[Jolin Tsai] Let's PLAY with Queen Jolin in her 17th thread!

[Heavenly]

Originally Posted by Surreal17

but sadly none of the three songs impressed me like The Great Artist did.

That's so true
The Great Artist is the song that got me into MUSE.

[Corvina]

Play is on repeat since it's out, that's already a win!
Hope the rest of the upbeat songs are great as well.
With Myself and MUSE she didn't disappointed me.

[Linoa62]

I have to admit that I'm always surprised to see the impact The Great Artist had on people to be honest.
IMO the song is good but overrated and it got so successful thanks to the -amazing- MV lol

I know it's an unpopular opinion, and don't get me wrong, I love the song, it's just that I don't think it's revolutionary or the best song from MUSE.

But it's nice that it brought so many people to get to know her and her music. It seems that PLAY is doing the same nowadays too

[Tom Punks]

I don't think The Great Artist is THAT great either lol. I mean, I love it, but I agree it's totally not revolutionary or the best song from that album. Back when MUSE came out, I actually thought it was super weak and lame and just generally cheesy lol. Fantasy is what finally got me into the album though, but Dr. Jolin was the only song I really liked from the get go.

[Rhaella]

Liona, any luck with the translation of Play?

[Linoa62]

Originally Posted by Rhaella

Liona, any luck with the translation of Play?

The translation I requested hasn't been posted yet but someone posted one in a comment on YouTube:

Demure and dissolute pajama party girls at 1 am
Recruiting like a tens of thousands of people to gym social events at 5 am
Discussing 'bout cutting-edge cult film directors in the '60s
Fan meeting events of coming-back idols from the 90s 〔being arranged〕

Expedition in the -50 degrees Atric Circle lasting dozen days
Scorching heat in the Sahara〔being〕a mind-blowing ordeal of survival
Venting feelings hysterically into karaoke mics en masse for three whole days
〔Applying〕aromatherapy oils into deepened relaxation and hypnotism

【Hipsters bluffing 〔in the〕 masquerade of this chaotic world
Flashy female stars hailed for plump figures and nine-heads tall statures
Macho male stars worshipped for six-packs
More important than money are those V-lined abs

Whether the niche or the mass, I boo them all off
Regardless of demure purity or hardcore stuff, I boo them all off
No matter what type of *vermin are you, I boo you off
Boo'em off, boo'em all off, *anyway life is just a role play

Favoring everything and mastering everything
Favoring everything (everything) and mastering everything
Favoring everything (everything) and mastering everything
Booing everything off yet playing them all
Boo'em off, play'em all】

A date with my hipster boyfriend on Wednesday afternoon
Gettin' him mesmerized with my hipster outfits
Reading Hemingway at a 24-hour laundromat on Fridays
Not feelin' tired at all about my 50 sockpuppet accounts

【Hipsters bluffing 〔in the〕 masquerade of this chaotic world
Flashy female stars hailed for plump figures and nine-heads tall statures
Macho male stars worshipped for six-packs
More important than money are those firm abs

Whether the niche or the mass, I boo them all off
Regardless of demure purity or hardcore stuff, I boo them all off
No matter what type of *vermin are you, I boo you off
Boo'em off, boo'em all off, *anyway life is just a role play

Favoring everything and mastering everything
Favoring everything (everything) and mastering everything
Favoring everything (everything) and mastering everything
Booing everything off yet playing them all
Boo'em off, play'em all】

Whether conventional or avant-garde, I'll boo them off
Whether an original or a copy, I'll play them all
Whether what type of couch potato are you, I'll boo you off
Boo'em off, boo'em all off, anyway life is just a role play

Favoring everything and mastering everything
Favoring everything (everything) and mastering everything
Favoring everything (everything) and mastering everything
Booing everything off yet playing them all
Boo'em off, play'em all

Source: Devorah Lai@youtube

[Tom Punks]

...what the fuck did I just read.

I don't think I understand this song lol

[pommy48]

People often open different accounts on social networks like Weibo, so they can anonymously bash on people

9-head tall stature is your body height should be about 9x as tall as your head. The golden ratio for the chinese lol

I like these lyrics. It's kind of bashing on the different types of girls. You have the superficial and the hipster thinking they're too good for others. You kind of bash on them, but you are them at the same time. If you want to boo them off, you have to play their game.

[maddy1111]

Originally Posted by Linoa62

I have to admit that I'm always surprised to see the impact The Great Artist had on people to be honest.
IMO the song is good but overrated and it got so successful thanks to the -amazing- MV lol

I know it's an unpopular opinion, and don't get me wrong, I love the song, it's just that I don't think it's revolutionary or the best song from MUSE.

But it's nice that it brought so many people to get to know her and her music. It seems that PLAY is doing the same nowadays too

I don't think it's an unpopular opinion. I agreee with you as well.
I really love The Great Artist and its MV which is very well produced but I don't think it's the best song from MUSE. For me, it's definitely BEAST that I find a little underrated (maybe because it has been released as one of the last MVs from album so people kinda didn't care?! ). It's dark, it's stylish and it's untypical song in Jolin's discography. And MV is really sick not that expensive as The Great Artist but still very cool. I wish she would sing more songs like this!

[Linoa62]

Originally Posted by pommy48

People often open different accounts on social networks like Weibo, so they can anonymously bash on people

9-head tall stature is your body height should be about 9x as tall as your head. The golden ratio for the chinese lol

I like these lyrics. It's kind of bashing on the different types of girls. You have the superficial and the hipster thinking they're too good for others. You kind of bash on them, but you are them at the same time. If you want to boo them off, you have to play their game.

Thanks for the 9-heads thing, I was so confused by this XD

Originally Posted by maddy1111

I don't think it's an unpopular opinion. I agreee with you as well.
I really love The Great Artist and its MV which is very well produced but I don't think it's the best song from MUSE. For me, it's definitely BEAST that I find a little underrated (maybe because it has been released as one of the last MVs from album so people kinda didn't care?! ). It's dark, it's stylish and it's untypical song in Jolin's discography. And MV is really sick not that expensive as The Great Artist but still very cool. I wish she would sing more songs like this!

I feel that it's an unpopular opinion because most of the time (not just here) I read "The Great Artist this" "The Great Artist that" like it was the only song that Jolin made in 15 years lol
One of my friends love Beast to death too (she's not a fan of Jolin btw). I like the atmosphere of the song, the MV and its lyrics.
Chinese fans thought when MUSE got released that Beast would never get an MV because it's was "too weird" I'm glad they were wrong.

[Surreal17]

Wait? What? Beast too weird>? They definitely have bad tastes. Beast is amazing!
About the The Great Artist discussion I must say something. Jolin was the one that introduced me into Chinese music and The Great Artist was the first ever chinese song that I've heard. So just imagine my reaction when I saw that pv alongside that sick beat. I was really impressed. And even after two years I still love The Great Artist more than half of her discography : call it nostalgy or whatever but that impression remains even now

[ayu_ready?]

I really love both Play song and the MV. From MUSE album, I sure loved the Great Artist MV, but the best song for me personally was Beast. and then Fantasy

[Linoa62]

Collaboration confirmed. It's called I'm Not Yours and is Jolin's first attempt at composing.
Lyrics are a mix of Chinese and English, and Namie sings a bit in Chinese. Namie said "If the Taiwanese fans like it, I'll be happy".
The song has not been announced in Jolin's PLAY tracklist so I wonder if this might be a hidden track or will be in a repackage.

There's also a Celebration concert scheduled for December 7th where Jolin will sing every song from PLAY.

[maddy1111]

Originally Posted by Linoa62

Thanks for the 9-heads thing, I was so confused by this XD

I feel that it's an unpopular opinion because most of the time (not just here) I read "The Great Artist this" "The Great Artist that" like it was the only song that Jolin made in 15 years lol
One of my friends love Beast to death too (she's not a fan of Jolin btw). I like the atmosphere of the song, the MV and its lyrics.
Chinese fans thought when MUSE got released that Beast would never get an MV because it's was "too weird" I'm glad they were wrong.

Surreal17 already answered this
The Great Artist was huge hit on internet and especially because of its expensive video it got attention of many international listeneres so it is not surprising that it is such popular song and most of these "fans" talk about it so often.
They just didn't experience the ear of Dancing Diva, Agent J, J-Game, Castle etc. So many Jolin's songs are just 'songs' for them, not 'hits'. If you know what I mean...

[Linoa62]

Originally Posted by Surreal17

Wait? What? Beast too weird>? They definitely have bad tastes. Beast is amazing!
About the The Great Artist discussion I must say something. Jolin was the one that introduced me into Chinese music and The Great Artist was the first ever chinese song that I've heard. So just imagine my reaction when I saw that pv alongside that sick beat. I was really impressed. And even after two years I still love The Great Artist more than half of her discography : call it nostalgy or whatever but that impression remains even now

They didn't say they didn't like it. Beast is actually a weird song for the C-Pop industry, that's what they meant XD
I get it, it has some kind of a "sentimental value" maybe? It's the song that got you into her music.

Originally Posted by maddy1111

Surreal17 already answered this
The Great Artist was huge hit on internet and especially because of its expensive video it got attention of many international listeneres so it is not surprising that it is such popular song and most of these "fans" talk about it so often.
They just didn't experience the ear of Dancing Diva, Agent J, J-Game, Castle etc. So many Jolin's songs are just 'songs' for them, not 'hits'. If you know what I mean...

I get what you mean

[Utena]

I hope the Namie collab will be on the rerelease of PLAY (assuming there's one) 'coz I was planning on buying it ahah

[Linoa62]

There will be one.

New pics from Medusa MV
http://www.jolinjenerationgallery.co....php?album=681

2 pics from PLAY regular version
http://www.jolinjenerationgallery.co....php?album=704

[AyuHamasaki01]

Originally Posted by Linoa62

Looks amazing!

[abestfah]

Originally Posted by Linoa62

Collaboration confirmed. It's called I'm Not Yours and is Jolin's first attempt at composing.
Lyrics are a mix of Chinese and English, and Namie sings a bit in Chinese. Namie said "If the Taiwanese fans like it, I'll be happy".
The song has not been announced in Jolin's PLAY tracklist so I wonder if this might be a hidden track or will be in a repackage.

There's also a Celebration concert scheduled for December 7th where Jolin will sing every song from PLAY.

Is it sure about concert? and how can i attend it? if everything is ready, i may check the flight for it

[inthezone]

Originally Posted by Linoa62

I have to admit that I'm always surprised to see the impact The Great Artist had on people to be honest.
IMO the song is good but overrated and it got so successful thanks to the -amazing- MV lol

I know it's an unpopular opinion, and don't get me wrong, I love the song, it's just that I don't think it's revolutionary or the best song from MUSE.

But it's nice that it brought so many people to get to know her and her music. It seems that PLAY is doing the same nowadays too

Agreed. Fantasy is easily the best on that album.