The Official F.I.R Thread
 

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i4...wallpaper2.jpg
F.I.R is Faye, Ian, and Real.

FIR strikes me as particualry note worthy for their fresh music and beautiful PVs (wo men da ai was gorgeous)
As semingly "new" to the music scene they've been granting with a multitude of awards and the like.

Albums
1st
The Fairyland in Reality
http://img79.imageshack.us/img79/748...lbumsy4.th.jpg

2nd
Unlimited
http://img79.imageshack.us/img79/2/4...itedjw9.th.jpg

3rd
Flight Tribe
http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/439...overfq3.th.jpg

I first heard their 1st Album in 2005 and I was blown away by its originality and beauty. (Intro 尋夢之途 captivated me. :laugh) since then its been love love love. I recently received that same album in the mail from YA (the only one they had was CD+VCD ver.) I wasn't too interested in the VCD at first (I just wanted the CD) but I was captivated by the softness of the booklet features. (I made scans)

http://img386.imageshack.us/img386/9...backxf8.th.jpg
http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/938...rontvf9.th.jpg
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Anway, I finally got around to watching the VCD which featured the PVs: Lydia, Fly Away, and Wo Men De Ai all three blew me away. I plan on buying their other two albums too, even though I didn't really enjoy Flight Tribe as much as I did the previous two albums.

So, we finally have a thread for FIR, a great Taiwanese band. Tell me your experiences with the band, what you like/dislike and just let the discussion begin.

FIR website

i kind of really love fir!!!! thanks for making this thread!!! any news about a new album or single?

Their first album totally blew me away; I loved every single track on it. I thought that Unlimited is their worse album yet. The tracks seemed very uninspired and everything. However, Flight Tribe is yet another good album from them, almost as good as their first. I love this album a lot!

I agree that Faye does have a really weak voice and her voice seems a lot weaker than when they first debuted. Nonetheless their music is still very awesome and I still very much enjoy their live performances!

I'm glad I found other fans. :) I never found Faye's voice particularly weak before, maybe its because her voice is so suited for the music that she makes. I do know that The Fairyland in Reality is the best album they've created. Unlimited isn't as good at all, but still better than Flight Tribe (in my opinion at least)

Whoa!! A thread for FIR!! I like their music very much! The first song I heard was Lydia. I was curious about them when I saw their debut album advertisement on TV and decided to try out. It's really awesome!

^really? that's awesome. I first heard FIR when I download from a Misc. C-pop download thread in 05 that was trashed this summer. I'll be greatful cause I was able to listen to both albums and burn them to CDs to listen to while we moved. that was nice. :)

me me! i m F.I.R fan! haha they rock!

who cares if they mimic D.A.I. ... i think they are more versatile..experimenting new things all the time..i wonder what their next album will be themed...

for me, debut album was GREAT! then the second album was rather ok...liked the idea of the continuation for "Our Love"...the main songs in the second album were nice..the others i cant remember..then FLIGHT TRIBE was another hit for me..thou sometimes it may sound a little nnoisy coz of all the instruments..but was very nice!

F.I.R. rocks!

^Yup FIR really rocks!! They really tried many new things in their music, mixing here and there, which really makes them have their own style, different from other singers/bands.

Debut album is really great!! I think both second and third album are okay but they're great in their own ways. Especially the first track, Unlimited, on the second album. I really like that style of music.

I love, love their first two albums, but I didn't like Flight Tribe all that much.

I wonder when they're gonna release a new album. Flight Tribe took so much waiting, but it was definitely worth it!

By the way, do you all know that Real just released his debut album?

ah xin had gone to release his solo album.. will they disband? any info on this?

Nope. They will not disband. Just that Real wants to fulfill his own dreams, releasing an album full of his own compositions.

so izzit nice?

Yup not bad. Worth trying. =)

can we get the albums up for download? i accidently deleted all of my fir stuff.. T__T

THEY ARE BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOSH!

LOVE.SONGSTRESS

^lol i uploaded the lead single from LOVE. SONGSTRESS awhile ago
so go look for it, it's called Crescent Moon Bay!

i noe i noe..i managed to find the full song...ITS nice!
cant wait for the entire album sound....they always do something new yet their style

F.I.R is great :D
I haven't hear them for a very long time now :D
should maybe start to listning to them again :)

looking forward to their new album!!!!

^me too. Its been so long since I've seen a new release. :)

^i seriously need more previews...the new song is just addictive

i have the FULL Crescent Moon Bay song, which doesn't cut off at the end
if anybody wants it, just ask

and their next single is called "Three Wishes"
it's a light-hearted duet with Faye and Real (who else lol)

EDIT: live performance of Crescent Moon Bay
faye sings it flawlessly
too bad it's so short

http://youtube.com/watch?v=xc6gd4rs1V0

EDIT EDIT: 2 MINUTE PREVIEW OF THE MV FOR CRESCENT MOON BAY
it's freaking beautiful, easily the best F.I.R. video... ever

http://www.books.com.tw/CD/activity/...oks_promo.html

(it's at the bottom left)

woooooosh!!!
and the tracklist is out!!!

01. 詠嘆曲
02. 第十行星
03. 需要你的愛
04. 三個心願
05. CHANGE
06. 真愛地圖
07. 月牙灣
08. FOREVER GREEN
09. BLUE DOORS AHEAD
10. 愛過
11. 彩色拼圖
12. 荼靡時代(隱藏軌) - secret track

THE AD FOR THEIR WORLD TOUR AND NEW ALBUM
http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/PCTxX4db9Gc/

hmmm ... maybe I should give them a try ... thanks for the thread otherwise I would never heared of them

^they are great!! If u love D.A.I. then u will love them too

edit: THAT MV LOOKS SOOO GD! cant wait!

okay ... thanks ... love D.A.I. so there shouldn't be a problem with that .. thanks

track 12 is that song that faye sang alone... didn't really like it much though XD

^i think its really fresh for F.I.R. to have that song

ZOMG. OFFICIAL F.I.R. THREAD.

... *spazzes*

Been a fan since their first album was released. And yeah. =D Hi.

^i really wanna hear their new style yet again but i dun wan it too leak so early! ahhh

Yay~ I can't wait for their new album. I need to pre-order it. :cool

i'm still in awe over the 120 sec preview of Yue Ya Wan's MV
soooo beautiful <3

MUAHAHAHA
i finally saw the full MV for Yue Ya Wan :D
you're welcome :)

http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_cf00XODUyMTk5Ng==.html

Ahh, thank you for the link!

It was so beautiful... ;__; The images, the song...

thanks so much!!!!

the last part of the MV, where Faye's all dressed up like a crescent moon kinda reminded me of ayu in JEWEL
but only Faye is prettier XD

I CANT WAIT TO HEAR THIS ALBUM! something tells me its gonna be JUST AS amazing! since they gonna hold their world tour soon! ahhhh

需要你的愛 has just been broadcast by HITO RADIO
it's a duet with Faye and some other singer called 信

^waazd/d//d/d/DG?$W
ok...i hope its gd...

^i heard it this morning, but never got the time to upload
so here it is

03 需要你的愛: http://www.mediafire.com/?9znts9mddzd

thank u so much!! u are VERY updated with F.I.R. appreciate it a lot!

lucky us
a new song leaked!
it's track 4, 三個心願, the second single of the album

MEDIAFIRE: http://www.mediafire.com/?9tzfexayoef

enjoy!

GOSH THANKS SO MUCH! U ROCK!
i like the duet between Faye and Xing...very very powerful and grand

edit: SAN GE XIN YUAN IS SOOO CUTE AND NICE! they sound so sweet together!!! i bet this song was composed by Real..it sounds so his style..haha NICE!!!

They're holding a world tour? What?

^yes! its called "Di Shi Xing Xin" - The Tenth Planet..
i heard that they were gonna as Star Wars characters as well...like Faye is gonna dress as Princess Leia

Anyone know where they're gonna perfom at?
thanks

another day, another new song
the most difficult song for Faye to sing has aired on radio,
it's track 10, 愛過
it's pretty crazy hearing Faye hit a Mariah-Carey-esque high note
enjoy!

http://www.mediafire.com/?8zb0dntwgzg

ANOTHER UPDATE:
here's what is assumed to be the album cover for 愛 · 歌姬

http://shopping.g-music.com.tw/Image...442457827s.jpg

^whoa! if thats the cover...i'll faint...its even better than Jolins!! haha..
u noe everytime i see the F.I.R. thread get updated i feel super pumped..THANKS SO MUCH !

Ai Guo is LOVELY!..this album is very focused on vocal style i think...since its about "Diva"..Very impressive!! this song reminds me of "Ci Niao" in Unlimited...the place it is placed (near the end of the album) and also the feel....

I hope this album can top Flight Tribe..which i totally loved all except the lsat track...

^there's gonna be another update again :)
but it's gonna take awhile for me to upload :)

and i thought Flight Tribe was their worst album
愛 · 歌姬 seems to be almost on par with Unlimited and Fairyland in Reality

^Haha. i see!
O MY ANOTHER UPLOAD!!! wad song izzit next?...u r really gd!

I liked Flight Tribe because of the variety in it. I wouldnt say they have BAD albums just that one can be better than the rest...Flight Tribe had pop..and their first duet..and also Broadway and rock..similar to how songs were placed in F.I.R. itself...so i really liked it. i tot it was a very vibrant album..(maybe becoz of the cover too)

i really appreciate the way they experiment and try out different stuff .. and im sure LOVE.DIVA wont disappoint based on what i have heard...but so far...most are slow songs...i wan their rock/pop...

there was once when their demo album for Flight Tribe got leaked..and i downloaded that...and i tot it was reeally bad coz the songs were mostly slow..which made me disappointed coz i tot F.I.R. will make a balanced album like they did...until the real CD came out which hooked me back again..

^i thought the demo of Flight Tribe was so much better than the actual album
especially Ni Hen Ai Ta, and Juan Lian

anyway
another upload
however, it's a one-hour radio interview, with some samples of new songs from the album

http://www.mediafire.com/?1x09kzhwvyz

^Woooo awesome!
Juan Lian sounded different in the Demo didnt it? so was Bei Ji Quan...there was this really spooky dark melancholic song from the demo...and i didnt noe where it went in the actual album...i hope they will release it

edit: i hope CHANGE can impress me...BLUE DOORS AHEAD aint my style...sadly..the rest of the album is gd! esp. all that has leaked...

it was already released
but in Real's solo album
one of the songs in his album sounded alot like the demo version of Bei Ji Quan

no update yet :P
but i just have to say that Ai Guo is one of the best ballad's i've heard in a while
faye's vocals are pushed to the limit and it sounds great

^Do u mind uploading the Full Real album? coz i rreally wanna hear his compositions..they all sound gd!

Ai Guo is TOO AMAZING

i cant wait for the album already

who's getting the preorder Taiwan edition? http://us.yesasia.com/en/prdGrpDept....id-1005033660/
I'd be a bit more interested if it had a photobook or something...
I may pre-order the HK ver. :yes

sorry, but i don't have the album! haha
i didn't like it so i just deleted it
the original F.I.R.'s always better

^o ok..yea F.I.R. still rocks...i hope this album is gd..so far it is....but aint really pumped up...
i really WANT THIS ALBUM!!!

i realized...F.I.R. didnt compose YUE YA WAN!!!!! disappointing...i hope to see them compose all their songs again..

^real composed Yue Ya Wan

guess what? the album is officially out now!

so here it is :)

愛 · 歌姬
http://www.mediafire.com/?8deij20jc2n

OMSC ALBUM. *steals*

x3

Tenth Planet is total love.

downloaded the album a few hours ago...
still havent taken a listen...but then, everything they release is good..XDDD

Tenth Planet and Map of Real Love are amazing
Loved is also jawdropping beautiful

honestly, i think this album wasnt their best...IT LACKS POP! other than the last track...
i loved [Loved], [Three Wishes], [Tenth Planet], [Cresent Moon Bay], [FOREVER GREEN], [Temi Age]

the ok songs were [Map of Real Love], [Need Your Love], [Colour Jigsaw]
the songs which i doubt i will really continue listneing will the the other two english titled songs...

i wanted more variety like in Flight Tribe [pop=> ballad=> title track=> ballad=> BROADWAY (new)=> rock=> jazz]

this album was [rock=>ballad=>rock? -CHANGE => ballad => rock=> jazz=> ballad=> pop/rock=> ballad]
This album lacks its Happier side...but its fine..i bought it anyway
i seriously didnt enjoy Faye's composition much...it just didnt fit the usual F.I.R. style...its more...laidback i would say...not my type

I LOVE THE ALBUM BOOKLET~!~!!!! THEIR BEST EVER!!!

[btw, i think i prefer Zwei's rendition...the vocalist sounds really strong..Faye aint too bad herself..but she suits the mellow rock and pop and ballad..]

^Flight Tribe IMO was crap compared to Love . Songstress
this album contains the best "rock" song in their discography: Tenth Planet
the most challenging balled: Loved
the only song i didn't really like was Three Wishes... way too poppy for me
i'm buying it sometime this weekend, cause i have to wait for the cd to ship to the store i buy it from

is it alright if you scan the pics from the album? :D


EDIT: i forgot about this, but the MV for 需要你的愛 is out

http://tw.music.yahoo.com/video/vide...%2F&pageType=0

enjoy! :)

NO F.I.R. DEBUTTED AT 10...nooooooooooooooooooooooo
http://www.mtvchinese.com/Music/Char...rin/Index.html

^and its NO WONDER u disliek Flight Tribe coz i think u aint a pop lover...so o well...taste
and..i dun have a scanner...sry...
but if someone finds the scans..SHARE IT! its AWESOME!!!

Xv Yao Ni De Ai's MV is nice...Faye's acting..felt a little restrained thou..haha...gd work thou

^nah don't worry
that's not even the actual record sales

gmusic is the actual record-sale website

and F.I.R. lost to Jolin last week at #2
jolin still had extremely high sales, and F.I.R. was not close to Jolin's percentage, but still managed to grab #2
and this week they're at #3, and Jolin dropped to #2

fyi: the MV for Three Wishes premiered last monday

Tenth Planet is really awesome!!

I like this album more than Flight Tribe!

their world concert kicks off in 5 days!
the first stop in taiwan is almost sold out, with over 10000 tickets sold and only 793 tickets left!

i think the main reason why Love. Songstress didn't top the charts is because F.I.R. just doesn't have the time right now to promote the album like they did with their past albums, with numerous autograph and singing sessions, tv appearances, etc
they have to focus on their world tour, so i think if they're smart enough, warner will start crazy promoting the album after some of the tour dates are done and F.I.R. has more time
and they need to release a CD+DVD version of the album... they didn't do it with Flight Tribe

AT least its no.2 now...and YAY for it
WORLD TOUR !!!

If they release a CD+DVD version of the album I'm sure I'll buy it. The album is freaky, amazed me. I'm totally loving their albums, Flight Tribe is perfect.

My favorite song of they is How Do I Live, that's a powerful and perfectness ballad.

nothing beats their debut album
but Love. Songstress is probably their second best album

I dunno why the people love their debut album so much. I listened sometimes but that wasn't growing into me.

Debut album is fine, 愛 · 歌姬 and 飛行部落 are tied for best, but 無限 still hasn't grown on me after all these years - I doubt it ever will. :|

My favorite F.I.R. album is Unlimited (their second one). I haven't heard their new one yet, though.

I thought the debut album was so multifaceted
alot of the songs aren't as poppy as Flight Tribe... which was way too pop for me
I think I like the first, the second, and Love • Songstress
they're all powerful and it doesn't feel as generic

I agree with Cloud that i think Flight Tribe is their best...coz i like the variety...even though its very pop but there is a mixture and blend...
While Love.Diva cut down a whole lot on the pop and it sounds very strong too but not as catchy as the former..
F.I.R. (debut album) is ok..AND OF COZ, nothing can ever rule Wo Men De Ai woots!
Unlimited is good too but for me, its not as gd as the rest...but some songs are really really gd...yet i feel that its pretty much a continuation from the debut which is why it doesnt really appeal me

but look! F.I.R. has so many DIFFERENT fans! very gd sign

The intro of I DON'T CARE is funny a lot. I laugh when I remember that woman scream :roflmao

^I don't care was badddd
especially the rap part...

Tenth Planet on the other hand is amazing
the rap makes the song sound cool... but not for I don't care

Yeah, the song sounds so horrible when we start to hear it, but it grown into me. It's such a greatness song! I love the chorus.

I've posted their debut album cd ripped: http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=65094

MAJOR UPDATES!
the first stop of the Tenth Planet World Tour is finished, with over 3 hours of great music
29 songs were on the tracklist, and 6 songs from Love . Songstress was sung.
Here's a tracklist, thanks to a person in gmusic

1.無限
2.光芒
3.我要飛
4.千年之戀
5.把愛放開
6.天天夜夜
7.記得愛(阿沁)
8.聖堂之門(阿沁)
9.你的微笑
10.月牙灣
11.塔羅牌
12.飛行部落
13.需要你的愛(Faye+信)
14.我恨你(信)
15.CHANGE (Faye)
16.BLUE DOORS AHEAD (Faye)
17.WE WILL ROCK YOU (Faye+燕姿)
18.奔(燕姿)
19.LOVE*3
20.1234567
21.Get High (Faye+小翼+Wayne)
22.三個心願 (Faye+歌迷)
23.老師的音樂獨秀
24.第十行星 (Faye+Wayne)
25.Revolution
26.第一天
27.我們的愛

Encore
28.Lydia
29.Fly Away


AS WELL, there is a 2 minute MV clip of their next single, Tenth Planet
http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/C56aH1zwnoY/

it's a cool MV, but not as good as Crescent Moon Bay :P

OMG OMG TENTH PLANET MV, I'LL DIE.

^there's another update coming soon :)
another MV :)
so be patient

and a little FYI: there WILL be an MV for Loved, but it's not out yet so we'll just have to wait!

OMG OMG TENTH PLANET MV, I'LL DIE.

hmm...



you could somewhat say that CREA.tive introduced me (kinda...i saw her wallie and liked the name)




anyone wanna introduce me to their music? :D (plus, ain't one of the members a DAI fan? <3)

Real is a Jpop fan or something like that.

And on I don't care... that's one of my favorite songs. :< I've loved it since I first heard it during the Flight Tribe hype~

well F.I.R.'s musical style is pretty diverse, but it's mainly all sorts of rock
pop rock, ballad rock, some heavy rock, soft rock, electronic rock, etc
they write and compose all their songs, not all of them all written AND composed by them, but always contribute in one of the two.
yeah they're pretty awesome, true musicians

and fyi, the update i was talking about earlier was for the MV of Map of True Love
i can't find a way to rip the clip off the entire show I downloaded, so it might take awhile, sorry
the MV's not that fancy... just them sitting on a black couch near the water, singing
it's pretty, but nothing like Crescent Moon Bay or Need Your Love

Eh, kinda random but: any lyrics out for Blue Doors Ahead or any songs off the new album?

HERE'S THE UPDATE!
it's a TV special documenting the making-of-MVs for Love. Songstress
this is part 2, with the making-ofs for Need Your Love, and Map of True Love
at the very end is the FULL MV for Map of True Love
it's a .rmvb file, so you need real player to see this

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=5IDCMAID




alt.total-loser, i memorized the lyrics for BLUE DOORS AHEAD :)
here:

I stand up high, plunge in this splendid city light
There's no one but me, with gravity I can measure life
I try to hide from your love and pride
So many times, I found myself lose in this wonderland and cry

How can I define all these blue doors ahead?
Tell me secrets and then make me wild
Isn't the true love inside?

I rise and compare my hand with this city light
There's no one but me, and silently I get down and smile

i listened to their new song '月牙灣' and totally loved IT !!!

i got their second album n skipped the third...feel like getting the new album ^_^


月牙湾 Live:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMT1i...elated&search=


月牙湾's lyrics (now i can sing along to this great song finally !!)

敦煌古墓的沙粒
带着我们的际遇
我从半路看回去
这秦关漫漫好蜿踞
梦想穿过了西域
包含了多少的缠意
爱情像一本游记
我会找寻它的密语
看。。月牙湾下的泪光
在丝路之上被遗忘
是谁的心啊
孤单的留下
他还好吗
我多想爱他
那永恒的泪
那一句话
也许可能蒸发
是谁的爱啊
又为谁降下
轻声呼唤
就让我融作
那一滴雨水 演化成我翅膀
向着我爱的人追吧

^the lyrics are a bit wrong

敦煌天空的沙礫 帶著我們的記憶
我從半路看回去 這情關漫漫好彎曲
夢想穿過了西域 包含了多少的禪意
愛情像一本遊記 我會找尋他的謎語

看 月牙灣下的淚光 在絲路之上被遺忘
　
是誰的心啊 孤單的留下
他還好嗎 我多想愛他
拿永恆的淚 凝固的一句話
也許可能蒸發

是誰的愛啊 比淚水堅強
輕聲呼喚 就讓我融化
每一滴雨水 演化成我翅膀
向著我愛的人 追吧

夢想穿過了西域　包含了多少的禪意
愛情像一本遊記　我會找尋他的謎語

看 月牙灣下的淚光 在絲路之上被遺忘

i meant like recommendations...

hmm my recommendations for each album are:

DEBUT: Fairyland In Reality -

02 Fly Away
03 Lydia
04 流浪者之歌
08 你的微笑
10 後樂園
12 You Make Me Want to Fall in Love

SECOND: Unlimited -

01 無限
06 把愛放開
09 刺鳥
11 死心的理由
12 I can't go on

THIRD: Flight Tribe -

03 雨櫻花
07 你很愛他
08 1234567
11 我最愛的人

FOURTH: Love. Songstress -

everything :) except 三個心願

i got the whole F.I.R. album. i LOOOOVE the piano instrumental, revolution, lydia...just those that i actually remember

i'm trying to get love diva/songstress/whatever-she's-supposed-to-be right now =3

^it's songstress, not diva like everyone is saying
ge ji is a singing princess aka songstress haha