Jay Chou was born in Taiwan, China on January 18, 1979. His ancestral home is Quanzhou, Fujian. He graduated from Tamkang High School in Taipei. He is a Chinese pop singer and famous musician. He is the most revolutionary and iconic singer-songwriter in Asia's pop music scene in 2000. He has sold more than 31 million records in Asia and is known as the "King of Asian Pop". His music breaks through the original Asian music themes and forms, integrates diverse musical materials, pioneers the "Chinese style" of Chinese pop music, and opens a new page for the Asian pop music scene. In 2005, he entered the film industry with "Initial D". In 2006, he published the book "The Gorgeous Key of D". In 2007, he established Jewel Music Co., Ltd. In 2009, he directed and starred in the TV series "Pandaren". In 2010, he hosted the TV show " Mr.J Channel", and entered Hollywood with "The Green Hornet" in 2011.
Jay Chou's outstanding performance in music can be attributed to his love for the piano. The piano is like ice cream to a child of his age. According to Chen Shiguang, Jay Chou's high school piano teacher, when he was a teenager, he had the ability to improvise beyond his years. One time, he sat down and started playing the national anthem. It was originally a very serious national anthem, but he adapted it into a very interesting music, kind of like a pop version of the national anthem.
Although Jay Chou has outstanding performances in movies and hosting, it is his outstanding performance in music that is most recognized by the audience. Jay Chou's music is the most representative work of this era and an epoch-making work that launched rap music.