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| voicetype =Tenor, Falsetto | label = | yearsactive = 2000–present | website = | hongkongfilmwards = | goldenhorseawards = | mtvasiaawards = | goldenmelodyawards = | awards = |religion = Christianity|Father = Yao-zong Chou (周耀中)|Mother = Huei-Mei Yeh (葉惠美)}} Jay Chou (born 18 January 1979) is a Taiwanese musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, director, and actor. In 2000, Chou released his debut album, titled ''Jay'' (2000), under the record company Alfa Music. Since then his music has gained recognition throughout Asia, most notably in regions such as Taiwan, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Korea, Japan and in the Asian communities of Western countries such as the United States and Australia. He has sold more than 30 million albums and has received numerous awards for his musical work. Chou has also written songs for other artists whilst working on his albums.〔 In 2003, he was the cover story of ''Time'' magazine (Asia version),〔 titled New King of Asian Pop, acknowledging his influence on popular culture. He has since held six world tours, performing in cities around the world to more than 10 million people.〔 Chou debuted his acting career in the film ''Initial D'' (2005); followed shortly by his role as the honorable son, Prince Jai, in the multi-nominated Mandarin Chinese epic, ''Curse Of The Golden Flower'' (2006). He has since ventured into many other movie projects, becoming known to western audiences when he made his Hollywood debut in 2011 with ''The Green Hornet'', starring alongside Seth Rogen and Christoph Waltz. Chou also manages his own record and management company JVR Music. == Early life == Jay Chou grew up in Linkou, Taipei County in Taiwan. Both his parents were secondary school teachers: his mother, Yeh Hui-Mei (), taught fine arts, while his father, Chou Yao-Chung (), is a biomedical researcher. His mother noticed his sensitivity to music and took him to piano lessons at the age of four. 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 still is to this day, Chopin. His parents divorced when he was 13 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 Tamkang Senior High School, he majored in piano and minored in cello. He showed talent for improvisation, became fond of pop music and began to write songs.〔 Chou was conscripted for mandatory military service after graduating from high school with inadequate grades for university. However, a sports injury triggered by an unexplainable and severe back pain eventually led to the diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis, a hereditary spine inflammation disease; and he was exempted from military service. Meanwhile, he found himself a job as a waiter. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jay Chou」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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