|labels=no}}), and "Rice Field" ({{Lang-zh|c=稻香|labels=no}}). Streamed more than one billion times, "Rice Field" is a song about childhood memories and is reportedly written after the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake. "Rice Field", "Give Me the Time of a Song", and "The Promised Love", was ranked number 3, number 17, and number 56, respectively, on year-end Hit FM Top 100 Singles chart in 2008. The album became certified platinum in Singapore in 2020. In October 2009, Chou was featured on [[Cindy Yen]]'s song "[[Sand Painting]]".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hua Sha 画沙 Sand Painting Lyrics 歌詞 With Pinyin By Yuan Yong Lin 袁咏琳 Cindy Yen Zhou Jie Lun 周杰伦 Jay Chou {{!}} Chinese Song |url=https://www.echinesesong.com/hua-sha-%E7%94%BB%E6%B2%99-sand-painting-lyrics-%E6%AD%8C%E8%A9%9E-with-pinyin-by-yuan-yong-lin-%E8%A2%81%E5%92%8F%E7%90%B3-cindy-yen-zhou-jie-lun-%E5%91%A8%E6%9D%B0%E4%BC%A6-jay-chou/ |access-date=24 January 2022 |website=www.echinesesong.com |archive-date=24 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124221800/https://www.echinesesong.com/hua-sha-%E7%94%BB%E6%B2%99-sand-painting-lyrics-%E6%AD%8C%E8%A9%9E-with-pinyin-by-yuan-yong-lin-%E8%A2%81%E5%92%8F%E7%90%B3-cindy-yen-zhou-jie-lun-%E5%91%A8%E6%9D%B0%E4%BC%A6-jay-chou/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2010, to celebrate his 10-year career in the entertainment industry, Chou embarked on his fifth concert tour, [[The Era World Tour]]. The tour kicked off with a series of three concerts at the Taipei Arena from 11 to 13 June 2010. It then continued with 40 more stops, ending on 17–18 December 2011 at the [[Kaohsiung Arena]]. The stage design for The Era World Tour combined elements of avant-garde futurism and medieval aesthetics. 50,000 people attended the concert in [[Zhengzhou]], China on 4 September 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 September 2010 |title=周杰伦2010"超时代"演唱会在郑州举行(组图)-搜狐新闻 |trans-title=Jay Chou's 2010 "Super Era" Concert was held in Zhengzhou (Photos) |url=https://news.sohu.com/20100905/n274718522.shtml |access-date=17 April 2024 |website=Sohu News |language=zh |archive-date=9 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100909232756/http://news.sohu.com/20100905/n274718522.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== 2011–2016: ''Wow!'', ''Opus 12'', ''Aiyo, Not Bad'', and ''Jay Chou's Bedtime Stories'' ===
Chou collaborated with the late NBA player [[Kobe Bryant]] on the single "The Heaven and Earth Challenge" to "promote youth creativity, as well as an upcoming slam-dunk competition in China. The song was released at a press conference before the NBA All-Star Game on 20 February 2011.<ref>{{cite web |date=22 February 2011 |title=Jay Chou and Kobe Bryant's musical collaboration |url=http://asiapacificarts.usc.edu/article@apa?jay_chou_and_kobe_bryants_musical_collaboration_16421.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502032245/http://asiapacificarts.usc.edu/article@apa?jay_chou_and_kobe_bryants_musical_collaboration_16421.aspx |archive-date=2 May 2014 |access-date=26 February 2011 |publisher=Asia Pacific Arts}}</ref> Chou portrayed [[Kato (The Green Hornet)|Kato]] in ''[[The Green Hornet (2011 film)|The Green Hornet]]'', directed by [[Michel Gondry]] and released in January 2011, after Hong Kong actor [[Stephen Chow]] withdrew from the project; the film grossed over $228 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Wallace |first=Lewis |date=7 August 2009 |title=''Green Hornet'' Gets Its Kato: Asian Pop Star Jay Chou |url=https://www.wired.com/underwire/2009/08/green-hornet-gets-its-kato-asian-pop-star-jay-chou/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091028063544/http://www.wired.com/underwire/2009/08/green-hornet-gets-its-kato-asian-pop-star-jay-chou/ |archive-date=28 October 2009 |access-date=22 October 2009 |magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]}}</ref> [[MTV Networks]]' NextMovie.com named him one of the "Breakout Stars to Watch for in 2011".<ref>{{cite web |last=Evry |first=Max |date=5 January 2011 |title=25 Breakout Stars to Watch for in 2011 |url=http://www.nextmovie.com/blog/breakout-movie-stars-of-2011/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110308082919/http://www.nextmovie.com/blog/breakout-movie-stars-of-2011/ |archive-date=8 March 2011 |access-date=11 April 2011 |publisher=Next Movie}}</ref> In May 2011, Chou started filming for a new movie, ''[[The Viral Factor]]'' directed by [[Dante Lam]] and starred various well known artistes such as [[Nicholas Tse]]. The movie was released in theatres over Asia on 17 January 2012. With most of the scenes shot in the Middle Eastern and Southeast Asian countries, earlier filming process has been slightly disrupted due to political conflicts in the Middle East.{{citation needed|date=April 2015}}[[File:Jay Chou Opus Tour Hong Kong 2013 IMG 2355w (9788660355) (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Chou performing during the [[Opus Jay World Tour]] in 2013]]

Chou released his eleventh studio album, ''[[Wow! (Jay Chou album)|Wow!]]'', on 11 November 2011. The album received three nominations at the Golden Melody Awards and won the award for Best Album Packaging. His next studio album, ''[[Opus 12 (Jay Chou album)|Opus 12]]'', was released on 28 December 2012. It became his seventh consecutive studio album to top the G-Music combo album chart in Taiwan, and received a platinum certification in Singapore in 2020.

To promote his album, Jay Chou launched his sixth concert tour, the [[Opus Jay World Tour]], in May 2013. The opening concert of the tour took place at the [[Mercedes-Benz Arena (Shanghai)|Mercedes-Benz Arena]] in Shanghai from 17 to 19 May 2013. Chou's performance at the [[Sydney SuperDome|Allphones Arena]] in [[Sydney]], Australia in April 2014 generated $1.4 million in revenue.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Allen |first1=Bob |date=9 May 2014 |title=Demi Lovato Tops Hot Tours with $3M from South American Trek |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/demi-lovato-tops-hot-tours-bryan-adams-red-hot-chili-peppers-6084697/ |access-date=17 April 2024 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=17 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240417021133/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/demi-lovato-tops-hot-tours-bryan-adams-red-hot-chili-peppers-6084697/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Following the success of the Opus Jay World Tour, Chou revealed a follow-up concert leg named the Opus II Jay World Tour. The second leg commenced at the [[Shanghai Stadium]] on 2 May 2014, attracting close to 80,000 fans.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 May 2014 |title=周杰伦"摩天轮2"上海再度轮转 歌舞剧化表演尝鲜 |url=http://yue.ifeng.com/y/detail_2014_05/05/36158109_0.shtml |access-date=17 April 2024 |website=Phoenix News Media |language=zh}}</ref> His next studio album, ''[[Aiyo, Not Bad]]'', was released on 26 December 2014. The record became his first to reach number one on the ''Billboard'' US [[World Albums]] chart<ref>{{cite magazine |title=JAY CHOU {{!}} CHART HISTORY |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jay-chou/chart-history/wlp/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=18 April 2024 |archive-date=9 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409050048/https://www.billboard.com/artist/jay-chou/chart-history/wlp/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and won Best Selling Digital Album of the Year at the [[QQ Music Awards]] and Miguhui Awards in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 November 2015 |title=2015音乐盛典咪咕汇完美落幕 千万乐迷共同见证乐动星声之夜 – 中国日报网 |trans-title=The 2015 Music Festival Migu Hui came to a perfect conclusion, and millions of music fans witnessed the night of music and music together |url=http://ent.chinadaily.com.cn/2015-12/07/content_22647306.htm |access-date=10 April 2024 |website=China Daily |language=zh}}</ref> In December 2015, the Opus Jay World Tour concluded with a total attendance of 1,800,000 people and over $250 million in revenue.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=21 May 2022 |title="爷青回"，周杰伦全网刷屏！一场9年前的演唱会重映竟涌入5000万人！新专辑要来了？ |trans-title="Young man is back", Jay Chou is all over the internet! A re-screening of a concert from 9 years ago attracted 50 million people! New album coming? |url=https://news.sina.cn/2022-05-21/detail-imizmscu2549207.d.html |access-date=17 April 2024 |website=Sina News |language=zh}}</ref>
[[File:1203咪咕音乐盛典 （8）.jpg|left|thumb|upright|Chou performing in 2016]]

Chou's fourteenth studio album, ''[[Jay Chou's Bedtime Stories]]'', was released on 24 June 2016. That same year, Chou and fellow Taiwanese recording artist [[A-Mei]] released the collaboration single "[[Shouldn't Be]]" (不該), which was included on the album's tracklist. The song won the 2016 Top 20 Golden Melody Awards in the Global Pop Music Gold List. One week after the release of Chou's fourteenth album, the singer embarked on his seventh world tour, [[The Invincible World Tour]].<ref>JVR music [http://www.jvrmusic.com/artist/gallery/detail/1156605971359993856 The Invincible Concert Tour 2016] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101153814/http://www.jvrmusic.com/artist/gallery/detail/1156605971359993856|date=1 November 2019}} Retrieved 1 November 2019.</ref> The tour opened with a four-day concert at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai from 30 June to 3 July, which saw a total attendance of 44,000 people.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 July 2016 |title=周杰倫地表最強8主題 從太空唱進海底 |trans-title=Jay Chou sang the strongest 8 themes from space to the bottom of the sea |url=https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E5%91%A8%E6%9D%B0%E5%80%AB%E5%9C%B0%E8%A1%A8%E6%9C%80%E5%BC%B78%E4%B8%BB%E9%A1%8C-%E5%BE%9E%E5%A4%AA%E7%A9%BA%E5%94%B1%E9%80%B2%E6%B5%B7%E5%BA%95-140614224.html |access-date=17 April 2024 |website=Yahoo! News Taiwan |language=zh-Hant-TW}}</ref> His concert at the [[National Stadium, Singapore|Singapore National Stadium]] in Singapore on 3 September 2016 drew a crowd of 40,000 people.<ref name=":03">{{Cite web |last=Twang |first=Lisa |date=6 September 2016 |title=Fans at Jay Chou concert demand refund over poor sound, Latest Singapore News – The New Paper |url=https://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore-news/fans-jay-chou-concert-demand-refund-over-poor-sound |access-date=17 April 2024 |website=The New Paper |publisher=The Straits Times |language=en |archive-date=20 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020045938/https://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore-news/fans-jay-chou-concert-demand-refund-over-poor-sound |url-status=live }}</ref>

Chou co-starred with English actor and former ''[[Harry Potter (movie)|Harry Potter]]'' superstar [[Daniel Radcliffe]] in ''[[Now You See Me 2]]'', which was released in June 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tartaglione |first1=Nancy |date=28 January 2015 |title=Henry Lloyd-Hughes Conjures Role In 'Now You See Me: The Second Act' |url=https://deadline.com/2015/01/henry-lloyd-hughes-conjures-role-in-now-you-see-me-the-second-act-1201361377/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925013725/https://deadline.com/2015/01/henry-lloyd-hughes-conjures-role-in-now-you-see-me-the-second-act-1201361377/ |archive-date=25 September 2020 |access-date=3 March 2015 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> In 2018, it was announced that Chou joined the cast of [[Vin Diesel]]'s fourth [[XXX (film series)|XXX film]].<ref>{{cite magazine |date=20 November 2018 |title=Vin Diesel's Fourth 'xXx' Movie Taps Asian Star Jay Chou |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/xxx-4-vin-diesel-jay-chou-1203030250/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121182014/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/xxx-4-vin-diesel-jay-chou-1203030250/ |archive-date=21 November 2018 |access-date=10 March 2019 |magazine=Variety}}</ref>

In 2021, Chou was briefly starred in Nezha, where he was the executive producer for the film.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Movie: Nezha {{!}} ChineseDrama.info |url=http://www.chinesedrama.info/2021/01/movie-nezha.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205084320/http://www.chinesedrama.info/2021/01/movie-nezha.html |archive-date=5 February 2021 |access-date=2 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref> With a budget reportedly up to more than 400 million yuan ($61.8 million), the film used some expensive racing cars for the action sequences, accounting for about 80% of the entire content. Directed by Chen Yi-xian, the film also stars Tsao Yu-ning, Van Fan, and Alan Kuo. Chou and pop idol Wang Junkai show up in the film in cameo appearances.

=== 2017–2021: Concert tours and singles ===
[[File:Jay Chou in July 2019 (1).jpg|thumb|upright|Chou in 2019]]
Chou's nine-day concert at the [[Hong Kong Coliseum]] in January 2017 attracted a total of 90,000 fans,<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 January 2017 |title=周杰伦香港红馆开唱，近九万张门票瞬间被秒光 |trans-title=Jay Chou started singing at the Hong Kong Coliseum, and nearly 90,000 tickets were sold out instantly |url=https://www.toutiao.com/article/6373494969239339521/?source=seo_tt_juhe |access-date=17 April 2024 |website=Toutiao |language=zh |archive-date=18 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418030115/https://www.toutiao.com/article/6373494969239339521/?source=seo_tt_juhe |url-status=live }}</ref> while the concerts at the [[Beijing National Stadium]] on 25–26 August 2017, attracted 100,000 fans.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=4 June 2018 |title=周董秒变明星收割机"地表最强"周杰伦北京演唱会太火爆 |trans-title=Jay Chou instantly transformed into a star harvester, "the strongest on earth" and Jay Chou's Beijing concert was too hot |url=https://k.sina.cn/article_6427685486_17f1eb26e001007w4j.html |access-date=17 April 2024 |website=Sina |language=zh |archive-date=17 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240417234648/https://k.sina.cn/article_6427685486_17f1eb26e001007w4j.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The second leg of The Invincible World Tour commenced at the Singapore National Stadium on 6 January 2018, also drawing a crowd of 40,000.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Benson |first=Ang |date=7 January 2018 |title=Concert review: Good acoustics and stunning visuals at Jay Chou gig |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/review-good-acoustics-and-stunning-visuals-at-jay-chou-concert#:~:text=The%20sold-out%20show%20was,of%20a%20superstar%20like%20Chou. |access-date=17 April 2024 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923 |archive-date=17 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240417235851/https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/review-good-acoustics-and-stunning-visuals-at-jay-chou-concert#:~:text=The%20sold-out%20show%20was,of%20a%20superstar%20like%20Chou. |url-status=live }}</ref> On 18 January 2018, Chou released the duet "Waiting for You" (等你下課) with Gary Yang. It entered the top five on the record charts in Malaysia and Singapore and was certified gold in the latter country. The content is about a young man who secretly fell in love with a girl. He regretted that he didn't study well and couldn't enter the same university with her. In order to wait for her to finish class, he rented a house near the girl's residence, waited for her silently, played the piano and wrote a love letter. He just wanted to convey his mind to her, but he couldn't find the time and way. He had to wait for the girl to finish class every day.<ref>{{Cite web|title=杰威爾音樂 JVR Music|url=http://www.jvrmusic.com/news/detail/1152141405221687296|access-date=23 November 2021|website=www.jvrmusic.com|language=zh-TW|archive-date=23 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123125311/http://www.jvrmusic.com/news/detail/1152141405221687296|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Invincible World Tour concluded after 120 concerts in May 2019, drawing an estimated total of 3 million people.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-10-29 |title=周杰倫《地表最強》演唱會DVD 珍藏魔幻時刻 |trans-title=Jay Chou's "The Strongest on Earth" concert DVD collects magical moments |url=https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E5%91%A8%E6%9D%B0%E5%80%AB-%E5%9C%B0%E8%A1%A8%E6%9C%80%E5%BC%B7-%E6%BC%94%E5%94%B1%E6%9C%83dvd-%E7%8F%8D%E8%97%8F%E9%AD%94%E5%B9%BB%E6%99%82%E5%88%BB-160000730.html |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=[[Youth Daily News]] |publisher=Yahoo! News Taiwan |language=zh}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-10-29 |title=杰威爾音樂 JVR Music |trans-title=The DVD of Jay Chou's "Strongest on Earth" concert touring four continents around the world was released on 11/1 |url=http://www.jvrmusic.com/artist/news/detail/1191609888715968512 |access-date=2024-05-24 |website= |publisher=JVR Music |language=zh-TW}}</ref> Chou made his chart comeback after a three-year hiatus with his long-awaited new single "Won't Cry". The song, which features [[Mayday (Taiwanese band)|Mayday]] vocalist, [[Ashin]], was released on 16 September 2019, and its music video has since been viewed over 22 million times on YouTube. The song was reported to have caused [[QQ Music]], China's biggest streaming platform, to crash on the day of its release.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.8days.sg/sceneandheard/entertainment/jay-chou-s-lyricist-speaks-up-for-the-singer-after-his-new-11945500|title=Jay Chou's Lyricist Speaks Up for the Singer After His New Single Gets Bad Reviews|website=TODAYonline|access-date=30 September 2019|archive-date=30 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190930083323/https://www.8days.sg/sceneandheard/entertainment/jay-chou-s-lyricist-speaks-up-for-the-singer-after-his-new-11945500|url-status=live}}</ref> It additionally peaked at number one on the record charts in Singapore and Malaysia. To celebrate his 20th milestone year in the entertainment industry, his eighth world tour titled [[Carnival World Tour|The Carnival World Tour]] was launched in Shanghai on 17 October 2019, with more stops to be announced. However, the tour was halted in January 2020 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. The single "[[Mojito (Jay Chou song)|Mojito]]" was released on 12 June 2020, becoming a viral sensation.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://radiichina.com/jay-chou-mojito/ |title=Jay Chou's "Mojito" is China's Most Viral Song of 2020 So Far |date=15 June 2020 |access-date=9 February 2021 |archive-date=20 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120164109/https://radiichina.com/jay-chou-mojito/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The song, which effuses amorous feelings of [[Cuba]] with the name originating from the [[Mojito|Cuban cocktail]] of the same name, sold more than 3 million digital downloads on the day of release, reportedly causing QQ Music to again crash.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 June 2020 |title=周杰倫新單曲《Mojito》導致QQ音樂伺服器崩潰 |work=DoNews |url=https://m.news.sina.com.tw/article/20200612/35449062.html |url-status=live |access-date=19 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612113818/https://m.news.sina.com.tw/article/20200612/35449062.html |archive-date=12 June 2020}}</ref>

=== 2022–present: ''Greatest Works of Art'' and global commercial success ===
[[File:Jay Chou in Shanghai 2023 (3).jpg|thumb|upright|left|Chou at an event in Shanghai in July 2023]]

On 15 July 2022, Chou released his fifteenth studio album titled ''[[Greatest Works of Art]].'' The record was preceded by six singles released from 2018 to 2022—"Waiting for You" with Gary Yang, "If You Don't Love Me, It's Fine", "Won't Cry" with Mayday vocalist Ashin, "Mojito", and the title track. The album saw commercial success worldwide; it was the best-selling album of 2022 globally in pure sales according to the [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]] (IFPI).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lim |first=Ruey Yan |date=28 March 2023 |title=Jay Chou is first Mandopop singer to top IFPI's Global Album Sales Chart |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/jay-chou-is-first-mandopop-singer-to-top-ifpi-s-global-album-sales-chart#:~:text=Jay%20Chou%20is%20first%20Mandopop%20singer%20to%20top%20IFPI's%20Global%20Album%20Sales%20Chart,-Jay%20Chou%20has&text=TAIPEI%20%E2%80%93%20Taiwanese%20singer%20Jay%20Chou,Works%20Of%20Art%20(2022). |access-date=23 October 2024 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}</ref> Across all formats, the album reportedly sold over 7.2 million units.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McIntyre |first=Hugh |title=Taiwanese Music Star Jay Chou Scores The Bestselling Album Of 2022 Globally |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2023/03/27/taiwanese-musical-star-jay-chou-scores-the-bestselling-album-of-2022-globally/ |access-date=30 March 2023 |website=Forbes |language=en |archive-date=30 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530153855/https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2023/03/27/taiwanese-musical-star-jay-chou-scores-the-bestselling-album-of-2022-globally/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In China, the album sold five million units within one week and set a record for the highest first-week sales for an album worldwide, breaking the record previously held by [[Adele]]'s album ''[[25 (Adele album)|25]]'' in the United States in 2015, which sold three million units.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ooi |first1=Lily |title=Jay Chou's New Album 'Greatest Works of Art' Is the Star's Most Ambitious Project |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/artists/jay-chou-album-greatest-works-of-art-1235330408/#:~:text=It%20sold%205%20million%20copies,in%20the%20star's%20native%20Taiwan. |website=Variety |access-date=19 April 2024 |date=1 August 2022 |archive-date=19 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240419004125/https://variety.com/2022/music/artists/jay-chou-album-greatest-works-of-art-1235330408/#:~:text=It%20sold%205%20million%20copies,in%20the%20star's%20native%20Taiwan. |url-status=live }}</ref>

Following the commercial success of ''Greatest Works of Art'', Chou resumed the [[Carnival World Tour]] at the Singapore National Stadium on 17–18 December 2022, which was attended by a total of 60,000 people.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=19 December 2022 |title=周杰伦巡演华丽回归 却是一场让人留下遗憾的演唱会 |trans-title=Jay Chou's gorgeous return on tour was a regrettable concert |url=https://entlife.8world.com/music/jay-chou-carnival-concert-2005466 |access-date=17 April 2024 |website=8world Entertainment Lifestyle |language=zh |archive-date=3 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603003429/https://entlife.8world.com/music/jay-chou-carnival-concert-2005466 |url-status=live }}</ref> Chou performed in mainland China for the first time since the pandemic in June 2023, playing a four-day concert in [[Haikou]], [[Hainan]], for a total of 154,600 people.<ref name=":05">{{Cite web |date=6 July 2023 |title="赢麻了"！周杰伦连开4天演唱会，这地"狂赚"近10亿，比"五一"挣得还多！政府专门成立指挥部 |trans-title="Jackpot"! Jay Chou held concerts for 4 days in a row, earning a "wild profit" of nearly 1 billion, which is more than even May Day! |url=https://www.sohu.com/a/www.sohu.com/a/695144890_121284943 |access-date=17 April 2024 |website=Sohu Entertainment |language=zh |archive-date=12 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612190613/https://www.sohu.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The tour attracted 95,100 tourists from outside of the province, resulting in a significant increase in the city's tourism.<ref name=":05"/> The Carnival Tour also boosted economic activities in other cities within mainland China such as [[Tianjin]] and [[Hohhot]]; both of which experienced a significant surge in tourism revenue following Chou's concerts, each nearing a total of ¥3 billion.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 September 2023 |title=4天超30亿元 周杰伦天津演唱会超"吸金" |trans-title=Jay Chou’s Tianjin concert exceeded 3 billion yuan in 4 days |url=http://www.br-cn.com/static/content/news/ch_news/2023-09-13/1151525635568468866.html |access-date=17 April 2024 |website=South American Overseas Chinese News Network |language=zh |archive-date=12 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612190552/http://www.br-cn.com/static/content/news/ch_news/2023-09-13/1151525635568468866.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On 21 December 2023, Chou and Gary Yang released a Christmas collaboration titled "Christmas Star".<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 December 2023 |title=周杰倫深夜拋驚喜！新歌《聖誕星》遭陸網轟「難聽」 台灣網友反應曝光 |trans-title=Jay Chou throws a surprise late at night! The new song "Christmas Star" was criticized by mainland Chinese netizens as "unpalatable" and the reactions of Taiwanese netizens are exposed |url=https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E5%91%A8%E6%9D%B0%E5%80%AB%E6%B7%B1%E5%A4%9C%E6%8B%8B%E9%A9%9A%E5%96%9C-%E6%96%B0%E6%AD%8C-%E8%81%96%E8%AA%95%E6%98%9F-%E9%81%AD%E9%99%B8%E7%B6%B2%E8%BD%9F-%E9%9B%A3%E8%81%BD-044246807.html |access-date=19 April 2024 |website=Yahoo News |language=zh-Hant-TW |archive-date=23 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223010747/https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E5%91%A8%E6%9D%B0%E5%80%AB%E6%B7%B1%E5%A4%9C%E6%8B%8B%E9%A9%9A%E5%96%9C-%E6%96%B0%E6%AD%8C-%E8%81%96%E8%AA%95%E6%98%9F-%E9%81%AD%E9%99%B8%E7%B6%B2%E8%BD%9F-%E9%9B%A3%E8%81%BD-044246807.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Artistry==

=== Influences ===
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Chou has drawn inspiration from a wide range of musical styles, blending Western hip-hop, rap, and R&B styles with classical and operatic elements rooted in [[Romanticism]]. He has cited Romantic composer [[Frédéric Chopin]] as his biggest influence and his favorite musician as a child, recalling, "Chopin is my favorite. [...] I think my music is heavily influenced by his. A lot of my hip-hop music in the background, has classical music and has a classical influence. That's why my music is different from other hip-hop songs."<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 January 2011 |title=Jay Chou: 'The Green Hornet'{{'s}} Kato, in His Own Words |url=https://hyphenmagazine.com/blog/2011/1/14/jay-chou-green-hornets-kato-his-own-words |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250319153442/https://hyphenmagazine.com/blog/2011/1/14/jay-chou-green-hornets-kato-his-own-words |archive-date=19 March 2025 |access-date=10 August 2025 |work=Hyphen |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref> His admiration for the composer directly inspired his sixth studio album ''[[November's Chopin]]'' (2005) and its lead single "Nocturne", with the China Internet Information Center describing the record as "almost a concept album, with its autumnal theme and contemplative mood."<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 November 2005 |title=November's Chopin by Jay Chou |url=http://www.china.org.cn/english/culture/150293.htm |access-date=10 August 2025 |website=China Internet Information Center |archive-date=29 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250429131131/http://www.china.org.cn/english/culture/150293.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Musical styles and composition ===
Chou's music has been the center of much discussion across Chinese and other Sinophone-speaking regions around the world. This was for the reason that his music greatly and distinctively stood out from other mainstream Chinese popular musical artists given how varied his songs were at that time. What distinguished and separated Chou from the quintessential Chinese popular musical artist was that his pieces combined ancient themes with futuristic ones, including things like space ships, all while employing graphic storytelling skills to evoke vivid imagery to his audience. What also made Chou different was his enunciation, or lack thereof, whether rapping or singing, was also critiqued when listeners often found that they could not decipher the words sung until they looked up the lyrics. Critics referred to his singing as "mumbling". This garnered a lot of attention and reporters often quiz Chou on his singing style. Chou defended this as his signature style to infuse the vocals with the music and "make it blend" well together. Chou also stated that he wants the listeners to look at the lyrics stating the lyrics written by Vincent Fang are very deep.[[File:Jay Chou Opus Tour Hong Kong 2013 IMG 2342w (9788690566) (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Chou performing in 2013]]Chou's compositions are loosely categorized as [[pop music]]. While many of his works fall into contemporary Western [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]], [[hip hop music|rap]], and rock genres, the term "Chou Style"<ref name="2mill">{{cite news |url=http://newsserver.ccwb.net/html1/2006/10/11/f110918.shtml |title="Still Fantasy" Two million albums sold recognized for Jay Chou 《依然范特西》两百万销量力证周董 |publisher=ccwb.net | date=11 October 2006 | access-date = 2 June 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070505141311/http://newsserver.ccwb.net/html1/2006/10/11/f110918.shtml| archive-date = 5 May 2007|language=zh}}</ref> has been popularized to describe his trademark cross-cultural music and insistence on singing with slurred enunciation. The ''[[Taipei Times]]'' once described the meaning of "Chou Style": "In what has become the archetypal Chou style, Taiwan's favorite son blends pop, rap, blues and a smorgasbord of esthetic elements of world music to create his dream-like never-never land..."<ref>{{cite web |last = Phipps |first = Gavin |url = http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2004/08/29/2003200785 |title = CD Reviews |work = The Taipei Times |date = 29 August 2004 |page = 19 |access-date = 28 February 2007 |archive-date = 9 July 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070709103749/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2004/08/29/2003200785 |url-status = live }}</ref> His fusion of traditional Chinese instruments and Western popular musical styles such as R&B or rock became known as "[[Zhongguo feng (music)|Zhongguo feng]]", which literally means "Chinese Style Music".{{Ref label|A|a|none}} Some of these fusion-based songs are written in the [[Pentatonic Scale]] as opposed to the more common seven-note scale ([[Diatonic scale]]) to accentuate a distinct East Asian musical style, where Chou's most popular songs all at least retain some rudimentary elements of indigenous and traditional Han Chinese cultural and musical forms.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Chow |first1=Yiu Fai |last2=de Kloet |first2=Jeroen |date=1 January 2011 |title=Blowing in the China Wind: Engagements with Chineseness in Hong Kong's Zhongguofeng Music Videos |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08949468.2011.525492 |journal=Visual Anthropology |language=en |volume=24 |issue=1–2 |pages=59–76 |doi=10.1080/08949468.2011.525492 |s2cid=145521590 |issn=0894-9468 |access-date=9 April 2022 |archive-date=9 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409084427/https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08949468.2011.525492 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription }}</ref> Sound effects from everyday life are frequently woven into his music, such as bouncing ping pong balls, touch tone phone dialing, helicopter blades, dripping rain, and radio static noise ([[Musique concrète]]).{{Ref label|B|b|none}}

His compositions frequently utilizes classical [[Musical texture|textures]]. For example, [[counterpoint]] was used in "Perfection" and "Sorry", while [[polyphony]] can be found in "The Wound That Ends War" and "Twilight's Chapter Seven". Chou's albums have been noted for the lack of change compared to his earlier works, yet he firmly stated that he will not alter his style: "They say I've been standing still&nbsp;... but this is the music I want, and I don't see what I want by moving ahead."<ref name="appetite" /> To demonstrate his point, he named his 2006 album ''Still Fantasy'' after his 2001 album ''Fantasy''. His use of relaxed [[enunciation]] has been criticized as "mumbling"<ref name="cleardragonfist">{{cite news | url = http://www.people.com.cn/GB/yule/1080/2266274.html | title = Jay Chou does not pronounce clearly, resulting in a request for a clearer version of "Dragon Fist" | date = 26 December 2003 | access-date = 2 June 2007 | work = People's Daily | language = zh | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071102150024/http://www.people.com.cn/GB/yule/1080/2266274.html | archive-date = 2 November 2007 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> which he also insisted will not change;<ref name="vincentmusic">{{cite news | url = http://music.ent.tom.com/2007-03-15/0009/10022879.html | title = Vincent Fang discusses music/ Revealed that Jay Chou intentionally enunciates poorly 方文山畅聊音乐 透露周杰伦唱歌故意咬字不清 | date = 15 March 2007 | access-date = 2 June 2007 | publisher = music.tom.com | language = zh | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070325173114/http://music.ent.tom.com/2007-03-15/0009/10022879.html | archive-date = 25 March 2007 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> however, recently he has adopted clearer pronunciation for certain songs, particularly more traditional Chinese style songs, such as "Faraway" which features [[Fei Yu-ching]] and "Chrysanthemum Terrace".<ref name="intachievement">{{cite web | url = http://news.cnnb.com.cn/system/2006/09/20/005181809.shtml | title = Jay Chou interview/ Being a director gives a greater sense of personal achievement than music 周杰伦接受专访全交代 称做导演比音乐有成就感 | date = 20 September 2006 | access-date = 2 June 2007 | publisher = cnnb.com.cn | language = zh | archive-date = 12 November 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071112054017/http://news.cnnb.com.cn/system/2006/09/20/005181809.shtml | url-status = live }}</ref>

=== Lyrics ===
Chou is considered more of a singer-composer than a lyricist. Several "regulars" write the lyrics for most of his music,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ccjk.com/amazing-english-translation-jay-chous-chinese-style-songstwo/ | title=English Translation of Jay Chou's Chinese Style Songs | date=22 December 2014 | access-date=1 January 2015 | archive-date=18 January 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118105134/http://www.ccjk.com/amazing-english-translation-jay-chous-chinese-style-songstwo/ | url-status=live }}</ref> but the content and style is unified with his own personality and image, covering a diverse range of topics and ideas. [[Vincent Fang (lyricist)|Vincent Fang]] accounts for more than half of the lyrics in his albums, helping to establish an important element in Chou's music: the use of meaningful, imagery- and emotionally rich lyrics, sometimes written in the form of [[Chinese poetry|poetry]] with reference to Chinese history or folklore.{{Ref label|C|c|none}} In addition to writing romantic hits,{{Ref label|D|d|none}} he also touches on war, the [[Bible]], sports, and martial arts.{{Ref label|E|e|none}} [[Vivian Hsu]] is a singer herself and has helped with Chou's earlier hits.{{Ref label|F|f|none}}

Chou himself has written lyrics for many ballads,{{Ref label|G|g|none}} but has also discussed societal ills such as drug addiction in "Coward" and loss of the rural countryside to urbanization in "Terrace Fields". Domestic violence discussed in "Dad, I'm Home" received a great deal of commotion since he was the first to bring up this taboo subject in Sanscript music.<ref name="aiyo">{{cite news |url=http://www.mass-age.com/audio_article.php?id=1230 |title=Aiyo, Aiyo, Jay Chow 唉唷，唉唷，周杰倫 |publisher=chinatimes.com, Mass-age | date=28 February 2007 | access-date = 2 June 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927011210/http://www.mass-age.com/audio_article.php?id=1230 |archive-date = 27 September 2007}}</ref> "In the Name of Father" detailing the cruelty and brutality of the violence, this song is not Jay's personal experience. Jay describes the phenomenon of domestic violence in society, and wants to appeal the public pay more attention to domestic violence.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.shs.edu.tw/works/essay/2010/03/2010033008400260.pdf|title = Jay Chou's mocking lyric for his dad|date = 30 March 2010|access-date = 4 September 2015|website = 爸，我回來了─從周杰倫的歌曲探討社會上家暴的問題|last = Hsu (許)|first = Yuan-chen(元誠)|archive-date = 24 September 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924101607/http://www.shs.edu.tw/works/essay/2010/03/2010033008400260.pdf|url-status = live}}</ref>

=== Chinese cultural elements ===
{{Main|Zhongguo feng}}

Chou leads a new trend of music which combines western musical elements and Chinese literature terminology. Because of this unique combination, he makes the subtle distinction between himself and other musicians by leading a musical style that incorporates elements of Chinese culture called "[[Zhongguo feng]]"<ref>{{cite journal|doi=10.1080/08949468.2011.525492|title=Blowing in the China Wind: Engagements with Chineseness in Hong Kong's ''Zhongguofeng'' ''Music'' Videos|journal=Visual Anthropology|volume=24|pages=59–76|year=2010|last1=Chow|first1=Yiu Fai|last2=De Kloet|first2=Jeroen|issue=1–2|s2cid=145521590}}</ref> in the history of East Asian popular music. The success of his Western-Chinese musical combination is built on his marketing strategies and the musical elements involved in his works. In early 21st century, the People's Republic of China initiated the [[reform and opening up]]. The new generation was looking for a consumption pop culture which would reflect individual uniqueness in the social circumstance.<ref name="journals1.scholarsportal.info">{{Cite journal|doi=10.1353/amu.2007.0047|title=Western Style, Chinese Pop: Jay Chou's Rap and Hip-Hop in China|journal=Asian Music|volume=39|pages=69–80|year=2007|last1=Fung|first1=Anthony Y. H.|s2cid=191532050}}</ref> Chou has also successfully generated airtime on CCTV by fitting in with the mainland China's political and cultural agenda by celebrating traditional Chinese cultural values.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Gorfinkel|first1=Lauren|title=Ideology and the Performance of Chineseness: Hong Kong Singers on the CCTV Stage|pages=107–128}}</ref>

[[File:Jay Chou tour outfit Hard Rock 40th Anniversary Tour.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Chou's 2007 tour outfit exhibited at the [[Hard Rock Cafe]] 40th anniversary tour in [[Seattle]], 2011]]

Elements of traditional Chinese culture incorporated into Chou's music have contributed and galvanized his status within the realm of modern East Asian popular music. The blowing ''[[Zhongguo feng (music)|Zhongguo feng]]'' in his music leads a new trend of Chinese pop music that incorporates a vast amount of traditional Chinese components, rather than simply following a Western music format. Chou's Zhongguo feng is highlighted in his lyrics and the use of traditional Chinese musical instruments in his music. The lyricist [[Vincent Fang (lyricist)|Vincent Fang]] has worked with Jay Chou since 2000, and Fang's work is featured by addressing traditional elements of Chinese culture, such as poetry and [[Confucianism]]. His representative work "Chrysanthemum Terrace", released in 2006, shows a vast amount of cultural elements. In this work, Fang puts images which indicate certain traditional ideas to build an ancient monarchy setting. He uses [[chrysanthemum]] as a metaphor of love. In the line "Chrysanthemums broken, scattered across the floor, your smile has faded" ({{lang-zh|links=no|c=菊花殘 滿地傷 你的笑容已泛黃|labels=no}}),<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/Taiwan-Jay-Chou/aa3d8a884eab8a9af6f0b70dffa28a57?query=CELEBRITY+NEWS&current=3&orderBy=Relevance&hits=41&referrer=search&search=%2Fsearch%3Fquery%3DCELEBRITY%2520NEWS%26startd%3D%26endd%3D%26orderBy%3DRelevance%26from%3D1%26allFilters%3DMusic%253ASubject%252CSINGERS%253AKeyword%252CTaiwan%253ALocations&allFilters=Music%3ASubject%2CSINGERS%3AKeyword%2CTaiwan%3ALocations&productType=IncludedProducts&page=1&b=a28a57 | title = Jay Chou on his new album, new look, and Korean pop music | date = 24 January 2013 | access-date = 14 April 2015 | publisher = AP Archive | archive-date = 23 September 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150923174421/http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/Taiwan-Jay-Chou/aa3d8a884eab8a9af6f0b70dffa28a57?query=CELEBRITY+NEWS&current=3&orderBy=Relevance&hits=41&referrer=search&search=%2Fsearch%3Fquery%3DCELEBRITY%2520NEWS%26startd%3D%26endd%3D%26orderBy%3DRelevance%26from%3D1%26allFilters%3DMusic%253ASubject%252CSINGERS%253AKeyword%252CTaiwan%253ALocations&allFilters=Music%3ASubject%2CSINGERS%3AKeyword%2CTaiwan%3ALocations&productType=IncludedProducts&page=1&b=a28a57 | url-status = live }}</ref> as well with "Blue and White Porcelain" and "Orchid Pavilion".

Chou also performs in a rhythm and blues style, but within this Western musical form, he has incorporated indigenous Han Chinese melodies, themes, and rhythms. His 2003 song "East Wind Breaks" features a typical Chinese melody performed in a Western-oriented R&B style; its instrumentation also creates a Chinese atmosphere with the [[pipa]]. In the lyrics, Chou expresses sadness and loneliness subtly, similar to traditional [[Chinese poetry]].<ref>Fung, A. "Western style, Chinese pop: Jay Chou's rap and hip-hop in China". ''Asian Music, 39''(1), 69–80. 2008</ref> Chou also uses [[List of Chinese musical instruments|traditional Chinese musical instruments]], combining [[Chinese traditional music|traditional Chinese musical elements]] with Western popular musical forms.<ref>{{Citation |title=Jay Chou – Playing 6 Different Instruments | date=20 March 2011 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-BrdxyRsJ8 |language=en |access-date=27 April 2022}}</ref>

== Other ventures ==
=== Directing ===
Chou acquired his first directing experience in 2004 through music videos. He initially experimented with a song by the group [[Nan Quan Mama]] titled "Home" ({{lang-zh|c=家|p=jiā|links=no}}) where he was involved throughout the entire process from research to editing. After learning the difficulties of being a director, he refused to direct again even at the request of his record company.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite book |last=Chou |first=Jay |title=Grandeur de D Major |date=December 2004 |publisher=Hua Ren Ban Tu |isbn=957-29371-4-6 |page=106 |language=zh}}</ref> However, his interest resurfaced again as he directed music videos for 4 of the 12 songs in own album ''[[November's Chopin]]'' in 2005,<ref name="huoyuanchiaep">Huo Yuan Chia. In Huo Yuan Chia 霍元甲 [DVD liner notes] (2006). Taipei, Taiwan [R.O.C.]: Alfa Music International Co., Ltd.</ref> and later television advertisements.<ref name="advert_jcdirect">{{cite news |date=10 May 2006 |title=Jay Chou ready to direct again |url=http://www.cycnet.com/cms/2004/cycenglish/culture/200605/t20060510_322293.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928093453/http://www.cycnet.com/cms/2004/cycenglish/culture/200605/t20060510_322293.htm |archive-date=28 September 2007 |access-date=2 June 2007 |publisher=youth.cn }}</ref><ref name="eyehealth">{{cite news |date=20 March 2007 |title=Jay Chou gives advice for eye health 周杰伦闪亮护眼心得大揭密 四招全搞定 |url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/s/h/2007-03-20/13221485683.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525230559/http://ent.sina.com.cn/s/h/2007-03-20/13221485683.html |archive-date=25 May 2011 |access-date=2 June 2007 |publisher=sina.com.cn |language=zh}}</ref> By 2006, he had taken responsibility for the storyboard, directing, and editing of music videos for all his songs.<ref name="directorsroad">{{cite web |date=7 January 2007 |title=Jay Chou on the director's road周杰倫攻陷導演路 |url=http://ol.mingpao.com/cfm/star5.cfm?File=20070107/saa01/mak1.txt |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070504231853/http://ol.mingpao.com/cfm/star5.cfm?File=20070107%2Fsaa01%2Fmak1.txt |archive-date=4 May 2007 |access-date=2 June 2007 |publisher=Mingpao |language=zh}}</ref> It is unclear how the public appraises his work, since music videos are rarely the subject of critical review; however, director [[Zhang Yimou]] said that Chou's directing abilities may surpass his own in the future, after viewing several of Chou's music videos.<ref name="pressconhjj" /><ref name="jcimpresszhangy">{{cite news |date=22 March 2006 |title=Jay Chou impresses Zhang Yimou |url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-03/22/content_549757.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070614120331/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-03/22/content_549757.htm |archive-date=14 June 2007 |access-date=2 June 2007 |publisher=Xinhua}}</ref>[[File:Jay Chou in 2007 at Shanghai Film Festival.jpg|thumb|Chou at the 2007 [[Shanghai Film Festival]]]]

In February 2007, Chou began directing his first film ''[[Secret (2007 film)|Secret]]''. The script written by Chou was inspired by his relationship with a high school girlfriend, with a plot focused on music, love, and family.<ref name="stcbt_filmlocation">{{cite news |date=23 February 2007 |title=Jay Chou directs for the first time/ "The Secret That Cannot Be Told" filmed in his high school 周杰伦首次执导 《不能说的秘密》回母校取景 |url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2007-02-23/14311456743.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071208070046/http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2007-02-23/14311456743.html |archive-date=8 December 2007 |access-date=2 June 2007 |publisher=sina.com.cn |language=zh}}</ref> He stars as the lead actor of the film with [[Gwei Lun-mei]] as the female lead, and Hong Kong veteran actor [[Anthony Wong Chau Sang|Anthony Wong]] as Chou's father. Despite previous experience in filming music videos, Chou admits that movies are more challenging due to storyline and time constraints.<ref name="stcbt_filmlocation" /> This movie was released in July 2007.<ref name="secretrelease">{{cite news |date=8 June 2007 |title=Singer Jay Chou's directorial debut to be released in late July |url=http://english.sina.com/taiwan_hk/p/1/2007/0608/114507.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011173942/http://english.sina.com/taiwan_hk/p/1/2007/0608/114507.html |archive-date=11 October 2007 |access-date=28 June 2007 |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> In 2013, Jay Chou released his second directorial film, a musical drama titled ''[[The Rooftop (film)|The Rooftop]]''. It generated a more muted response compared to his directorial debut,<ref>{{cite news |date=20 July 2013 |title=周杰伦《天台》票房差 归咎院线不足 |url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2013-07-20/08263968667.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150116182840/http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2013-07-20/08263968667.shtml |archive-date=16 January 2015 |access-date=16 January 2015 |publisher=新浪娱乐}}</ref> the box office receipts in mainland China on the other hand were more positive.<ref>{{cite news |date=16 July 2013 |title=周杰倫電影《天台》 破大陸歌舞片票房紀錄 |url=http://tw.twent.chinayes.com/Content/20130716/kh9343woz0zia.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130718160951/http://tw.twent.chinayes.com/Content/20130716/kh9343woz0zia.shtml |archive-date=18 July 2013 |access-date=16 January 2015 |publisher=Yes 娛樂}}</ref>

=== ''Grandeur de D Major''===
Chou published his first book titled ''Grandeur de D Major'' ({{lang-zh|t=D調的華麗|s=D调的华丽|p=D diào de huálì|links=no}}) on 25 November 2004.{{Ref label|J|j|none}} This 200-page book features a prologue written by his family, friends, and co-workers; the main section is a compilation of his personal attitudes, philosophies, and recollections of childhood experiences along with pictures from his music videos, many of which have never been released; and lastly, a list of the artist's major awards, musical and lyrical compositions, and discography. For the usually low-profile singer, this book revealed his personality and convictions that has served as the basis of his musical and public image. He demonstrated a strong appreciation of family values with an especially deep connection with his mother and maternal grandmother. His confidence and dedication towards music is evident as he dedicated 2 out of 7 chapters to music: the current state of the industry, his composition methodology, and the importance of individualism to his success in music. This pride is contrasted against his modesty and self-assessed naïveté about many aspects in life, particularly regarding relationships and marriage.

=== Endorsements ===
Chou has been a spokesperson for popular brands such as [[List of Pepsi spokespersons|Pepsi]] (2002–2007), [[Panasonic]] (2001–2005), [[Motorola]] (since 2006), M-Zone/China Mobile (since 2003), [[Levi's]] (2004–2005), Deerhui (sporting goods, since 2003), [[Metersbonwe Group]] (casual wear, since 2003), Colgate (2004–2005), popular computer game ''[[Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos]]'' (2002), and science and nature magazine ''[[National Geographic (magazine)|National Geographic]]'' (2005).<ref name="natgeo2">{{cite news| url = http://www.ngc.com.tw/press/2005cot.asp?id=24 | title = National Geographic and Jay Chou's music, classics are worth considering! (...) 國家地理頻道和周杰倫的音樂，經典值得考驗！ 周董自我詮釋代言國家地理風雲榜超屌| date = 4 November 2005 | access-date = 2 June 2007 | publisher = National Geographic (Taiwan) | format = News article | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070928071206/http://www.ngc.com.tw/press/2005cot.asp?id=24| archive-date = 28 September 2007|language=zh}}</ref> To maximize the [[celebrity branding]] effect, advertisements are nearly always linked to his music and TV commercials are occasionally directed by him.<ref name="advert_jcdirect" /><ref name="eyehealth" /> He acted as the tourism ambassador for Malaysia in 2003.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Foong|first1=Barbara|title=Singer made 'ambassador' |work=Straits Times |date=20 May 2003}}</ref> In April 2008, Jay signed with [[Sprite (soft drink)|Sprite]] and collaborated with artistes such as [[Angela Chang]] and [[JJ Lin]] in commercials. He also did a Sprite commercial with NBA player [[Kobe Bryant]] and specially wrote a song named "Battle of the Incomparable" that also featured Bryant for the commercial. In June 2011, Chou expanded his area of endorsement into the field of technology, becoming the designer and spokesperson of the "N43SL Jay Chou Edition" laptop of [[ASUS]] Computers. The laptop is most notable for its lid design, sound system, start-up and shut-down tones, and a unique "J" font for its key. All of which, except for the sound system, are designed and composed by Jay himself. In 2015, Chou formally endorsed [[Luxgen]], a Taiwanese automaker.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jaychoudiaoness.blogspot.com/2015/03/diaoness-updates-of-luxgen-cars-cute.html|title=Jay Chou endorses homegrown Taiwanese auto brand, Luxgen|author=Jaychoudiaoness|date=15 March 2015|work=Jay Chou Diaoness|access-date=15 March 2015|archive-date=14 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214002856/http://jaychoudiaoness.blogspot.com/2015/03/diaoness-updates-of-luxgen-cars-cute.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Philanthropy ===
Outside of his traditional ventures in business and entertainment, Chou is also an ardent philanthropist. He has been the spokesperson for "Angel Heart Foundation" since 2012, a non-profit charity for children with intellectual disability.<ref>{{Cite web|title = 天使心家族社會福利基金會|url = http://www.ah-h.org/1-1E-about.asp|website = www.ah-h.org|access-date = 9 June 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150610085821/http://www.ah-h.org/1-1E-about.asp|archive-date = 10 June 2015|url-status = dead}}</ref> In 2013, he hosted a voluntary concert for them.

In 2014, Jay accepted the [[Ice Bucket Challenge]] from [[Andy Lau]], and also donated NT$100,000 to Taiwanese ALS Foundation,<ref>{{Cite web|title = 周杰倫冰桶濕身點名五月天 捐10萬台幣給台漸凍人協會|url = http://www.ettoday.net/news/20140819/391425.htm|access-date = 9 June 2015|first = ETtoday|last = 新聞雲| date=19 August 2014 |archive-date = 24 September 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924131919/http://www.ettoday.net/news/20140819/391425.htm|url-status = live}}</ref>{{deprecated inline|certain=yes|date=June 2020}} and also donated NT$2 million in the aftermath of [[2014 Kaohsiung gas explosions]]. He also attended the charity event from Fubon Charity Foundation, and 
has been the ambassador for the charity, which helps school children with disabilities, hardship or giving children living in poverty a scholarship for their education.  He had already donated NT$970 million in the last 5 years, sponsoring over 300 of the thousand benefactors, and would extend the offer by 5 years, and opened 300 more scholarships, and donated a lump sum of NT$10.8 million in the next 5 years worth NT$2.16 million each year.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|title = 基督日報(香港) – 周杰倫爭做慈善天王 接力認養逾千學童|url = http://www.gospelherald.com.hk/news/cul-2863/%2525E5%252591%2525A8%2525E6%25259D%2525B0%2525E5%252580%2525AB%2525E7%252588%2525AD%2525E5%252581%25259A%2525E6%252585%252588%2525E5%252596%252584%2525E5%2525A4%2525A9%2525E7%25258E%25258B%2525E6%25258E%2525A5%2525E5%25258A%25259B%2525E8%2525AA%25258D%2525E9%2525A4%25258A%2525E9%252580%2525BE%2525E5%25258D%252583%2525E5%2525AD%2525B8%2525E7%2525AB%2525A5|website = www.gospelherald.com.hk|access-date = 9 June 2015|archive-date = 10 June 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150610051138/http://www.gospelherald.com.hk/news/cul-2863/%2525E5%252591%2525A8%2525E6%25259D%2525B0%2525E5%252580%2525AB%2525E7%252588%2525AD%2525E5%252581%25259A%2525E6%252585%252588%2525E5%252596%252584%2525E5%2525A4%2525A9%2525E7%25258E%25258B%2525E6%25258E%2525A5%2525E5%25258A%25259B%2525E8%2525AA%25258D%2525E9%2525A4%25258A%2525E9%252580%2525BE%2525E5%25258D%252583%2525E5%2525AD%2525B8%2525E7%2525AB%2525A5|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjUtqJd7Z_w|title=2014.03周杰倫相見歡活動紀錄 同學感謝影片讓周董動容|date=13 June 2014|work=YouTube|access-date=9 June 2015|archive-date=2 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702001800/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjUtqJd7Z_w&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2014, he also went on tour with [[Will Liu]] to visit many schoolchildren in remote areas of Taiwan.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa7-mqidu0o&list=RDaa7-mqidu0o#t=9|title=2014.06周杰倫說到做到 百忙中探望偏遠學校|date=16 June 2014|work=YouTube|access-date=10 June 2015|archive-date=6 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106232120/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa7-mqidu0o&list=RDaa7-mqidu0o#t=9|url-status=live}}</ref> Jay's second tour is scheduled in August 2015, two months after he officially became the spokesperson for the scholarship plan.

=== Business ventures ===
During the mid to late 2010s, Chou made forays in his business career by venturing into the eSporting sphere. In 2016, he purchased the [[esports]] (''[[League of Legends]]'') team [[Taipei Assassins]] and renamed it [[J Team]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Esports LoL Team J Team {{!}} GosuGamers |url=https://www.gosugamers.net/lol/teams/15194-j-team |access-date=19 November 2022 |website=www.gosugamers.net |archive-date=12 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812185940/https://www.gosugamers.net/lol/teams/15194-j-team |url-status=live }}</ref> His role is limited to being a backing investor and team owner despite himself holding the titular role of a 'captain/leader,' as he will only partake in celebrity matches, and would not involve in the day-to-day operations and coaching of the team.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.techinasia.com/taiwanese-megastar-jay-chou-bought-league-legends-team|title= Why Chinese megastar Jay Chou just bought a League of Legends team|author= C. Custer|date= 20 April 2016|access-date= 22 April 2016|work= Tech in Asia|archive-date= 20 December 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161220093025/https://www.techinasia.com/taiwanese-megastar-jay-chou-bought-league-legends-team|url-status= live}}</ref>

In 2017, Chou spent about 18 million RMB to construct a Jay eSports building in Shenzhen, which provided updated computer devices and the streaming areas for eSports players in China. More importantly, if Chou decides to hold more and more eSports events in the Jay eSports building, which is helpful for the germination of the eSports industry in China.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://topick.hket.com/article/1848936/%E5%91%A8%E6%9D%B0%E5%80%AB%E7%B5%84%E6%88%90%E3%80%8CJ%E6%88%B0%E9%9A%8A%E3%80%8D%E3%80%80%E6%8A%95%E8%B3%871,800%E8%90%AC%E6%B7%B1%E5%9C%B3%E9%96%8B%E9%9B%BB%E7%AB%B6%E9%A4%A8%E3%80%80| title=周杰倫組成「J戰隊」 投資1,800萬深圳開電競館| trans-title=Jay Chou formed "J Team" to invest 18 million in Shenzhen| date=3 July 2017| access-date=15 September 2018| archive-date=15 September 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915122119/https://topick.hket.com/article/1848936/%E5%91%A8%E6%9D%B0%E5%80%AB%E7%B5%84%E6%88%90%E3%80%8CJ%E6%88%B0%E9%9A%8A%E3%80%8D%E3%80%80%E6%8A%95%E8%B3%871%2C800%E8%90%AC%E6%B7%B1%E5%9C%B3%E9%96%8B%E9%9B%BB%E7%AB%B6%E9%A4%A8%E3%80%80| url-status=live}}</ref>

== Public image ==
[[File:Jay Chou in Madame Tussauds Hong Kong01.jpg|thumb|upright|Chou's wax statue at [[Madame Tussauds Hong Kong]]]]
Despite living under continual media scrutiny, Chou's public image has changed little over the years as he emphasizes individuality as his "personal philosophy".<ref name="Time">{{cite news| url = http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,425958,00.html| title = Cool Jay| access-date = 2 June 2007| last = Drake| first = Kate| date = 3 March 2003| publisher = Time (Asia)| archive-date = 18 October 2008| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081018211037/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,425958,00.html| url-status = dead}}</ref><ref name="lookeast">{{cite news | first1 = Alice | last1 = Hung | title = Taiwan singer Jay Chou looks East to crack the West | agency = Reuters | date = 27 June 2005 | url = http://www.redorbit.com/news/entertainment/162126/taiwan_singer_jay_chou_looks_east_to_crack_the_west/ | access-date = 23 April 2015 | archive-date = 24 September 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924112103/http://www.redorbit.com/news/entertainment/162126/taiwan_singer_jay_chou_looks_east_to_crack_the_west/ | url-status = live }}</ref> In his music, this is also evident as he fuses Chinese and Western styles and explores topics unconventional for a pop singer, which have been described as "authentic" and "revolutionary".<ref name="Time" /><ref name="starsrising">{{cite web| url = http://taiwanreview.nat.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1131&CtNode=128| title = The Stars of East Asia Rising| access-date = 2 June 2007| last = Chung| first = Oscar| date = 10 January 2005| publisher = Government Information Office, Taiwan(ROC)| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070517173025/http://taiwanreview.nat.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1131&CtNode=128| archive-date = 17 May 2007| df = dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="revolutionary">{{cite web| url = http://www.china.org.cn/english/NM-e/147512.htm| title = Jay – A Revolutionary Musician| access-date = 2 June 2007| date = 4 November 2005| publisher = china.org.cn| archive-date = 12 October 2007| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071012003137/http://china.org.cn/english/NM-e/147512.htm| url-status = live}}</ref> The media describes a hard-working<ref name="hopefuls">{{Cite news | url = http://www.china.org.cn/english/culture/98200.htm | title = Jay Chou Encourages Young Hopefuls | access-date = 2 June 2007 | date = 14 June 2004 | publisher = china.org.cn | archive-date = 18 April 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070418132423/http://www.china.org.cn/english/culture/98200.htm | url-status = live }}</ref> perfectionist<ref name="Time" /> with clear self-direction<ref name="mandarinhits">{{cite news|title = Mandarin R&B Singer Hits It Big|url = http://www.china.org.cn/english/Life/74631.htm|date = 9 September 2003|access-date = 2 June 2007|publisher = china.org.cn/China Daily|archive-date = 4 February 2007|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070204074106/http://www.china.org.cn/english/Life/74631.htm|url-status = live}}</ref> who is occasionally regarded as competitive<ref name="thaws">{{cite magazine | title = The Ice King Thaws | date = 28 December 2004 |magazine=V Mag |location=Malaysia | quote = I love competing with myself because I feel that this will force me to improve as a singer. For one, I would definitely love to win more awards}}</ref> and a "control freak".<ref name="Time" />

There is a misunderstanding about his nickname "President Chou" ({{lang-zh|c=周董|p=Zhōu dǒng|links=no}}), used by both the press and fans to underscore his domineering personality and impact on East Asian popular music,<ref name="edge">{{cite web |last = Taylor |first = Chris |title = An Industry on the Edge |url = http://taiwanreview.nat.gov.tw/fp.asp?xItem=960&CtNode=128 |date = 5 January 2004 |access-date = 2 June 2007 |publisher = Taiwan Review |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071011220845/http://taiwanreview.nat.gov.tw/fp.asp?xItem=960&CtNode=128 |archive-date = 11 October 2007 }}</ref> but also points at his musical talent.<ref name="aiyo" /><ref name="hopefuls" /> It also points to the fact that he is the CEO, spokesperson and chairperson of his many business ventures like clothing lines and his own talent agency (JVR Music). Yet the origin of this nickname emerges from his fever of collecting antiques as the word "{{Lang-zh|c=董|labels=no}}" comes from "antique" in Chinese ({{Lang-zh|c=古董|labels=no}}), and according to [[JJ Lin]], they both like to collect and drive [[antique car]]s.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIqbQNHB68Q|title=2010-11-20 Mr.J 頻道 第四集（來賓：林俊傑）|date=6 May 2013|work=YouTube|access-date=10 June 2015|archive-date=6 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106232120/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIqbQNHB68Q|url-status=live}}</ref> When he initiated [[Nan Quan Mama]], it was also based on his [[pen name]] in his high school years, and the band's name was also dedicated to his mother.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efaeRUtBUw4|title=2010-12-04 Mr.J 頻道 第五集（來賓：張菲、梁心頤Lara、張傑）|date=6 May 2013|work=YouTube|access-date=11 June 2015|archive-date=6 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106232120/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efaeRUtBUw4|url-status=live}}</ref> In fact, [[Nanquan (martial art)|Nanquan]] is an actual style of martial arts from south of the Yangtze River.  As Jay was influenced by action movies, he also wrote songs about martial arts, even when he had no formal training in any martial arts discipline.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6eQyqvGsyk|title=2010-12-11 Mr.J 頻道 第六集（來賓：張小燕、黃子佼、卜學亮）|date=6 May 2013|work=YouTube|access-date=11 June 2015|archive-date=6 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106232120/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6eQyqvGsyk|url-status=live}}</ref>

Outside of music, Chou is reported as shy, quiet,<ref name="mandarinhits" /><ref name="allhailjay">{{cite news |last = Woodworth |first = Max |url = http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2004/10/01/2003205140 |title = All Hail Jay |date = 1 October 2004 |work = Taipei Times |page = 13 |access-date = 11 March 2007 |archive-date = 9 July 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070709103615/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2004/10/01/2003205140 |url-status = live }}</ref> modest, and views [[filial piety]] as "the most important thing".<ref name="mommy">{{cite news | url = http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2006-02/13/content_519707.htm | title = Jay Chou says he's still a mommy's boy | date = 13 February 2006 | publisher = Associated Press/China Daily | access-date = 25 February 2007 | archive-date = 7 March 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110307070330/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2006-02/13/content_519707.htm | url-status = live }}</ref> In line with his aim to present a positive image,<ref name="appetite">{{cite web|url=http://english.taipei.gov.tw/TCG/index.jsp?recordid=2746 |title=Taiwan's performing artists feed Asia's appetite for pop |access-date=2 June 2007 |date=15 November 2004 |publisher=Taipei City Government |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071115054251/http://english.taipei.gov.tw/TCG/index.jsp?recordid=2746 |archive-date=15 November 2007 }}</ref> he is a non-smoker and non-drinker and does not go to nightclubs.<ref name="nonsmoker">{{cite book| last = Chou| first = Jay| title = Grandeur de D Major| date = 1 November 2004| publisher = Hua Ren Ban Tu| location = China| language = zh | isbn = 957-29371-4-6 | page = 10 }}</ref> Government officials and educators in East Asia have awarded him for his exemplary behaviour,<ref name="emulate">{{cite news | title = Emulate Singer Jay Chou | date = 28 January 2005| work = New Straits Times}}</ref> designated him a spokesperson in the youth-empowerment project "Young Voice" in 2005 and an anti-depression campaign in 2007.<ref name="youngvoice">{{cite news |url = http://ent.163.com/05/1008/13/1VHULA6Q00031H2G.html |title = Jay Chou is the spokesperson for Young Voice/ Encourages youths to express their opinions 周杰伦代言青少年网 鼓励青少年发表观点 |date = 8 October 2005 |access-date = 2 June 2007 |publisher = ent.163.com |language = zh |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20051223052156/http://ent.163.com/05/1008/13/1VHULA6Q00031H2G.html |archive-date = 23 December 2005 |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref name="depression">{{cite news | url = http://ent.sina.com.cn/s/m/p/2007-07-06/00411626792.shtml | script-title = zh:周杰伦拍公益广告呼吁帮助忧郁症患者 周杰伦担任公益活动代言人 | date = 6 July 2007 | access-date = 12 November 2007 | format = News article | publisher = ent.sina.com.cn | language = zh | archive-date = 26 May 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110526020511/http://ent.sina.com.cn/s/m/p/2007-07-06/00411626792.shtml | url-status = live }}</ref> His lyrics for two songs{{Ref label|H|h|none}} have been incorporated into the school syllabus to inspire motivational and filial attitudes.<ref name="ancient">{{cite news | first = Xiaomin | last = Xu | url = http://app1.chinadaily.com.cn/star/2005/0324/cu14-1.html | title = Echos of ancient sacrifice | date = 24 March 2005 | access-date = 2 June 2007 | work = Shanghai Star| url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070118042124/http://app1.chinadaily.com.cn/star/2005/0324/cu14-1.html | archive-date = 18 January 2007 | df = dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="approved">{{cite news |url=http://english.eastday.com/eastday/englishedition/metro/userobject1ai939208.html |title=Pop songs approved for classes |publisher=ShanghaiDaily/Eastday |date=16 March 2005 |access-date=2 June 2007 |archive-date=11 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011080227/http://english.eastday.com/eastday/englishedition/metro/userobject1ai939208.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="primaryschool">{{cite news |url=http://www.ettoday.com/2006/11/04/340-2011336.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070510150839/http://www.ettoday.com/2006/11/04/340-2011336.htm |archive-date=10 May 2007 |title=The Jay Chou effect again "Listen to your mother" used by primary school teacher 周董新歌「聽媽媽的話」，成小一生教材 |publisher=ETtoday |date=4 November 2006 | access-date = 2 June 2007|language=zh}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.china.org.cn/english/entertainment/188176.htm |title=Jay Chou's Song Used as Teaching Materials |publisher=china.org.cn |date=3 November 2006 |access-date=2 June 2007 |archive-date=12 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012003645/http://china.org.cn/english/entertainment/188176.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In November 2007, Chou was criticized by some for attending the funeral of Taiwanese gang leader [[Chen Chi-li]] to console Chen's son [[Baron Chen]], whom Chou met while filming ''[[Kung Fu Dunk]]''.<ref>{{cite news |date=9 November 2007 |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2007/11/09/2003386966 |work=Taipei Times |title=Editorial: Gangsters, gangsters everywhere |page=8 |access-date=12 November 2007 |archive-date=11 November 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071111115211/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2007/11/09/2003386966 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.sina.com.tw/society/ftv/tw/2007-10-16/191512730645.shtml|work=Sina News|date=16 October 2007|access-date=12 November 2007|script-title=zh:陳啟禮告別式 周董獻唱致意? (Will Mr. Chou sing his respects at Chen Chi-li's funeral?)|language=zh| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071019051214/http://news.sina.com.tw/society/ftv/tw/2007-10-16/191512730645.shtml| archive-date = 19 October 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|work=PChome Magazine|publisher=TVBS|url=http://news.pchome.com.tw/entertainment/tvbs/20071031/index-20071031175659394416.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712024350/http://news.pchome.com.tw/entertainment/tvbs/20071031/index-20071031175659394416.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 July 2012|date=31 October 2007|access-date=12 November 2007|title=周杰倫弔陳啟禮 慰陳楚河喪父痛 (Jay Chou mourns Chen Chi-li, consoles Chen Chuhe on the loss of his father)|language=zh}}</ref>

=== Relationship with the media and paparazzi ===
[[File:Jay Chou fans in 2008.jpg|thumb|Fans waiting for Chou in Hong Kong, February 2008]]

Chou has been known for his tense relationship with and strong dislike of paparazzi. In 2005, He released a diss track, "Besieged From All Sides", targeting paparazzi and tabloids. In 2007, he released a song, "Not Good Enough For You", about a relationship that broke down due to intrusive media attention. Through his career, he had multiple physical confrontations with paparazzi, though his attitude over them has mellowed in recent years. To discourage unsolicited photography, Chou is known to photograph the paparazzi who follow him.<ref name="confrontation">{{cite news |url=http://www.singtao.com/index_archive.asp?d_str=20051223&htmlpage=main&news=1223fo01.html |title=Jay Chou and the paparazzi in a direct confrontation 周杰倫與狗仔隊打埋身戰 |publisher=Singtao Daily (Hong Kong) |date=23 December 2005 |access-date=2 June 2007 |language=zh |archive-date=26 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926225519/http://www.singtao.com/index_archive.asp?d_str=20051223&htmlpage=main&news=1223fo01.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=周杰伦为粗口道歉 否认打狗仔:出手正当防卫(图) -中新网 |url=https://www.chinanews.com.cn/yl/2012/04-03/3794414.shtml |access-date=3 December 2024 |website=www.chinanews.com.cn |archive-date=6 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241206151228/https://www.chinanews.com.cn/yl/2012/04-03/3794414.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite his aversion to paparazzi, Chou acknowledges that not all media attention is unwelcome.<ref name="gddm79">"''[one] cannot take a clear-cut stance against them (the paparazzi) ... because they help you promote your name ... and [the paparazzi] will write about what the populace is most interested in.''"{{cite book | last = Chou | first = Jay | title = Grandeur de D Major | publisher = Hua Ren Ban Tu |date=December 2004 | page = 79  | isbn = 957-29371-4-6|language=zh}}</ref> Coverage by international media such as ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'',<ref name="Time" /> ''[[The Guardian]]'',<ref name="guardianuk">{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/filmandmusic/story/0,,1757374,00.html |title=We're Not Listening Until You Sing in English|publisher=The Guardian (UK) |date=21 April 2006 | access-date = 2 June 2007 | location=London | first=Sophie | last=Heawood}}</ref> and [[Reuters]]<ref name="lookeast" /> help ascertain his influence on mainstream culture. At the end of 2009, he was included on JWT's annual list of 100 Things to Watch in 2010.<ref name="100 Things to Watch in 2010">{{Cite web |date=26 December 2009 |title=JWT's 100 Things to Watch in 2010 |url=http://www.jwtintelligence.com/production/jwti2010_MAIN_03.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502032958/http://www.jwtintelligence.com/production/jwti2010_MAIN_03.html |archive-date=2 May 2014 |access-date=26 December 2009 }}</ref>

=== Fanbase ===
[[File:Jay Chou Opus Tour Hong Kong 2013 IMG 2344w (9788680664).jpg|thumb|left|Chou's [[Opus Jay World Tour]] in Hong Kong, 2013]]

Chou's fanbase originated from [[Taiwan]] and grew extensively to other Mandarin-speaking regions. The Sinophone-speaking populations of China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, and Malaysia make up a significant percentage of Chou's fans. Despite rampant [[Copyright infringement|piracy]] issues in East and Southeast Asia, particularly in China, every album Chou has released so far has surpassed sales in excess of 2 million. According to [[Baidu]], the most popular internet search engine in China, Chou was the number one searched male entertainer in 2002, 2005, 2006, and 2007.<ref name="baidu2002">[http://www.baidu.com/2002/ Baidu's Top Searches 2002] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110116080456/http://www.baidu.com/2002/ |date=16 January 2011 }} {{in lang|zh}}</ref><ref name="baidu2005">[http://www.baidu.com/2005/ Baidu's Top Searches 2005] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110116140046/http://www.baidu.com/2005/ |date=16 January 2011 }} {{in lang|zh}}</ref><ref name="baidu2006">[http://www.baidu.com/2006/ Baidu's Top Searches 2006] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110116080457/http://www.baidu.com/2006/ |date=16 January 2011 }} {{in lang|zh}}</ref><ref name="baidu2007">[http://www.baidu.com/2007/ Baidu's Top Searches 2007] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110116080502/http://www.baidu.com/2007/ |date=16 January 2011 }} {{in lang|zh}}</ref>

[[File:2013周杰伦摩天轮天津演唱会.JPG|thumb|upright|A fan holding a lightstick at Chou's concert in Tianjin, 2013]]

In 2006, Chou composed and sang the theme song for ''[[Fearless (2006 film)|Fearless]]'', a movie released in major theatres in most English-speaking countries,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://english.sina.com/taiwan_hk/1/2006/0111/61386.html |title=Jay Chou pens theme song for new Jet Li movie 'Fearless' |agency=Associated Press |date=1 November 2006 |access-date=2 June 2007 |archive-date=15 June 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070615050350/http://english.sina.com/taiwan_hk/1/2006/0111/61386.html |url-status=live }}</ref> though the impact to his fame has been minimal. His role in ''[[Curse of the Golden Flower]]'' (limited release) marks his acting debut in North America. Despite having a supporting but important role in the story's plot, the North American version of the official posters only featured a view of his back, greatly contrasting the East Asian versions where his face and name were clear and placed between the leading actor and actress. Although Chou is still far from being well known English-speaking audiences in the Western world, this movie nonetheless brought him international exposure. Chou gained further exposure to Western audiences in his starring role as crimefighter [[Kato (The Green Hornet)|Kato]] in January 2011's ''[[The Green Hornet (2011 film)|The Green Hornet]]''.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

== Impact and legacy ==
Chou has been recognized as one of the most prominent and influential figures in the Chinese-speaking world.<ref>{{Citation |last1=Zhiyan |first1=Wu |title=Jay Chou, Pop Star: Chinese Aesthetics and Contemporary Trends |date=2013 |work=From Chinese Brand Culture to Global Brands: Insights from aesthetics, fashion, and history |pages=57–77 |url=https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137276353_3 |access-date=11 August 2025 |place=London |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan UK |language=en |doi=10.1057/9781137276353_3 |isbn=978-1-137-27635-3 |last2=Borgerson |first2=Janet |last3=Schroeder |first3=Jonathan |url-access=subscription }}</ref> An editorial written by Kerry Brown of [[Chatham House]] named Chou as one of China's 50 most influential figures in 21st century, one of only three singers on a list dominated by politicians and corporate owners.<ref name="chinapowerlist">{{cite web |last=Brown |first=Kerry |date=11 April 2007 |title=China Power List 2007 |url=http://www.opendemocracy.net/home/chinapower/china.jsp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070609105112/http://www.opendemocracy.net/home/chinapower/china.jsp |archive-date=9 June 2007 |access-date=2 June 2007 |publisher=openDemocracy}}</ref> In September 2009, Chou was voted as the third most influential Chinese cultural celebrity in the past 60 years in a government [[online poll]] to celebrate the [[60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China]], ranking only behind [[Teresa Teng]] and [[Faye Wong]].<ref>{{cite web |date=2 September 2009 |title="最有影响力文化人物"网评揭晓 邓丽君老舍入选 |trans-title=The results of the online poll of the "Most Influential Cultural Figures" were announced, with Teresa Teng and Lao She among the selected |url=https://www.cctv.com/video_union/special/video_union/special/C20982/20090902/107746.shtml |access-date=25 May 2025 |website=CCTV |language=zh}}</ref> In December 2009, [[CNN]] included Chou in their list of "Who Mattered Most in Asia in 2009", having earned NT$554 million during the year.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2009-12-15 |title=Who Mattered Most in Asia 2009 |url=http://travel.cnn.com/explorations/none/who-mattered-most-2009-regional-978863 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120081856/http://travel.cnn.com/explorations/none/who-mattered-most-2009-regional-978863 |archive-date=2015-01-20 |access-date=2025-09-01 |work=CNN Travel |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=21 May 2015 |title=明星眼裡的周杰倫 周董影響力竟然這麼大 - 星奇 |trans-title=Jay Chou's influence in the eyes of celebrities is so great |url=https://www.chinatimes.com/hottopic/20150521003325-260806?chdtv |access-date=29 March 2025 |website=China Times |language=zh-TW |archive-date=23 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250423191342/https://www.chinatimes.com/hottopic/20150521003325-260806?chdtv |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 16 July 2003, "In the Name of the Father" was first broadcast on 50 radio stations across Asia, with an audience of 800 million listeners tuning in simultaneously. 16 July was subsequently designated as "International Jay Chou Day" in recognition of the singer's contributions to the Chinese music industry.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 July 2021 |title=716周杰伦日，2003年的周杰伦到底有多牛？_歌曲 |trans-title=716 Jay Chou Day, how awesome was Jay Chou in 2003? |url=https://www.sohu.com/a/477742036_120538899 |access-date=10 August 2025 |website=Sohu |language=zh}}</ref> In [[Cupertino, California]], 31 December 2010, was designated as Jay Chou Day by mayor Joseph Wong, which marked the last day of the first decade of the 21st century. In 2011, [[257248 Chouchiehlun]], an asteroid discovered at the [[Lulin Observatory]] in Taiwan, was named in honor of Chou.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fu |first=Beimeng |date=16 July 2015 |title=Meet The Chinese Pop Star That Millions Are Celebrating Today |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/beimengfu/meet-the-unquestioned-king-of-chinese-pop |access-date=10 August 2025 |website=BuzzFeed News}}</ref>

== Awards and achievements ==
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Jay Chou}}

From the launch of his music career in 2000, Chou has won  singer-songwriter and  producer awards in Asia.<ref name="awardlist">{{cite web |title=Detailed award list (external link) by Jay Chou Studio |url=http://www.jaychoustudio.com/jay-chou-awards.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713091831/http://www.jaychoustudio.com/jay-chou-awards.php |archive-date=13 July 2011 |access-date=21 February 2011 |publisher=Jaychoustudio.com}}</ref> The highly coveted Golden Melody Awards in Taiwan {{Ref label|I|i|none}} awarded "Best Album" for his debut CD ''[[Jay (album)|Jay]]'' (2000) in 2001, and five awards (including "Best Album", "Best Composer", and "Best Producer") in the following year for the album ''[[Fantasy (Jay Chou album)|Fantasy]]'' (2001). However, failure to win "Best Album" for three consecutive years has left him disheartened with award ceremonies. Although he continues to win more than 20 awards per year from various organizations in Asia, Chou has stated he will rely more on album sales as an indicator of his music's quality and popularity.<ref name="gddm2">"For every album I hope to improve from my last, sell more than my last, ... better sales means more people like the music..."{{cite book |last=Chou |first=Jay |title=Grandeur de D Major |date=December 2004 |publisher=Hua Ren Ban Tu |isbn=957-29371-4-6 |page=113 |language=zh}}</ref>

Jay Chou scored strong radio and video airplay in Italy with his track "Nunchucks", in 2002.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Eliezer |first1=Christie |title=BMG Promises Greater International Presence in Asia-Pacific Region |date=20 April 2002 |publisher=Billboard- The International Newsweekly of Music, Video and Home Entertainment 114.16 |page=57}}</ref> Chou dominated the 12th annual Channel V Music Awards ceremony, which was held 11 January 2006, at Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Hong Kong. In the Taiwan/Hong Kong category, the Sony BMG Hong Kong-signed artist was named best male singer, most popular male singer and best singer/songwriter. Chou also collected the best music video award and received one of the best song of the year awards, both for "Night Song."<ref>{{cite book |last1=Brandle |first1=Lars |title=Global News Line |date=28 January 2006 |publisher=Billboard- The International Newsweekly of Music, Video and Home Entertainment |pages=20}}</ref>

In 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2008, he was awarded Best-Selling Chinese Artist by [[World Music Awards]] for the albums ''[[Common Jasmin Orange]]'', ''[[Still Fantasy]]'' and ''[[On the Run (Jay Chou album)|On the Run]]''.<ref name="2008wma">{{cite news |date=12 November 2008 |title=Jay Chou bags hat-trick of World Music Awards |url=http://jay-chou.net/forums/showthread.php?t=279522 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217130621/http://jay-chou.net/forums/showthread.php?t=279522 |archive-date=17 December 2008 |access-date=12 November 2008 |publisher=Channel NewsAsia }}</ref> Chou was named the best Asian artist at the eighth annual CCTV/MTV Music Awards, held 12 October 2006, at the Beijing Exhibition Centre Auditorium.<ref>{{cite book |title=Global News Line |date=28 October 2006 |publisher=Billboard- The International Newsweekly of Music, Video and Home Entertainment 118.43 |pages=24}}</ref> Five Chinese musicians gained exposure for their participation in events associated with the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, including Jay Chou.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Song |first1=Berwin |date=9 August 2008 |title=The Olympics Issue: Artists to Watch-5 Chinese Acts Using The Games To Boost Their Profile |publisher=Billboard: The International Newsweekly of Music, Video and Home Entertainment}}</ref> Chou won the Favorite Male Artist of the [[20th Golden Melody Awards]] in Taiwan. He did not attend the event to collect the award as he was on tour in mainland China at the time.<ref>{{cite web |title=Eason Chan, Jay Chou win pop music awards |url=http://english.sina.com/entertainment/p/2009/0627/251518.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304120152/http://english.sina.com/entertainment/p/2009/0627/251518.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=14 April 2015 |publisher=Sina English}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
=== Relationships ===
From 1998, Chou dated singer Devin Wu (formerly known as Peggy Wu), his labelmate at [[Jacky Wu]]’s Alfa Music, for over a year until a third party intervened. In 2010, Devin Wu told ''[[Next Magazine (Hong Kong and Taiwan)|Next Magazine]]'' that she lost her virginity to Chou when she was 16 while he was 18.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 February 2012 |title=獻初夜、遭周董劈腿？吳佩珊後悔沒做自己 |url=https://news.yahoo.com/news/%E7%8D%BB%E5%88%9D%E5%A4%9C-%E9%81%AD%E5%91%A8%E8%91%A3%E5%8A%88%E8%85%BF-%E5%90%B3%E4%BD%A9%E7%8F%8A%E5%BE%8C%E6%82%94%E6%B2%92%E5%81%9A%E8%87%AA%E5%B7%B1-162035681.html |access-date=26 October 2024 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=周杰伦掉进"初夜门" 吴佩珊牵出真假"J女郎"——中新网 |url=https://www.chinanews.com.cn/yl/news/2010/03-02/2146726.shtml |access-date=26 October 2024 |website=www.chinanews.com.cn |archive-date=27 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127020700/https://www.chinanews.com.cn/yl/news/2010/03-02/2146726.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>

Chou was romantically linked to Taiwanese singer [[Jolin Tsai]],<ref name=":61">{{Cite news |date=8 August 2016 |title=Truth behind Jay Chou's love triangle with Jolin Tsai and Patty Hou revealed after years – The Newsroom – Lollipop |url=http://www.lollipop.sg/newsroom/truth-behind-jay-chous-love-triangle-jolin-tsai-and-patty-hou-revealed-after-years |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205171445/http://www.lollipop.sg/newsroom/truth-behind-jay-chous-love-triangle-jolin-tsai-and-patty-hou-revealed-after-years |archive-date=5 February 2017 |access-date=19 December 2016 |newspaper=STOMP}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=周杰伦与吴宗宪结怨内幕：吴曾说漏嘴证实"双J恋"-中新网 |url=https://www.chinanews.com.cn/yl/2015/02-10/7051245.shtml |access-date=23 October 2024 |website=www.chinanews.com.cn}}</ref> for whom he composed hit songs such as "Can't Speak Clearly" and "The Prague Square".<ref name=":60">{{Cite web|url=http://news.sina.com.tw/books/leisure/barticle/14583.html|title=愛就是這樣：周杰倫和蔡依林的恩怨情仇-閱讀-新浪新聞中心|website=news.sina.com.tw|access-date=19 December 2016|archive-date=16 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516035818/https://news.sina.com.tw/books/leisure/barticle/14583.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2001, Tsai and Chou were first spotted dining at an [[izakaya]] in [[Shinjuku]], Japan.<ref name=":60" /> In February 2005, Chou was spotted shopping with Taiwanese news presenter [[Patty Hou]] in Shibuya, Japan.<ref name=":61" /> After that, Tsai deliberately avoided meeting Chou and Hou during public events, while [[Jacky Wu]], Chou's former boss, confirmed Chou and Tsai had been dating. This revelation further compounded the feud between Chou and Wu, which began over Wu's sale of Alfa Music.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://asianpopnews.com/jolin-tsai-reveals-reason-behind-her-split-with-jay-chou/|title=Jolin Tsai reveals reason behind her split with Jay Chou {{!}} Asianpopnews|website=asianpopnews.com|date=31 July 2013 |access-date=19 December 2016|archive-date=15 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515063215/http://asianpopnews.com/jolin-tsai-reveals-reason-behind-her-split-with-jay-chou/|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2010, Tsai and Chou made amends, and Tsai appeared as a special guest at Chou's concert in Taipei to much public fanfare.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Showbiz/Story/A1Story20100618-222771.html|title=Jay Chou and Jolin Tsai back in business|website=news.asiaone.com|access-date=19 December 2016|archive-date=23 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223183715/http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Showbiz/Story/A1Story20100618-222771.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2013, when being interviewed by Taiwanese host [[Tao Ching-Ying|Matilda Tao]], Tsai admitted for the first time that she had been in a relationship with Chou, revealing that she ended it after discovering his affair with Hou through the news.<ref name=":62">{{Cite news|url=http://www.chinatopix.com/articles/767/20130731/jolin-tsai-admits-broke-up-jay-chou.htm|title=Jolin Tsai admits she broke up with Jay Chou because he cheated on her|last=Zhao|first=Angie|date=31 July 2013|newspaper=Chinatopix|access-date=19 December 2016|archive-date=16 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516154207/http://www.chinatopix.com/articles/767/20130731/jolin-tsai-admits-broke-up-jay-chou.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=蔡依林曝与周杰伦分手原因：那时被侯佩岑劈腿_手机凤凰网 |url=https://ient.ifeng.com/28150450/news.shtml |access-date=29 March 2025 |website=ient.ifeng.com |archive-date=29 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250329034554/https://ient.ifeng.com/28150450/news.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>

In November 2014, Chou confirmed his relationship with model [[Hannah Quinlivan]],<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wang|first1=Jing-yi|last2=Chen|first2=Jay|title=Jay Chou shares photo taken with model girlfriend (update)|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/afav/201411170005.aspx|access-date=19 November 2014|publisher=Central News Agency|date=17 November 2014|archive-date=10 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110021953/http://focustaiwan.tw/news/afav/201411170005.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> who first met Chou when she was 14 and had been working for him as a clothing shop assistant since 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ent.ltn.com.tw/news/breakingnews/1212680 |title=想打工來這！ 昆凌潮牌店小妹嫁老闆周董 – 自由娛樂 |author=自由娛樂 |work=ltn.com.tw |date=22 January 2015 |access-date=10 June 2015 |archive-date=3 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703004622/http://ent.ltn.com.tw/news/breakingnews/1212680 |url-status=live}}</ref> The couple had been dating since 2010,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wang |first1=Chin-yi |last2=Wu |first2=Lilian |date=22 November 2014 |title=Jay Chou's girlfriend fields questions about marriage plans |url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/afav/201411180022.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111235150/http://focustaiwan.tw/news/afav/201411180022.aspx |archive-date=11 January 2015 |access-date=22 November 2014 |publisher=Central News Agency}}</ref> and married in July 2014.<ref>{{cite web |date=18 January 2015 |title=Jay Chou & Hannah Quinlivan marry in Selby Abbey |url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/11732849.Jay_Chou___Hannah_Quinlivan_marry_in_Selby_Abbey/?ref=twt |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118220814/http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/11732849.Jay_Chou___Hannah_Quinlivan_marry_in_Selby_Abbey/?ref=twt |archive-date=18 January 2015 |access-date=18 January 2015 |publisher=York Press}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=19 January 2015 |title=Jay Chou marries in UK |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/01/19/2003609608 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121013530/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/01/19/2003609608 |archive-date=21 January 2015 |access-date=19 January 2015 |work=Taipei Times}}</ref> They held a wedding ceremony on 17 January 2015, one day before Chou's birthday, in Europe.<ref>{{cite web|date=18 January 2015|title=Jay Chou & Hannah's Wedding Moment @ Selby Abbey|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s34fl3eFYMc|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129171151/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s34fl3eFYMc|archive-date=29 January 2015|access-date=18 January 2015|publisher=JVR Music International@YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Wang |first1=Ching-yi |last2=Hsiao |first2=Scully |date=22 December 2014 |title=Pop star Jay Chou confirms marriage plan |url=http://focustaiwan.cna.com.tw/news/afav/201412220019.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227194610/http://focustaiwan.cna.com.tw/news/afav/201412220019.aspx |archive-date=27 December 2014 |access-date=28 December 2014}}</ref> A separate wedding open to friends and family occurred on 9 February in Taipei.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wang|first1=Ching-yi|last2=Chen|first2=Christie|date=9 February 2015|title=Pop star Jay Chou marries Quinlivan again in second wedding|agency=Central News Agency|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aeas/201502090030.aspx|url-status=live|access-date=9 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210015810/http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aeas/201502090030.aspx|archive-date=10 February 2015}}</ref> A third reception was held in Australia in March.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ching-yi|first1=Wang|date=9 March 2015|title=Pop star Jay Chou holds yet another wedding reception|agency=Central News Agency|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aeas/201503090038.aspx|url-status=live|access-date=10 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150311163208/http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aeas/201503090038.aspx|archive-date=11 March 2015}}</ref> The couple have three children: a daughter born in 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|title=It's a girl: Pop king Jay Chou's wife has given birth to their first child|newspaper=The Straits Times |date=13 July 2015 |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/its-a-girl-pop-king-jay-chous-wife-has-given-birth-to-their-first-child|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714123706/http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/its-a-girl-pop-king-jay-chous-wife-has-given-birth-to-their-first-child|archive-date=14 July 2015|access-date=14 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Hannah Quinlivan reveals baby girl's name and shows her long lashes|url=http://women.asiaone.com/women/people/hannah-quinlivan-reveals-baby-girls-name-and-shows-her-long-lashes|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407091913/http://women.asiaone.com/women/people/hannah-quinlivan-reveals-baby-girls-name-and-shows-her-long-lashes|archive-date=7 April 2016|access-date=9 January 2018|work=AsiaOne Women}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Meet Jay Chou's baby, Hathaway|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/meet-jay-chous-baby-hathaway|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070333/http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/meet-jay-chous-baby-hathaway|archive-date=4 March 2016|access-date=9 January 2018|work=The Straits Times|date=16 October 2015 }}</ref> a son born in 2017,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cheng|first1=Sabine|last2=Chen|first2=Jay|date=14 February 2017|title=Pop singer Jay Chou to have second child|agency=Central News Agency|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aeas/201702140006.aspx|url-status=live|access-date=14 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214043758/http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aeas/201702140006.aspx|archive-date=14 February 2017}}</ref><ref>[http://www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2017/02/14/on-valentines-day-jay-chou-and-hannah-quinlivan-announce-that-they-are-expecting-a-boy/ "On Valentine's Day, Jay Chou and Hannah Quinlivan announce that they are expecting a boy"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215142221/http://www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2017/02/14/on-valentines-day-jay-chou-and-hannah-quinlivan-announce-that-they-are-expecting-a-boy/|date=15 February 2017}}. ''The Star Online''. 14 February 2017.</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=5 August 2017|title=Jay Chou and Hannah Quinlivan reveal son's name – 88news|language=en-US|work=88news|url=http://88news.net/jay-chou-hannah-quinlivan-reveal-sons-name/|url-status=live|access-date=17 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817080348/http://88news.net/jay-chou-hannah-quinlivan-reveal-sons-name/|archive-date=17 August 2017}}</ref> and a daughter born in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singapore |first=GirlStyle |title=Jay Chou & Hannah Quinlivan Welcome 3rd Child, Pregnancy Was A Surprise & They Found Out In The Wildest Way |url=https://girlstyle.com/sg/article/112977/jay-chou-third-baby |access-date=31 May 2022 |website=GirlStyle Singapore |language=en-SG |archive-date=15 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815075004/https://girlstyle.com/sg/article/112977/jay-chou-third-baby |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Auto |first=Hermes |date=8 May 2022 |title=Mandopop star Jay Chou and wife Hannah Quinlivan welcome third child, a daughter {{!}} The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/mandopop-star-jay-chou-and-wife-hannah-quinlivan-welcome-third-child-a-daughter |access-date=31 May 2022 |website=www.straitstimes.com |language=en |archive-date=31 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531080757/https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/mandopop-star-jay-chou-and-wife-hannah-quinlivan-welcome-third-child-a-daughter |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Religion ===
Chou became an [[Evangelicalism|Evangelical Protestant Christian]] as his wife, his mother and some of his friends, including [[Will Liu]] and [[Vanness Wu]], are Protestants. He was baptised in 2012.<ref name=":02" />

=== Health ===
Chou suffers from [[ankylosing spondylitis]], which exempted him from Taiwan's military service in 1999. In early 2006, he was accused of evading military service by using falsified medical records and was subsequently investigated by prosecutors. After reviewing Chou's medical records and questioning five medical professionals, the prosecutors concluded that Chou was legitimately exempted due to his medical condition. The case was closed in late 2006 with no charges filed. While declining to disclose the identity of the whistleblower, prosecutors also clarified that they were not a member of the entertainment industry, as Chou had suspected.<ref name="innocence">{{cite news |date=10 November 2006 |title=周董利用假病历逃兵? 出庭应讯法院还清白 |trans-title=Jay Chou faked medical records to evade military service? The courtroom restores his innocence |url=http://ent.sz.net.cn/fashion/2006-11/10/content_295892.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622130117/http://ent.sz.net.cn/fashion/2006-11/10/content_295892.htm |archive-date=22 June 2008 |access-date=2 June 2007 |publisher=yule.sohu.com |language=zh}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=24 February 2006 |title=Pop singer Jay Chou accused of evading military service |url=http://english.sina.com/taiwan_hk/p/1/2006/0224/66936.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011151359/http://english.sina.com/taiwan_hk/p/1/2006/0224/66936.html |archive-date=11 October 2007 |access-date=2 June 2007 |publisher=Associated Press/Sina}}</ref>

== Discography ==
{{Main|Jay Chou albums discography|Jay Chou singles discography}}

{{See also|List of songs recorded by Jay Chou}}

* ''[[Jay (album)|杰伦]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Fantasy (Jay Chou album)|Fantasy]]'' (2001)
* ''[[The Eight Dimensions]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Yeh Hui-Mei]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Common Jasmin Orange（七里香）]]'' (2004)
* ''[[November's Chopin(十一月的肖邦)]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Still Fantasy]]'' (2006)
* ''[[On the Run (Jay Chou album)|On the Run!]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Capricorn (Jay Chou album)|Capricorn]]'' (2008)
* ''[[The Era (album)|The Era]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Wow! (Jay Chou album)|Wow!]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Opus 12]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Aiyo, Not Bad]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Jay Chou's Bedtime Stories]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Greatest Works of Art]]'' (2022)

== Filmography ==
{{main|Jay Chou filmography}}

'''Films starred'''
* ''[[Initial D (film)|Initial D]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Curse of the Golden Flower]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Kung Fu Dunk]]'' (2008)
* ''[[The Treasure Hunter]]'' (2009)
* ''[[True Legend]]'' (2010)
* ''[[The Green Hornet (2011 film)|The Green Hornet]]'' (2011)
* ''[[The Viral Factor]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Now You See Me 2]]'' (2016)

'''Films directed and starred in'''
* ''[[Secret (2007 film)|Secret]]'' (2007)
* ''[[The Rooftop (film)|The Rooftop]]'' (2013)

== Concert tours ==
{{Main|List of Jay Chou concert tours}}

* Fantasy Tour (2001–2002)
* The One World Tour (2002–2004)
* [[Incomparable Tour]] (2004–2006)
* [[The World Tour (Jay Chou)|The World Tour]] (2007–2009)
* [[The Era World Tour]] (2010–2011)
* [[Opus Jay World Tour]] (2013–2015)
* [[The Invincible World Tour]] (2016–2019)
* [[Carnival World Tour]] (2019–2025)

== Enterprises ==
*[[J Team]]
*[[:zh:杰威爾音樂|JVR Music]]

== See also ==
* [[Forbes China Celebrity 100|''Forbes'' China Celebrity 100]]
* [[Honorific nicknames in popular music]]
* [[List of best-selling albums in Taiwan]]

== Notes ==
{{Refbegin|30em}}
* '''a.'''{{note label|A|a|none}} Examples of Chou's Chinese style R&B: "East Wind Breaks" (東風破), "Hair Like Snow" (髮如雪), "Faraway" (千里之外). Examples of Chinese style rock: "Nunchucks" (雙截棍), "Dragon Fist" (龍拳), "Golden Armor" (黃金甲).
* '''b.'''{{note label|B|b|none}} Examples of sound effects used in Chou's music: ping pong balls in "Class2 Grade3" (三年二班), touch-tone phone dialing in "Blue Storm" (藍色風暴), helicopter blades in "My Territory" (我的地盤), dripping rain in "You Can Hear" (妳聽得到), and radio static noise in "Nocturne" (夜曲).
* '''c.'''{{note label|C|c|none}} Examples of Oriental-style lyrics by Vincent Fang: "Shanghai 1943" (上海一九四三), "Wife" (娘子), and "Chrysanthemum Flower Platform" (菊花台).
* '''d.'''{{note label|D|d|none}} Examples of romantic lyrics by Vincent Fang: "Love Before ''Anno Domini''" (愛在西元前), "Nocturne" (夜曲), "Common Jasmin Orange" (七里香), and "Perfectionist" (完美主義).
* '''e.'''{{note label|E|e|none}} Vincent Fang's lyrics discuss war in "The Last Campaign" (最後的戰役) and "Wounds That End War" (止戰之殤), the Bible in "Blue Storm" (藍色風暴), sports in "Bullfight" (鬥牛) and "Class2 Grade3" (三年二班), and martial arts in "Nunchucks" (雙截棍) and "Ninja" (忍者).
* '''f.'''{{note label|F|f|none}} Examples of Vivian Hsu's work: "Adorable Woman" (可愛女人), "Tornado" (龍捲風), and "Simple Love" (簡單愛).
* '''g.'''{{note label|G|g|none}} Examples of romantic lyrics by Jay Chou: "Black Humor" (黑色幽默), "Silence" (安靜), "Iron Box of an Peninsula" (半島鐵盒), "Fine Day" (晴天), "Excuse" (藉口), "Black Sweater" (黑色毛衣), and "White Windmills" (白色風車).
* '''h.'''{{note label|H|h|none}} "Snail" (蝸牛) and "Listen To Mother's Words" (聽媽媽的話).
* '''i.'''{{note label|I|i|none}} Golden Melody Awards: "...the Chinese pop music industry's equivalent of the Grammy Awards in the US are held annually to award professionals making music in Mandarin, Taiwanese, Hakka and any of Taiwan's Aboriginal languages."<ref name = "gmadefn">{{cite news |last = Woodworth |first = Max |url = http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2005/05/29/2003257129 |title = The red carpet rolls out for Golden Melody Awards |work = The Taipei Times |date = 29 May 2005 |access-date = 2 June 2007 |archive-date = 29 September 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070929122527/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2005/05/29/2003257129 |url-status = live }}
</ref>
* '''j.'''{{note label|J|j|none}} A similar book was published in Japanese, titled ''Grandeur de D major – Jay Chou Photo Essay'' ({{ISBN|4-901873-50-4}}).
{{Refend}}

== References ==
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== External links ==
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