[19/12/04] Chou's concert proves popular, Taiwanese pop star sells out the Shrine

[jaysfolk]

Chou's concert proves popular, Taiwanese pop star sells out the Shrine

Source: sgvtribune news
Translated by: jaysfolk (www.jay-chou.net)

By Jason Kosareff , Staff Writer

INDUSTRY -- Taiwanese pop star Jay Chou promised on Friday an exciting show for fans at his sold-out concert tonight, which drew 6,400 ticket-buyers, mainly local Chinese-American fans of his rhythm and blues stylings.
"I hope I can bring happiness to the audience here,' the 25-year-old superstar said in his native Mandarin at a news conference in the Pacific Palms Conference Resort in Industry.

Chou said his concert at the Shrine Auditorium will not feature his usual fireworks show and flying special effects, because the venue is too small for him to wear a harness of wires that lets him drop from the rafters and float above the audience.

Chou typically packs outdoor arenas across China, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Chinese media flocked to Chou's news conference. Assemblywoman Judy Chu, D-Monterey Park, San Gabriel Mayor Harry Baldwin and Monterey Park City Council members David Lau and Betty Tom Chu each honored Chou. The singer's only Los Angeles concert is sponsored by San Gabriel-based jewelry company Chong Hing and a slew of corporations.

Chou said his latest music and videos are inspired by his experiences with love and life in high school and lifelong affection for kung fu. His show will incorporate some of the martial arts moves.

The singer has a loyal following in the United States, said fan Pearl Poon, 19, of San Marino. Poon somehow got into the news conference and stared wide-eyed at the handsome lad with green hair as he talked about his plans to direct and act in movies.

"His concerts are really fun,' she said.

Poon has her ticket for the show tonight. "He's like Chinese R & B. His shows and songs are really good. There's different flavors in each song.'

This is Chou's second tour of the United States. Chou, a Taiwan native, has five best-selling albums, which can be found in area Chinese music stores.

[y2ksphinx]

i was gonna ask my dad to drive me there even tho i dont have a ticket to try and buy some souveniers since im only like an hour away. but i later found out that you need a ticket to get it and then you can buy stuff...boo

[eiko]

wow glad to hear that his la concert was a success, congrates to jay! i hope the eastern coast concert would be sold out too, even though i cant go :(, i hope they will still hold a concert on the east during his next world tour so i can go to that one

[indigo]

handsome lad with green hair
since when did Jay dye his hair green?
it's great to see his music reach audiences so far.
ganbatte~ :-)
thanks for the news.

[.huifen.]

Thanks for the news.

Yes yes!! Agreed. Since when Jay got his hair green? He's getting Diao-er ya! Haha. Great to know Jay's concert in LA is a success. *Expected* ^^ Jay is really good. He even break into the english industry now. All the way, Jay~!!!

[coldmetaljay]

thanks jaysfolk for the news. :happy:

Green hair? :crazy: I thought i read the news wrongly and hence i read it a second time. Hmmm, when did Jay dye his hair green? Anyway, glad that there are quite a lot of Jay's supporters in USA!!! Really hope that the concerts will be successful!!! :happy:

[Mynqchan]

Well, it's sort of faded blue.. I guess you could call it green.

[charmian]

wait wait. Whats with the green hair? :glug: Since when Jay has green hair?

Gah, anyway, glad that Jay's having a successful concert in US. :happy:

[MonicHu]

The Concert Was Unbelievable!!! It Was So Good.

[piglet]

i was also shock by his green hair..must be cool..if faded blue!wow...so diao!!no more firework..i think there shld be something replacing..the show must be fantastic!!!:P

[KillerSmurf]

Yeah, the Las Vegas one seemed more vibrant though. Maybe it was because he changed clothes every 2-3 songs compared to this one 5-6 ones. This was good nonetheless, but shrine's speakers left my ears ringing, anybody else think the speakers were too loooud? Maybe I"m just getting too old for these kinda stuffs.
Hahaha :DDDD

[dballa999]

yeah his concert was a huge success. i dindt know about he press conference or else i wouldve wentt siiiigh. i liked how they gave out glowsticks at the conert, someone shold amke an ew thread for reviewing the concert/posting pics and vids i don wnta get in trouble

[bostonbebe]

he definitely did not have green hair at tonite's concert. i'll be posting pix and tons of mpeg clips i got of him. check back later in the LA discussion!

since when did Jay dye his hair green?
it's great to see his music reach audiences so far.
ganbatte~ :-)
thanks for the news.

[lattae]

6,400 ticket-buyers only?? I am sure Jay can do better than that... why are they so conservative over the choice of venue? they really should chose a bigger place. Don't they know fans fly across the globe to see Jay?!? Sure hope the space constrain doesn't affect his show for his fans in US.

Then again, perhaps it'd be a whole lot nicer cos it's so cozy and all :love:

[NikeSwooshIn]

wow sold out! sounds like a lot of fun the concert goers had last night! Cant wait til he comes to CT!!!

[lily]

i'd wish i can fly straight to watch his concert!!!! ><""" It must be real COOL

[sean-eka]

wow. so good. Got Sponsors for his concert. Never mind. It's his looks that people would wanna sponsor.

Wishing Jay a Happy Christmas and a better year ahead!

[xinerz]

that concert was... amazing.

*dies in ecstasy*

[larakwok]

Anyone has any idea if Jay will have a press conference for his CT concert? Though I doubt...but I'm hopeful.

[lilhkmui]

thank u jaysfolk for the article! is 'sgvtribune news' an american newspaper or magazine???

ooohh i wanna see jay with green/faded blue hair!! he must be looking hottttt as ever :excited:

oh man.. i wished i was there to see him...... :cry:

[MonicHu]

psh...what lies...not to put down anyone's moods but my friend's mom decided to go w/ them to the concert last night so when she got there she asked if there were any last minute tickets for sale and the guy just came out w/ a $40 ticket for her free of charge. i don't think it was sold out...

[jAYcHOus#1 fAN]

man.....i wish i couldve gone...i was sooo near to him!! i live like 20 min from pacific palms!! dude...and i wish i couldve gon eto his concer.t..i live like and hour from shrine!! i knew like a lot of ppl that went! i sloloooooooooooooooo jeallous of thme!! man..but thx for translation!

[msluckygurli]

I went yesterday and it totally rocked. I loved how he said little phrases in cantonese and I still can't believe I was there and I saw him live. It was like a dream come true. The whole time I thought my eyes were deceiving me and I was just watching from a TV! It was great!

[missTBA]

my friend and i went last night, and his hair was black? we were pretty close, and i didn't see the blue/green-ness. maybe a tiiiiiiiiiiny little blue from reflections and lighting, but i really didn't see green.

pearl poon?! she has connections O_O i'm so jealous ^^

[clarepeppermist]

Thx for the translation! Wow! :excited: Jay's popularity extend even beyond the Asia. Congrats Jay! hmm..too bad i can't attend his concert due to geographical boundary & not to mention money boundary. :happy:

[starburst103]

aww i wish i was one of the the lucky ones that got to go to his concert! i am sooo jealous!! i always knew he was popular everywhere! does anyone have pictures from the concert?

[juzluv]

wow~ green hair! i wanted to dye a colour like that but my mom opposes to it.. haa.. but glad to hear that he is reaching out to everywhere, including USA.. man! he's the surging wave no one can resist..

[twink0star]

im soooo jealous ....wish i was one of those LOCAL chinese americans !!! grRrR ...anyone noe about more concerts ....maybe during summer ....then i can fly to taiwan or HK or somewhere in China .... damn im jealous ....propz to JAY !!!!

[SimpleBlackHumor89]

i went to the concert on saturday! it was GOOD! but sadly, i missed half of the last song, cos jay kept on teasn the whole crowd, sayin this was the last song and everything, and after QLX, my mom said it was finally over, so we left, and went to the restroom, then when we were about to leave the building, we heard him singing nunchuks with NQMM.

i agree, the arena was way to small, he should've performed at staples center, very close to there too , the seats was very cramped

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[aznbballer]

This has been a huge sucess for jay. Even chinese newspapers published in Australia are going on about how well his concerts have gone. It exciting to flip through a few pages of the newspaper and then to see an article or 2 on jay and his concert

[jay_gal]

So happy that even his concerts can be sold out in English countries! Go Jay! Anyway has a pic of him with his "green hair"?

[xaznboix16x]

i went to the concert! it was so cool! and yes he had green hair, it didnt look faded though. the crowd was so packed and full of energy. it was so fun. oh yeah and they were selling extra tickets in the front, and since they were last minute it was cheap. I heard you could get a pretty good seat with just $50. and there were 3 encores!

just read over everyone elses post...the concert was really packed and it seemed to be sold out. (i saw a lot of people in line to buy the extra tickets) and his green hair was really obvious to me. and i sat on the top floor row 19 too.

[rainbowballoon]

Whoa.. thanks for the news! And I'm really happy to know that jay's music reaches out to those staying in non-chinese areas.. he even has fans in US! :excited: Congrats and jiayou!!!

Hmm green hair must look nice on him. :bleh:

[y2ksphinx]

are you serious?!??!! they actually sold tickets right before? i was actually thinking about doing that but i kept on thinking that it was COMPLETELY sold out...i woulda gone too

[tc9.jay]

Why don't they choose a bigger venue? I don't get it.
I'm sure Jay could easily have packed 10,000 people into the stadium.
Anyway, America is so big and Jay has fans from all over America.
Glad that it was a success though I'm not surprised. :wink2:
Was there any non-chinese there?

[pandaz]

Yeah i read there were all sorts of people from different races attending =) I'm super jealous that Jay jumped down from the stage to shake hands with his fans! *goes green*

[Yin-Yang]

:-) Congratulations to the Great Jay.
I really relieve that Jay's hair is still black, I confess that I can't imagine
Jay with green hair. :wacko:

:D Thank you for the news.

[azn_noodles]

jays concert was awsome!!!!! actually, this is my first concert ever...and as expected...he didnt let me down :D some crazy girl got too hyper n went on stage n hugged him too o_0 got kicked out thats one thing. someone threw a patrick star stuffed animal on the stage too XP i hadta go w/ my mom cuz my FRIEND DITCHED ME *coughcough* shame on her. i'll just hafta make her feel bad and tell her how awsome n fun it was XD i didnt get too close, but i had pretty good seats^^ i was practically the youngest person there TT_TT everyone was older than me....

[jessica]

thanks for translating! :happy:
it's not a surprise that his tickets will be sold out... i'm happy that his concert was a success here too... why can't i find any chinese-americans liking Jay's music too here :oops:
anyway, can't wait to see what he got up his sleeves for the east coast concert... the most expensive tickets are already sold out and there's not much left for the second most expensive ticket.

um, did i read wrong?... but i thought i read that he had green hair? :glug:.. that would be very interesting.......

[long_diao_quan]

I just got back from L.A. yesterday. Like the name implies, the concert was "INCOMPARABLE"!! Second row floor seats, so AWESOME!!!! :D A lot of us were able to take pics although the security guards kept coming by to stop us. :dry: His hair didn't look green though...

Even though I went alone (friend couldn't make it at the last minute :rasp: ), I still had a lot of fun with people I met there 'cause of our love for Jay, so that made it all worthwhile!! :D There so many people from all over; I met someone who came all the way from Utah with her mom and another girl from Texas with her friend; YEP, just goes to show how far Jay's popularity stretches here!! :D

Waaayyy better than THE ONE concert two years ago in Las Vegas!! Now if you'll excuse me... I'm gonna go through concert withdrawal... :oops:

[SimpleBlackHumor89]

really, they were actually selling tickets at the door! grr, my grandma could've came with us. we had to leave her at home, cos we only had 3.

what greenish-blue hair is everyone talkin about? his hair didnt look green or blue at all. i thought his hair was black. but then for one song, he came out, after a break. and my mom said, he dyed his hair or was wearing hair extensions. cos she said it was black before, which was true. but i think the lighting changed his hair to brownish, but i never saw a hint of green or blue.

i was pretty mad about the people in the balcony who threw the glow sticks, it was mainly guys, and some actually hit the stage, imagine if one of em hit jay. and the people who had front seats, probably had their head banged up pretty good, cos those hurt

[*KawaiiDreamer*]

yeah, it was a huge success, so Jay should have another concert in LA soon!! his hair was black not green..... the concert was so cool, I can't believe its over, I wish I could have gotten the nunchucks he threw out at the audience

[johnnycake121]

aw man i really wanted to go this concert.. some of my friends were there and were rubbing it in my face

[xiezhi_renfu]

Cool.. our dear jay even has fans in the non-speaking chinese areas! [duh..]
Then i suppose his concert will be a real success!! I really wanna watch it the second time.. i'm afraid that by the time he comes for another concert in singapore, my memory will be failing me and i won't remember how awesome his concert was 2 years ago..

eh.. and also, jay with green hair? ermm... it's kinda unimaginable. i think green can't mix with black..

[silentdaze]

i wanna attend another concert!!!!
ahhhhhhhhhh!

[jayan]

woo! congrats to Jay! quite proud of him yeah.. made it so far.. hee.. its like as long as there is chinese people in any part of da world,there will be jay. woohoo.. haha... owell.. i tink most ppl go thru da post concert withdrawal. we all need time. haha!

[azn_noodles]

I just got back from L.A. yesterday. Like the name implies, the concert was "INCOMPARABLE"!! Second row floor seats, so AWESOME!!!! :D A lot of us were able to take pics although the security guards kept coming by to stop us. :dry: His hair didn't look green though...

Even though I went alone (friend couldn't make it at the last minute :rasp: ), I still had a lot of fun with people I met there 'cause of our love for Jay, so that made it all worthwhile!! :D There so many people from all over; I met someone who came all the way from Utah with her mom and another girl from Texas with her friend; YEP, just goes to show how far Jay's popularity stretches here!! :D

Waaayyy better than THE ONE concert two years ago in Las Vegas!! Now if you'll excuse me... I'm gonna go through concert withdrawal... :oops:
my friend ditched me too TT_TT but it was "incomparable" that for sure XD

[skueshy_noodle]

Neat* ...cool...yupz..congrats to him for his successful concerts!...he is juz getting abit too DIAO~....haha...foreva diao~... good to hear that people from the US and English speaking people love his songs too!..

[pInklUv]

Thx for e news...
Glad to hear tat... Jay reali dye green hair? I ting it is oni a small part of his fringe... :glug:

[find_janice07]

eek! after attending the concert in Singapore, ive been thinking of going to the ones overseas, im sure at least the foreign authorities wont be so strict on letting the artists come down from the stage to get closer to the crowd like they do here in Singapore...

and ooh, im just wondering if there are any more tickets available for his concert in Malaysia in January...does anyone know?

[Dita511]

Thanks for posting! :wave:

Wow, I really wish Jay would come to Australia!!!!! I mean, we've had so many people here in the last year alone: Hacken, Miriam, A Mei, Joey, Emil Chau, Sally Yeh/George Lam etc. Why can't someone I want to see come for once ROTFL :bleh: Still, sounds like the LA concert was great, I'm glad it sold so well (as if it wouldn;t lol) :wink2:

Its a shame about the lack of spectacular flying and pyrotechnics because of the size of Shrine though :worry:

[shiroyume]

he had green hair? o.O;; i wonder how that looked...o.O;;
wow Jay is becoming more and more famous... if this is a non-chinese article!
im so proud of him!=P...6400 tickets were sold...wow...
thanks for the article=)

[junnleenfaah]

hmm.. i had second row seats and it didnt look like jay had green hair. but he of course looked hot as usual. that concert was sooooo awesome, i'm still in awe and i honestly cant believe i was 15 feet away from THE jay chou